A “weekend warrior” approach to physical activity — getting 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over one to two days instead of throughout the week — improved health and lowered the risk of death, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association Research Highlights: Being physically active for one to two
People with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their blood have a lower risk of dementia, including a lower risk of dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease, shows a study published online in The Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry . Statin use provided an additional protective effect for people with low LDL-C, specifically those with
The host protein fibrinogen has been found to interact with the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the spike protein in SARS-CoV-2 as an immune evasion strategy adopted by the virus to outsmart the NTD targeted neutralizing antibodies. The journey of the COVID-19 virus, which emerged in early 2019, has been nothing short of remarkable as it
A new consensus paper, published by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), provides an updated evaluation of reference bone turnover markers (BTMs) and newer markers in the diagnosis and management
