Using genetic data from nearly 30,000 people, Mount Sinai researchers have built risk scores from a combination of datasets representing
Month: December 2020
Virus strain to cause more deaths in Britain: study
A mutated coronavirus strain spreading in Britain is on average 56 percent more contagious than the original version, scientists have
Can’t draw a mental picture? Aphantasia causes blind spots in the mind’s eye
If you were asked to draw a picture of your grandparents’ living room from memory, could you do it? For
Study finds evidence of lasting immunity after mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infection
New research involving scientists from Queen Mary University of London has found evidence of protective immunity in people up to
Kuwait starts COVID-19 jabs as Gulf rolls out mass vaccinations
Kuwait began coronavirus vaccinations on Thursday, following several other Gulf states in rolling out a mass inoculation campaign. “This vaccine is safe
Feds update immunization advice with Moderna vaccine approval
Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are similar enough that you can swap them in a pinch, according to the latest
Italy enters Christmas lockdown limiting holiday travel
Police in Italy enforced new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at limiting far-flung families from gathering over Christmas as public health
What could DeepMind ‘solving’ the protein folding problem mean for cancer research?
Earlier this month, biologist Mohammed AlQuraishi was driven to excitedly exclaim that a new set of findings constituted “a seismic
There’s no magic way to boost your energy. But ‘perineum sunning’ isn’t the answer
If you keep up with wellness trends, you might have heard of something called “perineum sunning.” If you haven’t, it’s
Here’s where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus
The World AIDS Day commemoration of 2020 took place in the midst of a global pandemic. It served as another reminder that
