By Taka Saka Tuesday, November 30, 2021 New algorithm uses data from smartwatches to detect bodily stress, including COVID-19 - News-Medical.net Using data from smartwatches, a new algorithm reads heart rate as a proxy for physiological or mental stress, potentially alerting wearers t...
By Taka Saka 4:33 PM Federal government to spend $50m on HIV - Northern Beaches Review The federal government is spending nearly $40 million so more Australians can access HIV treatment. The money to be doled out over five year...
By Taka Saka 4:33 PM New safe, painless diagnostic tool for detecting breast cancer - News-Medical.net Mammograms are a safe, effective way to detect the presence of breast cancer in women . But doctors recommend most females should start gett...
By Taka Saka 3:03 PM Bionic eye study paves the way towards human trials - News - The University of Sydney The Phoenix 99 Bionic Eye works by stimulating the retina – a thin stack of neurones lining the back of the eye. In healthy eyes, the cells...
By Taka Saka 2:33 PM Slovenia halts Janssen jab after death - Ballarat Courier Slovenia says it may ban Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine except when people request it after concluding a young wom...
By Taka Saka 12:03 PM Cancer kills more poor people in Australia - Shepparton News Australians living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are 40 per cent more likely to die from cancer, the latest government statistics...
By Taka Saka 7:03 AM Will omicron – the new coronavirus variant of concern – be more contagious than delta? A virus expert explains what researchers know and what they don't - The Conversation Africa A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of concern” ...
By Taka Saka 7:03 AM World-first lung cancer screening facility in Australia increases chance of cure - BSA bureau This may well form the basis of a national lung cancer screening program in due course A semi-trailer will be c...
By Taka Saka 2:33 AM We shouldn't lift all COVID public health measures until kids are vaccinated. Here's why - The Conversation AU Australia’s vaccination rollout got off to a slow start, but we’ve since become one of the most vaccinated countries in the world. More than...
By Taka Saka 2:33 AM Coronavirus: Omicron might be a ‘Christmas gift’, but it’s too early to be sure - The Australian Passengers arrive at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport. Picture: AFP Since the Omicron variant emerged, there’s been a lot of talk that it...
By Taka Saka Monday, November 29, 2021 Cytomegalovirus herpesvirus can accelerate the decline of the immune system, study finds - News-Medical.net A research team at the University of Córdoba is studying the alterations that occur in the immune system's T lymphocytes with respect to...
By Taka Saka 7:02 PM Biologists discover how a protein in our body works - News-Medical.net It's an old needlework trick, and a protein in our body knows it: Instead of threading yarn into the eye from the end, it can be easier ...
By Taka Saka 2:32 PM All vaccinated adults should get a Covid-19 booster shot because of the Omicron variant, CDC says - CNN (CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened recommendations for booster doses of coronavirus vaccine Monday, sayin...
By Taka Saka 11:02 AM Does vaccine or infection induced immunity better protect against SARS-CoV-2 variants? - News-Medical.net To date, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) have defined four severe acute r...
By Taka Saka 11:02 AM NYU Langone opens new state-of-the-art center to treat patients with blood cancers - News-Medical.net NYU Langone Health's Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center opened a new state-of-the-art center to treat people with blood cancers, i...