Supplement betaine reduces behavioral symptoms in mice
Photo Cred: Mika Baumeister/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A dietary supplement, betaine, reduced behavioral symptoms in mice with a genetic mutation that causes schizophrenia, according to a new study published in...
Read MoreCDC updates guidance stating COVID-19 can be airborne
Photo Cred: Eli DeFaria/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its public guidance Friday on how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads, now explicitly...
Read MoreModerna trial finds vaccine effective in teens, while Pfizer submits for full FDA approval
Photo Cred: Mat Napo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The Moderna novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is 96 percent effective against the virus, according to new clinical trial results published Thursday and an...
Read MoreStudy looks at minor skin reactions reported after COVID-19 vaccine
Photo Cred: Wirestock/Freepik By Katherine Shagoury A variety of skin reactions have occurred after novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations, according to a new preliminary data published in the Journal of the...
Read MoreGum bacteria imbalance linked to Alzheimer’s disease biomarker, study finds
Photo Cred: Daniel Frank/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Older adults with more harmful than healthy bacteria in their gums are more likely to have evidence for amyloid beta, a key biomarker...
Read MoreFDA expected to authorize Pfizer vaccine for teens this week
Photo Cred: Spencer Davis/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize the Pfizer and BioNTech novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination for adolescents ages 12...
Read MoreResearchers say focus must shift from “food security” to “nutrition security”
Photo Cred: Samantha Higgins/World Central Kitchen By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Tufts University and Georgetown University are calling for a new approach to address food and nutrition inequities, in a...
Read MoreUV light could make common disinfectants safer
Photo Cred: Rich Smith/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury More than 400 common disinfectants currently in use could be made safer for people and the environment and could better fight the novel...
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