COVID is here to stay: countries must decide how to adapt
The Omicron variant has laid bare the need to live with a disease that throws up an ever-changing set of challenges.
T Cells From Common Colds Cross-Protect Against COVID-19 Infection
A new study, published in Nature Communications and led by Imperial College London researchers, provides the first evidence of a protective role for these T cells.
Cognitive Decline Is Not Always a Sign of Alzheimer’s Disease
Some cognitively frail adults have impaired cognition but intact brain structure and function.
What Scientists Discovered About the Dolphin Clitoris
A close examination of 11 clitorises from common bottlenose dolphins suggests the female cetaceans experience pleasure during frequent sexual activity.
Did a large impact remix the Moon’s interior?
New model suggests a big impact roiled the Moon's interior, altered its volcanism.
Olive Oil Intake Tied to Reduced Mortality
In an observational study of more than 90,000 US healthcare professionals, consuming even a small amount of olive oil was associated with reduced total mortality.
Drug-laced beer may have forged ancient Peruvian empire
Andean rulers may have fostered allegiance one feast at a time
Ankylosaur was sluggish and deaf
German and Austrian scientists took a closer look at the
How Much Did the Moon Heat Young Earth?
Tidal heating may have raised the surface temperature of early Earth and triggered global volcanism, a new study says.
Cannabinoids From Hemp Prevent COVID-19 Coronavirus From Entering Human Cells
Hemp compounds show the ability to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from entering human cells
Make Room for Mavericks Among Us
Mainstream medicine is the best route for most people and conditions, most of the time. But we must make room for maverick medicine as well.
Study challenges evolutionary theory that DNA mutations are random
Studying the genome of thale cress, a small flowering weed, led to a new understanding about DNA mutations.
Covid in pregnancy linked to birth-related complications
A new study has linked Covid-19 to complications during pregnancy.
There's a Hidden Mathematical 'Law' in The Sand Megaripples Found All Over Earth
Wherever there is sand and an atmosphere, prevailing winds may whip the grains into undulating shapes, pleasing to the eye with their calming repetition.
Model suggests vertical winds could push bacteria to an altitude beyond 120km
Strong vertical winds in the upper atmosphere could push bacteria higher than 120 km
Two decades of soldiers’ medical records implicate common virus in multiple sclerosis
Vaccines under development against Epstein-Barr virus might prevent rare, devastating disease
Research Shows 1 in 10 People May Still Be Infectious for COVID After 10 Days
One in 10 people may have clinically relevant levels of potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2 past the 10 day quarantine period, according to new research.
Compost is a major source of pathogenic aspergillus spores
Fourteen percent of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates cultured from garden soils were resistant to an agricultural triazole antifungal drug, tebuconazole.
Pioneering Test Reliably Predicts the Spread or Return of Deadly Skin Cancer
New test developed as mechanism of skin cancer growth understood.
New Links Discovered Between Brain Cell Development and Psychiatric Disorders – “Major Step Forward”
Cardiff University study is ‘major step forward’ in hunt for developmental origins of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
Phosphorene nanoribbons find their first use in a solar cell just 3 years after discovery
Phosphorene nanoribbons – a promising material synthesised just three years ago – have already found their first application, in a perovskite solar cell.1
Shkreli’s infamous 4,000% price hike gets him a lifetime pharma ban
New York's attorney general celebrated with Wu-Tang Clan references.