The U.S. faces at least seven different versions of Covid-19 omicron as the nation heads into winter when health officials are expecting another wave of viral infections. Although the omicron BA.5 variant remains dominant in the country, it is starting to lose some ground to other versions of the virus,Continue Reading
This isn't the first study to show a link between late night eating and weight gain. MMD Made my dreams/ Shutterstock It’s long been popular advice for people looking to lose weight to avoid late night snacking. It’s no wonder, with a host of research showing that late night eatingContinue Reading
COVID cases have jumped by 30 per cent in the last week, with 1.7million Brits now having the bug, data has revealed. Brits have been warned to protect their grandparents as we head into the winter months and as the virus becomes more widespread. And fresh figures from the OfficeContinue Reading
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in New York, the United States, March 29, 2022. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The U.S. has extended the Covid public health emergency through Jan. 11, a clear demonstration that theContinue Reading
The combined pill contains both oestrogen and progestin. Image Point Fr/ Shutterstock Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to aContinue Reading
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a vaccine for use in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborn infants. The vaccine,Continue Reading
COVID cases are creeping up in the UK once more, new data has revealed. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that in the last week, 1.3 million Brits have been infected with the bug. That’s up from 1.1 million the week before and medics have now urgedContinue Reading
COVID infections in England had been falling since July. But the proportion of people testing positive started to rise again in the first few days of September. At its July peak the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that roughly 3.1 million people in England (1 in 17 people) testedContinue Reading
Lecanemab is the first drug to help improve the symptoms of Alzheimer’s by slowing the disease. These are very promising results, although the only data we have at the moment is from the drugmaker’s press release. Lecanemab is an antibody that finds and removes a protein called amyloid that buildsContinue Reading
VIRUSES have a magical ability to mutate into different more deadly and more infectious versions of themselves. And Covid is no exception. ? NEXU Science Communication 2020 | No re-sale. No redistribution allowed without prior wr The new strain has the ability to evade the immunity provided by current vaccines[/caption]Continue Reading
