Why you drink black coffee: It's in your genes People who like to drink their coffee black also prefer dark chocolate, a new Northwestern Medicine study found. The reason is in their genes. Dec 16, 2021 0 176
For IBS, specific diets are less important than expected Many IBS sufferers avoid certain types of food and often exclude gluten. However, a large new study from Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University, Sweden, does not show a relationship between high intake of ... Dec 16, 2021 0 6
Study of older veterans found efficacy of mRNA vaccines against delta fell dramatically over six months A team of researchers working at the White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Vermont reports that the efficacy of the two mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna declined in aging veterans more quickly than ... Dec 16, 2021 report 0 183
COVID passes can't prevent every infection, but do make events safer With more than 60 countries now reporting cases, omicron has policymakers scrambling. Compared to delta, this new variant is likely to be more infectious and less responsive to one or two doses of a COVID vaccine. Dec 16, 2021 0 3
COVID-19 vaccines for children: How parents are influenced by misinformation, and how to counter it Since COVID-19 vaccines became available for children ages 5 to 11 in early November 2021, many families have been lining up to get their school-age kids vaccinated prior to holiday travel and gatherings. Dec 16, 2021 2 2
Differences in brain structure and genetics linked to chronic pain Genetic factors partly explain the link between brain structure and chronic pain, according to University of Queensland-led research. Dec 16, 2021 0 12
Rose Ayling-Ellis in the Strictly final: How the brain helps a person dance to music they can't hear This year's series final of Strictly Come Dancing will feature actor Rose Ayling-Ellis. Ayling-Ellis is the show's first ever contestant who is deaf. She has wowed Strictly viewers throughout the series and achieved excellent ... Dec 16, 2021 0 6
Social media analysis reveals new insights into antivax movement Analysis of social media posts in November and December 2021 shows the antivax movement is diverse and complex, with conflicting concepts and interpretations of freedom and human rights. Dec 16, 2021 0 2
Sick of CPAP? New insights into sleep apnea diagnosis A new approach to measure the common sleep related breathing disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), estimates that 20% of adults or approximately 1 billion people globally have moderate to severe sleep apnea which can lead ... Dec 16, 2021 0 16
Impact of cancer treatment on fertility in women In the United States, approximately 125,000 women of reproductive age (15–45 years old) were diagnosed with cancer in 2018, according to the National Cancer Institute Survival, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Thanks ... Dec 16, 2021 0 1
