In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the efficacy of a third dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in anti-CD20 antibody-treated individuals. … [+3161 chars]
A. Situation analysis Description of the Disaster In a statement issued on 23 April 2022, the National Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, notified a positive case of Ebola virus dis… [+3427 chars]
When exploring a new environment, mice make use of a unique long-distance connection in the brain that prompts them to pay attention to the most salient features of the environment, according to new … [+4643 chars]
Many people around the world suffer from hypothyroidism, wherein the thyroid gland does produce enough of the hormones the body needs to be healthy. Although anyone can develop hypothyroidism, women… [+1977 chars]
US researchers have identified a shift that occurs in canine coronavirus that may provide clues as to how it transmits from animals to humans. A new canine coronavirus was first identified in two Ma… [+1811 chars]
Diabetes is a condition which affects the mechanism that regulates the process of converting food into energy. In this condition the blood sugar level increases in the body, due to insufficient insul… [+919 chars]
It is common to hear people use stigmatising, discriminatory and hurtful labels such as psycho, schizo or totally bipolar. Others might minimise conditions by saying they too are a bit OCD because th… [+4631 chars]
Hepatitis B birth dose vaccination offers Africa a fighting chance in battling liver infection and related cancer that kill about 80,000 people on the continent every year. Chronic Hepatitis B infec… [+4971 chars]
Microscopy images reveal significant differences in size and structure between brain organoids derived from a patient with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (right) and from a control (left). Credit: UC San Dieg… [+6824 chars]
In the majority of cases, children who catch Covid won't end up suffering serious illness. Kids have fewer symptoms, less severe disease, and tend to recover faster than adults. The best case scena… [+3877 chars]
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef warns that there could be a significant increase in the number of measles cases around the world. More than 17,000 cases have already been r… [+4918 chars]
Per a recent study, our cell phones and excessive exposure to Wi-Fi radiation may have a role in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. According to a news release regarding the findings, the majo… [+2833 chars]
