The COVID vaccine is here. When and to whom will we need to prove we've had it? Australia's long-awaited COVID vaccine rollout is scheduled to begin on Monday. Feb 17, 2021 0 2
Saliva test may predict severity of COVID-19 New research suggests that saliva tests could help determine which COVID-19 patients should receive early treatment. Feb 17, 2021 0 5
Depression risk doubled for those who send photos daily during the second wave of COVID-19 During the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of depression more than doubled among those who share photos of themselves or their close relations (including their pets) on social media on a daily basis, according ... Feb 17, 2021 0 0
Q&A: What new COVID-19 variants mean for our vaccine options Over nearly a year of life in a global pandemic, words and phrases like "masking," "social distancing," "quarantine" and "herd immunity" have jumped into public conversation and stayed there, shorthand for what we are all ... Feb 17, 2021 0 5
Coping with loss: We need a national strategy to address grief beyond the coronavirus pandemic The new president of the United States has been referred to as having grief as a superpower. U.S. citizens have expectations about their president as "comforter-in-chief," something at which President Biden's predecessor ... Feb 17, 2021 2 0
Excess fatty tissue accumulated in the neck increases the chances of suffering heart problems, according to a new study Researchers from the University of Granada warn that an accumulation of fatty tissue in the neck (both the double chin and the deeper deposits, located between muscles and around the cervical vertebrae) is a predictor of ... Feb 17, 2021 0 9
Substance use in adolescence and risk for aggression Alcohol and cannabis use during adolescence is a well-known risk factor for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and cannabis use disorder (CUD) during adulthood. Whether early drug use plays a causative role in predisposing teens ... Feb 17, 2021 0 1
How inflammatory signalling molecules contribute to carcinogenesis A team of MedUni Vienna researchers led by Johannes A. Schmid at the Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, has managed to identify a previously unknown molecular connection ... Feb 17, 2021 0 69
5 things you need to know about the AstraZeneca vaccine The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) yesterday announced it has provisionally approved AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine for use in Australia. Feb 17, 2021 0 5
Mimicking a chronic immune response changes the brain As March comes around, many people experience hay fever. As excessive immune responses go, most would admit that hay fever really isn't that bad. At the other end of the spectrum are severely debilitating autoimmune diseases ... Feb 17, 2021 0 1
