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Study pinpoints specific areas of the brain where serotonin promotes patienceNovember 27, 2020 at 8:46 PM We've all been there. Whether we're stuck in traffic at the end of a long day, or eagerly anticipating the release of a new book, film or album, there are times when we need to be patient.Tags: Health Researchers study the role of viral intramebrane interactions in controlling programmed cell deathNovember 27, 2020 at 8:30 PM A research group from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Valencia (UV), in coordination with the National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB) of the CSIC, has studied the role of the interactions within the membrane of proteins of viral families Herpesviridae and Poxviridae in the control of programmed cell death.Tags: Health, CSIC, National Centre for Biotechnology CNB 12 people like this. Like Researchers study the role of viral intramembrane interactions in controlling programmed cell deathNovember 27, 2020 at 8:30 PM A research group from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Valencia (UV), in coordination with the National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB) of the CSIC, has studied the role of the interactions within the membrane of proteins of viral families Herpesviridae and Poxviridae in the control of programmed cell death.Tags: Health, CSIC, National Centre for Biotechnology CNB 35 people like this. Like WordsNovember 27, 2020 at 8:27 PM Trust your exhaustion. Take a rest. A nap. STOP. It’s okay. It’s good to listen to the body. *** Both silence and stillness can be found in all movement and noise as well… silence and stillness are foundational…we need not stop doing anything nor do anything in particular to find them. *** I’ve been spending... Continue Reading →Tags: Health, Infertility 50 people like this. Like New system allows for individual supply of disinfected air in enclosed spaces for daily useNovember 27, 2020 at 8:23 PM Researchers from the University of Alicante Institute of Chemical Processes Engineering have developed a procedure that allows for the individual supply of disinfected air in enclosed spaces for daily use.Tags: Health 35 people like this. Like Mine ponds increase risk of mercury exposure for indigenous communities and wildlifeNovember 27, 2020 at 8:19 PM The proliferation of pits and ponds created in recent years by miners digging for small deposits of alluvial gold in Peru's Amazon has dramatically altered the landscape and increased the risk of mercury exposure for indigenous communities and wildlife, a new study shows.Tags: Health, Amazon, Peru 28 people like this. Like MARA project aims to use new DNA based nanotechnology to fight bacteriaNovember 27, 2020 at 8:14 PM Antibiotics are used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. They have played a major role in combating infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, typhoid fever, and meningitis in 20th century.Tags: Health 34 people like this. Like Essential tips for the physician-entrepreneur [PODCAST]November 27, 2020 at 7:00 PM “Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely road. Everyone dreams of life after a successful round of funds being raised, staff being hired, and plunging headfirst into the making and shipping of widgets. But there are many days which no one talks about, where a budding entrepreneur must find a way to get ideas from […]
Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more.Tags: Health, Podcast, Practice Management, PA NP, CRNA 58 people like this. Like Extremely vulnerable in UK given high priority for coronavirus vaccineNovember 27, 2020 at 7:10 PM Those with conditions such as blood, bone or lung cancer put in same category on interim guidance list as over-70sCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople at very high risk of contracting coronavirus due to health problems, who were made to shield during the pandemic, have been given the same priority as the over-70s to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.People aged 18 or older deemed “clinically extremely vulnerable” are in the same priority group as those aged 70 and over, ac...Tags: Health, UK, Science, UK News, Infectious Diseases, Vaccines and immunisation, Coronavirus, Public Health England Continue 14 people like this. Like New buildings part of $1.6 billion upgrade project at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center near TorranceNovember 27, 2020 at 7:04 PM Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance, one of five trauma centers in Los Angeles County, has begun a $1.6 billion upgrade that will include a new 468,000-square-foot inpatient tower and 198,000-square-foot outpatient building, dramatically reshaping the antiquated facility and improving patient care.
Demolition of World War II-era barracks on the hospital’s campus is already underway and the project is slated to be “substantially completed” by mid-2027.
The improvement project was “much-neede...Tags: Health, Amazon, News, California, Government, Sport, Soccer, Healthcare, Community, Local News, Ucla, Los Angeles County, South Bay, Torrance, Carson, Board of Supervisors 34 people like this. Like NEED A FERTILITY DETOX AFTER THE HOLIDAY?November 27, 2020 at 5:51 PM DETOXIFY TO CONCEIVE On my website, I have a couple of pages which address detoxification of your body in preparation to conceive and detoxification of your environment. One simple but important way to “detoxify” your body is good old fashioned water. First of all, drink plenty of water. This isn't earth shattering information, but when was the last time you actually drank plain old water....eight glasses a day? It's a simple way to remove toxins in the form of sweat and urine. Ou...Tags: Health, Infertility, Epson, Sandy Robertson 128 people like this. Like Physicians have spoken. The Biden administration should listen.November 27, 2020 at 3:00 PM Life as we know it has been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every aspect of our health care system is affected; in particular, our nation’s frontline workers are being stretched like never before. From managing the pandemic long term to physician well-being, social determinants of health (SDOH), and health care reform, the incoming Administration should […]
Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more.Tags: Health, Policy, Biden, PA NP, Public Health & Policy, CRNA 126 people like this. Like Covid-19 info lags as cases shoot upNovember 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM Vital information apps and websites are outdated as cases begin to mushroom, especially near the coast, just in time for the December holidays
The post Covid-19 info lags as cases shoot up appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.Tags: Health, Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Top Six, South Africa (country, COVID-19, Second Wave, Covid Alert SA app 115 people like this. Like I am a critical care physician. These are the patients in the ICU.November 27, 2020 at 1:00 PM I am a critical care physician. I am at the frontlines of this pandemic, in a state of “war” against an unseen enemy that has brought unimaginable destruction in its path. I arrive at work at 7 a.m. for my shift. I am in a state of hypervigilance. It is a chilly fall day, but […]
Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more.Tags: Health, Infectious Disease, Conditions, PA NP, CRNA, COVID-19 Coronavirus 74 people like this. Like No 10 wanted union flag on Oxford coronavirus vaccine kitsNovember 27, 2020 at 1:12 PM Plan hatched by new ‘Union unit’ to counter rise in Scottish nationalismCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDowning Street tried to get doses of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine labelled with an image of the union jack, it has emerged, as scientists and statisticians raised more questions over the press release that proclaimed the trial’s success.The request for injection kits to bear the flag was driven by No 10’s newly formed “Union unit”, which is ...Tags: Health, Politics, UK, Science, Scotland, Conservatives, UK News, Oxford, Health policy, Scottish Independence, ` Union, Scottish politics, Boris Johnson, Vaccines and immunisation, Coronavirus, Oxford University AstraZeneca 12 people like this. Like Hospitals in England told to prepare for Covid vaccine rollout in 10 days' timeNovember 27, 2020 at 12:51 PM Exclusive: NHS could receive first deliveries of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine as soon as 7 December Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHospitals have been told to prepare for the rollout of a coronavirus vaccine in as little as 10 days’ time, with NHS workers expected to be at the front of the queue, the Guardian has learned.NHS bosses said hospitals in England could expect to receive their first deliveries of a vaccine produced by Pfizer/BioNTech as soon as Monday 7 December...Tags: Health, Politics, England, Society, UK News, Hospitals, NHS, Health policy, Pfizer, Coronavirus, Pfizer BioNTech 2 people like this. Like Legendary Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert outlines 8 money principles will bring you the most happiness for your dollarNovember 27, 2020 at 12:26 PM Shopping: It'll bring you happiness.
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Money buys happiness, says Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert, if you spend it right.
As in: Avoid big purchases that you'll just get used to and fail to appreciate.
And imagine what it will be like to live with a purchase after you but it.
Spend well, and you'll quite likely make yourself happier.
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Money can't buy happiness."This sentiment is lovely, popular, and almost certainly wron...Tags: Psychology, Personal Finance, Science, Money, Happiness, Success, Trends, Research, Earth, Harvard, Spending, George Clooney, University Of Virginia, Tesla Roadster, Dan Gilbert, University of British Columbia 56 people like this. Like Resveratrol shows potential as SARS-CoV-2 antiviral, study findsNovember 27, 2020 at 12:40 PM A recent study reveals that resveratrol, a phenolic compound produced by spermatophytes, can inhibit the viral replication SARS-CoV-2.Tags: Health 23 people like this. Like What this doctor learned from cartooning other peoples’ storiesNovember 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM After three months as a newly minted doctor, I knew that any plan that I made for my first vacation week would be futile in the context of COVID-19, so I attempted an escape into the headspace of others. During my first day on vacation, I asked my Twitter community to share the following post […]
Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more.Tags: Health, Physician, PA NP, Public Health & Policy, CRNA 108 people like this. Like SARS-CoV-2 launches multipronged attack against host cell protein synthesis, study findsNovember 27, 2020 at 11:46 AM An interesting new study throws a flood of light on how SARS-CoV-2 accomplishes its mission to infect and replicate within host cells while evading the host immune response.Tags: Health 39 people like this. Like SARS-CoV-2 spike protein shows slow but stable evolution, study findsNovember 27, 2020 at 10:32 AM A new preprint published in November 2020 describes the seven different clades into which the virus has diversified.Tags: Health 20 people like this. Like Biogelx Announces Formation of Scientific Advisory BoardNovember 27, 2020 at 10:13 AM Biogelx today announced the creation of its Scientific Advisory Board to provide scientific review and guidance to the company regarding development.Tags: Health, Scientific Advisory Board 14 people like this. Like UK medical clinics are selling controversial 'virginity tests', even though the WHO says they don't work and can traumatize womenNovember 27, 2020 at 8:21 AM A woman at a medical clinic (posed by model).
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"Virginity tests," in which a woman's hymen is examined, are available at least seven UK medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has found.
The tests are legal in the UK, but the WHO and UN say they violate human rights and should be banned.
"Failing" the test can result in violence, sexual assault, banishment from their community, and even "honor killing."
France is currently mulling a ban of the tests, but...Tags: Health, Politics, UK, England, France, Germany, Trends, UK News, Bbc, Vagina, Virginity, NHS, Healthcare, United Nations, Who, Virgin 129 people like this. Like Escaped infected Danish mink could spread Covid in wildNovember 27, 2020 at 8:33 AM Scientists fear fur farm animals in wild could create ‘lasting’ Covid reservoir that could then spread back to humansEscaped mink carrying the virus that causes Covid-19 could potentially infect Denmark’s wild animals, raising fears of a permanent Sars-CoV-2 reservoir from which new virus variants could be reintroduced to humans.Denmark, the world’s largest exporter of mink fur, announced in early November that it would cull the country’s farmed mink after discovering a mutated version of the vi...Tags: Health, Europe, Animals, Environment, World news, Infectious Diseases, Wildlife, Animal Welfare, Microbiology, Denmark, Vaccines and immunisation, Coronavirus 23 people like this. Like Monoclonal antibody HB27 shows potent neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2November 27, 2020 at 8:30 AM A new study reports a very promising anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody, HB27, that appears to have two distinct mechanisms of action inhibiting the virus-host cell interaction and subsequent infection.Tags: Health 11 people like this. Like Could beta-blockers be a potential treatment for COVID-19?November 27, 2020 at 8:09 AM News-Medical spoke to researchers about their latest research into beta-blockers, and how they could potentially be used to treat COVID-19.Tags: Health 19 people like this. Like BioNTech's Covid vaccine is a triumph of innovation and immigration | Hans-Werner SinnNovember 27, 2020 at 8:00 AM Pioneered by a Turkish-German couple, its significance exceeds its practical valueThe world took note when the German startup BioNTech announced its breakthrough in the development of a new type of vaccine to combat Covid-19. After testing tens of thousands of people, BioNTech’s vaccine has been shown to be 95% effective in providing protection for those who would otherwise have been infected. The company was the first to apply for emergency use authorisation for a coronavirus vaccine in the US ...Tags: Health, Europe, Business, Science, Biology, Germany, US, Society, US news, Genetics, Medical Research, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Pharmaceuticals industry, Vaccines and immunisation, Pfizer 6 people like this. Like Consider Starting and Ending Your Day With a Fake CommuteNovember 27, 2020 at 9:30 AM One of the first parts of working remotely that got people really excited (aside from being able to wear soft clothes all the time) is avoiding their daily commute. Whether that involved a traffic-filled car trip, or depending on perpetually late public transit, the idea of simply getting out of bed and walking to…Read more...Tags: Remote Work, Mental Health, Lifehacks, Commute 129 people like this. Like Study looks at the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on pediatric emergency admissionsNovember 27, 2020 at 7:21 AM Decreases in hospital attendances and admissions amid fears of COVID-19 may result in avoidable harm for under 16s say researchers, who warn against the "unintended consequences of pandemic control measures".Tags: Health 31 people like this. Like N439K mutation of SARS-CoV-2 may be more infectious and antibody resistant than Wuhan strainNovember 27, 2020 at 7:18 AM Researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China, modeled the complexes formed between the RBD and the human ACE2 and monoclonal antibodies.Tags: Health, Wuhan, Harbin Institute of Technology China 39 people like this. Like |
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