Health

Signs you don’t need Vitamin D supplements but are taking them anyway  The Times of India Scientists study vitamins D2 vs. D3 and make a strange conclusion about which is the better supplement  Earth.com Pharmacist says ‘don’t’ as warning issued over vitamin D tablets  Liverpool Echo Vitamin D2 Supplements May Reduce Vitamin D3 in Your Body  Verywell Health Vitamin D2 supplements found to lower …

Key Takeaways Matcha is a healthy, delicious drink you can safely enjoy in moderation that can help with energy, stress, and focus. While the tannins in matcha can block the absorption of some iron-rich foods, most people don’t need to worry about it. People who are at more risk of iron deficiency, such as those who are menstruating, are pregnant, …

Isolation and characterization of phages against Enterobacter isolates from The Alfred Hospital The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, has reported an ongoing outbreak of nosocomial infections with limited treatment options and high mortality rates29. Of particular concern is the ECC, which is an emerging AMR threat with considerable epidemic potential22. Here we explored phages as a frontline antimicrobial solution for …

New partnership will join others to expand access to generic lenacapavir for millions more people at risk of HIV in high-burden countries—bringing the world closer to ending the epidemic NEW YORK (September 24, 2025) – Millions more people at risk of HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will have access to a powerful new prevention option: a low-cost, …

The Stratus COVID-19 variant has been fueling a rise in cases across the country. Stratus is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. This variant is slightly more infectious than previous variants. COVID-19 cases were relatively low across the country for most of the summer, but they’re now creeping up again. Data shows that this is thanks to the new …

Person County leaders confirmed the county’s eighth confirmed rabies case this year. Person County Animal Services and the Person County Health Department are urging the public to take precautions after the latest incident involved a racoon on Ridge Road in the Roxboro city limits. The county could not confirm any human or domestic animal contact with the raccoon. Rabies is …

First successful Huntington’s treatment slows disease progression in small study  The Washington Post Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time  BBC A clever genetic technique may treat a horrible brain condition  The Economist Here’s why biotech UniQure’s stock just tripled, and brought ClearPoint shares up with it  MarketWatch Preliminary but promising gene therapy shows 75% reduction in Huntington’s disease progression  ABC News – Breaking News, …

Design of structured switch–binder fusions (hosts) allosterically coupling the target and the effector In PyMOL, we manually positioned the switch relative to the binder–target complex subject to several constraints: there is no steric overlap between the target and switch state X; there is large steric overlap between the target and switch state Y; the smallest deformation that could be undergone …

As the fall respiratory season approaches and differing recommendations for children’s COVID-19 and flu shots cause confusion, who should be getting vaccinated to protect against illness? Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, voted to change recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine.  The ACIP’s recommendations …

Scientists develop a virus cocktail to combat superbugs  Monash University Custom Phage Cocktail Targets Enterobacter cloacae Infections  Bioengineer.org Source link