We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Stomach or gastric cancer develops in the inner lining of the stomach. This type of cancer typically grows at a slower rate than other forms, and it…
Pregnancy stress may shape baby brain
Stress levels in mothers—measured by a hormone linked to anxiety and other health problems—is related to changes in areas of the infant brain associated with emotional development, the study suggests. Doctors say the findings highlight the urgent need for women to be better supported with their mental and physical health…
Can you take more than one COVID vaccine?
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. COVID-19 vaccination could finish in the UK by mid-2021, as ministers plan routes to administer millions of procured jabs. A highly effective vaccine developed by Oxford University…
Type 2 diabetes: Mindfulness shown to stabilise blood sugar levels – what is it?
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Type 2 diabetes is characterised by a battle with high blood sugar levels, which can inflict serious damage on the body. High blood sugar levels are the…
Would you go under the surgeon's knife AWAKE if it cut your wait time?
Would you go under the surgeon’s knife WIDE AWAKE if it cut your waiting time for an operation? Fears that having a general anaesthetic can spread Covid-19 have led to a massive backlog of cases… but now the NHS is trialling a radical new approach When Guy Levy was told…
BICRA gene provides answers to patients, doctors and scientists
Physicians and scientists are constantly on the lookout for new disease genes that can help them understand why patients have undiagnosed medical problems. Often the first clues come from genetic testing that reveals a change or mutation in a gene that they see in a child but not their parents….
Snorkeling gear, animal noses inspire better personal protective equipment
In March, Stanford University bioengineer Manu Prakash flew from France to his home in California and spent two weeks in personal quarantine. After being holed up in the room where he stores his snorkeling and scuba equipment, Prakash emerged with an idea for addressing two of the pandemic’s most pressing…
College kid coming home for Thanksgiving? Here’s how to keep your family safe
As college students prepare to leave their campuses for Thanksgiving or study remotely for the rest of the semester, families should consider their risks and work to reduce them, according to an infectious disease expert. Dr. David Cennimo, an assistant professor in pediatric infectious disease at Rutgers New Jersey Medical…
Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce the hormone leptin
Young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin. Adults with the variant do not have the same risk, suggesting that leptin plays a role in the development of obesity at a…
How effective is the measles vaccine?
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Scientists will soon follow centuries of progress started with Edward Jenner and the smallpox vaccine and work to create some potential exit from the throes of the…
