SC East Bengal staged a thrilling comeback as they pressed a 10-men FC Goa but the Gaurs denied inroads, finally closing a 1-1 draw in the Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium on Friday. The Gaurs went up ahead through Igor Angulo’s 39th-minute goal but his strike was neutralisedContinue Reading
Oily fish, like salmon, are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids. Elena Eryomenko/ Shutterstock Omega-3 fatty acids are often touted for their reported benefits to many important aspects of health – especially for our heart. Now, our recent study has uncovered another potential benefit of omega-3s. We found thatContinue Reading
Unai Huizi Photography/Shutterstock It’s been a rollercoaster week for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been authorised for use in the EU while simultaneously being at the heart two high-profile European disputes. The EU and AstraZeneca have publicly fallen out over delays to the EU’s order of COVID vaccines, which theContinue Reading
The Premier League will trial the use of concussion substitutes from February 6 in response to growing concerns about the damage caused by head injuries in football, it was announced on Friday. Premier League and Football Association chiefs have agreed that teams will be able to make two permanent concussionContinue Reading
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been receiving a lot of attention recently. The EU has been dissatisfied with production hold-ups, while the German health ministry has raised questions over its efficacy in older age groups. As a result, Stiko – the German Standing Committee on Vaccination – has suggestedContinue Reading
A recent report from Public Health England showed that 83% of people who had had COVID were protected from reinfection five months later. Given that 3.7 million people in the UK have had COVID, should those with antibodies be at the back of the vaccine queue? With the current highContinue Reading
We’ve all seen them. Those posts shared by friends of friends on Facebook, that jaw-dropping tweet you can scarcely believe was not immediately deleted. Alongside social distancing and Zoom meetings, it seems that one inescapable symptom of the pandemic is the proliferation of conspiracy theories on social media. Conspiracy theoriesContinue Reading
west_photo/Shutterstock A lot of conspiracy theories and fake news surrounding the pandemic are doing the rounds. Among the disinformation is a suggestion that COVID-19 vaccines might cause infertility in women. This seems to be based on perceived similarities between the coronavirus’s spike protein – which is the key part ofContinue Reading
Germany has recently announced that it will not offer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab to over-65s due to insufficient data about its efficacy in that age group. Meanwhile, initial data from Israel seemed to suggest that 14 days after the Pfizer/BioNTech first vaccine dose, patients only had a 33% reduced chanceContinue Reading
Fawad Alam was named Player of the Match for his knock of 109 runs in the first innings.© AFP Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam, who scored a century in the first innings to put the hosts on top in the first Test against South Africa, said on Friday he is enjoyingContinue Reading
