Food allergies took our darling daughters from us. We must act now before others suffer the same fate, say two mothers united by grief The first time I met Tanya, we just hugged and cried and cried,’ recalls Emma Turay. …
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How our dreams have adjusted to the pandemic
You’re strolling down the street, or giving a work presentation, or having dinner with friends. Suddenly it hits you: You’re not wearing any clothes. It’s a common anxiety dream many of us have had at one point or another, but…
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How we retrieve our knowledge about the world
In order to find our way in the world, we classify it into concepts, such as “telephone.” Until now, it was unclear how the brain retrieves these when we only encounter the word and don’t perceive the objects directly. Scientists…
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Our attention is captured by eye-glance
Eyes play an important role in social communication by expressing the intentions of our interlocutors, and even more so in times of pandemic when half of the face is hidden. But is this eye contact automatic and rapid? Is it…
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Dr MAI THI NGUYEN-KIM on the hidden chemistry that rules our lives
Hidden chemistry that rules our lives and loves: Dr MAI THI NGUYEN-KIM says you can transform your health once you’ve discovered its secrets As a chemist, sometimes I feel like the mother of an ugly child whose beauty only I…
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Having a medical detection dog has given me and my son our lives back
Jamie and Richmond had an instant connection, completely different from his relationships with other dogs we’d tried Source: Read Full Article
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Vaccine nationalism will block our path out of the pandemic. How do we resist our tribal instinct?
Most nations are currently focusing their efforts to defeat the pandemic within their own borders, under pressure to help their citizens first. But this is a global problem and governments need to work together to eradicate COVID. To avoid hardening…
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As death approaches, our dreams offer comfort and reconciliation
One of the most devastating elements of the coronavirus pandemic has been the inability to personally care for loved ones who have fallen ill. Again and again, grieving relatives have testified to how much more devastating their loved one’s death…
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Pfizer Update On Our U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Distribution Preparedness
NEW YORK, 16 November 2020 — Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) today announced the U.S. COVID-19 Immunization Pilot Program with four states, to help refine the plan for the delivery and deployment of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate that is being co-developed with BioNTech. To build…
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Vaccines often degrade in the heat: Here’s how our new chemical ‘casing’ could save lives
Amid unpredictable outbreaks, and fears of a second wave, the hunt is on for a vaccine against COVID-19. The reason for this is simple: vaccines work. They save lives and economies. For example, there were 11.6 million smallpox cases reported…
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