Category: Health Crisis
A Chinese Study Shows a Significant Increase in Myopia in Children After the First Lockdown
A recent study estimates that half of the world’s population will be myopic by 2050, a logical consequence, says ophthalmologist Franck Earith. A Chinese study published Jan. 14 in …
Cutting-Edge Cancer Therapies: The Latest Breakthroughs in Immunotherapy and Nanotechnology
Today is World Cancer Day, a day that aims to raise awareness about this dangerous disease that affects millions of Americans every year. Let us take this opportunity to …
German Study Shows That COVID-19 May Also Affect Sperm Quality
With spermatozoa that are less motile, less concentrated, and with altered shapes, the sperm of men who have had a severe form of COVID-19 are of poorer quality, according …Northwestern University Researchers Recommend Taking the News in Small Doses to Avoid Being Stressed Out
The cumulative stress caused by stressful news increases cortisol production, which helps maintain a high heart rate and blood pressure. Chronic stress could lead to serious health problems. The …New Class of Antibiotics Found to Be Effective Against Resistant Bacteria
What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance is the phenomenon where microscopic organisms like bacteria, fungi, and viruses change certain components within them over time and no longer respond to …
Yale University Researchers Confirm That the Brain Can Be Affected by the Virus
An international study involving several teams of researchers confirmed the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect neurons and identified several consequences, including damage from oxygen deprivation. A growing body of …