Vaccination

South Africa launches drive to vaccinate 500,000 in 2 days

South Africa launched a new COVID-19 vaccination drive Friday and will try to give doses to 500,000 people in two days to reinvigorate a flagging campaign that's coming up against hesitancy and complacency in the continent's ...

Genetics

A single gene can disrupt the sleep-wake cycle

All living organisms are subject to an internal biological rhythm, which controls many physiological processes. In humans in particular, this internal clock follows a 24-hour cycle and occurs even in the absence of external ...

Biomedical technology

Remote assessment of health by robots from anywhere in the world

Intelligent sensing and tele-presence robotic technology, enabling health practitioners to remotely assess a person's physical and cognitive health from anywhere in the world, is being pioneered in research co-led at the ...

Neuroscience

New research 'sniffs out' how associative memories are formed

Has the scent of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies ever taken you back to afternoons at your grandmother's house? Has an old song ever brought back memories of a first date? The ability to remember relationships between ...

Medical research

Curbing short pregnancy gaps in Africa

Chichi Okafor, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman, unexpectedly became pregnant again before her daughter turned six months old.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ireland to lift COVID lockdown on October 22

Ireland on Tuesday announced that it will fully reopen on October 22 after 18 months of rolling lockdowns introduced to limit coronavirus infections.

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