Archive: 21/12/2021

Sanofi to buy US biotech firm Amunix for $1 bn

French pharma giant Sanofi said Tuesday it had signed a billion-dollar deal to buy US-based biotech firm Amunix, which develops cancer treatments that enlist the body's immune system.

Dec 21, 2021

New Zealand announces measures to keep out omicron variant

New Zealand will shorten the gap between second COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters and push back the phased reopening of its borders in measures announced Tuesday to keep the omicron variant at bay.

Dec 21, 2021

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Australia's New South Wales tops 3,000 daily COVID cases

New COVID-19 cases in Australia's most populous state surged past 3,000 on Tuesday for the first time, adding pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to speed the rollout of booster shots.

Dec 21, 2021

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Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID cases

Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday.

Dec 21, 2021

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Virus fears widen as omicron variant takes hold across US

The nation's second-largest city called off its New Year's Eve celebration Monday, and its smallest state re-imposed an indoor mask mandate as the omicron variant leaped ahead of other variants to become the dominant version ...

Dec 21, 2021

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Changes in the brain hinder addiction recovery in people who are HIV-positive

Researchers with the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester are studying how the brain puts the 'brakes' on behavior. That may be different in individuals recovering from cocaine addiction and ...

Dec 21, 2021

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mRNA vaccines highly effective at preventing death from COVID-19, less effective at preventing infection

A target trial emulation study found that in an elderly population of U.S. veterans with high comorbidity burden, mRNA vaccine efficacy at preventing infection with COVID-19 was substantially lower than previously reported ...

Dec 21, 2021

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Parenting intervention associated with BMI of first and second-born siblings

A new study suggests that a parenting educational intervention for first-born children is robust enough to influence the weight of second-born children, according to a paper published online in Obesity, The Obesity Society's ...

Dec 21, 2021

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Study: Move more often supports better long-term weight loss for older adults

When considered alongside the current Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, new findings suggest that focusing less on structured exercise, and more on building frequent periods of enjoyable movement into the day, will ...

Dec 21, 2021

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Infographic: COVID-19 diagnostic tests reviewed

Diagnostics have proven to be crucial to the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Dec 21, 2021

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