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Long Covid: Dr Sara Kayat discusses impact on children We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Mayo Clinic says several common

Results of a new multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that vaccination with a primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in children ages 5–11 years by two-thirds during the Omicron period. Among adolescents ages 12–18 years who were vaccinated with a primary

Researchers investigated whether they could rejuvenate skin cells using a similar technique behind Dolly the cloned sheep. According to several epigenetic and cellular measures, they discovered that the technique could make skin cells up to 40 years younger. The study authors say that their research is proof-of-principle and requires further investigations before being used in

Giving the probiotic supplement Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) to high-risk infants in the first 6 months of life is not effective in lessening incidence of eczema, asthma, or rhinitis in later childhood, researchers have found. The researchers, led by Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH, with the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, New York, said they cannot support

Cancer symptoms: Top 14 early signs to look out for We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Survival outcomes for cancer are

Dr Zoe says walking can reduce risk of dementia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Although the early stages of dementia

Dr Zoe reveals which supplements to take We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info “In fact, using these products can land you

Patients seeking treatment for depression who have lower income and education and those who are members of minority populations tend to have worse treatment outcomes even when receiving equal access to treatment, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati. Led by Jeffrey Mills, Ph.D., and Jeffrey Strawn, MD, the UC cross-college collaborative research

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23–26 April), suggests that people with elevated risk of developing a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years (but without existing cardiovascular disease [CVD]) who contract COVID-19, are nearly three times as likely

Researchers from MIPT, Skoltech and IMPB RAS have developed a compact sampling probe that facilitates biological sample collection for ambient ionization mass spectrometry analysis. This kind of sampler can be effectively used even on board a space station. The findings were published in Acta Astronautica. Most of us have had a nasopharyngeal swab taken with a cotton-tipped stick

Combining a retrospective analysis of clinical records with in-depth laboratory studies, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that vitamin E can enhance immunotherapy responses by stimulating the activity of dendritic cells in the tumor. The findings were published today in Cancer Discovery. The researchers demonstrated that vitamin E directly

Lifelong smoker Mike James had quit the habit for nearly three years when, through fluky circumstances, he found out that he had a small tumor in his right lung. “I thought it was a death sentence,” said James, 55, a public school educator in Boston. “I didn’t tell anybody for two weeks. I didn’t tell

Whether you played centre, goal attack or wing defence, most of us girls will remember playing netball during our school years. However, while many of us haven’t played since then, the sport has had some really positive growth recently. Before the pandemic, netball was increasing in popularity and participation levels were at an all-time high.

Mother didn’t know she was pregnant until she spotted her son’s tiny arm in a hospital toilet bowl: 23-year-old says she thought her excruitiating stomach ache was just constipation Lalene Malik was rushed to A&E by family after complaining of a stomach ache The 23-year-old student, from West London, believed she must be constipated  Her

The study covered in this summary was published on medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Novel reduced-dose intranasal oxytocin followed by a period of positive social interaction improved symptoms in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the study, improvement was seen in objective and subjective measures,

Researchers at Stanford and Denmark’s Aarhus University found that mothers of chronically ill children tend to make greater use of health care services—particularly psychotherapy—to help them cope with the daily challenges of caregiving. The impact of caring for a chronically ill child extends beyond the mothers’ day-to-day struggle. “We’re seeing just the tip of the

Make your OWN way to hospital… to save the NHS! Paramedic says crisis needs ’emergency measures’ – which could see ambulances only attend patients who are genuinely dying Kristin Houlgate  is not confident NHS can ‘provide a safe level of service’ South Western Ambulance Service paramedic says crisis needs ‘measures’  Her patients have waited more

Whether or not you’ve found it, everyone has a favorite sex position. Sometimes it takes some time and awkward fumbling to figure it out. But what if the secret to having amazing, toe-curling sex was a simple matter of turning to the stars as your sexual guru? “Astrology reveals how we all have different personality

Eczema: Dermatology Nurse explains how to use emollients We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info First appearing on baby Lola’s cheek, the

Dr Sara Kayat discusses ants that can smell cancer We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The consortium, known as MERGE, will