A study in mice—led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis—shows that a new class of
Month: February 2022
Reusable plastic bottles shown to release hundreds of chemicals
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found several hundred different chemical substances in tap water stored in reusable plastic
Incorporating sexual pleasure in educational sexual health programs can improve safe sex behaviors
Sexual health programs that include sexual desire and sexual pleasure can improve knowledge and attitudes around sex, as well as
Hong Kong reports record COVID-19 cases, tightens measures
Hong Kong on Saturday reported its daily record of confirmed COVID-19 cases, at 1,514. The city is struggling with the worst outbreak
Norway lifts final COVID curbs on social distancing
Norway on Saturday lifted its final COVID restrictions, scrapping social distancing and masks in crowded spaces despite a surge in
Spinal cord implant helps paralysed patients walk again
In 2017, Michel Roccati was in a motorbike accident that left his lower body completely paralysed. In 2020, he walked
China gives conditional approval for Pfizer COVID pill: drug regulator
China on Saturday said it had given “conditional” approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to
Third COVID-19 wave hit rural America especially hard
The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2021 spread far faster in rural America, much of
New research shows kids can help families cut salt consumption
School age children may be an important part of bringing down stroke rates, as first ever research in China published
Researchers unravel omicron’s secrets to better understand COVID-19
When South African scientists announced in November that they had identified a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19,
