Medicine
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COVID-19 news and trends
A digest of science and reporting @ 16 October.
The numbers Rising COVID-19 numbers in the US and Europe are alarming national leaders (in most cases) and leading...
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Conversation
The pros and cons of challenge studies
Infecting volunteers with coronavirus would have risks.
By Euzebiusz Jamrozik, University of Oxford, Kanta Subbarao, Peter Doherty Institute, and Michael Seigelid, Monash Un...
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Update
COVID-19 news and trends
A digest of science and reporting @ 09 October.
The numbers Global As at 16:23 CEST on Wednesday 7 October, cases confirmed worldwide by national authorities s...
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Conversation
How can a COVID test be a ‘weak positive’?
Epidemiologists explain why things aren’t black and white.
By Sheena G Sullivan and Jennifer MacLachlan When we get a test result for a disease like COVID-19, we naturally e...
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Artificial blood vessels with a little extra
Researchers say they can be more than just scaffolds.
Researchers in China and Switzerland have developed electronic blood vessels they say can be actively tuned to addres...
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Update
COVID-19 news and trends
A digest of science and reporting @ 01 October.
The numbers Global COVID-19 deaths passed one million this week, with WHO experts in Geneva telling a briefing the...
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Conversation
The vaccine may come without a needle
There are advantages other than reduced pain and stress.
By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Maja Husaric and Maximilian de Courten, Victoria University Vaccines are traditionally a...
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COVID-19 news and trends
A digest of science and reporting @ 25 September.
The numbers Global COVID-19 deaths are set to pass the one million mark in coming days. The grim champion of most ...
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Conversation
Assessing the various vaccine technologies
They take different approaches to preparing your immune system.
By Suresh Mahalingam and Adam Taylor, Griffith University The World Health Organisation lists about 180 COVID-19 v...
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Update
COVID-19 news and trends
A digest of science and reporting @ 18 September.
The numbers As total case numbers approached 30 million, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on 14 Septem...
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Is the Mozart Effect a real thing?
New analysis suggests we should at least keep exploring.
The idea that listening to Mozart can help people with epilepsy has been around since the early 1990s. It has been...
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Conversation
The immune response to COVID-19 vaccines
Here are five reasons why we’re not all the same.
By Paul Gill and Menno van Zelm, Monash University The Oxford vaccine trial at the centre of safety concerns this ...