Hepatitis D: how the virus made the jump from animals to humans

Jan 19, 2021 04:49 am UTC| Health

Pandemics past and present have been caused when pathogens germs that cause disease move between animals and humans, as SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) did when it made its way from bats to people. But not...

Some key questions answered on COVID-19 vaccines for African countries

Jan 19, 2021 04:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Vaccines for COVID-19 are generating a lot of talk. To shed some light on which vaccines are available for countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and how the process will work, The Conversation Africas Ina Skosana and Ozayr...

Joggers and cyclists should wear masks – here's why

Jan 19, 2021 04:42 am UTC| Health

England is deep into its third lockdown, yet the daily tally of new COVID cases and deaths remains sickeningly high. As Chris Whitty, the countrys chief medical officer, said recently, more needs to be done to bring the...

Alzheimer's: new research shows a leap forward in identifying neurons vulnerable to the disease

Jan 19, 2021 04:42 am UTC| Health

Alzheimers disease is a devastating condition that is currently unstoppable and incurable. The main cause of the disease is the loss of neurons and other brain cells in the brain also know as degeneration. This...

Health crisis: up to a billion tonnes of waste potentially burned in the open every year

Jan 14, 2021 07:27 am UTC| Health

As much as one billion tonnes of waste could be burned in open and uncontrolled fires around the world each year, according to one estimate close to half of all the municipal solid waste generated on Earth. But even if...

Gaming has benefits and perils – parents can help kids by playing with them

Jan 14, 2021 07:11 am UTC| Health

As the pandemic forced many Americans to hunker down at home, the video game industry saw record spending and profits in 2020. Interacting with other people through gaming became, for some players, essential for social...

Why resistance is common in antibiotics, but rare in vaccines

Jan 14, 2021 06:52 am UTC| Health

Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide problem to the extent that there is a grave risk that common infections will soon become untreatable. Meanwhile, vaccines developed nearly a century ago still protect us from deadly...