An international collaboration of researchers have developed a computational method to identify malaria parasites as they move around the world with their human hosts—key to measuring impact of elimination campaigns. Led by University of Melbourne Professor Karen Day, Laboratory Head at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) and Bio21, the team […]
Sorry Jonas Brothers, it looks like the Jonas sisters have taken over! On Wednesday, Kevin Jonas shared a hilarious video of his daughters Alena, 7, and Valentina, 4, pretending to all three members of the popular boy band — introducing themselves as the siblings Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas. In the adorable clip, Alena and Valentina use their […]
Tiffany Haddish has had one of the most exciting hair journeys of this ongoing pandemic. Back in July, she shaved her head, not necessarily for aesthetic purposes, but, as she said, so she could see what her scalp looked like. Now that she knows — and has the tiniest amount of length to play with […]
As of 1 March, researchers can request access to two COVID-19 vaccine datasets through the HDR Innovation Gateway, set up by the national institute for health data science, HDR UK. The datasets available are the England COVID-19 Immunisation dataset and the Welsh COVID-19 Vaccination dataset. England’s COVID Immunisation dataset is now available through the Office for National […]
As the speed of covid vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. And it’s more than just a handful at the end of the day because of a few appointment cancellations. Health officials are trying to rein in waste without slowing down vaccinations. The incidents range from 335 discarded doses […]
A year into the pandemic, COVID-19 still puzzles researchers, but the public release of a new database may help scientists solve some of the mysteries lingering around this devastating disease. An international team of researchers from institutions including Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Oxford has partnered with Google to release Global.health, a platform […]
A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has identified an association between slow walking pace and an increased risk of death among cancer survivors. While the study does not establish that slow walking is a cause of death, the association persisted across at […]
Depression can be a common problem for teens and adolescents, and while many treatments exist, they don't always work for everyone. A new study found that feeling more informed about their health may help teens take better care of themselves, leading to less depressive symptoms. The researchers also found that trust played a factor in […]
In a report summary released today Thomas McAndrew, a computational scientist and assistant professor at Lehigh University's College of Health includes probabilistic forecasts of the impact of vaccines and variants on the U.S. COVID trajectory over the next few weeks. The goal of the report, says McAndrew, is "to support public health officials, infectious disease […]
Anderson Cooper has a little bookworm on his hands! The CNN anchor, 53, celebrated National Read Across America Day on Tuesday by reading Laura Numeroff's iconic children's book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, to his 10-month-old son Wyatt Morgan. Th adorable father-son moment was captured on video and shared across the social media […]
