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Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body
Researchers knew that these so-called cytokine storms were damaging, but they didn't know why the SARS-CoV-2 virus seemed to be so good at setting them off.The study revealed that the…
Men’s use of diabetes drug just before conception is linked to a 40% increase in
Metformin is a first-line drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The research, which was done out of Denmark, used national registries to follow over 1 million births between 1997 and…
Yes, Super Gonorrhea Is Real and It’s Gonna Get Worse
An illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, the cause of gonorrhea.Illustration: Alissa Eckert/CDCOver the weekend, a particularly awful pair of words started trending on social…
Fertility experts create an ‘on demand’ contraceptive which women take just minutes
Is this the end of the Pill as we know it? Fertility experts create an 'on demand' contraceptive which women take just BEFORE sexResearchers identify an 'on-demand' therapy…
Longer Interval Between COVID-19 Vaccines Generates Up to 9x As Many Protective
By European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
April 22, 2022New research has shown that a longer interval between primary <span…
Nonsurgical Implant Could Help Overcome Obesity by Killing Cells Producing Ghrelin,
In this illustration, an implant (blue and gray) creates a feeling of fullness by pressing on the stomach and, when activated by a laser (black), killing cells that produce the hunger…
Mild Covid-19 Cases More Likely to Lose Their Sense of Smell, Study Finds
A patient in Mexico City, Mexico receiving a covid-19 nasal swab test in December 2020.Photo: Rebecca Blackwell (AP)For people with mild covid-19, the nose may know better than any other…
COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus | Coronavirus pandemic News
Even as COVID-19 enters its third year as a pandemic, the world is no closer to knowing the source of the virus that sparked it all.
Just six weeks after declaring a global health…
Boston doctor has severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: report
A Boston doctor suffered a serious allergic reaction to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, the first of its kind documented, a report said Friday.Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a…
Maine shatters previous record with 427 new cases of COVID-19
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported a record 427 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. It's the most cases over a 24-hour period since the pandemic began in…