New antidote for cobra bites discovered
Scientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have made a remarkable discovery: a commonly used
Autoantibodies behind lifelong risk of viral infections
A new study shows that about two percent of the population develop autoantibodies against type 1 interferons, mostly later in
Waste Styrofoam can now be converted into polymers for electronics
University of Delaware and Argonne National Laboratory have come up with a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a
Does the type of workstation you use make a difference in your health and productivity?
It might be an exaggeration to claim that “sitting is the new smoking,” but significant research indicates that people who
Singing the science: Using karaoke to examine blushing
A new collaboration between researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Chieti
Improving HIV treatment in children and adolescents — the right way
Globally, around 2.6 million children and adolescents are currently living with HIV, the majority of them in Africa. These young
The courtship of leopard seals off the coast of South America
A pioneering study led by Baylor University biologist Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., and published in the journal Polar Biology has unveiled
Risk of long COVID declined over course of pandemic
The risk of developing long COVID has decreased significantly over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis
PEPITEM — a novel protective agent for ‘inflammageing’
A naturally occurring peptide called PEPITEM could potentially rejuvenate the immune response in older individuals and protect against ‘inflammageing’, which
Can doomscrolling trigger an existential crisis?
In a world first study on the impact of doomscrolling from an existential perspective, Flinders University researchers warn that habitual