Back pain shows association with increased mortality risk in women New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without back pain. Back pain was not associated with mortality among men indicating long-term consequences ... Apr 20, 2021 0 69
Sexual receptivity and rejection may be orchestrated by the same brain region In many species, including humans and mice, the fluctuating levels of the hormones progesterone and estrogen determine whether the female is fertile or not. And in the case of mice, whether she's sexually receptive or not. Apr 20, 2021 0 115
Clot questions over AstraZeneca and J&J vaccine The Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines have come under suspicion of causing very rare but serious blood clots in a handful of cases among the millions vaccinated in the drive to bring the pandemic under control. Apr 20, 2021 0 3
Brazil has S.Hemisphere's highest overall COVID-19 death rate Brazil, the country with the world's second-highest COVID-19 death toll after the United States, also leads the Americas and the entire southern hemisphere in terms of its overall recorded death rate. Apr 20, 2021 0 7
Too little sleep in middle age linked to raised dementia risk Sleeping six hours or less per night in your 50s and 60s is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study of nearly 8,000 British adults followed for more than 25 years. Apr 20, 2021 0 236
Balancing act: Dutch PM eases lockdown amid infection rise Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a significant easing in his country's months-long coronavirus lockdown Tuesday, calling it a delicate balancing act as infections remain stubbornly high. Apr 20, 2021 0 3
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in some countries that have kept ... Apr 20, 2021 0 6
Inhibition of meprin β enzyme, linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, analyzed Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany and the Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona in Spain have discovered how the blood plasma protein fetuin-B binds to the enzyme meprin β and used ... Apr 20, 2021 0 19
EMA says J&J linked to 'rare' clot, but benefits outweigh risks Blood clots should be listed as a "very rare" side effect of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine but its benefits still outweigh the risks, the EU's drug watchdog said Tuesday. Apr 20, 2021 0 5
650,000 African children given malaria jab: WHO Two years into a malaria vaccine pilot scheme, more than 650,000 children have been immunized across Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Apr 20, 2021 0 16