Could mRNA offer a path towards universal flu vaccines?
How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains the challenges, and how mRNA could offer a promising solution
Deborah Fuller, University of Washington
To...
One-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach moving forward
FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favor of a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach – 5 questions answered
Matthew Woodruff, Emory University
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s...
USDA Launches New Virtual Nutrition Center of Excellence
US Department of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its new Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and...
We’re told to ‘eat a rainbow’ of fruit and vegetables. Here’s...
Evangeline Mantzioris, University of South Australia
Nutritionists will tell you to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables. This isn’t just because it looks nice...
Counteracting the effects of sitting all day
Sitting all day is terrible for your health – now, a new study finds a relatively easy way to counteract it
Keith Diaz, Columbia University
The Research...
As viral infections skyrocket, masks are still a tried-and-true way to...
Emily Toth Martin, University of Michigan and Marisa Eisenberg, University of Michigan
The cold and flu season of 2022 has begun with a vengeance. Viruses...
Increase in Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to...
Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush – here’s the...
John Crimaldi, University of Colorado Boulder
Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These...
COVID, flu, RSV – how this triple threat of respiratory viruses...
Adam Kleczkowski, University of Strathclyde
As the days get shorter and the weather colder in the northern hemisphere, health officials have warned of a...
COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion
COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion – here’s how to make sense of the results and what to do, according to 3 testing experts
Nathaniel Hafer,...
