Tag: Research

‘Stealth’ Omicron Variant No Cause for Alarm, but Could Slow Case Decline

In recent days, headlines about a “stealth” Omicron variant have conjured the…

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New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid

That some patients had reactivated Epstein-Barr virus also made sense, Dr. Nath…

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Omicron Doesn’t Infect the Lungs Very Well, Animal Studies Find

A spate of new studies on lab animals and human tissues are…

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J.&J. Booster Protects Against Severe Omicron, Study Says

A Johnson & Johnson booster shot provided strong protection against the Omicron…

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Last Known Slave Ship, Clotilda, Is Remarkably Well Preserved, Researchers Say

“It is a tremendous duty to ensure that Clotilda is protected, and…

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Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron

A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in…

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James Webb Space Telescope Launch Is Making Astronomers Very Anxious

What do astronomers eat for breakfast on the day that their $10…

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Omicron Is a Dress Rehearsal for the Next Pandemic

Seek and you shall findIn any other context, it would have been…

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A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked.

Brian Shelton’s life was ruled by Type 1 diabetes.When his blood sugar…

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Concerns Grow Over Safety of Aduhelm After Death of Patient Who Got the Drug

Safety data from those trials was published Monday in the journal JAMA…

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How to Save Your Knees Without Giving Up Your Workout

In the annals of unsolicited advice, few nuggets have been dispensed as…

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First Known Covid Case Was Vendor at Wuhan Market, Scientist Says

A scientist who has pored over public accounts of early Covid-19 cases…

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