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The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated measures caused significant stress across all levels of society, negatively impacting physical and mental health. The biological consequences of this stress have not yet been explored. ...

Every dollar spent on COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution generated an estimated $81 to $810 in economic value during the first year that vaccines were given, according to new research published in the journal PLOS ...

Researchers studying the winter 2022/2023 outbreak of group A streptococcus infections in Scotland have found strong evidence that the outbreak was not caused by a new virulent strain of the bacteria, but was likely the result ...

A University of Cambridge team has had a third success with its AI-guided technique for designing vaccines against highly infectious viruses that threaten animal and human health. Its new broad-spectrum bird flu vaccine gave ...

When a person consents to sharing their health data, they may inadvertently reveal sensitive information about the people with whom they interact. For example, someone who submits an oral swab for analysis could expose shared ...

Large pedestrian crowds generate distinctive seismic signals depending on their collective behavior, according to a new study that includes data from Tokyo schools and outdoor gatherings in the United States and Israel. These ...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday celebrated "major progress" against neglected tropical diseases, with some like sleeping sickness all but disappearing, but urged more investment and faster and broader action.

We all want a well-functioning immune system to help us fight invasive bacteria and viruses and recover faster from illness. Popular "immune-boosting" ideas, however, might be more of a hindrance than a help.

Sleep studies often use a pulse oximeter to determine the severity of sleep apnea. But a new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham reports that pulse oximeters may undercount breathing events in Black patients, ...

The kids are not all right on the future. For the first time in the 26-year history of the Harvard Youth Poll, more respondents expect to be worse off financially than their parents (27%) than better off (25%).

A new evolutionary theory suggests changes in body size, rather than competition for food and habitat, may drive the earliest physical differences between species.

Some people carry antibodies that block the body's early defenses against viruses, increasing their risk of developing severe illnesses such as severe COVID-19. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now identified the ...