For many people, the need to go grocery shopping is met with a sigh, or an “ugh.” It’s generally not considered to be an enjoyable experience.
Direct action of SARS-CoV-2 on organs may cause exacerbated immune response in children
Besides common symptoms such as fever, cough and respiratory distress, some children have an atypical form of COVID-19 known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), characterized by persistent fever and inflammation of several organs, such as the heart and intestines, as well as the lungs to a lesser extent. Reports of MIS-C have been …
Carlo Ancelotti returns to Real Madrid to become manager for the second time
Carlo Ancelotti has returned to Real Madrid to become the club’s new manager for the second time in his career.
US Supreme Court rejects Johnson & Johnson talc fine appeal
The US Supreme Court refused Tuesday to accept drugmaker Johnson & Johnson’s appeal of a $2.1 billion fine for selling baby powder containing cancer-causing asbestos.
Moderna seeks full US approval for COVID-19 shot
Moderna said Tuesday it was applying for full approval in the United States of its COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 and over, joining Pfizer which made the same request last month.
Role of sleep-related brain activity in clearing toxic proteins and preventing Alzheimer’s disease
Evidence of sleep-dependent low-frequency (
Malaria parasite’s partiality for the spleen
The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax may accumulate in the spleen soon after infection to a greater extent than its better-known relative P. falciparum, according to new research published by John Woodford of the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and colleagues in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.
When should screening start for men with a family history of prostate cancer?
A nationwide study in Sweden estimates the elevated risk of advanced or fatal prostate cancer among relatives of men with the disease, providing new data that could help refine guidelines for the age at which screening should begin. Mahdi Fallah and Elham Kharazmi of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, and colleagues …
Vitamin D may not provide protection from COVID-19 susceptibility or disease severity
Observational studies have suggested that increased vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19. However, these studies were inconclusive and possibly subject to confounding. A study published in PLOS Medicine by Guillaume Butler-Laporte and Tomoko Nakanishi at McGill University in Quebec, Canada, and colleagues suggests that genetic evidence does not support vitamin D as a protective …
Global costs of Plasmodium vivax malaria estimated for the first time
Plasmodium vivax malaria is a mosquito-borne illness that causes significant morbidity. However, the household and healthcare provider costs of the disease are unknown. A new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Dr. Angela Devine at Menzies School of Health Research in Australia, and colleagues estimate the global economic burden of P. vivax …