How raccoon dog DNA fits into the COVID-19 origins debate
It’s been three years since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Yet the mystery of how it...
Bird flu can jump to mammals. Should we worry?
An uncomfortable truth is that there is another influenza pandemic in humankind’s future. Whether it...
Medicated eye drops may delay nearsightedness in children
An eye drop a day could keep myopia at bay — at least temporarily. Using...
A gel cocktail uses the body’s sugars to ‘grow’ electrodes in living fish
For the first time, researchers have harnessed the body’s own chemistry to “grow” electrodes inside...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes
Sitting in an exam room, surrounded by doctors and scientists, Heather Rendulic opened her left...
Psychedelics may improve mental health by getting inside nerve cells
Psychedelics go beneath the cell surface to unleash their potentially therapeutic effects. These drugs are...
Here’s what you need to know about COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant
The omicron variant’s family tree has grown substantially over the last year. The brood now...
How well will COVID-19 vaccines handle coronavirus variants?
As new variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 emerge, a slew of new studies...
Coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 will soon be dominant U.S. strain
A highly contagious coronavirus variant will become the dominant version of the virus in the...
Could delaying a second vaccine dose lead to new coronavirus strains?
Spiking COVID-19 cases, slow vaccine rollout and the emergence of more transmissible coronavirus variants in...