Spry and gray-haired, many dressed in their Sunday best or colorful African prints—and all sporting masks—dozens of South Africans aged
Day: May 28, 2021
New research could pave the way for safer and more efficient COVID-19 testing
International research led by Monash University and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity has achieved a proof of
Many pre-surgery tests are useless, so why are hospitals still using them?
Patients facing relatively simple outpatient surgeries are nonetheless being told to undergo a number of preoperative tests that just aren’t
Study upgrades one of the largest databases of neuronal types
A study led by researchers from the Institute Cajal of Spanish Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain in collaboration with
Microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut health
As the owner of a human body, you’re carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms
Changes in how cholesterol breaks down in the body may accelerate progression of dementia
The blood-brain barrier is impermeable to cholesterol, yet high blood cholesterol is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and
New research may explain why some people derive more benefits from exercise than others
Although everyone can benefit from exercise, the mechanistic links between physical fitness and overall health are not fully understood, nor
Versatile coronavirus antibody may be starting point for broader-acting vaccines
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people in the United States already had been sick with a coronavirus, albeit a
DNA vaccines for COVID-19 effective in mice, hamsters
Currently available COVID-19 vaccines rely on mRNA strands to teach the human immune system to recognize the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now,
Mouse pups’ cries give clues about autism spectrum disorder
One-fifth of babies who inherit a genetic variant located on chromosome 16 will develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by age