Bill would limit toxic heavy metals in baby food A bill to limit the amount of heavy metals in baby food sold in the United States is slated to be submitted to Congress on Friday. Mar 29, 2021 0 3
The journey to patient avatars: Building a living biobank for ovarian cancer A living biobank could support the development of new therapies for advanced ovarian cancer. Here we follow the journey of a Cancer Research UK-funded team to build a living biobank for ovarian cancer. Mar 29, 2021 0 3
The Wuhan lab at the heart of the 'extremely unlikely' leak theory A team commissioned by the World Health Organization to investigate the source of the coronavirus in Wuhan in January concluded that it was "extremely unlikely" that the pathogen originated in a top-security lab in the ground-zero ... Mar 29, 2021 0 5
Inflammation-fighting protein could improve treatment of rheumatoid arthritis New research led by scientists at Washington State University has found that a protein known as GBP5 appears to play a key role in suppressing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, a potentially debilitating disease in which ... Mar 29, 2021 0 41
Analysis of the sensitivity of the UK (B.1.1.7) and South African (B.1.351) variants to SA The B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants of SARS-CoV-2 were first detected in the UK and South Africa respectively, and have since spread to many other countries. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur joined forces with Orléans Regional ... Mar 29, 2021 0 69
WHO chief says all possible COVID origins 'need further study' The WHO's chief said Monday that all hypotheses on the COVID-19 pandemic's origins remained open and needed further study, based on international experts' report on their mission to Wuhan. Mar 29, 2021 0 0
J&J to deliver up to 400 million COVID vaccines to Africa Up to 400 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to African countries, the US pharmaceutical giant said Monday. Mar 29, 2021 0 2
New drug to regenerate lost teeth The tooth fairy is a welcome guest for any child who has lost a tooth. Not only will the fairy leave a small gift under the pillow, but the child can be assured of a new tooth in a few months. The same cannot be said of adults ... Mar 29, 2021 4 1606
Which animals could have passed COVID-19 to humans? First it was snakes, and then the endangered pangolin before Asian ferret badgers were put in the dock. Mar 29, 2021 0 22
COVID-19 could cause historically low levels of childbearing in the UK Levels of childbearing in all the countries of the UK were declining even before the pandemic. A new study suggests that the impact of COVID-19 could mean a further fall in fertility rates to historically low levels. Mar 29, 2021 0 2
