On Monday, Victorian health authorities released figures showing they’d received 389 reports of “gastro” outbreaks so far in 2021.
Exercise boosts immunity and makes vaccines more effective, new study shows
The availability of vaccines has brought hope for the end of the pandemic. Yet COVID deaths and cases are still surging around the world. As we try to immunize the world, the most likely scenario for the next few years is that COVID-19 will be like other infectious diseases, such as flu, that we will …
Racial inequalities and COVID-19: Addressing the long-term impacts
It didn’t take long for the world to feel the pandemic’s impact on existing inequalities. A year after the arrival of COVID-19, however, and many of those outcomes have proven to be far more wide-reaching and devastating than anticipated, especially where race and ethnicity is concerned.
Designing new ways to detect viral threats earlier to prevent another pandemic
To Linfa Wang, Ph.D., some of the most important unanswered questions about the COVID-19 pandemic lie within slick layers of guano, deep in a hole in the ground.
Strict border control remains crucial for Australia’s travel bubble
With the opening of a quarantine-free travel corridor between New Zealand and Australia this week, it’s easy to forget COVID-19 is still spreading globally, faster than ever, with more than three million deaths recorded worldwide.
Vikki Dougan on How She Became ‘The Back’
The model once known as “The Back” on a Hollywood career cut short.
Esophageal cancer: Discovery of the mechanisms involved
Metaplasia is defined as the replacement of a fully differentiated cell type by another. There are several classical examples of metaplasia, one of the most frequent is called Barrett’s esophagus. Barrett’s esophagus is characterized by the replacement of the keratinocytes by columnar cells in the lower esophagus upon chronic acid reflux. This metaplasia is considered …
Here’s why I probably won’t upgrade to Apple’s new iPad Pro
Apple has finally taken the wraps off of the 2021 iPad Pro, a device that has been rumored for some time. But as an iPad Pro lover, I’m not sure I’ll upgrade.
COVID-19 vaccines explained
Since it began on 30 December 2020, Singapore’s vaccination program has continued to make good progress. More than a million doses of vaccine have been administered, with around 40,000 doses now being administered per day. The vaccines were first given to those working on the frontline in the fight against the pandemic, followed by the …
Uncovering the function of prostate cancer protein
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a mechanism that makes a prostate cancer-causing protein called FOXA1 more resilient, according to a study published in Science Advances.