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A cold today helps keep the COVID away
A recent cold appears to be a defense against COVID-19 and a partial explanation for kids’ tendency toward milder coronavirus infections.
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A recent cold appears to be a defense against COVID-19 and a partial explanation for kids’ tendency toward milder coronavirus infections.
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Scientists report that targeting sugars on virus surfaces stopped multiple infections, though the approach needs much refinement before human trials.
Immune cells in aging cat brains with amyloid beta destroy nerve endings, mimicking the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in humans.
The genetically modified lung remained viable for nine days, but the recipient’s immune responses need more research, scientists say.
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Researchers warn that halting federal contracts for mRNA vaccine research could weaken pandemic preparedness and slow medical advances.
Continuous glucose monitors are now readily available. With guidance, they can help people make small dietary and lifestyle changes for better health.
H5N1 bird flu might infect human mammary glands, potentially allowing the virus to show up in breast milk.
At an average age of 70, these women divers in South Korea still forage in the sea up to 10 hours a day and spend more than half of that time underwater.
A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmaking as early as 2.6 million years ago.
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