by admin | Mar 21, 2025 | COVID-19, Ethics, Policy
Dylan Thomas Doyle, University of Colorado Boulder In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers struggled to grasp the rate of the virus’s spread and the number of related deaths. While hospitals tracked cases and deaths within their walls, the broader...
by admin | Mar 21, 2025 | Diet, Health
Dipa Kamdar, Kingston University Around half of UK adults currently take a food supplement – but vitamins and minerals are usually only needed in small amounts and too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Here’s what you need to know about the benefits and risks...
by admin | Mar 21, 2025 | Immune Response, Inflammation
A groundbreaking study published in *Nature Communications* has revealed a surprising cellular mechanism that could be key to fighting age-related chronic inflammation. Researchers have discovered that p53—a protein most famous for its role in cancer prevention—also...
by admin | Mar 21, 2025 | COVID-19, Heart Disease, Heart Failure
The wail of an ambulance pierced the quiet streets of a major Japanese city as paramedics rushed a 75-year-old woman with a history of bronchiectasis from her apartment to the nearest emergency ward. She had collapsed when her heart inexplicably stopped beating. After...
by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Disease, Parasitology
Dan Baumgardt, University of BristolThe comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of “sugar worms” to get her children to brush their teeth after sweets. It’s a trick I poached to convince my daughter to do the same. She’s since grown...
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