In a recent study published in Frontiers in Microbiology, researchers developed RK-33, a small molecule inhibitor of DDX3, and evaluated its efficacy against severe acute…
How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke when indoors
The dangers of inhaling smoke are well established. Many people do their best to avoid breathing it in. But what about when the smoke comes…
Shopping for sunglasses 'saved mum's life' after opticians find brain tumour
When Ann Flinn went for an eye test in April, the opticians found something suspicious. The mum-of-two was trying to buy some prescription sunglasses ahead…
Ian Frazer Centre for Children’s Immunotherapy Research aims to advance pediatric cancer care
Australia's first dedicated children's immunotherapy center will investigate treatments to not only increase the survival of kids with cancer, but to also improve their ongoing…
I didn't think I was 'suicidal enough' to call the Samaritans – I was wrong
The woman on the other end of the phone took a deep, shaky breath. ‘I didn’t know if I should call,’ she stammered. ‘I wasn’t…
COVID-19 damages placentas immune response, study finds
If a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it’s mild, damages the placenta’s immune response to further infections, a UW Medicine-led…
Busiest summer for 999 crews – NHS in critical condition
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3D imaging helps to better understand the early stages of Alzheimers disease
Using a novel 3D imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska Institutet, among others, have been able to comprehensively characterize a part of the brain that shows…
This is the best way to stretch if you’re fed up with not feeling any more flexible
This is the best way to stretch if you’re fed up with not getting any more flexible. Stretching can sometimes feel like an unrewarding task.…
Impacts of COVID on the immune system
So you’ve had COVID and have now recovered. You don’t have ongoing symptoms and luckily, you don’t seem to have developed long COVID. But what…