PH Red Cross urges pregnant, lactating women to get vaccinated

MANILA – As the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) led by Senator Richard Gordon continues to be the active ally of the government, the humanitarian organization urges the...

Long-term care after the COVID-19 disaster: 3 promising ways to move forward

There is no question that COVID-19 has had devastating consequences in long-term care for residents, staff and families. Media provided heart-wrenching stories about conditions in care...

What does full FDA approval of a vaccine do if it’s already authorized for emergency use?

Is drinking good for you in any way? If not, why is alcohol legal for adults?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Is...

COVID: what happens if a far more lethal coronavirus emerges in pets?

The recent suggestion that ministers may have to consider culling or vaccinating animals to prevent the coronavirus from picking up another dangerous mutation and jumping back...

Blood flow restriction training: how Olympians use it to boost performance

To be the best of the best, Olympians and Paralympians sometimes resort to using peculiar methods to achieve even the most minute gains in their fitness...

Machine learning plus insights from genetic research shows the workings of cells – and may help develop new drugs for COVID-19 and other diseases

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea We combined a machine learning algorithm with knowledge gleaned from hundreds of...

Olympic athletes excel at their sports but are susceptible to unproven alternative therapies

Australian Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers earned a silver medal and his personal-best time in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 2021 Tokyo Games. While most of...

Could drinking 6 cups of coffee a day shrink your brain and increase dementia risk?

Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the...

Lack of exercise linked to increased risk of severe COVID-19

Recent research suggests that consistently meeting physical activity guidelines may reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes such as hospitalization, ICU admission and death. These findings...