Category Archives: Health

Cuba’s COVID vaccines: the limited data available suggests they’re highly effective | The Conversation

  Michael Head Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton   The western world has written plenty about its high-profile COVID vaccines: the mRNA products of Pfizer and Moderna, viral-vectored jabs from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, and … Continue reading

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The surprising reason you feel awful when you’re sick – Marco A. Sotomayor

What actually makes you feel sick? Discover how your immune system and proteins called cytokines respond to infections. — It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and … Continue reading

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Revolution in medicine – BioNTech, mRNA and the Covid-19 vaccine | DW Documentary

With the help of mRNA technology, BioNTech has developed a vaccine for COVID-19. These assist the body to produce its own antigens to fight the virus – a medical milestone. Since the beginning of the 21st century, scientists Uğur Şahin … Continue reading

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Save the children.

Dir. Daniel Eskils Prod. Tarot

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Your Brain and Stress | Compilation

[…] tress and anxiety are complex, and the brain chemistry involved in those experiences are no exception. Here we explore the chemicals responsible for your brain’s response to stress. Hosted by: Anthony Brown […]

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How Spain got to the top of the vaccination ladder | DW News

Spain has one of the highest COVID vaccination rates in the world. Nearly 80 percent of people there are fully vaccinated. And they’ve done this without mandates, health passes or government orders. Here’s how Spain got to the top of … Continue reading

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Gator garbage can capture: Florida man uses trash can to capture alligator

Gator Garbage Can Capture: Florida man uses trash can to capture alligator […]

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Study Finds Spending Time Among Trees Helps Kids’ Brain Development

Trees are critical to our global health—they provide the very oxygen we breathe. Additionally, trees may also be very influential for our individual health, both mentally and physically. A new study published in Nature Sustainability found that children between the … Continue reading

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The Unsilencing | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

Multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, even psoriasis — these are diseases in which the body begins to attack itself, and they all have one thing in common: they affect women more than men. Most autoimmune disorders do. And not just … Continue reading

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How Much Of You Is Alive?

[…] You’re alive right now… at least I’m pretty sure you are. But you’re not TOTALLY alive. Bits of you are always breaking down, being thrown out, and being replaced. Even right now, parts of you are dying. Some of … Continue reading

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