If someone in your home has COVID…

By Margaret Foster
Posted on January 20, 2021

You’ve been vigilant throughout the pandemic, wearing masks, avoiding close contact with people — but now someone in your household has come down with COVID. Your odds of contracting the virus are as high as 50%, according to one study. What do you do? First, of course, quarantine the sick person, and wear a mask indoors. Second, consider enrolling in a Johns Hopkins study at Green... READ MORE

COVID got you down? A study needs you

By Margaret Foster
Posted on December 22, 2020

As Shakespeare put it in Richard III online pharmacy buy sildalis online no prescription online pharmacy antabuse online with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy naprosyn without prescription with best prices today in the USA , now is the winter of our discontent. Although a vaccine is on the way, in the meantime, most of us must stay home and continue to avoid friends and... READ MORE

Testing a supplement to curb psoriasis

By Margaret Foster
Posted on December 03, 2020

Psoriasis affects more than 125 million people worldwide, including Art Garfunkel, John Updike and Kim Kardashian. The autoimmune skin condition is characterized by white, scaly lesions on the skin. There is no cure, but some treatments are available. Now researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute are seeking people with mild to... READ MORE

Two area COVID studies offering plasma

By Margaret Foster
Posted on November 06, 2020

As the pandemic continues, scientists are working hard to find effective treatments to prevent COVID-19 or decrease the severity of symptoms — without hospitalization. One of those possible treatments is from blood; specifically, human coronavirus immune plasma. Patients receive a plasma transfusion from someone who has defeated and recovered from COVID-19, and antibodies in that... READ MORE

Can a ketone drink help you think better?

By Margaret Foster
Posted on October 01, 2020

Maybe you’ve heard of the “keto diet,” a high-fat, low-carb fad. Or you’ve wondered about those expensive ketone drinks athletes rave about. Maybe you’ve never heard of ketones — chemicals your liver makes when you can’t get energy from glucose. This fall, the National Institute of Aging is enrolling people in a study to see if a citrus-flavored ketone supplement can give... READ MORE

NIH study to track post-COVID recovery

By Margaret Foster
Posted on September 15, 2020

So far, there have been around 200,000 known coronavirus cases in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, with more than 6,300 deaths. If you are one of the unlucky people who falls sick, consider helping the National Institutes of Health learn more about the disease. NIH’s Clinical Center is conducting a clinical trial to learn more about COVID-19’s effects on the lungs, heart, ... READ MORE

Seeking those testing positive for COVID-19

By Margaret Foster
Posted on July 22, 2020

So far in Maryland, more than 70,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. If you have tested positive and are 40 or over — whether you are currently ill or have recovered but still test positive — researchers need your help for a study. This summer, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are studying whether a... READ MORE

Digital registry tracks COVID symptoms

By Margaret Foster
Posted on June 30, 2020

For some of us, the worst aspect of the coronavirus pandemic is the fear of the unknown. How long will it last? When will a vaccine be available? Will we contract the virus, and if so, how bad will it be?  Since late March, a digital study called Behavioral, Environmental and Treatments for COVID-19 (Beat19) has been gathering real-world information about the novel virus’ symptoms and ... READ MORE

Study seeks to improve stroke recovery

By Margaret Foster
Posted on June 03, 2020

Every year, 750,000 Americans suffer a stroke, which damages the brain’s ability to send messages to nerves and muscles. As a result, about 60% of stroke survivors lose control of their arms and hands.  online pharmacy https://badgut.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/wpml/twig/spiriva.html no prescription One axiom doctors recite after a stroke is, “Use it or lose it.” In other words, ... READ MORE

Help Alzheimer’s researchers from home

By Margaret Foster
Posted on May 22, 2020

What if you could advance our understanding of Alzheimer’s by simply taking a survey from your sofa?  online pharmacy order flomax online with best prices today in the USA Researchers at Boston University and Savonix hope to enroll 400,000 people in a study nationwide that will search for the causes of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The results could contribute to our ability to ... READ MORE