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Supplements which may lower COVID-19 risk
Women may gain protection against COVID-19 from taking some common vitamin and dietary supplements, according to a new study. Read more
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Unconscious wakefulness linked to heart disease deaths in women
Women who experience more frequent and longer periods of cortical arousal during night-time sleep have an increased risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels, researchers report today. Read more
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Pandemic may “drag on” – expert warns
The COVID-19 pandemic could “drag on”, an expert has warned as the world passed three million reported deaths. Read more
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Shift workers’ heart health linked to body clock
The risk of heart disease becomes greater the more an individual works outside of their natural body clock, new research suggests. Read more
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Heart failure linked to heavy energy drink consumption
Drinking excessive energy drinks could be linked to a young man’s heart failure, according to doctors who treated a 21-year-old who consumed four cans a day for two years. Read more
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Infection much greater risk than vaccines for thrombotic events
Cerebral venous thrombosis has been a significant complication of COVID-19 at a rate far higher than seen after vaccination, British researchers have reported. Read more
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Magic mushroom compound as promising as antidepressant
An active compound in ‘magic’ mushrooms is as effective as leading antidepressant medications, a small study has found. Read more
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Call for Olympics delay amid virus concern
The world needs to reconsider the Olympic Games planned for this summer, experts warned last night amid concerns that “close airborne transmission” will fuel a further wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
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Vaccine combinations tested as Moderna arrives in UK
An ongoing study into the effectiveness of using different COVID-19 vaccines for first and second doses is now starting to include two further types of vaccine, it was announced today. Read more
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Face mask quandary for pandemic fitness
Face masks have limited exercise capacity – just as people needed to get fitter during the pandemic, according to studies published today. Read more