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Groundbreaking Research: Preventing the Spread of Cancer to the Brain

A recent study by researchers at McMaster University has made significant strides in understanding how to prevent cancer from spreading to the brain. By focusing on a specific enzyme known as IMPDH, scientists aim to shift cancer treatment from merely managing symptoms to actively preventing metastasis. This breakthrough could change the landscape of cancer care… Read More: Groundbreaking Research: Preventing the Spread of Cancer to the Brain »

Pfizer CEO says people who don’t get vaccinated will become ‘weak link’ that allows coronavirus to spread

Albert Bourla, chief executive officer of Pfizer pharmaceutical company, arrives to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla warned on Tuesday that people who don’t take the Covid-19 vaccine will become a “weak link” that allows the coronavirus to spread. Bourla, whose company is in… Read More: Pfizer CEO says people who don’t get vaccinated will become… »

Childhood Obesity Week: Campaign to Spread Awareness

According to reports, one-third of children aged 2 to 19 have a BMI >85th percentile, and 18.5% have a BMI >95th percentile. Thus affecting 13.7 million children in the United States and 340 million children worldwide. Childhood Obesity week is being celebrated from 6th Jul – 12th Jul 2020. The prevalence of excess weight, obesity,… Read More: Childhood Obesity Week: Campaign to Spread Awareness »

COVID-19 can be spread by building ventilation, say Canadian researchers working on an HVAC fix

The outbreak of COVID-19 at a restaurant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was a puzzle. The suspected index patient was a visitor from the coronavirus’s epicentre in Wuhan. But the eight other customers who later tested positive were not sitting close enough for droplet transmission, and most of the patrons and staff avoided… Read More: COVID-19 can be spread by building ventilation, say Canadian researchers… »