Pfizer develops booster strategy, officials say not yet needed
Photo Cred: Mohammad Shahhosseini/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The companies behind one of the three novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations authorized for emergency use, Pfizer and BioNTech, met with health officials on...
Read MoreResearchers examine ultrasound as non-invasive treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Photo Cred: MART PRODUCTION/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of aging and dementia without the need to cross the blood-brain barrier, according to new...
Read MoreStudy links COVID-19 pandemic to reduced access to gender-affirming care
Photo Cred: Brett Sayles/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A survey offered to transgender and nonbinary people across six continents and in thirteen languages shows that during the first months of the...
Read MoreSwitching from Western diet to balanced diet may reduce psoriasis flares
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A diet rich in sugar and fat leads to an imbalance in the gut’s microbial culture and may contribute to inflammatory skin diseases...
Read MoreInflammatory proteins may slow cognitive decline, study finds
Photo Cred: MART PRODUCTION/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Elevated levels of two chemical mediators of inflammation, known as cytokines, are associated with slower cognitive decline in aging adults, according to new...
Read MoreNew research looks at how immune system reacts to COVID-19 variants
Photo Cred: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood By Katherine Shagoury In a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers from the University of Sydney looked at how the immune...
Read MoreStudy links mild COVID-19 symptoms with prior coronavirus encounters
Photo Cred: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury People with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) may experience milder symptoms if certain cells of their immune systems “remember” previous encounters with seasonal coronaviruses,...
Read MoreCaloric restriction disrupts gut microbiota, study says
Photo Cred: CDC/Janice Carr By Katherine Shagoury A very low calorie diet significantly alters the composition of the microbiota present in the human gut, according to new research from Charité...
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