A blood test to differentiate severe COVID-19 from preeclampsia in pregnant women
Pregnancy brings deep changes in a woman’s physiology, especially regarding her blood system. The placenta is the organ that ensures an efficient communication between the mother and the baby. This organ grows quickly and links a significant quantity of mother’s…
Read MoreWhy breakthrough COVID? Antibodies fighting original virus may be weaker against omicron
If you’re wondering why after two vaccination doses and a booster shot, you still got sick from the Omicron strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, one possible answer may have been found in a recent study by researchers at…
Read MoreChristopher Dean health: Star on cancer health scare – worst two weeks of my life
Dancing On Ice: Christopher Dean is impressed with Brendan We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…
Read MoreCorticosteroids raise the risk of hospitalization for pain crises among individuals living with sickle cell disease
People with sickle cell disease (SCD) who were recently prescribed a corticosteroid—a medicine frequently used to treat asthma or inflammation—were found to be significantly more likely to be hospitalized for a severe pain event, according to a paper published today in…
Read MorePrediabetes signs: Darkened skin on body parts may suggest damage is ‘starting’
Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on…
Read MoreResearchers develop novel technology to screen voice recordings for depression
A group of researchers led by Elke Rundensteiner has developed a highly effective technology that screens voice recordings for signs that a speaker is depressed, an important advance that could alert physicians and other clinicians to people who need help….
Read MoreHigh-performance microscopy for non-invasive conjunctival goblet cell examination
Conjunctival goblet cells (CGCs) are specialized epithelial cells secreting mucins to form the mucus layer of tear film. The mucus layer spreads the tear film on the ocular surface for protection. The dysfunction and death of CGCs causes tear film…
Read MoreMalaria: A breakthrough vaccine for the fatal disease – final trials
Dr Amir Khan discusses 'variant proof' coronavirus vaccine We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
Read MoreDrug resistant mould found in the UK – immunocompromised could be at risk
Covid booster ’enough to stop serious infection’ says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…
Read MoreTech Titans Want the Richest Californians to Pay for Pandemic Preparedness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gabe Bankman-Fried, a former Wall Street trader, has raised $12 million from a cryptocurrency trading firm founded by his brother, Sam Bankman-Fried. Dustin Moskovitz, a billionaire who roomed with Mark Zuckerberg in college and helped found Facebook…
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