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
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
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
The 10,000 step target has more to do with marketing than scientific fact. Brocreative/ Shutterstock When it comes to being fit and healthy, we’re often reminded to aim to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can be a frustrating target to achieve, especially when we’re busy with work and otherContinue Reading
Hopes that rolling out vaccines would control the the pandemic have been dealt a blow by an emerging dispute between the EU and AstraZeneca. The manufacturer has said that because of production problems in Belgium, it will not be able to supply as many vaccines as expected to the EU,Continue Reading
Repurposed drugs and senolytics could bring us five more years of disease-free life. Zoran Pucarevic/ Shutterstock While more people may be living longer than ever before, this increase in life expectancy is accompanied by the development of age-related diseases – such as cancer or type 2 diabetes. This is whyContinue Reading
NIAID-RML/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Several coronavirus variants have emerged in recent weeks that have got scientists worried. The variants, which were first identified in the UK (B117), South Africa (B1351) and Brazil (P1 and P2), have several mutations in the spike protein – the little projections on the surface ofContinue Reading
Israel is rolling out a fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine programme, giving a first dose to 45% of its population of 9 million in five weeks. The country’s aim is to vaccinate 80% of the population by the end of May 2021. But questions have also been raised about the way theContinue Reading
Microgen/Shutterstock The link between COVID and smell and taste disturbance became apparent in March 2020 as the pandemic swept around the globe. To date, nearly 1 billion people have been infected with coronavirus. Around 60% will have experienced smell and taste disturbance – with 10% having persistent symptoms. This meansContinue Reading
