WHO, COVAX partners work with South African consortium to build COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer hub
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are working with a South African consortium comprising Biovac, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a network of universities and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish its first…
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Supporting teens as they navigate post-pandemic re-entry
As the school year moves into the summer months and teens continue to emerge from the restrictive nature of the pandemic, experts are focusing on the specific needs adolescents have as they navigate this unique time. University of Virginia faculty…
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Risk of Colorectal Cancer Varies Widely in Lynch Syndrome Carriers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Familial and environmental factors influence colorectal cancer risk for Lynch syndrome carriers globally, signaling the need for personalized risk assessments and prevention strategies for these patients, researchers say. “Our findings will not change practice yet,”…
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Unifying terminology for difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints. It can also cause fatigue, and the underlying inflammation may affect other body systems. A significant proportion of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
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How to stop your arm from hurting after the Covid vaccine
Myocarditis: Expert discusses vaccine side effect When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how…
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Can We Ever Get Out of This Facetuned, Body-Tuned Hellscape?
Welcome to the Learning Curve, a monthly column where we unpack the complicated experience of accepting your own body in a world that just doesn't seem to want you to. This month, news editor Nicola Dall'Asen addresses the harmful and…
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PerkinElmer to buy SIRION Biotech
PerkinElmer Inc. (PKI) agreed to buy SIRION Biotech GmbH, a provider of viral vector-based technologies that drive improved delivery performance for cell and gene therapies. The acquisition is expected to close during the third quarter of 2021. Headquartered in Munich,…
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Best supplements for arthritis: Two pills shown to reduce inflammation and symptoms
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Delta variant symptoms: How to tell the difference between COVID-19 and hay fever
Sir Patrick Vallance: COVID-19 will be with us forever When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains…
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With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation
With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan—which has a key role in our mood, energy level and immune response—makes the gut microbiome less protective and increases inflammation body-wide, investigators report. In a normally reciprocal relationship that…
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