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Diabetes News - Anthocyanins Mar 26, 2023 2 years ago
Diabetes News: A new study by researchers from University of Turku-Finland has found that anthocyanins from purple fruits and vegetables helps in various issues associated with diabetes.
Synkeä Sakari -A Finnish purple potato variety abundant in acylated anthocyanins.
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Anthocyanins, the pigments responsible for red-orange to blue-violet hues in frui...
Long COVID News - Pregnenolone Mar 26, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID News: Thailand Medical News strongly advocates that more research is conducted with regards to supplementation with the hormone pregnenolone to help with certain Long COVID manifestations as we strongly feel that it can help with fatigue, cognitive issues and many other symptoms seen in Long COVID.
Long COVID, also referred to as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), has ...
Mental Health News - Parasocial Break-Up - Jonathan Majors Mar 26, 2023 2 years ago
Mental Health News: Social media platforms like Twitter, Tik-Tok and Instagram are abuzz with reports of many individuals going into mental depression and breakdowns after hearing of the arrest of ‘screen marvel superhero’ Jonathan Majors for alleged strangulation and assault of a woman.
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Many of these form...
COVID-19 News - XBB.1.1 6- India Mar 26, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: As COVID-19 continues to evolve, a new variant, XBB.1.16, is raising concerns in India. The country has reported at least 344 XBB.1.16 sequences isolated by India's Sars-CoV-2 genome sequencing consortium INSACOG, accounting for 49% of the global database GISAID's XBB.1.16 sequences.
The variant has been found in samples of all six sates states witnessing a rise in ...
UK Medical News - COVID-19 Cases Rising Mar 26, 2023 2 years ago
UK Medical News: COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom have climbed to their highest levels since the beginning of the year, with an estimated 1.7 million people in private households likely to have had the virus in the week ending 13 March according to the last ONS (Office for National Statistics) COVID-19 infection survey report.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocial...
Cinnamon, an ancient spice obtained from the inner bark of trees belonging to the genus Cinnamomum, has been used for centuries in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments. In recent years, scientific studies have increasingly supported the health benefits of cinnamon, particularly its potential to combat flu infections.
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The distinct smell and flavo...
COVID-19 Immunology - Damage Of Innate And Adaptive Immune System Mar 25, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Immunology: This is a summarized overview for readers to comprehend how SARS-CoV-2 Infections damages both the Innate and Adaptive components of the human host immune system based on 27 selected studies that Thailand Medical News selected.
Comprehending the immune damage mechanisms provide essential guidelines for clinical treatment and immune prevention strategies. Numerous stud...
COVID-19 News - OAS Genes - Heart Failure Mar 24, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: COVID-19, the ongoing global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been shown to not only cause severe respiratory illness but also damage multiple organs, particularly the heart. This can lead to myocardial injury, heart failure (HF), and even cardiac death.
Heart failure is the fourth most common complication of COVID-19, and it is also the final outcome of numerou...
Allergies are common concerns for parents. Allergies occur when the immune system overreacts to substances in the environment. This article will discuss children's allergies, causes, symptoms, and treatment options.
A study conducted by The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found that in children aged between 6 and 12, the prevalence of allergic rhinitis was 44%, asthma was 1...
Health News - Plant-Based Meat Substitutes Mar 24, 2023 2 years ago
Health News: Plant-based meat substitutes have grown in popularity as a response to the global demand for more sustainable and ethical food choices. These products are designed to mimic the taste and texture of meat, making them an attractive option for vegetarians, vegans, and environmentally conscious consumers. However, as the market for these substitutes continues to expand, concerns about the...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 - Microglial Purinergic Signaling Mar 24, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Researchers from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-Brazil have in a new study discovered that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein alters microglial purinergic signaling! The study findings have numerous worrisome implications in terms of the long-term health and medical issues that many Post COVID individuals will ultimately develop.
Despite long-term sequelae of COVID-19 emergin...
COVID-19 News - Proteinuria Mar 24, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study led by researchers from Rush University Medical Center, Chicago-USA has found that non-Omicron variants more likely to cause damage to the kidney's filtration system than Omicron sub-lineages.
The study team also comprised of scientists from Tulane National Primate Research Center-USA, University Medicine Greifswald-Germany, NIPOKA GmbH-Germany, Morphic Ther...
U.S. Medical News - Vibrio Vulnificus Mar 24, 2023 2 years ago
U.S. Medical News: In a chilling revelation, scientists have issued a dire warning of a horrifying surge in gruesome "flesh-eating" infections set to invade parts of the United States, all thanks to the relentless march of climate change. The potentially fatal Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, known to thrive in warm shallow coastal waters, are poised to unleash a tidal wave of terror along th...
COVID-19- News - CD8 T Cells Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study led by researchers from Stanford University has found that prior SARS-CoV-2 infections can diminish CD8+ T cell activation and expansion in individuals receiving the COVID-19 vaccinations.
The study team conducted the study using spheromers to identify dominant T cell epitopes in response to the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
T cells play...
COVID-19 Herbs - Curcumin Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Herbs: A randomized controlled clinical trial conducted by researchers from Arizona State University has demonstrated that the herbal phytochemical curcumin offers anti-inflammatory benefits for adults recovering from COVID-19 and were vaccinated.
The protection provided by COVID-19 infection and vaccination varies against reinfection and breakthrough infection. The study team aimed to...
COVID-19 Drugs - Tucaresol Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Drugs: Tucaresol, an is an orally administered antisickling agent which increases the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin is emerging as a potential COVID-19 antiviral and drug to treat SARS-CoV-2 induced lymphopenia and immunodeficiency according to researchers from ChemThera Sciences, a pharmaceutical research company based in Montreal, Canada with a branch in Delaware, United States.
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COVID-19 News - Monocyte-Derived Macrophages - Vascular and Lung Damage Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study lead by researchers from the Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Germany haas found that monocyte-derived macrophages in SARS-CoV-2 infection causes vascular and lung damage in hamsters.
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The innate immune response plays a crucial role in how the...
Financial News - Federal Reserve Hikes Interests Rates By 0.25 Percent Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
Financial News: In the last few hours, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced the raising of its key short-term interest rate by a quarter percentage point, pushing ahead with its aggressive campaign to tame inflation despite banking and financial crisis following the Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse.
This article examines the reasons behind the rate increase, the potential impact on the ...
Pharma News -Nitroglycerin Spray Shortage Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
Pharma News: Shortage Of Nitroglycerin Spray, A Heart Medication In Canada Is Expected to Extend To The America and Europe Due To Raw Materials Crisis.
Pharma News: A shortage of a critical heart medication, nitroglycerin spray, has sparked concerns among patients and healthcare providers in Canada, particularly in Alberta.
The fast-acting nitroglycerin spray is used by spraying on...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 Binds To Hemoglobin Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Researchers from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)-Bulgaria, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases- Bulgaria and Université du Québec en Outaouais-Canada in a news study using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and double resonance long period grating (DR LPG) techniques have validated that SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins binds to hemoglobin and myoglo...
COVID-19 Supplements - Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Supplements: A new study review by researchers from the University of Thessaly, Biopolis-Greece poses the warning that folic acid levels in an individual can determine the direction of the disease progression of a SARS-CoV-2 infection and even the risk of mortality, and that further studies are needed to discover what is the optimal range of physiological levels dosing to reap the protect...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 Activates Endogenous Retroviruses Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Scientists from the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore-India, Institute for Medical Virology and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases at the University Hospital Tübingen-Germany, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University-USA and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)-Germany have in a new study found that SAR...
Gastroenterology News - Alpha-Gal Syndrome - Lone Star Tick Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
Gastroenterology News: Researchers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-USA, Mayo Clinic, Florida-USA and University of Virginia, Charlottesville-USA are warning that more people are developing digestive issues due to a condition known as alpha-gal syndrome, a type of food allergy that is caused by the bite of the Lone Star Tick that is predominant in parts of the United States, ...
AI News - Google Bard - ChatGPT Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
AI News: As Google unrolled its AI chatbox called Google Bard to more users in the United States and the United Kingdom in the last few hours, the world of AI chatbots is witnessing a fierce competition between tech giants Google and Microsoft-backed OpenAI that is behind the chatbot ChatGPT.
Both Google Bard and ChatGPT are chatbot tools designed to provide human-like responses to user q...
H5N1 News - Kherson-Ukraine Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
H5N1 News: Its now getting more confusing with more indications that something is not right and there is something really going on in Kherson region in Ukraine.
The Russian news agency.. Tass had earlier reported about 65 hours ago that there was an outbreak of H5N1 Avian Flu infections among residents from a village of Velikaya Aleksandrovka in the Ukraine controlled part of the Kh...
Medical Startups - Indonesia's Etana Mar 21, 2023 2 years ago
Medical Startups: PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia (Etana), a trailblazing Indonesian biopharmaceutical startup, has successfully obtained a fresh influx of investment. The financing round, led by DEG, saw participation from Yunfeng Capital, HighLight Capital, and East Ventures. This monetary boost will enable Etana to enhance its pipeline and product portfolio, with a particular emphasis on onc...
U.S. Medical News - Candida Auris Spreading In American Hospitals And Nursing Homes Mar 21, 2023 2 years ago
U.S. Medical News: Candida auris (C. auris), a formidable fungus posing a critical antimicrobial resistance (AR) challenge, has been spreading with astonishing speed across U.S. healthcare facilities between 2020-2021, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/M22-3469
Nationwide, cl...
COVID-19 Drugs - Chlorpromazine And Prochlorperazine Mar 21, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Drugs: Indian researchers after conducting successful animal model drug trials involving hamsters are suggesting that G4-binding drugs, chlorpromazine and prochlorperazine could be repurposed against SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Chlorpromazine, marketed under the brand names Thorazine and Largactil among others, is an antipsychotic oral medication. It is primarily used to treat psychot...
COVID-19 News - Metabolic Alterations -170 Dysregulations Mar 21, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study by researchers from University of Zacatecas-Mexico, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social-Mexico, Waters Technologies of Brazil, Waters Corporation-Mexico and University of Monterrey-Mexico has alarmingly found that up to 170 metabolic dysregulations were found in recovered SARS-CoV-2 patients two years on….. especially dysregulated lipid pathways.
Accordi...
Health News - Ice Cream- Spring Mar 21, 2023 2 years ago
Health News: Dairy Queen's Free Cone Day promotions to celebrate 'start' of spring prompted me to write this article as with the start of spring, ice cream consumption will once again start rising all over the United States and other countries in the Northern hemisphere.
Ice cream is a beloved treat worldwide, with a range of flavors and toppings that cater to everyone's t...
Long COVID News - Breathing Issues Mar 21, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID News: A new study by researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine has found the mechanism that may explain one of the most prevalent symptoms of Long COVID - breathing difficulties. These post-COVID-19 respiratory issues are the result of a condition called lung fibrosis, which occurs when damaged lung tissue forms scars, making it challenging for the lungs to expand and cont...
Star Anise - H5N1 Avian Flu Mar 20, 2023 2 years ago
Star Anise is the seed pod of the fruit of the Illicium verum plant. It is a star-shaped, dark-brown spice that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. Its unique flavor, often described as sweet and licorice-like, is a key ingredient in several recipes and is also used a key ingredient in the Chinese five-spice powder and the popular Vietnamese soup, phở. However, this a...
H5N1 News -Outbreak In Kherson-Ukraine Mar 20, 2023 2 years ago
H5N1 News: In the last few hours, a Russian news agency announced that there was an outbreak of H5N1 Avian Flu Infections among humans in the Kyiv-controlled part of Kherson region in Ukraine!
According to the Russian Tass News Agency, 18 people were hospitalized and 2 died as a result of contracting the H5N1 Avian Flu virus!
https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/17308475
The Russians eme...
COVID-19 News - Obesity - Weakened Immune Response in COVID-19 Mar 20, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study led by researchers from University of Cambridge-United Kingdom has found that obesity linked to weakened immune response in COVID-19 patients, often leading to disease severity.
The study was included scientists from Wellcome Sanger Institute-United Kingdom, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital-China, University College London-United Kingdom, Newcastle Univers...
COVID-19 News - Variety Of XBB Sublineages Driving COVID-19 Onslaught In India Mar 20, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Indian Health authorities reported a mere 918 COVID-19 Infections, and only 3 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours casting doubt on the reliability of such official figures!
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
Doctors and hospitals in the state of Maharashtra and Gujerat are witnessing a high rise in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and outpatient clinics are literally being outrun b...
Many U.S. Banks Expected To Collapse Mar 20, 2023 2 years ago
A new study published by financial and banking experts from the University of Southern California, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Columbia University - Columbia Business School and Stanford University warns that more than 186 American banks at risk of collapsing rapidly, similar to SVB, Silvergate Capital and Signature Bank sagas!
The experts said that these 200 U...
Long COVID News - T Cell Dysregulation Mar 20, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID-19 News: A new study by researchers from University of California, San Francisco-USA, Ulm University Medical Center-Germany, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital-USA has found that T Cell dysregulation, uncoordinated adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2 along with inflammation are among the many factors behind Long COVID!
The study investigated the role of T-cells in Lon...
Banking And Financial News - Credit Suisse And Asian Markets Mar 20, 2023 2 years ago
How the $3.2 billion emergency rescue deal changed the landscape of Swiss banking
The Unprecedented Deal to Save Credit Suisse
Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, made headlines after agreeing to purchase its struggling rival, Credit Suisse, in an emergency rescue deal designed to halt the financial panic sparked by the collapse of two American banks earlier this month. The Swiss ...
COVID-19 News: Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced on Sunday 8,419 new COVID-19 cases and 43 COVID-19 deaths, marking a 7.4 percent decrease in local infections from the previous week. With this update, the total number of COVID-19 infections in Taiwan since the start of the pandemic in early 2020 has reached 10,231,343, accompanied by 18,775 deaths.
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The healthcare industry is on the brink of a revolution with the advent of ChatGPT, which has been making headlines since November 2022. Not only can it write code and poems, but it has also demonstrated its capability by passing all three components of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) in a recent research experiment.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.19.222836...
US. News - Trump - American Banks - Chaos Mar 19, 2023 2 years ago
US News: The former US president, Donald Trump, announced on Saturday, March 18, that he foresees his arrest on Tuesday, March 21, in relation to alleged hush money paid to an adult film actress prior to the 2016 election, and called for his supporters to take to the streets in protest.
Trump, referencing a supposed "leak" from the Manhattan district attorney's office, poste...
A few days ago, various news and social media accounts were abuzz about a mysterious disease outbreak in Tanzania’s Northwest Kagera region that borders Uganda that has so far killed five people and infected another 2 who are still in critical condition.
https://www.africanews.com/amp/2023/03/17/tanzania-authorities-investigates-mysterious-illness-that-killed-five/
https://www.theeast...
U.S. Medical News - Pfizer Recalls Nurtec ODT Migraine Tablets Mar 19, 2023 2 years ago
U.S. Medical News: Pfizer has initiated the withdrawal of millions of Nurtec ODT Migraine tablet packs in the United States due to the lack of necessary child-resistant blister packs, which, according to U.S. regulators, present a poisoning hazard to children.
In all, more than four million blister packs of Pfizer’s prescription migraine drug Nurtec ODT is being recalled in Amer...
SARS-CoV-2 And Human Growth Hormone Mar 19, 2023 2 years ago
Human Growth Hormone or HGH is now emerging as interesting therapeutic agent that can prevent disease severity and also help with Long COVID issues. In fact emerging data also shows that it can also be deployed as a potential prophylactic agent to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections!
Thailand Medical News found in preliminary meta-analysis of published studies that many infected and hospitalize...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 E Proteins - Pyroptosis Mar 19, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study by researchers from Nanchang University-China, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang-China, Hainan General Hospital-China and University of Missouri Kansas City-USA has found that the SARS-CoV-2 E protein induces inflammatory response and monocyte pyroptosis which can be reversed by Ruscogenin.
Ruscogenin is an anti-inflammatory steroid and is actually a phytochem...
SARS-CoV-2 Research - Metalloproteinases, Specifically MMP-2 and MMP-9, For Viral Entry Mar 19, 2023 2 years ago
SARS-CoV-2 Research: Scientists from University of Ottawa-Canada, Western University-Canada and University of Western Ontario-Canada have in December 2022 found that SARS-CoV-2 can also use Metalloproteinases, specifically MMP-2 and MMP-9, for viral entry and also for cell fusion.
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COVID-19 Supplements - Vitamin K - Ferroptosis Mar 18, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Supplements: Researchers from the Department of Medical Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń-Poland have conducted a study review examining the potential of Vitamin K in suppressing SARS-CoV-2 induced ferroptosis. Ferroptosis, a recently identified form of programmed cell death, is characterized by the accumulation of iron and lipid hydrop...
SARS-CoV-2 Research - Fusion Peptide Mar 18, 2023 2 years ago
A new study by researchers from the Institute of Research, Development, and Innovation in Healthcare Biotechnology (IDiBE), Universitas “Miguel Hernández”, Spain has found that SARS-CoV-2 spike’s fusion peptide binds to negatively-charged phospholipids in cell membranes of host without significant changes to its secondary structures.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes the...
COVID-19 News -SARS-CoV-2 Infections Rising Again Mar 18, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: In the last 36 hours, the WHO had once again opened their mouths prematurely and said that the threat from COVID-19 would likely be reduced and be on par with that of flu and that the agency will likely be able to declare an end to the health emergency sometime in 2023.
https://www.voanews.com/a/who-sees-covid-posing-similar-threat-to-flu-this-year-/7010599.html
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H9N2 News: Before I even proceed, I have to confess..even I am getting confused keeping abreast with all the developments these days…H5N1 bird flu outbreak, H3N2 flu In India, H7N9 avian flu in camels In Mongolia, H1N1 flu in various parts of the world…etc!
Taiwan health authorities in the last few hours announced that a H9N2 bird flu outbreak has occurred on the island of K...
COVID-19 Research - 1,449 Human Host Plasma Proteins Altered By SARS-CoV-2 Mar 17, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Research: Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri-USA have in a new study utilizing detailed proteomics discovered that over 1,449 Human Host proteins including critical genes, enzymes and cellular proteases necessary for various cellular functions are altered (damaged, dysregulated or suppressed) by SARS-CoV-2 infections!
Identification of p...
Long COVID News - Decreased Plasma Tryptophan - Increased Kynurenine Levels Mar 17, 2023 2 years ago
LONG COVID News: A new study by researchers based in Iraq and Thailand has found that decreased plasma Tryptophan and increased Kynurenine levels may be contributing factors to Long COVID symptoms.
Already, severe cases of COVID-19 have been linked to reduced levels of tryptophan (TRY) in the blood and an increase in indoleamine-dioxygenase (IDO)-triggered production of neuroactive trypto...
COVID-19 News - Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy - Infants Mar 17, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Chinese pediatricians and scientists from Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital have reported the first documented case of a 45-day infant developing acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) as a result of SARS-CoV-2. Although this is the first case documented of acute necrotizing encephalopathy in an infant, local physicians are questioning if there are any new changes in the pa...
U.S. Medical News - Cancer Drug Shortage Mar 17, 2023 2 years ago
U.S. Medical News: America Facing A Severe Shortage Of Various Cancer Drugs Including Methotrexate, Cisplatin, And Fluorouracil. Many Americans Will Die!
U.S. Medical News: The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has issued warnings that the various cancer drugs are in shortage in the country including Injectable methotrexate, cisplatin, and fluor...
COVID-19 News - Omicron Not Mild In Children Mar 17, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study involving 14 Canadian pediatric Emergency Departments (ED) in hospitals across the country has found that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is causing more health issues in children that previously thought.
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The stud team aimed to investigate the differences in symptoms, chest X-ray results, treatments, and outcomes among children infe...