EU agency to rule on Moderna for teens in July
The EU’s drug watchdog said Tuesday it hoped to rule as soon as July on whether Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine can be used for 12- to 17-year-olds.
Category: Health
Mood matters: New app empowers moms to manage mental wellbeing
Having a baby can be one of life’s most exciting and rewarding experiences, but for a new mum it can also be an emotional rollercoaster—sometimes you’re...
‘Camouflage breakers’ can find a target in less than a second
After looking for just one-twentieth of a second, experts in camouflage breaking can accurately detect not only that something is hidden in a scene, but precisely...
Standards for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder unveiled
Listed by the World Health Organization among the ten leading causes of medical disability worldwide, the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is at a level on...
Non-optimal codons enable coronaviruses’ promiscuity
Since March 2020 the Cancer Genomics and BioComputing of Complex Diseases Laboratory at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University has been dedicated to the...
Researchers enable smart watches to monitor lockdown lifestyles
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo used smart watches and a dedicated app to monitor 169...
Study reveals changes in cigarette smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic
Last year, people who smoked had a variety of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some increasing their smoking to help them cope and others quitting...
Variabilities in children’s speech perhaps not so concerning
Variations in children’s speech has traditionally been attributed to developmental delays. Recent work suggests the reasons for variability are not so clear, and an immediate call...
Science and performing arts against stereotypes
Stereotypes are knowledge structures integrated in our world representation, which have an influence on our decisions and which are hard to change. A team from the...
Osteoporosis detection by a simple physical function test
Osteoporosis is a condition that does not exhibit symptoms until there is a bone fracture, so a large percentage of patients remain unaware of their condition....
