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New Potocsnak Longevity Institute aims to extend human 'healthspan'

In the not-too-distant future, you'll be able to check into the Human Longevity Laboratory to find out how old you really are, physiologically speaking.

4 Jan 2022

Why an HBCU med school decided to put CARES Act money into students’ pockets

Just before students at Meharry Medical College went home for Thanksgiving, Dr. James Hildreth, the school's president, emailed them a video message that he acknowledged seemed hard to believe. Or at least they had to give it a second listen.

4 Jan 2022

As covid hits nursing homes’ finances, town residents fight to save Alzheimer’s facility

Marvin Querry, 86, was on his tractor, planting rye on his 770-acre western Missouri farm, when the call came in early November.

4 Jan 2022

Modeling shows SARS-CoV-2 Omicron will place a severe burden on UK's health services

Researchers use data and a mathematical model to determine the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant on future risk of infection.

3 Jan 2022

New Better Health marketing campaign highlights six benefits of losing excess weight

A new Better Health marketing campaign has been launched today to help people prevent risks of developing serious illness and help reduce the risk of being hospitalised with COVID-19.

3 Jan 2022

CDC report shows COVID vaccines safe for children, serious side effects rare

Researchers determine the characteristics and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in children and adolescents 18 years or younger.

3 Jan 2022

Scientists analyze the causes of deaths and disabilities in Colorado over a 29-year period

Scientists at Colorado State University used one of the most comprehensive global health datasets in the world to analyze the causes of deaths and disabilities in Colorado over a 29-year period, from 1990 to 2019.

3 Jan 2022

NAbs activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron, in an elderly vaccinated cohort

Researchers investigate the neutralizing antibody activity against different variants of SARS-CoV-2 in fully immunized elderly individuals.

3 Jan 2022

Study reveals how online misinformation 'ticks' and suggests new strategy to stop it

Parenting communities on Facebook were subject to a powerful misinformation campaign early in the COVID-19 pandemic that pulled them closer to extreme communities and their misinformation, according to a new study published by researchers at the George Washington University.

3 Jan 2022

New MXene-based wearable sensor may help athletes with real-time performance measurements

Ultrathin nanomaterials, known as MXenes, are poised to make it easier to monitor a person's well-being by analyzing their perspiration.

3 Jan 2022

New systematic review finds low-quality evidence on the effectiveness of hangover remedies

A new systematic review has found only very low-quality evidence that substances claiming to treat or prevent alcohol-induced hangover work.

3 Jan 2022

Secondary schools requested to provide on-site Covid-19 test for pupils on return to school

All secondary schools have been asked to provide one on-site test for pupils ahead of their return to the classroom this term to help reduce the transmission of Covid-19.

2 Jan 2022

Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in the UK in 2021

Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations were administered across all four nations of the UK in 2021, as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history.

2 Jan 2022

WHO lists the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago.

2 Jan 2022

Researchers warn about the dangers of vitamin B12 deficiency in people following plant-based diets

In the run up to Veganuary leading researchers are warning of the dangers of a quiet epidemic of vitamin B12deficiencyin people who follow increasingly popular plant-based diets.

30 Dec 2021

UK emergency aid to help vulnerable countries tackle the Omicron variant

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has pledged up to £105 million of UK emergency aid to help vulnerable countries tackle the Omicron Covid-19 variant, with a particular focus on Africa.

30 Dec 2021

New test-to-stay approach enables kids and staffs to stay in school after COVID exposures

Children and staff who repeatedly test negative for COVID-19 after contact with someone who has the illness can safely remain in school if universal masking programs are in place, according to a new "test-to-stay" study report from the ABC Science Collaborative.

30 Dec 2021

Johns Hopkins Medicine urges people seeking COVID-19 testing not to enter emergency rooms

As the omicron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus quickly spreads throughout the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., region, Johns Hopkins Medicine reminds those seeking COVID-19 testing that emergency rooms are for emergencies only.

30 Dec 2021

Successful weight-loss intervention helps lower risk of severe complications from COVID-19

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients with obesity, prior weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 60% lower risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 infection. The research was published in the journal JAMA Surgery.

30 Dec 2021

3-dose vaccines deemed ultrapotent against diverse and highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and other variants

A new study found that the presence of a subset of antibodies with broad neutralizing activities against all circulating variants of concern in the three-dose vaccines' memory B-derived antibody repertoire suggests that the Omicron/future variants infection may elicit selective and rapid recall of humoral responses, conferring secondary protection directed by memory etched in the immune system.

29 Dec 2021

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New Potocsnak Longevity Institute aims to extend human 'healthspan'

Why an HBCU med school decided to put CARES Act money into students’ pockets

As covid hits nursing homes’ finances, town residents fight to save Alzheimer’s facility

Modeling shows SARS-CoV-2 Omicron will place a severe burden on UK's health services

New Better Health marketing campaign highlights six benefits of losing excess weight

CDC report shows COVID vaccines safe for children, serious side effects rare

Scientists analyze the causes of deaths and disabilities in Colorado over a 29-year period

NAbs activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron, in an elderly vaccinated cohort

Study reveals how online misinformation 'ticks' and suggests new strategy to stop it

New MXene-based wearable sensor may help athletes with real-time performance measurements

New systematic review finds low-quality evidence on the effectiveness of hangover remedies

Secondary schools requested to provide on-site Covid-19 test for pupils on return to school

Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in the UK in 2021

WHO lists the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use

Researchers warn about the dangers of vitamin B12 deficiency in people following plant-based diets

UK emergency aid to help vulnerable countries tackle the Omicron variant

New test-to-stay approach enables kids and staffs to stay in school after COVID exposures

Johns Hopkins Medicine urges people seeking COVID-19 testing not to enter emergency rooms

Successful weight-loss intervention helps lower risk of severe complications from COVID-19

3-dose vaccines deemed ultrapotent against diverse and highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and other variants

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