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Researchers exploring whether Covid vaccines may disrupt menstrual cycles have said any potential changes to periods are short-term and do not affect fertility.
Though any link between the jab and changes in periods is yet to be proven, anecdotal accounts have been highlighted in blogs and on social media.
Speaking to the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast, Dr Kate Clancy, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, and Dr Katharine Lee, a postdoctoral researcher at Washington University School of Medicine, said they both experienced temporary changes to their menstrual cycles after receiving Covid vaccinations, leading them to start a survey to explore whether others had similar stories.
The new drug sotorasib reduces tumor size and shows promise in improving survival among patients with lung tumors caused by a specific DNA mutation, according to results of a global phase 2 clinical trial led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The drug is designed to shut down the effects of the mutation, which is found in about 13% of patients with lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that the immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. The finding opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a way to prevent or treat brain conditions.
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Updated: 6:37 ET, Jun 4 2021
PEOPLE who have already had Covid are protected from another infection for at least ten months, a study has shown.
The “really good news” means a previously infected person is very unlikely to suffer the disease twice in one year, researchers said.
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Given seven in ten people in England now have antibodies, and the vaccination programme is speeding ahead, it gives hope Covid cases will remain low.