Each year, tens of thousands of babies are born in the United States as the result of IVF (in vitro fertilization) – where several eggs are fertilized outside the mother’s body and then an embryo is selected for transfer into…
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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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Sugar compounds in breast milk relieve uncomfortable side effects caused by chemotherapy
Two Vanderbilt researchers have isolated sugar compounds in breast milk that can relieve hidden yet life-altering negative side effects of cancer treatment. Traditional chemotherapy destroys cancer by killing rapidly growing cancer cells has several visible, relatively minor side effects—rashes, hair…
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Pandemic causes a drop in blood donations
There are implications of the health crisis about which little is known yet. The spread of COVID has put the Italian national health system under serious stress and caused the postponement of less urgent hospital operations but has also led…
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1 in 5 adults has high levels of heart enzymes after any surgery, monitoring advised
About 20% of adults who have major non-cardiac surgery had elevated troponin levels, yet nearly all of them did not have symptoms of injury, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. People with cardiovascular risk factors…
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Mental health services in the England are being ‘Uberised,’ and that’s bad for patients and therapists
There is a mental health crisis in England, with rates of depression doubling since the COVID pandemic began. Strategies of “speaking up”, mindfulness sessions at work, and national “happiness” campaigns have been touted as an effective approach to tackling mental…
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Second report on toxins in baby foods finds continuing problems
(HealthDay)—Despite the troubling findings of a congressional report released earlier this year on toxins in baby foods, a new report finds even more manufacturers are selling baby foods that contain potentially unsafe levels of heavy metals. The toxins in question…
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Racial gap eliminated in US COVID vaccinations: survey
The racial gap in the United States’ COVID vaccination campaign has been eliminated while the partisan divide continues to loom large, according to a highly-cited survey published Tuesday. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) COVID Vaccine Monitor, which conducted a nationally…
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Courage of the little girl in a lockdown that lasted FOUR years
Courage of the little girl in a lockdown that lasted FOUR years: We all chafed at the Covid restrictions. But for thousands of children like Suki, who are diagnosed with cancer, shielding is a way of life As the first…
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A novel method to block HIV in mice
Researchers at City of Hope, a world-renowned research and treatment organization for cancer and diabetes, and Menzies Health Institute Queensland at Griffith University have developed a novel anti-HIV protein that suppressed HIV levels in the bone marrow, spleen and brain…
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