Dogs trained to detect SARS-CoV-2 can sniff out infected passengers at airports
In a recent study published in the journal BMJ Global Health, researchers explored whether scent dogs can be trained to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected individuals. Studies have reported that dogs have very sensitive olfactory systems with…
Read MoreScientists investigate relevance of COVID-19 vaccine-mediated T cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal, researchers showed the significance of T cell-based immunity against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants exhibiting evasion to antibody-centric immunity. Study: Vaccine-induced systemic…
Read MoreRepurposed antibiotic may be an effective therapeutic in COVID-19–infected mice
Repurposed drugs may have a speedier path to clinical use because they have already been shown to be safe in people. A study publishing May 19 in the open access journal PLOS Pathogens by Sandrine Belouzard and Jean Dubuisson at…
Read MoreBrittany Mahomes Shares the Reality of Packing with a 1-Year-Old in Adorable New Video
A lot of things are different when you become a mom. Taking a shower with no interruptions, peacefully sleeping in on the weekend without being woken up and strolling through the grocery store without a little one begging for every…
Read MoreBlueberries can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women with high blood pressure
Consuming blueberries can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women with high blood pressure, according to new research by Colorado State University faculty member Sarah Ardanuy Johnson. Consumption of 22 grams of freeze dried highbush blueberry powder (equivalent…
Read MoreCase of Monkeypox Confirmed in Massachusetts
In what may be the first US monkeypox case of the year, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Wednesday said a case of the rare skin disease had been detected in a man. He is being treated at Massachusetts…
Read MoreAnti-cancer drug profiling with CancerOmicsNet
As documented in a new research paper published in Oncotarget, researchers from Louisiana State University have developed CancerOmicsNet—a graph neural network model to predict the growth rate of a cancer cell line after drug treatment. “CancerOmicsNet is more advanced than…
Read MoreGood lifestyle habits during menopause can help alleviate the health risks related to fat accumulation
A study conducted in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, revealed that menopausal transition increases women's body fat, especially in the waist area. Therefore, to alleviate the health risks related to fat accumulation,…
Read MoreShift to HPV Testing Will Require Public Education
The shift from Papanicolaou (Pap) cytology to direct testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) represents a major advance in cervical cancer screening. Nevertheless, some experts like Emily Delpero, MD, of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada, expect significant initial pushback…
Read MoreReddit Loves This Woman's 'Energy Diet' Excuse for a Fertility Shaming MIL
My favorite “diet” ever just dropped, and it has nothing to do with calories, nutrition, or even human bodies. No, this “diet” is the kind that we can actually get behind, as it requires abstaining from anything that bothers you,…
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