Archive: 17/03/2021

Wearable fitness trackers/step counters help the overweight/obese to shed the pounds: study

Wearable fitness trackers and step counters help people who are overweight/obese and/or who have weight-related health conditions to shed the pounds, finds a pooled data analysis of the existing evidence, published online ...

Mar 17, 2021

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Preschoolers' extensive electronic media use linked to emotional/behavioural issues

Preschoolers' extensive use of electronic media, including game consoles, mobile phones, and tablets, is linked to a heightened risk of emotional and behavioral problems by the age of 5, finds research published in the online ...

Mar 17, 2021

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UK expects significant reduction in vaccine supply in April

Public health officials in England said Wednesday that the number of people getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be "significantly constrained" from April because of a reduction in the vaccine supply to the ...

Mar 17, 2021

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Boy gets heart transplant after 17 months in Italian hospital

A seven-year-old boy has received a heart transplant after spending 17 months being kept alive by an artificial heart in an Italian children's hospital, the facility said Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2021

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Spain probes patient death after AstraZeneca jab

Three cases of people who suffered from thrombosis after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, one of whom died, are under investigation, Spanish health officials said Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2021

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Poland declares partial lockdown as virus cases spike

Poland will go into a three-week partial lockdown from Saturday, with people encouraged to stay home and many shops and facilities closed to stem a rising tide of coronavirus cases.

Mar 17, 2021

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Health disparities in type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 infection

Non-Hispanic black patients with Type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 were almost four times as likely to present to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) compared to non-Hispanic whites, according to an article published ...

Mar 17, 2021

A sturdier spike protein explains the faster spread of coronavirus variants

The fast-spreading UK, South Africa, and Brazil coronavirus variants are raising both concerns and questions about whether COVID-19 vaccines will protect against them. New work led by Bing Chen, Ph.D., at Boston Children's ...

Mar 17, 2021

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Clinical trials testing broadly neutralizing antibody against HIV demonstrate efficacy against sensitive strains

The proof-of-concept AMP studies demonstrated that a broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) called VRC01 was effective at preventing the acquisition of HIV strains to the 30% of strains that were sensitive to the bnAb. This ...

Mar 17, 2021

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Study explores how environmental exposures before conception may impact fetal development

Older age at the time of conception and alcohol consumption during pregnancy have long been known to impact fetal development.

Mar 17, 2021

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