From the earliest days of the pandemic, scientists have hoped that interferons, a family of potent proteins that are the body’s own first line of defense against viruses, could become weapons against… [+6343 chars]
University of South Australia scientists have uncovered another reason why society should be paying more attention to mental health: it is closely aligned to blood pressure and heart rate variations.… [+2900 chars]
In a recent study published in Diabetes, researchers assessed the direct and indirect effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on human pancreatic islets. Study: Indir… [+5068 chars]
Three new Omicron subvariants have reached Australia and health authorities say people who contract the virus should wait three months before getting their next COVID-19 vaccination. Associate Profe… [+2145 chars]
In January, as the Charles River began to freeze over, Keith Murray and the other members of MIT’s men’s heavyweight crew team began rowing on the indoor rowing machine. For 80 minutes at a time, Mur… [+4899 chars]
Researchers have developed a method to accurately detect viruses from clinical next-generation sequencing and describe novel associations between specific tumors and viruses that warrant further inve… [+3777 chars]
It could be in their genes, posits Tangye. Genetic influences are either making people vulnerable to really severe disease but may also contribute to resistance there are populations of people who pr… [+3786 chars]
