Germany eases quarantine rules with eye on summer travel
Germany on Wednesday said people who are vaccinated, have recovered from COVID or can show a recent negative test will no longer have to quarantine after...
Category: Health
Research reveals new approach to understanding our wellbeing
The ability to connect and feel a sense of belonging are basic human needs but new Swansea University research has examined how these are determined by...
Lighting and noise contribute to kids’ sleep deprivation in hospitals
Most hospitalized children experience significant sleep deprivation—and light and sound are two major culprits.
Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines rises as more Americans receive shots, survey says
Fewer Americans are reluctant to get immunized against the coronavirus and they are growing more confident in the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and the...
Novel structure found in tumor cells may open door to new kinds of cancer therapies
In 2015, researchers at UC San Francisco found a structure inside of tumor cells that biologists had never seen before. Even more surprising, a closer examination...
Low potassium levels linked to water balance disorder more prevalent in women
The kidneys become resistant to the water-balance hormone vasopressin within just a few days of potassium deficiency being detected in the blood, according to a new...
Kefir package claims don’t always accurately reflect composition of commercial products
In recent years there has been an increased interest in the consumption of kefir, a fermented dairy beverage, because there is some evidence that it has...
New findings link brain’s immune system to psychosis
New research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests a link between psychosis and a genetic change that affects the brain’s immune system. The study published in...
Researchers discover the cause of neuronal death in familial ALS patients
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the progressive death of neurons that control body movement leads to paralysis of muscles in the limbs and gradually of the...
Ten key moments in WHO’s COVID-19 response
Here are 10 key moments in the World Health Organization’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, following the publication Wednesday of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness...
