By New Scientist and Press Association So far, most pregnant women with covid-19 have had good outcomesGuy Bell/Shutterstock More than half of pregnant women admitted to UK hospitals with coronavirus were from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background. This is according to a study that looked at data from pregnant women admitted to…
Men and women have strikingly different patterns of alcohol use and suffer varying consequences of excessive drinking. Women drink less than men but are more likely to suffer bodily harm and illness related to alcohol.In a new study in mice, researchers uncovered a key mechanism driving this puzzling gender imbalance: fluctuating estrogen. The sex hormone…
By Alice Klein We tend to gain weight as we ageEmilija Manevska / Getty Many of us are shorter and heavier than we think we are, according to a study that compared people’s self-reported height and weight with their actual measurements. James Hodge and his colleagues at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia, looked…
according to Florida Department of Health data released Friday evening. Both deaths are connected to long-term care facilities in Clay County, an area that now has a total of nine deaths and 124 COVID-19 cases in its facilities.A Clay County long-term care facility on Friday disclosed an outbreak of novel coronavirus impacting over 30 residents…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…