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Survey reveals impact of COVID-19 on researchers
Findings from a survey carried out between February and March 2021 reveal the impact of COVID-19 on researchers.
WHO asks richer countries to hold off on third COVID doses
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO leader, asked richer countries in the Global North to wait before giving third COVID jabs - as the Global South is yet to hit 10% double-vaccinated, due to low vaccine supply.
Embracing a new era of public sector IT – Smart sourcing
Tim Lovejoy, VP Government and Private Cloud at Rackspace Technology EMEA, discusses the rise of smart sourcing within public sector IT.
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be offered to 16-17-year-olds
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that all 16 and 17-year-olds should receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
European commission approves contract for Novavax vaccine
The European Commission has approved a new contract that will allow Member States to purchase up to 100 million doses of the Novavax vaccine.
Cambridge study trials artificial pancreas for Type 2 diabetes
A new artificial pancreas, powered by a patient's smartphone, is working well for outpatients of type 2 diabetes.
Scientists use environmental DNA to calculate marine biodiversity
This study, conducted across the last 20 years on the kelp forests of Santa Barbara, examined marine biodiversity via environmental DNA.
UK study finds long-term COVID effects rare in children
This UK-based study, published in The Lancet, finds that long-term COVID effects are rare in children - usually, the illness is over after six days.
Using technology to tackle the emotional and mental fallout of the pandemic
Abhishek Goel, CEO, Cactus Communications, addresses the economic and mental health fallout of the pandemic and how AI can improve engagement with employees and monitor their wellbeing.
The risks click fraud poses to e-commerce businesses
Stewart Boutcher, founding CTO & data lead at Beacon, explores the risks that click fraud poses to e-commerce businesses and explains the steps that companies can take to prevent fraudulent clicks from disrupting their online marketing campaigns.
Transgender youth experience “pervasive stigma” in healthcare
In a review of 91 studies across 17 countries, transgender and nonbinary youth were found to deal with "pervasive stigma and discrimination" in healthcare.
UK innovation relies on connections between business and academia
Dr Joe Marshall, chief executive of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB), argues that while the UK government’s new Innovation Strategy is a good start, the key to growth is enabling powerful connections between the worlds of business and academia.
How to strike a happy medium with a hybrid working plan
Jonathan Sharp, Director, Britannic Technologies, discusses how a hybrid working plan can create a happy medium.
NHS Track and Trace app will ‘ping’ fewer contacts to isolate
Fewer contacts will be notified to self-isolate following updates to the NHS COVID-19 Track and Trace app.
Study finds that llama nanobodies can stop COVID-19
The study, published in Nature Communications, looks at how llama nanobodies can disarm and stop COVID-19 - creating a new type of future vaccination.
Moving Forward. How the post COVID-19 working world could see a shift away from...
The pandemic showed that sudden and drastic changes to traditional ways of working can be made without the reduction in productivity many pre-COVID 19 feared.
This has dramatically challenged many of the preconceptions and received assumptions about the way we work, where we work and what levels of management supervision...
Scientists are creating a blood test to predict schizophrenia
The team at Baylor College of Medicine are combining machine learning with a blood test, to hopefully reveal markers of early schizophrenia.
Clinical trial to investigate vaccine dose interval for pregnant women
A new clinical trial, funded by the UK government, will investigate the best gap between the first and second COVID-19 vaccine dose for pregnant women.
Study finds US ‘Muslim ban’ led to decrease in healthcare access
When the controversial US 'Muslim Ban' was signed in 2017, Muslim visits to emergency departments and appointments decreased - highlighting a connection between immigration rhetoric and healthcare access.
Keto diet risk to pregnant women and kidney disease patients
New analysis of ketogenic (keto) diets discovers health risks, including cancer, to pregnant women and patients with kidney disease.
