Health
New Cell Atlas of COVID-19 Pathology Reveals How the Coronavirus “Wreaks Havoc in the Lungs”
Single-cell analysis of autopsy samples from COVID-19 patients shows how the lungs repeatedly tried, and failed, to repair themselves. Scientists...
Research identifies potential antiviral compound for COVID-19, flu, other viral infection
UMass Medical School scientists Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.; Fiachra Humphries, Ph.D.; and Liraz Galia, Ph.D., working with the British-based pharmaceutical...
Vitamin D may not protect against COVID-19, as previously suggested
While previous research early in the pandemic suggested that vitamin D cuts the risk of contracting COVID-19, a new study...
UK approves Pfizer jab for 12 to 15-year-olds
The UK regulator has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children aged 12-15, saying it is safe and...
Controlled Trial Finds Tai Chi Similar to Conventional Exercise for Reducing Belly Fat
A randomized controlled trial found that tai chi is about as effective as conventional exercise for reducing waist circumference in...
Study: New species are all around us
About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015...
Japan’s output seen rising as exports cushion pandemic’s impact: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s factory output is expected to have risen for the second straight month in April on brisk...
Moderna vaccine ‘highly effective’ in teens
Moderna says its Covid vaccine is "highly effective" in adolescents aged 12 to 17. No cases of Covid-19 were seen...
UK officials: Vaccines effective against Indian variant
British health officials expressed optimism Sunday that the coronavirus restrictions remaining in England can be lifted in June after an...
Pfizer vaccine can now be stored in fridge for longer, EU drug regulator says
The European Union's drugs regulator has said the Pfizer Covid vaccine can now be stored at fridge temperature for much...