During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, President Trump said that Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was dishonorably discharged from the military for cocaine use. Though The Washington Post reports that his discharge was administrative, not dishonorable, Hunter Biden’s struggle with alcohol…
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Senescent cells may be good when it comes to a bad injury
It’s called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new cells, and it’s considered a factor in aging and in some diseases. Now scientists have some of the first evidence that at a younger age at least,…
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What it feels like… to have two strokes
One night, when I was 12 years old, I woke to a burning sensation in my head so painful, it felt like something was trying to tunnel its way inside. I opened my mouth to call for my parents, but…
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Medical research is broken: Here’s how we can fix it
Every year, around US$200 billion (£150 billion) is spent globally on health research. Meanwhile, millions of people volunteer their time to be participants in health studies. Despite all the resources that go into creating medical research, though, there is a…
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Nigerian scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: Why it matters
By the first week of August 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic had caused about 654,000 deaths worldwide. In Nigeria, as of July 28, there were 38,945 confirmed cases recorded with 813 deaths. The pandemic hit the African continent last, and the…
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England’s new contact tracing app fixes privacy problems—whether it will work is another matter
The UK government has begun a trial of its new, revamped COVID-19 contact-tracing app for England, after its previous attempt failed to work as required and raised concerns over privacy. Unlike the previous app, the new version stores information about…
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Is the COVID-19 virus pathogenic because it depletes specific host microRNAs?
Why is the COVID-19 virus deadly, while many other coronaviruses are fairly innocuous and just cause colds? A team of University of Alabama at Birmingham and Polish researchers propose an answer—the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA “sponge.” This action…
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Russia’s coronavirus vaccine hasn’t been fully tested, and approving it now risks side effects and false protection
On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin announced Russia was the first country to register a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute in Moscow, it’s been registered with the Russian Health Ministry…
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Coronavirus: Could your body already have cells that recognize and fight it?
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 10 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. T-lymphocytes (T-cells) in some people‘s bodies may have the ability to recognize COVID-19, despite it being a new virus, according to…
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Is it safe to wear a coronavirus face mask while exercising?
Fitness industry leaders urge governors to allow gyms to reopen Gold’s Gym President and CEO Adam Zeitsiff makes the case to reopen gyms on ‘CAVUTO Live.’ At the start of the coronavirus epidemic in the U.S., home workouts became increasingly…
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