In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers analyzed the inhibition of stress granules (SG) formation in cells infected by the human common cold coronavirus HCOV-OC43 (HCoV-… [+5991 chars]
Image source, Family handout Image caption, Emma Checkley says her two daughters are happy to wear sunscreen after what she has been through A woman is warning of the dangers of sunburn after getti… [+2091 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment with paxlovid. Study: Describing COVID-19 Patients Du… [+5003 chars]
A new study presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and published simultaneously in BMC Medicine, has linked body fat (adiposity) with risk of fata… [+5289 chars]
To boost (again), or not to boost. That is the question (with apologies to Shakespeare). In recent weeks, the US Food and Drug Administration expanded its authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Mo… [+2434 chars]
THE OMICRON variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike assumptions made in previous studies that it was more transmissible but less severe, a large study i… [+1204 chars]
Food prices in the U.S. are rising, but sticker shock at the grocery store is especially acute in the egg and poultry aisles, as a highly contagious avian flu decimates commercial poultry flocks acro… [+5229 chars]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the emergence and evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant in South Afr… [+5022 chars]
If there is one undisputed common wisdom in this day and time, it is that of “sleeping on something” that perturbs us. Tired after a long day at work? Fought with a friend? Vexed about a major decisi… [+3657 chars]
Higher levels of specific carotenoid antioxidants in blood may help guard against age-related dementia, new research suggests. Investigators found that individuals with the highest serum levels of l… [+5152 chars]
In the search for eternal youth, poo transplants may seem like an unlikely way to reverse the aging process. However, scientists at the Quadram Institute have provided evidence, from research in mic… [+4764 chars]
A team of researchers from the French health care company Sanofi, working with the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute in the U.S., has developed two new vaccines against … [+2638 chars]
