Medications
Hard-hit Czech Republic turns to Russian jabs after EU delays
The hard-hit Czech Republic has requested a delivery of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in response to the delayed arrival of EU-procured jabs and will also consider […]EU to clear Johnson and Johnson vaccine in March: France
A single-shot COVID-19 vaccine by US drugmaker Johnson and Johnson is likely to be approved for use in the European Union in early March, a French […]UK vaccinates over 20 million with at least one dose
Britain announced Sunday that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with the rapid rollout providing hope […]US children could receive vaccine by year-end: Fauci
The United States could start vaccinating older children against Covid-19 by the fall and younger ones by year-end or early 2022, the White House’s top pandemic […]
J&J’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving US 3rd COVID-19 vaccine
This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The U.S. is getting a […]
Germany limits travel from French region over virus variant
—File picture taken Sept. 26, 2020 shows he Calmont vineyard standing over the Mosel loop in Bremm, Germany. The German disease control agency is adding France’s […]
Biologists suggest a new substance to suppress neuroinflammation
Credit: RUDN University Biologists from RUDN University confirmed that a well-known spasmolytic drug called hymecromone can suppress the inflammatory response in astrocytes, important glial cells of […]
A weak heart makes for a suffering brain
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Heart problems cause disturbed gene activity in the brain’s memory center, from which cognitive deficits arise. Researchers at the German Center for […]
Advanced practice nurses reduce hospitalizations from nursing home residents
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Marilyn Rantz still remembers the day she got the call that her mother, whose health had been declining, had fallen and fractured […]
Early PDA closure may improve outcomes in preterm infants
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants with moderate to large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may benefit from transcatheter PDA closure (TCPC) in […]
Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave US exposed
Pharmacist Mike Ruane, of Scranton, talks to patients who signed up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during a drive-thru clinic at Scranton High School in Scranton, […]
New Zealand’s largest city back in lockdown as COVID lingers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered New Zealand’s largest city back into lockdown on Saturday as COVID-19 cases continued to be detected in […]
Czechs impose the tightest lockdown amid UK variant surge
An elderly woman receives Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a sports hall in Ricany, Czech Republic, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. With new infections soaring due to a […]
US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J
This September 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a pharmacist preparing to give an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The nation is poised to get […]
German commission may do U-turn on AstraZeneca jab for elderly
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Germany’s vaccine commission is considering reversing course and recommending AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 jab for those over 65 after a study showed it to […]
Researcher explores effects of trauma at the cellular, tissue levels of the brain
Ashfaq Adnan. Credit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher has received an Office of Naval Research (ONR) grant to examine the mechanics of […]
Picture books can boost physical activity for youth with autism
Lorraine Becerra is an assistant teaching professor in the University of Missouri College of Education. Credit: University of Missouri College of Education While physical activity is […]
Deep brain stimulation and exercise restore movement in ataxia
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research from Baylor College of Medicine scientists shows that a combination of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and exercise has potential benefits […]
Atherosclerosis can accelerate the development of clonal hematopoiesis, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Billions of peripheral white blood cells are produced every day by the regular divisions of hematopoietic stem cells and their descendants in […]
Curcumin for amyloidosis and lipid metabolism—a novel insight
Schematic diagram of the effect of curcumin mediated by PPARa pathway in AApoAII amyloidosis model mouse. Credit: Jian Dai Curcumin is a polyphenol compound produced by […]
February 23, 2021
Around 10 billion doses of the Covid vaccine are expected to be produced this year Exempting COVID-19 vaccines from intellectual property rights will not speed up […]
February 17, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Jason Wallach has a vision. He sees Philadelphia becoming a center for psychedelic studies. From his laboratory at the University of the […]
February 17, 2021
(HealthDay)—Initial combination therapy of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) plus methylprednisolone is associated with a better fever course than IVIG alone among patients hospitalized for multisystem inflammatory syndrome […]
February 3, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nearly a third of US teens and young adults prescribed a psychoactive drug misuse that drug, with the likelihood of misuse rising […]
January 29, 2021
Normal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & Physiology Scientists have found a way to lower […]
January 23, 2021
(HealthDay)—Treatment with bamlanivimab and etesevimab, but not monotherapy with bamlanivimab, is associated with a reduction in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load in […]
January 7, 2021
With the new year comes another round of prescription drug price hikes, CBS News reported Tuesday. The data come from 46brooklyn Research, a nonprofit company that […]
January 7, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Until now, the reason why the drug levodopa (L-Dopa), which reduces the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, declines in efficacy after a […]
January 5, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Brain metastases can only develop if cancer cells first exit the fine blood vessels and enter into the brain tissue. To facilitate […]