Understanding how the brain develops is crucial to formulating treatments and management protocols for a variety of developmental disorders, as well as degenerative neurological diseases. Right from the embryonic stage, brain development is facilitated by the differentiation of neurons (brain cells). These fundamental processes are regulated by the dynamics of mitochondria-;subcellular structures involved in cellular energy metabolism. These dynamics encompass […]

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why vaccine immunity is better than natural immunity (and why unjabbed Novak Djokovic is so wrong to claim he’s protected by antibodies after a recent bout of Covid) Two years have passed since Covid-19 erupted onto the global stage, disrupting our lives and killing more than 5.5 million people worldwide. And it’s just over a year since […]

On Jan. 10, 2022, the Biden Administration issued guidance requiring private insurers to cover colonoscopy when needed as a follow-up to a non-invasive colorectal cancer screening test. This will prevent patients from receiving surprise bills for a colonoscopy when they receive a positive result from a stool-based test.   Representatives of AGA, American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and Fight CRC worked together to urge the Administration to make […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a prescription nasal spray for seasonal allergic rhinitis. Mometasone furoate monohydrate (Ryaltris) is approved for adults and pediatric patients aged 12 and older. The medication is manufactured by the Glenmark Specialty SA, a Swiss subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, headquartered in Mumbai, India. “The FDA’s approval of Ryaltris represents a major […]

Private insurers are now required to cover the cost of follow-up colonoscopies after a positive stool-based test, according to updated guidance from the Biden administration cited in a press release from the American Gastroenterology Association. “Now patients can choose the best colorectal cancer screening test for them without fear of a surprise bill. Patients have full coverage of the full screening continuum […]

A woman who was advised to terminate her pregnancy by doctors due to an ‘octopus-style’ brain tumour that could have proven fatal has welcomed a healthy baby girl. Lisa Connell, 42, was diagnosed with an incurable meningioma – a benign tumour of the membranes that cover the brain – in 2006, the year after she had developed double vision during […]

The United States’ Omicron wave is beginning to recede in New York and other major cities, official data showed this week, even as COVID-19 hospitalizations, a lagging indicator, reached new highs. The trend of explosive rises in Omicron cases followed by equally fast declines follows similar patterns seen in Britain and in South Africa, where the variant was first reported […]

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, triggered by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused over 5.5 million deaths amidst hundreds of millions of infections worldwide. Without specific treatments, the outlook is bleak as new variants emerge, mocking the immunity gained from infection by earlier variants or vaccination based on the ancestral spike antigen. Study: Potential Associations […]

In a recent study published in the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers determined the impact of the emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) and vaccination status on the SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics. The study concluded that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination lowered the susceptibility to infection and the infected patients' transmission rates. Study: […]