HEALTH

MVA-BN Vaccinee (or Imvanex): The First Mpox Vaccine to be prequalified by WHO 

The mpox vaccine MVA-BN Vaccine (i.e., Modified Vaccinia Ankara vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic A/S) has become the first Mpox vaccine to be added...

“Hearing Aid Feature” (HAF): The First OTC Hearing Aid Software receives FDA Authorisation 

“Hearing Aid Feature” (HAF), the first OTC hearing aid software has received marketing authorisation by the FDA. Compatible headphones installed with this software serve...

Mobile Phone Use Not Linked to Brain Cancer 

The radiofrequency (RF) exposure from mobile phones was not associated with an increased risk of glioma, acoustic neuroma, salivary gland tumours, or brain tumours. There...

Prions: Risk of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) or Zombie deer disease 

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), first detected in 1996 in the United Kingdom, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or ‘mad cow’ disease) and Zombie deer disease or Chronic Wasting Disease...

Maternal Lifestyle Interventions Reduce the Risk of a Low-birth-weight Baby

A clinical trial for pregnant women at high risk of a low-birth-weight baby has demonstrated that Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction interventions during...

Minoxidil for Male Pattern Baldness: Lower Concentrations More Effective?

A trial comparing placebo, 5% and 10% minoxidil solution on the scalps of men experiencing male pattern baldness surprisingly found that the efficacy of...

Caffeine Consumption Induces Reduction in Grey Matter Volume

A recent human study showed that just 10 days of caffeine consumption caused a significant dose-dependant reduction in grey matter volume in the medial...

Vitamin C and Vitamin E in Diet Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

Recent research studying almost 44,000 men and women finds that higher levels of vitamin C and vitamin E in the diet are associated with...

Resistance Training by Itself Not Optimal for Muscle Growth?

A recent study suggests that combining a high load resistance exercise for a muscle group (such as relatively heavy dumbbell bicep curls) with a...

Negative Effect of Fructose on the Immune System

New study suggests that increased dietary intake of fructose (fruit sugar) may have negative effect on immunity. This further adds reason to caution dietary...

Potential Use for New GABA-Targeting Drugs in Alcohol Use Disorder

Use of GABAB (GABA type B) agonist, ADX71441, in preclinical trials caused significant reductions in alcohol intake. The drug potently reduced motivation to drink and...

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