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Lebanon ambulance driver: ‘Hospitals can’t take our Covid patients’

Covid: Hospitals ‘stable’ but ‘another hard year ahead’

First it was an economic collapse, then the Beirut blast, and now coronavirus. Lebanon has seen a record number of infections...

Prof Pearse, a consultant in intensive care medicine at a London hospital, speaking on behalf of the Intensive Care Society,...

Covid: ‘Lessons to be learnt’ from NI vaccine row

Covid­19: Record day for UK vaccinations as total nears 9m

“Companies are working as fast as they can to protect everyone. Export restrictions do no one any good and we urge...

As of Saturday a total of 8,977,329 people had received a jab, and 491,053 of those have had a second dose.

I thought I was too young for bowel cancer says DR PHILIPPA KAYE

Is there anyone listening?

I thought I was too young for bowel cancer says DR

What would possibly drive a mother to take the life of her child? It seems almost unfathomable. But

Is there anyone listening?

last week, 40­year­old...

that make me lash out at my wife as I sleep?

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There’s a type of patient every GP dreads. They explain their symptoms: persistent pain, maybe

I am a 76­year­old man in good health, except that I suffer from recurring nightmares. I’m usually being

DR ELLIE CANNON: How do I stop the terrifying dreams New weapon in battle with cancer caused by asbestos

problems going to the...

DR ELLIE CANNON: How do I stop the terrifying dreams that make me lash out at my wife as I sleep?

PHILIPPA KAYE

Why spine operation thousands of teens pin their hopes

New weapon in battle with cancer caused by asbestos Patients who have been hit by deadly asbestos lung cancer are living longer, healthier lives thanks to a breakthrough immune­boosting...

chased or...

on might not be a miracle cure after all Gendered division of labor shaped human spatial behavior How the brain is programmed for computer programming?

Scientists discover a new pathway essential for blood formation Three mental health conditions contribute to violent offenses Using zirconium as an additive in super­strong composite

Why spine operation thousands of teens pin their hopes on might not be a miracle cure after all

Gendered division of labor shaped human spatial behavior

materials

For most of human history, the driving force for day­

Coiling them up: Synthesizing organic molecules with a

Even by the normal standards of Britain’s Got Talent

to­day wayfinding and movement across the landscape was a need for food....

long helical structure

– a show that unashamedly tugs on viewers’ heartstrings...

How is human behavior impacting wildlife movement? perceive language

Scientists discover a new pathway essential for blood formation

“Many studies have reported differences between expert and novice programmers in behavioural performance, knowledge...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have now discovered a mechanism controlling the replenishment...

Three mental health conditions contribute to violent offenses

Using zirconium as an additive in super­ strong composite materials

Alexa Barrett, clinical psychology master’s student at WCU, and Al Kopak, associate professor of criminology and criminal...

Given the potential utility of Al2O3­WC CMCs as superhard materials, researchers around the world have tested several formulations...

New technique identifies important mutations behind Lynch Syndrome

Coiling them up: Synthesizing organic molecules with a long helical structure

Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer. While 90% of cases are in people older than 50, there is an as­yet...

IMAGE: Helical molecules with a large diameter are symbolized as a spirally rising dragon. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202005357 ...

How is human behavior impacting wildlife movement?

A computational approach to understanding how infants perceive language

New study investigates photonics for artificial intelligence and neuromorphic computing

Lynch Syndrome

A computational approach to understanding how infants

How the brain is programmed for computer programming?

IMAGE: Human behaviours highly determine where wildlife may move and persist in a landscape, hence showing the importance...

New technique identifies important mutations behind

Languages differ in the sounds they use. The Japanese language, for example, does not distinguish between “r”...

VIVIENNE PARRY: Should we put teenage ‘mega­spreaders’ next in line for the vaccine?

New study investigates photonics for artificial intelligence and neuromorphic computing VIVIENNE PARRY: Should we put teenage ‘mega­ spreaders’ next in line for the vaccine?

Scientists have given a fascinating new insight into

When we first warned, in November, about the

the next steps to develop fast, energy­efficient,

devastating impact of hospital­acquired Covid

future computing systems...

during the first wave – as thousands...

HEALTH NOTES: Antibiotics ‘help treat depression’ HEALTH NOTES: Antibiotics ‘help treat depression’

Heart defect that kills thousands without warning could be spotted early by a blood test

By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 17:20 EST,

A heart defect that kills thousands of young adults

30 January...

without warning every year could be spotted early, thanks to a newly...

No10 slaps down Tory calls for ‘road map’ out of lockdown A SAGE warning revealing that scientists are only

Exhausted medics reveal harrowing reality of battle to save coronavirus patients

50% sure the Kent strain of coronavirus could be more deadly was handed...

Heartbreaking footage has revealed Covid patient

Robotic exoskeleton training expands options for stroke rehabilitation

Automated AI algorithm uses routine imaging to predict cardiovascular risk

IMAGE: Dr. Nolan is assistant director of the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler...

Coronary artery calcification — the buildup of calcified plaque in the walls of the heart’s arteries —...

Remdesivir disrupts COVID­19 virus better than other similar drugs

Patient­reported outcomes from the randomized phase III CROWN study of first­line Lorlatinib versus in ALK+ NSCLC

In the treatment of SARS­CoV­2, the virus that causes COVID­19, antiviral drug remdesivir has emerged as a promising candidate....

Tony Brown’s dying wish to see his wife again just a day before he...

(Singapore–January 31, 2021 2:40 p.m. SPT 1:40 a.m. EST)–Patient­reported outcomes from the phase III CROWN study...

Social & structural factors influence racial disparities in COVID­19 mortality

Coronavirus: How the UK dealt with its first Covid case

COVID­19 mortality racial disparities in the U.S. are associated with social factors like income,

It was a Wednesday afternoon when a 23­year­old Chinese national called the NHS 111 phone line

education and internet...

from his hotel room in York...

Catherine Calderwood given senior NHS role at Golden Jubilee

Covid vaccines: Those that work

Jann Gardner, the hospital’s chief executive, said:

different ways, are being used to reduce people’s chances of getting sick,...

“Dr Calderwood brings a wealth of experience in medical leadership,...

A range of vaccines, designed in completely

Covid: EU ‘made a mistake’ over vaccines, Gove says

Tyneside woman, 92, dies from Covid­19 days after first vaccine dose

There have been a further 23,275 lab­confirmed cases of the virus in the UK, while 8,378,940 have received their first dose...

A great­grandmother who caught coronavirus five days after getting vaccinated against the disease has died. Mary Green, 92,...

Covid UK: Death toll hits 100k as care home fatalities TRIPLE

Covid could become a ‘much more treatable disease’ in the next six months, NHS chief says

Four in 10 deaths in England and Wales in the week ending January 15 were caused by Covid­19, ONS figures revealed today...

Coronavirus could become a ‘much more treatable

Teachers and police officers ‘should be next in line for Covid vaccines’

People infected with Kent coronavirus variant are MORE likely to get symptoms, ONS report reveals

Teachers and police should be considered for vaccinations after the most vulnerable have been immunised, NHS England’s...

Researchers use AI to help businesses understand Code of Federal Regs, other legal docs Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have made strides in

disease’ over the next six to 18 months, NHS England...

People infected with the Kent coronavirus variant are more likely to get symptoms than those who have caught older strains...

Dewdrops on a spiderweb reveal the physics behind cell structures As any cook knows, some liquids mix well with each other, but others do not. For example, when a tablespoon of vinegar is...

automated legal document analytics...

Medicaid expansion in New York has improved maternal health, study finds

Nivolumab effective treatment for malignant mesothelioma

January 29, 2021 — A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical...

(Singapore–January 30, 2021 11:00 p.m.

SPT/January 30, 2021 10:00 a.m. EST)– Nivolumab monotherapy is an effective...

ERAS program expedites recovery for congenital heart surgery patients

Hospital admissions have peaked in ALL regions of England

CHICAGO (January 30, 2021) — Select patients born with heart defects and who undergo

The number of coronavirus patients being admitted to hospital appears to have peaked in every region

congenital heart surgery recover...

of England, official...

Covid England: Vaccine supply to North West ‘to be cut by a THIRD’

Covid UK: 50,000 MORE deaths a possibility, says SAGE

The supply of coronavirus vaccines to the North

Coronavirus could kill another 50,000 Britons

West of England could be cut by a third next month so doses can be diverted...

before the UK’s crisis is brought under control, SAGE scientists warned...

Vaccines WILL limit spread of Covid – but we won’t know how by much until mid

Cases of coronavirus caught in hospital have fallen by a third since the start of January

Britain’s vaccine roll out will limit the spread of coronavirus, but by exactly how much will not be

The number of coronavirus patients being admitted to hospital appears to have peaked in every region

made clear until...

of England, official...

Pain patients who take opioids can’t get in the door at over half of primary care clinics

How breast cancer cells hide from immune attack

Stigma against long­term users of prescription

breast cancer cells have an increased level of a protein called MAL2 on...

opioids, likely related to the prospect of taking on a patient who might have...

Xinna Zhang, PhD, and colleagues found that when

First ever ‘pioneer’ factor found in plants enables cells to change their fate

Selected gene mRNA expression is not predictive of improved overall survival

These unneeded genes are kept from becoming active by being stowed in dense chromatin, a tightly

(Singapore–January 30, 2021 11:00 p.m.

SPT/January 30, 2021 10:00 a.m. EST)– A phase III

packed bundle of genetic...

study examining whether...

LCMC3: Neoadjuvant atezolizumab safe, meets primary endpoint of pathologic response rate

TALENT study supports NLCST and NELSON trial results

(Singapore–January 30, 2021 11:00 p.m.

SPT/January 30, 2021 10:00 a.m. EST)– A study presented today by researchers...

SPT/January 30, 2021 10:00 a.m. EST)– Primary analysis of the Lung Cancer...

(Singapore–January 30, 2021 11:00 p.m.

Women undergo less aggressive open heart surgery, experience worse outcomes than men

‘COVID effect’ leads to fewer heart surgeries, more patient deaths

CHICAGO (January 30, 2021) — Women are

global health crisis in a century has resulted in a substantial decline...

significantly less likely than men to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting...

CHICAGO (January 30, 2021) — The most deadly

Parosmia: ‘Since I had Covid, food makes me want to vomit’

Covid: EU approves AstraZeneca vaccine amid supply row

Many people with Covid­19 temporarily lose their sense of smell. As they recover, it usually returns – but some are...

The controls will affect some 100 countries worldwide – including the UK, the US, Canada and Australia – but...

Covid vaccines: Those that work

EU vaccine export row: Bloc backtracks on controls for NI

A range of vaccines, designed in completely different ways, are being used to reduce people’s chances of getting sick,...

Travel bans WON’T keep new coronavirus variants out of the UK and will only ‘buy time’

“The [Northern Ireland] Protocol is not something to be tampered with lightly, it’s an essential, hard­won compromise,...

Covid Ireland: Leo Varadkar says firm close to creating vaccine PILL Take a PILL to ward off Covid? Irish firm is in

Travel bans won’t keep mutant strains of coronavirus out of the UK but only ‘buy time’ to roll out the...

‘advanced’ stages of creating tablet that stops the spread of...

Pubs and cafes are NOT Covid hotspots, contact tracing directors say

ICL scientists say UK coronavirus cases ARE falling in U­turn

Pubs and restaurants are NOT Covid hotspots, contact tracing directors say as they warn system

The scientists behind a shocking study that claimed coronavirus cases weren’t falling over the first 10

may have to keep tracking...

days of lockdown...

Number of people testing positive for Covid in England falls 17% in a week

Brain activity during speaking varies between simple and complex grammatical forms

Coronavirus cases in England have fallen 17 per cent in a week amid brutal lockdown restrictions, official figures reveal. Test...

And if some languages seem easier, it is because

Specific bacteria in the gut prompt mother mice to neglect their pups

A third of Americans say they are unlikely or hesitant to get COVID­19 vaccine

IMAGE: Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, pictured here, is a common gut bacteria in both humans and animals. There...

they make fewer distinctions in their grammar.

While English always uses...

News reports indicate COVID­19 vaccines are not getting out soon enough nor in adequate supplies to most regions, but there...

Turning on the switch for plasticity in the human brain

Host immune classifier HIC assays may predict treatment response

IMAGE: Shigeki Watanabe at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, in 2018. view more Credit: Diana...

(Singapore–4:45 p.m. SPT/3:45 a.m. EST January 30, 2021–Using a host immune classifier (HIC) test for patients...

Study finds potential therapeutic targets to inhibit colorectal cancer progression

Pfizer says Covid vaccine WORKS against South African ‘super strain’

IMAGE: Representative images of human colon cancer tissue showing the localization of gremlin 1­

Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine is only slightly less effective against the super­infectious

positive (left) and...

South African variant,...

England vaccinates 252,992 people against Covid

Offices saw more than 500 Covid outbreaks in six months last year

England, Wales and Northern Ireland gave out

All but five local authorities in England saw

284,954 Covid­19 vaccines on Wednesday, official figures show, as the drive...

coronavirus infections fall last week, official data shows in the clearest...

Covid England: R­rate may be just 0.7 with daily death toll at 1,245

So which Covid vaccines is the UK getting? And how do they work?

England’s coronavirus R rate is now between 0.7 and 1.0, according to SAGE’s latest estimates and the number...

Britain is on course to have a fourth approved coronavirus vaccine in its arsenal after studies of the new Novavax jab yielded...

‘Achilles’ heel’ of cancer cells revealed

Scientists jump­start two people’s brains after coma

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) shows, for the first time, how an abnormal number of chromosomes (aneuploidy)...

Blood pressure can be controlled without drugs after spinal cord injury “What many people don’t realize is that a spinal cord injury prevents some systems within the body from regulating...

Wired U.K. called the news one of the best things that happened in 2016. At the time, Monti acknowledged that although he...

Parkinson’s disease risk and severity is tied to a channel in cells’ ‘recycling centers’ Now a new study in Nature led by a team from the University of Pennsylvania has revealed how two different variations —...

A NEAT reduction of complex neuronal models accelerates brain research

Scientists solve long­standing mystery by a whisker

A simple yet faithful model In neuroscience, there has historically been a tradeoff between a model’s

IMAGE: Zoom photo shows, from L to R, Behzad Zareian, Edward Zagha, and Zhaoran Zhang. view

faithfulness...

more Credit: Zagha...

Forecast :125,000 fewer U.S. COVID deaths if 50% initiate vaccination by March 1

By changing their shape, some bacteria can grow more resilient to antibiotics IMAGE: Comparison of growth of Caulobacter

A new report combining forecasting and expert prediction data, predicts that 125,000 lives could be saved by the end of 2021...

crescentus when exposed to an antibiotic (bottom) and not (top) view...

COVID­19 pandemic led to decreased school meal access for children in need across Maryland

Current issue articles for Geosphere posted online in January

School closures during COVID­19 have decreased access to school meals, which is likely to increase the risk for food insecurity...

Boulder, Colo., USA: GSA’s dynamic online journal, Geosphere, posts articles online regularly. Topics for articles...

Debunking the Covid deniers who enter hospitals

Covid: EU drugs regulator approves AstraZeneca vaccine

In a statement, Michael Wilson, chief executive of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, said: “Any suggestion that...

“Today, we have developed a system which will allow us to know whether vaccines are being exported from the EU. This...

Covid infections remain high but stable

Covid vaccine: Single­dose Johnson & Johnson jab is 66% effective

According to ONS estimates, one in 55 people in England were estimated to have the virus, one in 70 in Wales, one in 110...

In the UK, the latest estimate for the R rate from the government’s scientific advisory group, Sage, is 0.7 to 1.1....

Oxford vaccine WILL work for over­65s and German claim it’s only 6.5% accurate is ‘misleading’

Novavax will submit results to UK regulator ‘within two weeks’, clinical trial chief says

Oxford University’s Covid vaccine will work on over­

The Novavax coronavirus vaccine could submit its

65s, scientists have insisted after German regulators claimed it...

results to the UK regulator within two weeks, says the clinical trial chief,...

Europe’s vaccine war: EU brings in export controls after publishing AstraZeneca contract

UK delivers 446,000 vaccines on Thursday

The EU’s vaccine war entered a dangerous new phase today as the bloc introduced rules that will allow it to block life­saving...

Coronavirus England: 1m STILL infected last week despite R­rate fall England’s coronavirus R rate is now between 0.7 and 1.0, according to SAGE’s latest estimates and the number...

Britain today passed the halfway point of its mammoth Covid vaccination drive as the number of people to receive the first...

Genetic changes in tumors could help predict if patients will respond to immunotherapy Immunotherapies have led to huge progress treating certain types of cancer, but only a subset of patients respond, and hence...

Scientists discover a new promising target for diabetes treatment

Which beverages burst with umami potential?

Diabetes mellitus is a complex disease characterized by the loss or dysfunction of insulin­ producing beta cells in the islets...

It is often associated with the earthy flavours of meat, mushrooms, broths and vine­ripened tomatoes. It enhances saltiness...

Americans like sports, but heterosexual men especially do

Scientists look to soils to learn how forests affect air quality, climate change

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nearly nine out of 10

IMAGE: A map of sampling locations across the

Americans say they enjoy sports at least a little, but heterosexual men more...

eastern United States used in the studies. The green dot indicates Moores...

Explaining to your child why behavior is wrong may not always work

COVID unemployment assistance puts food on the table: BU study

Parents know the scenario all too well: their child misbehaves and it comes time for discipline.

Research conducted globally...

Another wave of COVID­19 is putting millions out of work, while tens of millions more remain unemployed, and Congress debates...

GSA Bulletin articles published ahead of print in January

Covid UK: Cases continue to decline with 28,680 new positive tests

Boulder, Colo., USA: Sixteen articles were published online ahead of print for GSA Bulletin in January. Topics include insights...

Britain today confirmed another 28,680 cases of coronavirus in another week­on­week drop, with 24 per cent fewer than last...

Experts say Brazil strain may be able to ‘escape’ vaccine­triggered immunity

Germany’s vaccine commission says AstraZeneca jab should only be used for

Coronavirus outbreaks in the city where a Brazilian variant emerged suggest it may be able to dodge vaccine­triggered immunity,...

under­65s

Covid­19 could have a long­term effect on male fertility, German study claims

Covid cases fell in 97% of local authorities in England last week, Public Health England data shows

Covid­19 could have a long­term effect on male fertility, a study in Germany has claimed. Scientists compared semen quality...

How did the UK end up as one of the world’s leading countries on the vaccine roll­out? The UK is one of the world’s...

All but five local authorities in England saw coronavirus infections fall last week, official data shows in the clearest...

Epilepsy research focused on astrocytes Together with colleagues in Japan, Prof. Dr.

Light pollution linked to preterm birth increase

Christine Rose and her doctoral student Jan Meyer from the Institute of Neurobiology...

Specifically, the likelihood of a preterm birth could

Missing protein helps small cell lung cancer evade immune defenses

Malaria tricks the brain’s defense system

Despite decades of study, SCLC — a subset of lung cancer that makes up about 13 percent of lung cancer diagnoses —...

increase by approximately 1.48 percentage points (or 12.9%), according...

The most serious form of the disease is cerebral malaria which may cause severe neurological consequences and, in the worst­case...

Healthy lifespan analysis using nematodes

Human activity caused the long­term growth of greenhouse gas methane

The concept of “healthy life expectancy” was proposed in the year 2000 by the World Health Organization (WHO)...

IMAGE: Evolution of the observed and simulated concentrations (top) and growth rates (bottom) in the southern hemisphere...

Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows

Genetic screening before prescribing could benefit millions

IMAGE: The brain with all the white matter tracts visible. White matter tracts are susceptible to damage in people...

Four million UK patients could benefit annually from genetic testing before being prescribed common medicines, according...

Imaging zebrafish movements in 3D to better understand ALS disease

Iowa and Ohio team finds strategy to protect developing brain from prenatal stress in mice

IMAGE: INRS researcher Jinyang Liang is a specialist in ultra­fast and biophotonic imaging. view more Credit:...

New research from the University of Iowa and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center demonstrates that offspring can...

Covid­19: No­swab saliva test finds symptomless cases

Coronavirus: Germany set to limit AstraZeneca jab to under­65s

In the trials done so far, the LamPORE Covid­19 test, produced by Oxford Nanopore, was accurate and sensitive enough to identify...

Meanwhile, Paul Hunter, professor of Medicine at the University of East Anglia, told BBC News that the jab was safe for people...

Covid­19: ‘Less exercise and more TV’ than first lockdown

Covid­19: Novavax vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials

Lead researcher, Dr Daisy Fancourt, from

The Novavax jab was shown to be 89.3% effective

University College London, said: “It is not surprising that the current lockdown...

at preventing Covid­19 in participants in its Phase 3 clinical trial in the...

Doctor says taking Tylenol or Advil before getting a vaccine will DULL the effectiveness of the shot

Novavax’s COVID­19 vaccine prevents 90% of infections

Taking Tylenol or Advil before getting a coronavirus vaccine cold block production of antibodies and make the shot less effective,...

South African ‘super­covid’ hits America Two South Carolina residents are the first Americans with the South African ‘super covid’ variant that may make...

Unlocking PTSD: New study reveals why

Novavax Inc’s experimental COVID­19 vaccine is safe and nearly 90 percent effective at preventing infection, but possibly...

Previously ‘hidden’ weekly state COVID reports released by Biden officials For months, the Trump administration sent weekly updates to state officials that revealed how bad COVID­19 really was in...

Putting bugs on the menu, safely

trauma­focused psychotherapy treatment works “We know that psychotherapy works. But we don’t have a lot of good data to explain how it works, how the brain...

The research, published in the journal Food Chemistry, identified 20 proteins found in cricket food products which could...

Scientists find key function of molecule in cells crucial for regulating immunity

Malaria threw human evolution into overdrive on this African archipelago

Now, UNC School of Medicine scientists led by Jenny Ting, PhD, the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Genetics, and...

An archipelago of ten islands in the Atlantic Ocean some 385 miles offshore from Senegal, Cabo Verde was uninhabited until...

New catalyst moves seawater desalination, hydrogen production closer to commercialization

The Lancet: Study estimates that, without vaccination against 10 diseases, mortality in children under five would be 45% higher in low­income and middle­ income countries

But existing methods require multiple steps performed at high temperatures over a lengthy period of time in order to produce...

Peer­reviewed / Simulation or Modelling / People A new modelling study has estimated that from 2000 to 2030 vaccination...

Scholars reveal the changing nature of U.S. cities

Experiments show the record of early life could be full of "false positives"

IMAGE: Washington, D.C. and surrounding area. view more Credit: Johannes Uhl Cities are not all the same,...

IMAGE: Scanning electron microscope images of organic biomorphs composed of filaments and spheres in pre­silicification...

Immune system sets ‘tripwire’ to protect against viruses

New biosensors quickly detect coronavirus proteins and antibodies

IMAGE: A new study by UC San Diego biologists has revealed insights on the intricate, adaptive mechanisms of a protective...

IMAGE: An illustration of a new biosensor binding to a targeted molecule and emitting light. The creation of the ...

South African ‘super­covid’ is in the US

Over 8,000 shoppers say this £13 Himalayan Salt Lamp helps you stress less and sleep better

Two South Carolina residents are the first Americans with the South African ‘super covid’ variant that may make...

‘Best sleep I’ve had in years’: Shoppers say this £13 Himalayan Salt Lamp helps you stress less and enjoy...

Coronavirus US: Cases fall 31% as 47 states see infections decline

Scientists trial whether candy could detect an infection because of a loss of taste and smell

Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline drastically across the United States even as deaths hold steady near peak levels. On...

Could CANDY test for COVID? Scientists trial whether flavored sweets could detect an infection because of a loss of taste...

Two anti­viral enzymes transform pre­ leukemia stem cells into leukemia

Hypertension symptoms in women often mistaken for menopause

Researchers at UC San Diego Health and University of California San Diego School of Medicine are working to understand what...

“Physicians should intensify the detection of hypertension in middle­aged women,” states the document. Up to...

Researchers develop technique to replicate bone­remodeling processes

Making wheat and peanuts less allergenic

Published in Science Advances, the researchers developed a new biomaterial they call demineralized bone paper. The team includes...

Sachin Rustgi, a member of the Crop Science Society of America, studies how we can use breeding to develop less allergenic...

Detecting trace amounts of multiple classes of antibiotics in foods

New Geology articles published online ahead of print in January

Antibiotics can be present at trace amounts in meat, eggs and milk if the animals aren’t withdrawn from the drugs for...

Boulder, Colo., USA: Eleven new articles were published ahead of print for Geology in January 2021. The include new modeling,...

Genomic studies implicate specific genes in post­traumatic stress disorder

3D printing resins in dental devices may be toxic to reproductive health

IMAGE: Murray Stein, MD, MPH, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine and

3D­printable resins, such as those used in dental applications, are marketed as biocompatible Clear

Public Health at UC San...

tooth aligners, a...

Study shows why anesthetic stops cell’s walkers in their tracks

Baylor study: Management without morals can lead to employees’ unethical behavior

IMAGE: Researchers simulated the mechanism that allows propofol, a common anesthetic, to halt the movement of kinesin...

IMAGE: Matthew J. Quade, Ph.D., associate professor of management, Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business ...

Covid­19: Five days that shaped the outbreak

Coronavirus: EU and AstraZeneca seek to resolve vaccine supply crisis

Although no­one knew it at the time, between 2,300 and 4,000 people were by now likely infected, according to a recent model...

The AstraZeneca vaccine, developed with Oxford University, has not yet been approved by the EU, although this is expected...

Covid: Black over­80s ‘half as likely’ to have been vaccinated

Covid: ‘Virus going in right direction but not fast enough’

Evidence presented to government outlined factors including “perception of risk, low confidence in the vaccine, distrust,...

Confirmed UK coronavirus cases, based on people with symptoms having tests, have fallen sharply since the start of the year...

Hospital worker flu shots could mean fewer early deaths

The dangers of drugged driving are outpacing drunk driving

But new research from the University of Georgia shows that state laws promoting flu vaccinations for hospital workers can...

“We need to focus our efforts on drugged driving, in addition to drunk driving, because drugged driving causes such...

Researchers simplify the study of gene­ environment interactions

Melatonin is effective against polycystic kidney disease

The research, published Jan. 7 in The American

In a new paper published in the journal Molecules,

Journal of Human Genetics, makes the process of finding these interactions...

alum Cassandra Millet­Boureima (MSc 19) and Chiara Gamberi, affiliate...

AI used to predict early symptoms of schizophrenia in relatives of patients

"Liquid" machine­learning system adapts to changing conditions

In recently published research, the tool was used to analyze functional magnetic resonance images of 57 healthy first­degree...

MIT researchers have developed a type of neural network that learns on the job, not just during its training phase. These...

Newly licensed autistic drivers crash less than other young drivers

Technology bolsters use of chia seeds to help improve health, slow signs of aging

Philadelphia, January 28, 2021 – A collaborative study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) and...

Deeper insight into how tick spit suppresses cattle immunity IMAGE: The Asian blue tick with its eggs (Photo: Itabajara da Silva Vaz Jr). view more Credit: itabajara da...

Wearing three­layer masks blocks 90% of infectious particles, experts say Wearing three layers of face coverings can help protect you against infection with the novel coronavirus. Public health experts...

New 23andMe tool can help you calculate what your risk is of being hospitalized due to COVID­19 A new tool from home genetic testing company 23andMe may be able to predict a person’s risk of contracting a severe...

IMAGE: An improved extraction method from Purdue University innovators involving chia seeds may provide new options...

Turning food waste back into food IMAGE: Graphic depicting the need to turn food waste back into food. view more Credit: Deborah Pagliaccia/UCR There’s...

Pregnant women with COVID­19 13 times more likely to die compared to those not expecting babies Pregnant women are much more likely to have poor outcomes from COVID­19 than similarly­aged people who are not pregnant,...

States to get syringes to extract extra Pfizer vaccine doses this week US states will get their first shipments of desperately needed special syringes to help them get every dose out of Pfizer‘s...

Novel compound may help develop diabetes drugs

Ancient proteins help track early milk drinking in Africa

Study findings are published online in the journal Nature Chemical Biology. The adenosine

Now archaeological scientists are increasingly using proteomics to study ancient dairying. By

monophosphate­activated protein...

extracting tiny bits of preserved...

T cells can mount attacks against many SARS­CoV­2 targets — even on new virus variant

Study reveals precarious employment on the rise long before COVID­19

The new research, published January 27, 2021 in Cell Report Medicine, is the most detailed analysis so far of which proteins...

Precarious employment, or P.E., is defined as low­ quality employment, which is often characterized by low wages, job insecurity...

Can large fluid­filled spaces in the brain help identify those at risk of dementia?

Is there a link between cashless payments and unhealthy consumption?

Perivascular spaces are involved in clearing waste and toxins from the brain and may be associated

The widespread use of cashless payments including credit cards, debit cards, and mobile apps

with the brain changes...

has made transactions more convenient...

In Brazil, many smaller dams disrupt fish more than large hydropower projects

Hypnotic suggestions can make a complex task easy by helping vision fill in the blanks

IMAGE: A small hydropower dam in Brazil. view more Credit: Victor Baptista The development of small hydropower...

Detecting ADHD with near perfect accuracy BUFFALO, N.Y. – A new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher has identified how specific communication among...

Popular folklore and anecdotal evidence suggest that people in a hypnotic or suggestible state can experience sensory hallucinations,...

Scientists publish a blueprint to apply artificial intelligence to extend human longevity IMAGE: Applications of AI in longevity medicine view more Credit: Deep Longevity Limited 27th of January,...

Coronavirus: AstraZeneca defends EU vaccine rollout plan

Charities funding plea for Covid­19 bereavement support

“Would I like to do better? Of course. But, you know, if we deliver in February what we are planning to deliver, it’s...

In a letter to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock, and mental health minister, Nadine Dorries, charities call for some of...

Covid­19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat ‘more common’ with new variant

Covid­19: ‘Poor decisions’ to blame for UK death toll, scientists say

Cough, fatigue, sore throat and muscle pain may be more common in people who test positive for the new UK variant of coronavirus,...

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Moderna confirms it is in talks to supply U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of its vaccine

Over 9,000 shoppers swear by this £5 shampoo for fighting dry, flaky and itchy scalps

Moderna confirmed on Wednesday that it is in talks

‘Results after first wash!’: Over 9,000 shoppers

with the U.S. to supply an additional 100 million doses of its coronavirus...

swear by this £5 shampoo for fighting dry, flaky and itchy...

3­D printed Biomesh minimizes hernia repair complications

To combat false news, correct after reading

The condition may develop serious complications, therefore hernia repair may be recommended.

Repair consists of surgically...

In an experiment, the researchers discovered that fact­checking labels, when attached to online news headlines, actually...

Cannabis use both helps and hurts entrepreneurial creativity

A compound that slows bone loss, and a resource for developing treatments to slow aging

The study found that cannabis­using entrepreneurs generated new business ideas such as a weightless, gravity­free virtual...

The project, which involved five Buck labs and took several years to complete, involved serially profiling the individual...

Genome­editing tool TALEN outperforms CRISPR­Cas9 in tightly packed DNA

Controlling pain after surgery doesn’t have to mean opioids, study shows

The researchers report their findings in the journal Nature Communications. The study adds to the evidence that a broader...

As surgeons balance the need to control their patients’ post­surgery pain with the risk that a routine operation could...

T cells can mount attacks against many SARS­CoV­2 targets–even on new virus

IU researchers discover how breast cancer cells hide from immune attack

variant IMAGE: Transmission electron micrograph of SARS­CoV­2 virus particles, isolated from a patient.

Image captured and...

INDIANAPOLIS–Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified...

Diving into devonian seas: Ancient marine faunas unlock secrets of warming oceans

New study points to better diagnostics for cancer

IMAGE: Prof. Newton’s scholarly work involves

differential expression and differential methylation calculated by...

studies of modern and ancient biodiversity, including the quantitative...

IMAGE: Scatter plots show the correlation between

Borderline personality disorder: Don’t ignore it

Biologists unravel full sequence of DNA repair mechanism

And her new research, published in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology backs her up. “Like adult BPD, adolescent BPD...

Break­induced replication (BIR) is a way to solve those problems. In humans, it is employed chiefly to repair breaks in DNA...

Drink and drug risk is lower among optimistic pupils with ‘happy’ memories

Most patients find tele­dermatology appointments suitable alternative to office visits

The findings, based on data from nearly 2,000 US high school students, show a link between how pupils feel about the past,...

The COVID­19 pandemic changed many aspects of everyday life, including how patients interact with the health care system...

Inequality in medieval Cambridge was ‘recorded on the bones’ of its residents

Children can bypass age verification procedures in popular social media apps

University of Cambridge researchers examined the remains of 314 individuals dating from the 10th to

IMAGE: Children of all ages can bypass age verification measures to sign­up to the world’s most

the 14th century and...

popular social...

Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought

Pace of prehistoric human innovation could be revealed by ‘linguistic thermometer’

Harpy eagles are considered by many to be among the planet’s most spectacular birds. They are also among its most elusive,...

IMAGE: Global ‘hot ‘and ‘cold’ spots view more Credit: Image from Martin Sanchez on...

Secrets of traumatic stress hidden in the brain are exposed

Trying to beat a coke habit with cannabis? Not so fast !

IMAGE: Maps showing the location and extent of

Montreal, January 27, 2021 – Taking cannabidiol, a

the regions of interest used in this study on the effects of an allostatic...

chemical in the cannabis sativa plant, isn’t an effective...

Covid­19: UK deaths likely to come down slowly, Whitty warns

Covid deaths: Four stories in 100,000

Then, in February, the vaccination programme should start having an impact, leading, hopefully, to a rapid drop in deaths.

In March 2020, we were told it would be a ‘’good outcome’’ if coronavirus killed 20,000 people across the UK. Now...

UK Covid deaths: Why the 100,000 toll is so bad

Covid deaths: ‘Hard to compute sorrow’ of 100,000 milestone

Wales, however, did introduce its own “fire­breaker” – a 17­day lockdown in October. It got infection rates...

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Biden administration orders 200 million more COVID­19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and Moderna

More than 100 MILLION people worldwide have had COVID­19

Is ‘covid tongue’ the latest sign of infection? One in four coronavirus patients develop bumps and swelling in...

One in five Americans has an STI and nearly HALF of infections are in people under age 24 Chlamydia What is it? Chlamydia is a sexually­ transmitted disease that can infect males and females. It stems from bacteria...

A staggering 100 million people around the world have been infected with coronavirus, a grim Johns Hopkins University tally...

JOE WICKS shows you his hot tips for staying lean in lockdown Feel like you’ve made a million meals over the past few months? Me too. Having to cook three times a day, seven days...

Rich European countries have higher atrial fibrillation death rates than least wealthy The researchers believe the difference between countries could be due to lifestyle factors, such as increased obesity and...

Air pollution linked to higher risk of sight loss from AMD They found that people in the most polluted areas were at least 8% more likely to report having AMD, according to the findings...

New control mechanism in innate immune system

Vaccine shows potential against deadly leptospirosis bacteria

Proteases are enzymes that cleave other proteins.

Most often, proteases occur in cascade networks, where a particular event...

An effective vaccine would help prevent the life­ threatening conditions caused by leptospirosis, such as Weil’s disease...

A benchmark for single­electron circuits

Life­threatening complications during pregnancy: greater long­term risk of death

Single­electron circuits are already used as electric­current quantum standards and in quantum­computer prototypes. In these...

Partners in crime: genetic collaborator may influence severity of the rare disease, NGLY1 IMAGE: University of Utah Health geneticist Clement Chow, Ph.D., studies NGLY1 deficiency in

A research team from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) has shown that women who have had serious complications during pregnancy...

UC study: The dangers of drugged driving are outpacing drunk driving IMAGE: Doctoral student Andrew Yockey is one a a team of reserachers at the UC School of Human Services who study substance...

the fruit flies and its...

Metoclopramide inhibits proliferation of leukemia stem cells

Arctic ocean expedition advances climate modeling

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) results from a degeneration of the hematopoietic stem cells (leukemia stem cells), thereby...

IMAGE: The RV Mirai navigating the ice­free Arctic Ocean in October 2019. view more Credit: Jun Inoue (NIPR) As...

Covid US: Pfizer defends decision to ship fewer vials of vaccine

Pregnant women should NOT take Moderna Covid­19 vaccine, says WHO

Pfizer board member Scott Gottlieb says company is sending out up to 7 million FEWER vaccine vials to put pressure on pharmacists...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine should not be used on pregnant women...

Moderna says it is on track to deliver the US 100 million doses of its COVID­19 vaccine by March

Pfizer CEO says it’s making booster shots for coronavirus variants

Moderna confirmed on Tuesday it is on track to deliver the U.S. 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine by March and...

UK’S ‘KENT’ VARIANT – B117 UK health officials announced in December that a ‘variant of concern’...

Afternoon napping linked to better mental agility

Breakthrough design vastly improves mechanical heart valve

It seems to be associated with better locational awareness, verbal fluency, and working memory, the findings indicate. Longer...

A team of researchers at UBCO’s Heart Valve Performance Lab (HVPL) has developed a way to improve overall blood flow...

Toddlers who use touchscreens may be more distractible

Gut microbiota reveals whether drug therapies work in inflammatory bowel diseases

The research team say the findings are important for the growing debate around the role of screen time on toddlers’...

If conventional drug therapies based on anti­ inflammatory drugs are ineffective, the diseases can be treated using infliximab,...

Wirelessly rechargeable soft brain implant controls brain cells

Anonymous cell phone data can quantify behavioral changes for flu­like illnesses

This study, led by Professor Jae­Woong Jeong, is a step forward from the wireless head­mounted implant neural device he developed...

Cell phone data that is routinely collected by telecommunications providers can reveal changes of behavior in people who...

Metamaterial tiles boost sensitivity of large telescopes

Anti­poverty policies can reduce reports of child neglect

WASHINGTON — A multi­institutional group of

Providing economic relief to struggling families can

researchers has developed new metamaterial tiles that will help improve...

lead to another positive effect — fewer cases of child neglect,...

Kombucha tea sparks creative materials research solution

Genetically­modified mosquitoes key to stopping Zika virus spread

IMAGE: With Army funding, researchers developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mixture of...

IMAGE: Dr. Alexander Franz is an associate professor in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine. view more Credit:...

Covid vaccines: Why some countries will have to wait until 2022

Coronavirus: EU to tighten vaccine exports amid row with AstraZeneca

How are Covid­19 vaccines being distributed across the world? As some countries start vaccinating their populations, others...

The bloc did sign a deal in August for 300 million doses, with an option for 100 million more. The EU had hoped that, as...

Covid­19: Vaccine minister ‘confident’ of supplies amid production delays

Covid: UK virus deaths top 100,000 since pandemic began

“Supplies are tight, they continue to be, these are

Last April, there were two weeks with more than

new manufacturing processes,” Mr Zahawi added.

“It’s...

9,000 Covid deaths registered across the UK, but there have been no other...

Harness the power of your mind to beat hot flushes

‘Health’ tonic with your ENTIRE daily sugar limit in one dose

Up to 80 per cent of women experience symptoms of the menopause, most typically hot flushes and

With wintry weather adding to lockdown malaise, a ‘health tonic’ might seem like just what the doctor

night sweats, as a result...

ordered. Liquid...

There’s a new remedy for hair loss… but you’ll need a strong stomach to tolerate it

Radioactive pig tranquilliser could be used in humans to transform diagnosis of high blood pressure

Some men regard hair loss as a mark of

A radioactive form of a drug originally developed as

masculinity, but for many affected, both men and women, it is far from welcome. With...

an animal tranquilliser could help to transform the diagnosis of high...

Should medics be allowed to help desperately sick patients end their lives?

Global demand for cancer surgery set to surge

Could Scotland soon allow assisted dying?

Their research shows the greatest relative increase will occur in 34 low­income countries, where the

Physician­assisted dying (PAD) is legal in a small group of countries including...

number of cases requiring...

Stimulating brain pathways shows origins of human language and memory

First observation of the early link between proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease

Although speech and language are unique to humans, experts have found that the brain’s pathway is similarly wired in...

During the pre­clinical stages of Alzheimer’s disease, i.e. when subtle changes are taking place in the brain but no...

Highly specific synaptic plasticity in addiction

How did Florida fail to respond to a coral disease epizootic and what’s to follow?

IMAGE: One step of the methodology used to

IMAGE: A colony of the large grooved brain coral,

isolate and measure the MMP activity. view more Credit: Elsevier Philadelphia,...

Colpophyllia natans, infected by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease....

No overall difference in concussion recovery time for male and female college athletes

Breakthrough design at UBCO vastly improves mechanical heart valve

Philadelphia, January 26, 2021 – Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University...

the lead researcher at UBCO’s Heart Valve Performance Lab. ...

Research shows people with high omega­3 index less likely to die from COVID­19

Some COVID­19 survivors develop stutters and bizarre neurological effects

Researchers with the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and collaborators at Cedars­Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles...

had debilitating neurological effects that range from mani to neurological...

Brazil’s ‘super­covid’ arrives in the US

Scientists will begin testing vaccine that can be given as a NASAL SPRAY

UK’S ‘KENT’ VARIANT – B117 UK health officials

IMAGE: Associate Professor Hadi Mohammadi is

COVID­19 has left scores of survivors with bizarre

announced in December that a ‘variant of

For the estimated six million people in Britain who

concern’...

have a needle phobia, it’s the news many have been anxiously waiting...

Why taking an afternoon nap is not such a dozy idea

‘Why do I keep getting these painful mouth ulcers?’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

Decades ago, Winston Churchill said: ‘Nature has not intended mankind to work from eight in the morning until midnight...

I have recurring mouth ulcers, which my research suggests is something called Sutton disease II. My doctors haven’t mentioned...

Watching decision making in the brain

Immune cells found in the brain are behind the depression experienced in inflammation

These scientists and engineers developed a system that read and decoded the activity of monkeys’ brain cells while...

David Engblom’s research group at Linköping University has spent many years looking at why inflammation in the body,...

Promising way to find new cancer drugs

Newly discovered subset of brain cells fight inflammation with instructions from the gut

One mechanism that contributes to the changes in gene expression is the interaction between the proteins called histones...

Domino effects and synchrony in seizure initiation Scientists have observed distinctive patterns in the electrical activity of neuron groups in healthy brains. Networks of...

“Over the years, many labs, including mine, have identified important roles for astrocytes in promoting neurological...

In ED patients with chest and abdominal pain, care delivered by physicians and APPs is similar IMAGE: 20162019 data, national emergency medicine group, emergency severity index 2­4, chief complaint chest/abdominal...

Governments need to set clear rules for vaccinating health care workers against COVID­19 IMAGE: From left to right: Colleen Flood, Kumanan Wilson, Bryan Thomas. view more Credit:

Finding a way to stop chemotherapy from damaging the heart COLUMBUS, Ohio – There could be an intervention on the horizon to help prevent heart damage caused by the common chemotherapy...

University of Ottawa An...

Impact of patient­reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation IMAGE: Radiologists’ agreement with reference

When — not what — obese mice ate reduced breast cancer risk Restricting eating to an eight­hour window, when activity is highest, decreased the risk of

diagnoses for presumptive pain generator type, level, and side...

development, growth and metastasis...

Hancock: ‘Difficult to put timeline on exiting lockdown’

Care home worker thought cancer misdiagnosis was a ‘cruel joke’

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the lifting of Covid­19 restrictions can only happen when the

She had 18 months of oral chemotherapy treatment, during which she experienced weight

“facts on the ground”...

loss, nausea and bone pain, and had...

Covid: Teachers ‘not at higher risk’ of death than average

Moderna vaccine appears to work against variants

“What we do know is that, when schools are fully open, education staff are asked to work in environments that are inherently...

Moderna’s Covid vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious variants of the pandemic virus found in the UK...

Heavy smokers face nearly DOUBLE risk of dying of COVID­19 compared to people who have never smoked

Continuous monitoring of proteins a game­changer for patients with deteriorating health

Heavy smokers face nearly DOUBLE risk of being hospitalized for COVID­19 or dying compared to

The research team, led by Dr Simon Corrie from Monash University’s Department of Chemical

people who have never smoked,...

Engineering and the ARC Centre...

Nanomedicine’s ‘crown’ is ready for its close up

RUDN University linguists conducted comprehensive study of how Russian speakers perceive Greek sound

Medicines based on nanoscopic particles have the promise to be more effective than current therapies

IMAGE: Linguists from RUDN University found out

while reducing side...

how Russian speakers differentiate between similar consonants of the...

COVID­19 cases, deaths in US increase with higher income inequality IMAGE: Tim Liao, a University of Illinois Urbana­ Champaign sociology professor, led a study that

NASA’s Roman mission will probe galaxy’s core for hot Jupiters, brown dwarfs When it launches in the mid­2020s, NASA’s Nancy

examined the association...

Grace Roman Space Telescope will explore an expansive range of infrared...

A microscopic look at aneurysm repair

Dietary adherence and the fight against obesity

Hitting a pothole on the road in just the wrong way might create a bulge on the tire, a weakened spot that will almost certainly...

IMAGE: says Ariana M. Chao, PhD, CRNP, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Penn Nursing view more Credit: Penn...

Vaccine produces long­lasting anti­ tumor response in patients with melanoma The findings, published online today by the journal

Message in a bottle: Info­rich bubbles respond to antibiotics These tiny particles, produced by most bacteria, can bud off from outer cellular membranes,

Nature Medicine, demonstrate the staying power of the immune response...

traveling along cell surfaces...

COVID­19 warnings were on Twitter well before the outbreak of the pandemic

Fine tuning first­responder immune cells may reduce TBI damage

Even before public announcements of the first cases of COVID­19 in Europe were made, at the

IMAGE: Drs. Babak Baban (foreground) and Krishnan Dhandapani. view more Credit: Kim

end of January 2020, signals...

Ratliff, Augusta University...

Efficient solid­state depolymerization of waste PET

Women influenced coevolution of dogs and humans

IMAGE: Dr Vjekoslav Štrukil view more Credit: Ru? er Boškovi? Institute These results were published in...

PULLMAN, Wash. – Man’s best friend might actually belong to a woman. In a cross­cultural analysis, Washington...

Doctoral student leads paleoclimate study of precipitation and sea ice in Arctic Alaska

Covid: Norwich man’s daughters praise hospital staff as he loses virus battle

Arctic sea ice is rapidly diminishing due to global warming, and scientists have found that sea ice

The daughter of “caring” man who died in hospital from coronavirus has spoken of the moment a nurse looked “heartbroken”...

dynamics have a big impact...

Learning disability vaccine plea: ‘Don’t leave us to rot’

Blue envelope plan for Scottish jab dates delayed

As high risk groups continue to be immunised there are growing concerns that people with learning disabilities have been...

They are due to be sent out in Fife, Forth Valley, Ayrshire and Arran, Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Lothian...

South Africa coronavirus variant: 77 cases found in UK

CRISPR technology to cure sickle cell disease

Scientists have said there is a chance the South African variant may harm the effectiveness of current vaccines.

The first cases treated with this approach were recently published in an article co­authored by Dr. Damiano Rondelli, the...

Student uses zebrafish to study spinal deformities

Geographic factors that affect HPV vaccination rates

The iconic stripes are eye­catching but it’s the transparency of zebrafish embryonic tissue which are most prized by...

HPV vaccination can significantly reduce the number of new cancer diagnoses linked to the virus, in addition to preventing...

Exercising muscle combats chronic inflammation on its own

Possible new combo therapy for head and neck cancer

The results appear online on January 22 in the

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have

journal Science Advances. “Lots of processes are taking place throughout...

tested a new combination therapy in animal models to see if they could find...

Depression in new fathers connected to relationship insecurities

Potential combined drug therapy for lung cancer

Becoming a parent often brings great joy, but not always. Parenthood also entails challenges, stress

IMAGE: Graphical schema showing the mechanism for overcoming intrinsic resistance to ALK­TKIs

and, for some people,...

owing toTP53 mutations ...

Single atoms as a catalyst: Surprising effects ensue

The Lancet: World failing to address health needs of 630 million women and children affected by armed conflict

Metals such as gold or platinum are often used as catalysts. In the catalytic converters of vehicles, for

New estimates reveal extent of the health burden of

example, platinum...

armed conflict–affecting at least 630 million women and children...

Continued strict control measures needed to reduce new COVID­19 strains

Treating moms with postpartum depression helps their babies’ brains

A group of scientists is calling on governments to consider the continued use of strict control

The study, published in the journal Depression and Anxiety this week, found treating mothers who had

measures as the only way...

postpartum depression...

Immune system mounts a lasting defense after recovery from COVID­19, researchers find

Drug­delivery microcapsules tagged with zirconium­89 can be tracked by PET imaging

The findings, published in Nature, provide the

The UAB microcapsules — labeled with radioactive

strongest evidence yet that the immune system “remembers” the...

zirconium­89 — are the first example of hollow polymer capsules...

The physics behind tumor growth

MRI helps unravel the mysteries of sleep

The results appeared Jan. 15 in the journal Biosystems. “When scientists think about cancer, the first thing that comes...

Difficult data to obtain The only catch was that it wasn’t easy to perform brain MRIs on participants while they were...

A study explores the alteration of the functional dynamics of the human brain associated with ageing

Chimpanzee friends fight together to battle rivals

Normal ageing causes disruptions in the brain that can lead to cognitive decline. Resting­state functional magnetic resonance...

Chimpanzees, one of the closest relatives of humans, cooperate on a group level – in combative disputes, they even...

Flowery diets help predatory insects help farmers keep pests in check

Highly efficient grid­scale electricity storage at fifth of cost

Good news for the green transition: Flowery diets help predatory insects help farmers keep pests in check Predatory insects...

IMAGE: Caption: A Binder­Free Horizontal Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD) Process Is Used to Activate Commercial Carbon...

Fungi strengthen plants to fend off aphids

Covid R rate: What is the R number and why does it matter?

GREEN TRANSITION Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that unique fungi strengthen the “immune...

Governments around the world keep talking about R0, also known as the “reproduction number” or “R number”. It’s...

Coronavirus: ‘Lockdown made me feel like I was in prison’

‘I couldn’t breathe’: The 26­year­old with Covid

John Nicholl is registered deafblind. The County

‘I couldn’t breathe’: The 26­year­old with Covid.

Antrim man was born deaf and was later diagnosed with Ushers syndrome, a...

Video, 00:01:41‘I couldn’t breathe’:...

Covid: Vaccinated people may spread virus, says Van­Tam

Food to fuel up your mind: How to keep your brain finely tuned on the S.H.A.R.P. diet

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Prof Jonathan Van­Tam stressed that scientists “do not yet know

Preventing the onset of Alzheimer’s and mitigating

the impact of the...

its symptoms after diagnosis is a cherished aim in the 21st century. After...

One dose of Pfizer’s Covid shot half as effective as promised, doctor claims

Shoppers rave about this posture corrector

The first dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is less

Amazon shoppers claim this £7 posture corrector is

than half effective as some officials indicated, Israel’s...

useful for relieving aches and pains caused by working from home By Emily...

Carers kept a mother’s disabled son locked up for a year to avoid Covid

Why are doctors STILL failing to tell patients they may never be able to give up antidepressants?

For almost a year now, Anne Shepherd has been barred from seeing her son Sam, who lives in a

Millions of patients risk being ‘trapped for life’ on

care home. It has been agony...

antidepressants, mental health experts have warned, as...

Tiny high­tech probes reveal how information flows across the brain

Spontaneous cell fusions amplify genetic diversity within tumors

Your brain processes the world around you nearly

Why is parasexual recombination important? In its

instantaneously, but there are numerous lightning­ fast steps between light...

absence, inheritance of genetic information is strictly clonal. As cells...

On the trail of active ingredients from marine yeasts

Scientists discover link between nicotine and breast cancer metastasis

A unique opportunity arose for researchers in the Department of Botanical Genetics and Molecular

While cigarette smoking’s link to cancer is well­ known, the role of nicotine, a non­carcinogenic

Biology at Kiel University,...

chemical found in...

Combining best of both worlds for cancer modeling

Addressing the impact of structural racism on disparities in children with Type 1 diabetes

Further, animal models, like mice, biologically differ from humans in ways that play a critical role in immunotherapy, and...

IMAGE: Terri H. Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, the Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition, Professor of Nursing...

Novel target identified that could improve safety of therapy for pancreatic cancer Researchers from Queen Mary University of

Reducing traps increases performance of organic photodetectors IMAGE: Flexible organic photodetectors (OPDs) have a huge potential for applications in low­cost

London, have identified a protein that may represent a novel therapeutic target...

imaging, health monitoring...

University of Cincinnati student uses zebrafish to study spinal deformities

New perspectives challenge the idea that saturated fats cause heart disease

Popular in aquariums all over the world, the zebrafish is native to South Asia. But here in a

In science, sometimes a new perspective can turn our interpretation of the data upside­down, and

Cincinnati Children’s...

necessitate a paradigm shift. There...

HEALTH NOTES: Going grey? Blame it on your ethnicity

Scar­free stitch in the stomach could help patients shed up to FIVE stone

HEALTH NOTES: Going grey? Blame it on your ethnicity By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published:

People struggling to lose weight could soon be offered scar­free stomach­shrinking surgery on the

17:11 EST, 23 January 2021...

NHS – as early studies...

PETER WALKER: Are slim people ALWAYS fitter than fatties?

DR ELLIE CANNON: What it’s like helping Britain to jab its way to freedom

For the best part of 25 years I’ve been active – I walk or cycle most days, and in normal times my commute is a six­mile...

Hallelujah! In a single word, Christine, 79, summed up the mood of the nation. Considering I’d just jabbed her in the...

How can I get over my needle phobia?

Developmental origins of eczema and psoriasis discovered

It’s a wonderfully welcome sight: pictures of people having their Covid vaccinations. But I’m afraid I can’t...

Published on 22nd January in Science, the study also provides a completely new understanding of inflammatory disease, opening...

Scientists solve a 100­year­old mystery about cancer

Friends are most valued in cultures where they may be needed most

Various hypotheses to explain the Warburg effect

“Friendships are one of the untapped resources

have been proposed over the years, including the idea that cancer cells...

people can draw on to pursue a happier and healthier life. They literally...

Better post­surgery care would dramatically improve cancer survival

Gastrointestinal surgery can be a ‘cure’ for type 2 diabetes finds new long­term study

Hospitals in these countries were found to be less likely to have post­surgical facilities or care plans in place. Investing...

The study, published today in The Lancet, also shows that over one­third of surgically­treated patients remained diabetes­free...

Proteins unspool DNA so cells can take on unique properties

Consenting for treatment in advance to reduce leaving the hospital against medical advice among patients with addiction

ITHACA, NY – Biologists have long wondered how complex organisms contain a variety of dramatically

different types...

January 22, 2021 – Patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) being treated for serious medical conditions are more...

Shift in caribou movements may be tied to human activity

Lack of sleep, stress can lead to symptoms resembling concussion

IMAGE: University of Cincinnati assistant professor Joshua Miller holds shed antler he collected from the Arctic National...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study suggests that a lot of people might be going through life with symptoms that resemble...

UMD researcher expands plant genome editing with newly engineered variant of CRISPR­Cas9

New UK Covid variant death risk put into context by Sir Patrick Vallance

Alongside Dennis vanEngelsdorp, associate professor at the University of Maryland (UMD) in

There is evidence to suggest the new variant of Covid­19 may be linked to a higher mortality rate, according to UK chief...

Entomology named for the fifth...

Infection level ‘very, very high’ and ‘extremely precarious’

Covid: Gap between Pfizer vaccine doses should be halved, say doctors

Infection level ‘extremely precarious’ Video, 00:00:37Infection level ‘extremely precarious’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a Downing Street briefing on Friday: “In addition to spreading more quickly, it also...

Covid: Number of patients on ventilators passes 4,000 for first time

Covid US: Dr Fauci ‘knocked out’ after second Moderna vaccine dose

A total of 4,076 Covid patients were on hospital ventilators as of Friday, according to government data.

Dr Fauci was ‘knocked out for 24 hours’ with chills, aches and fatigue after getting his second dose of Moderna’s...

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY reveals the simple steps that could make it more effective

CDC now says second vaccine dose can be given up to SIX WEEKS apart

The Covid­19 vaccines being rolled out across the

CDC now says COVID­19 vaccine doses can be

UK are a modern­day miracle. It is a wonder such safe and effective vaccines...

given up to SIX WEEKS apart after insisting it would not allow second shot delays...

Covid US: 10 out of 4m who got Moderna vaccine suffered anaphylaxis

PAUL McKENNA reveals his favourite mind tricks to beat stress

Only 10 out of 4 million Americans who Moderna’s

Life throws tough experiences at us all:

COVID­19 suffered life­threatening anaphylactic allergic reactions...

bereavement, divorce, redundancy and serious illness are the kind of challenging...

See how they run: ‘Exercise protein’ doubles running capacity, restores function and extends healthy lifespans in older mice

What happens to your body during tailgating

The research, published on Wednesday in Nature Communications, reveals a detailed look at how the mitochondrial genome encodes...

small group of overweight...

Reviving exhausted immune cells to fight cancer

‘Smiling eyes’ may not signify true happiness after all

In 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved treatments involving chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR­T) cells, which...

In fact, these “smiling eye” smiles, called Duchenne smiles, seem to be related to smile intensity, rather than...

Researchers ID potential target for anti­ viral drugs to battle COVID

New blueprint for more stable quantum computers

Dr. Jennifer Hines, a professor in the Department of

IMAGE: Manuel Grimm is a theoretical physicist at

Chemistry and Biochemistry, along with graduate and undergraduate students...

the Paul Scherrer Institute and works on the foundations for building...

Rediscovery of the ‘extinct’ Pinatubo volcano mouse

Dramatic changes to radiotherapy treatments due to COVID­19

IMAGE: The rediscovered volcano mouse, thought to be extinct. view more Credit: (c) Danny Balete,

Dramatic changes were seen in the delivery of radiotherapy treatments for cancer during the first

Field Museum In...

wave of the coronavirus...

Crystal structures in super slow motion

University of Cincinnati research unveils possible new combo therapy for head

IMAGE: At the heart of the imaging technique is a

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine simulated a tailgating situation with a

complex array of 72 circular apertures view more Credit:...

and neck cancer IMAGE: Christina Wicker, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Vinita Takiar, MD, Ph.D., led this research, published...

PAUL McKENNA’S mind tricks to beat stress

COVID cases are down 11% across the US, deaths are dropping in 18 states

A few years ago, I wrote a book about confidence and how to achieve it. ‘Oh great,’ a pal scoffed

Coronavirus cases are decreasing across the United States with 44 states showing a week­over­

when I told...

week drop in infections and...

New ‘iron lung’ ventilator could revolutionise Covid treatment

New local COVID­19 strain is found in more than one­third of patients at Los Angeles hospital

British experts have designed a new type of ventilator that may allow more patients with severe Covid­19 to be treated outside...

A new local strain of the novel coronavirus has been found in more than one­third of patients in Los Angeles, a new study...

COVID­19 patients in ICUs in full wards twice as likely to die

Age provides a buffer to pandemic’s mental health impact, researchers say

COVID­19 patients admitted to ICUs during infection peaks were nearly TWICE as likely to die

Their somewhat paradoxical findings, published last month in the journal Aging and Mental Health,

compared with those treated...

suggest that although greater...

Balancing brain cell activity

Hope for a vaccination against Staphylococcus areus infections?

Exploring the environment Rodents learn about their environment by moving their highly sensitive whiskers, with which they...

S. aureus causes life­threatening conditions such as deep wound infections, sepsis, endocarditis, pneumonia or osteomyelitis....

Cartilage matrix as natural biomaterial for cartilage regeneration

Using VR training to boost our sense of agency and improve motor control

Articular cartilage damage worsens over time and, if left untreated, leads to arthritis of the entire joint.

Timely treatment...

A researcher from Tohoku University has developed a new virtual reality (VR) based method that can benefit rehabilitation...

A method for calculating optimal parameters of liquid chrystal displays developed at RUDN University

No more needles for diagnostic tests?

IMAGE: A professor from RUDN University together with his colleagues from Saratov Chernyshevsky State University and...

IMAGE: Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a microneedle...

A professor from RUDN University developed new liquid crystals

Wet and wild: There’s lots of water in the world’s most explosive volcano

IMAGE: A professor from RUDN University together with his Indian colleagues synthesized and studied new dibenzophenazine­based...

IMAGE: Shiveluch volcano has had more than 40 violent eruptions over the last 10,000 years. The last gigantic blast...

UTMB team proves potential for reducing pre­term birth by treating fetus as patient

Coronavirus: UK R number ‘between 0.8 and 1’

GALVESTON, Texas – The results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch may pave the way...

worldwide

‘Record number’ of Covid intensive care patients transferred

Covid­19: Nurses call for better masks to protect all staff

Biden apologises over troops sleeping in car park Photographs of hundreds of National Guard members sheltering underground...

Call for better coronavirus masks for all medical staff

Coronavirus: UK variant ‘may be more deadly’

US passes 400K COVID deaths on Trump’s final full day as President

Biden apologises over troops sleeping in car park

The United States hit a grim milestone and

Photographs of hundreds of National Guard members sheltering underground...

surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns...

Is your brain sleep deprived? Low mood, depression and even Alzheimer’s can be

More than 4,400 Americans die from COVID­19 on the same day President

Coronavirus: Cases of new variant appear

linked to tiredness

Biden is sworn in

Most of us operate at 50 per cent of our mental capacity. It’s like having a high­performance Ferrari and just using...

The United States recorded its second deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday with 4,229 American fatalities. It...

California clinics can resume using batch of 330K Moderna vaccines after allergic reaction scare

Brain health: Having a dog (or cat) can help reduce dementia risk

A California health official says clinics can resume using a batch of Moderna coronavirus vaccines after a scare that it...

new book, I realised something rather extraordinary. Nearly everyone understands...

Scientists make pivotal discovery on mechanism of Epstein­Barr virus latent infection

Study defines small­cell lung cancer subtypes and distinct therapeutic vulnerabilities for each type

EBV establishes life­long, latent infection in B lymphocytes, which can contribute to development of different cancer types,...

SCLC is known for rapid, aggressive growth and resistance to treatment, which leads to poor outcomes. While recent advances...

Randomized trials could help to return children safely to schools, study finds

New, simplified genetic test effectively screens for hereditary cancers

Experts say that school reopening policies currently lack a rigorous evidence base — leading to wide variation in policies...

MMR genes monitor and repair errors that can occur in normal cell replication and recombination.

In some inherited and acquired...

NSAIDs might exacerbate or suppress COVID­19 depending on timing, mouse study suggests

New technique builds super­hard metals from nanoparticles

The research is important because “NSAIDs are arguably the most commonly used anti­ inflammatory medications,”...

nanoparticle building blocks, thanks to a new technique developed...

Regulating the ribosomal RNA production line

ECMO/CRRT in the treatment of critically ill SARS­CoV­2 pneumonia patients

IMAGE: A new cryo­EM study shows that the enzyme that makes RNA from a DNA template (RNA polymerase) is altered to...

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.1267, Hai Zou...

Risk factors for intraoperative pressure injury in aortic surgery

Predictive value of blood pressure, heart rate, and blood pressure/heart rate ratio in a Chinese subpopulation with vasovagal syncope

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.1263, Yao Dong,...

While travelling the world doing research for my

IMAGE: This gold “coin ” was made from

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.1266, Zhuzhi...

Number of critical care beds occupied is 70% higher than last winter, NHS data reveals

Doctors accuse ministers of botching Covid­19 vaccine strategy over second doses

NHS intensive care units are almost 70 per cent busier than they have been at any time over the

Doctors have issued a warning to ministers and health officials over second doses of coronavirus

past five years, shocking...

vaccine. They say patients...

2020 may have been deadliest year in US history with 3.2m deaths

Confusion as Downing Street refuses to rule out diverting vaccine supplies from successful areas

Preliminary figures suggests 2020 will be the deadliest year in U.S. history. A record 3,260,397

Boris Johnson’s vaccine strategy was mired in

people died last year, which...

confusion today amid claims that supplies to areas that have been the...

Frontline workers at Covid testing centres are NOT being offered vaccine yet

Survey: Frequent reports of missed medical care in US adults during the early phase of the COVID­19 pandemic

Frontline workers at Covid testing centres are NOT

The survey of 1,337 U.S. adults found that 544, or

being offered vaccines yet because they are ‘not in close contact’...

41 percent, delayed or missed medical care during the survey period. Among...

Mitochondrial mutation increases the risk of diabetes in Japanese men

COVID lockdown loneliness linked to more depressive symptoms in older

Researchers from the University of Southern

adults

California, along with colleagues in Japan, led by Professor Noriyuki Fuku of...

Loneliness emerged as a key factor linked to worsening symptoms of depression and anxiety in a study of more than 3,000 people...

Rhesus macaques develop promising immune response to SARS­CoV­2

PTSD link to pandemic fears

“These results suggest that vaccines inducing

A new Flinders University study of 1040 online participants from five western countries published

durable protective immunity against SARS­CoV­2 do so by stimulating robust...

in PLOS ONE explores people’s...

Massey researchers review geographic factors that affect HPV vaccination rates

New maintenance treatment for acute myeloid leukemia prolongs the lives of patients

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, with an estimated 79 million Americans currently...

IMAGE: Blood smear under microscopy showing adult acute myeloid leukemia. view more Credit: WCM Patients...

NIH­funded study examines mono, chronic fatigue syndrome in college students

Tiny particles that seed clouds can form from trace gases over open sea

Many college students fully recover from infectious mononucleosis (which is almost always caused by Epstein­Barr virus) within...

Chongai Kuang (center) with Art Sedlacek (left) and Stephen Springston...

Experts call for more pragmatic approach to higher education teaching

TikTok: GP posts videos to tackle vaccine fake news

IMAGE: A university lecture but could the standard

A GP has used social media networks including

of teaching be improved if a different approach was taken by educators? ...

TikTok to urge people not to fall for misinformation about the Covid vaccination. Dr...

Wuhan lockdown: A year of China’s fight against the Covid pandemic

Vaccine volunteers: ‘It’s felt good to fight back against Covid’

A Wuhan student, who only wanted to be known as

Kate Donaghy, who runs an IT team for a travel

Li Xi, said: “Before the pandemic, everyone seemed a bit grumpy, often...

company, was inspired to train as a vaccinator after seeing the impact of...

Covid in Scotland: More than 400 care homes investigated over deaths

2020 is set to be the deadliest year in U.S. history with more than 3.2 million total deaths

Coronavirus in Scotland: What is known about care home deaths?

IMAGE: Brookhaven Lab atmospheric scientist

Preliminary figures suggests 2020 will be the deadliest year in U.S. history. A record 3,260,397 people died last year, which...

‘Super­Covid’ may mean vaccinating EVERYONE would not stop spread Even vaccinating 100 percent of the population

Why keeping a dog (or cat) is your brain’s best friend in reducing dementia risk

may not be enough to eradicate COVID­19 once ‘super­covid’ variants...

While travelling the world doing research for my new book, I realised something rather extraordinary. Nearly everyone understands...

Dr Fauci warns South African covid is ‘a little more concerning’

Magic Mike star reveals the daily diet that keeps him fit for the stage show

Has the variant been found in the US? Not yet.

A star in the stage show of Magic Mike in Australia

The US has not sequenced nearly as high as share of coronavirus samples...

has shared the daily diet that keeps him looking and feeling his best,...

Detailed tumour profiling

Vegan diet significantly remodels metabolism in young children

Three years ago, the researchers began a large­ scale clinical study involving 240 patients suffering from metastatic skin...

Vegan diets gain popularity especially among young adults, and through choices of the families vegan diet is becoming more...

‘Aging well’ greatly affected by hopes and fears for later life

When a story is breaking, AI can help consumers identify fake news

“How we think about who we’re going to be in old age is very predictive of exactly how we will be,”

These findings were recently published in Computers in Human Behavior Reports by an

said...

interdisciplinary team of Rensselaer...

Abnormal hyperactivation in the brain

Sliding life expectancy poses gender

may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s

and inequity questions

Hyperactivation could be an early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease, the researchers say in their study published today...

Questions about why such affluent western societies are facing a reversal in life expectancy are sounding loud alarm bells...

Navigating uncertainty: Why we need decision theory during a pandemic

Covid lockdown loneliness linked to more depressive symptoms in older adults

IMAGE: Modern decision theory can assist policymakers in critical times such as the COVID­19 crisis, argue Bocconi...

Loneliness in adults aged 50 and over during the COVID­19 lockdown was linked to worsening depressive and other mental health...

Do promotions make consumers more generous?

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and University of Hong Kong...

Combined river flows could send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into the Bay of Bengal IMAGE: A dumpsite near the Ganges River in Patna, Bihar on June 4, 2019 view more Credit: Photo by Sara Hylton,...

Coronavirus UK: Vallance says masks may be needed outdoors on crowded streets and in markets Face coverings are ‘probably of no value’ for

Labour calls on No10 to speed up Covid vaccine rollout to care homes Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to speed up the Covid vaccine rollout to care homes, after

protection when walking past someone briefly in the street but...

damning official figures...

Covid US: Concerns over allergic reactions to Moderna vaccine batch

Covid England: Over­60s’ hospital mortality rate 13 times higher

A California health official is calling for clinicians to stop using a batch of Moderna

Almost 13 times more over­60s have died from coronavirus in England’s hospitals compared to

coronavirus vaccines after half...

those in younger age groups,...

Britain dishes out a record 366,919 Covid jabs

COVID­19 infection in immunodeficient patient cured by infusing convalescent plasma, doctors report

Britain’s vaccine roll out has hit the rate of 200 jabs a minute, putting the Government on track to hit its target...

But when physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham recommended a single intravenous infusion of convalescent...

Why older adults must go to the front of the vaccine line

Study finds genetic clues to pneumonia risk and COVID­19 disparities

That’s one key takeaway from a new University of Colorado Boulder paper, published today in the

Their findings, published recently in the American Journal of Human Genetics, may aid efforts to

journal Science, which...

identify patients with COVID­19...

A closer look at T cells reveals big differences in mild vs. severe COVID­19 cases

New insights into the link between sunlight exposure and kidney damage

Now a research team from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), The University of Liverpool and

Lupus, an autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation of the joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs,...

the University of Southampton...

Creating a safe CAR T­Cell therapy to fight solid tumors in children

Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter­like planet

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T­cell therapy–CAR T– has revolutionized leukemia treatment.

IMAGE: Artist illustration of WASP­62b, the first Jupiter­like planet detected without clouds or haze

Unfortunately, the therapy...

in its observable...

Study says friends are most valued in cultures where they may be needed most

Sloan Kettering Institute scientists solve a 100­year­old mystery about cancer

Friends are more than just trusted confidantes, say Michigan State University researchers who have

The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of a fundamental discovery that’s taught in every biochemistry textbook....

examined the cultural...

Study suggests coffee temporarily counteracts effect of sleep loss on cognitive function A new study exploring the impact of repeated sleep

Coronavirus: Do people have to shield and what are the rules?

As many parts of the UK face more restrictions due to rising cases of coronavirus across the country,

loss during a simulated working week has found that consuming caffeinated...

what are the recommendations?

How many cases in your area?

Covid: What are the UK’s lockdown rules and when will they end?

If you can’t see the look­up click here.

Covid dominates Biden’s first full day The new president moves quickly to address one of his biggest priorities –...

Covid: When will I get the vaccine?

Covid: When will I get the vaccine?

In some areas of England, people over 70 and those considered clinically extremely vulnerable are now being invited for jabs.

In some areas of England, people over 70 and those considered clinically extremely vulnerable are now being invited for jabs.

Two NHS trusts in the Midlands ‘will start rolling out 24/7 Covid vaccines from TOMORROW’

Covid­19: ‘One medic saw eight people die in a single shift’

Two NHS trusts in the Midlands ‘will start rolling out 24/7 Covid vaccines from TOMORROW’ as pressure mounts...

therapist Ellen Waldren has received more inquiries in the past week than...

Covid­19: ‘One medic saw eight people die in a single shift’

NHS algorithm used to spot which Covid patients are most at risk of dying isn’t accurate

The Frontline19 organisation she runs with fellow therapist Ellen Waldren has received more inquiries in the past week than...

The Frontline19 organisation she runs with fellow

NHS algorithm used to spot people most at risk of dying or being admitted to intensive care performs ‘poorly’...

The cartoonists making mental health their muse

Almost 13 TIMES more over­60s have died from Covid in England’s hospitals

For more disability news, follow BBC Ouch on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to the weekly podcast on BBC Sounds.

Almost 13 times more over­60s have died from coronavirus in England’s hospitals compared to those in younger age groups,...

The cartoonists making mental health their muse

Luke Grenfell­Shaw: Cycling around the world with cancer

For more disability news, follow BBC Ouch on

A British man who was diagnosed with a terminal

Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to the weekly podcast on BBC Sounds.

form of cancer two years ago, but is now in remission, has completed the...

Study claiming lockdown 3.0 isn’t working ‘does NOT prove coronavirus is on the rise in England’

Luke Grenfell­Shaw: Cycling around the world with cancer

A shocking study that suggested England’s third lockdown isn’t working does not prove that

A British man who was diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer two years ago, but is now in remission, has completed the...

infections are rising...

Covid UK: Another 65 vaccine centres opened to speed up rollout

Covid UK: Another 65 vaccine centres opened to speed up rollout

A mosque in Birmingham today started dishing out coronavirus vaccinations amid fears the uptake is too low in BAME groups. Another...

A mosque in Birmingham today started dishing out coronavirus vaccinations amid fears the uptake is too low in BAME groups. Another...

Covid: Israel vaccine fears ‘out of context and inaccurate’

Arthritis drug hailed by Boris Johnson may not help battle Covid­19

Covid dominates Biden’s first full day The new president moves quickly to address one of his biggest priorities –...

An anti­inflammatory drug used to treat arthritis, which has been hailed by Boris Johnson as a ‘life­ saving’...

Covid UK: Herd immunity may not be achievable even if ALL vaccinated

Covid UK: Herd immunity may not be achievable even if ALL vaccinated

Britain won’t achieve herd immunity with the current coronavirus vaccines even if every single Briton is injected,...

Britain won’t achieve herd immunity with the current coronavirus vaccines even if every single Briton is injected,...

‘Aging well’ greatly affected by hopes and fears for later life, OSU study finds

Covid: Infections ‘must be brought down’ to help NHS

If you believe you are capable of becoming the healthy, engaged person you want to be in old age, you are much more likely...

The latest round of results from Imperial College’s React­1 infection survey – one of the country’s largest...

Coronavirus cases dropped 15% to 330,000 in first week of lockdown

Coronavirus cases dropped 15% to 330,000 in first week of lockdown

Coronavirus infections fell in every region and age

Coronavirus infections fell in every region and age

group last week, Public Health England data revealed today after a huge...

group last week, Public Health England data revealed today after a huge...

COVID­19 infection in immunodeficient patient cured by infusing convalescent plasma

Covid: Nearly 2m UK people got first Covid vaccine in last week

IMAGE: Under FDA emergency­use authorization, doctors successfully resolved COVID­19 in a seriously ill, immunodeficient...

The study suggests there was a rise in infections in the community at the start of the latest lockdown in England.

Hospitals ignoring dose­spacing ‘could lose Covid vaccine licence’

Covid UK: Government only has to OFFER 13.9m vaccine to hit target

A great­grandmother who had her first Covid vaccine a month ago has now caught the virus – as

Britain yesterday dished out a record 366,919 coronavirus vaccine doses, putting the Government

medics warned the controversial...

on track to hit its target...

Adaptive optics with cascading corrective elements

New discovery in breast cancer treatment

IMAGE: Cascading optofluidic phase modulators for performance enhancement in refractive adaptive optics, doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066005 ...

Published today in Nature Medicine, the international study conducted in collaboration with the Garvan Institute of Medical...

Covid­19: Scientists challenge ‘flawed’ lateral flow tests report

Covid UK: Government only has to OFFER 13.9m vaccine to hit target

They reject the accusation, in a report by Prof Jon Deeks, Dr Angela Raffle and Dr Mike Gill on 10 January, that lateral...

Britain yesterday dished out a record 366,919 coronavirus vaccine doses, putting the Government on track to hit its target...

A new study shows the relationship between surgery and Alzheimer’s disease

Smart vaccine scheme quick to curb rabies threat in African cities

IMAGE: Unidad de Deterioro Cognitivo view more Credit: Valdecilla Amsterdam, January 21, 2021 – A...

Vets used a smart phone app to help them halve the time it takes to complete dog vaccination programmes in the Malawian city...

Covid: How a £20 gadget could save lives

NHS chief says jumping Covid vaccine queue is ‘morally reprehensible’

Dr Inada­Kim became the national clinical lead of the Covid Oximetry@home project.

Priti Patel has refused to rule out fining ‘morally reprehensible’ people who try to jump the queue for coronavirus...

Immune driver of brain aging identified

Designing customized "brains" for robots

Biologists have long theorized that reducing this inflammation could slow the aging process and delay the onset of age­associated...

Contemporary robots can move quickly. “The motors are fast, and they’re powerful,” says Sabrina Neuman....

Coronavirus vaccine: UK gets jabs to 343,000 people in a day

Patrick Vallance warns Covid jabs may be needed EVERY YEAR

Hopes that Britain’s great Covid vaccine rollout is still on track were raised today as official data revealed the...

Patrick Vallance warns Covid jabs may be needed EVERY YEAR as he warns he will continue to push ‘harder rules’...

Small airport in Iowa becomes first to rollout temperature checks and questionnaires

California becomes the first US state to hit 3 MILLION COVID­19 cases

FAA opens the door to pre­flight COVID­19 screenings as a small airport in Iowa rolls out temperature checks and questionnaires...

record more than three million known coronavirus infections, according...

New CDC forecast predicts US coronavirus death toll will reach up to 508,000 by February 13

Simple, cheap test can help save lives from colorectal cancer, study shows

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predict that up to 508,000 Americans could

California on Wednesday became the first state to

Led by the University of Exeter, and supported by the Peninsula and the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, and Gloucestershire Cancer...

die of COVID­19 in less than...

Research establishes antibiotic potential for cannabis molecule The research collaboration between The University

Alcohol consumption linked to portion of cancer incidence and mortality, report shows

of Queensland and Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited could lead to the first...

This study conducted by Farhad Islami, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the American Cancer Society is the first to estimate contemporary...

Research identifies genetic risk factor for stroke

New biomaterials can be ‘fine­tuned’ for medical applications

Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) causes about a quarter of ischemic strokes worldwide and is the most common cause of...

The material, a type of polyester, has been designed for use in soft tissue repair or flexible bioelectronics by a team at...

The important role of pharmacists for older adults’ health

Social influence matters when it comes to following pandemic guidelines

Pharmacists play an important role in managing

New research published in the British Journal of

medication­based therapies for older community­ dwelling patients, according...

Psychology indicates that social influence has a large impact on people’s...

Cancer can be precisely diagnosed using a urine test with artificial intelligence

Antibiotic resistance may spread even more easily than expected

IMAGE: The set of sensing signals collected for each patient were then analyzed using ML to screen the patient for...

Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected.

Now, computational research...

Internet and freedom of speech, when metaphors give too much power

Covid smear­test delays prompt calls for home HPV tests

IMAGE: Since 1997, when the US supreme court

In England, the NHS told GPs and clinics not to halt

metaphorically called the Internet the free market of ideas, attempts...

smear tests – but, as the prime minister heard last week, some...

Cannock mum developed cancer after wrong smear result

Rollout of daily testing of close contacts paused in English schools

Covid smear­test delays prompt calls for home HPV tests

Mass testing in schools, using pregnancy­style lateral flow tests to detect the virus, had been due to start in January.

Covid: ‘No evidence’ virus levels decreasing in England

Americans who live in mostly black or Hispanic neighborhoods more likely to die of COVID­19

The past few days have seen a clear slowdown in the number of lab­confirmed cases reported daily

Americans who live in mostly black or Hispanic

by the government.

neighborhoods are FOUR TIMES more likely to die of COVID­19 compared to people...

Covid: Pfizer vaccine first dose ‘less effective than expected’

Covid UK: Interactive map reveals 65,000 people are getting infected each day in England

Israel’s top coronavirus medic has claimed the first dose of Pfizer ‘s Covid vaccine is less effective than he...

Covid US: 146 have UK ‘super strain’ as Florida cases DOUBLE Florida has become America’s new ‘super­COVID‘

Around 65,000 people in England are catching Covid­19 each day but the outbreak has now plateaued, according to analysts...

South African Covid mutation poses ‘re­ infection risk’ which could overpower vaccines, study finds

hotspot, leading the country in known cases. At least 46...

The South African coronavirus mutation poses a ‘significant re­infection risk’ and could overpower vaccines,...

New method heals skeletal injuries with synthetic bone

NAD+ can restore age­related muscle deterioration, research finds

“The drugs and materials we used in the study for the regeneration of bone are already approved. We simply packaged...

Now, a team of scientists from lab of Johan Auwerx at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences looked at the issue through a...

Free online tool calculates risk of COVID­19 transmission in poorly­

Brain pressure disorder that causes headache, vision problems on rise

ventilated spaces

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is when the

The results, reported in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A, show that social distancing measures alone do not...

pressure in the fluid surrounding the brain rises. It can mimic the symptoms...

Hematopoietic stem cell transplants may provide long­term benefit for people with MS

New starfish­like fossil reveals evolution in action

While most people with MS are first diagnosed with relapsing­remitting MS, marked by symptom flare­ ups followed by periods...

IMAGE: Cantabrigiaster fezouataensis from the Lower Ordovician (Tremadocian) Fezouata Shale, Zagora Morocco ...

NIH researchers identify new genetic disorder that affects brain, craniofacial skeleton

Automated imaging reveals where TAU protein originates in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease

IMAGE: Compared to a disease­free mother (left), differentiated LINKED patient cells (right) lack markers of normal...

IMAGE: Four views of the origin of tauopathy in vivo. Left, TAU PET images for a cognitively normal person; right:...

Deep sleep takes out the trash

Intoxicating chemicals in catnip and silver vine protect felines from mosquito bites

IMAGE: Proboscis fully extends (red arrow) and then immediately retracts during proboscis extension sleep, which is...

Rubbing against catnip and silver vine transfers plant chemicals that researchers have now shown protect cats from mosquitoes....

Covid UK: Daily death rate hits 1,820 peak though infections fall

What IS holding up Britain’s great Covid vaccination push?

Boris Johnson today warned ‘there will be more’ Covid deaths to come after Britain recorded its deadliest day...

Fears Britain’s great Covid vaccination rollout had stagnated were sparked yesterday after official data revealed the...

146 Americans have UK ‘super­covid’ as cases DOUBLE in Florida and variant strikes 60 countries

Super­infectious Kent Covid strain has spread to at least 60 countries

Florida has become America’s new ‘super­COVID’ hotspot, leading the country in known cases. At least 46...

The super­infectious mutant strain of coronavirus that was first detected in Kent has spread to at least 60 other countries,...

Coronavirus UK: How many people catching Covid each day in YOUR area?

ALS study reveals a unique population

Around 65,000 people in England are catching Covid­19 each day but the outbreak is no longer shrinking, according to analysts...

national ALS Registry and Biobank to identify patients with amyotrophic...

Prenatal BPA exposure may contribute to the male bias of autism spectrum disorder

Brain cell network supplies neurons with energy

The research was published in the journal Scientific Reports. BPA is widely used in many products in our daily life and abundant...

Four years ago, the University of Malta set up a

Astrocytes, on the other hand, supply the nerve cells with energy: Through their appendages they come into contact with blood...

Age influences sex­related outcomes after heart attack

Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide

In this study, Mayo Clinic researchers wanted to see if age was a key factor in sex­related differences in patients with...

Deaths involving methamphetamines more than quadrupled among non­Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives from 2011­2018...

Associations of government­mandated closures, restrictions with mobility, SARS­CoV­2 infections in Nigeria

Stanford study reveals immune driver of brain aging

What The Study Did: This observational study examined how COVID­19­related government­ mandated closures and restrictions...

Suppose Smokey the Bear were to go on a tear and start setting forest fires instead of putting them out.

That roughly describes...

Factors associated with US public motivation to use, distribute COVID­19 self­tests

Association of social, economic inequality with COVID­19 across US counties

What The Study Did: Researchers examined

What The Study Did: This investigation analyzed

individuals’ motivation to self­test and to distribute self­test kits given...

U.S. county­level associations of income inequality, racial/ethnic composition...

Designer DNA therapeutic wipes out cancer stem cells, treats multiple myeloma in mice

Monklands ICU staff are ‘physically and emotionally’ drained

Many patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, eventually develop resistance to one

Coronavirus in Scotland: A ‘difficult day’ on the Covid frontline

treatment after another....

Birmingham and Nottinghamshire trusts offer 24­hour Covid vaccines

NHS Tavistock child gender clinic rated ‘inadequate’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has previously said he aimed to extend the hours when supply allowed it.

The children’s commissioner had been provided evidence of staff concerns by BBC Newsnight.

Covid: ‘Sharp drop’ in heart­attack hospital admissions

New COVID­19 strain that is different from UK’s ‘highly contagious’ variant is found in California

From October, when coronavirus cases were rising again, heart admissions began to drop – by between 35% and 41% compared...

Scientists have discovered a new coronavirus variant in California as the state continues to struggle with a rising number...

Likelihood of severe and long Covid may be established soon after infection

Covid­19: New variants may mean vaccines need regular updates

How swiftly a person’s immune system responds following infection with the coronavirus plays a crucial role in determining...

New coronavirus variants across the global could interrupt the progress being made in the battle against the pandemic. Over...

Anthea Turner’s sister Wendy reveals how she found a way out of her despair

Why doing the housework really can keep you fit

Anxiety and depression have been part of TV presenter Wendy Turner­Webster’s life for just about as long as she can remember. Money,...

Like millions of others at New Year, you may have dedicated yourself to a new exercise regimen. And if you’re already under...

Mental health conditions alarmingly high among children with autism, study finds

Obese, snoring mini pigs show how air flows through the throat during sleep apnea

The study also found mental health conditions present in 44.8 per cent of pre­school age children with autism. The scope...

“These are very fat pigs,” says first author Zi­Jun Liu, a research professor and principal investigator in the...

Eggs reveal what may happen to brain on impact

Researchers identify how cancer cells adapt to survive harsh tumor microenvironments

Our brains consist of soft matter bathed in watery cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inside a hard skull. An impact on the hard skull...

“The Warburg Effect is misunderstood because it doesn’t make sense that a cell would ferment glucose when it...

College classrooms are still chilly for women, as men speak more, study finds When students didn’t have to raise their hands to participate in class, men spoke three times more often than women....

Making microwaves safer for children A 15­year research and advocacy effort to make microwave ovens safer has led to a change in national manufacturing standards...

Severe menopause symptoms often accompany premature ovarian insufficiency CLEVELAND, Ohio (Jan. 20, 2021)–Hot flashes, insomnia, and vaginal dryness are commonly reported symptoms that accompany...

Stealing the spotlight in the field and kitchen IMAGE: Beans in the UC Davis breeding program, whose varieties have been selected to combine excellent culinary with...

Breakthrough in understanding ‘tummy bug’ bacteria

New Parkinson’s disease therapeutics discovered by Ben­Gurion U researchers

IMAGE: Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of healthy, growing Vibrio parahaemolyticus. view more Credit:...

BEER­SHEVA, Israel…January 20, 2021 ­Ben­ Gurion University of the Negev researchers have discovered that the protein...

The laser surgery that puts heartbeat back on track in an HOUR

California scientist calls for pause on using a batch of Moderna vaccines after

More than one million Britons have a heart rhythm problem known as atrial fibrillation. Diana Jackson, 68, underwent...

allergic reactions

North Dakota leads the COVID­19 vaccine race as cases fall by 80%

Will this new £5 mask kill the Covid virus?

North Dakota has emerged as America’s unlikely leader in the battle against COVID­19, racing ahead of most of the nation...

Consultations with dermatologist Dr Shawana Vali involve a face­to­face approach that might seem to put both her and her...

‘Memory’ immune cells may beat ‘super­ covid’ variants, says study

How dietary choice influences lifespan in fruit flies

People who have survived COVID­19 may have some protection against getting reinfected after all, a new study suggests. Scientists...

While early experiments have shown that calorie restriction can extend lifespan, the current study adds to the growing body...

New research finds connection: Inflammation, metabolism and scleroderma scarring

Fatty acid may help combat multiple sclerosis, study finds

However, the defining characteristic of systemic sclerosis, the most serious form of scleroderma, is irreversible and progressive...

Clinical Investigation. Fat tissue in patients diagnosed with MS lack normal...

Potential COVID­19 drug is successful in lab study

Unlocking ‘the shape of water’ in mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

In a study published in the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, mouse models with COVID­19 showed positive results when...

The findings of the new UIC study are published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology. Pathogenic germs become resistant...

Genome editing to treat human retinal degeneration

Appearance, social norms keep students off Zoom cameras

IMAGE: Provides all­inclusive access to the critical

ITHACA, N.Y. – When the semester shifted online

pillars of human gene therapy: research, methods, and clinical...

amid the COVID­19 pandemic last spring, Cornell University instructor...

Protected areas vulnerable to growing emphasis on food security

Exploration of toxic Tiger Rattlesnake venom advances use of genetic science techniques

IMAGE: The image of a female Asian elephant in a tea plantation on the fringes of Kaziranga National Park in India,...

A California health official is calling for clinicians to stop using a batch of Moderna coronavirus vaccines after half...

The study was published Jan. 19 in The Journal of

The Tiger Rattlesnake possesses the simplest, yet most toxic venom of any rattlesnake species, and now new research from...

Rush researchers demonstrate success with new therapy for COVID­19

Motor neurone disease: Edinburgh scientists reveal breakthrough

A new therapy developed by researchers at Rush

The study has been welcomed by charities

University Medical Center is showing success as a way to prevent COVID­19...

including the foundation set up by Scots rugby legend Doddie Weir.

Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’

Covid­19: ‘Don’t end up like us, please’

So far, China, India, Russia, the UK and the US have all developed Covid vaccines, with others being made by multinational...

Cases of coronavirus have fallen by almost a quarter across the UK in the last week, showing that the current lockdown is...

Schools may reopen region by region, says medical adviser

Covid in Scotland: Schools to stay closed as lockdown extended

Capitol rioters ‘fed lies and provoked’ by Trump Live updates from Trump’s last hours in office before...

Capitol rioters ‘fed lies and provoked’ by Trump Live updates from Trump’s last hours in office before...

Why lockdown could be wrecking Britain’s eyesight

54 cases of South African variant have now been spotted in Britain

From loneliness due to reduced social contact to injuries from exercising at home, lockdown has undoubtedly affected our...

Dozens of cases of the South African coronavirus variant have already been spotted in Britain, it was revealed today. The...

Covid: Hospital children’s unit moved to free up adult beds

Pfizer vaccine may prevent infection AND stop people spreading Covid

Covid: ‘This is the biggest challenge we’ve ever seen’

Pfizer‘s Covid vaccine could produce a strong enough immune response to stop people who get the jab from spreading...

Covid: UK records new daily high of 1,610 deaths

Up to HALF of Covid survivors ‘may still be vulnerable to South African variant’

A total of 4,266,577 people have now received the

The South African coronavirus variant may slip past

first dose of a vaccine, according to the latest government figures.

parts of the immune system in as many as half of people infected with...

Covid: Positive antibody tests doubled since autumn

No10 says all areas HAVE had ‘equal access’ to Covid vaccine supply

And 6,586 Covid deaths were registered in the UK in the week to 8 January.

Number 10 has insisted all areas have had equal access to the coronavirus vaccine amid mounting anger over a jabs ‘postcode...

No10 says all areas HAVE had ‘equal access’ to Covid vaccine supply

Successive governments’ approach to obesity policies has destined them to fail

Number 10 has insisted all areas have had equal access to the coronavirus vaccine amid mounting

Government obesity policies in England over the

anger over a jabs ‘postcode...

past three decades have largely failed because of problems with implementation,...

Fried food intake linked to heightened serious heart disease and stroke risk

Covid responsible for one in THREE deaths in England in a week

And the risk rises with each additional 114 g weekly serving, the analysis indicates. It’s clear that the Western diet...

Covid deaths in England almost doubled in the first week of January, official figures revealed today — but the tally was...

Money matters to happiness–perhaps more than previously thought

Clumsy kids can be fit too

To answer this question, Killingsworth collected 1.7 million data points from more than 33,000 participants who provided...

Coronavirus UK: Scientists ‘should start developing new Covid vaccines now’ to cope with variants Scientists need to start developing new Covid vaccines now to stop the coronavirus evolving to escape the immune system,...

Coronavirus UK: Death rate hits new high with 1,610 new fatalities Britain today announced a record 1,610 new coronavirus deaths in the country’s deadliest day of the pandemic so far...

Aerobic fitness doesn’t go hand in hand with motor skills According to the general perception, fit kids also have...

Eye tests predict Parkinson’s­linked cognitive decline 18 months ahead The study, published in Movement Disorders, adds to evidence that vision changes precede the cognitive decline that occurs...

Researchers discover mechanism behind most severe cases of a common blood disorder With a name like glucose­6­phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, one would think it is a rare and obscure medical condition,...

Disease threatens to decimate western bats

Fears UK Covid vaccine rollout has stalled as daily figures drop

IMAGE: A researcher about to handle a hibernating Townsend’s big­eared bat in an abandoned mine in Nevada. ...

The number of Brits getting vaccinated against Covid in the UK has fallen for the third day in a row, raising fears that...

A biological strategy reveals how efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously

Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way

Researchers have explained how the regularly structured topographic maps in the visual cortex of

Anyone who has tried and failed to meditate knows that our minds are rarely still. But where do they roam? New research led...

the brain could arise spontaneously...

Drinking during COVID­19 up among people with anxiety and depression “This increase in drinking, particularly among people with anxiety and depression, is consistent with concerns that...

Counting elephants from space

COVID­19 virus triggers antibodies from previous coronavirus infections, study finds COVID­19 isn’t humanity’s first encounter with a coronavirus, so named because of the corona, or crown­like,...

Study finds COVID­19 attack on brain,

IMAGE: Elephants in woodland as seen from space. Green rectangles show elephants detected by the algorithm, red rectangles...

not lungs, triggers severe disease in mice Assistant professor Mukesh Kumar, the study’s lead researcher, said the findings have implications for understanding...

5G doesn’t cause COVID­19, but the rumor it does spread like a virus People’s fear of 5G technology is rational. Such technology does emit radiation, even if it’s at low levels....

Why popular treatment for incontinence may be a waste of money Working out whether you are doing pelvic floor

Study identifies a nonhuman primate model that mimics severe COVID­19 similar to humans “Animal models greatly enhance our understanding of diseases. The lack of an animal model for severe manifestations...

‘Would rest make my back pain go away?’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

exercises correctly can be a challenge. And if the technique is wrong, the...

I suffer from spinal stenosis and even a half­hour walk makes the pain much worse. Should I persevere? Denis O’Brien, Durham. Spinal...

‘Memory’ immune cells last six months and may beat ‘super­covid’ variants, study suggests

It’s never too late to boost your grey matter: How to keep your brain sharp and reduce dementia risk

People who have survived COVID­19 may have some protection against getting reinfected after all, a new study suggests. Scientists...

The human brain is a highly sensitive receiver which takes in millions of stimuli every day, but its ability to process this...

The tiny balloon that could help save a man’s love life

Inflamed environment is C. diff paradise

A tiny balloon that clears blocked blood vessels could banish impotence. The deflated silicone balloon, no bigger than a...

shows that the inflammation caused by Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)...

Getting under your skin: Molecular research builds new understanding of skin regeneration

New approach emerges to better classify, treat brain tumors

As the air continues to dry and temperatures drop, the yearly battle against dry hands and skin has officially begun. New...

A new study from North Carolina State University

IMAGE: Dr. Jin­Xiong She and MD/PhD student Paul Tran. view more Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Photographer AUGUSTA,...

Childhood neglect leaves generational imprint

New drug combination shows promise as powerful treatment for AML

Philadelphia, January 19, 2021 – Early life experiences can have an outsized effect on brain development and neurobiological...

IMAGE: Peter Adams, Ph.D., professor in the Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys’...

Covid: Can you catch the virus outside?

Did we see a Christmas coronavirus spike?

Researchers say infections can happen outdoors, but the chances are massively reduced.

Covid tracked “We ended up with these areas where there were more deaths than we would have expected, even after taking into account...

More than 45,000 people in Florida are overdue for their second coronavirus vaccine dose Nearly 50,000 people in Florida who received their first coronavirus vaccine dose are overdue for their second one. The two...

World on brink of catastrophic moral failure – WHO It accuses richer nations of a “me­first” approach to...

Covid­19: Vaccine rollout extended to over­70s in England People in England in their 70s, and those listed as clinically extremely vulnerable, will begin receiving offers of a coronavirus...

Covid UK: 12% ‘recovered’ patients DIE within 140 days, study finds Almost a third of recovered Covid patients are readmitted to hospital within five months and up to one in eight die of Covid­related...

UK coronavirus: Mutations mean lockdowns needed as vaccine rolls out

Long Covid sufferer, 28, must take blood thinners for a year

Britain must keep Covid under wraps during the vaccine roll­out or it risks allowing the virus to

A 28­year­old woman who contracted coronavirus three months ago is urging long Covid sufferers not

mutate and render the jabs...

to ignore ongoing symptoms,...

UK in ‘leading position’ to track Covid variants, says Dido Harding

COVID­19 pandemic in Brazil has overwhelmed its health systems, analysis shows

Dido Harding today said the UK is in one of the ‘leading positions worldwide’ to recognise and deal with new...

The COVID­19 pandemic has put an enormous strain on healthcare systems across the world by increasing the demand for healthcare...

Where COVID­19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased, study finds

Low­carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households

“Our research shows the highly diverse regional

Some of the low­carbon policy options currently

distribution of out­of­hospital sudden death during the COVID­19 pandemic...

used by governments may be detrimental to the households and small businesses...

Low­carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households

How cells move and don’t get stuck

Some of the low­carbon policy options currently used by governments may be detrimental to the households and small businesses...

‘Babysitters’ provide boost to offspring of elderly birds Young Seychelles warblers fare better if their

IMAGE: Cancer cells moving on glycoproteine strips: These strips act like splints, which allow to control and to study...

Lasers & molecular tethers create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering

elderly parents have help raising them, according to new research from the...

Imagine going to a surgeon to have a diseased or injured organ switched out for a fully functional, laboratory­grown replacement....

Covid UK: Boris Johnson criticised amid ‘vaccine postcode lottery’

Coronavirus: Dido Harding says UK is in ‘leading position’ to track new Covid variants

Matt Hancock tonight revealed more than 4million Britons have now had a coronavirus vaccine, amid mounting claims that a...

Dido Harding today said the UK is in one of the ‘leading positions worldwide’ to recognise and deal with new...

Deaths in London began to tail off last week, official data shows

Coronavirus viral load in children 16 TIMES smaller than in over­80s

London’s devastating winter wave of coronavirus appears to have passed its peak, as official data shows cases were...

Primary­age children infected with the coronavirus have much lower viral loads than adults with Covid­ 19, a study has found. Viral...

Tory MPs demand Boris Johnson gives ‘road map’ out of lockdown

Personalized brain stimulation alleviates severe depression symptoms

Boris Johnson defied fresh demands from Tory MPs for a ‘road map’ out of lockdown today as coronavirus infections...

The approach is being developed specifically as a potential treatment for the significant fraction of people with debilitating...

Timing is of the essence when treating brain swelling in mice

Synthesis of potent antibiotic follows unusual chemical pathway

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health

IMAGE: The synthesis of the potent antibiotic

have discovered Jekyll and Hyde immune cells in the brain that ultimately...

thiostrepton uses a radical SAM protein TsrM, whose crystal structure...

New computational tool reliably differentiates between cancer and normal cells from single­cell RNA­ sequencing data

Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source

IMAGE: Nicholas Navin, Ph.D. view more Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON — In an effort to address...

Mount Sinai researchers build models using machine learning technique to enhance predictions of COVID­19 outcomes Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies using a machine learning technique

IMAGE: Electro­analytical system used to identify appropriate electrodes for anodic oxidation processes. view...

London Ambulance Service: ‘We take thousands of calls every day Covid: London’s virus death toll exceeds 10,000

called “federated...

Yemen: This doctor saw Covid hospital empty after fake death text

Covid: Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines

Nawal al­Maghafi was the first reporter to enter Yemen since the outbreak of Covid­19. Watch her

The far­right leader has played down the pandemic from the beginning, promoted an unproven

documentary Yemen: Coronavirus...

treatment for the disease and...

Covid­19: Vaccination rollout begins for over­70s in England

Coronavirus survivor, 28, reveals she will have to take blood thinners for at least a year

It comes as 10 new mass vaccination hubs open across England.

A 28­year­old woman who contracted coronavirus three months ago is urging long Covid sufferers not to ignore ongoing symptoms,...

Old people DON’T want a 24­7 vaccine rollout, management consultants claim

Altering mealtimes could prevent development of Type 2 diabetes

Management consultants paid for by the Government to speed up the vaccine roll­out are

An innovative new study is set to examine if changing our mealtimes to earlier or later in the day

pushing back on plans to introduce...

could reduce the risk...

Genital shape key to male flies’ sexual success

Where COVID­19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased

Having genitals of a certain shape and size gives male flies a major reproductive advantage, new research shows. University...

Philadelphia, January 18, 2021 – A new study comparing the incidence of sudden deaths occurring outside the hospital...

Many parents say teens with anxiety, depression may benefit from peer confidants at school

Vermont’s BIPOC drivers are most likely to have a run­in with police, study shows

IMAGE: Benefits of peer support programs at schools view more Credit: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital...

New research examining more than 800,000 traffic stops in Vermont over the course of five years substantiates the term “driving...

FDA clears first handheld blood test to evaluate mild concussions

‘Super­COVID’ continues to sweep the US with 82 cases confirmed in 10 states

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new rapid, handheld blood test that could detect whether or not...

The new ‘super COVID’ variant first detected in the UK is continuing to sweep across the U.S. as more cases have...

Stricter COVID­19 restrictions likely saved THOUSANDS of lives in European countries, study finds

Covid UK: One­in­eight ‘recovered’ Covid patients DIE within 140 days

European countries that had stricter mitigation measures against COVID­19 likely saved thousands of lives, a new study finds. Nations...

One­in­eight ‘recovered’ Covid patients ‘DIE within 140 days’: Study finds devastating toll on people...

Scientists reveal mechanism that causes irritable bowel syndrome

Basis for the essential cellular powerhouses

Up to 20% of the world’s population suffers from the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which causes stomach pain or severe...

IMAGE: Model of beta­barrel membrane protein pore biogenesis at the sorting and assembly machinery (SAM) of the outer...

BIO Integration journal, Volume 1, Issue number 4, publishes

Students returning home may have caused 9,400 secondary COVID­19 infections across UK

Guangzhou, January 15, 2021: New journal BIO Integration (BIOI) publishes its fourth issue, volume 1, issue 4. BIOI is a...

Changing diets — not less physical activity — may best explain childhood obesity crisis IMAGE: Traditional Shuar lunch items view more Credit: Samuel Urlacher Variation in consumption of market­acquired...

Covid: How worrying are the UK, South Africa, and Brazil coronavirus variants?

A student infected with COVID­19 returning home from university for Christmas would, on average, have infected just less...

Scientists shed light on how and why some people report "hearing the dead" IMAGE: The Fox sisters: Kate (1838­92), Leah (1814­90) and Margaret (or Maggie) (1836­93).

Lithograph after a daguerreotype...

Covid: How worrying are the UK, South Africa, and Brazil coronavirus variants?

New coronavirus variant: What do we know?

New coronavirus variant: What do we know?

Coronavirus vaccine: India begins world’s biggest drive

Coronavirus vaccine: India begins world’s biggest drive

But concerns have been raised over the efficacy of Covaxin because the regulator’s emergency

But concerns have been raised over the efficacy of Covaxin because the regulator’s emergency

approval came before the...

approval came before the...

Covid: UK variant could drive ‘rapid growth’ in US cases, CDC warns

Covid: UK variant could drive ‘rapid growth’ in US cases, CDC warns

Joe Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package

Joe Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package

Covid­19: England delivering 140 jabs a minute, says NHS chief executive

Covid­19: England delivering 140 jabs a minute, says NHS chief executive

Half of all over­80s have now been vaccinated, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. “Each jab brings us one step closer...

Half of all over­80s have now been vaccinated, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. “Each jab brings us one step closer...

US requires negative Covid­19 tests from ALL international travelers

US requires negative Covid­19 tests from ALL international travelers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) has announced it will start requiring all international travelers coming...

(CDC) has announced it will start requiring all international travelers coming...

Stress­relieving essential oil diffuser less than £30 at Amazon

Stress­relieving essential oil diffuser less than £30 at Amazon

This essential oil diffuser is designed to help you stress less and sleep better – and it’s on sale for under...

This essential oil diffuser is designed to help you stress less and sleep better – and it’s on sale for under...

Two New York City residents are among the 12 ‘super­covid’ cases in the state

Two New York City residents are among the 12 ‘super­covid’ cases in the state

Three additional cases of the highly contagious UK coronavirus variant have been identified in New York, bringing the state’s...

Three additional cases of the highly contagious UK coronavirus variant have been identified in New York, bringing the state’s...

Expert claims the US can stop the spread of coronavirus by JUNE

Expert claims the US can stop the spread of coronavirus by JUNE

Dr Paul Offit (pictured) says he believes the U.S. can get the coronavirus pandemic under control by June A public...

Dr Paul Offit (pictured) says he believes the U.S. can get the coronavirus pandemic under control by June A public...

Mass trial of repurposed MS drug for Covid begins at hospital in Hull

Mass trial of repurposed MS drug for Covid begins at hospital in Hull

Scientists believe they have found an inhaler (pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing in the lungs A...

Scientists believe they have found an inhaler (pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing in the lungs A...

One small alcoholic drink a day is linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation

One small alcoholic drink a day is linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation

The study, published today (Wednesday) in the

The study, published today (Wednesday) in the

European Heart Journal [1], found that, compared to drinking no alcohol at...

European Heart Journal [1], found that, compared to drinking no alcohol at...

Simulating evolution to understand a hidden switch

Simulating evolution to understand a hidden switch

IMAGE: Using computer simulations built on reasonable assumptions and conducted under careful control, computational...

IMAGE: Using computer simulations built on reasonable assumptions and conducted under careful control, computational...

Scientists’ discovery is paving the way for novel ultrafast quantum computers

Scientists’ discovery is paving the way for novel ultrafast quantum computers

IMAGE: Researchers showed that microcrystals, synthesised on the basis of mixed optical fluoride

IMAGE: Researchers showed that microcrystals, synthesised on the basis of mixed optical fluoride

crystal matrices doped...

crystal matrices doped...

Stuck in a rut: Ocean acidification locks algal communities in a simplified state

Stuck in a rut: Ocean acidification locks algal communities in a simplified state

IMAGE: Image photo of algal communities view more Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan – Out...

IMAGE: Image photo of algal communities view more Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan – Out...

Revisiting the Global Workspace orchestrating the hierarchical organisation of the human brain

Revisiting the Global Workspace orchestrating the hierarchical organisation of the human brain

The celebrations in the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven would not be the same without Herbert von...

The celebrations in the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven would not be the same without Herbert von...

Spreading the sound

Spreading the sound

Tsukuba, Japan – A team of researchers lead by

Tsukuba, Japan – A team of researchers lead by

the University of Tsukuba have created a new theoretical model to understand...

the University of Tsukuba have created a new theoretical model to understand...

Moderna CEO says ‘we are going to have to live with coronavirus forever’

Post­COVID lungs look FAR worse than ‘any type of terrible smoker’s lungs,’ surgeon says

Moderna CEO says ‘we are going to have to live with COVID forever’ – but believes the firm’s vaccine...

Post­COVID lungs are FAR worse than ‘any type of terrible smoker’s lungs’ with severe scarring and damage Dr...

Blood plasma transfusions can help reduce number of Covid deaths

DR ELLIE CANNON: Why do I get breast pain after a scan gave me the all­clear?

Convalescent plasma infusions can help reduce

Two years ago I had a scan to investigate pain in

the number of coronavirus deaths, a new study suggests. Researchers looked...

my left breast, but the result was clear and eventually the pain went....

‘Breakthrough’ drug that halts ovarian cancer gives a supermarket worker, 56, new life

Mothers of children with autism found to have significantly different metabolite levels

One of the first British patients to be given a ‘breakthrough’ drug for deadly ovarian cancer has defied the odds, after...

Researchers analyzed blood samples from 30 mothers whose young children had been diagnosed with ASD and 29 mothers of typically...

Imaging technique proves effective in measuring mitochondrial dysfunction in motor neuron disease (MND)

Males of all ages more affected by COVID­19 than females, study finds

The research, published today (13 January 2021) in the journal Brain could provide new ways to assess the effectiveness of...

across the globe, researchers have identified population sub­groups with higher...

New insight into why breastfed babies have improved immune systems

Scientists synthetize new material for high­performance supercapacitors

Breastfeeding is known to be associated with better health outcomes in infancy and throughout adulthood, and previous research...

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with colleagues from the University of Lille (Lille, France) synthetized...

IOF and IFCC review calls for harmonization of assays for reference bone turnover markers

Climate impacts on health and urban areas: Heatwaves and death rate

Bone turnover markers (BTMs) in blood and urine are useful tools in monitoring osteoporosis treatment effects and may be...

extreme events has changed by orders of magnitude in almost every region...

Hubble pinpoints supernova blast

Intertropical Convergence Zone limits climate predictions in the tropical Atlantic

IMAGE: Featured in this Hubble image is an expanding, gaseous corpse — a supernova remnant — known as 1E...

As the COVID­19 pandemic unfolds and evolves

Over the last half­century, the probability of heat

El Niño or correctly El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the strongest natural climate fluctuation on time scales...

Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Karen caught Covid

Covid­19: Further 1,295 deaths recorded in the UK

We know that working in hospitals increases your risk of infection by a factor of three, but this risk is not evenly spread....

The latest figures come ahead of Monday’s change in travel rules for the UK, with all travel corridors closing, meaning...

Covid­19: Protect us from unlawful

Covid: 10 new mass vaccination centres

killing charges

to open in England

Co­ordinated by the Medical Protection Society (MPS), the letter was signed by the British Medical Association, the Doctors’...

Blackburn Cathedral and St Helens Rugby Ground are among the venues chosen to join the seven hubs already in use.

The chilling proof that even fit and young Covid victims can suffer lifelong lung damage

VIVIENNE PARRY: Joan Bakewell is misguided to demand all over­80s get second jab within three weeks

When it comes to Covid, our lungs are ‘ground zero’. They are one of the primary routes the virus uses to get into the...

I have a lot of respect for Joan Bakewell. A trailblazer, at 87 she is still making waves. But last week my heart sank when...

Rise in youngsters with eating disorders is yet another distressing cost of the Covid lockdown

Hiccups, tinnitus and stammering are bizarre signs of Covid too, say doctors

It began with skipping breakfast. When the first work­from­home order was announced last year, Elle Pemberton saw little...

A constant cough, high temperature, thumping headache and a sudden loss of smell or taste are all common symptoms of Covid­19....

Face mask that stops you mumbling and loo that gives you health MOT: Gadgets unveiled at tech show

Cancer research reveals how mutations in a specific gene cause different types of disease

It seems like a lifetime ago. Just days after the 2019 General Election, health secretary Matt Hancock appeared on national...

A team of scientists at the University’s Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, led by Professor Constanze Bonifer,...

Study demonstrates efficacy of new treatment for neurofibromatosis type 1­ related tumors

Deep learning outperforms standard machine learning in biomedical research applications

“This is the second class of drugs to demonstrate a very promising response rate for NF1 patients with these tumors,”...

Advanced biomedical technologies such as structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI and fMRI) or genomic sequencing...

Physical virology shows the dynamics of virus reproduction

The richer you are, the more likely you’ll social distance, study finds

‘Physics has been used for a long time to study viruses,’ says Roos. ‘The laws of physics govern important...

When it comes to adopting behaviors including social distancing and mask wearing, the team detected a striking link to their...

CHOP researchers Find NTRK fusions more common than expected in pediatric tumors

Helium nuclei at the surface of heavy nuclei discovered

Philadelphia, January 14, 2021–In a large study of pediatric cancer patients, researchers from Children’s Hospital...

The experiment was performed at the Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP) in Osaka. The research team, lead by scientists...

Large mammals make soil more fertile in tropical forests

Principles of care established for young adults with substance use disorders

IMAGE: Animals like peccaries and tapirs boost soil levels of nitrogen, an essential element to plant growth ...

IMAGE: Grayken Center for Addiction logo view more Credit: BMC Boston – A national group of pediatric...

Physicists propose a new theory to explain one dimensional quantum liquids formation

Two babies ‘caught’ cancer from their mothers during childbirth

IMAGE: One dimensional quantum lattice liquids. view more Credit: I. Morera et al. Phys. Rev. Lett Liquids...

Two children in Japan ‘caught’ cancer from their mothers, in a rare medical phenomenon, new case reports. They...

Is THIS what causes IBS? Food poisoning can trigger an ‘allergy’

MORE ‘super­covid’ variants are coming, scientists warn

Scientists say they believe they have discovered the mechanism behind what causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In a new...

In less than 24 hours, US scientists have reported three homegrown ‘super­covid’ variants – and experts...

Coronavirus: Wearing TWO masks block 20% more particles than one

Nearly 40% of hospitalized COVID­19 patients in Brazil died amid surge

Wearing TWO masks like Joe Biden could help in the fight against coronavirus by blocking more than

Nearly 40 percent of hospitalized COVID­19 patients in Brazil died of the virus as the nation’s

90% of infectious particles,...

health care system...

Overactive food quality control system triggers food allergies, scientists say

Model analyzes how viruses escape the immune system

In a paper published Jan. 14 in the journal Cell,

MIT researchers have now devised a new way to

four Yale immunobiologists propose an expanded explanation for the rise...

computationally model viral escape, based on models that were originally developed...

Even skin shielded from the sun accumulates genomic DNA changes from UV light

SARS­CoV­2 antibody test helps select donor blood samples for therapeutic use

The DNA in our skin cells suffer damage from sources inside and outside the body, leading to genomic changes such as mutations...

Researchers discover new inhibitor drug combination for rare form of cancer “This is the first study to report the promising results

As of November 22, there have been more than 57 million COVID­19 cases worldwide since the start of the pandemic, resulting...

Is your skin thirsty? Optoacoustic sensor measures water content in living tissue

of BET inhibitors in Waldenström macroglobulinemia which...

Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas Medical Branch (US) have shown how optoacoustics can be used for monitoring...

Want a hot stock tip? Avoid this type of investment fund

Biodistribution of AAV gene transfer vectors in nonhuman primate

COLUMBUS, Ohio – “Buy low and sell high” says the old adage about investing in the stock market.

But a...

IMAGE: Provides all­inclusive access to the critical pillars of human gene therapy: research, methods, and clinical...

Researchers trace geologic origins of Gulf of Mexico ‘super basin’ success

UW researchers develop tool to equitably distribute limited vaccines

IMAGE: The Sun lights up the Texas and Louisiana coast. According to researchers at the University of

MADISON, Wis. — The demand for COVID­19 vaccines continues to outpace supply, forcing

Texas Institute...

public health officials to decide...

Covid­19: Can you catch the virus outside?

Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Karen caught Covid from the hospital

Researchers say infections can happen outdoors, but the chances are massively reduced.

We know that working in hospitals increases your risk of infection by a factor of three, but this risk is not evenly spread....

Covid­19: London’s Nightingale hospital taking patients

Covid: Fake news ‘causing UK South Asians to reject jab’

It was placed on standby in May after fewer than 20 patients were treated following a grand opening on 3 April.

Covid vaccine: ‘Disappearing’ needles and other rumours debunked

Mask­wearing hits an all­time high of 80% in the US

PAUL McKENNA reveals mind tricks to beat stress and banish lockdown blues

More Americans are routinely wearing masks than ever – about 80 percent – but it still may be too little, too...

For much of the past 12 months we have been dealing with a pandemic that has taken an enormous toll on our health, wealth...

Australian business student Lily Turton, 18, reveals how she lost 10 kilos in eight weeks

Nearly two­thirds of COVID hospitalized patients still suffering fatigue and weakness 6 MONTHS later

How to lose 10kg in EIGHT weeks: Business student, 18, reveals the three changes she made to transform her body – without...

More than 75 percent of coronavirus patients have at least one symptom six months after becoming ill, a new study suggests. Researchers...

Coronavirus patients who have lived to tell the tale share their stories

Research breaks new ground in understanding how a molecular motor generates force

The devastating effect of Covid­19 is visible in its terrible death toll — but it has also affected millions of us in other,...

The role of T cells in fighting cancer Working within Wang’s specialty of cancer immunology and head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), the researchers...

The answer revealed new details into how myosin, the engine of muscle and related motor proteins, transduces energy. In the...

Acute itching in eczema patients linked to environmental allergens New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that allergens in

the environment often...

An unexpected, and novel, target for prostate cancer: Our biological clock

ADA lowers target HbA1C levels for children with type­1 diabetes

“When we analyzed human cancer data, the circadian factor CRY­1 was found to increase in late stage prostate cancers,...

This article, published in the journal Diabetes Care, presents the evidence used by Redondo and her colleagues at the American...

Glass frogs living near roaring waterfalls wave hello to attract mates

45% of adults over 65 lack online medical accounts, which could affect COVID vaccination

Berkeley — Most frogs emit a characteristic croak to attract the attention of a potential mate. But a few frog species...

COVID­19 deaths really are different. But best practices for ICU care should still apply Exactly what kills a person with COVID­19? How do those deaths differ from the deaths of people whose lungs fail rapidly...

Better diet and glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer life in fruit flies IMAGE: Glucose uptake in brain neurons decreases with age (left), Increasing glucose uptake in brain neurons counteracts...

As the vaccination of older adults against COVID­ 19 begins across the country, new poll data suggests that many of them don’t...

T cells linked to myelin implicated in MS­ like disease in monkeys Scientists have uncovered new clues implicating a type of herpes virus as the cause of a central nervous system disease in...

DR ADBUL­GHAALIQ LALKHEN: More pills and surgery are not the answer for chronic pain Patients with chronic pain are like people who arrive by train at a frontier town in the old Wild West.

They are often confused,...

Israel is vaccinated its population at 10­ times the rate of the us

Coronavirus US: UK super­strain’ reaches Indiana as total hits 65

Israel has vaccinated more than 20 percent of its population against COVID­19, leaving the rest of the world – including...

At least 65 Americans are now infected with ‘super­ covid,’ according to a DailyMail.com tally. Indiana on Monday...

The cold truth about losing weight (and keeping germ free)

Interactive tool reveals how many patients are in NHS Trusts across the country

Three children who needed dropping off and picking up constantly; the house in disrepair; a partner often away on business...

Researchers Find NTRK fusions more common than expected in pediatric tumors The findings were published in JCO Precision Oncology. “Our findings demonstrate that NTRK fusions are far more frequently...

A fifth of all critical care units in England were full last week, NHS figures show as the number of Covid patients in hospital...

Designer cytokine makes paralyzed mice walk again When the communication breaks down Spinal cord injuries caused by sports or traffic accidents often result in permanent disabilities...

Could altering mealtimes prevent development of Type 2 diabetes?

Scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection

Led by Dr Denise Robertson, Professor Jonathan Johnston and post graduate researcher Shantel Lynch from the University of...

Scientists know that microbiota — the trillions of beneficial microbes living harmoniously inside our gut — can...

Tool to distribute limited vaccines equitably

Conductive nature in crystal structures revealed at magnification of 10 million times

To assist these efforts, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health have...

IMAGE: University of Minnesota Professor K. Andre Mkhoyan and his team used analytical scanning transmission electron...

Scientists offer road map to improve environmental observations in the Indian Ocean

USask study finds COVID isolation worsens student diets, inactivity, and alcohol intake

IMAGE: Artist’s illustration of the Indian Ocean Observing System and its societal applications.

A University of Saskatchewan study has found that the COVID­19 pandemic has led to significant

IndOOS data...

worsening of already poor...

New study connects religiosity in US South Asians to cardiovascular disease

Rapid blood test identifies COVID­19 patients at high risk of severe disease

BOSTON – The Study on Stress, Spirituality and Health (SSSH), a cutting­edge proteomics analysis, suggests that religious...

IMAGE: A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that measuring mitochondrial...

Covid: Intensive care patients transferred from London to Newcastle

Covid­19: Brazil virus already in UK ‘not variant of concern’, scientist says

The patient transfers were first reported by The Guardian.

It covers people who have travelled from or through, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana,...

Covid­19: Early signs of lockdown restrictions working

Covid: ‘Convalescent plasma no benefit to hospital patients’

The latest government figures on Friday also showed another 55,761 new cases had been reported.

This arm of the Recovery trial, which is investigating a number of promising Covid treatments, has now been closed.

Care home Covid cases TRIPLE in a month: MOST outbreaks are among elderly residents

Global surge of cases is fueling more chances for the virus to mutate to beat immune system

Care home Covid cases TRIPLE in a month: MOST outbreaks are among elderly residents after ‘shocking’ rise in...

Britain could face even more super­infectious coronavirus variants because surging infections across the globe fuel the chances...

The hospitals where Covid admissions are FALLING

Symptom­tracking app says cases dropped 23% last week with 54,000 new infections each day

Coronavirus patient numbers may have already peaked in almost a seventh of hospitals in England, official figures suggest...

Britain announced another 55,761 coronavirus cases today and 1,280 deaths, both lower than this time last week, amid signs...

Covid: Brazilian ‘super strain’ already in the UK, scientist reveals

Increased risk of Parkinson’s disease in patients with schizophrenia

Eleven Britons have been infected with a Brazilian coronavirus variant which is feared could make vaccines less effective,...

The record­based case­control study was carried out at the University of Turku in collaboration with the University of Eastern...

New delivery method promises relief from antipsychotic medication’s adverse side effects

Breathing easier with a better tracheal stent

The leap in efficiency means patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other conditions could see their doses of...

the severity, doctors will use a combination of endoscopic techniques, surgical...

Target discovered that halts osteoarthritis­type knee cartilage degeneration

RNA’s mysterious folding process

“Our lab is one of the few in the world studying epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in cartilage and,...

NIH scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection IMAGE: Colorized scanning electron micrograph showing carbapenem­resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae interacting with a...

US fishing and seafood industries saw broad declines last summer due to COVID­19 The U.S. fishing and seafood sector generated more than $200 billion in annual sales and

Treatment, however, is challenging. Depending on

“RNA folding is a dynamic process that is fundamental for life,” said Northwestern’s Julius B. Lucks, who...

New study compiles four years of corn loss data from 26 states and Ontario, Canada IMAGE: Daren Mueller in corn field view more Credit: Brandon Kleinke Plant pathologists working at universities...

Controlling chemical catalysts with sculpted light IMAGE: Depiction of the experimental setup where palladium nanorods lie atop gold nanobars. In this image, an electron...

supported 1.7 million jobs in recent...

Special interests can be assets for youth with autism

The COVID­19 pandemic led to at least 16,000 extra US heart disease deaths

IMAGE: Dr. Kerri Nowell is an assistant clinical

At least 16,000 more people died of heart disease

professor in the MU School of Health Professions. view more Credit:...

in 2020 than in 2019, new research suggests.

Researchers at Beth Israel...

Previous coronavirus infection gives MORE protection against reinfection than Oxford vaccine

Forehead scanners result in a large number of false, study warns

People previously infected with the coronavirus have more protection against reinfection five

Thermal screening to spot people infected with coronavirus is more reliable when scanning the eyeball and fingertip than...

months later than people getting...

Medics are using narrower NEEDLES to squeeze out extra doses of coronavirus vaccine Medics are using narrower NEEDLES to squeeze extra doses of coronavirus vaccines out of vials of five, eight or 10 jabs,...

Coronavirus UK: Matt Hancock says 3m vaccines have been administered Three million Covid vaccines have now been administered in Britain, Matt Hancock revealed today. The Health Secretary...

Physical frailty syndrome: A cacophony of multisystem dysfunction

Biochemical pathway that protects cells from ferroptosis discovered

Physical frailty is defined as a state of depleted reserves resulting in increased vulnerability to

Ferroptosis is a specialized type of cell death that is caused by imbalances in oxidation within cells.

stressors that emerges...

Ferroptosis results...

Feces and algorithms: Artificial Intelligence to map our intestinal bacteria

Reverse engineering 3D chromosome models for individual cells

Therefore, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a ground­breaking technique that can help us unravel...

Population density and virus strains will affect how regions can resume normal life The findings suggest that directing vaccines toward

Chromosomes resemble a fuzzy “X” in microscopy images and can carry thousands of genes. They are formed when...

Changing resilience of oceans to climate change Oxygen levels in the ancient oceans were surprisingly resilient to climate change, new

densely populated counties would help to interrupt transmission of the...

research suggests. Scientists used...

New fossil provides clarity to the history of Alligatoridae

Managing large­scale construction projects to avoid cost overruns

IMAGE: Michelle Stocker and Rachel Wallace, a former graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, are seen...

Researchers from University of Stavanger, University of Melbourne, and University of Wisconsin­Madison published a new paper...

Guppies have varying levels of self­ control

DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in patients with severe COVID­19, aiding faster treatment

IMAGE: Trinidadian guppies view more Credit: University of Exeter Just like humans trying to stick

Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly

to New...

identify secondary infections in COVID­19 patients, who have double the...

Covid: WHO team probing origin of virus arrives in China

Patel: No new Covid rules ‘today or tomorrow’

The WHO team will be heavily reliant on their Chinese hosts for access: to key places in Wuhan and beyond, and crucially...

On Wednesday, the UK recorded 1,564 new deaths, the highest daily total so far.

Covid­19: Surge leaves key hospital services ‘in crisis’

Covid­19: North­east England leads race to vaccinate over­80s

Covid­19: Ambulance handover delays reach new winter peak

Covid­19: High Street chemists start vaccinations in England

Thousands of doses of the Oxford Covid­19 vaccine ‘could be wasted’

Why DO experts say the outbreak is slowing if the death toll is continuing to soar?

Tens of thousands of doses of Oxford’s Covid jab for house­bound Brits ‘could get binned’ amid confusion...

NHS asks hospitals across England to open more intensive care beds

Prominent SAGE scientists claimed today Britain’s winter coronavirus wave is flattening after cases fell for four days...

NHS waiting list for ops hits record high with 4.46million people now in need of

Hospitals across England are being told to open hundreds more intensive care beds so they can take in non­Covid patients...

hospital treatment The NHS waiting list for routine operations has surged to record levels amid rising admissions of coronavirus patients,...

Coronavirus Brazil: Woman, 45, reinfected with new variant A Brazilian nurse who fought off coronavirus and got reinfected with the country’s new variant has sparked fears the...

Toadlet peptide transforms into a deadly weapon against bacteria The researchers solved the 3D molecular structure of an antibacterial peptide named uperin 3.5, which is secreted on the...

Cancer models created by mechanical engineers offer new insight into tumor growth In research published today in Integrative Biology, a team of engineers from Rensselaer developed an in vitro — in...

Flip the script: Cardiac rehabilitation is underused, but a simple change could fix that “Referral for cardiac rehab has traditionally been a manual process that involved many stakeholders,” explained...

COVID­19 reduced U.S. life expectancy, especially among Black and Latino populations

Metformin use reduces risk of death for patients with COVID­19 and diabetes, study finds

The researchers project that, due to the pandemic deaths last year, life expectancy at birth for Americans will shorten by...

“This beneficial effect remained, even after correcting for age, sex, race, obesity, and hypertension or chronic kidney...

Scientists uncover new path toward treating a rare but deadly neurologic condition

Climate change doesn’t spare the smallest

BOSTON – Studies with a popular laboratory

In a normal year, biologists Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs spend about six months in Costa

model, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, have revealed a possible therapeutic...

Rica, where they conduct...

Scholars link diet, dentition, and linguistics

Extreme fire weather

Anthropologist Caleb Everett and former student Sihan Chen used a novel data analysis of thousands of languages, in addition...

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine collection highlights 15 years of scientific discovery DARIEN, IL – Editors of the Journal of Clinical

When the Thomas Fire raged through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in December 2017, Danielle Touma, at the time an earth...

Covid England: Cases fall in every age group except the over­80s Coronavirus infections were falling in every age group except the over­80s last week and cases

Sleep Medicine have identified some of the most significant articles...

were dropping in all but three...

Covid UK: Boots and Superdrug start dispensing vaccines

Coronavirus England: Lockdown rules may be needed until the AUTUMN

Boots and Superdrug started dishing out coronavirus vaccines this morning after No10 finally turned to the high street...

Britain’s lockdown rules may be needed until the autumn, scientists advising No10 warned today.

‘Professor Lockdown’...

Coronavirus: Brazilian woman, 45, is reinfected with new Covid variant

Sadiq Khan says Londoners have not had enough Covid jabs after capital gets just a tenth of doses

A Brazilian nurse who fought off coronavirus and got reinfected with the country’s new variant has

London’s mayor Sadiq Khan today complained

sparked fears the...

about the city’s Covid vaccine supply after NHS figures revealed it...

Early warning sign for heart disease

Short term low carbohydrate diet linked to remission of type 2 diabetes

Published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the research could help doctors identify people at risk...

The researchers acknowledge that most benefits diminished at 12 months, but say doctors might consider short term strict...

Acting quickly after heart attack symptoms start can be a heart saver

A rift in the retina may help repair the optic nerve

A heart attack happens about every 40 seconds in the U.S., and the most common heart attack is

“The idea of restoring vision to someone who has lost it from optic nerve disease has been

caused by a complete blockage...

considered science fiction...

Scientists artificially infect mosquitoes with human malaria to advance treatment

Keeping the costs of superconducting magnets down using ultrasound

Lead compounds are chemical compounds that show promise as treatment for a disease and may lead to the development of a new...

Discrimination may increase risk of anxiety disorders regardless of genetics, study finds MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2021)–

IMAGE: Magnesium diboride is a promising superconducting material with various applications (see fig. on the left)....

Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct IMAGE: The only records of the newly­identified lichen Cora timucua are 32 specimens in museum

Exposure to discrimination plays a significant role in the risk of developing...

collections collected...

New study: Without right messaging, masks could lead to more COVID­19 spread

Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance

A novel new study suggests that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to slow the...

IMAGE: Researchers have discovered soil in the West Fermanagh scarplands contains several species of these antibiotic...

Call for better coronavirus masks for all medical staff

Covid­19: Packed hospitals raised death risk by 20%

Public Health England (PHE) has issued guidance

Covid­19 patients in England’s busiest intensive

on what PPE staff in different settings require. It was last updated in October...

care units in 2020 were 20% more likely to die, University College...

Past Covid­19 infection may provide ‘months of immunity’

Covid­19: High Street chemists start vaccinations in England

Prof Susan Hopkins, who led the study, said the results were encouraging, suggesting immunity lasted longer than some people...

Across the UK, the target is to vaccinate 15 million people in the top four priority groups – care home residents and...

Can a bracelet REALLY tell if you’re stressed?

Coronavirus UK: Data suggests infections are starting to level off

Advances in technology mean health gadgets can now be disguised as jewellery. Earrings, bracelets and brooches are being...

Coronavirus cases in Britain could be starting to level off because of the national lockdown, official data suggests as warnings...

Covid UK: Jonathan Van­Tam dismisses 3m social distancing rule

Hospital admissions start to FALL across the capital and the South East

Jonathan Van­Tam today shot down calls for a three metre social distancing rule and making masks compulsory outdoors. England’s...

Hospital admissions of Covid­19 patients peaked in London and the South East just days after England’s lockdown was...

Covid UK: Daily death toll hits 1,564

Compound from medicinal herb kills brain­eating amoebae in lab studies

Britain today recorded its deadliest day since the Covid pandemic began with another 1,564 victims — but cases have dropped...

Compound protects myelin, nerve fibers The discovery, published in the Journal of Neuroimmunology, could be important in treating or

PAM, characterized by headache, fever, vomiting, hallucinations and seizures, is almost always fatal within a couple of weeks...

New insights into the control of inflammation “By deepening the understanding of the role of

preventing the progression...

EGR1, we shed light on the fundamental process of macrophage maturation,...

COVID­19 vaccine creates incentive to improve our health

Early COVID­19 lockdown in Delhi had less impact on urban air quality than first believed

Ohio State University researchers reviewed 49 vaccine studies in humans dating back 30 years that document how stress, depression...

After developing new corrections for the impact of weather and seasonal trends, such as reduced NO2 emissions from winter...

Effects of head trauma from intimate partner violence largely unrecognized

SolarEV City concept: Building the next urban power and mobility systems

While there is an abundant amount of research

Cities have become the focus of global climate

about traumatic brain injuries in athletes and those

mitigation efforts because as they are responsible

serving in the military,...

for 60­70% of energy­related...

Human­induced climate change caused the northwestern Pacific warming record in August 2020

Concept for a hybrid­electric plane may reduce aviation’s air pollution problem

IMAGE: Observed sea surface temperatures in August over the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The white boxes are the region...

At cruising altitude, airplanes emit a steady stream of nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, where the chemicals can linger...

How the brain paralyzes you while you sleep

Covid is killing fewer healthy and under­ 60s in England than in first wave

IMAGE: How the brain paralyzes you while you

Coronavirus is killing fewer healthy and younger

sleep view more Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan...

people in England now than it did during the first wave of the pandemic...

Covid UK: Boots and Superdrug won’t start vaccinations til THURSDAY

COVID­19: Dental patients could wear HELMETS to suck droplets away

Britain’s High Street pharmacies won’t start dishing out coronavirus vaccines until Thursday, it was revealed...

You thought the dentist’s couldn’t get any worse?

Patients could soon be asked to wear HELMETS that suck up any...

Coronavirus UK: DoH rebrands ‘professional’ kits as NHS self­tests

More than 600,000 people died in England and Wales in 2020

The Department of Health is repackaging controversial rapid coronavirus tests as NHS self­ tests in what critics claim is...

More people have died over the past 12 months than in any year for more than a century, figures showed yesterday. There...

Tiny molecules in blood with a big impact

MIND and Mediterranean diets associated with later onset of Parkinson’s disease

The human organism requires a variety of small molecules, such as sugars or fats, in order to function properly. The composition...

The MIND diet combines aspects of two very popular diets, the Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension...

Inferring human genomes at a fraction of the cost promises to boost biomedical research

Memory may be preserved in condition with brain changes similar to Alzheimer’s disease

A cost­effective approach to probing genetic markers Low­coverage whole genome sequencing

“While we knew that the memories of people with primary progressive aphasia were not affected at

(LC­WGS) followed by genotype imputation...

first, we did not...

Combination treatment for methamphetamine use disorder shows promise

Inpatient mammograms can reduce disparities in breast cancer screening rates

“The opioid crisis and resulting overdose deaths in the United States are now well known, but what is less recognized...

BOSTON — Completing cancer screening tests, such as mammograms, can be challenging for low­ income people, who may face...

Age matters in identifying maltreatment in infants and young children with fractures

Stats on HIV among men who have sex with men could help resolve China’s epidemic

IMAGE: Systematic review and recommendations,

IMAGE: Rising incidence of HIV infection in young

15 articles 1980­2020 view more Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC.,...

men who practice sex with men highlights the need for improved preventive...

Depression and stress could dampen efficacy of COVID­19 vaccines

Pulsed ultraviolet light technology to improve egg safety, help poultry industry

Decades of research show that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviors can weaken the body’s immune...

IMAGE: Lead researcher Joshua Casser observing agar plates in search of microbial growth retrieved from the surface...

Sinovac: Brazil results show Chinese vaccine 50.4% effective

Covid: Large trial of new treatment begins in UK

Covid: What do we know about China’s coronavirus

“We’ve had other drugs in similar circumstances,

vaccines?

we’ve had hydroxychloroquine, for example, but again,...

Covid: UK reports record 1,564 daily

Johnson: 24­7 Covid­vaccine hubs as

deaths

soon as supply allows

A further 47,525 new cases have also been recorded.

Covid­19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time

Boris Johnson says UK WILL have 24­ hour Covid vaccinations

Covid UK: GPs say they have been told to SLOW DOWN vaccine roll­out

Boris Johnson confirmed the Government was planning to roll out the vaccine 24/7 ‘as soon as we can’...

GPs leading Britain’s great vaccination drive have been forced to pause inoculations to allow other parts of the country...

Coronavirus UK: 12­week vaccine dose gap could be widened further

NHS sends Covid patients to HOTELS in desperate attempt to free up beds

The gap between first and second doses of coronavirus vaccines could be stretched beyond the 12­week target, health chiefs...

The NHS is planning to discharge Covid patients into care homes without a negative test for the virus, it was claimed today...

Covid UK: AstraZeneca says it can deliver 2m vaccine doses a week

Researchers use deep learning to identify gene regulation at single­cell level

Boris Johnson’s pledge of hitting 200,000 vaccinations a day has been met by hard­working medics – as ministers...

Lipid biomarkers in urine can determine the type of asthma About 10 percent of the Swedish population suffers from asthma, a disease that has become increasingly widespread over the...

Deep learning, a family of machine­learning methods based on artificial neural networks, has revolutionized applications...

Limits of atomic nuclei predicted In a new study, “Ab Initio Limits of Nuclei,” published in the journal Physical Review Letters as an Editors’...

Scientists find antibody that blocks dengue virus

Rare quadruple­helix DNA found in living human cells with glowing probes

Currently, there are no effective treatments or vaccines for the dengue virus. Since there are four different strains of...

However, four­stranded DNA, known as G­ quadruplex, has recently been seen forming naturally in human cells. Now, in new research...

OR Medicaid expansion helped more women access insurance coverage for abortion services

Density of marijuana retailers linked to higher use among young adults

CORVALLIS, Ore. — A recent study from Oregon

As marijuana outlets open after the drug is legalized, the density of those recreational retailers

State University found that after Oregon expanded Medicaid in 2014, more...

is associated with more...

Mothers of children with Autism found to have significantly different metabolite levels

Study find physical weathering of rock breakdown more important than previously recognized

TROY, N.Y. — Blood sample analysis showed that, two to five years after they gave birth, mothers of children with autism...

IMAGE: Brad Carr, a University of Wyoming associate research scientist in geology and geophysics, uses a Geoprobe instrument...

Study suggests compound protects myelin, nerve fibers

What does marketing have to do with ill­ advised consumer behavior?

A compound developed at Oregon Health Science

Researchers from University of Hawaii and

University appears to protect nerve fibers and the fatty sheath, called myelin,...

University of Florida published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that argues...

Study: Colleges can prevent 96% of COVID­19 infections with common measures

Covid: Play your part in fight against virus, says Patel

IMAGE: Pooyan Kazemian, Case Western Reserve University view more Credit: CWRU CLEVELAND– The combined...

And there have been a further 45,533 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

Long Covid: Virus ‘like Russian roulette’ for young and healthy

‘Discriminatory’ mental health system overhauled

Pre­riot speech was ‘totally acceptable’ – Trump

Covid: Lockdown had ‘major impact’ on mental

The US president is facing impeachment for inciting insurrection...

health

Covid: Many NHS staff ‘traumatised’ by

Rapid lateral flow Covid tests No10 is

first wave of virus, study shows Many hospital staff treating the sickest patients during the first wave of the pandemic were left traumatised by the experience,...

using are too inaccurate, scientist warns Lateral flow tests are only accurate at diagnosing coronavirus when administered by trained professionals, studies have...

Coronavirus UK: South African variant has taken root, experts claim

Covid is now behind a THIRD of all deaths in England and Wales

The super­infectious South African strain of

One in every three deaths in England and Wales

coronavirus is already ‘taking root’ in the UK, experts have warned. So...

was linked to coronavirus in the final days of 2020, official figures revealed...

Why CAN’T England offer Covid vaccinations round the clock?

Boris Johnson gathers Cabinet amid fears lockdown could get tighter

Britain dished out another 165,000 Covid vaccines yesterday, according to official figures that come amid mounting pressure...

How could Boris Johnson tighten the lockdown rules in England? Boris Johnson is said to be considering tightening the coronavirus...

Metabolism may play role in recurrent major depression

New process evaluates patients for elective surgeries following COVID­19

The findings were published in the January 11, 2021 online issue of Translational Psychiatry. “This

The evaluation, outlined in a commentary published in the journal Perioperative Medicine, is

is evidence for...

believed to be the first published...

Killing cancer by unleashing the body’s own immune system

Mothers, but not fathers, with multiple children report more fragmented sleep

“Normally, your body’s immune cells are constantly on patrol to identify and destroy foreign entities in the...

A total of 111 parents (54 couples and 3 mothers of single­parent families) participated in the study published in the Journal...

Wives bore the brunt of child care during the shutdown

Fewer patient encounters drive decline in total primary care office visits

Some previous research has found that typical familial patterns may get upended during crises, but that’s not what...

Despite seeing gains in insurance coverage for preventive health services under the Affordable Care Act, the US has seen...

Consent forms design influences patient willingness to share personal health information

No­till practices in vulnerable areas significantly reduce soil erosion

Patients are sometimes asked to share their personal health information for research purposes.

Informed consent and trust...

areas can significantly reduce soil erosion, a University of Illinois...

New study examines medical practice patterns over time

Researchers speed up analysis of Arctic ice and snow data through AI

Harmful medical practices, like inappropriate prescribing of opioids and racial and income­based discrimination in clinical...

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a technique to more quickly analyze extensive...

Boiling peanuts and then eating them under medical supervision might help stop food allergies

Woman becomes first patient to have NHS operation that made her liver work like a pancreas

Eating peanuts that have been boiled in water could cut the risk of life­threatening reactions in those who are allergic,...

At Christmas 2019, for the first time in two years, Claire Aylott ate a solid meal. This was not because she had...

Covid UK: Scientists urge social distancing increase to THREE METRES

Covid UK: ALL over­50s to get vaccinated by MAY, says government

Boris Johnson is under pressure to increase the social distancing gap to stop the spread of coronavirus. Leading members...

Everyone over 50 will be offered a Covid jab by the end of April, ministers pledged last night. The ambitious timetable means...

Elite medical centers associated with Harvard, Columbia, Vanderbilt and New York University

Higher coffee intake may be linked to lower prostate cancer risk

Medical centers across the U.S. are vaccinating thousands of people against COVID­19 in defiance of state and federal guidelines. Hospitals...

associated with a reduction in relative risk of nearly 1%, the findings indicate. Prostate...

Neuroscientists identify brain circuit

Tweaking AI software to function like a

IMAGE: No­till agricultural practices in vulnerable

Each additional daily cup of the brew was

that encodes timing of events In a study of mice, the researchers identified a hippocampal circuit that the animals used to store information about the...

New humanized mouse model provides insight into immunotherapy resistance Checkpoint inhibitors revolutionized therapeutic options for advanced melanoma. However, only a fraction of patients respond...

When AI is used to set prices, can inadvertent collusion be a result?

Key Takeaways: Machine learning can be an

human brain improves computer’s learning ability In the journal Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Maximilian Riesenhuber, PhD, professor of neuroscience, at Georgetown...

Why independent cultures think alike when it comes to categories: It’s not in the brain The dominant hypothesis is that people are born with categories already in their brains, but a study from the Network Dynamics...

More than half of COVID­19 health care workers at risk for mental health problems

effective tool to set competitive prices. Artificial intelligence has its...

The daily toll of COVID­19, as measured by new

Enhanced oral uptake of exosomes opens cell therapy alternative

Johns Hopkins scientist develops method to find toxic chemicals in drinking water

IMAGE: In this photo taken with an electron microscope, the spheres are exosomes and the black dots are gold labels. ...

cases and the growing number of deaths, overlooks a shadowy set of casualties:...

Most consumers of drinking water in the United States know that chemicals are used in the treatment processes to ensure the...

NASA missions help investigate an ‘Old Faithful’ active galaxy

NHS Covid­19 jab letters ‘confusing over­80s’

During a typical year, over a million people visit Yellowstone National Park, where the Old Faithful

The seven centres include Ashton Gate in Bristol, Epsom racecourse in Surrey, London’s Nightingale

geyser regularly blasts...

hospital, Newcastle’s...

Covid: UK at ‘worst point’ of pandemic, says Hancock

Covid: Eyesight risk warning from lockdown screen time

The government earlier published its plan to

Government guidance states that under lockdown

immunise tens of millions of people by spring.

people can leave home for medical appointments and to “avoid injury,...

Covid: 2020 saw most excess deaths since World War Two

Click and collect could be banned everywhere apart from supermarkets

Covid­19: Lockdown needs to be stricter, scientists

Click and collect could be banned everywhere

warn

apart from supermarkets amid fears customers are passing the virus in queues Click...

Struggling to shift the middle age spread?

UK ‘will have had 120k Covid deaths by the time restrictions ease’

A new diet programme designed specifically for people over 40 claims to help shift that stubborn

Britain may have suffered 120,000 coronavirus deaths by the time ministers can safely ease

midlife weight around the...

restrictions because enough of...

Life­affirming ways to stave off dementia As part of our 30­day Health Kick month, leading

Covid UK: Dubai goes on the quarantine list

science journalist Helen Thomson reveals some

Celebrities are rushing back to the UK from Dubai

scientifically proven ways...

before Britain imposes a 72­hour negative Covid test rule on arrivals. Love...

Laypeople have difficulty estimating severity of blood loss

Study links severe COVID­19 disease to short telomeres

Researchers from Linköping University and Old

Blasco was already developing a therapy to

Dominion University in the United States wanted to study the ability of laypeople...

regenerate lung tissue in pulmonary fibrosis patients; she now believes that this...

Early warning system fills in gaps in infectious disease surveillance

Computational model offers help for new hips

The research team, including Jeffrey Shaman and Sen Pei, have been at the forefront of forecasting

The computational study by the Brown School of Engineering lab of mechanical engineer Fred

and analyzing the spread...

Higgs simulates and tracks how...

Post­surgical patch releases non­opioid painkiller directly to the wound The polymer patch provides a controlled release of a drug that blocks the enzyme COX­2 (cyclooxygenase­2,) which drives pain...

The changing paradigm of next­ generation semiconductor memory development IMAGE: Dr. Kim Kyoung­Whan at the Center for Spintronics, KIST view more Credit: Korea Institute of Science...

Comprehensive characterization of vascular structure in plants IMAGE: Isolated vascular cells of Arabidopsis; phloem parenchyma cells are labeled in cyan. view more Credit:...

The odd structure of ORF8: Mapping the coronavirus protein linked to disease severity A team of HIV researchers, cellular biologists, and biophysicists who banded together to support COVID­19 science determined...

Food insufficiency linked to depression, anxiety during the COVID­19 pandemic

Protecting lungs from ventilator­induced injury

A new study published in the American Journal of

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An unfortunate truth about the

Preventive Medicine found a 25% increase in food insufficiency during the...

use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients in respiratory...

Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer asks HHS permission to purchase 100,000 doses directly from Pfizer

‘My nightmares are so bad that I scream out loud’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has asked the federal government if the state can go to Pfizer

A few times a year, I have terrible nightmares during which I scream — but I don’t remember them

Inc and directly buy 100,000...

in the morning. I am...

Top expert warns delaying cancer treatment for Covid will ‘quite simply’ cost lives

One in FIVE people might have had coronavirus, modelling suggests

Professor Clare Turnbull, from the Institute of Cancer Research and an NHS consultant in clinical

One in five people in England may have already had Covid, according to modelling which estimates the true number of infections...

cancer genetics, warned...

Covid research: Convalescent plasma trial paused as results poor

Cracking the code of a shapeshifting protein

Convalescent plasma has been used to treat

Molecular switches can be used to detect cancer,

infections for at least a century, dating back to the

construct nanoscale machines, and even build

1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It...

cellular computers. Many currently...

Increased first­trimester exercise may reduce gestational diabetes risk

Can a mother’s stress impact children’s disease development?

Gestational diabetes refers to diabetes diagnosed

Psychosocial factors creating stress — such as lack

for the first time during pregnancy. It can pose serious health problems...

of social support, loneliness, marriage status or bereavement —...

Mindfulness can improve mental health and wellbeing — but unlikely to work for everyone

Zombie movies and psychological resilience

Mindfulness is typically defined as ‘the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose,

John Johnson, professor emeritus of psychology at Penn State, recently conducted research with several colleagues revealing...

in the present...

Machine learning accelerates discovery of materials for use in industrial processes

Why COVID­19 pneumonia lasts longer, causes more damage than typical pneumonia

IMAGE: Artificial intelligence enabled autonomous design of nanoporous materials. view more Credit:

‘This effort truly represents a “moonshot” in COVID­ 19 research’ Scientists identify target to...

Courtesy...

GridTape: An automated electron microscopy platform How are networks of neurons connected to make

Arecibo observatory helps find possible ‘first hints’ of low­frequency gravitational waves

functional circuits? This has been a long standing

ORLANDO, Jan. 11, 2021 – Data from Arecibo

question in neuroscience....

Observatory in Puerto Rico has been used to help detect the first possible...

Discovery of quantum behavior in insulators suggests possible new

Covid vaccine: How does a vaccine get approved?

particle

The NHS is carrying out the biggest mass

In a surprising discovery, Princeton physicists have

vaccination campaign in its history with a jab that protects against Covid­19. Some...

observed an unexpected quantum behavior in an insulator made from a...

Covid­19: Southend Hospital oxygen supply reaches ‘critical’ situation

Global health insurance card to replace EHIC under new rules

Covid­19 in Essex: ‘One in 18’ have virus in

The new GHIC card is free and can be obtained via

Basildon and Brentwood

the official GHIC website.

Covid: Follow rules despite vaccine progress, Matt Hancock pleads

Covid UK: Vaccine doses BINNED in London due to patient no­shows

Covid: ‘Most dangerous time’ of the pandemic, says

Pensioners arriving to be vaccinated at London’s

Prof Whitty

ExCel Centre today complained they had been left ‘breathless’...

Retired medics are still being asked to fill out THIRTEEN forms to join Covid vaccine effort

Covid UK: Oxygen supply at Southend Hospital in ‘critical situation’

Some of the 13 requirements are essential, including evidence of handling and administering

The oxygen supply at a hospital under intense strain with coronavirus patients has ‘reached a critical situation’,...

the jabs, a criminal...

Britain’s great vaccine roll­out plan Matt Hancock today revealed almost 2.3million people in the UK have already had a Covid­19 vaccine, with the roll­out rate...

Coronavirus UK: Is East London approaching herd immunity?

Tier Four restrictions had little effect on cutting down rates of Covid in London — despite data suggesting that parts...

Discovery pinpoints new therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis

One in five brain cancers fueled by overactive mitochondria

Atopic dermatitis (AD, also called commonly

Mitochondria are responsible for creating the

eczema) is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disorder in children, affecting...

energy that fuels all cells. Though they are usually less efficient at producing...

An augmented immune response explains the adverse course of COVID­19 in patients with hypertension

Bacterium produces pharmaceutical all­ purpose weapon

This most likely explains the augmented response

living rooms: In winter it bears bright red fruits, which make it a popular...

of the immune system and the more severe disease progression. However, certain...

To understand periodontal disease, researchers examine the surprising behavior of T cells In a paper published recently in Scientific Reports, researchers from the Forsyth Institute and the

The coralberry currently once again adorns many

Study finds Dense Breast Notification legislation has not met all desired goals (Boston)–Little previous research has examined the effects of Dense Breast Notifications (DBNs), but a new study suggests...

Universidad de Chile...

Scientists make sustainable polymer from sugars in wood

Using light to revolutionize artificial intelligence

Scientists from the University of Bath have made a sustainable polymer using the second most

IMAGE: INRS Professor Roberto Morandotti is an expert in integrated photonics. view more Credit:

abundant sugar in nature, xylose. Not...

Christian...

Link between driver of ovarian cancer and metabolism opens up new therapeutic strategies

Oncotarget: Targeted lymphodepletion with a CD45­directed antibody radioconjugate

IMAGE: Ovarian cancer cells view more Credit: The

IMAGE: Comparative tumor control by 177Lu­

Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA — (Jan. 11, 2020)...

30F11 or 131I­30F11 antibody. Following E. G7 tumor engraftment, mice either...

First human culture lasted 20,000 years longer than thought

Scientists reach new milestone in vaccine development for leishmaniasis

IMAGE: Freshly found artefact from Laminia,

Researchers have taken an important step forward

Senegal view more Credit: Eleanor Scerri Fieldwork led by Dr...

in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines. The...

Marijuana use typically drops at the

Uncovering basic mechanisms of

beginning of the year, then climbs in summer and fall

intestinal stem cell self­renewal and differentiation

IMAGE: Marijuana use increases throughout the calendar year, with use up 13 percent on average

IMAGE: Activation of the Wnt/PCP signaling pathway (shown in green) in intestinal stem cells

at the end of each year...

primes their fate towards...

Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed

NHS Covid­19 jab letters ‘confusing over 80s’

IMAGE: An adult yellowtail clownfish at a coral reef in the Philippines. view more Credit: Katrina A.

The seven centres include Ashton Gate in Bristol, Epsom racecourse in Surrey, London’s Nightingale

Catalano How...

hospital, Newcastle’s...

Covid­19: Hancock warns flexing of rules ‘could be fatal’

Covid: The truth behind videos of ’empty’ hospitals

Covid­19: Rapid tests for asymptomatic people to

The number of Covid patients has increased

be rolled out

significantly in recent weeks and there are serious concerns about the NHS’s...

Covid: Mass vaccination centres to open in England

New statistical method exponentially increases ability to discover genetic insights

NHS Covid­19 jab letters ‘confusing over 80s’

“Full research of pleiotropy has been difficult to accomplish because of restrictions on merging patient data from...

A beginner’s guide to DNA origami

Bacteria can tell the time

Although the principles of DNA origami are straightforward, the technique’s tools and methods

IMAGE: Shining a light on internal clocks – the bacterium Bacillus subtilis view more Credit:

for designing new structures...

Professor...

The Lancet: Most patients hospitalised with COVID­19 have at least one symptom six months after falling ill, Wuhan follow­up study suggests

Researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogen

Study of 1,733 patients first diagnosed in Wuhan

Oregon State University and Argonne National

(China) between January and May followed to June

Laboratory employ a set...

IMAGE: The lead groups from Cornell University,

and September. 76% of...

Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb

Positive ‘tipping points’ offer hope for climate

IMAGE: Identified annual growth bands in a

changes that accelerate action on climate change, experts say. A...

vertebra of the extinct megatooth shark Otodus megalodon along with hypothetical...

Positive “tipping points” could spark cascading

Research finds increased trust in government and science amid pandemic

Detecting COVID­19 antibodies in 10­12 seconds

New Curtin University research has found a

IMAGE: An image of the COVID­19 test chip made

dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand...

by aerosol jet nanoparticle 3D printing. view more Credit:...

Mapping the introduction of the COVID­ 19 epidemic in the United Kingdom using genomic analysis

Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinary similar to wolf pups

The SARS­CoV­2 virus was introduced to the United Kingdom well over 1,000 times in early

Micro­CT scanning and digital reconstructions have been used to compare the skulls of the Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) and...

2020, according to researchers who...

Nanocrystals that eradicate bacteria biofilm

Covid: What are the lockdown rules across the UK?

IMAGE: Schematic diagram showing removal of

Read England’s official guidance.

bacterial biofilm via Mtex view more Credit: POSTECH The COVID­19...

Coronavirus variants and mutations: The science explained

Coronavirus: Israel leads vaccine race with 12% given jab

What are coronavirus variants and why are they put

Israel has a rate of 11.55 vaccination doses per 100

the world on alert? All viruses naturally mutate over time, and...

people, followed by Bahrain at 3.49 and the UK at 1.47, according to...

Covid­19: Rapid tests for asymptomatic people to be rolled out

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: I’ll help you shed the pounds in 2021

‘QAnon Shaman’ charged over pro­Trump riots Jake Angeli, real name Jacob Anthony Chansley, is

Dr Michael Mosley, pictured, has developed a plan to help people improve their health and diet during

accused of violent...

this latest...

Protective immunity against SARS­CoV­2 could last eight months or more

Scientists develop a cheaper method that might help create fuels from plants

The findings, based on analyses of blood samples from 188 COVID­19 patients, suggest that

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have figured out a cheaper, more efficient way to conduct a chemical

responses to the novel coronavirus,...

reaction at the heart...

Bioenergetics: New features of ATP synthase

Study: Religion, psychology share methods for reducing distress

The mitochondrial ATP synthase is energy­

IMAGE: Psychology professors Sanda Dolcos, left,

converting macromolecular machine that uses the electrochemical potential across...

and Florin Dolcos led a study of religiosity and emotion­regulation...

Ferroptosis resistance in cancer: An emerging crisis of new hope

Researchers realize efficient generation of high­dimensional quantum teleportation

Announcing a new publication for BIO Integration journal. In this opinion article the authors Daiyun Xu, Yonghui Lü, Yongxiao...

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the

How BBC’s Mehreen Baig discovered her fitness plan could endanger her health

BARNEY CALMAN tells of his father’s almost tragic 999 call

Tomorrow at 9am, hundreds of thousands of Britons will begin their day with 35 minutes of jumping,

A week before Christmas, I got a message from my dad on WhatsApp (it took a pandemic, but he has

sprinting and squatting...

finally got his head around...

How a new £244­a­year heart failure drug saved a man from needing a transplant

DR ELLIE CANNON: What is causing the awful stabbing pain in my foot?

A heart­failure drug that dramatically improves

I have a burning, stabbing pain under my middle

symptoms and helps boost survival has been

toes and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to walk,

approved for NHS use – giving...

especially if I’m...

How a two­part bowel cancer treatment could save patients from invasive surgery

Journal article reviews century of data showing COVID­19 likely to impact the brain

Bowel cancer sufferers could soon be spared

Dementia researchers from The University of Texas

surgery that leaves them needing a stoma bag for the rest of their lives. Following...

Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) are the first...

Where antibiotic resistance comes from

Response to infection therapy better understood thanks to a new technique

While human DNA is only passed down from parent to child, bacteria also have the habit of sharing

team led by academician GUO Guangcan from University of Science and...

Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic

some of their genes across...

viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites. The treatment of bacterial and fungal...

Faulty metabolism of Parkinson’s medication in the brain linked to severe side effects

Peeking inside ‘mini­brains’ could boost understanding of the human brain

“The findings may lead to new strategies for treating advanced Parkinson’s,” says Professor Per

Research published today by a team of scientists and engineers from HEPIA and the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering,...

Andrén...

USTC develops ultrahigh­performance plasmonic metal­oxide materials In a study published in Advanced Materials, the researchers from Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale,...

Understanding how to improve antibodies targeting OX40 for the treatment of cancer IMAGE: Human T­Cell view more Credit: NIAID Scientists at the University of Southampton’s Centre for...

Possible explanation for more efficient maize growth

Autism theory 25 years in the making

IMAGE: Leaves of a maize plant. (Photo: HHU /

instructor in Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...

Margaret Bezrutczyk) view more Credit: HHU / Margaret Bezrutczyk Maize...

IMAGE: T.A. Meridian McDonald, PhD, a research

Cardiac MRI shows lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes recovered from COVID­19

Coronavirus, schools and children

IMAGE: Dan Clark, MD, MPH, first author of the

other age groups in the...

Schoolchildren and young adults have undoubtedly experienced a much faster rise in infections than

report, instructor of Cardiovascular Medicine, and a adult congenital...

Coronavirus: Dutch shocked to be EU vaccination stragglers He continues to claim in tweets that Covid is hardly worse than the flu. But Covid is five to 25 times

Are Covid patients getting younger?

Coronavirus: ‘How long can we keep going like this? About a week’

more deadly than a...

Covid: UK reports more than 80,000 deaths

A brain mechanism underlying ‘vision’ in the blind is revealed

Only the US, Brazil, India and Mexico have

Prof. Rafi Malach and his group members of the

recorded more Covid deaths, according to Johns

Institute’s Neurobiology Department research the

Hopkins University.

phenomenon of spontaneous...

Vaccine myths on social media can be effectively reduced with credible fact checking

Not just a guys’ club: Resistance training benefits older women just as much as older men

Researchers found that fact­check tags located

While men are likely to gain more absolute muscle

immediately below or near a post can generate more positive attitudes toward...

size, the gains relative to body size are on par to women’s. The...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals Asian migration and plague

How to mitigate the impact of a lockdown on mental health

“It is striking that we find everything here, continuity as well as recurrent migrations and also disease­

At the outset of the Covid­19 pandemic, little was known about the impact of population­wide

related bacteria,”...

governmental lockdowns. What...

Chandra studies extraordinary magnetar

New tech helping cancer patients manage symptoms

IMAGE: This image contains an exceptional magnetar, a type of neutron star with very powerful magnetic fields. Astronomers...

IMAGE: Hands at a computer view more Credit: Stevepb/pixabay Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted...

Botulism breakthrough? Taming botulinum toxin to deliver therapeutics IMAGE: The toxin­based delivery platform consists of the modified botulinum toxin at upper left (protease domain in...

More than half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms IMAGE: An illustration of withdrawal symptoms related to cannabis use view more Credit: University of Michigan More...

Unravelling the mystery that makes viruses infectious

Shoppers love this £18 SAD desk lamp that boosts their mood

IMAGE: Capsid protein pentamers (subunits colour­

Do you have the winter blues? Shoppers love this

coded) being recruited to the growing protein shell (brown) during...

£18 SAD desk lamp that boosts their mood, reduces eye strain AND helps...

COVID­19: Joe Biden will release ALL available vaccine doses

FDA head urges states to start giving COVID­19 vaccines to elderly Americans

President­elect Joe Biden will distribute all doses of coronavirus vaccines Pfizer and Moderna provide

FDA head urges states to start giving COVID­19 vaccines to elderly Americans and move on to

to the US as soon...

lower priority groups in a desperate...

How medical schools can transform curriculums to undo racial biases

Comprehensive database of head and neck cancers created

“In medical school, 20 years ago, we often learned that higher rates of hypertension in certain racial

Their deep­dive investigation of HPV­negative head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

and ethnic groups,...

(HNSCCs), described in the Jan. 7 issue...

Experts tap into behavioral research to promote COVID­19 vaccination in the United States

Cancer cells hibernate like bears to evade harsh chemotherapy

“The country has made an incredible investment in

Princess Margaret Scientist Dr. Catherine O’Brien and team discovered...

fast­tracking SARS­CoV­2 vaccines from conception to market, which...

In research published January 7, 2020 in Cell,

New mechanism underlying male infertility

Scientists discover slimy microbes that may help keep coral reefs healthy

Cells in our body make use of our DNA library to

Corals have evolved over millennia to live, and

extract blueprints that contain the instructions to build structures and...

even thrive, in waters with few nutrients. In healthy reefs, the water is...

Latina mothers, often essential workers, report COVID­19 took toll

NIST publishes a beginner’s guide to DNA origami

IMAGE: Financial and psychological toll: The pandemic has forced more than 50 percent of the

IMAGE: Collage shows some of the techniques and designs employed in DNA origami. view more

families in a regional...

Credit: K. Dill/NIST In...

Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada

Transition metal ‘cocktail’ helps make brand new superconductors

IMAGE: Figure: Trends in the number of children

IMAGE: Schematic of the CuAl2­type crystal

granted marriage certificates per 10,000 16­17­

structure of the newly created superconducting

year­olds in five provinces...

Co0.2Ni0.1Cu0.1Rh0.3Ir0.3Zr2...

Covid: How busy are hospitals in England?

Pfizer vaccine ‘works’ against key variant mutation, study suggests

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account The

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account The

social media giant bans the US president “due to the risk of...

social media giant bans the US president “due to the risk of...

Covid cases ‘up almost a third in week after Christmas’

Moderna becomes third Covid vaccine approved in the UK

Covid infections rose by almost a third between 26 December and 3 January, reaching 70,000 new

Nadhim Zahawi, vaccine deployment minister, said: “The NHS is pulling out all the stops to vaccinate

cases a day according to a...

those most at...

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY and his wife DR CLARE BAILEY launch an indispensable diet series

Single­dose Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine may get quick approval

With winter well under way and yet another lockdown, it is hard to keep positive. But this is not

A one­shot Covid jab that has the potential to significantly boost Britain’s sluggish vaccination scheme may be approved...

the moment to tuck into...

Coronavirus England: Cases TRIPLED in a month to 311k in December

Covid UK: Arthritis drugs that cut ICU death risk 24% available now

Covid cases in England tripled in a month in

Boris Johnson tonight hailed two ‘life­saving’

December and a staggering 311,372 people tested positive for the virus in the...

arthritis drugs after a major British trial revealed they cut...

Covid: UK approves Moderna vaccine but won’t get any until MARCH

Antibiotic resistance from random DNA sequences

Britain today approved Moderna’s coronavirus

Antibiotic resistance is a major global problem and

vaccine – but won’t be able to get any of the 17million doses...

the spread of resistant bacteria causes disease and death, and constitutes...

Perceiving prosthesis as lighter thanks to neurofeedback

Religion, psychology share methods for reducing distress, study finds

Together with an international consortium, Raspopovic has developed in recent years

The new findings are reported in the Journal of Religion and Health. “It appears that religious

prostheses that provide feedback to the...

people are making use...

Which came first, sleep or the brain?

In a study that could help to understand the

Single­dose COVID­19 vaccine triggers antibody response in mice

evolutional origin of sleep in animals, an

The primary target for COVID­19 vaccines is the

international team of researchers...

spike protein, which is necessary for SARS­CoV­2’s entry into cells....

Gene therapy strategy found effective in mouse model of hereditary disease TSC BOSTON – Patients with tuberous sclerosis

UCF engineering and biology researchers collaborate to aid coral reef restoration

complex, a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of noncancerous tumors...

IMAGE: A uniaxial compression test is performed

Large study finds higher burden of

COVID forced psychiatric care online.

on Acropora cervicornis coral skeleton. view more Credit:...

acute brain dysfunction for COVID­19 ICU patients

Many patients want it to stay there, study finds

COVID­19 patients admitted to intensive care in the

A year ago, trying to find patients who would agree

early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher...

to see their University of Michigan mental health provider through a...

Including unhealthy foods may diminish positive effects of an otherwise healthy diet

Highly­infectious South African Covid variant has yet to take off in Britain

Eating a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean diet, has a positive impact on health, but little is

Has the variant been found in the UK? The variant was found in two people, one in London and another in the North West,...

known about the effects...

RAF veteran, 99, is STILL waiting for vaccine appointment a month after scheme began

Up to 150,000 people are catching Covid each day in Britain

Britain’s sluggish coronavirus vaccine roll out may finally be starting to gather steam as pictures

Covid pandemic began after health chiefs declared

Britain today suffered its deadliest day since the 1,325 more Covid fatalities...

emerged today of...

Mayor Sadiq Khan declares a major incident in London

SAGE warns people must still wear masks AFTER getting Covid vaccine

London is facing the biggest threat of the pandemic

People must be told to keep social distancing and

so far as the NHS buckles under the strain of coronavirus cases, experts...

wearing face coverings even after they have had a Covid vaccine, SAGE has...

Scientists paint multicolor atlas of the brain

‘Invisible’ stem cells evade natural killer cells using immune ‘off­switch’

Given the huge number of neurons and

The study, published Jan. 8, 2021, in the Journal of

connections, there is still much we don’t know about how neurons work together...

Experimental Medicine, addresses a major challenge for the field of...

How ‘Iron Man’ bacteria could help protect the environment

We hear what we expect to hear

As other reviewers and the program manager didn’t share this sentiment, NSF funded the proposal.

A team of neuroscientists of TU Dresden headed by Prof Dr Katharina von Kriegstein presents new findings that show that not...

And, now, Reguera’s...

Tiny wireless device sheds light on combating obesity

Study reveals jellyfish create a ‘virtual wall’ to enhance performance

Researchers said their centimeter­sized device

TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2021)­ New research led by

provides the feeling of fullness by stimulating the

the University of South Florida has uncovered one

endings of the vagus nerve...

of the reasons jellyfish...

Scientists from St. Petersburg University discovered the virus­like particles in Bryozoa

Novel RNA factors may help cancer cells thrive

IMAGE: Bugula neritina. Colony collected

cancer, undifferentiated stem cells may help tumors such as glioblastoma become...

intertidally on Atlantic Beach, USA. view more Credit: SPbU Scientists...

Like Peter Pan, some cells never grow up. In

Peter Raven addresses earth’s dwindling resources, the value of science­informed outreach

Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID­19

The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions

proteins, which is the...

IMAGE: A schematic visualization of the ferritin nanoparticle with shortened coronavirus spike

of topical issues related to the biological sciences.

In a career­spanning...

Covid­19: What happens if hospitals are overwhelmed?

Covid­19: West Midlands Ambulance Service records busiest day

ICU hospital staff: ‘Scared, sad, petrified, worried’ Video, 00:05:58ICU hospital staff: ‘Scared, sad,...

Covid: What are the lockdown rules across the UK?

Covid­19: Baby’s mother issues mottled skin warning

Ambulance waiting times in parts of England ‘off the scale’

Diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal cramps in children can be a sign of coronavirus according to

Covid­19: West Midlands Ambulance Service records busiest day

some researchers, but the...

Covid US: New variants may make pandemic ‘up to FIVE TIMES deadlier’

Covid UK: Boris Johnson promises 200k vaccinations a day by FRIDAY

Dr Ashish K Jha (pictured), dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, has issued a

Boris Johnson today announced he is bringing in the Army to bolster the UK’s coronavirus

warning about the new...

vaccination drive and claimed...

Protein that can be toxic in the heart and nerves may help prevent Alzheimer’s

For the right employees, even standard information technology can spur creativity

Researchers have long known that sticky plaques of a protein known as amyloid beta are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s and...

Recently published in the journal Information and

What happens when your brain can’t tell which way is up or down?

Reducing treatment­related complication for blood cancer patients

In a new study published in PLoS One, researchers

Sherif Farag, MD, PhD, found that using a drug

at York University’s Centre for Vision Research found that an individual’s...

approved for Type 2 diabetes reduces the risk of acute graft­versus­host disease...

Intelligence deficit: Conclusion from the mouse to the human being

Entangling electrons with heat

Just as ships anchor to the seabed in storms and waves, GPI anchors (GPI =

Organization, these findings from Dorit Nevo, an associate professor in...

A joint group of scientists from Finland, Russia, China and the USA have demonstrated that temperature difference can be...

glycosylphosphatidylinositol) ensure that special...

Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers

When salespeople advocate for sellers and customers

IMAGE: Adding antioxidants can push the

Researchers from Oklahoma State University,

resolution limit of polymer electron microscopy to

University of Missouri, Iowa State University, and

reveal a structure smaller...

University of Georgia published...

High­speed atomic force microscopy visualizes cell protein factories

Preserving workers’ hearing health by improving earplug efficiency

IMAGE: Model of translating ribosomes and

IMAGE: Ear canal modelisation view more Credit:

elongation factors. EF1A•GTP•aatRNA and EF2 assemble to the ribosomal...

ÉTS Noise exposure accounts for 22% of worldwide work­related...

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine likely prevents infection for ‘a couple of YEARS,’ CEO says

Why Connecticut is WAY ahead of New York in the vaccination race:

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine likely prevents infection for ‘a couple of YEARS,’ CEO says as

Connecticut has led the race to vaccinate residents against COVID­19 since it received its first doses – thanks, in...

study suggests...

At least 64 Americans in eight states have ‘super­covid’

Thousands in Wuhan likely got covid after China declared city outbreak over

At least 64 Americans are now infected with ‘super­ covid,’ according to a DailyMail.com tally.

Coronavirus was still silently spreading in Wuhan – the city where it first emerged – at least a month

Connecticut...

after...

Brazilian coronavirus variant may weaken vaccines’ effects by ‘hiding’ from them Brazil now has its own dangerous mutant

COVID­19 outcomes for patients on immunosuppressive drugs on par with non­immunosuppressed patients, study finds

coronavirus variation that vaccines may not work as

Estimates suggest that there are approximately 10

well against. It shares...

million immunocompromised people in the U.S. alone. Suppression of the...

What is surgical smoke and what can be done about it?

Emotionally appealing ads may not always help consumer memory

Two new papers led by researchers in the

A new paper co­written by Hayden Noel, a clinical

University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing suggest that policies and laws...

associate professor of business administration at the Gies College of Business...

Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders

Commonly used blood pressure medications safe for COVID­19 patients, study finds

Functional seizures are sudden attacks or spasms that look like epileptic seizures but do not have the aberrant brain electrical...

As part of the REPLACE COVID trial, investigators examined whether ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) or

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers...

Cooling vests alleviate perceptual heat strain perceived by COVID­19 nurses IMAGE: Cooling Illustration view more Credit: Radboudumc Wearing cooling vests during a

Seafood strategies The “Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth,” issued by the Trump...

COVID­19 shift ensures...

Study: e­cigarettes trigger inflammation in the gut IMAGE: In the bottom frames, burst cell junctions in

NYUAD study informs research of child development and learning in conflict­ affected areas

the gut lining can be seen after being exposed to e­

Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 6, 2021: To provide

cigarette...

effective aid to children who live in areas of conflict it is necessary to understand...

Heading outdoors keeps lockdown blues at bay

Organ donor mum wishes she could help her children in need of kidneys

A new study has found that spending time outdoors

In December, Mr Bingham completed the challenge

and switching off our devices is associated with higher levels of happiness...

of walking 12,000 steps every day for 12 days to raise money for Kidney Research...

ICU hospital staff: ‘Scared, sad, petrified, worried’

Covid: Half of patients at some hospitals have virus

For the first since April the UK has recorded more than 1,000 daily Covid­related deaths – one of the

Covid­19: London’s NHS Nightingale ‘ready to admit patients’

highest figures of...

Two more life­saving Covid drugs discovered Although the drugs are not cheap, costing around £750 to £1,000 per patient, on top of the £5 course of dexamethasone,...

More than HALF of all coronavirus spread comes from people who never develop symptoms COVID­19 patients with NO symptoms are responsible for more than HALF of the spread of coronavirus, CDC study finds The...

At least 62 Americans have ‘super­covid’ as Texas, Pennsylvania report cases At least 62 Americans are now infected with ‘super­ covid,’ according to a DailyMail.com tally. Texas and Pennsylvania...

Doctors write letter asking Biden administration to make and mail high­ filtration masks to homes Three physicians have written an open letter to President­elect Joe Biden‘s incoming administration to implement a...

Elderly Britons are REFUSING Pfizer’s vaccine because they’d rather ‘wait for the English one’

NHS may have to start using beds in CARE HOMES if pressure continues to worsen

Elderly Britons are refusing the Pfizer Covid­19

NHS hospitals may have to start transferring

vaccine because they’d rather ‘wait for the English one’...

patients to care homes if coronavirus keeps piling pressure on their wards,...

Nanodroplets and ultrasound ‘drills’ prove effective at tackling tough blood clots

Study examines attitudes toward long­ acting injectable HIV therapy among women

Specifically, the new approach is designed to treat

Currently, most HIV therapies for treatment and

retracted blood clots, which form over extended periods of time and are...

prevention (pre­exposure prophylaxis, PrEP) necessitate daily pills, which...

Simple bioreactor makes ‘gut check’ more practical

Delivering the news with humor makes young adults more likely to remember and share

In a new study, they demonstrate a lab tool that simplifies simulations of the human intestine, making it more practical...

In fact, new research suggests that humor may help keep people informed about politics. A study from the Annenberg School...

Mediterranean diet may decrease risk of prostate cancer progression

Research confirms increase in river flooding and droughts in US, Canada

“Men with prostate cancer are motivated to find a

IMAGE: Blue boxes indicate change in high flow

way to impact the advancement of their disease

frequency during each season. High­flow seasons

and improve their...

are not decreasing in...

Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders in EHR

MRI frequently underestimates tumor size in prostate cancer

study

FINDINGS A study led by researchers at the UCLA

IMAGE: Lea Davis, PhD, left, Slavina Goleva and

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that magnetic resonance...

colleagues are using electronic health records to study the comorbidities...

Striped or spotted? Winds and jet streams found on the closest brown dwarf

COVID­19 outcomes for patients on immunosuppressive drugs on par with non­ immunosuppressed patients

A University of Arizona­led research team has

People taking immunosuppressive drugs to prevent

found bands and stripes on the brown dwarf closest to Earth, hinting at the...

organ transplant rejection or to treat inflammatory or autoimmune diseases...

Fury as China denies entry to WHO experts to investigate origins of Covid

Covid UK: Maternity services disrupted in South East England

Politicians and experts today blasted China for refusing entry to members of a World Health

Maternity services are facing disruption across the South East because ambulance staff are too busy

Organization(WHO) team being...

dealing with spiralling...

Covid UK: Boris Johnson says care home vaccination plan must improve

Covid UK: Daily death toll passes 1,000 for first time since APRIL

Boris Johnson admits care home vaccination plan

Britain today breached 1,000 daily coronavirus

needs to step up because only 10% of residents

deaths for the first time since April and declared

have had their Covid jab so...

another record­high number...

Boris Johnson reveals seven Covid vaccination centres will open across England next week

COVID­19 generally ‘mild’ in young children: Evidence review

Boris Johnson has revealed seven mass

decision­making about potential COVID­19 vaccination for young children...

coronavirus vaccination centres will open next week to turbo­charge efforts to get...

These findings will help to inform future policy and

Link between dietary fiber and depression partially explained by gut­ brain interactions

Identifying strategies to advance research on traumatic brain injury’s effect on women

Depression is a common and serious mental health

“We are making advances in understanding the

condition that not only affects a person’s ability to perform daily...

effects of head injury on the brain, but many of these studies have been...

Competitive athletics: Detecting CRISPR/Cas gene doping

Long­term study finds dozens of new genetic markers associated with lifetime bone growth

The gene editing method called CRISPR/Cas is a popular way for scientists to precisely change the DNA in many organisms,...

Osteoporosis is widely considered a disease of old age. However, the accrual of bone density early in life is critical for...

Oldest hominins of Olduvai Gorge persisted across changing environments

Research explains why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs

IMAGE: Olduvai (now Oldupai) Gorge, known as the Cradle of Humankind, is a UNESCO World

IMAGE: The crocodiles have had a much greater diversity of forms in the past. Examples include fast

Heritage site in Tanzania....

runners, digging...

Harbor porpoises on the decline in the German North Sea

Human migration patterns connected to vitamin D deficiencies today

IMAGE: Populations of harbor porpoises were

A new study in the Oxford Economic Papers finds

surveyed from a plane view more Credit: D. Nachtsheim The North...

that migration flows the last 500 years from high sunlight regions to low...

Birmingham research paves the way for new anti­fibrotic therapy for glaucoma

Can lockdown stop the new variant?

Scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, have

One dead after pro­Trump mob storms US Capitol Congress reconvenes to finish certifying election

shown that a novel low molecular weight dextran­ sulphate, ILB® could...

results after a day of chaos...

Lockdown: Clap for Carers to return as Clap for Heroes

Covid­19: UK records more than 1,000 daily virus deaths

Coronavirus: Clap for Carers should end, says founder

Sites in Stevenage, London, Newcastle, Manchester, Surrey, Bristol and Birmingham will be staffed by NHS workers and volunteers...

Covid­19: Oxford vaccine rolled out to hundreds of GP sites in England

CDC approach to detecting US super­ COVID cases ‘alarming’

By mid­February, the target is to vaccinate 13

Quickly turning around results of the process to

million people in the top four priority groups.

detect the new ‘super­covid’ variant ‘isn’t an urgent...

At least 21 Americans had life­ threatening anaphylaxis after receiving Pfizer’s vaccine, CDC reveals

Nearly half of Los Angeles residents live in ‘pharmacy deserts,’

Nearly two dozen Americans have experienced life­

without close access to pharmacy services, a new study suggests. Researchers from...

threatening allergic reactions after receiving Pfizer­ BioNTech’s coronavirus...

You can now buy an FDA­authorized home covid test on Amazon You can now buy an at­home COVID­19 test on Amazon for $110 a pop, or $1,000 for 10 tests. The

One­quarter of Los Angeles residents live in areas

HHS announces $22 billion for 50 states to expand testing, contact tracing and vaccine distribution HHS gives states $22 billion to fund battle against

spit test, made by DxTerity,...

coronavirus – but only $3 billion is for improving the disastrous...

A better pen­and­ink system for drawing flexible circuits

New research finds ginger counters certain autoimmune diseases in mice

Flexible electronics are widely used in applications such as biosensors, electronic skin and energy

Ginger is known to have anti­inflammatory and anti­ oxidative effects, making it a popular herbal

storage. Recent advances...

supplement to treat inflammatory...

DNA­editing method shows promise to treat mouse model of progeria

Shiga toxin’s not supposed to kill you

DNA is made up of four chemical bases — A, C, G

often live in animal guts. Many types of E. coli never make us sick;...

and T. Progeria, which is also known as

Escherichia coli are a diverse group of bacteria that

Hutchinson­Gilford progeria...

Resist the resistance: Fighting the good fight against bacteria Medina, an assistant professor of biomedical

Mouse study finds link between gut disease and brain injury in premature infants

engineering, led the team who published its results Jan. 4 in Nature Biomedical...

IMAGE: Photomicrographs demonstrating the

A new approach to study autoimmune diseases

The link between opioid medication and pancreatic cancer

IMAGE: Decio Eizirik, MD, PhD, Scientific Director of the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute

IMAGE: Cancer researchers at Rush University Medical Center show evidence suggesting a link

Diabetes Center. ...

between opioid consumption...

A third of US families face a different kind of poverty

New strategy to fight botulinum toxin

IMAGE: Family Net Worth Poverty Rates view more Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Before

issue of Science Translational Medicine, Patrick

impact of T lymphocytes (T cells) associated with the intestinal disease...

Related to new research published in the January McNutt, PhD, of the Wake...

the...

Coronavirus: Quarter of England and Wales deaths in Christmas week were linked to Covid

Staff at London hospital reveal they ‘cry when they get home’ and have ‘never felt more demoralised’

One in every four deaths in England and Wales

Staff at one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals

was linked to coronavirus in the week leading up to Christmas, official figures...

have described the ‘overwhelming’ situation faced by...

UK scientists found out Covid spread out of China DURING meeting

Coronavirus: Why HASN’T UK approved Moderna’s Covid vaccine?

One of the Government’s top scientific advisory

Europe’s drug regulator today approved Moderna’s

panels found out Covid had spread to another country from China during...

coronavirus vaccine and will get supplies from next week thanks...

GP dishing out Covid vaccine says they have had NO doses

Ineffective ‘learning styles’ theory persists in education

A GP on the frontline of Britain’s great coronavirus vaccine push has revealed doctors have still not

For decades educators have been advised to match their teaching to the supposed ‘learning

received doses...

styles’ of students....

Manufacturing process of ultra­thin sensor for smart contact lenses

Gut microbe may promote breast cancers

In a paper published by the journal Matter,

In a series of laboratory experiments, researchers

engineers from the University of Surrey together

discovered that when enterotoxigenic Bacteroides

with partners from Harvard University,...

fragilis (ETBF) was introduced...

Neuronal circuits for fine motor skills

A prognostic Alzheimer’s disease blood test in the symptom­free stage

Picking up a pen and writing our name or reaching for a fork to eat spaghetti with tomato sauce are things we take for granted....

Using a blood test, a German­Dutch research team

Citizenship tasks tax women physicians

Physicists observe competition between magnetic orders

IMAGE: Multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the diseases and conditions that hold greater risk for or are more prevalent...

has predicted the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people who were clinically...

IMAGE: The system: A crystal lattice made of light traps atoms in several bilayer sheets. Tomographic images show the...

Wait for me: Cell biologists decipher signal that ensures no chromosome is left behind Starting as a single cell, organisms undergo millions of generations of divisions to ultimately

UCI study first to link disparities and ‘pharmacy deserts’ in California Irvine, Calif., Jan. 6, 2021– In the United States, Black, Latino and low­income communities have historically lacked...

generate the bones, heart,...

Solo seniors with cognitive impairment hit hard by pandemic

Covid­19: Tributes paid to ‘big daddy’ of renal medicine

The pandemic has exacerbated isolation and fears

The 50 worst towns and cities in England have

for one very vulnerable group of Americans: the 4.3

been revealed – this is the list in full

million older adults...

South East NHS trusts suspend births at home and in midwife­led units

Medics appeal for more to get higher level PPE

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on what PPE staff in different settings require. It was last updated in October...

Covid: LA ambulances told not to transport some patients to hospital

Doctors and nurses demand higher quality face masks in letter to ministers

The LA County Department of Public Health reported 9,142 new Covid cases on Monday, and

NHS doctors and nurses demand higher quality face masks amid fears their PPE isn’t good enough

an additional 77 deaths. The county,...

to stop new coronavirus...

Covid UK: Daily deaths DOUBLE to 830 week­on­week with 60,916 cases

UK’s virus sequencing labs haven’t detected any cases in a fortnight of South African strain

Britain today recorded another 830 Covid deaths as official statistics show the number of daily deaths has more than doubled...

No new cases of the South African Covid variant have been spotted in Britain over the past fortnight, in a glimmer of hope...

Coronavirus UK: Government data suggests super strain cases falling Cases of the new super­infectious variant of

Many patients with long Covid have been unable to return properly to work six months after infection

coronavirus started to level off and even drop in London, the East and South...

Almost half of patients suffering from ‘long Covid’

Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases

New study on circadian clock shows ‘junk DNA’ plays a key role in regulating rhythms

Now, a new study in Nature Medicine offers strong

Until now, that research has focused on what is

evidence: among over 52,000 participants, those who had detectable brown...

known as clock genes, which encode proteins that drive oscillating cycles...

Cattle grazing and soybean yields

How market incumbents can navigate disruptive technology change

IMAGE: Little corn residue remains after concentrated grazing in the high stocking density treatment the day that cattle...

may be left unable to fully return to work six months after...

Researchers from University of Texas at San Antonio and University of Southern California published a new paper in the Journal...

Antibiotics not needed after most sinus surgeries: randomized controlled trial

New drug form may help treat osteoporosis, calcium­related disorders

Antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the

IMAGE: Elizabeth Topp, a Purdue professor of physical and industrial pharmacy, helped develop a

common practice to prescribe...

stabilized form of...

Common drug may protect hearts from damage caused by breast cancer chemotherapy

Study finds people with brown tissue less likely to develop chronic heart and metabolic disease

IMAGE: Dr. Husam Abdel­Qadir, lead author of the

Not all fat is created equal and some can actually

paper and cardiologist at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Women’s...

help us combat several health conditions, a new study suggests. Scientists...

Covid vaccine: Studies suggest giving a single shot to more people

Covid lockdown England: Boris Johnson ‘bets the house’ on vaccine

Three new studies suggest that as many people as

The new lockdown in England at a glance England

possible should receive at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Currently,...

will be put into a full national lockdown that will last until the February...

New imaging method reveals if antibiotics reach bacteria hiding in tissues

Dental experts discover biological imbalance is the link between gum and kidney disease

During bacterial infections like tuberculosis, bacteria enter human cells, which poses a

Periodontitis — or gum disease — is a common, inflammatory disease which causes bleeding gums,

challenge for treatment, as antibiotics...

wobbly or drifting...

Deep neural network predicts transcription factors

Integrator: A guardian of the human transcriptome

A transcription factor is a protein that specifically binds to DNA sequences to control the transcription

Manufacturing processes need quality control systems in order to ensure proper assembly of

initiation. Analyzing...

functional products. Moreover,...

New clues why gold standard treatment for bipolar disorder doesn’t work for majority of patients

Potential treatment for an aggressive form of lung cancer

A new study led by Salk Professor and President

handful of metabolic pathways to grow, but we’ve learned...

Rusty Gage, which published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry on January...

“We used to think that most tumors rely on the same

In­utero exposures associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer

Repeated ketamine infusions reduce PTSD symptom severity

Thyroid cancer is diagnosed at a younger age than

“Our findings provide insight into the treatment

most other malignancies and the incidence is higher in women than men. “The...

efficacy of repeated ketamine administration for PTSD, an important...

Hotels that promote women perceived as fairer, less discriminatory

COVID­19 unmasked: math model suggests optimal treatment strategies

Hotel managers have something in common beyond their reputations for charming dispositions

BOSTON — Getting control of COVID­19 will take more than widespread vaccination; it will also

and excellent listening skills...

require better understanding...

AI algorithms detect diabetic eye disease inconsistently

Dungeness crab fishing industry response to climate shock

Diabetes continues to be the leading cause of new

IMAGE: Researchers found that 71 percent of

cases of blindness among adults in the United

California Dungeness crab fishing vessels

States. But the current shortage...

temporarily left the industry...

Natural products with potential efficacy against lethal viruses

Gum disease­causing bacteria borrow growth molecules from neighbors to thrive

IMAGE: Lifecycle of Coronavirus as represented by SARS­CoV­1/2 and MERS­CoV viruses view more Credit: Illustration:...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The human body is filled with

Facebook posts help facilitate belief that HPV vaccine is dangerous to health

Understanding disease­induced microbial shifts may reveal new crop management strategies

IMAGE: Social media has a history of being a popular place for sexual health discussions, and the HPV vaccine is one...

friendly bacteria. However, some of these microorganisms, such as Veillonella...

IMAGE: Orange fields and lab work view more Credit: Dr. Nichole Ginnan While humanity is facing

the COVID­19...

Covid: PM acted ‘decisively’ on England lockdown

Covid­19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time

Tough new lockdown restrictions forbidding people from leaving home for non­essential reasons have

According to government figures on Tuesday, the number of people who tested positive was 60,916.

also come into force across...

Covid: Urgent cancer ops cancelled in parts of London

1.3 million in UK have had their Covid vaccine

Control of US Senate up for grabs as Georgia votes

Covid­19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000

Two runoff votes in the state will decide whether

for first time

President­elect Joe...

Did the stress of lockdown trigger my stroke? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

Worried you haven’t got the willpower to lose weight? These three walked away from Type 2 diabetes

In May I had an ischaemic stroke and I am not sure

Need to lose weight, want to get fitter and

why. My speech has returned but my mind still goes blank, causing considerable...

healthier? Every week for the next month the Mail is running a unique 30­day...

Study finds nearly 47 million Americans had been infected with coronavirus by November 15

Top surgeon fears cancer surgeries could be cancelled AGAIN unless No10 can curb spread of Covid

About one in seven Americans may already have

A top surgeon today raised fears cancer surgeries

antibodies against the novel coronavirus and could safely wait months to get...

may be axed in the coming days, unless the national lockdown swiftly curbs...

Has Britain got ANY chance of vaccinating 13m by mid­February?

Coronavirus UK: NHS hospitals treating MORE patients than in spring

Which high street chains have offered to help and which ones have been approved? Several high

Two thirds of hospitals currently have more Covid patients than they did on England’s worst day in

street chains are in talks...

April last year...

Making therapeutic sense of antisense oligonucleotides

Viewing upper gastrointestinal cancers in a new light

Many drugs work by modifying specific disease­

Recently there have been significant advances on

related proteins. Unfortunately, they may also affect

several fronts in the ongoing war against cancer of

non­targeted proteins...

the alimentary tract....

Bedside EEG test can aid prognosis in unresponsive brain injury patients

Anticoagulants reduce the number of brain metastases in mice

A team at the University of Birmingham has shown

Brain metastases are a feared complication of

that responses to speech can be measured using electroencephalography, a...

advanced cancers. Different cancers differ in their tendency to colonize the...

Danish and Chinese tongues taste broccoli and chocolate differently

New COVID­19 test gives positive result in just a few minutes

For several years, researchers have known that women are generally better than men at tasting

The researchers believe their method could deliver a test that is not only fast but also sufficiently

bitter flavours. Now, research...

sensitive. The test...

Sweat, bleach and gym air quality: Chemical reactions make new airborne chemicals

Self­controlled children tend to be healthier middle­aged adults

“Humans are a large source of indoor emissions,” said Zachary Finewax, CIRES research scientist

from birth through age 45 in New Zealand,

In a large study that has tracked a thousand people researchers have determined...

and lead author...

Bone fracture risk may increase when critical enzymatic processes decline

Low genetic diversity in two manatee species off South America

TROY, N.Y. — A loss of enzymatic processes within

IMAGE: People rescue a stranded Antillean

the body can increase a person’s risk of bone fracture. This...

manatee, Trichechus manatus manatus view more Credit: Luna, Beaver,...

Retracted scientific paper persists in new citations, study finds

Climate change caused mangrove collapse in Oman

IMAGE: Information sciences professor Jodi

IMAGE: 6,000 years ago, mangroves were

Schneider studied the problem of continued citation

widespread in Oman. Today, only one particularly

of retracted scientific...

robust mangrove species remains...

Advanced materials in a snap

Some English bulldogs thought to have cancer may have newly identified syndrome

IMAGE: Sandia National Laboratories has developed a machine learning algorithm capable of performing simulations for...

IMAGE: Tootsie was one of 84 English bulldogs that supplied blood that helped researchers discover a non­cancerous...

Routine eye scans may give clues to cognitive decline in diabetes

Identifying Canada’s key conservation hot spots highlights problem

IMAGE: Ophthalmology Exam of Patient with

IMAGE: Despite the size of the country, new

Diabetes view more Credit: Beetham Eye

mapping suggests that less than 1% of Canada’s

Institute/Joslin Diabetes...

land (0.6% of total...

‘Super­COVID’: New UK variant set to take US pandemic to ‘new level’

Surge in ward cases ‘could fill 12 hospitals’

Public health experts are warning that the new

Surge in ward cases ‘could fill 12 hospitals’:

mutant British variant of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. will make efforts...

Number of beds take up by Covid­19 patients surged in the eight...

Cheap hair lice drug may cut the risk of hospitalised Covid patients dying by up to 80%, study finds

How bad is the Covid outbreak in YOUR area? Interactive tool shows surging infection rates

A drug used to treat head lice could cut the risk of

Coronavirus outbreaks are spiralling fastest in

death for hospitalised Covid patients by up to 80 per cent, a study...

former Tier One areas and the North of England, official data has revealed. Of...

Scientists can tweak Covid vaccines to target new mutant strains in DAYS, experts claim

How long will it take for the Covid vaccine to come to the rescue and get Britain out of lockdown?

Has the variant been found in the UK? The variant was found in two people, one in London and

Boris Johnson last night vowed to give one dose of a coronavirus vaccine to 13.2 million care home

another in the North West,...

residents, over­70s, frontline...

Schools have been to blame for three times more Covid outbreaks than hospitals since October

Michael Gove warns March is the EARLIEST lockdown can start to be eased

Schools have triggered three times more Covid outbreaks than hospitals since October, official

The new lockdown in England at a glance England will be put into a full national lockdown that will last

figures show as Boris Johnson...

until the February...

Public health messaging in era of social media

Fluoride to the rescue?

What The Viewpoint Says: The rapid spread of

overuse of antibiotics and the increasing number of antibiotic­resistant...

scientific misinformation on social media platforms throughout the COVID­19...

Sweetened beverage sales bounced back quickly after Cook County tax repealed IMAGE: Lisa Powell view more Credit: UIC

Scientists have long been aware of the dangerous

One in four doctors attacked, harassed on social media CHICAGO — While many physicians benefit from social media by networking with potential

Following the repeal of the short­lived Cook County, Illinois Sweetened...

collaborators or interfacing...

Mechanophores: Making polymer crystallization processes crystal clear

Uncovering how grasslands changed our climate

In modern times, manufacturers produce highly specialized materials for a wide array of uses,

Grasslands are managed worldwide to support livestock production, while remaining natural or

called polymers. Polymers have...

semi­natural ones provide critical...

Increase in pleasurable effects of alcohol over time can predict alcohol use disorder

Eurasian eagle owl diet reveals new records of threatened giant bush­ crickets

A new study out of the University of Chicago

IMAGE: Male specimen of the Big­Bellied Glandular

Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10

Bush­Cricket (Bradyporus macrogaster) view more

years has found that individuals...

Credit:...

Colchester Hospital: Covid deniers removed from ‘at capacity’ hospital

Covid: Cromer Minor Injuries Unit to close as infections rise

Coronavirus testing ‘debacle’, hospitals boss says

Staff from Cromer Minor Injuries Unit will be redeployed to support teams at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital...

Covid: ‘No question’ restrictions will be tightened, says Boris Johnson

South Africa coronavirus variant: What is the risk?

Primary schools: Send children to school on Monday, says PM

It’s different to another recently discovered variant that scientists have been studying in the UK.

Long Covid patients are told to exercise despite crippling fatigue

Could a butterfly implant be the answer to prostate trouble?

Professor Brendan Delaney developed a mild case

An implant shaped like a butterfly could help

of Covid just before the first lockdown in March, suffering the now­ familiar...

millions of men with enlarged prostates. The metal device, roughly the size...

Why Gogglebox’s Mary Killen can’t stomach a drink

Schoolgirl, 11, was a top athlete

Writer Mary Killen used to unwind with a few glasses of wine ‘five or more days a week without

As a top­set student and talented runner with dreams of becoming a vet, Autumn Bradley had so much to look forward...

any effect’. It...

The breakthroughs that could spot breast cancer even earlier Finding new ways to detect cancer when it’s still at an early stage offers the ‘single biggest opportunity to...

Boost your gut feeling: From a tummy massager to a tracker app, which is the best for IBS? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects one in ten adults in the UK, causing bloating, diarrhoea, constipation and cramps. There...

US should expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to seniors NOW, former FDA chief says

Study debunks theory that a hormone causes men’s refractory period after sex

A former FDA head is urging the US to start

can’t have sex a second time after having an orgasm without a bit...

vaccinating more groups of Americans against COVID­19 immediately and stop holding...

Vaping combined with smoking is likely as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone, study finds Smoking, a well­known link to cardiovascular

No matter how high their libidos, most men simply

Single­cell analysis of metastatic gastric cancer finds diverse tumor cell populations associated with patient outcomes

disease and death, appears to be on the decline.

While the use of e­cigarettes,...

Based on their findings, published today in Nature

Antibiotic­resistant bacteria: Fluoride to the rescue?

More women embracing ‘going flat’ after mastectomy

“In biotech, we have for a long time relied on antibiotic and chemical selections to kill cells that

The study, published in the Journal Annals of Surgical Oncology, surveyed 931 women who had

we don’t...

a unilateral or bilateral mastectomy...

Focusing on diversion yields positive results for kids with behavioral issues

Gas pressure depletion and seismicity

Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since

Medicine, the researchers developed and validated a gene expression signature...

IMAGE: A sectioned quartz­quartz grain contact revealing a thin clay film (ribbon­like structure).

Compaction and shear...

2006, 21% reported that someone...

Study resolves long­running controversy over critical step in gene silencing

New USC study on circadian clock shows "junk DNA" plays a key role in regulating rhythms

BOSTON – A long­running debate over how an

If you’ve ever had a bad case of jet lag, you know

important gene­silencing protein identifies its

how a disruption to your body’s circadian rhythm

targets has been resolved...

makes it...

Uncovering how plants see blue light

Scientists develop new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions

IMAGE: Cryptochromes are light detecting molecules found in all kinds of living organisms.

Understanding the structure...

IMAGE: Dormant volcano in Equador. view more Credit: Alain Volentik A geosciences team led by the University...

Bacteriophage has important role in agriculture and aquaculture IMAGE: Dedicated to fundamental bacteriophage research and its applications in medicine,

The true cost of chemotherapy Chemotherapy for breast cancer costs the UK economy more than £248 million annually, including ‘out­of­pocket’...

agriculture, aquaculture,...

Moderna raises production goal of its coronavirus vaccine from 500 to 600 million by the end of 2021 Moderna raises production goal from 500 to 600 million doses by the end of 2021 – and hopes to hit

Is super­infectious South African coronavirus in the US? A new highly infectious coronavirus variant from South Africa is raising fears anew in the US, where the CDC is trying to...

1 billion On Monday,...

Oregon’s Medicaid expansion improved prenatal care access, birth outcomes

Frequent travel could make you 7% happier

In the three years after the expansion, one study

A new study in the journal of Tourism Analysis

found that Oregon saw an almost 2 percentage point increase in first trimester...

shows frequent travelers are happier with their lives than people who don’t...

Drug discovery study identifies promising new compound to open constricted airways

Why patients with cancer spread to the liver have worse outcomes

“Only about 50 percent of asthmatics, and an even

new study, published in Nature Medicine, finds that tumors in the liver...

lower percentage of people with COPD, achieve adequate control of...

Uncovering the reason and a possible solution, a

Using artificial intelligence to find new uses for existing medications

Inflammation from ADT may cause fatigue in prostate cancer patients

The intent of this work is to speed up drug repurposing, which is not a new concept — think

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers are investigating whether inflammation in the body, a side effect of

Botox injections, first...

ADT, contributes to...

Research shows a few beneficial organisms could play key role in treating type 2 diabetes

Astronomers agree: Universe is nearly 14 billion years old

“Type 2 diabetes is in fact a global pandemic and the number of diagnoses is expected to keep rising

ITHACA, N.Y. – From an observatory high above Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers have taken a new look at the...

over the next...

Prediabetes subtypes identified All prediabetes is not the same: in people in the

Severe sepsis predicted by common protein

preliminary stages of type 2 diabetes, there are six clearly distinguishable...

A sugar­binding protein could fuel terrible

Why do males have to wait for ’round 2′?

The reason may be different from what we think

New clues on why pregnancy may increase risk of organ transplant rejection

If you type into a search engine – “why do men

A research study at the University of Chicago has

have to wait before having sex again?” – you will...

found that in pregnancy, while the T cell response to a fetus becomes tolerant...

First glimpse of polarons forming in a promising next­gen energy material

Scientists seek faster route to treat depression

IMAGE: As this animation shows, polaronic distortions start very small and rapidly expand

By Karina Ninni | Agência FAPESP – Treatment of depression faces two main challenges. The first is

outward in all directions...

that almost 50% of...

Psychological distress during first months of pandemic equal to that during prior year

Covid: What could ‘tougher’ measures mean for us?

The coronavirus pandemic is creating a large spike in significant psychological distress among

inflammation and worsen sepsis, a disease that kills more than 270,000 people...

But clues about such measures to tackle the new more infectious variant come from the government’s Sage advisory committee....

Americans, with the first...

Coronavirus: BMJ urges NYT to correct vaccine ‘mixing’ article

Covaxin: Concern over ‘rushed’ approval for India Covid jab

She said the NYT’s headline claiming UK

Health watchdog All India Drug Action Network said

guidelines say such substitutions “may happen”

it was “shocked”.

was “seriously...

Covid: Brian Pinker, 82, first to get Oxford­AstraZeneca vaccine

Vaping combined with smoking is likely as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone

But Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said regional

DALLAS, Jan. 4, 2021 — Smoking traditional

restrictions in England are “probably about to get tougher”...

cigarettes in addition to using e­cigarettes results in harmful health effects...

You can launch your New Year health reboot with these simple steps from fitness expert JOANNA HALL

You can launch your New Year health reboot with these simple steps from fitness expert JOANNA HALL

We all know that sitting down for prolonged periods is extremely bad for our health. But as research has

We all know that sitting down for prolonged periods is extremely bad for our health. But as research has

shown, small bursts...

shown, small bursts...

Coronavirus: No increase in severe child cases, paediatricians say

Coronavirus: Medics complain of ‘bureaucracy’ in bid to join Covid vaccine effort

Ms Duffel, who has been working on Covid wards since the beginning of the UK’s epidemic and specialises in children’s...

Covid: 12­week vaccine gap defended by UK medical chiefs

Coronavirus vaccine: PM expects ‘tens of millions’ of jabs by April

Covid: Regional rules ‘probably going to get tougher’, says Boris Johnson

Coronavirus: Medics complain of ‘bureaucracy’ in bid to join Covid vaccine effort

Primary schools: Send children to school on Monday, says PM

Covid­19: Impact on Israel

Covid­19: How winter exercise could help us cope with pandemic

Israel had early success in the fight against the Covid­19 pandemic in 2020, but that came at a cost. The divide between...

Exercising outside this winter could help boost our mood and reduce anxiety during the pandemic, a sports expert has said. Ruth...

Covid­19: How will the pandemic affect global health in 2021? playLookahead: The global health challenges in 2021. Video, 00:02:41Lookahead: The global health challenges in 2021

Is it wise to carry on shielding in the 12 weeks between your first and second jabs?

The advice was simple: one jab, and then another three weeks later. ‘It’ll only work properly if you come back...

Thousands at risk of blindness set to benefit from a new eye drug Thousands of Britons at risk of blindness will benefit from a new drug that slows vision loss and can even improve sight. The...

HEALTH NOTES: Surge in patients admitted to hospital for alcohol­related liver disease HEALTH NOTES: Surge in patients admitted to hospital for alcohol­related liver disease amid concerns many people turned to...

I caught Covid from a hospital, we must give all NHS workers the jab

My chest pains are terrifying

Shortly before Christmas, I wrote in these pages

when I’m quietly reading or in bed. Though it usually lasts for...

about why, in my view, the Covid vaccine should be made a contractual requirement...

How many have to die before Britain tackles its black and Asian organ donor crisis?

Five years ago, Natasha Tiwari bravely spoke out about ‘a culture of mistrust and ignorance’ in her

I keep getting severe pains in my chest. It happens

A couch potato took part in experiment on boosting immunity It is a perennial health question that has never seemed more relevant: just how can we boost our immune system and give...

community...

‘Covid loves a crowd… so stay at home this New Year’s Eve’ says NHS boss Speaking at a Downing Street presser alongside Boris Johnson, Prof Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director,...

Professor Hugh Montgomery says hospitals are facing a "tsunami" of Covid cases.

Professor Hugh Montgomery told BBC Radio 5 Live hospitals were facing a “tsunami” of Covid cases and he feared...

Face masks: How to wear one correctly Does it matter if you wear your face mask wrong?

‘We filmed our dad’s final months to help people’

Well, yes. Wearing a face mask or covering

Two brothers who filmed the final two years of their

incorrectly can make it easier...

father’s life said they hoped to release a documentary in 2021...

JOANNA HALL’S 30­day exercise plan to kickstart your New Year

New mutant coronavirus strain IS more contagious by nearly 50%

One of the best New Year resolutions you could

The new mutant variant of ‘super’ coronavirus is

make for 2021 is to be more active. But I’d be the first to urge...

indeed more infectious than previous variants, just as scientists...

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY launches a new series to make 2021 your healthiest year yet

Allergists offer reassurance regarding potential allergic reactions to COVID­19 vaccines

So 2020 is finally over. If you’re anything like me, you had a bit of a break over the festive period,

In response to accounts of potential allergic reactions in some people following COVID­19

despite the constraints...

vaccination in the United Kingdom,...

Putty­like composites of gallium metal with potential for real­world application

Nanoparticle drug­delivery system developed to treat brain disorders

Gallium is a highly useful element that has accompanied the advancement of human

Use of the delivery system in mouse models results in unprecedented siRNA penetration across the

civilization throughout the 20th century....

intact blood brain barrier Technology...

Comb of a lifetime: a new method for fluorescence microscopy

Covid vaccine: When will you be eligible?

IMAGE: 2D arrangement of 44,400 light

So far, two vaccines have been approved in the UK.

stopwatches enables scan­less fluorescence lifetime imaging view more Credit:...

The Pfizer­BioNTech vaccine was the first to be approved for mass use...

Covid: Student nurse who nearly died returns to work

Covid: ‘Nail­biting’ weeks ahead for NHS, hospitals in England warn

In April, a video of her returning home and hugging

The year started with 53,285 more Covid cases and

her children Codie, Elise, and Oakley, then aged 16, 12, and six, was...

613 deaths being reported.

Covid­19: New variant ‘raises R number by up to 0.7’

Up to 60% of US health workers are refusing to get COVID­19 vaccines

It concludes the new variant increases the Reproduction or R number by between 0.4 and 0.7.

Up to 60% of US health workers are refusing to get COVID­19 vaccines over fears of side effects In Ohio, about 60 percent...

Peer­reviewed report on Moderna COVID­ 19 vaccine publishes

DUAL takes AI to the next level

IMAGE: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National

Information and Communication Engineering, DGIST view more Credit:...

Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,

IMAGE: Prof. Yeseong Kim from the Department of

receives the Moderna...

See live cells with 7 times greater sensitivity using new microscopy technique

New virtual screening strategy identifies existing drug that inhibits Covid­19 virus

IMAGE: Researchers at the University of Tokyo

IMAGE: Colorized scanning electron micrograph of

have found a way to enhance the sensitivity of existing quantitative...

an apoptotic cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS­ COV­2 virus particles...

New mutations in malaria parasite encourage resistance against key preventive drug

Controlling the nanoscale structure of membranes is key for clean water, researchers find

IMAGE: SEM of a mosquito (Anopheles stephensi)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A desalination

clearly showing the wing, proboscis, antennae, abdomen and legs. Anopheles...

membrane acts as a filter for salty water: push the water through the membrane,...

Spontaneous robot dances highlight a new kind of order in active matter

Clinical criteria for diagnosing autism inadequate for people with genetic conditions

IMAGE: When a swarm of smarticles is made to interact in a confined space, they form stunningly symmetric dances whose...

People with certain genetic conditions are likely to have significant symptoms of autism, even if they do not meet all diagnostic...

Covid­19: Stay home for new year, public told

Covid: Doctors call for rapid rollout of vaccines

The UK reported 55,892 new Covid cases on

Oxford vaccine: How did they make it so quickly?

Thursday – the highest daily number of cases recorded yet. However, the infection...

Covid­19: UK reports a record 55,892 daily cases

Covid: 12­week vaccine gap defended

by UK medical chiefs

New era for UK as it completes separation from EU

The British Medical Association said cancelling

Boris Johnson celebrates the “freedom in our hands” as the...

patients booked in for their second doses was “grossly unfair”.

U.S. sets ANOTHER single­day high of COVID­19 deaths, with 3,744 dying from the virus

Five hospitals declare ‘internal disaster’ after facing shortage of oxygen to treat patients

For the second consecutive day, the United States

Five Los Angeles County hospitals declare an

has set a record­high number of coronavirus deaths. On Thursday, the country...

‘internal disaster’ and turn away ambulances after facing a shortage...

Doctor slams FDA for not approving AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine

Coronavirus UK: Vaccinating 24m by Easter may STILL not end pandemic

A doctor has slammed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for not approving

Ambitious hopes the UK could vaccinate 24million people against Covid by Easter might not be

AstraZeneca­University of Oxford’s...

enough to end the pandemic,...

Total national lockdown by the end of January is inevitable, says SAGE expert

Covid­19: All you need to know about the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine

Which areas went into Tier 4 today? Leicester City

Britain’s regulators today approved the

Leicestershire (Oadby and Wigston, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth,...

Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid­19 vaccine, offering renewed hope the end of the pandemic...

Asian tiger mosquito poses low risk for Zika virus outbreaks

New virtual screening strategy identifies existing drug that inhibits COVID­19 virus

Zika virus has triggered large outbreaks in human populations, in some cases causing congenital deformities, fetal loss,...

With the Covid­19 pandemic causing illness and

Multiple mosquito blood meals accelerate malaria transmission

Traditional Ghanaian medicines show promise against tropical diseases

Malaria remains a devastating disease for tropical and subtropical regions, accounting for an

The major intervention for NTDs in Ghana is currently mass drug administration of a few

estimated 405,000 deaths and...

repeatedly recycled drugs, which...

New proposal for how aerosols drive increased atmospheric convection in thunderstorm clouds

Model predicts global threat of sinking land will affect 635 million people worldwide

High in the clouds, atmospheric aerosols, including anthropogenic air pollutants, increase updraft

A new analysis suggests that, by 2040, 19% of the world’s population – accounting for 21% of the

speeds in storm clouds...

global Gross...

COVID­19’s impact on cancer prevention and control in Africa

Microfabricated elastic diamonds improve material’s electronic properties

When the COVID­19 pandemic reached Africa, the

Overcoming a key obstacle in achieving diamond­

continent was already struggling to deal with another public health crisis...

based electronic and optoelectronic devices, researchers have presented a...

Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration

Stretching diamond for next­generation microelectronics

Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on

IMAGE: Stretching of microfabricated diamonds

the horizon after researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and...

pave ways for applications in next­generation microelectronics. ...

Researchers measure, model desalination membranes to maximize flow, clean more water

Countries led by women haven’t fared significantly better in the COVID­19 pandemic

IMAGE: This 3D model of a polymer desalination membrane shows water flow — the silver channels,

IMAGE: Differences in cultural traits by women­led and men­led countries along the dimensions

moving from top...

examined in the paper. ...

death worldwide, better treatments are urgently needed. One shortcut could...

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