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October 15, 2021 – Machine learning has come a long way in the quarter of a century since a computer nicknamed Deep Blue shocked the world by defeating chess master Garry Kasparov. Today, with our smartphones having far more processing power than Deep Blue, scientists are targeting even bigger adversaries, including potentially deadly diseases like […]
from Sheril cherry tree, Michigan State University and Douglas Buhler, Michigan State University The conversation, CC BY-ND COVID-19 has made food access difficult for many communities. From Michigan State University in the fall of 2021 Survey on nutritional literacy and engagement, 31% of the people we spoke to said the pandemic had affected their household’s […]
from Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia Elementary school children in the United States will soon be given another layer of protection to keep them safe from COVID-19. On October 29, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 years old February 26, 2021, in […]
October 15, 2021 – An FDA advisory committee voted 19-0 on Friday to approve second doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to boost immunity. It was the second vote in as many days to support a change in the schedule for a COVID vaccine. In its vote, the committee said that boosters could […]
from Richard Bloomer, University of Memphis I am a fitness enthusiast. I also stick to a nutrient-rich, “clean” diet, which means I minimize my sugar consumption and eat a lot of whole foods to optimize my health. You may be wondering how effective such a diet and exercise plan would be in fighting COVID-19, as […]
JOHN WHYTE: Welcome, everyone. You’re watching Coronavirus in Context. I’m Doctor John White, the Chief Medical Officer at WebMD. So who exactly needs boosters and when? When are we actually going to see a vaccine for kids? And should you wait as a parent for a little while once they’re available? And then, what’s the […]
By Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News LOS ANGELES – Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and light blue and yellow glasses, lived at home for a third of his five years because of the pandemic. And he’s more than ready for kindergarten. Hand in hand with his mother Martha Manzo, he enters […]
from Brian Peppers, University of West Virginia People are born pretty helpless and still have a lot to develop. And just as you need to learn to walk, so too must your immune system learn to defend itself against infection. Over time, your immune system matures through various stages, much like you progressed from crawling […]
from Amanda Harrist, Oklahoma State University and Laura Hubbs-Tait, Oklahoma State University Hundreds of programs over the past four decades – on junk food removal School machines to Michelle Obama’s “let’s go“Campaign – Attempted to encourage children in the United States to eat healthily and exercise more often. But none of these efforts lowered national […]
October 29, 2021 – The Air Force must decide in the coming weeks how to discipline about 12,000 Airmen who have declined orders to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The deadline for fully vaccinating the aviators is Tuesday November 2nd. Those who are not vaccinated could face increasing disciplinary measures, including dismissal from service or persecution […]