Infections soar as Czech authorities urge vaccination
Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have soared to the highest levels in more than half a year as authorities call on people to get vaccinated. The Health Ministry said the daily tally of new cases jumped to 4,262 on…
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Is the rowing machine a good workout?
If you ask a historian ‘is the rowing machine a good workout’ they’d likely say yes. There have been variations of rowing machines in existence since the 4th century BC (amazing!), where the ancient Greeks used them as a training…
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Role of SARS-CoV-2 infection biomarkers in HIV replication
The concentration of the proteins S100A8 and S100A9 in serum increases during an inflammatory response. Patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) show elevated serum levels of S100A8 and S100A9. Additionally, the S100A8/A9 complex is considered a…
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Covid: Easy saliva-based tests now available – much easier than rapid flow tests
Doctor says weekly covid tests are ‘colossal waste of money’ 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…
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Heroin overdose deaths more likely to occur shortly after hospital discharge
Drug-related deaths are four times more likely to occur in the two days after hospital discharge than at any other time among users of opioids such as heroin, according to research led by UCL, Public Health England (PHE) and King's…
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State Agency Inadvertently Releases Employees Vaccine Status
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s central administrative agency inadvertently released the COVID-19 vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees to two media outlets. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a spreadsheet sent to them and the Statesman Journal was supposed to contain…
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EU medicines agency starts review of Merck oral COVID drug
The EU’s medicines watchdog said Monday it had started a review of an oral COVID medication from the US pharmaceutical firm Merck, raising hopes for an easy-to-administer treatment to reduce serious or deadly cases. The move, which could eventually lead…
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How glycogen is linked to heat generation in fat cells
Humans carry around with them, often abundantly so, at least two kinds of fat tissue: white and brown. White fat cells are essentially inert containers for energy stored in the form of a single large, oily droplet. Brown fat cells…
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Can regular meal times boost your health? We asked a nutritionist to explain
You might be surprised to find out how much your meal times affect your health. Here, a nutritionist explains why eating regularly and consistently can be important. When life gets busy, it can be difficult to stick to a regular…
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This is how body hair really affects chafing, according to a gynaecologist
Undecided on whether you should remove your body hair before exercising? This is how doing so might affect your experience and performance. As autumn comes round, my body hair shaving schedule tends to fall totally off track. In summer, the…
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