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Vaccination
BioNTech: A new malaria vaccine could be on the horizon
BioNTech plans to start clinical testing by the end of 2022 for a new malaria vaccine, which aims to make the parasite visible and attackable when it enters the body.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
DeepMind has put almost every protein in the human body online, in 3D
This freely available database of the human proteome marks a new dawn for medicine and biology.
COVID-19
Send vaccines where people want them: developing nations
A study shows COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is significantly higher in low- and middle-income countries, which would benefit from greater vaccine distribution.
Global Health
How long will people live in the future?
Those of us who are exceptionally fortunate already have a good chance of living past 100, and some argue longevity could one day be extended indefinitely.
United States
This is what working in extreme heat can do to your health
A new study has shown that physically intense work in hot temperatures could potentially increase US kidney disease rates.
Future of Health and Healthcare
Healthcare delivery: What the rise of telemedicine means for you
In many places, the use of telemedicine rose during the pandemic. But what was its impact and what does the future hold for remote care?
Future of Health and Healthcare
This new test can detect and locate cancer cells
MIT engineers have created a new diagnostic nanoparticle that can detect cancer proteins in a urine test and pinpoint a tumour's location.
Mental Health
The pandemic has made mental well-being a public health must
Mental-health conditions have surged during the pandemic. Encouraging mental wellness, and providing the services to support it, is a collective social responsibility
Emerging Technologies
This new calorie-burning tracker takes information from leg movements
A key step in developing this research was recognizing that other wearables rely on the wrist and heart, which do not necessarily show energy expenditure.
COVID-19
COVID-19: which areas of American life have returned to normality?
Around 60% of the U.S. public have said that socializing with friends and family has returned to complete normality, while only 29% said travel was normal.
Global Health
How clean is your bed? A microbiologist shares some insights
There are steps you can take to improve the hygiene of your bed, such as not eating or drinking in it and washing the sheets once a week.
Global Health
How long can humans really live? The answer might surprise you
New research using a computer model suggests that human beings are capable of living to one hundred and fifty years old, beating past studies' age limits.
Advanced Materials
Wearing these clothes will stop mosquitoes from biting you
This was done through a computational model which shows the biting behavior of the 'Aedes aegypti'; a virus-carrying mosquito which causes human diseases.
Mental Health
How philanthropy could help provide better mental health care
Of the billion people around the world experiencing mental ill-health, more than 80% lack quality, affordable care. Philanthropy could help to change this
COVID-19
Why the world needs to rethink primary healthcare after the pandemic
In 1978, a global convention called for better primary healthcare. The World Bank says we’re still not doing enough.