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Flat-faced dogs had twice the odds of suffering heatstroke compared with a labrador retriever.
We show that minute amounts of cancer DNA can be detected in blood more sensitively than ever before.
Scientists have discovered that a widely used, cheap steroid can fight off COVID-19 in the most severe cases. Here’s how it works.
There is no evidence that COVID-19 will occur in waves.
Going to a protest may increase your risk of COVID-19. But calling out the structural racism that takes black lives and affects health outcomes for people of colour is also vital.
Lessons good and bad on responding to COVID-19 from Singapore, Brazil, South Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand, Tanzania and more.
There is no single reason why COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on ethnic minorities, but we know that racism and socioeconomic factors both play a role.
Current research suggests that exercise causes a number of positive changes in our gut microbiome.
Mobile devices can be turned into tools to rapidly identify a variety of disease-causing agents, including bacteria, toxins and viruses.
K is all about the super-spreaders.
Lockdown #quarantinis might seem like a way of getting through, but few realise how much drinking can affect the brain.
Our research has found a way of switching immune system cells from attacking to protecting.
A simple experiment suggests that we urgently need more research in this area.
We have been writing to trans and non-binary prisoners in the UK since before the pandemic began. This is what they say about lockdown.
Improving health literacy and access to services could empower ethnic minorities to boost their immune systems.
There is no perfect diet that works for everyone.
Our study found that people who had higher repetitive negative thinking patterns experienced more cognitive decline over a four-year period.
Many reports suggest that COVID-19 can damage nerves. Might this also include the auditory nerve?
Health systems have very quickly pivoted to providing services online, but there is much more to do if we’re to unlock remote healthcare’s full potential.
Over a 26 year period, cancer diagnoses have risen by 22%, but deaths from cancer have decreased by an equal amount.
Just focusing on spike proteins might not offer the complete immunity.
The UK locked down too late and has been in catch-up mode ever since. But with contact tracing, it can turn things around.
Our study looked at both identical and non-identical sets of twins. We found that how sensitive you are is actually inherited genetically.
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