Communist Brit scientist given top job at World Health Organization
Communist British scientist dubbed ‘Stalin’s nanny’ who wanted face masks and social distancing FOREVER is given top job at World Health Organization Professor Susan Michie appointed chair of WHO’s behavioural advisory group Will advise how to boost compliance with health…
Read MoreSteph McGovern health: Presenter’s hidden condition – ‘For a long time I just accepted it’
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Read MoreShingles: The 7 simple self-care tips for easing ‘itchy’ and ‘painful’ skin
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Read MoreHigh-strength cannabis linked to addiction and mental health problems
As the strength or potency of cannabis products has increased internationally over the years, so have rates of people being treated for cannabis addiction, say the authors of a new study. Researchers from the Addiction and Mental Health Group at…
Read MoreNew AI technology may aid in the discovery of therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative disorders
A research group from Nagoya University in Japan has developed an artificial intelligence for analyzing cell images that uses machine learning to predict the therapeutic effect of drugs. Called in silico FOCUS, this new technology may aid in the discovery…
Read MoreLockdown boozing could kill 25,000 over two decades, experts warn
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Read MoreWhy Omicron is more infectious than other SARS-CoV-2 variants
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was caused by the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since then, several SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged in rapid succession, the most recent of which is the Omicron variant….
Read MoreCOVID shield: Spray coating to shield surfaces from viruses, bacteria
A first-of-its-kind sprayable coating that can prevent the surface spread of infection from bacteria and viruses — including COVID-19 — over a sustained period — has been developed by a team of Australian researchers. Described in the journal Advanced Science,…
Read MoreA third COVID-19 booster is crucial to identifying and fighting new variants
Twenty different COVID-19 variants were effectively identified and neutralized after a third booster, according to the new study for which the University of Surrey provided the crucial antigenic map of variants of concern. While the study’s results suggested that immunity…
Read MoreBlack patients found six times more likely to have advanced vision loss after glaucoma diagnosis than white patients
Black patients have a dramatically higher risk of advanced vision loss after a new diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) when compared to white patients, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount…
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