Chronic wounds are deep and difficult to repair. Often, the top of the injury heals before the bottom, so the
Day: December 5, 2021
Scientists explain why neurons consume so much fuel even when at rest
Pound for pound, the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when
Study shows the maximum risks of COVID infection with and without masks
Three meters are not enough to ensure protection. Even at that distance, it takes less than five minutes for an
US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the U.S., leading to frazzled workers and temporary
Delta still dominates say experts urging third jab
No one knows how effective vaccines will be in stopping people catching the newly discovered and fast-spreading Omicron variant of
Scientist says omicron was a group find
The Botswana scientist who may well have discovered the omicron variant of the coronavirus says he has been on a
Contact tracing revs up in some states as omicron reaches US
The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact
Digital therapy for prenatal insomnia may prevent postpartum depression
A digital version of cognitive behavioral therapy, or dCBT, that previously had been shown to reduce insomnia during pregnancy may
Londoners turn out for Covid boosters as UK revs up vaccine drive
Lining a wet West London pavement on Friday, people waited patiently outside a red brick building as fears over the
Cook Islands reports first case of Covid-19
The Cook Islands on Saturday recorded its first case of Covid-19 since the pandemic began, as the South Pacific country