A lot of us are suffering from lack of sleep these days. According the Centers for Disease Control, about 35% of adult Americans regularly get less than seven hours of sleep per night, with African Americans and other minority groups sleeping even less than that. Improving “sleep hygiene” is a good remedy—including going to bed at the…
NAC’s Crucial Role in Preventing and Treating COVID-19
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has a long history of use to help prevent liver damage, and more recently as a treatment for flu viruses. Now researchers have discovered its lifesaving value for COVID-19. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a precursor to reduced glutathione, which appears to play a crucial role in COVID-19. According to an April 2020 literature analysis, glutathione deficiency…
Covid Vaccines Might Not Work as Well on New Sars-Cov-2 Variants
Three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form that sparked the pandemic, new research shows. With few exceptions, whether the antibodies were produced in response to vaccination or natural infection, or were purified antibodies intended for use as drugs, researchers found they needed more…
Could a Chewing Gum Really Reduce the Spread of Covid-19? Maybe – but Here’s What We Need to Know First
An experimental chewing gum could reduce the spread of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy. You might already have noticed headlines calling the findings “fresh hope” in our fight against COVID-19. But how excited should we be? And would this gum work against omicron,…
Could a Chewing Gum Really Reduce the Spread of Covid-19?
An experimental chewing gum could reduce the spread of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy. You might already have noticed headlines calling the findings “fresh hope” in our fight against COVID-19. But how excited should we be? And would this gum work against omicron,…
Pfizer Begins Study Evaluating COVID-19 Vaccine That Targets Omicron Variant
January 25, 2022
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Pfizer and its German partner on Tuesday launched a clinical study that will evaluate an updated version of their COVID-19 vaccine. The updated formulation targets Omicron, a variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Omicron became dominant in the United States last month; the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has proven much less effective, especially against infection, versus the…
Investigation Finds Evidence of PFAS in Workout and Yoga Pants
One in four pairs of popular leggings and yoga pants tested have detectable levels of fluorine, an indicator of toxic PFAS, according to a new report from Mamavation. Partnering with Environmental Health News (EHN.org) the environmental wellness blog and community Mamavation tested the activewear and found levels of fluorine ranging from 10 parts per million (ppm)…
MRI Spots Heart Inflammation in Athletes Who Had COVID-19
A cardiac MRI of college athletes who had COVID-19 is seven times more effective in detecting inflammation of the heart than symptom-based testing, according to a new study. The study of 1,597 COVID-19 positive athletes in the Big Ten Conference who had cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) screening found 2.3% were diagnosed with myocarditis and most didn’t exhibit…
Psychological Reasons Everyone Is Loving Wordle
Why have so many people become fans of Wordle? Social psychologist Matt Baldwin has some answers. Wordle, the free, once-a-day word game, has gained millions of fans since its public launch in October. Unlike most players, though, Baldwin understands why our brains crave it. Baldwin, a professor at University of Florida, points to several psychological…
‘We May Need to Boost Again:’ COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Protection Will Wane, Fauci Says
A second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot may be required because the protection against infection will wane, a top U.S. health official said Sunday. “We may need to boost again,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser and longtime head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on ABC’s “This Week.” “That’s…
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