(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday estimated that Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for about 35% of coronavirus cases in the country in the week ending Nov.5 compared with 23.2% in the previous week. The subvariants made up nearly 9% of total cases in the week of Oct. […]
The new Microsoft partnership aims to enhance data interoperability with artificial intelligence and machine learning and drive a global transition to precision medicine. WHY IT MATTERS Multimodal health data sets can be the largest and most complex to structure, analyze and archive. The multiyear effort will focus on developing and deploying next-generation healthcare tools that […]
Olivia Williams discusses ‘bizarre’ symptom of pancreatic cancer We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Pancreatic cancer starts anywhere in the long, […]
New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV that fills hospitals with wheezing babies each fall. The preliminary results buoy hope that after decades of failure and frustration, vaccines against RSV may finally be getting close. Pfizer announced Tuesday that a large international study […]
Researchers have puzzled over the neurodegenerative disorder Alzheimer’s disease for decades, but treatments to stop or reverse the disease’s effects on the brain have remained elusive. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital recently added an important piece to the puzzle by creating a mouse model that more closely resembles the disease in humans than […]
Has the momentum of your running routine fallen away during the COVID-19 pandemic? Don’t worry if you answered yes; research suggests you’re not alone. If you want to get moving again, but are struggling in the motivation department, try a running app. Whether you are lacing up for the first time in a while or […]
A new treatment developed at Tel Aviv University may significantly enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, reducing the risk for lung metastasis following chemo from 52% to only 6%. Conducted in an animal model, the study identified the mechanism that generates a cancer-promoting inflammatory environment in response to chemotherapy. Moreover, the researchers […]
We expect to sweat in summer, but the feeling of sweating in your jumper in the colder months is pretty grim. No one wants to show up to the office with sweat patches – or be paranoid that you aren’t smelling too great. So how do you combat natural body odours and sweat stains, even […]
A red blood cell–based platform delivered a potent antibiotic targeted to Escherichia coli in a preclinical trial. Over several years, “we developed experimental and computational techniques to study how proteins and drugs interact with membranes,” Hannah Krivić, PhD, a graduate student, and Maikel C. Rheinstädter, PhD, a professor of physics, both at McMaster University in […]
A large contact tracing investigation of a patient with monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection found no secondary cases in community or health care settings. The creation of a framework for assessing specific risk scenarios permitted ease of application by employee occupational health staff and application across the various settings and the findings have important applications for […]
