Key to controlling COVID-19 is early intervention
New Zealand has experienced one of the lowest mortality rates among all countries during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
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Method can help identify proteins in the body affected by chemicals
How do pollutants and other chemicals that we are exposed to affect our health? Researchers from Linköping University, Sweden,...
Physical activity may prevent accumulation of metabolic risk factors in menopausal women
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences shows that menopausal...
Mapping cell structure by fusing protein images and interactions
If cells were “countries”, the proteins would be their citizens organized into inter-connected towns and villages. Thousands of proteins...
COVID-19 vaccine boosters to prevent breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in healthy adults
The unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has remained a...
MIT scientists discover how molecular clusters interact with chromosomes in the nucleus
A cell stores all of its genetic material in its nucleus, in the form of chromosomes, but that’s not...
COVID-19 became more lethal in the U.K. in late 2020, statistical analysis suggests
A new statistical analysis supports beliefs that COVID-19 became more lethal in the U.K. in late 2020, while also...
Direct-acting antivirals for HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma reduces the risk of tumor progression
In a new cohort study of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a disease with a...
New AI predictive algorithm greatly improves timeliness and accuracy of sepsis predictions
Each year, sepsis affects more than 30 million people worldwide, causing an estimated six million deaths. Sepsis is the...
Study demonstrates effectiveness of two doses of BBV152 vaccine
On January 16, 2021, India launched its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination campaign with two vaccines: Oxford–AstraZeneca ChAdOx1...