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[ad_1] New research from a team of scientists in Australia suggests that the second ‘booster’ dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may not increase the effectiveness of the vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent. of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID -19). The results suggest that one dose of …

[ad_1] In the seemingly endless March 2020, it almost seemed like the pandemic would never end. A one-year waiting period for a vaccine was considered very optimistic and there were no guarantees. But the vaccines arrived faster than expected and we are on target for an unprecedented immunization campaign. Countries …

[ad_1] Experts predicted that the 2019/20 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere would be bad. And then it wasn’t. The COVID-19 pandemic hit, international travel stopped, physical distancing and the use of masks became more common, and the flu disappeared. Rachel Baker, PhD, who studies public health and infectious diseases …

[ad_1] For years, experiments with LSD and other psychedelic drugs have suggested that ‘microdosing’ the substances can offer a variety of psychological benefits to people, with the potential to help treat depression and other mental health conditions. The notion that these long-controversial drugs could improve people’s mental well-being, cognition, and …

[ad_1] The rumored plans of the European Union (EU) to develop a transnational “vaccine passport” are now a definite reality. EU officials confirmed yesterday that they are working on a European ‘digital green pass’ and the European Commission is expected to publish a draft of the legislation before March 17, …

[ad_1] March 02, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Global Center for Pathogen Research and Human Health have developed a promising new vaccine candidate for COVID-19 that uses nanotechnology and has shown great efficacy in preclinical disease models. According to new findings published in mBio (“Development of spike …

[ad_1] Representative image. | Photo credit: AP Key points India revealed on February 23 that two new strains of the deadly Covid-19 virus had been detected in the country. The CDC has reportedly predicted that the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant found in the UK could soon become the dominant strain …

[ad_1] Eating more fruits and vegetables was associated with lower mortality in large observational studies, but there was a limit to how much these foods could improve health. Nonlinear inverse associations of fruit and vegetable intake with mortality risk over 30 years appeared in two well-known prospective studies with more …

[ad_1] March 01, 2021 3 min read Source / Disclosures Published by: Disclosures: One author reports that she received research support from the California Nut Commission and SwissRe Management. The other authors do not report relevant financial disclosures. Sattar reports that he consulted or received conference fees from Amgen, AstraZeneca, …

[ad_1] Good Morning. Like my colleague Linda Geddes As our story reports overnight, the discovery of six cases of the highly communicable Brazilian coronavirus variant in the UK, three in England and three in Scotland, has reignited concerns that government-imposed border controls the UK are not tough enough. Your story …