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Facebook Tweet Email Link New York  —  When clients used to ask John Crawford if he thought cottage cheese could make a comeback, his answer was an emphatic: “No.” “Part of it was texture, part of it was – it was a diet food, it was your grandparents’ food,” said Crawford, SVP of client insights for dairy at the market …

A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 has made landfall in the United States. As of late May, the variant, which was first detected in China this past January, accounted for 10% of the SARS-CoV-2 sequences tested from around the world, recent surveillance data found. That’s a significant jump from 2.5% four weeks prior. A Centers for Disease Control and …

Neurodegenerative brain diseases continue to pose a major medical challenge, with no known cure; research shows herpes simplex virus (HSV) infects brain cells and may trigger inflammation and neuronal degeneration Tal Fisher/Davidson Institute of Science| Source link

Stanford-led study finds COVID vaccines saved far fewer lives than previously reported  Washington Times Covid vaccines ‘saved far fewer lives than first thought’  The Telegraph Study Suggests COVID Shots Saved Fewer Lives Compared With Prior Estimates  MedPage Today Globally, over 2.5 million COVID deaths prevented worldwide thanks to vaccines, data indicate  Medical Xpress ‘Aggressive mandate’ of Covid vaccines was ‘probably a bad idea’ as …

Children whose mothers had higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy scored better on tests of memory, attention and problem-solving skills at ages 7 to 12 compared with those whose mothers had lower levels. That is a key finding of a new peer-reviewed study that my colleagues and I published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. While vitamin D has …

A mosquito feeds at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District in Utah on July 26, 2023. Photo by Rick Bowmer/AP In Rutland, the Jamestown Canyon virus has been detected in mosquitos for the first time in state history, the Vermont Department of Health announced Friday. Health officials also detected West Nile virus in St. Albans. There have been no …

Fascinating new neuroscience study shows the brain emits light through the skull  PsyPost Source link

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Quick Q&A Q: Can past injuries increase sensitivity to future pain or stress?A: Yes — this study shows that old injuries can prime the brain to overreact to new stressors, leading to lasting pain and exaggerated fear. Q: What mechanism keeps the nervous system hypersensitive?A: A stress hormone called corticosterone interacts with the TRPA1 receptor to keep the nervous system …