TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 — Nerve damage to vocal cords could be the reason why some people recovering from COVID-19 suffer mysterious bouts of shortness…
Groundbreaking stem cell research could restore sight to people with macular diseases
Eye research charity Fight for Sight has announced funding for a ground-breaking stem cell research study which could reverse sight loss for people with macular…
UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans unless we protect nature
UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into…
Exposure to suboptimal doses of antimalarial drugs could increase malaria transmission
Exposure to suboptimal doses of the antiparasitic drug artemisinin could increase the sexual conversion rate of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, thereby increasing the probability…
Pfizer says it could still deliver a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020
Pfizer executives expressed measured optimism Tuesday over the prospect of providing a coronavirus vaccine in 2020 as the pharma giant reported lower third-quarter profits due…
New understanding of the neuropilin-1 protein could speed COVID vaccine research
When it comes to how the coronavirus invades a cell, it takes three to tango. The dance began with the ACE2 receptor, a protein on…
COVID-19 could threaten patients’ hearts
It has been months since the coronavirus pandemic gripped the nation, leaving more than 200,000 people dead—a number that continues to climb. Meanwhile, we are…
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 — A coronavirus strain that has plagued the swine industry in recent years may have the ability to spread to people,…
Transposons could be rewiring our brains
A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Oxford shows that mobile genetic elements that were active in the genomes of our ancestors could…
Could Virtual Training Help Parents of Kids With Autism Manage Behavior?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 — Virtual training is effective in teaching parents of children with autism about early behavioral intervention, according to a new study.…