Release of virus-blocking Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes is an emerging disease control strategy that aims to control dengue and other arboviral infections.…
Audio Interview: Acute Lung Injury in Covid-19
The continuing spread of SARS-CoV-2 remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. What physicians need to know about transmission,…
Experimental drug shows early promise against inherited form of ALS, trial indicates
A clinical trial has found evidence that the experimental drug tofersen lowers levels of a disease-causing protein in people with…
Evaluation of an Unsanctioned Safe Consumption Site in the United States
To the Editor: Nearly 70,000 people in the United States die each year from a drug overdose. Opioid-involved overdose deaths…
Lung, immune function in kids could protect from severe COVID-19
Differences in lung physiology and immune function in children could be why they are more often spared from severe illness…
Critical early step of the visual process uncovered
The key components of electrical connections between light receptors in the eye and the impact of these connections on the…
‘Bystander Effect’ not exclusive to humans
A rat is less likely to help a trapped companion if it is with other rats that aren’t helping, according…
How good gut bacteria help reduce the risk for heart disease
Scientists have discovered that one of the good bacteria found in the human gut has a benefit that has remained…
COVID-19 brain complications found across the globe
Cases of brain complications linked to COVID-19 are occurring across the globe, a new review has shown. The research found…
Therapy delivered electronically more effective than face to face
In this evidence review, researchers identified 17 randomized control trials comparing therapist-supported cognitive behavioural therapy delivered electronically to face to…