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Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech shows positive results: at day 28, all subjects who received 10 or 30 mg of the vaccine had SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies titers of 1.8-and 2.8-times, respectively, of a convalescent serum panel.
Rodents - ranging from mice, to guinea pigs, to squirrels - all lack the ability to vomit. It seems they lack the brain circuit required for the behavior.
Regeneron starts testing COVID-19 antibody cocktail in humans
Promising data from the UK RECOVERY trial for COVID-19. The cheap and widely available drug, dexamethasone (n=6,425), reduced deaths by 1/3 in ventilated patients (p=0.0003) and by 1/5 in other patients receiving oxygen only (p=0.0021).
In a landmark decision, FDA approves a video game as a therapy for kids with ADHD
The first image of the Earth from the Moon. Taken by NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 in 1966.
Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, approved to prevent head-and-neck cancer
Researchers describe a new compound, SCH-79797, that can simultaneously puncture bacterial walls and destroy folate within their cells. This ability to pierce the bacterial wall gives hope it may be effective versus Gram-negative bacteria.
Nerd cookies: depicting the plasmodium parasite's lifecycle
Open Letter to Steve Huffman and the Board of Directors of Reddit, Inc– If you believe in standing up to hate and supporting black lives, you need to act
Americans will get Sanofi’s Covid-19 vaccine before the rest of the world if the French pharmaceutical giant can successfully deliver one
Merino sheep are normally shorn annually. One such sheep - named Shrek - avoided being caught and shorn for six years letting his coat grow to an impressive length.
It's fair to say planets orbit the Sun, but that's not 100% true. The Sun holds 99.8% of the Solar System's mass; Jupiter contains most of what's left and as a result plays tug of war with the Sun. Everything orbits a center of mass!
This is atrial fibrillation. Fibrillating right atria and rapid ventricular response.
Let's Create an Elite Scientific Body to Advise on Global Catastrophes
Dr. Anthony Fauci says data from remdesivir coronavirus drug trial shows 'quite good news'
Dr. Anthony Fauci says data from remdesivir coronavirus drug trial shows “clear cut positive effect in diminishing time to recover” - argues drug will now become standard of care for COVID-19 hospitalized patients.
UK COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteer says she is 'doing fine' after anti-vax groups circulated online death rumours
White blood cells engineered to drill holes in and destroy tumor cells (CAR-T) have emerged as a powerful clinical tool for managing blood cancers. Now a new genetically engineered immune cell is showing promise in animal models - CAR-M cells swallow tumor cells whole.
Discussion Thread: President Trump Holds Press Conference Over FDA Developments With Coronavirus | 11:30 EDT
Public Health Experts: Single-Payer Systems Coping With Coronavirus More Effectively Than For-Profit Model: "Having a healthcare system that's a public strategic asset rather than a business run for profit allows for a degree of coordination and optimal use of resources
Chinese case study finds T-cell counts in COVID-19 patients are reduced significantly, and the the surviving T cells appear functionally exhausted. Point to commercially available anti-IL-6 antibodies as potential therapies.
Amazon is working to develop a vaccine against the common cold
