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Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response
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Insights from Pregnancy Could Help Fight Cancer
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India Isn’t Ready for a Deadly Combination of Heat and Humidity
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Better Face Masks Are Possible: Here Are Some Winning Designs
High-quality masks called respirators, such as N95s and KN95s, offer strong protection against the spread of COVID-19. But when it...
A Pandemic Tragedy on Brazil’s Lago Verde
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Human genome: New test shows which bits of your DNA are from which biological parent
A test uses epigenetic marks on your DNA to determine which parts of your genome came from each biological parent...
Neuroscience: Brain cells that control fever and other illness symptoms discovered
Fever, loss of appetite and seeking warmth are common responses to infections, and the discovery of the brain cells responsible...
James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a tiny space rock – but it’s OK
One of the mirrors of NASA’s huge new space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, was hit by a small...
Hedgehogs Host the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Hedgehogs are a lot of things. They’re small and...
Mental health emergency responder programme cut crime rates in Denver
A six-month pilot programme in Denver, Colorado, that had mental health specialists instead of police respond to non-violent emergency calls...
What Would a Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Mean in the US?
A committee of independent, expert advisers for the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly to authorize the two-dose Novavax Covid-19...
COVID Deaths Left Orphans: To Their Loss, Add Lifelong Health Risks
With a million Americans dead from Covid 19, families across the country are struggling with unimaginable grief and loss. More...
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