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Life expectancy is up for HIV patients in Latin America
Researchers studied over 30,688 HIV patients across seven Latin American countries - finding that life expectancy has dramatically increased over a period of 14 years.
New study investigates link between COVID-19 and risk of blood clots
People who have recovered from COVID-19 may be at risk of developing blood clots due to an overactive immune response, according to a new study.
Clinical trial finds COVID antibody drug can prevent infection
Uninfected people lived with one infected individual as part of the study - the COVID antibody drug gave them 72% protection against catching the virus themselves.
Africa: Strengthening public health surveillance systems
Several seasoned academic experts describe the move towards strengthening public health surveillance systems in Africa.
‘London patient’ becomes second person permanently cured of HIV
The 'London patient' joins the 'Berlin patient' as the second person in history to be cured of HIV, which is achieved via transplant of rare HIV-resistant stem cells.
The window for convalescent plasma donation is just under two months
New data suggests that before 60 days of COVID symptoms beginning is the best window for convalescent plasma donation - which is how antibodies were created in countless COVID-19 patients before vaccines.
REACT study: UK vaccine hesitancy is the highest in London
New data from the REACT study finds that 14% of the UK population have antibodies against COVID-19 now, but that vaccine hesitancy is currently highest in London.
Technology solutions for the aquaculture sector
Carlos Mazorra, Director of Innovation and Enrique Amaré, CEO of SMARTWATER PLANET share with us their thoughts on affordable technology solutions for the aquaculture sector.
What are the side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine?
Here, we use science to dissect some of the rumours about the side effects of the AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine.
COVID-19: The challenge of healthcare logistics
Zisis Kozlakidis, International Agency for Research on Cancer, with Erik Steinfelder, Thermo Fisher Scientific, chart the challenges in healthcare logistics in relation to COVID-19.
Novavax vaccine is 85.6% efficient against UK COVID mutation
Phase Three data from the UK trial shows that Novavax still works powerfully against the UK mutation, with a less intense impact on the South African mutation at 60%.
Star formation science explained by discovery in new galaxy
The Atacama desert in Chile brings the world more new insights on star formation science, as revealed by researchers at the University of Bath.
Community initiative delivers 14,000 COVID-19 tests to Latinx workers
Unidos En Salud organisers have now provided COVID-19 testing to 14,000 people, targeting Latinx workers - one of the most hard-hit communities in San Francisco.
Six new images from Hubble show how star formation works
Hubble released images of six galaxies in a nod to the spirit of the New Year, which make up part of their star formation exploration.
Cities contain 50% of the world’s population but are left out of climate calculations
While cities only occupy around 3% of the Earth, they are where 50% of the world's population live - but they are not usually included in global climate calculations, meaning that urban environmental problems can slip under the radar.
Scientists use oldest light to estimate that the universe is 14 billion years old
Through a telescope in the Atacama Desert of Chile, an old argument between scientists has been settled - they now agree that our universe is approximately 14 billion years old.
Dr Sylvie C. Briand – World Health Organization (WHO)
Dr Briand is the director of the Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness department (GIH) at the World Health Organization (WHO)
There, she is in charge of advancing global efforts to prevent and control existing and emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19 but also other dangerous pathogens like pandemic influenza, plague, Nipah...
Andrea Ammon – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Dr Andrea Ammon, MD, MPH, was appointed Director of ECDC in June 2017.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be rolled out across UK next week
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in the UK and will be made available as early as next week.
Selecting hand hygiene products in a global pandemic
Chris Wakefield, Vice President of GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd, explores how businesses can navigate the increase in cleaning products on the market and select products that will best meet their needs.
