Bad news for vegans! Following a meat and dairy-free diet leads to weaker BONES, scientists warn Experts from Germany compared the bone health of vegans and non-vegans They found that vegans, on average, tended to have poorer bone health Vegans were deficient in key nutrients that typically come from animal products Such nutrients included vitamins … Read more
Children develop weaker antibodies to coronavirus than adults do, new research suggests. Scientists at Columbia University believe that children actually recover so quickly that they typically don’t get seriously ill, or develop a particularly significant reservoir of antibodies for COVID-19. But that may not mean that kids are any more vulnerable to reinfection than adults … Read more
Osteoporosis drugs designed to salvage crumbling bones may actually make them weaker, research suggests. Imperial College London experts compared the hip bones of dead people who had donated their bones for science. They found those who had never once had a broken bone had more flexible collagen and mineral structures, which are the building blocks … Read more
The number of coronavirus cases is increasing at its fastest pace since the pandemic began but the death rate is in decline – possibly providing evidence that the virus is getting weaker. Today the world logged more than 16 cases of the virus per million people on the planet, which is the second-highest number since … Read more
Scientists have discovered a unique mutation to coronavirus in Arizona – and it’s a pattern that they’ve seen before. One of the 382 samples they collected from coronavirus patients in the state was missing a sizeable segment of genetic material. In the middle and late stages of the SARS epidemic of 2003, this very same … Read more