Expert discusses how to prevent another pandemic
Michael Mina is assistant professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a member of the School’s Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics,...
Category: Health
Forensic memory detection tests less effective in older adults
New research led by the University of Kent’s School of Psychology has found that some brain activity methods used to detect incriminating memories do not work...
Newly identified antibody can be targeted by HIV vaccines
A newly identified group of antibodies that binds to a coating of sugars on the outer shell of HIV is effective in neutralizing the virus and...
Sheltering people with COVID-19 experiencing homelessness curbs spread
A new study provides public health planning authorities with a method of calculating the number of COVID-19 isolation beds they would need for people experiencing homelessness...
New research could lead to better treatment for epilepsy
Scientists have discovered that the way in which neurons are connected within regions of the brain, can be a better indicator of disease progression and treatment...
Weight cycling linked to increased sleep problems in women
Women with a history of weight cycling – losing and regaining 10 pounds or more, even once – have increased rates of insomnia and other sleep...
Pfizer-BioNTech to send 60 million doses to Turkey
Pfizer-BioNTech on Thursday announced a deal to deliver an additional 60 million doses of its vaccine to Turkey that could revive the tourism-dependent country’s stalled innoculation...
Healthy lifestyle behaviors reduced dementia risk despite family history of dementia
Adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors can lower dementia risk among people who are at higher risk due to a family history of dementia, according to preliminary research...
Denmark offers volunteers AstraZeneca, Johnson COVID jabs
Denmark, the first European country to discontinue the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines, on Thursday made both shots available to volunteers, health authorities announced.
All adults in France can have COVID jabs from May 31: PM
All adults in France will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting May 31, two weeks earlier than initially planned, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday.
