Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature Medicine.
More stringent public health measures associated with lower COVID-19 cases, deaths
As state and local policymakers and politicians made the decision to enact stay-at-home orders last March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a recent study found that more stringent public health measures put in place directly correlated with lower virus case numbers during the first two months of the pandemic.
Wearable glucose monitors shed light on progression of type 2 diabetes in Hispanic adults
In one of the first studies of its kind, medical and engineering researchers have shown wearable devices that continuously monitor blood sugar provide new insights into the progression of type 2 diabetes among at-risk Hispanic/Latino adults.
The best video games for kids
With our list of the best video games for kids, you can keep your kids entertained for hours without worrying about inappropriate content.
Suppressing the impact of COVID-19 using controlled testing and isolation
The outbreak of COVID-19 has revealed the widespread effects a pandemic can have on all spheres of life from health, to social life, to the economy. The main thrust of efforts to control the spread has been to decrease the reproduction rate to flatten the curve of the total number of infected individuals per day …
Fasting lowers blood pressure by reshaping the gut microbiota
Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the U. S.
Many U.S. colleges will mandate vaccines on campus next fall
(HealthDay)—More than 100 American colleges will require that students get COVID-19 vaccines if they want to be on campus in the fall, a new survey shows.
Turkey braces for first national lockdown
Turkey is bracing itself for its first national coronavirus lockdown as infection rates continue to climb in the country, now the highest in Europe.
Why Is Perimenopause Still Such a Mystery?
Over 1 billion women around the world will have experienced perimenopause by 2025. But a culture that has spent years dismissing the process might explain why we don’t know more about it.
US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun, officials tell CNN
The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is now formally underway, according to several US defense officials. Fewer than 100 troops, along with military equipment, have been moved largely by aircraft to execute President Joe Biden’s order to begin the withdrawal process no later than May 1.