Cognitive shortcuts may promote unsafe behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
If close friends and family members who contracted COVID-19 had mild cases and recovered quickly, or if they had an adverse reaction to the vaccine, your brain might convince you that you'd have the same experience. This phenomenon, known as…
Read MoreHong Kong "overwhelmed" as COVID infections hit record
HONG KONG (Reuters) -The latest wave of COVID-19 infections has “overwhelmed” Hong Kong, the city’s leader said on Monday as daily cases surged by some 20 times over the past two weeks, leaving hospitals short of beds and struggling to…
Read MoreNovel study aims to help kids with severe epilepsy
New research from the University of South Australia could deliver a breakthrough for children suffering one of the most severe forms of genetic epilepsy, reducing the frequency of their seizures and improving their quality of life. Malignant migrating partial seizures…
Read MoreNHS launches campaign as a third still don't attend cervical cancer screenings
From the age of 25, cervical cancer screenings are advised – but one in three aren’t attending them. Despite calls for the starting age to be lowered along with changes in what specifically is tested for to make them even…
Read MoreUK could be on the brink of another viral outbreak – it can cause ‘disability and death’
Measles: UNICEF warns Coronavirus could bring resurgence 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. You…
Read MoreCancer: The cholesterol-lowering medication that could slash men’s prostate cancer risk
Nanoknife: Expert discusses new prostate cancer treatment 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. You…
Read MoreStudy explores omicron-reactive T- and B- cell responses in COVID-19 vaccine recipients
The rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) is a major concern, even among vaccinated individuals. Study: Divergent SARS CoV-2 Omicron-reactive T- and B cell responses in COVID-19 vaccine recipients. Image Credit: Imilian/Shutterstock This…
Read MoreStealth version of Omicron variant no cause for alarm, experts say
(HealthDay)—The so-called “stealth” variant of Omicron isn’t likely to cause another devastating wave of COVID-19, experts say. The new version of the variant, called BA.2, doesn’t appear to cause more severe disease and vaccines are just as effective against it…
Read MoreEmotional Eating May Override GLP-1 Agonist Weight Loss Effect
Emotional eating behavior may partly explain why some people don’t lose weight with a new type of treatment for obesity, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, new research suggests. Used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, GLP-1 agonists reduce blood…
Read MoreDevelopment of QCC-targeting therapeutic agents may lead to new cancer treatments
Announcing a new review article publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Quiescent cancer cells (QCCs) reversibly reside in G0 phase, thus allowing them to survive chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which generally target proliferating cells. Surviving QCCs may re-proliferate, and consequently result…
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