Citizen-generated data could help combat the misuse of medicines and prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR), says a report by the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). According to the report, antimicrobial resistance could push up to 24 million people globally…
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More memory B cells exist in those fully vaccinated with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, study says
A new study by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers is revealing that some people who received an mRNA vaccination for COVID-19 have greater immune responses compared to others. While the vaccine induces strong immune responses against the virus in…
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Simpler intermittent fasting better than counting calories doctors say
Trendy fasting diets practiced by the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Benedict Cumberbatch may cut risk of heart disease and should be encouraged because they are ‘simpler’ than cutting calories, doctors say Doctors claim time restricted fasting can help improve…
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Single protein is a key player in two very common forms of dementia, study reveals
Dementia has many faces, and because of the wide range of ways in which it can develop and affect patients, it can be very challenging to treat. Now, however, using supercomputer analysis of big data, researchers from Japan were able…
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New findings on B cells may improve vaccine design
Our bodies can fine-tune the immune response to an infection and make it proportional to the threat at hand. New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describes how B lymphocytes, the immune cells that make antibodies, choose between different cell…
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Sydney floats pub promise to boost jab rate
Locked-down Sydney residents could enjoy a beer at the pub as soon as next month if the double-dose vaccination rate hits 70 percent, under an official “roadmap to freedom” released on Thursday. Officials in the eastern state of New South…
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Coronavirus vaccination will be offered to 12-15-year-olds in Norway
Children and adolescents rarely have a severe COVID-19 disease course, and the vast majority have few or no symptoms. At a time with high transmission in this age group, the NIPH believes that it is right to also offer vaccines…
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Nearly one in five babies in Brazil born small and at risk of early childhood death
18% of babies born in Brazil over seven years were born ‘small’ – either preterm, small for gestational age (SGA) or with low birthweight (LBW) – according to new research in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas. The population-based study of nearly…
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Paulina Porizkova Poses in a Bikini to Prove There's No Such Thing as Anti-Aging
Model Paulina Porizkova has been living her best life this summer (mainly in a swimsuit)—and now, the 56-year-old has some important insight on aging (or, really, anti-aging). In a new Instagram post shared Thursday, Porizkova tackled the concept of anti-aging…
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Nerve damage in cornea could be sign of long COVID, study hints
Nerve damage and a buildup of immune cells in the cornea may be a sign of “long COVID,” a long-term syndrome that emerges in some people after COVID-19 infection, a new study suggests. These preliminary results will need to be…
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