Razi Berry As outbreaks of COVID-19 disease caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues worldwide, there’s reassuring evidence that children have fewer symptoms and less severe disease. That’s among the insights provided by an expert review in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society for […]
Razi Berry Finally, some good news! Finally, some good news has emerged about the novel coronavirus that has spread to about 50 countries across the world. Chinese professors report in the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics that it doesn’t appear that the viral infection is transmittable from pregnant mothers to newborns at birth. Second study out
Sarah Cimperman, ND Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2, also known as SARS-CoV-2 and 2019-nCoV, is a new strain of coronavirus that was identified in humans last December. The disease associated with the virus, Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19, has become a global pandemic. It’s the first pandemic ever caused by a coronavirus and so far
Razi Berry Researchers said the wavelengths at sunrise and sunset have the biggest impact on brain centers that regulate our circadian clock and our mood and alertness. Wavelengths at sunrise and sunset have the biggest impact on brain centers that regulate our circadian clock Their study, “A color vision circuit for non-image-forming vision in the
Razi Berry Researchers have incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to correct deuteranomaly, a form of red-green color blindness. The new customizable contact lens could offer a convenient and comfortable way to help people who experience various forms of color blindness. New customizable contact lens could help those who experience
Razi Berry Many surveys of American adults have revealed that they worry about political issues and are concerned for the future of the United States. But what about children and teenagers? A new psychological study is the first to examine youths’ worry about political issues, and what it suggests A new psychological study, published in
Razi Berry Flashing crosswalk lights are no match for flashy cars, according to a new University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) study which found that drivers of expensive cars are least likely to stop for crossing pedestrians. Only 28 percent of flashy cars yielded for pedestrians Drivers on a whole aren’t all that great at
Razi Berry Emphasis on particular groups hinders efforts to address the problem of declining physical activity in children, according to a study led at the University of Strathclyde. Children are at risk from a decline in physical activity A review of more than 50 published studies, covering a total of 22,000 children, found that children
Razi Berry The color of our eyes or the straightness of our hair is linked to our DNA, but the development of Alzheimer’s disease isn’t exclusively linked to genetics, suggest recently published findings from Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. First study published about Alzheimer’s disease among identical triplets In the first study published about Alzheimer’s
Dr Nicola Dehlinger, ND With all the concern around the Coronavirus, many of us in the community want to optimize our immune system to keep ourselves healthy and less at-risk. There are 3 primary ways we can vitalize ourselves – nutrition, rest, and relationship to stress. Nutrition is a critical determinant of immune response: 3
