People suffering from post-traumatic distress disorder report that cannabis reduces the severity of their symptoms by more than half, at…
Undersized airways may explain why nonsmokers get COPD
A mismatch between airway and lung size may explain why some nonsmokers get COPD and some heavy smokers do not,…
First all-human mouse model of inherited prion disease
Human prion diseases include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS). A new study reports a significant advance in the…
Unexpected uncertainty can breed paranoia
In times of unexpected uncertainty, such as the sudden appearance of a global pandemic, people may be more prone to…
Computer modelling predicts where vaccines are needed most
Researchers have developed a model that can estimate regional disease burden and the impact of vaccination, even in the absence…
Scientists ‘re-train’ immune system to prevent attack of healthy cells
The body’s immune system can be re-wired to prevent it from recognising its own proteins which, when attacked by the…
Methods to inactivate and safely study SARS-CoV-2
Virologists have identified detailed methods of how to perform research on SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including procedures that…
Majority of first-wave COVID-19 clinical trials have significant design shortcomings, study finds
Most of the registered clinical trials of potential treatments for COVID-19 underway as of late March were designed in ways…
Heat and humidity battle sunshine for influence over the spread of COVID-19, researchers find
Researchers have found that while higher heat and humidity can slow the spread of COVID-19, longer hours of sunlight are…
Antihistamines and similar drugs could slow down Huntington’s disease
Scientists have described a potential new therapeutic strategy for slowing down early-stage Huntington’s disease.