The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is associated with significantly lower risks of hospitalisation and mortality compared with the Delta variant, according to the largest study to date to directly com… [+5699 chars]
A study published in the journal Nature Cancer, carried out within the Cancer Programme at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) by the Cancer Stem Cells and Metasta… [+8496 chars]
There are a shocking number of foods for sale in America that contain entirely too much sugar and are best avoided or at least eaten only on rare special occasions. Because sugar, unfortunately, give… [+5393 chars]
Designed by a team of scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Prion Unit at UCL, the groundbreaking Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) medication has shown promising results in an early study. … [+4621 chars]
Heavy alcohol use is associated with missing work, but the scope of that relationship has not been well understood. Now, based on survey data from more than 110,000 U.S. adults with full-time jobs, r… [+5341 chars]
A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server analyzed the amplitude, time, and adverse events (AEs) associated with seven coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines across different countr… [+5677 chars]
Patient-generated data gathered via social media surveillance may highlight unmet research needs and clinical care gaps for patients with lupus, including underrepresented groups, according to data p… [+5410 chars]
After decades of failed research, scientists are zeroing in on new methods to prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Some of these treatments don't involve pills or injections. At a… [+4799 chars]
London, March 17 Want to stay young? Lifelong physical activity could protect against age-related loss of muscle mass and function, according to research. The study, published in The Journal of Ph… [+2209 chars]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to the fastest vaccine development timeline in history. In fact, several hi… [+7135 chars]
An inhalable 'aerogel' loaded with DNA that encodes for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein successfully induces an immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice, according to new research conducted… [+5946 chars]
