U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed Friday it will temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its COVID-19 vaccine while it upgrades production capacity to 2 billion doses per year. “This temporary reduction will affect all European countries,” a spokeswoman for Pfizer…
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Feel out of practice talking to people in person? You're not the only one
At a loss for words when a cashier tries to make small talk at the shop? Struggling to remember how much eye contact is too much when you meet up with someone in your bubble? Welcome to the club. Aside…
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Researchers discover new inhibitor drug combination for rare form of cancer
Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare form of lymphoma, does not have any known cure and only one FDA-approved treatment making it challenging to treat patients. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire took the novel approach of targeting specific cell…
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This 36-Year-Old Mother of 4 Died of a Pulmonary Embolism While She Was Pregnant
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7uK5mehP1n/ Fans of Emily Mitchell were shocked to learn weeks ago that pregnant Instagram influencer and her unborn son died three days before Christmas after she became unresponsive at breakfast. Now, her family has shared what happened. Mitchell, 36, who…
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Scientists reverse deadly impacts of asthma in mice
Mucus in the lungs can be fatal for asthma patients, but scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have broken up those secretions at the molecular level and reversed their often deadly impacts. In a study published Monday…
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Uses For Hand Sanitizer That You’ve Never Thought Of
In the post-COVID-19 world, more and more people are using hand sanitizer to keep themselves safe from unwanted germs. While the new habit may turn some of us into professional germaphobes, you may be interested in knowing that there are…
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Concerning drop in the number of people with mental health problems seeking help revealed
During April 2020, while the UK was in full lockdown, there was a drop of more than a third in the number of people seeking help for mental illness or self-harm according to research involving 14 million people registered at…
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New insights on the role of the MLL4 gene in Kabuki syndrome
Scientists have known for years that mutations in the MLL4 gene can cause Kabuki syndrome, a rare developmental disorder. But a study published on Jan. 11 in Nature Communications illuminates new details regarding how this occurs. The research suggests that…
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The hidden dark side of running a fitness-themed Instagram account
When Tom Jenane, 31, made a fitness account on Instagram back in 2018, it seemed like a natural move. He’s always been into fitness, from being a personal trainer up until four years ago to now being the nutrition/fitness expert…
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Mapping a life’s worth of changes in a mysterious brain structure
Until recently, scientists didn’t know much about perivascular spaces (PVS), fluid-filled regions in the brain involved in clearing waste and toxins—mainly because it’s tough to get a clear look at them using neuroimaging. But as technology evolves, researchers are finding…
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