About 7.5 million Americans suffer from psoriasis, an autoimmune disease that shows up as patches of red, inflamed skin and painful, scaly rashes. Although there are effective treatments for psoriasis, not everyone responds to these therapies-;and for many, the relief is temporary. These therapies don't reduce disease by 100 percent, and they don't cure the disease. And if you take […]

(Reuters) – “Vaccine passports” that exempt vaccinated people from regular COVID-19 testing would allow many infections to be missed, Israeli data suggest. Researchers analyzed infection rates in citizens returning to Israel through Ben-Gurion airport, for whom PCR tests upon arrival are required regardless of vaccination status. “Surprisingly,” in August 2021, the rate of positive tests among vaccinated travelers was more […]

A recent study conducted by a team of US-based scientists has highlighted a novel function of 3C-like protease of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The protease has been found to cleave a human immune signaling protein called NF-kB Essential Modulator (NEMO) and disrupt the host immune response. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server while […]

Village doctors who were community health workers in rural China were trained and successfully treated people with uncontrolled high blood pressure in 326 villages using a standard protocol and health coaching, resulting in over half of the people in the intervention group reaching normal blood pressure levels (<130/80 mm Hg) within 18 months, according to late-breaking research presented today at […]

Increased television time for young children has been linked with poorer progress in some areas of development. One possible way to counter those negative effects—talking while watching the screen. The more parents engaged in conversation with preschoolers during shared TV time, the more likely those children were to have higher curiosity levels when they reached kindergarten, a new study suggests. […]

It’s pretty common for celebrity parents to mark their child’s birthday with nostalgic photos and  Will Smith is no different, giving his eldest son Trey Smith a public shout-out on his special day. Trey, whom Smith shares with ex-wife Sheree Zampino, turned 29 this week, and his dad gushed about it on Instagram. “I was 24 when you were born. […]

(Reuters) – Germany’s coronavirus infection rate has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed on Monday, as the three parties in talks to form a new government plan an expansion of measures to tackle the pandemic. The seven-day incidence rate – the number of people per 100,000 to be infected over the […]

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia in rodents. The method involves white blood cells of the immune system called macrophages that eat bacteria, and a group of compounds that are naturally produced in mice and humans called epoxyeicosatrienoic acids or EETs. The research […]

The holiday season is in full swing, and for a lot of people, that means there’s no time to do, well, anything. Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, or Christmas, or have been invited to share a meal at someone else’s house, there’s one item that always makes things run a little more smoothly: a store-bought dessert. Baking takes time, the […]

Chris Evans reveals he's given up drinking alcohol midweek 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 NHS warns that drinking a large amount of alcohol, even […]