Author: Tom Patriot

New treatment for Chlamydia

Tom Patriot

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world. The new treatment differs from the traditional anti-biotic treatment as it is a type of gene therapy that is delivered via nanotechnology and is showing a 65 per cent success rate in preventing chlamydia infection on a single dose. “As antibiotic resistance continues to develop, people may experience Chlamydia infections that cannot be treated through conventional means, which is causing increasing public health challenges,”…

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Absentmindedness points to earlier warning signs of silent strokes among people at risk

Tom Patriot

Adults who notice that they frequently lose their train of thought or often become sidetracked may in fact be displaying earlier symptoms of cerebral small vessel disease, otherwise known as a “silent stroke,” suggests a recent study. Researchers uncovered that individuals with damage to the brain’s white matter, caused by silent strokes, reported poor attentiveness and being distracted more frequently on day-to-day tasks, according to a recently published paper in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. Despite these complaints, about half of the people with identified white matter damage scored within the…

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The Sweet Message Behind Thomas Rhett’s Bedtime Photo with Daughter Willa Gray, 3

Tom Patriot

Thomas Rhett understands the importance of taking care of his daughter Willa Gray‘s hair. Earlier this month, the “Life Changes” singer, 28, shared an adorable bedtime photo of himself with his 3-year-old, whom he and his wife Lauren Akins adopted from Uganda in May 2017. “Just a little night cap,” Thomas Rhett wrote alongside the sweet shot, as the pair cuddled up together while wearing matching silk polka-dot bonnets. Although some of the singer’s fans may have initially viewed the photo as just another adorable daddy-daughter moment, many commenters pointed out how touching it was to…

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Healthy diet can ease symptoms of depression

Tom Patriot

An analysis of data from almost 46,000 people has found that weight loss, nutrient boosting and fat reduction diets can all reduce the symptoms of depression. Dr Joseph Firth, an Honorary Research fellow at The University of Manchester and Research Fellow at NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University, says existing research has been unable to definitively establish if dietary improvement could benefit mental health. But in a new study published in Psychosomatic Medicine, Dr Firth and colleagues brought together all existing data from clinical trials of diets for…

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