Pfizer raises 2021 sales forecast for Covid vaccines to $26 bn
Pfizer sharply increased its projections for 2021 revenues and profits on Tuesday, citing much higher Covid-19 vaccine sales as it targets the inoculations as a “durable”...
Category: Health
Partners of people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder often have a mental disorder
Almost half of the parents who have children together with a parent with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are themselves burdened by psychological issues. This can affect...
Direct current to the brain’s right dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex found to enhance placebo effect
A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Turin Medical School has found that applying direct current to the brain’s right dorsal...
One step closer to efficient cannabis production
As nurseries and garden centers fill up with spring landscaping plants, home gardeners owe a lot to a technique called micropropagation, which has proven beneficial to...
As optimism returns, a reminder that life after COVID-19 will be stressful for many
Life during the COVID-19 pandemic has been uniquely stressful for parents with children at home. For some parents, schools welcoming children back for in-person instruction—even for...
Two classes of trans kids are emerging – those who have access to puberty blockers, and those who don’t
For people who have never thought about it before, it might sound reasonable to require trans kids to wait until they’re adults before they can receive...
Researchers unveil first molecular images of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 mutation
UBC researchers are the first in the world to publish structural images of the N501Y mutation on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein—a change believed to be partly...
Herd immunity: When will we get there?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the term “herd immunity” was possibly something you only heard about during flu season or during reports of upticks in measles cases—if...
Indians are forced to change rituals for their dead as COVID-19 rages through cities and villages
In the past several weeks, the world has looked on in horror as the coronavirus rages across India. With hospitals running out of beds, oxygen and...
Intestinal polyps in close relatives can increase risk of colorectal cancer
Cancer of the colon and rectum is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and has in recent years affected growing numbers of young people. In...
