It may seem as if the Ebola infection has slowed down over the last few weeks, that doesn’t mean everyone should be complacent. More than anything, we need a cure. Fortunately it looks like one company is already on its way to doing that.
Researchers have now determined the structure of the virus, along with the structure of enterovirus D68 when it is bound to an antiviral compound called pleconaril. These structures may help identify a class of chemical compounds that may be effective at fight…
A hard hit to the chest that a 16-year-old received during a football practice caused his heart to go into an abnormal rhythm for three days and got him written up in a medical journal. It was the first reported case of atrial fibrillation after a hit to the …
A study conducted at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, found that wearing a fitness tracker can help people become more active. Adding the use of a fitness tracker to a reduced-calorie diet and structured exercise program can help people inc…
If you’ve been to Hinckley and bought some chocolates from Aldi, you may want to check the brand and the best-before date. It’s possible that yours is part of an immediate recall.
Researchers found that the mixture of fructose and glucose in high-fructose corn syrup was more unhealthy than sucrose, or regular table sugar in mice. The fructose-glucose diet reduced both reproduction and the lifespan in female mice compared to sucrose diet
