How could COVID-19 and the body’s immune response affect the brain?
Although the most immediately threatening symptoms of COVID-19 are respiratory, neuroscientists are intently studying the pandemic from the perspective of
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How green space can keep the blues at bay
How can you keep your mind and body strong while stuck at home during COVID-19? Ecology and health expert Professor
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New evidence for how microbiome crosstalk with the immune system contributes to liver disease
A new study by researchers in the Quadram Institute has provided insights into how interactions between gut microbes and cells
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Study examines how Hong Kong managed first wave of COVID-19 without resorting to complete lockdown
Study suggests testing and contact tracing and population behavioural changes—measures which have far less disruptive social and economic impact than
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How does sugar drive consumption? Scientists discover gut-brain sugar sensor in mice
Artificial sweeteners have never fully succeeded in impersonating sugar. Now, a Columbia study in mice has identified a brain mechanism
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Research shows how stress remodels the brain
Research led by Si-Qiong June Liu, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School
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ICU ventilators: What they are, how they work and why it’s hard to make more
Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One
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How understanding the dynamics of yeast prions can shed light on neurodegenerative diseases
Prions are a class of misfolded proteins that form aggregates called amyloid fibrils. These aggregates are the main culprit behind
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Natural sunscreen gene influences how we make vitamin D
Genetic variations in the skin can create a natural sunscreen, according to University of Queensland researchers investigating the genes linked
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Q&A: COVID-19 expert explains how the virus makes people sick
Experts continue to learn more about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and how it behaves. Dr. Gregory Poland, an
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