France's daily average COVID cases fall to lowest since Sept
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a closed restaurant in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File PhotoPARIS (Reuters) – France’s average daily number of new COVID-19 cases fell to its lowest level since…
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Tsimane's brains experience less brain atrophy than Westerners as they age, indicates study
A team of international researchers has found that the Tsimane indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy than their American and European peers. The decrease in their brain volumes with age is 70% slower than in Western…
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Novel sensor discovered that helps bacteria detect and respond to formaldehyde
Bacteria called methylotrophs can use methane and methanol as fuel; in doing so, they produce large amounts of formaldehyde during growth, but until recently no one knew how they detected and responded to this toxic compound. Publishing on 26th May,…
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Allergies: Exploring 11 myths
For Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, this edition of the Medical Myths series tackles some of the many myths and misconceptions associated with allergies. In brief, an allergy is an unusual or exaggerated immune response triggered by a particular substance….
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LEEP or Cone Biopsy for Excision of Cervical Dysplasia?
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) or cold knife conization of the cervix (CKC) is the standard of care approach for women with cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN 3) because it achieves both disease control and diagnostic evaluation to rule out invasive…
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People who eat a plant-based dinner could reduce their risk of heart disease by ten percent
People who eat too many refined carbs and fatty meats for dinner have a higher risk of heart disease than those who eat a similar diet for breakfast, according to a nationwide study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of…
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Simone Biles Can Pull Off a Move That No Other Gymnast Can. So Why Is She Penalized For It?
Once, there was a basketball player named Lew Alcindor. You might’ve heard of the guy: a literal head (sometimes two) above everyone else at seven feet tall. He played for UCLA in the ’60s, and led his team to three…
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AstraZeneca vaccine caused very rare brain blood clot which killed woman aged 35
AstraZeneca: UK Under-40s to be offered alternative says JCVI 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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Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?
Vaccines can be great at preventing you from getting sick, while at the same time not necessarily stopping you from getting infected or spreading the germ. Preliminary evidence seems to suggest the COVID-19 vaccines make it less likely someone who’s…
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Memory details fade over time, with only the main gist preserved
What information is retained in a memory over time, and which parts get lost? These questions have led to many scientific theories over the years, and now a team of researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Birmingham have been…
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