EU aims for COVID certificate launch by end of June
The EU plans to get its COVID certificate scheme operational by the end of June to open up travel within the bloc in time for European...
Category: Health
Study provides novel platform to study how SARS-CoV-2 affects the gut
How could studying gastrointestinal cells help the fight against COVD-19, which is a respiratory disease? According to a team led by Gustavo Mostoslavsky, MD, Ph.D., at...
Inflammation a key to targeting pregnancy-associated breast cancer
New research led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has revealed how breast cancer cells that develop during or after pregnancy change their environment to...
Huntington’s Disease: Neural traffic could help understand the disease
Huntington’s disease is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the protein huntingtin and characterized by involuntary dance-like movements, severe behavioral changes and cognitive impairment....
Parkinson’s disease: Wearable sensors to track symptoms
EPFL scientists have developed algorithms that, combined with wearable sensors, could help clinicians to monitor the progression of Parkinson’s disease and assess the effects of medications...
The amount of time children and adolescents spend watching screens influences their eating habits
The time children and adolescents spend on screen time entertainment –computers, mobile phones, television and video games– adversely affects their eating habits. This is the main...
Sensor tracks cortisol levels in real time
Skoltech researchers have developed a prototype of a fluorescence-based sensor for continuous detection of cortisol concentrations in real time, which can help monitor various health conditions....
Johnson & Johnson to delay European Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it will delay rollout of its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after US authorities moved to suspend use of the shot due...
Researchers suggest ways they could learn by continuing to follow COVID-19 vaccine trial participants
Authors from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and colleagues suggest ways in which we could learn by continuing to follow vaccine trial participants who originally...
Nairobi’s rapid green space losses could open door to more diseases
There’s been widespread concern in Kenya over the shrinking of green spaces in Nairobi, the capital city. Most recently, there was uproar over the construction of...
