As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally—the common cold virus. Rhinovirus, the
Month: September 2020
The genetics of blood: A global perspective
What’s the risk of different human populations to develop a disease? To find out, a team led by Université de
Red hot meat: the wrong recipe for heart disease
From MasterChef to MKR, the world’s best chefs have taught us how to barbeque, grill and panfry a steak to
Are antibody tests underestimating the spread of COVID-19?
Dr. Dipender Gill from St George’s, along with researchers from the Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit (part of the University
New molecule repairs cartilage and relieves symptoms of osteoarthritis
A newly discovered molecule has been found to provide long-lasting regeneration of bone and cartilage defects, as well as symptom
Study identifies how infection by Zika virus during pregnancy can affect the fetal brain
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus, including malformations such as microcephaly. In a small
Researchers discover how to capture images of cells at work inside our lungs
University of Calgary scientists have discovered how to capture “live” images of immune cells inside the lungs. The group at
Investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate prevents severe clinical disease in animals
Most people with COVID-19 have relatively mild disease, but a subset of people develop severe pneumonia and respiratory failure, potentially
Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first?
When effective COVID-19 vaccines are developed, their supply will inevitably be scarce. The World Health Organization (WHO), global leaders,
Is consciousness continuous or discrete? Maybe it’s both, argue researchers
Two major theories have fueled a now 1,500 year-long debate started by Saint Augustine: Is consciousness continuous, where we are
