Oxytocin-vasopressin circuit has distinct dynamics throughout embryonic development
The work, carried out by Pilar Madrigal and Sandra Jurado, from the UMH-CSIC Neurosciences Institute in Alicante, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and Miguel Hernández University, has been published in Communications Biology, a Nature group´s journal….
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Condition causes COVID-19 patients' tongues to massively swell
Houston man was left with a MASSIVE ‘Covid tongue’ that made it impossible for him to speak or eat after being put on a ventilator to survive the virus Massive macroglossia is occurring in COVID-19 patients, preventing them from eating or…
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Can I drink after getting the COVID-19 vaccine?
Eric Shawn: Masked confusion. What should you do? Dr. Amesh Adalja of Johns Hopkins clearing up the CDC guidelines on who should wear masks against COVID-19 With about 38% of the U.S. population fully vaccinated, or some 126 million Americans,…
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New Covid variant: How many cases have there been of the new ‘Yorkshire’ variant?
Indian variant: Question Time audience member slams Zahawi 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…
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Trial results show upadacitinib to be the most effective treatment for atopic dermatitis
The findings of a clinical trial by Trinity College Dublin researchers of treatment for atopic dermatitis have been published today in The Lancet journal (Friday, 21st May, 2021). Results of the clinical trial at the School of Medicine, Trinity College…
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As official toll mounts, true COVID death figure elusive
While the official number of deaths from COVID-19 has topped 3.4 million globally, experts say this is undoubtedly an underestimate. But by how much? And how can we know the true death toll of the pandemic? Scientists are working tirelessly…
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Scripps Health slowly coming back online, 3 weeks after attack
Three weeks after a cyberattack led to a network outage at Scripps Health, employees say some systems are coming back online. According to reporting from ABC News, several Scripps Health workers said they’d regained access to “read-only” medical records from…
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Secondhand smoke exposure linked to odds of ADHD symptoms
(HealthDay)—Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) from pregnancy to childhood is associated with increased odds of having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and subtypes, according to a study published online May 20 in JAMA Network Open. Li-Zi Lin, Ph.D., from Sun Yat-sen…
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How to Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month With Kids
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to honor and pay homage to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders that have contributed to the history and culture of the United States. It’s important for everyone to…
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination not associated with platelet activation in new study
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) bears an abundance of the characteristic spike protein, which mediates its entry into and fusion with the host cell, as well as syncytium formation by the host cells themselves. Among the devastating…
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