TikTok Claims It ’s Limiting Teen Screen Time. Teens Say It Isn’t
Ruby McMahon and Eve Slemp of East Lyme, Conn. Ms. McMahon went “TikTok sober” about a year ago, while Miss Slemp is a regular user of the app. This month, the company announced a new 60-minute “daily screen time limit” for users under 18. But for most young users, staying on the app takes just a…#rubymcmahon #eveslemp #eastlyme #conn #missslemp #tiktok #eastlymehighschool #connecticut #bytedance #beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Babesiosis, a Tick-Borne Disease, Is on the Rise in the Northeast, C.D.C. Reports
Babesiosis, which can cause flulike symptoms, could be spreading because of rising temperatures and the growing deer population. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: Lyme Disease Ticks (Insects) Disease Rates Northeastern States (US) your-feed-science Source Type: news
Jurassic bark? Raffle the dog ’s rare fossil find goes on display in Dorset
Public finally able to see 3D remains of plesiosaur discovered on Lyme Regis beach 16 years agoAt first when Raffle the dog began scratching at something on the beach at Lyme Regis, Tracey Barclay thought he had probably found a boring old stick or stone.But when she looked closer, Barclay realised Raffle had happened upon something much more interesting – the remains of a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that swam off modern day Dorset 200m years ago.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 16, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Steven Morris Tags: Fossils Marine life UK news England Coastlines Evolution Animals Reptiles Museums Source Type: news
How Climate Change Affects the Spread of Lyme Disease
The warming world can be a hospitable place for blacklegged ticks, which carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. They thrive in temperatures at or above 7.2º C (45º F) and at 82% or greater humidity (the warmer and wetter, the better). As climate change steadily bakes the planet—with shorter, milder winters and longer, hotter summers and springs—the range of places with those conditions is growing.
However, climate change is actually making some parts of the world less hospitable to ticks. Extreme weather leads to droughts (which causes ticks to dry out and die) as well as a lack of snow cover (w...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized climate change Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
A Googler who lost her job in January's cuts says being laid off'freed' her to launch a wellness business after suffering from Lyme disease in college
Emily Cahill, a former software engineer at Google, said being laid off was like a "blessing." Emily Cahill Emily Cahill, a software engineer, was one of 12,000 people laid off by Google in January. She told Insider she's starting a wellness club after struggling with Lyme disease in college.…#cahill #google #cahillemilycahill #lyme #emilycahill #wholehealingclub (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Man, 33, bed bound for more than a year after suffering tick bites - ‘I don’t have a life'
"Outdoorsy" Noah is hoping to crowdfund £ 40,000 to pay for private treatment for Lyme disease saying he "doesn't have a life". (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lyme Disease Vaccine Could Be Delayed as Trial Stopped for Some Patients
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Valneva Shares Topple As It Hits Ethics Roadblock With Pfizer In Lyme Disease Test
stock plummeted Friday after Pfizer (PFE) said it will drop roughly half of the participants enrolled in the companies' Lyme disease vaccine study. The decision comes after Pfizer found violations of "good clinical practice" rules at study sites run by a third-party operator. These rules safeguard…#pfe #lyme #gcp #valneva #pfizer #phase3 #clinicaltrialsgov #vla15 #marketsmithcom #apatentcliffiscoming (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pfizer removes HALF of patients from its Lyme disease vaccine trial
Around 3,500 patients will be pulled from the Phase III study due to violations of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) rules, which refer to ethical and scientific standards for clinical trials. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ChatGPT Tackles Cardiology; Cocoa Powder's CVD Claims Permitted; Lyme Carditis Death
(MedPage Today) -- The ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot provided largely appropriate responses to simple cardiovascular prevention questions, though some answers lacked context and may be harmful. (JAMA)
People conceived from assisted reproductive... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Shania Twain Returns With ‘Queen of Me’: Stream It Now
Shania Twain is back on her horse with “Queen Of Me,” her first album in more than five years. The Canadian country-pop superstar marks her comeback with the 12-track set, led by “Waking Up Dreaming,” her first single since 2017, and her latest, “Giddy Up!”. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Queen…#shaniatwain #queenofme #wakingupdreaming #grammyaward #republicnashville #twain #lyme #applemusic #paisleypark #applemusics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Early Lyme Disease as Manifested by Erythema Migrans: Developing Drugs for Treatment
Early Lyme Disease as Manifested by Erythema Migrans: Developing Drugs for Treatment (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - January 31, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Neuromics' Astrocytes/Pericytes used to Form Organoid BBB Model
BBB Model Used to Study How Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) penetrates the Brian.Yvonne Adams, Anne Skovsbo Clausen, Peter Østrup Jensen, Malin Lager, Peter Wilhelmsson, Anna J. Henningson, Per-Eric Lindgren, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Helene Mens, Peter Kraiczy, Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Andreas Kjaer, Anne-Mette Lebech, Anja R. Jensen,3D blood-brain barrier-organoids as a model for Lyme neuroborreliosis highlighting genospecies dependent organotropism, iScience, Volume 26, Issue 1, 2023, 105838, ISSN 2589-0042, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105838.Image: LNB Penetrating the BBB (green Fluorescence)Re...
Source: Neuromics - January 29, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Astrocytes Blood Brain Barrier Human Pericytes Lymes Disease Source Type: news
DR ELLIE CANNON: Is itchy skin the legacy of my bout of lyme disease?
DR ELLIE CANNON: Today's reader would like to know whether a recent bout of lyme disease could have caused their itchy skin and is there a remedy to alleviate the annoying symptoms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Upstate will launch a Multidisciplinary Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Treatment Center
Support for funding spearheaded by Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand and Rep. Katko (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - January 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
