‘What other variants might be out there?’ An expert on viral evolution on what’s happening with coronavirus mutations
“Variants” is the latest term to leap from the infectious disease lexicon to the general…
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STAT+: How a scientific journal’s ‘grotesque overreaction’ inflamed the contentious debate over Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug
A science journal owned by the Alzheimer’s Association punished a trio of leading researchers after…
BenaVest Launches Alternative Health Insurance Plan – MENAFN.COM
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South Africa halts rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after shot falters against variant
South Africa is halting its rollout of the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s…
Happy childhood? That’s no guarantee for good mental health
It’s well understood that a difficult childhood can increase the likelihood of mental illness, but…
Opinion: The U.S. needs a National Vaccine Day
Vaccines don’t save lives. Vaccinations do. That is an essential lesson we have learned from…
Small clip an alternative to treating a leaking heart valve – SCNow
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BenaVest Launches Alternative Health Insurance Plan – Press Release – Digital Journal
BenaVest Launches Alternative Health Insurance Plan – Press Release Digital Journal Read Original Article: BenaVest Launches…
Discoveries at the edge of the periodic table: First ever measurements of einsteinium
Since element 99 — einsteinium — was discovered in 1952 from the debris of the…
Physical discipline and cognitive deprivation associated with specific types of developmental delay
A study reports that in a diverse, cross-national sample of youth, physical discipline and cognitive…
Fungi in the gut prime immunity against infection
Common fungi, often present in the gut, teach the immune system how to respond to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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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
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Johnson & Johnson submits application for Covid-19 vaccine to FDA
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it has applied to the Food and Drug…
Social interactions after isolation may counteract cravings
Social interaction may help reverse food and cigarette cravings triggered by being in social isolation,…
Fecal microbiota transplants help patients with advanced melanoma respond to immunotherapy
For patients with cancers that do not respond to immunotherapy drugs, adjusting the composition of…
In a desert seared by climate change, burrowers fare better than birds
In the Mojave Desert, small mammals are weathering the hotter conditions triggered by climate change…
DNA-based technique allows researchers to determine age of living beluga whales in Alaska
Researchers can now determine the age and sex of living beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook…
Listen: 23andMe is going public, vaccine data abound, and Merck’s CEO is retiring
Is consumer DNA testing a good business? Are Covid-19 vaccines interchangeable? And how do you…
Opinion: NFL should discourage people from indoor Super Bowl parties
One of the cruelest aspects of Covid-19 is the danger it poses for joyous group…
Horse remains reveal new insights into how Native peoples raised horses
When a Utah couple dug up the remains of a horse near the city of…
STAT+: Fecal matter transplants could help certain cancer drugs work in more people, study shows
Checkpoint inhibitors like Keytruda and Opdivo can be incredibly powerful cancer-killing drugs — when they…
Fast-flying bats rely on late-night updrafts to reach great heights
Although scientists knew that some bats could reach heights of over 1,600 meters (or approximately…
STAT+: The Pajama Interview: A conversation with Anne Wojcicki and Richard Branson
When consumer genetics firm 23andMe announced Thursday that it will go public through a deal…
Reconstruction Post-Breast Cancer Surgery Is Not a Given, Anymore
Some breast cancer patients want no breast reconstruction at all, but find their surgeons disregard…
Google expands its health goals with new wellness features for Pixel phones
Google is taking a bite out of another piece of the health care pie. On…
Dark matter: A new tool in the search for axions
Researchers have discovered a new avenue to search for axions — a hypothetical particle that…