[ad_1] Researchers at the Hubrecht Institute have mapped the recovery of the heart after a heart attack in great detail. They found that heart muscle cells – also called cardiomyocytes – play an important role in intracellular communication after a heart attack. The researchers documented their findings in a database accessible to scientists around the … Read more
[ad_1] The rollout of COVID vaccines and the latest reports of the decline in new cases have put many Americans at ease, optimistic that the end of the pandemic is imminent. But it may just be wishful thinking, says latest White House COVID adviser Anthony Fauci, MD. In a new interview with MSNBC, he warned … Read more
[ad_1] Orange County, Florida – Orange County allows Florida residents to pre-register online for coronavirus vaccine appointments for faster registrations when vaccines are available. The appointment portal for the Orange County Convention Center site opened Friday, Jan.29 at 8 a.m. with a number of new appointments for the shots, but it was closed less than … Read more
[ad_1] In one of the pandemic’s most puzzling and disturbing developments, scientists rush to explain what’s going on in Manaus, Brazil, a city of 2.2 million people on the edge of the rainforest of the country experiencing a second explosive epidemic, even though the first was so severe it was thought to have produced herd … Read more
[ad_1] THURSDAY, January 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Vitamin D is an essential nutrient, and recent research has suggested that it may also help guard against serious COVID-19. But how much is enough and how hard is it to get the right amount of vitamin D? “We know that a large percentage of the population … Read more
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently studying the effectiveness of double masks – especially a cloth mask placed over a medical mask – in stopping the spread of the coronavirus, but do not yet have “hard data” to determine if that would be better than using just one mask. “We … Read more
[ad_1] January 28, 2021 | 6:31 p.m. The Boston Red Sox home is poised to welcome something new: a site for COVID-19 vaccinations. Earlier this month, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced that Fenway Park would be a mass vaccination site from February 1 – the second of its kind after Gillette Stadium was launched as … Read more
[ad_1] Two patients from South Carolina are the first in the United States to be diagnosed with a mutated strain of the coronavirus, raising fears that this more transmissible variant may become dominant here and across the country. There are now a few variants of COVID-19 that are spreading from different parts of the world. … Read more
[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Dressed head to toe in protective gear, medics and nurses cluster around the patient, fighting to keep the man stricken with the coronavirus alive. Right behind them, unnoticed and unheard of, a worker wearing the same protective gear takes on an entirely different task: disinfecting surfaces, collecting waste in biohazard … Read more
[ad_1] Raleigh, North Carolina – At least three cases of a variant of COVID-19 originating in the United Kingdom have been detected in North Carolina. Medical experts say variant B.1.1.7, which was first detected in December, is more contagious but not more deadly than COVID-19. According to the CDC, 195 cases of the British variant … Read more