The first clinical trial of a new dietary treatment for children and adults with severe forms of epilepsy, co-developed by UCL researchers and based on the ketogenic diet, has been successfully completed. For the study, published in Brain Communications, clinicians evaluated the use of K.Vita, (also known as Betashot), an oral liquid dietary supplement developed by UCL in collaboration with […]
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(HealthDay)—Pfizer Inc. announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review to its COVID-19 vaccine, positioning the vaccine for full approval by January. The Pfizer vaccine has been administered to more Americans than any other shot so far in the U.S. vaccination campaign. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine elicited weaker antibody responses against the Delta variant, based on the first published study of its effect against the more contagious version. Antibodies against the virus receptor-binding domain in people receiving Sinopharm’s BBIBP-CorV vaccine were reduced 1.38-fold against the Delta variant versus an older version of the coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, a lab […]
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T cells are components of the body’s immune system. The ability of T cells to recognize diverse pathogens and mount a defense against them stems from the way proteins are spliced during their development and maturation. Now, scientists from Korea highlight the importance of a protein called NSrp70, which was previously discovered in T cell subnuclear spaces, in regulating the […]
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Never forgotten. Jamie Otis reflected on the weight she still carries five years after she miscarried her first child at four months. Stars Who’ve Given Birth at Home “Happy birthday to my sweet boy who made me a mommy.??,” the Married at First Sight star, 35, captioned a series of Instagram snaps on Tuesday, July 13, what would have been […]
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The University of Valencia (UV), in collaboration with FISABIO and the Doctor Peset University Hospital, has conducted a randomized clinical trial comparing the effects of two neuromuscular electrostimulation (EENM) protocols with different frequencies on the motor impairment of the hand in older patients after a stroke. The study looked at whether changes in hand deficits—such as strength or muscle tone—were […]
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Loose Women: Dr Hilary discusses how to live longer 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 Today England is released from all remaining coronavirus restrictions – a […]
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(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator will review Pfizer and German partner BioNTech’s application for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine in people 16 years and older by January, the companies said on Friday. The target action date does not mean the approval will not happen before January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock said on Twitter. […]
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The drugmaker Pfizer recently announced that vaccinated people are likely to need a booster shot to be effectively protected against new variants of covid-19 and that the company would apply for Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for the shot. Top government health officials immediately and emphatically announced that the booster isn’t needed right now — and held firm […]
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Although prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, it is not a lethal cancer: improvements in early detection and treatment have boosted the 10-year relative survival rate to 98%. But for many men, life after treatment is an ongoing struggle. One of the first qualitative survey studies of long-term prostate cancer survivorship in Australia found that […]
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