Diphtheria – a relatively easily-preventable infection – is evolving to become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics and in future could lead to vaccine escape, warn researchers from the UK and India.
Genomic surveillance – using information about genetic differences between virus samples – can help identify how SARS-CoV-2 spreads in care home settings, whose residents are at particular risk, according to new research published today.
COVID-19 is leaving both the bereaved and bereavement care practitioners struggling to cope
A team of engineers has identified the ‘violent’ physical processes at work inside the lungs which cause wheezing, a condition that affects up to a quarter of the world’s population.
New data from Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge suggests that a single dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine can reduce by 75% the number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections.
A potential new treatment to protect immunosuppressed patients from human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has been discovered by scientists at the University of Cambridge.
Robotic dogs, laughter therapy and mindfulness are some of the ways that might help people – particularly the elderly – cope with loneliness and social isolation while social distancing, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.
UC San Diego scientists discover shattered chromosomal fragments are tethered together during cell division before being rearranged; destroying the tether may help prevent cancerous mutations
MIT researchers train a neural network to predict a “boiling crisis,” with potential applications for cooling computer chips and nuclear reactors.
Certain people have genetically lost the ability to detect coronavirus infections through the newly identified CARD8 sensor
A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water.
RNA recoding is widespread in some animals, though not humans; UC San Diego researchers report squid employ it to dynamically alter key proteins to work better in colder water
Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings.
The JAMA Network Open paper suggests technologies like ChatGPT could improve public health by fielding the public’s health questions, but fails to promote human-powered critical resources like life-saving 1-800 hotlines.
A novel method to represent robotic manipulators helps optimize complex and organic shapes for future machines.
Five years after the creation of Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park, the largest fully protected marine area in North America, experts report no negative impacts on the Mexican fishing sector
One out of 10 breaths contains oxygen generated by cellular mechanism in microscopic algae
A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a mask is as important, or more important, than the material it is made of.
Seismologists use supercomputer to reveal complex dynamics of multi-fault earthquake systems
Technology used in cancer research leads to roadmap of chemicals important for agriculture, food production and climate resilience