As I was lying naked from the waist down during my embryo transfer for in vitro fertilisation (IVF), I was informed that two of my embryos would be put into my uterus, not just the one I’d expected. In my already vulnerable state, I was suddenly concerned about the higher risks of twin pregnancies and […]
As a lot of women know, trying to conceive, being pregnant, and giving birth seem to come with a lot of rules and advice. These biological acts also come with a whole host of myths and urban legends of their own. Raleigh, North Carolina-based OB-GYN, Kamm McKenzie, has spent part of her career dispelling some […]
As a viral immunologist who develops immunization strategies to prevent infectious diseases and treat cancers, I would like to highlight outstanding questions about the emergency use of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. These vaccines have raised hopes that the pandemic is nearing an end. Hopefully this is true, but here are some […]
Working out is one of the healthiest things you can do for your heart, so imagine exercising intensely for a decade—like cycling at least 25 hours a week—and then finding out you have, of all things, a heart problem. That’s what happened to Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, M.D., Ph.D. At 26, he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, […]
Wintertime outbreaks of COVID-19 have been largely driven by whether people adhere to control measures such as mask wearing and social distancing, according to a study published Feb. 8 in Nature Communications by Princeton University researchers. Climate and population immunity are playing smaller roles during the current pandemic phase of the virus, the researchers found. […]
(HealthDay)—The highly contagious coronavirus variant that drove Britain into lockdown in December is now spreading quickly across the United States, a new study shows. What has been dubbed the B.1.1.7 variant is doubling its prevalence every nine days in this country, according to a report posted on the preprint server MedRxiv on Sunday and not […]
Spain said on Friday it would limit use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people under 55, becoming the latest European nation to impose an age restriction on the Anglo-Swedish jab. The move echoes earlier decisions by a growing number of countries in Europe that have restricted the vaccine’s use despite the European Medicines Agency green […]
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down for the third week in a row and new cases are now at their lowest level since the end of October, with new infections falling by half in South Africa, according to a specialised AFP database. Here is the state of play worldwide: Fewer than half a million per day […]
Picture it: you just finished styling your hair, a sleek braided ponytail with perfectly laid baby hairs. But when you reach for your holy grail (Got2B Glued Blasting Freeze Spray) to finish it, you're all out. So you reach for (what you think) is the next best thing: Gorilla Glue Spray Adhesive hoping to get […]
The novel coronavirus has developed a number of worrisome mutations, resulting in multiple new variants popping up around the world. Now, a new study sheds light on how the virus mutates so easily and why these mutations help it “escape” the body’s immune response. The study researchers found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, […]
