Sajid Javid urges public to get their booster vaccinations 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 The Omicron variant emerged in late November, detected by South African […]

One in 10 adults worldwide currently has diabetes, accounting for an estimated global health expenditure of $966 billion in US dollars in 2021, according to the new International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas. The IDF Atlas, 10th edition, was published online December 6, 2021. Highlights from it were presented during two sessions at the IDF Virtual Congress 2021, covering global […]

Psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia cause severe distress and suffering for people who experience them and for their families. All too often, these illnesses prevent those affected from completing education, starting work or keeping a job, and participating in their communities. This can lead to impoverished lives and premature death, from suicide or preventable physical health conditions. People with psychotic […]

Multiple concussions appear to disrupt the brain’s default mode network (DMN), which could increase the risk of long-term cognitive disruption, according to a new study presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2021 Annual Meeting. Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), lead investigator Thomas Johnson, MD, PhD, a resident physician in neurology at the University of Rochester, […]

(Reuters) -The United States on Sunday reached 800,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to a Reuters tally, as the nation braces for a potential surge in infections due to more time spent indoors with colder weather and the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.FILE PHOTO: A cyclist rides past an exhibition of white flags representing Americans who have died of coronavirus […]

The life science group Sartorius is expanding its bioanalytics portfolio by acquiring a majority stake in ALS Automated Lab Solutions GmbH. The laboratory technology company based in Jena, Germany, develops, manufactures and markets solutions for the automated analysis, selection and isolation of cells. With these solutions, ALS enables life science customers to significantly reduce time to result and cost in […]

The human transportation of wildlife between habitats or captive institutions into natural ecosystems is known as translocation. Translocation is commonly used to help natural populations recover, release animals seized from the illegal wildlife trade, and resolve unfavorable human-wildlife interactions. Great apes have been translocated in similar situations, such as chimps, gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans. Translocation is a prevalent strategy in […]

Professors of business and psychology conducted metanalyses to determine how the link between personality traits and job performance varies depending on the job. What to know: Past research has investigated how personality affects job performance overall, but a new study in the Journal of Vocational Behavior examines how that relationship differs across various kinds of jobs. Researchers evaluated how the […]

Efforts to sequence the genomes of the world's animals tend to focus on those that most resemble humans with the work conducted almost entirely in the Global North, according to an analysis led by Washington State University. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, researchers from WSU and Brigham Young University warn that current […]

This Morning: Dr Chris discusses vitamin D and Covid 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 Vitamin B12 is required for the development, myelination, and function of […]