The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, new data showed Friday, with cases largely driven by the super infectious omicron variants. Data released by Britain’s Office for National Statistics showed that more than 3 million people in the U.K. had COVID-19 last week, although […]
During the currently evolving outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of known endemic areas, transmission is mainly driven by close physical contact with symptomatic people. While virus transmission between humans has been described previously, data on environmental contamination of surfaces are rare. Environmental sampling in patient rooms Nörz et al. swabbed surfaces in the immediate and […]
We’ve all been there. You wake up to the sound of your alarm going off for work and can’t believe it’s time to get up, because you feel so awful. Maybe it feels like your head has been squeezed into a vice, your throat feels like sandpaper or your stomach is doing flips. Whatever is […]
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday and Missouri’s trigger ban outlawed nearly all abortion in the state, interest in vasectomies has been on the rise around Kansas City. Since the ruling dropped on Friday, The Kansas City Urology Care, which has about a dozen locations in the region, has seen nearly a 90% […]
Like snowflakes, no two people are exactly the same. You’re probably used to the idea that people differ substantially in personality and in cognitive abilities—skills like problem-solving or remembering information. In contrast, there’s a widely held intuition that people vary far less in their ability to recognize, match or categorize objects. Many everyday tasks, hobbies […]
Dr Hilary Jones warns of worst flu season in SEVEN years 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 The warning follows an […]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. It’s summer, and that means that we’ve got one thing on our mind: tomatoes. Summer is the best time of year for tomatoes, and even the ones you get at the grocery store taste […]
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are defined by pathogenic accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain. Now, however, scientists from the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology have established that the p62 protein, which is involved in cellular protein degradation, can prevent the accumulation of toxic oligomeric tau species in mouse brains, proving—for […]
The destruction caused by war is evident both in its toll to human life and its impact on infrastructure. Those who are lucky enough to escape violence face many challenges, from finding a safe place to live to securing employment, but another threat could further jeopardize their ability to survive—an increased risk of illness. University […]
Are Covid restrictions STILL on the cards? Boris refuses to rule out curbs but says there’s no plans for any ‘at the moment’ despite virus hospital admissions trebling in a month Prime Minister given the opportunity to rule out ever imposing restrictions again ‘I think that we see no reason for that at the moment,’ […]
