The US House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would broaden researchers’ ability to study marijuana and its effects, a move hailed by cannabis advocates. The bill, passed in a bipartisan voice vote, allows authorized researchers access to parts of cannabis plants grown under state programs. The use of marijuana for medical purposes is legal in 36 of the […]
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Britain and Canada have already approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine—will the United States be next? Two dozen independent experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will spend Thursday debating the issue during a livestreamed public event, an exercise in transparency unmatched by any other regulatory agency. At the end of the day, the members of the Vaccines and […]
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for its investigational KRASG12C inhibitor, sotorasib, for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with KRAS G12C mutation, as determined by an FDA-approved test, following at least one prior systemic therapy. “For more than 40 years, scientists […]
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US will vaccinate just under 3 million people in the first rollout of coronavirus shots: Operation Warp Speed will ship 2.9 million doses once Pfizer’s jab is approved followed by the same amount of boosters three weeks later Pfizer Inc’s first shipment of its vaccine to the US will include 2.9 million doses and another shipment 21 days later with […]
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Almost two-thirds of the people admitted to an Italian hospital with COVID-19 in March experienced losing their senses of smell and taste, according to a study published in the December 9, 2020, online issue of Neurology Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Additionally, about 22% of those with impaired sense of smell and taste said […]
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If you’re lucky enough to have hazel eyes, you’ve probably heard comments all your life about how, when you wear green, you suddenly appear to have shining emerald eyes, while other colors may make your eyes appear chocolate brown or eagle-eye gold. Maybe you’ve even mastered makeup looks to change your eye color at will. While genetics are of course […]
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Previous research and anecdotal evidence show that in the United States, some populations, including people who are Black, Asian, or mixed race, are more likely to develop COVID-19. However, after controlling for underlying conditions and average neighborhood income, new research from NYU Langone Health shows that, once hospitalized, Black patients may be less likely to die than white patients. These […]
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Now that you’ve made a charcuterie chalet, it’s time to try another type of charcuterie board. Instead of the typical meat and cheese spread you’re used to, people are making hot chocolate charcuterie boards that will have making a cup of hot cocoa so much more fun. The best thing about building any charcuterie board is that there are no […]
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What causes the characteristic slowing of movement in patients with Parkinson’s disease? Electrical oscillations of nerve cells deep inside the brain and the cortex are pathologically coupled with each other. Researchers know this from recordings taken from the brains of Parkinson’s patients during surgery to fit a brain pacemaker. But is it possible to detect this coupling if the electrical […]
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel advocated tougher restrictions on public life Wednesday and pleaded with her compatriots to cut down on socializing as the country reported its highest single-day death toll of the coronavirus pandemic. Germany is gradually moving toward a tighter lockdown, at least for a limited period after Christmas, as new virus cases remain stubbornly high—and are even beginning […]
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