New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without
Month: April 2021
In Latin American first, Argentina to produce Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Argentina will be the first Latin American country to produce Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, according to Russia’s RDIF sovereign
COVID vaccine-makers largely protected on side effects
Pharmaceutical companies making COVID vaccines are largely protected legally in the event of harmful side effects, like blood clots that
How lessons from past emergencies could improve the pandemic response
The lack of accountability, poor communication and insufficient planning plaguing the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic—especially in its early
Sexual receptivity and rejection may be orchestrated by the same brain region
In many species, including humans and mice, the fluctuating levels of the hormones progesterone and estrogen determine whether the female
Simple oral hygiene could help reduce COVID-19 severity, says study
COVID-19 could pass into people’s lungs from saliva with the virus moving directly from mouth to bloodstream—particularly if individuals are
Simple treatment during pregnancy can protect baby from memory problems in later life
A new study in laboratory rats has discovered a direct link between low oxygen in the womb and impaired memory
Is social media use a potentially addictive behaviour?
Frequent use of social media may not amount to the same as addiction, according to research at the University of
Too little sleep in middle age linked to raised dementia risk
Sleeping six hours or less per night in your 50s and 60s is associated with an increased risk of dementia,
Study finds dramatic gains in life expectancy for people with HIV in Latin America
In 2003 in Haiti, a 20-year-old in treatment for HIV could have expected to live to 34. But as of
