The human genome is littered with "selfish genetic elements," which do not seem to benefit their hosts, but instead seek only to propagate themselves. Selfish genetic elements can wreak havoc by, fo… [+3840 chars]
License and Republishing World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in acc… [+130 chars]
More than two years into the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to challenge us. Its ability to rapidly mutate has seen the evolution of increasingly infectious variants … [+6365 chars]
Researchers have discovered a distinct biochemical profile in the urine of those suffering from severe asthma in a breakthrough study that could help offer better treatment, according to a report by … [+2057 chars]
Letting your baby taste foods that contain peanuts, eggs, milk and wheat from the age of three months can reduce the risk of allergies in children. Food allergies affect between 2 to 5 per cent of a… [+6506 chars]
Just as many people have replaced their manual toothbrush with an electric one, so too could robots usher in a new era of teeth cleaning. Scientists have created a swarm of shapeshifting microrobots… [+6430 chars]
A discovery about how algorithms can learn and retain information more efficiently offers potential insight into the brain's ability to absorb new knowledge. The findings by researchers at the Univer… [+3625 chars]
Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Australia have gained mechanistic insights on a life-threatening mammalian meat allergy brought on by tick bites that could pave the way for … [+4169 chars]
Flu cases typically increase between April and October, according to Public Health Unit co-director Deb Kay. However, an uptake of the free shot at Barwon Health resulted in 10 times as many people … [+911 chars]
An international team of researchers led by scientists from the HSE University have examined the interplay of languages in the brains of bilinguals. Using EEG data of Russian-English bilinguals, the … [+4585 chars]
Novel vaccine shields against 8 SARS-like viruses, including COVID-19 variants The drug will now have to undergo a Phase 1 clinical trial in humans (NCD)The drug will now have to undergo a Phase 1 cl… [+2396 chars]
News A newly funded project will evaluate how risk communication for vaccines can be improved to boost vaccine uptake among children. Children aged 511 have the lowest COVID vaccination rate of any… [+5586 chars]
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