By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool vittaya25/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5pm on 16 July Plan to lift majority of restrictions in England is a threat to the world, say scientists and health leaders… Read More »
Scientists are making dramatic strides toward a goal that once seemed almost unimaginable: Restoring limited vision to people affected by a previously irreversible form of blindness caused by an inherited eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa. In a paper published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers working with the Paris-based company GenSight Biologics SA reported… Read More »
Once dismissed as a conspiracy theory, the idea that the covid virus escaped from a Chinese lab is gaining high-profile attention. As it does, reputations of renowned scientists are at risk — and so is their personal safety. At the center of the storm is Peter Daszak, whose EcoHealth Alliance has worked directly with Chinese… Read More »
Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may help protect the heart by dampening stress-related signals in the brain, research suggests. S scientists found that when compared to being teetotal or indulging in excessive levels of alcohol, moderate drinking – equivalent to one drink for women and two for men per day – is associated with a… Read More »
The Coronavirus Outbreak liveLatest Updates Maps and Cases Vaccine Rollout See Your Local Risk New Variants Tracker Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Scientists Call on C.D.C. to Set Air Standards for Workplaces, Now The agency has not fully reckoned with airborne transmission of the coronavirus in settings… Read More »
[unable to retrieve full-text content]If confirmed, these glands could be the first of their kind discovered in about 300 years. Modern anatomy books show only three types of salivary glands, a set near the ears, another below the jaw and a third under the tongue WebMD Health
People have one of four main blood types: A, B, AB or O. But type O blood is considered universal for transfusions because it’s compatible with all blood types. Now, scientists have revealed that with the help of two bacterial enzymes produced in the human gut, they are able to convert type A blood into… Read More »