The billions of dollars invested in covid vaccines and covid-19 research so far are expected to yield medical and scientific dividends for decades, helping doctors
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Heads up! The cardiovascular secrets of giraffes
Because of their height, giraffes require scarily high blood pressures — yet they escape the massive health problems that plague people with hypertension. Can
From ‘arse-ropes’ to ‘flying venom’: A history of how we’ve come to talk about viruses and medicine
Symptom, virus, epidemic, quarantine. We’ve become used to these terms in 2020. But the “COVID-19 vocabulary” might have been very different had it not been
Scratching away: The complexities of chronic itch
Itching has myriad causes and mechanisms, many of which remain elusive. Scientists are making headway on parsing its biological underpinnings, in hope of better treatments.
Can Phages Save Us…? Are There Life Saving Secrets?
Can phages save us? Really? From what? First, what are phages anyway and how do their near-magical powers work? Ready for the good viruses? About
A Personal Cancer Cure? The Possibilities May Surprise You
A personal cure for cancer, a natural, non-invasive one, silently protects you? Maybe it saved your life, a miracle you knew nothing about. The idea’s