African governments must focus on investing in their surveillance systems and strengthening preparedness to curb the rapid spread of infectious diseases like monkeypox, experts have said. Monkeypox is spreading rapidly in countries worldwide where it has not previously been seen before as well as taking hold in African countries, some of which have grappled with the disease for decades. “For […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. When they’re made well, crab cakes are one of the best ways to enjoy the sweet, savory, tender flavor of succulent crab meat. But when they’re not made well, crab cakes can resemble a greasy ball of breadcrumbs more […]

Women aren’t imagining it as they view near-empty store shelves: Global supply chain issues have prompted a shortage of tampons. Reports on social media of shortages were confirmed this week by the on-demand grocery delivery service, Instacart, as searches for tampons rose 13% over last week. At the same time, the ability of Instacart’s shoppers to fill orders dropped 67%, […]

Previous studies have looked for links between glaucoma-;a neurodegenerative disorder that's the leading cause of irreversible blindness-;and cognitive function, but they've generated mixed results. Findings from a large study recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that any association may be small or absent. In the study that included 7,073 US adults aged 51 years and […]

Biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma brain tumors have been identified by investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing hope for a cancer that is highly lethal. Currently, the drug most often used to treat glioblastoma, temozolomide, is uniquely able to cross the blood/brain barrier to attack the tumor but resistance develops rapidly, and […]

LILLE, France ― Although in many cases, food-allergen tolerance can be achieved with oral immunotherapy, primary prevention of food allergies remains crucial, according to the French Society of Allergology. In new recommendations that were presented at a session of the Congress of French Pediatric Societies, the academic society advocated early introduction of allergens for all children, starting at 4 months […]

A new episode of our podcast, “Show Me the Science,” has been posted. In addition to reporting on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, these episodes feature stories about other groundbreaking research, as well as lifesaving and just plain cool work involving faculty, staff and students at the School of Medicine. As many as 30% of those who get COVID-19 […]

The end of constant Covid boosters? Moderna claims Omicron-specific vaccine could be ‘turning point’ — as NHS urges 250,000 Brits to come forward for fourth dose amid summer surge in cases New Moderna booster is designed to specifically target the Omicron variant Data shows it boosted antibodies against variants BA.4 and BA.5 almost 5.5-fold These two Omicron sub-variants are believed to fuelling the UK’s recent […]

Paxlovid is the leading oral medication for preventing severe cases of COVID-19 in high-risk individuals. However, symptoms returned in some patients after treatment was completed, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a health advisory on this so-called “COVID-19 rebound.” In a study published June 20, 2022 in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers at University of California […]

Humans have a fascinating ability to recreate events in the mind’s eye, in exquisite detail. Over 50 years ago, Donald Hebb and Ulrich Neisser, the forefathers of cognitive psychology, theorized that eye movements are vital for our ability to do this. They pointed out we move our eyes not only to receive sensory visual input, but also to bring to […]