Month: January 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen virus-beating technologies progress at unprecedented speed. Scientists have raced to understand and treat the new

After the initial excitement following the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines, a harsh reality set in. People who want a

The human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons, or nerve cells, woven together by an estimated 100 trillion connections, or

COVID-19 vaccination rates must reach 80% to achieve herd immunity, but only about 60% of Americans are willing to be

New research on the structure and dynamics of a branched form of DNA called a three-way junction could lead to

A trio of researchers at Stanford University has found the pathways in the parts of the mouse brain that become

Research led by scientists from UCLA and Harvard University has uncovered details about how the bacterium Clostridioides difficile causes excessive

UC San Francisco scientists have discovered a new way to control the immune system’s ‘natural killer’ (NK) cells, a finding

Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with drugs typically used for arthritis may significantly improve survival, a landmark study has found.

Stay awake too long, and thinking straight can become extremely difficult. Thankfully, a few winks of sleep is often enough