Food poisoning warning: Six commonly eaten foods that could cause sickness and diarrhoea
Food poisoning can trigger nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps, a high temperature, tiredness, aches and chills. While it usually gets better within a week, the symptoms can prove too much to bear. Certain foods are more likely to cause food…
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Coronavirus study to trial vaccine delivery through inhalers
A small coronavirus clinical study has been launched in the UK this week to explore the effects of delivering vaccines directly to the body’s airways using an inhaler. Imperial College London researchers said they will assess the safety and effectiveness…
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New dopamine sensors could help unlock the mysteries of brain chemistry
In 2018, Lin Tian and her team at UC Davis Health developed dLight1, a single fluorescent protein-based biosensor. This family of highly specific sensors detects dopamine, a hormone released by neurons to send signals to other nerve cells. When combined…
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Researchers identify key role of immune cells in brain infection
A new study has detailed the damaging role played by the immune system in a severe brain condition most commonly caused by the cold sore virus. Researchers have identified the specific type of immune cell that induces brain inflammation in…
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Could the novel coronavirus become a seasonal virus? New study suggests yes — but not yet
Coronavirus and seasonal allergies: How to spot the difference As kids begin to head back to school, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided some guidelines for parents to help them distinguish between seasonal allergies and COVID-19,…
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I’ve been exercising a lot recently doing strength training. Recently my shoulder has been feeling sore and tight but I don’t have any sharp pain. I didn’t tear anything, right?
Thanks for your question. Strength training has a lot of health benefits. It is important to make sure you are using proper technique, gradually increasing the intensity, and taking rest days (to give your muscles time to recover). Your muscle…
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A real-time alternative to dialysis quality monitoring by optical method
The primary function of kidneys is to filter blood, removing waste products that build up in a human body. If kidneys are damaged and their function fails, an excessive amount of water and waste products accumulates in the blood and…
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Stopping the spread of coronavirus in universities
As universities prepare to welcome students back, infectious disease modeling experts at the University of Bristol have conducted a rapid review and developed a new epidemic model which contributed to evidence considered by SAGE to assess the effectiveness of different…
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Older people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer’s present higher risk of falling
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that, in older people without cognitive problems who experience a fall, the process of neurodegeneration that leads to Alzheimer’s dementia already may have begun. The findings, available online…
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Flu jab Asda 2020: How much is the flu jab in Asda this year?
Flu jabs could relieve the NHS of significant undue pressure this year, as COVID-19 remains in rampant circulation. Cases of the disease have reentered the thousands this month, rivalling those at the peak of the pandemic, prompting fears of a…
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