Fungi in the gut prime immunity against infection
Common fungi, often present in the gut, teach the immune system how to respond to…
Month: February 2021
Study identifies ‘Achilles heel’ of bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease
The discovery of an ‘Achilles heel’ in a type of gut bacteria that causes intestinal…
New research sheds light on vision loss in Batten disease
Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL)…
New microscopy concept enters into force
The first demonstration of an approach that inverts the standard paradigm of scanning probe microscopy…
New drug targets for childhood cancer neuroblastoma identified
The largest single cell study to date of the childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, has discovered that…
Civil engineers find link between hospitals and schools key to community resilience
Health care and education systems are two main pillars of a community’s stability. How well…
Breakthrough in quantum photonics promises a new era in optical circuits
Researchers have shown that single photons can be emitted in a uniform way from quantum…
New way to power up nanomaterials for electronic applications
Materials scientists have discovered that perovskites, a class of promising materials that could be used…
STAT+: WTO is urged to ease trade rules so low-income countries can access drugs and vaccines
More than 100 advocacy groups from dozens of countries are urging the World Trade Organization…
Senior officials call on Israel to halt West Bank demolitions and respect international law
Three high-level UN officials on Friday issued a statement calling for Israel to end demolitions…
STAT+: FDA blasts Keytruda data for new breast cancer indication as ‘questionable, immature, and unreliable’
Merck (MRK) may have readily turned its Keytruda cancer drug into a medical and financial…
The Challenge of the Mutant Variants
After a year of the coronavirus pandemic raging across the globe, it looked like vaccines…
Unless COVID is suppressed everywhere, we’ll be ‘back at square one’, Tedros warns
The number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected,…
Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
Following the disappearance in Paraguay of a teenage girl and killing of two 11-year-olds, the…
Healthy oceans need healthy soundscapes
Rain falls lightly on the ocean’s surface. Marine mammals chirp and squeal as they swim…
STAT+: Wife of CytoDyn’s chairman sold $2.6 million in company stock ahead of Covid-19 drug study results
The wife of CytoDyn’s chairman sold $2.6 million in company stock before CytoDyn is expected…
A Common Plant Takes on a Rare Cancer
Q BioMed has received Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA to develop a unique liver…
Switching nanolight on and off
The report demonstrates a new method to control the flow of light of nanolight. Optical…
In symbiosis: Plants control the genetics of microbes
Researchers have discovered that plants may be able to control the genetics of their intimate…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J seeks emergency use for its coronavirus vaccine; Merck says parasite drug does not work on Covid-19
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: 5 burning questions on the business of big genetics based on 23andMe’s filing to go public
It seemed a foregone conclusion: Despite the early popularity of companies offering health and ancestry…
Walter Marshall
bmj;372/feb05_10/n328/FAF1faWalter Marshall (“Terry”) ran a general practice in Constable Country from 1961 to 1996. He…
Physician, heal thyself? Leaving healers at risk of covid-19 is unacceptable
We read the reports from Israel suggesting that one dose of Pfizer vaccine could be…
Prem Chandra Misra
bmj;372/feb05_8/n324/FAF1faPrem Chandra Misra arrived in the UK in 1968 and specialised in psychiatry. He met…
Richard H R White
bmj;372/feb05_7/n320/FAF1faRichard H R White (“Dick”) was born on 6 November 1926 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. He graduated…
Gyandev Punyadev Sheth
bmj;372/feb05_6/n323/FAF1faGyandev Punyadev Sheth was born in India. He and his wife, Jyotika, moved to England…
Brian Garston
bmj;372/feb05_5/n331/FAF1faBrian Garston grew up in Ainsdale, Southport, and qualified from nearby Liverpool University Medical School….
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Cervical cancer screening in older women
Most women in the UK aged over 65 years have never had a test for…
How to vaccinate the world against covid-19
When Senjuti Saha, a scientist at the Child Health Research Foundation in Bangladesh, saw pictures…
A wrist injury
A man in his 20s presented with deformity and severe pain in his left shoulder…
Sixty seconds on . . . Contagion
As in, when a disease is spread by touching someone or something?Well, yes. But the…
Opinion: Public health is being undermined. These 10 actions can restore it
The year since the first Covid-19 case was identified in the United States has been…
Opinion: A buddy system can help doctors and nurses weather the Covid-19 maelstrom
Remember outings in elementary school or at camp? You were probably paired with another kid…
The good and the (potentially) bad: What scientists know about variants and Covid-19 vaccines
There is now real evidence that at least one coronavirus variant seems to elude some…
Dispatch of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa expected to start in February: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday the joint UN-led COVAX initiative aims to…
‘A waste of money’: The home Covid-19 test funded by the Biden administration is too costly and complex, critics say
For months, U.S. public health experts have called on the federal government to approve and…
optical coating can simultaneously reflect and transmit the same wavelength, or color
The technology, based on Fano resonance, results in a coating that fully reflects only a…
ICE enforcement keeps immigrant mothers from prenatal care – Open Access Government
ICE enforcement keeps immigrant mothers from prenatal care Open Access Government Read Original Article: ICE enforcement…
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Beli Launches Innovative Women’s Prenatal, Changing the Way We Think About Fertility and Prenatal Health to Achieve Healthy Pregnancies – KHQ Right Now
Beli Launches Innovative Women’s Prenatal, Changing the Way We Think About Fertility and Prenatal Health…
News in Brief 4 February 2021
Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda – ICC IFRC launches plan…
Podcast: Who Saves one Life Saves an Entire World
Vered Kater knew from childhood that she would become a nurse. Not due to any…
First-ever International Day of Human Fraternity focuses on tolerance
The UN Secretary-General has called for more commitment towards promoting cultural and religious tolerance, in…
‘Voices of resistance, resilience and courage’ – UN News podcast bears witness to lives beyond the Holocaust
Before Vered Kater became a dedicated health worker, traveling to developing countries to administer aid to…
Millions face potential health risks from climate change in UK, report warns
Almost a third of people report suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after having their…
Best CBD Gummies For 2021
CBD gummies offer a fun, discreet and tasty way to use CBD. We’ve listed the…
An alternative health advocate who popularized drinking bleach as a COVID-19 cure in South America is under investigation after 2 deaths – Yahoo News
An alternative health advocate who popularized drinking bleach as a COVID-19 cure in South America…
An Alternative Vaccine Strategy To Reduce COVID-19 Morbidity And Mortality – Health Affairs
An Alternative Vaccine Strategy To Reduce COVID-19 Morbidity And Mortality Health Affairs Read Original Article: An…
Johnson & Johnson submits application for Covid-19 vaccine to FDA
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it has applied to the Food and Drug…
US should end use of private ‘for profit’ detention centres, urge human rights experts
A group of UN independent human rights experts on Thursday welcomed the United States’ decision…
Social interactions after isolation may counteract cravings
Social interaction may help reverse food and cigarette cravings triggered by being in social isolation,…