A sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron version of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now dominant worldwide, prompting surges in many countries in Europe and Asia and raising concern over the po… [+2952 chars]
The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways <ul><li>The burden of self-reported post-acute symptoms and possible… [+5851 chars]
Bowel cancer is a general term for cancer that begins in the large bowel. Epigenetic clocks have been associated with cancer risk in several observational studies. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether… [+4014 chars]
Even very light alcohol intake is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease compared with not drinking at all, and the risk increases exponentially as alcohol intake rises, even at… [+7433 chars]
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Researchers say that positive patients carry the killer T cells that destroy cells infected with virus #TORONTO While antiretroviral therapy (ART) is known to limit HIV replication leading to elimin… [+1523 chars]
Daily prune consumption can prevent bone loss at the hip and protect against increased fracture risk in postmenopausal women, cites a new study. The findings of the study led by the Pennsylvania Stat… [+1451 chars]
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine and the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster utilised organoids, an organ-like model system, of the retina from huma… [+1106 chars]
Even though it is the most widely-known factor, physical health can be improved considerably by walking. It is extremely important to remember that brisk walking can do wonders that normal, slow-pace… [+686 chars]
While the efficacy of mammography for breast cancer screening has been demonstrated in a majority of published randomized controlled trials (RCTs), two Canadian RCTs failed to find a benefit for the … [+4883 chars]
Adults in hospital who have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time are at much greater risk of severe disease and death compared with patients who have Covid-19 alone or with other viruses, research s… [+2693 chars]
Horseshoe bats are a critical piece of the Covid-19 origins tracing puzzle but bat researchers say a lack of knowledge about hidden species makes preventing the next pandemic extremely difficult.Ther… [+759 chars]
