Engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Mayo Clinic have developed a new process for successfully storing specialized pancreatic islet cells at very low tem… [+4823 chars]
Once Hawaii drops its mask mandate later this week, no state in the United States will require everyone to wear a mask indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Yet in many supermarkets, office buil… [+8615 chars]
The new study published by The BMJ found that nausea medications that are often used to relieve sickness and vomiting caused by instances such as migraine, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy and after sur… [+3544 chars]
Short duration treatment — four months instead of the standard six — is as effective in combating most cases of childhood tuberculosis (TB), says a study carried out in India and some African countri… [+3467 chars]
[DAR ES SALAAM] A vaccination campaign targeting 23 million children has kicked off in Malawi and neighbouring countries to contain an outbreak of wild polio declared last month, the World Health Org… [+3567 chars]
Scientists already know that the venom of cone snails, which prowl the ocean floor for a fish dinner, contains compounds that can be adapted as pharmaceuticals to treat chronic pain, diabetes and oth… [+10188 chars]
New data published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), suggest that healthcare professionals (HCPs) exposed to SARS-CoV-2 can safely return to work after seven days of quaranti… [+3642 chars]
Skip to content This demonstrates the significant progress made in recent months, but the uptake remains lower amongst pregnant women compared to the general population of the same age groups. Vacc… [+2077 chars]
Despite data showing the coronavirus is widespread across Africa, Covid-19 hospitalization and death rates seem to be relatively low across the continent, Stephanie Nolen writes for the New York Time… [+6165 chars]
The Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a rise in tuberculosis infections around the world as some patients will have gone undiagnosed amid the crisis, an expert has warned. Dr Laura Cleghorn, of the Uni… [+3135 chars]
Summary: Acetylcholine can trigger the firing of dopamine neurons by binding to parts of these neurons not previously known to initiate firing. Source: Harvard When we initiate an action in our eve… [+10545 chars]
Experts say the heart drug's protective effect on the brain's arteries may combat a range of conditions similar to Parkinson's disease, called parkinsonism.Dr Shahram Oveisgharan, of Rush University,… [+911 chars]
