Texas hospital reports its 1st case of lambda COVID-19 variant
A major Texas hospital system has reported its first case of the lambda COVID-19 variant, as the state reels from the rampant delta variant. Houston Methodist Hospital, which operates eight hospitals in its network, said the first lambda case was…
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No vaccines, no dinner: indoor Greek restaurants accept only inoculated customers
ATHENS (Reuters) – Restrictions allowing only people vaccinated against coronavirus to be served at indoor restaurants, bars and cafes went into effect in Greece on Friday, with diners broadly in favour of the measure as the country grapples with a…
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Scientists decipher the activity of the brain in deep sleep
Thanks to a unique system that decodes brain activity during sleep, a UNIGE team is deciphering the neuronal mechanisms of memory consolidation. We sleep on average one third of our time. But what does the brain do during these long…
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Bachelor's Ashley Iaconetti Says Pregnancy Acne Has 'Hit Hard'
Sharing her symptoms. Ashley Iaconetti gave a candid look at how her skin has changed amid her first pregnancy. BiP’s Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon’s Relationship Timeline “The pregnancy acne hit hard this week,” the Bachelor alum, 33, captioned a…
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Autism can be detected during toddlerhood using a brief questionnaire
New research led by the University of Cambridge suggests that autism can be detected at 18-30 months using the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT), but it is not possible to identify every child at a young age who…
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Advanced bladder cancers respond to immunotherapy regardless of gene mutation status
A new study has demonstrated that patients with advanced bladder cancers whose tumors have a mutated FGFR3 gene respond to immunotherapy treatment in a manner that is similar to patients without that mutation, a discovery that runs counter to previous…
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Protein markers in chronic lymphocytic leukemia may help determine patients' prognoses
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in the Western world. New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology reveals that certain protein markers may indicate which patients have stable forms of CLL and which have more…
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Researchers identify an unexpected effect for already characterized active substances
Every innovative drug starts with the search for an active substance targeting key players in disease-related processes. However, there is no perfect drug that affects the one target in the body: no effect without side effects, as also described in…
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COVID vaccine cannot cause viral shedding, despite false reports
Fears of “viral shedding” and other concerns after the COVID vaccine has led some businesses to ban vaccinated customers from the premises, believing vaccination poses a health risk to others. We’ve seen this in Australia, in the northern New South…
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Study looks into COVID-19 partial school closures and mental health problems among students
A new study published in JCPP Advances has compared the wellbeing of UK students who remained at home for schooling during the first lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic with those who accessed school in person. In the study, which…
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