Parents and grandparents of people with ADHD are more likely to experience dementia than those with children and grandchildren without the disorder associated with inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity, a large study conducted in Sweden found. “The findings suggest that there are common genetic and/or environmental contributions to the association between ADHD and dementia. Now we […]

NAIROBI, Kenya — When Covid-patients overwhelmed Kenya’s hospitals, Theophilus Wangata, the lead physician at Precise Healthcare in Nairobi, came up with an ingenious solution: take the hospital to the patients. “Initially, we had a few patients requesting that we check on them at home, and we soon realized the need to take our services to them,” he told […]

The Israel Ministry of Tourism will re-start its tourist pilot program from Sept. 19, allowing organized tourist groups of five to 30 tourists from “green, yellow and orange” countries to visit Israel. Orange countries, currently including the United States and United Kingdom and most other countries, are considered at risk due to their COVID-19 statistics. […]

A new study has found that a third of cancer drugs given accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to be recommended in clinical guidelines after they fail to show any benefit in trials. U.S. and Canadian researchers collaborated on the study, which was published in the British Medical Journal on […]

Researchers are testing an experimental vaccine to treat opioid use disorder, preventing the high associated with oxycodone use. “We have good medications to treat opioid use disorder, but about half of the people who use these medications relapse after about six months,” said Sandra Comer, who teaches neurobiology at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians […]

A landmark study unveiled this week comprehensively shows that short-term exposure to the smoke of wildfires is linked to cardiovascular- and respiratory-related deaths around the world. According to study co-author Yunming Guo, wildfires directly impact physical and mental health. Published in the September edition of The Lancet Planetary Health, the study is based on more […]

WASHINGTON — The United States firm Novavax on Sept. 8 announced that it has initiated an early stage process to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a combined flu Novavax’s seasonal influenza and Covid-19 vaccines. The trial, to be conducted in Australia, will enroll 640 healthy adults between the ages of 50 and 70 years and who […]

The first-of-its-kind Texas law that allows citizens to police a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy may have unwittingly created a framework for U.S. states to limit other constitutional rights — if the Supreme Court eventually upholds it. The court last week declined an emergency request to block the Texas law, which prohibits […]

NEW DELHI — The Director-General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India’s governing body that regulates civil aviation in India, is set to re-start the mandatory breath analyzer (BA) tests for all pilots, crew, and other staff involved in flight operations. The compulsory daily breath analyzer (BA) tests were paused during the deadly second wave of the Covid-19 […]

MUMBAI, India — Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor marked his “one-year anniversary” for testing positive for Covid-19 by opening up about his mental and physical struggle of regaining his fitness levels. The actor took to his Instagram handle on Sept. 6, 2021, and posted a detailed write-up of his tough journey after contracting the deadly virus. Along with the details, he […]

PARIS — Jean-Pierre Adams, the former French footballer, who was in a coma for 39 long years, died at the age of 73 on Sept. 6. During a match with Chalon, a French soccer club, Adams got injured and was operated under anesthesia at the Hospital de Lyon on March 17, 1982. After that, Adams fell into […]

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The coronavirus Delta variant is advancing rapidly through Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil, accounting already for 56.6 percent of the cases in the city, said the Municipal Health Secretary Daniel Soranz. “We see an increase in Delta variant cases in the city, but so far, it has not brought an […]

BRASÍLIA, Brazil — Soccer legend and three-time World Cup champion with Brazil, Pele said on Sept. 6 that he underwent surgery to remove a colon lesion after several days in the hospital. Pele was hospitalized on Aug. 31 for medical tests at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, revealing that he had a tumor. “My friends, thank you very […]

PORTLAND, Ore. — Reattachment to work turns out to be a beneficial practice for leaders and managers, reads a new study. The study suggests they experienced higher positive moods and work focus, allowing them to be more successful throughout the day. The findings of the study were published in the ‘Journal of Vocational Behavior.’ Getting into the right mindset […]

WASHINGTON — A novel approach for preventing age-related disc degeneration that may pave the way for treating chronic back pain reveals a new study. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Nature Communications.’ Chronic back pain affects upwards of 15 million adults in the US, racking up billions in healthcare costs and lost workdays. Degeneration […]

HAMILTON, Ontario — Combination therapy of aspirin, statins, and at least two blood pressure medications given in fixed doses can slash the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease by more than half, reads a new study. The study was led by the Hamilton researchers and is published in the journal The Lancet and is concurrently presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress by […]

It’s common knowledge that cannabis compounds, such as CBD and THC, have therapeutic uses for everything from chronic pain to COVID-19. An Israeli immigrant, pharmacologist Raphael Mechoulam, was the first to isolate, name and synthesize some of the plant’s many cannabinoids in the 1960s. Since then, Israel has led the world in medical cannabis research […]

NEW DELHI — The Indian Council of Medical Research, on Sept. 6, said that the certificate of the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories is a must for the private lab’s enrollment for the Covid-19 testing. In its affidavit, the Indian Council of Medical Research said to the Delhi High Court that monitoring the activities of online […]

WASHINGTON — A recent study by the North Carolina State University researchers showed how a single mechanism can trigger different behaviors from the same gene — and has applications in the biotechnology sector. The findings of the study were published in the journal “Cell Systems.” “The fundamental idea here is that you can encode information in the dynamics of […]

MANILA, Philippines — The travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other countries in the Philippines from Sept. 6 will be lifted. The authorities took the decision despite the rising Covid-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, informed Harry Roque, the presidential spokesperson, on Sept. 4. The recommendation of the inter-agency Covid-19 […]

TSUKUBA, Japan — New evidence of brain refreshing during a specific phase of sleep, i.e., rapid eye movement, has been found by a team from the University of Tsukuba in Japan. The rapid eye movement sleep happens when a person tends to dream a lot. The journal “Cell Reports” published the findings of the study. “Across multiple cortical areas, average […]