Imagine you’re driving down the highway, enjoying the start of a long road trip, when all of a sudden one of the children in your back seat moans, “I don’t feel so good.” Your immediate response, besides scrambling for a…
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Drug-like molecule points to novel strategies for cancer therapy
A decade ago, genome sequencing revealed a big surprise: about 50 percent of human cancers are linked to mutations in what are known as epigenetic regulators, which control the activity of genes. In a new study in Cell Chemical Biology,…
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New penis ring monitors your nighttime erection activity
The £50 night-time ‘erection tracker’ for impotent men: Creators of penis ring-like device say it could help spot root cause of erectile dysfunction Men normally get 3-5 erections a night, and less can be a sign of a health issue…
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N. America surges as pandemic eases elsewhere
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to surge in North America this week even as it eased elsewhere. Here is the global state of play according to a specialised AFP database. Standstill The average number of new daily cases stabilised globally at…
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Future pandemics targeted by new Oxford research center
Oxford University is launching an effort to bring together academic, industry and government experts from around the world to use the lessons learned from COVID-19 in the fight against future pandemics. The Pandemic Sciences Centre will unite Oxford researchers in…
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