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Show Transcript COVID-19. THAT FOCUS IS DRIVING DR. MARY SELKER AND HIS TEAM AT THE INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH POLICY STUDIES AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER WHEN THE COVID-19 FIRST CAME HERE. WE REALIZED WE HAD TO DO REPURPOSING OF DRUGS THAT WERE ALREADY KNOWN TO BE SAFE THAT LED TO THIS NICOLOSAMIDE. IT’S AN ANTIVIRAL DRUG USED AROUND THE WORLD FOR 50 YEARS TO TREAT TAPEWORM AND WAS PLANNED FOR USE DURING THE 2003 SARS OUTBREAK RESEARCH SUGGESTS. IT COULD ALSO SLOW DOWN COVID-19. IT TURNS OUT THE WAY THAT THE VIRUS ATTACKS. CELLS IS IT GETS BROUGHT INTO THE CELL AND THESE LITTLE VACUOLES AND IN THOSE THEN IT STARTS TO REPRODUCE BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT ALSO MIGHT MAKES THAT ACIDIC AND THEY CAN’T REALLY REPRODUCE NOW SELKER’S TEAM IS TESTING HOW WELL IT WORKS IN HUMANS. WHAT SY
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(Boston) If you come from a family where people routinely live well into old age, you will likely have better cognitive function (the ability to clearly think, learn and remember) than peers from families where people die younger. Researchers affiliated with the Long Life Family Study (LLFS) recently broadened that finding in a paper published in
Gerontology, suggesting that people who belong to long-lived families also show slower cognitive decline over time.
The Long Life Family Study has enrolled over 5,000 participants from almost 600 families and has been following them for the past 15 years. The study is unique in that it enrolls individuals belonging to families with clusters of long-lived relatives. Since 2006, the LLFS has recruited participants belonging to two groups: the long-lived siblings (also called the proband generation) and their children. Since they share lifestyle and environmental factors, the spouses of these two groups have also been enrolled in
The impact of the pandemic on management of NCDs Meera Murugesan
NON-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been rising steadily in Malaysia, drawing attention to our poor lifestyle and eating habits.
With the pandemic, the issue of NCDs has been thrown into the spotlight again, as people with these conditions are prone to severe or even fatal complications from Covid-19.
Around 70 per cent of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia involved individuals who had NCDs, which is a troubling fact as an estimated 74 per cent of Malaysians are afflicted by these diseases.
Individuals with NCDs not only need to exercise extra caution to avoid a Covid-19 infection but also keep their pre-existing medical conditions under control. Asthma and hypertension are among the most common NCDs in Malaysia.
Managing chronic diseases in the new normal environment 16 Feb 2021 / 09:01 H. (FILES) In this file photo taken on June 25, 1978, Argentinian forward Leopoldo Luque jumps to avoid the tackle of Dutch defender Erny Brandts, in Buenos Aires, during the World Cup soccer final. Argentinian World Cup winner Leopoldo Luque died on February 15, 2021, of a heart attack while he was receiving treatment for COVID-19, hospital sources said. / AFP / STAFF
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are among the leading causes of death in many countries.
NCDs are medical conditions or diseases that are not infectious and these include heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, chronic lung disease and cancer.
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Joining other landmarks across the world, the iconic KL Tower will be lit up tomorrow (January 30) as a sign of Malaysia joining with 23 other countries in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
Untreated NTDs lead to cognitive impairment and developmental disabilities, and severe forms can cause malnutrition and death.
Malaysian Health Ministry (MOH) in a statement dated 29 January, 2021.
NTDs include mosquito-born viral infections such as dengue as well as rabies, two diseases which continue to plague Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic.
At a time when our world has more empathy for and awareness of the threat of infectious disease, it is our collective responsibility to end diseases that are entirely preventable.