Childrens visual perception continues to develop up to age 10
It is generally believed that children’s visual perception basically reaches adults’ level at the age of 6–7. But a new study shows that the development of children’s visual perception does not stop before the age of 10. The study, published…
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Researchers develop new technique to improve understanding of how acid damages teeth
The University of Surrey and the School of Dentistry at the University of Birmingham have developed a new technique to improve understanding of how acid damages teeth at the microstructural level. The researchers performed a technique called "in situ synchrotron…
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Judge: Maine Can Bar Religious Exemptions to COVID Vaccine Mandate
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that Maine can bar religious exemptions to its requirement that healthcare workers in the state get vaccinated against COVID-19, a day after a judge ordered New York to allow such exemptions to…
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FDA Approves First Therapy for Rare Pediatric Immune Disorder
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the regenerative tissue-based therapy Rethymic for patients with congenital athymia, a rare pediatric immune disorder where the thymus does not develop in utero. This is the first FDA-approved treatment for children born…
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How to live longer: One easy lifestyle tweak to boost longevity – and it costs nothing
Heart disease: Red meat has links to heart condition says study 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…
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Genetic testing of the siblings of newborns with cancer genes could reduce rare pediatric cancer deaths by half
Genetic testing of the siblings of newborns found to have mutations in any one of 11 genes most commonly associated with childhood-onset cancers could reduce deaths from these rare cancers by about 50%, suggests a study funded by the National…
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The potential of natural extracts to reduce the reproductive capacity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València has just published a study analyzing the potential of plant extracts and/or natural compounds to inhibit the protease activity of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. According to Carla Guijarro, a researcher at the UPV’s…
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‘I couldn’t make myself happy’: Comedian Susan Calman on being in a ‘terrible’ place
The Chase: Susan Calman jokes about Anne in 2020 episode 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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Lack of Vaccination Passport, Testing Threaten Japan’s Reopening
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s lack of a vaccination passport and limited testing capacity is threatening ambitions to reopen the economy at a crucial year-end period when restaurants earn up to a half of their annual revenue and travel agencies are…
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Modeling Study Makes Case for Vaccinating Essential Workers First
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When COVID-19 vaccine supplies are limited, vaccinating essential workers before older adults has benefits for all, according to a modeling study. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted essential workers, who often have lower incomes and…
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