Testing ways to encourage exercise
by Sharon Reynolds - US National Institutes of Health
At a Glance
A large nationwide study identified inexpensive interventions that boosted weekly gym visits by...
Kids shouldn’t eat added sugar before they turn 2
A nutritional epidemiologist explains why kids shouldn’t eat added sugar before they turn 2.
Lisa Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
I remember a decade ago...
How effective are vaccines against omicron?
An epidemiologist answers 6 questions about vaccine effectiveness against Omicron
Melissa Hawkins, American University
The pandemic has brought many tricky terms and ideas from epidemiology into everyone’s...
Stress is contagious in relationships
Here’s what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond
Rosie Shrout, Purdue University
With the flurry...
Cognitive Decline – Risk Factors
Risk factors that determine whether you’re more or less likely to develop cognitive decline
Mark Dallas, University of Reading
About two in ten people over the age...
Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine effective in animal studies
US National Institutes of Health
At a Glance
A nasal spray of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine protected hamsters and monkeys against serious disease and reduced...
Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder
US National Institutes of Health
Many people go through short periods of time where they feel sad or not like their usual selves. Sometimes, these...
Could oral antiviral pills be a game-changer for COVID-19?
An infectious disease physician explains why these options are badly needed
Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia
Nearly two years into the pandemic, it has become starkly clear...
White-tailed deer found to be huge reservoir of coronavirus infection
Graeme Shannon, Bangor University; Amy Gresham, Bangor University, and Owain Barton, Bangor University
New research from the US has shown that white-tailed deer are being...
Antibiotic resistance is at a crisis point
– government support for academia and Big Pharma to find new drugs could help defeat superbugs
Andre Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Antibiotic resistance poses one of...
