Spring is around the corner, which means the beginning of berry season. Berries can be a great source of potassium and vitamins C and K, and can also promote a healthy gut. While berries are among the healthiest foods to ...
Mar 15, 2023
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When COVID-19 arrived in the United States, it was all hands on deck. The country's brightest scientific minds dropped whatever they were doing to join the effort against SARS-CoV-2, developing novel vaccines and treatments ...
Dec 20, 2022
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The United Nations Environment Program recently published a scientific review that looks at environmental threats and risks in light of the COVID pandemic. It analyzes links between human infectious diseases and nature and ...
Nov 15, 2022
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The omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants. So we've had to get our heads around these mutated forms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including BA.1 and the more recent BA.5.
Nov 3, 2022
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A research group from Nagoya University has successfully developed a surgical training model using konjac, a processed jelly made from the bulb of the konjac plant. Konjac is commonly used as an ingredient in Japanese cuisine ...
Sep 30, 2022
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We've all become familiar with virus mutations over the course of the pandemic, and can all probably list off the COVID variants including alpha, delta and omicron. But now we're hearing more and more about subvariants, as ...
May 25, 2022
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Researchers from the Medway School of Pharmacy (a partnership between the universities of Kent and Greenwich) have helped isolate the Lloviu virus (LLOV)—a close relative of Ebola virus—for the first time, highlighting ...
May 6, 2022
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Molds, and especially yeasts, were far more common in indoor daycare centers than outside of them, according to a new study. Factors such as certain building features and the number of children in a daycare influenced the ...
Feb 23, 2022
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By comparing chromosomes of different animal groups scientists at the University of Vienna led by Oleg Simakov and at the University of California made an astonishing discovery: Every animal species has almost the same chromosomal ...
Feb 3, 2022
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A new way of testing biomaterials that could help to avoid a repeat of the vaginal mesh scandal, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Dec 9, 2021
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