Tag Archives: diseases

Student project on understanding emerging diseases via internet searches

You’re not feeling well so you open a search engine and type: fever, dry cough, hoping to find hints of what you may have. A handful of days later, you’re feeling worse, and you type in: trouble breathing. It turns out you’re not the only one who’s doing this, and a Harvard senior’s research project… Read More: Student project on understanding emerging diseases via internet searches »

‘Very little excuse’ to continue to use AstraZeneca in Canada: infectious diseases specialist

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada It’s time to halt AstraZeneca shots in Canada, except for people 40 or older in hotspots, says Andrew Morris, a doctor on Ontario’s COVID-19 science advisory table Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: May 11, 2021  •  44 minutes ago  •  6 minute read  •  145 Comments Empty… Read More: ‘Very little excuse’ to continue to use AstraZeneca in Canada:… »

Is rheumatoid arthritis two different diseases?

While disease activity improves over time for most rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, long-term outcomes only improve in RA patients with autoantibodies, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Xanthe Matthijssen of Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, and colleagues. The findings add to a growing body of evidence that RA with… Read More: Is rheumatoid arthritis two different diseases? »

Study connects hormones we’re born with to lifetime risk for immunological diseases

Differences in biological sex can dictate lifelong disease patterns, says a new study by Michigan State University researchers that links connections between specific hormones present before and after birth with immune response and lifelong immunological disease development. Published in the most recent edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study answers… Read More: Study connects hormones we’re born with to lifetime risk for… »