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26Jan

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Linked With Raised Risk of Carditis (Heart Inflammation)

Illustration of a healthy human heart. Credit: Liya Graphics/ ShutterstockRegardless of reduced absolute risk, Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine linked with a raised risk of carditis.Considerably increased risk in teenagers after the second dosage may call for sophisticated vaccination strategies.A case-control research study found an elevated relative risk of carditis associated with BNT162b2 (also known...

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05Jan

IHU Covid-19 New Variant – More Infectious than Omicron

IHU Covid-19 New Variant - More Infectious than OmicronIt was just recently that the new variant of covid-19, Omicron, was recognized first in South Africa multiply promptly around the globe, one more new Covid-19 variation is being reported from France which is believed to be increasingly more contagious than Omicron. Scientists have called the...

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16Dec

Drug-Like Molecules Indicate New Strategies for Cancer Cells Therapy

Drug-like molecules hold great promise for developing new strategies in cancer cell therapy. Credit: Artem Podrez/ Pexels.comDrug-like molecules hold great promise for developing new strategies in cancer cell therapy. These molecules can specifically target cancer cells and disrupt their growth and proliferation, while sparing normal cells.Ten years ago, genome sequencing unveiled a...

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16Dec

The Promising Brand-new Antimalarial Compound Found

Credit: Copyright Dr. Kateryna/fotobia.comA study from the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University has led to the promising discovery of a new antimalarial compound.The discovery unlocks the possibility of developing new drugs targeting malaria, one of the deadliest infectious diseases on Earth. Gerry Wright, a biochemistry and biomedical sciences...

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27Oct

Breaking Down the Unusual Biology of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant

A capability to construct a greater concentration of viral particulates in the airways of people and also abnormalities that would improve their ability to potentially infect human blood cells could be just what provides the Delta version with its transformational upside.Although SARS-CoV-2 is more capable than it has been before. Its newest expression, the...

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06Oct

Researcher Finds ‘Head-to-Tail’ Axis Development Trigger in Human Embryo

A human embryo in the lab at 9 days after fertilisation. The hypoblast (a group of cells outside the main embryo) sends a message to the embryo that initiates the development of the head-to-tail body axis. Using immunofluorescence analysis, the hypoblast is shown in green – these cells are asymmetrically distributed. A cavity is...

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05Oct

Climate Disasters ‘Block Access to Women’s Healthcare’

In accordance to a survey, disasters brought on by climate change increase the vulnerability of women and girls since crucial health services, like family planning, are neglected during such times.According to a report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), situations like violent storms prevent access to sexual and reproductive health care. In turn,...

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04Oct

Exercise During Pregnancy Improves Children’s Lung Function

Scientists have discovered more proof that exercising while pregnant benefits both the mother and the unborn child.According to a study presented today (Sunday) at the "virtual" European Respiratory Society International Congress, Dr. Hrefna Katrin Gudmundsdottir asserted that a study of 814 infants had for the first time established a link between infants born to...

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01Oct

Breastmilk Produces COVID-Fighting Antibodies Instead of Spreading It

Recent research reveals evidence that nursing mothers do not transmit COVID through breastmilk.A research study conducted by scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)– in partnership with numerous other universities– implies that nursing females with COVID-19 do not transfer the SARS-CoV-2 virus with their milk. However, they do give milk-borne antibodies that...

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30Sep

Study of Neanderthal Teeth Grooves Reveals Evidence of Prehistoric Dental Care

Three views of the four articulated teeth making up KDP 20. a. occlusal view showing lingually placedmesial interproximal wear facet on P4 (arrow) and buccal wear on M3; b. lingual view showing a mesiallyplaced interproximal wear facet on P4 (arrow), chips from lingual faces of all teeth and rotated, partiallyimpacted M3; c. buccal view...

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