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BREAKING NEWS: Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine prevents 90% of infections including 85% of UK ‘super-covid’ cases – but it is only 50% effective against the South Africa variant Novavax’s vaccine uses synthesized pieces of the surface protein that the coronavirus uses to invade human cells and spurs antibody production In a late-stage UK study, the vaccine … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Novovax’s COVID-19 vaccine prevents 90% of infections including 85% of UK ‘super-covid’ cases – but it is only 50% effective against the South Africa variant Novavax’s vaccine uses synthesized pieces of the surface protein that the coronavirus uses to invade human cells and spurs antibody production In a late-stage UK study, the vaccine … Read more
A new ‘trifunctional’ contraceptive gel boosts libido, prevents pregnancy and reduces the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), its creators say. Researchers from North Carolina State University in the US created the gel, which contains spermicidal, anti-viral and libido-enhancing agents. When tested in a rat model, the gel both enhanced male libido and prevented pregnancy … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine likely prevents infection for ‘a couple of YEARS,’ CEO says as study suggests antibodies from the shot decline slowly By Mary Kekatos Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.com and Reuters Published: 22:59 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 22:59 GMT, 7 January 2021 Moderna Inc says its COVID-19 vaccine likely protects people from … Read more
Pfizer’s coronavirus jab may not prevent vaccinated people from spreading coronavirus, the firm’s chairman admitted this week. ‘I think that’s something that needs to be examined. We’re not certain about that right now,’ said Albert Bourla, when asked by Dateline’s Lester Holt about whether the shot would prevent transmission during the interview, which aired Thursday … Read more
Playing video games that exercise your brain before major surgery prevents delirium and helps speed up recovery, study finds The process of brain training used in the new study is known as ‘neurobics’ Volunteers were asked to play a brain training game on the run up to surgery Doctors found that playing a specially designed … Read more
Tyler Crispen nearly sacrificed himself for castmates Da’Vonne Rogers and Bayleigh Dayton on Wednesday’s episode of Big Brother All-Stars. In a remorseful moment, the 23-year-old contestant apologized for the scheming he’d done this season, sure that it led them to be put up for eviction. He knew how tight their bond was, and how important … Read more
Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine candidate prevented severe illness in a small group of hamsters, the drugmaker said on Thursday. In the pre-clinical study, vaccinated animals lost less weight and had less virus in their lungs and other organs than unvaccinated animals. Hamsters that received the vaccine, called Ad26-S.PP, produced neutralizing antibodies, which health experts believe … Read more
A life-changing treatment for the devastating autoimmune condition, multiple sclerosis (MS), may be on the horizon after signs of the disease completely disappeared from nine out of 10 patients treated with an experimental drug. More than 900 volunteers with a common form of recurrent MS were given shots of ofatumumab, an drug designed to alter … Read more
Once hailed as a breakthrough technology, the coronavirus pandemic may now spell the death-knell for the touch-screen era as car giant Jaguar Land Rover pioneers new ‘touch-free’ contactless screens to help fight the spread of the virus. New patented ‘predictive touch’ technology, developed by the Britain’s biggest car-maker in conjunction with Cambridge University scientists, uses … Read more