Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is commonly known for causing blisters and sores. But in some cases, the virus can migrate to the eye or nervous system, causing severe, chronic symptoms.
Compound found in common herbs inspires potential anti-inflammatory drug for Alzheimer’s disease
The herb rosemary has long been linked with memory. “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance,” says Ophelia in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” So it is fitting that researchers would study a compound found in rosemary and sage—carnosic acid—for its impact on Alzheimer’s disease. In the disease, which is the leading cause of dementia and the sixth-leading cause of death in the US, inflammation is one component that often leads to cognitive decline.
When seconds determine survival rates, prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy can save lives
Researchers from an international collaborative team have found that prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) is feasible and associated with improved survival for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) patients when performed in a structured physician-led emergency response system.
Multi-dose vaccines administered in the same site boost immune response
New research suggests that receiving multiple doses of a vaccine in the same limb leads to faster antibody development, an important strategy for providing immunity as quickly as possible during a pandemic or disease outbreak.
Study raises concern about opioid prescribing to injured Australian workers
Thousands of injured Victorian employees are receiving high-risk opioid prescriptions, Monash University-led research has found.
Good parenting helps, but has limits under major deprivation
Good parenting can make all the difference as newborns learn to communicate and process information, and an increasing amount of early-childhood development research has shown that parent training is a worthy investment to improve childhood outcomes.
Whether we imagine navigation or navigate in real life, our brainwaves look the same
Physical and imagined movement through real-world environments may use the same neural mechanism in the brain, suggests a Nature Human Behaviour paper. The findings might help us to better understand human memory in real-world settings.
‘Rescue’ mutations can protect liver from damage in patients with genetic disorder
Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, new research shows. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) is a genetic condition caused by inherited mutations in SERPINA1, that can cause lung and liver disease.
Tanzania reports first mpox case
Tanzania has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said Monday, the first time the virus has been detected in an outbreak that has hit several African countries.
I researched poetry written during COVID. Five years on, here’s how people say it helped them
Historically, poets have had less to say about pandemics than you might imagine. Hardly any English-language poetry written during successive waves of bubonic plague focused directly on the effects of the disease, for instance, and exceptions often had a purpose external to any we’d normally now ascribe to poetry.