Surrounded by barbed wire and an electric fence, marijuana plants flourish under the bright sun on a farm in a mountainous area outside Rio de Janeiro. But this farm has nothing to do with drug trafficking. It belongs, in fact, to a pioneering Brazilian NGO engaged in the production of […]
The long-awaited confirmation of the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with cancer has arrived, on time to be disseminated to a global audience at the annual congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology, the leading professional society for medical oncology. With a multitude of studies supporting similar conclusions […]
Russia’s Federal Statistics Agency Rosstat said Friday that the country saw 50,421 coronavirus deaths in July—more than double the official government figure. Russia—the fourth worst-hit country in the world in terms of COVID-19 cases—has struggled with the aggressive Delta variant and sluggish vaccination rates. Rosstat’s figure—released late on Friday—painted a […]
Age is the primary risk factor for many infectious diseases including COVID-19. A team of researchers led by CiRA Prof. Yoko Hamazaki shows in a new study that changes in the quantity and quality of killer T cells with age is consistent with older populations showing more severe COVID-19 symptoms. […]
(HealthDay)—The Moderna coronavirus vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a heart condition called myocarditis in younger adults than believed, emerging reports show. Federal health officials are investigating the new data, according to two people familiar with the review who emphasized the side effect is still rare, the […]
(HealthDay)—High body dissatisfaction and disordered eating are prevalent in teens and young adults regardless of socioeconomic status (SES), according to a study published in the August issue of Eating Behaviors. Nicole Larson, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and colleagues used […]
Messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19 were not detected in human milk, according to a small study by UC San Francisco, providing early evidence that the vaccine mRNA is not transferred to the infant. The study, which analyzed the breast milk of seven women after they received the mRNA vaccines and […]
In a study involving 34 women aged 50-70, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil performed objective measurements of the impact on the subjects’ health of the decrease in physical activity observed during the period of social distancing and isolation imposed by COVID-19. Tests conducted after the […]
People of South Asian and African/African Caribbean ethnicity are more likely than those of European ethnicity to develop type 2 diabetes, as well as cardiovascular disease complications of diabetes such as heart attacks and strokes. A study published in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Sophie Eastwood at University […]
(HealthDay)—U.S. health experts warn there is a ticking time bomb in 11 states where 20 percent or more of seniors still haven’t gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. Top priority for vaccinations was given to Americans aged 65 and older because they are far more vulnerable to serious illness and death from […]