Every parent knows that sometimes your child says something that stops you in your tracks. Such a moment came for one of us, Emma Maynard, when her son Oscar was approaching his year 6 SATS tests at the end of…
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'Mask mouth': Dentists coin new term for smelly side effect of wearing a mask
The new oral hygiene issue — caused by, you guessed it, wearing a mask all the time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus — is leading to all kinds of dental disasters like decaying teeth, receding gum lines and seriously sour breath. (iStock)…
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‘Avoid surgery’ for most cases of common wrist fracture in young people, urge researchers
A study led by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has found that plaster casts are just as effective at healing scaphoid waist fractures in the wrist as surgery. The SWIFFT trial, funded by the National Institute for Health Research,…
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Projecting early molecular signatures of AD through the convergence study of omics and AI
The Korea Brain Research Institute (headed by Suh Pann-ghill) announced on July 24 the discovery that an increase in amyloid-beta in the brain alters cholesterol biosynthesis, which was found by Dr. Cheon Mookyung of KBRI through RNA-seq analysis data (omics)…
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Chances of pregnancy no higher with frozen over fresh embryo transfer
Freezing embryos for later transfer as part of assisted reproductive treatment does not result in a higher chance of pregnancy compared with fresh embryo transfer, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The researchers say the findings warrant caution…
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Cloth face masks can reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2: new study
A literature review coordinated by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and McMaster University in Canada demonstrates that cloth face masks provide clinically useful levels of filtration, which has the potential to reduce the spread of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. The findings,…
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Statins are not effective at cutting risk of dying from heart disease
Statins may not slash the risk of dying from heart disease: Controversial study claims the cheap cholesterol-busting pills offer no ‘consistent benefit’ Scientists analysed 35 previous studies into the effects of the cheap drugs Three quarters of trials reported no…
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Birth at a time of national emergency: from the second world war to coronavirus
Women the world over have had their pregnancy and birth experiences drastically altered as a result of the global pandemic. In the UK, the NHS had to quickly put measures in place to ensure that it could safely continue to…
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A hard journey to a future free of hepatitis in Africa
The World Health Organization has announced additional efforts to eliminate hepatitis by 2030. The overall strategy calls for the prevention of new infections through universal implementation of the hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine. It also calls for full vaccine coverage, and…
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Thousands of Anti-Corona-Demonstration in Berlin expected
The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in suspense: More than 17 million people have been infected with the Coronavirus, 208.971 of them in Germany. The United States reported almost daily new record numbers. The latest news on Corona-crisis in Germany, Europe…
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