The ability of our skin to protect us from chemicals is something we inherit. Some people are less well-protected which could imply an increased risk of...
The Royal Flying Doctor Service’s capabilities have been seriously tested during the pandemic with more than 2700 patients suspected of having COVID-19 being rushed...
Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service has made a staggering number of COVID-19 ‘sorties’ to assist victims during the pandemic.
The virus's cytosolic tail also interacts with the host cell to promote its entry into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). A new study appearing on the bioRxiv...
New research investigates whether misreporting and changes in behaviour can prejudice the results of genetic studies on alcohol consumption.
One such strain is the South African 501.V2 and UK B1.1.7 strains, which have been isolated from many countries and seem to spread faster than the...
When AFP visited St Mary hospital in this desert town of 70,000 people this week, palliative care supervisor Kari McGuire said her team were seeing "astronomical...
Be warned - there is no vaccine or cure for the virus in humans.
The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is the pathogen responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
An analysis of an exhaustive dataset on cells essential to the mammalian immune system shows that our ability to fight disease may rely more heavily on...