Month: July 2021

It’s normal to wake up a few times during the night, as the brain cycles through various stages of deeper and lighter sleep. Older people also often have to get out of bed to use the bathroom one or two times during the night. Waking up at night is usually harmless. Most people have no trouble falling back asleep and may not even remember their nighttime awakenings the next morning. But if you frequently wake up in the middle of the night and find yourself struggling to fall back asleep, there could be an underlying problem. If this occurs at least three times a week over a period of at least three months, it could be chronic insomnia, said Dr. Kannan Ramar, a sleep medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and former president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Two of ...

Issued on: 13/07/2021 - 11:38 Paris (AFP) Scientists have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells, according to research released Tuesday that could pave the way for Covid-19 treatments. Writing in the journal Nature Communications, researchers in Australia said the tool was effective against viral transmissions in lab tests, adding that they hoped to begin animal trials soon. CRISPR, which allows scientists to alter DNA sequences and modify gene function, has already shown promise in eliminating the genetic coding that drives the development of children's cancer. The team in Tuesday's study used...

Australian researchers hope low-cost saliva test will replace current needle-based test for diabetes sufferers. Australian scientists say they have developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva. For diabetics, managing their blood sugar levels typically means pricking their fingers multiple times a day with a lancet and then placing a drop of blood on a testing strip. Understandably, some diabetes sufferers avoid the painful process by minimising their tests. However, this latest test works by embedding an enzyme that detects glucose into a transistor that can then transmit the presence of glucose, according to Paul Dastoor, professor of physics at the University of Newcastle in Australia, who led the team that cr...

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Food and Drug Administration warning of a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, conservatives and liberals alike are sounding the alarm that the disease has been linked to vaccines in the past. GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME REPORTED IN FEW JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE RECIPIENTS: WHAT IS THE RARE NERVE DISORDER? The FDA warned in a bulletin Monday that Guillain-Barré is a possible side effect of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, noting that "in most of these people, symptoms began within 42 days following receipt" of receiving the single shot, but "the chance of having this occur is very low."  Of the 12.5 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines administered so far, th...

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Food and Drug Administration warning of a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, conservatives and liberals alike are sounding the alarm that the disease has been linked to vaccines in the past. GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME REPORTED IN FEW JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE RECIPIENTS: WHAT IS THE RARE NERVE DISORDER? The FDA warned in a bulletin Monday that Guillain-Barré is a possible side effect of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, noting that "in most of these people, symptoms began within 42 days following receipt" of receiving the single shot, but "the chance of having this occur is very low."  Of the 12.5 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines administered so far, th...

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Food and Drug Administration warning of a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, conservatives and liberals alike are sounding the alarm that the disease has been linked to vaccines in the past. GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME REPORTED IN FEW JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE RECIPIENTS: WHAT IS THE RARE NERVE DISORDER? The FDA warned in a bulletin Monday that Guillain-Barré is a possible side effect of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, noting that "in most of these people, symptoms began within 42 days following receipt" of receiving the single shot, but "the chance of having this occur is very low."  Of the 12.5 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines administered so far, th...

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Food and Drug Administration warning of a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, conservatives and liberals alike are sounding the alarm that the disease has been linked to vaccines in the past. GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME REPORTED IN FEW JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE RECIPIENTS: WHAT IS THE RARE NERVE DISORDER? The FDA warned in a bulletin Monday that Guillain-Barré is a possible side effect of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, noting that "in most of these people, symptoms began within 42 days following receipt" of receiving the single shot, but "the chance of having this occur is very low."  Of the 12.5 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines administered so far, th...

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Food and Drug Administration warning of a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, conservatives and liberals alike are sounding the alarm that the disease has been linked to vaccines in the past. GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME REPORTED IN FEW JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE RECIPIENTS: WHAT IS THE RARE NERVE DISORDER? The FDA warned in a bulletin Monday that Guillain-Barré is a possible side effect of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, noting that "in most of these people, symptoms began within 42 days following receipt" of receiving the single shot, but "the chance of having this occur is very low."  Of the 12.5 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines administered so far, th...