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Adding an ingredient called an adjuvant can help vaccines elicit a more robust immune response, better training the body to fight a pathogen. Researchers report a substance that boosted the immune response to an experimental COVID-19 shot in mice by 25 times, compared to injection with the vaccine alone. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831095011.htm

Mikhail Gorbachev changed the world - but he was a human being first and foremost, writes the BBC's John Simpson.

Updated COVID vaccines are expected to be available by Labor Day, but public health experts have mixed feelings, with some citing lack of human data and others saying the need is urgent.

The protons and neutrons that build the nucleus of the atom frequently pair up. Now, a new high-precision experiment has found that these particles may pick different partners depending on how packed the nucleus is. The data also reveal new details about short-distance interactions between protons and neutrons in nuclei and may impact results from experiments seeking to tease out further details of nuclear structure. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831113623.htm

New research has found women -- when height is accounted for -- have a 50% higher risk of developing the abnormal heart rhythm disturbance when compared to men. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831113612.htm

Declines in essential health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and lower-middle-income countries devastatingly impact women and children's health, according to a new study. In some of the world's poorest countries, the projected corresponding increases in child and maternal mortality can erase years of progress and cause thousands of preventable deaths. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220830145148.htm

Scientists at have conducted research showing that a powder dropper can successfully drop boron powder into high-temperature plasma within tokamaks that have parts made of a heat-resistant material known as tungsten. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220830145146.htm

The former president opened up the USSR and saw it collapse in 1991.

For centuries in Tampa Bay, remnant shorelines and shallow coastal waters supported typical subtropical marine habitats, such as salt marshes, seagrass beds, oyster reefs and mud flats. When mangroves along the shoreline replaced the salt marsh vegetation, they abruptly took over oyster reef habitats, threatening species that depend on them. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220830135637.htm

From word games to workout challenges to staying sober, tracking a streak has never been easier. How can we leverage that motivational power to keep from being totally derailed when a positive streak, inevitably, ends?

Scientists have uncovered how a build-up of harmful protein starts to happen within neurons in Parkinson's disease, ultimately causing nerve cell death. By looking at how, where and why this build-up happens, the work provides unique insight into a key biological process driving Parkinson's. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220830135635.htm

Scientists have used mathematical and computer modeling to demonstrate the impact of skin homeostasis on driver and passenger mutations. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220830131711.htm

A new study finds it doesn't seem to matter what time of day or night you take your blood pressure medication.

From fibbing about how much we drink to creating an entire false medical history in plain sight, lying to doctors, colleagues, and loved ones about our health is incredibly common. But why?

Researchers have developed AquaApp, a mobile app for acoustic-based communication and networking underwater that can be used with existing devices such as smartphones and smartwatches. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220829125956.htm

Since being shared, the video has left the internet amazed. It has garnered more than 34,000 views and nearly 1,000 likes. In the footage, the snake was seen perched on top of the woman and ready to strike. However, as per the caption of the post, the reptile sat still on her back for about a few minutes, before it slithered away without causing any harm.  Viral Video |  Shaquille O'Neal Gets "Knocked Out" By Internet Sensation Hasbulla Since being shared, the video has left the internet amazed. It has garnered more than 34,000 views and nearly 1,000 likes.  One user wrote, "I would have reacted the same way as the woman there doing... Silently chanting shiva's name! This video is a proof that faith in God gives strength to face the tough times in life." Another said, "Best reaction wud be 'Not to react at all'".  Viral Video |  A New Take On Kala Chashma Is Here. Internet Calls It "Rocking" A third added, "As far as I know s

The homegrown brands that have found their way into the homes and hearts of millions of Indians.

Champion tennis coach Rick Macci shares the moment he first saw the sisters play.

Fears mount among more than 1,000 Palestinians that Israel’s army will force them to leave their homes in the occupied West Bank.

French chef Roland Mesnier produced delicacies for five US presidents over 27 years.

The clock is counting down to the debut flight of the rocket that will send people back to the Moon.

Thousands demonstrate in support of the vice-president, who is facing corruption charges.

Fighting between political factions kills 23 people including a young comedian in the capital Tripoli.

More than 1,000 people have died and millions have left their homes, with new flash floods this week.

Police say the soldiers, who were in the US for training, were found with gunshot wounds early on Saturday.

Black Tunisians tell the BBC about racism traumas, as an MP worries about advancement of black rights.

The governor-general has been dragged into a backlash over ex-PM Scott Morrison's secret ministries.

The extreme heat this summer has exacerbated the many hazards, leading to a sudden spike in deaths in Hungary.

Protests take place over the release of 11 men who gang-raped a Muslim woman in 2002.

Image appears to show a plant burning unsellable gas and Latvia removes a controversial Soviet-era monument.

New research shows that risk climbs by half with every extra year of life in a dog's golden years.

A new immunological treatment against hepatitis B and D viruses, both of which can cause liver cancer, shows promising results in animal models. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220826113326.htm

Annually, there are an estimated 17,730 new spinal cord injuries in the U.S. and 250,000 to 500,000 worldwide. The U.S. Senate has designated September as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.

Illicit drug use is associated with a nearly nine-fold greater risk of death or life-threatening emergencies in intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) patients, according to new research. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220826113253.htm

Doctors have long known music and sound can help soothe physical pain, but they didn’t know why. New research offers insight – and a surprise about volume.

  Goa police cite CCTV footage from Curlie's Restaurant, besides alleged confessions from the two arrested associates of the actor-politician Panaji:  Actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat was forcibly made to drink "some obnoxious substance" mixed in water by her two associates while partying at a restaurant-cum-nightclub in Goa, the police have said, citing security camera footage and alleged confessions. She "felt uneasy" after it and could barely walk on her own before her associates took her to the hotel where all of them were staying. She was brought dead to a hospital the next morning. Police said that  Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh , the two associates accused of murdering the Bigg Boss contestant Sonali Phogat, were arrested last evening so that they could not destroy the evidence.  "CCTV recordings of relevant premises were examined by the Investigating Officer and it was found that Sudhir was forcefully making Sonali to drink the alleged liqui