Young adults aged 18 to 24 are at the highest risk of becoming overweight or developing obesity in the next
Month: September 2021
Pfizer to ship smaller packages of COVID vaccine to cut waste, boost uptake
Smaller packages of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine that could be available this fall might improve vaccine access and reduce the number
To quarantine or not: The hard choices schools are leaving to parents and staff
On the second day of high school in Texas, Natosha Daniels’ 14-year-old daughter went all day without eating because she
No serious health effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: study
Federal and Kaiser Permanente researchers combing the health records of 6.2 million patients found no serious health effects that could
South Africa to encourage vaccinations, but not force them
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccinations but will not force them.
New AI algorithm improves brain stimulation devices to treat disease
For millions of people with epilepsy and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, electrical stimulation of the brain already is
Severe infections during pregnancy associated with complications around childbirth
Individuals who are hospitalized during pregnancy due to sepsis have higher odds of complications surrounding childbirth, according to a study
Gut bacteria influence brain development
Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Medical
Serendipity opens new path toward osteoporosis treatment
A cellular protein whose normal function appears to suppress bone formation may be a potential new target for treating osteoporosis,
Study suggests Delta does not cause more severe childhood COVID
US pediatric COVID hospitalizations have surged since Delta became predominant, but a new study that offers a first look at
