Protecting your skin from sun won't weaken your bones: Study (HealthDay)—Most people know that sun-sourced vitamin D is good for their bones. So could avoiding the sun to reduce skin cancer risk weaken your bones? Nov 18, 2021 0 1
Moderna asks FDA to OK its booster shot for all adults (HealthDay)—Moderna asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to allow emergency use of the company's coronavirus vaccine booster for all adults aged 18 and older. Nov 18, 2021 0 2
Vaccinated health care workers shed less COVID-19 virus than unvaccinated (HealthDay)—Vaccinated health care workers with breakthrough COVID-19 infections shed less virus than those who are unvaccinated and infected, according to University of California, Los Angeles researchers. Nov 18, 2021 0 24
Should everyone get a COVID booster? Experts divided The United States is set to become the latest country to widen COVID booster eligibility beyond the immunocompromised, elderly and high risk. Nov 18, 2021 0 1
Local budgets may cause severe consequences for maternal outcomes in New Jersey Life-threatening outcomes of labor and delivery are associated with the amount of funding municipal governments spend on services ranging from fire protection and ambulance to parks, recreation and libraries, according to ... Nov 18, 2021 0 0
Many IVF embryos not implanted due to mosaic abnormalities may be viable One factor that limits the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures is the number of viable embryos available for implantation in the uterus. A study published November 18 in the American Journal of Human Genetics ... Nov 18, 2021 0 76
Overtraining probably isn't behind your weight loss plateau – here's why When it comes to improving our physical fitness, the time you don't spend exercising (often known as "recovery") is as important as the exercise and training you do. Nov 18, 2021 0 5
Connecting the dots for health data Precision medicine requires big data. In order to improve the treatment of individuals with cancer, or to understand rare diseases, scientists and clinicians, as well as AI technologies require access to larger sets of health ... Nov 18, 2021 0 4
Gene therapy may reverse Hurler syndrome, a rare and severe illness in kids Gene therapy might soon offer a new option for children with a rare genetic disorder that damages tissues throughout the body, researchers are reporting. Nov 18, 2021 0 20
Quantum brain sensors could be crucial in spotting dementia after scientists find they can track brain waves New highly sensitive quantum sensors for the brain may in the future be able to identify brain diseases such as dementia, ALS and Parkinson's, by spotting a slowing in the speed at which signals travel across the brain. The ... Nov 18, 2021 0 7