FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Six-Week Campaign to Get More Americans their Updated COVID-⁠19 Vaccine Before End of the Year

Today, the Biden Administration is announcing a six-week campaign through the end of the year urging Americans to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine. With winter and holiday gatherings right around the corner, more Americans getting their updated vaccine will help avoid thousands of preventable COVID-19 deaths. The six-week campaign will focus on reaching seniors and the communities that were har..(Read More)

Cedars-Sinai Creates Computer Models of Brain Cells

Cedars-Sinai investigators have created bio-realistic and complex computer models of individual brain cells-in unparalleled quantity. Their research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports, details how these models could one day answer questions about neurological disorders-and even human intellect-that aren’t possible to explore through biological experiments. "These models captur..(Read More)

Weight Gain From Childhood With Optimal Muscle-To-Fat Mass Ratio May Be A Sign Of Excellent Vascular Health

High body fat from childhood was not associated with progressive vascular damage in young adulthood, a paper published in Hypertension Research concludes. The researchers examined cumulative exposure to high-fat mass over a period of 15 years. We are inundated daily with information regarding the negative effect of body fat on cardiovascular health. Weight-to-height-based indirect measures of obe..(Read More)

Winter Viruses & The Busy Travel Season: Doctors Share Tips To Stay Healthy

Fall is upon us, which means colder-weather illnesses are too. Common viruses and close contact when traveling can wreak havoc on your immune system - especially during the holidays when we see peak travel days across the US. Doctors at MedStar Health share advice on how to stay protected when traveling: >> If you don’t feel well, stay home Delaying a trip is much better than spreading a virus..(Read More)

NIH DREAM Study Finds Viagra and Cialis Do Not Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias

Results from the National Institutes of Health’s Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer’s Medicines (DREAM) study show that sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis) may not be suitable candidates for treating dementia. These findings are contrary to similar, previously reported research from another group. In this new study, NIH researchers and collaborators used data from Medicare beneficiari..(Read More)

Study Demonstrates For The First Time That Ticks Weaken Skin's Immune Response

Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team led by Johanna Strobl and Georg Stary from MedUni Vienna's Department of Dermatology shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defence function, thereby increasing the risk of diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lyme disease. The study was recently published in the Journal of..(Read More)

A Healthy Lifestyle May Help Former Smokers Lower Their Risk Of Death From All Causes

A healthy lifestyle may help former smokers lower their risk of death from all causes Former smokers who stick to a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of dying from all causes than those who don’t engage in healthy habits, according to a new study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The reduced risk of dying was observed for specific c..(Read More)