Burst of rapid cell motion in 3D tumor model could explain cancer metastasis
Biological processes such as wound healing and cancer cell invasion rely on the collective and coordinated motion of living cells. A little understood aspect that influences these processes is the pressure differences within and between different parts of the body….
Read MoreBathing in cold water could have mental benefits as well as physical ones
Roman Kemp opens up about his mental health to Boots UK 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…
Read MoreLong term exposure to air pollution linked to heightened autoimmune disease risk
Long term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, finds research published online in the open access journal RMD Open. Environmental air pollution from vehicle…
Read MoreSurgery in CJD Patients a Potential Risk Factor for Transmission
About 1 in 6 patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) undergo surgery, raising the risk of iatrogenic transmission of this rare but universally fatal prion disease. In a retrospective analysis, researchers found that 26 of 121 (21%) patients with probable or…
Read MoreValneva Now Expects Recommendation on COVID-19 Vaccine by April
PARIS (Reuters) – Valneva now expects a positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in April for its VLA2001 COVID-19 candidate vaccine, the French vaccine maker said on Friday, compared to an earlier target for the end of March….
Read MoreNew study reveals why HIV remains in human tissue even after antiretroviral therapy
Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection is no longer the life sentence it once was. But despite the effectiveness of drugs to manage and treat the virus, it can never be fully eliminated from the human body, lingering in some…
Read MoreMental health and the pandemic: Issues and solutions
After 2 years of living with COVID-19, the physical toll of the pandemic is evident, in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, but what of the mental effects? Frontline workers and young people have been some of the hardest hit,…
Read MoreAs a Nurse Faces Prison for a Deadly Error, Her Colleagues Worry: Could I Be Next?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered the drug to a patient, and somehow overlooked signs of a terrible and deadly mistake….
Read MoreThis one morning activity can stop you feeling so knackered when the clocks change
Are you prepared to lose an hour of sleep when the clocks change? This simple activity will help prep your body. We’re a sleep-deprived nation, so we need to cling on to as much shut-eye as we can get. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreAustria suspends vaccine mandate before enforcement starts
The Austrian government said Wednesday that it won’t start enforcing a vaccine mandate for most adults in mid-March as it had planned. The mandate for people 18 and over became law in early February, 2 ½ months after the plan…
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