In a recent study posted to Research Square* preprint server, researchers evaluated the immunogenicity of a third coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in antibody deficient subjects. Study: Increased seroprevalence and improved antibody responses following third primary SARS-CoV-2 immunisation: an update from the COV-AD study. Image Credit: BaLL LunLa/Shutterstock Background Studies have reported that the antibody responses following two-dose vaccination against […]

The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways To enable early intervention, this study explored whether noncognitive metrics alone can be applied to design risk models for identifying adults at risk for Alzheimer’s dementia and cognitive impairment. Risk models using noncognitive metrics predict both Alzheimer’s dementia […]

A team led by the Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Center for Cancer Equity and Engagement at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center has launched Cancer FactFinder (https://cancerfactfinder.org/), a new website that provides accurate and reliable information about what does and does not cause cancer. For each topic on the […]

Brain scans of babies in the womb may reveal whether a child is at risk for developing autism later in life, early research suggests. A small study of 39 fetuses found that, by 25 weeks of gestation, certain brain regions looked different in the unborn babies who went on to be diagnosed with autism compared with those who were not […]

While COVID-19 cases continue to drop in the U.S., outbreaks of another virus—the stomach flu—are ramping up, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. This comes amid easing virus restrictions nationwide. For most of the U.S., roughly 99.5%, it isn’t recommended to wear a mask indoors in public because of low or medium COVID-19 Community Level as of March […]

Most immunocompromised people with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma benefited from a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines, a promising sign after it was shown that two doses tended to not be sufficient for them. However, some people with multiple myeloma still remained vulnerable and may need a fourth dose or antibody treatments as restrictions lift and new variants emerge, […]

Even though they don’t have cerebral cortexes like humans, cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction, according to researchers from the University of Bonn. What to know: Cichlids (fish of the family Cichlidae) and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of 1 to 5. Using geometric shapes and blue and yellow colors, researchers […]

A commonly used means of delivering extra oxygen to children in intensive care is not as effective as many clinicians assume, new research has found. The trial, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was led by Dr. Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Reader in Paediatric Critical Care at Imperial College London and sponsored by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children […]

Boots is giving its long-named feminine hygiene aisle a new identity. Following the decisions of other retailers to move away from using the term ‘feminine hygiene’ to refer to tampons, pads and other period essentials, Boots has announced it will rename the section as ‘period products’. Boots confirmed the decision after Tyla reported that the feminine hygiene section on Boots’ […]

Boris Johnson suggests coronavirus affected his eyesight We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Those with a family history of poor vision or retinal health problems might […]