California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly. Two officials in Gov….
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Vaping marijuana associated with more symptoms of lung damage than vaping or smoking nicotine
Adolescents who vape cannabis are at greater risk for respiratory symptoms indicative of lung injury than teens who smoke cigarettes or marijuana, or vape nicotine, a new University of Michigan study suggests. The result challenges conventional wisdom about vaping nicotine,…
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Vaccine nationalism will block our path out of the pandemic. How do we resist our tribal instinct?
Most nations are currently focusing their efforts to defeat the pandemic within their own borders, under pressure to help their citizens first. But this is a global problem and governments need to work together to eradicate COVID. To avoid hardening…
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Early signs of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is the ultimate chameleon. This chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease affects the central nervous system, resulting in damaged nerves and scar tissue formation, so it can resemble a multitude of other illnesses. This also makes it incredibly hard to…
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Only 50% of CO clinicians are willing and able to counsel women on abortion
Pregnant patients in Colorado may be told about parenting and adoption, but not abortion. This is according to a new study led by Kate Coleman-Minahan of the University of Colorado College of Nursing published in the Journal of Midwifery and…
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The conditions of 70% of people with chronic pain have worsened during the pandemic
The pandemic has impacted significantly on people who suffer chronic pain. A study performed by the eHealth Lab, a research group affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya’s eHealth Center, has shown that 70%…
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FDA-approved antidiarrhea drug can reverse resistance to chemotherapy in a mouse model of leukemia
New research into one of the most common and difficult cancers to treat has revealed an effective route to mitigating chemotherapy resistance through the use of a drug already approved by the FDA to treat diarrhea. The findings are published…
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Majority of Russians believe coronavirus is a bioweapon: poll
Close to two out of three Russians believe that the coronavirus is a man-made biological weapon and less than a third are willing to get vaccinated, a poll said Monday. Observers say the findings reflect a distrust towards authorities fuelled…
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How the stress of Covid can turn your hair grey
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How the stress of Covid can turn your hair grey… and even make it fall out – but here’s what you can do to tackle it When we finally emerge from this lockdown and meet up with…
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How the body prepares to move: Independent control of muscle sensors
A number of brain areas change their activity before we execute a planned voluntary movement. A new study by Umeå University identifies a novel function of this preparatory neural activity, highlighting another mechanism the nervous system can use to achieve…
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