By Corrie Pelc — Fact checkedby Alexandra Sanfins, Ph.D. A number of viruses, such as Zika and West Nile, can spread through bites by mosquitoes that carry them. Medical News Today spoke with experts to find if mosquitoes could also carry and transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Zika, dengue, and West Nile are…
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Ultra-processed foods linked to heart disease, cancer, and death, studies show
Written by Corrie Pelc on September 6, 2022 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. The food we eat can play a much greater role in health and longevity than many people may realize. In fact, previous researchTrusted Source suggests that 1 in 5 deaths around the world could be prevented by improving diet. Now,…
Drinking just 2 cups of black tea a day may lower mortality risk
Written by Katharine Lang on August 29, 2022 — Fact checked by Alexandra Sanfins, Ph.D. Apart from water, tea is the most widely consumed drink worldwide. Tea contains caffeine, which can be harmful in large quantities, so people are advised to limit their intake of tea and other caffeine-containing drinks, such as coffee. However, tea is also high in antioxidants, associated…
United States Launches New Malaria Reduction Project in Uganda
Updated at 0000 EAT on 8th May 2022. The United States Mission in Uganda, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), launched yesterday a new project that aims to reduce malaria infections in Uganda by 50 percent over the next five years. This project builds on…
WHO okays first African-manufactured drug to prevent malaria in expectant mothers, infants
By Halligan Agade According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 50 million women in Africa become pregnant each year and are at risk of one of the deadliest malaria parasites globally. Presently, Africa is still completely reliant on imported drugs to treat malaria but that could soon change. The UN health agency recently…
Severe COVID-19 increases risk of future cardiovascular events
By Isaac Kinene By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.Aug 24 2022Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. To date, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has infected over 603 million individuals and claimed more than 6.4 million lives worldwide. About 30% of COVID-19 survivors continue…
Vitamin D supplements may help reduce chronic inflammation, study finds
Written by Annie Lennon — Fact checked by Jessica Beake, Ph.D. Researchers investigated the effects of vitamin D on systematic low-grade inflammation.They found that vitamin D deficiency leads to higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers.They concluded that improving vitamin D status among deficient patients could lower their risk or severity of chronic illnesses with inflammatory componentsSystematic…
Creating embryos in the lab: How, why, and what the future holds
Written by Hannah Flynn — Fact checked by Ferdinand Lali, Ph.D. Creating an embryo from cells other than sperm and egg cells and then growing them outside the uterus is an area of study that has developed significantly over the past 5 years. How long until we unlock the “black box” of human embryology? This…
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