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The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationFungus Infected Frog. Credit: Wikipedia CommonsWarning: this article may contain spoilers.HBO's hit TV adaptation of the popular video game "The L

The Last of Us: Why making fungal vaccines is so challenging

by Rebecca A. Drummond,The ConversationFungus Infected Frog. Credit: Wikipedia CommonsWarning: this article may contain spoilers.HBO's hit TV adaptation of the popular video game "The L
Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

by Johns Hopkins UniversityKale growing at a farm outside Baltimore. Credit: Keeve Nachman/Johns Hopkins UniversityKale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are un

Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

by Johns Hopkins UniversityKale growing at a farm outside Baltimore. Credit: Keeve Nachman/Johns Hopkins UniversityKale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are un
In rural states, gardening and foraging helped prevent hunger during COVID: Study

In rural states, gardening and foraging helped prevent hunger during COVID: Study

by Colleen Goodhue,University of VermontPerson plants corn seedlings. Credit: Sally McCayNew research on rural New Englanders shows that gardening, hunting, fishing and other HWFP activities are

In rural states, gardening and foraging helped prevent hunger during COVID: Study

by Colleen Goodhue,University of VermontPerson plants corn seedlings. Credit: Sally McCayNew research on rural New Englanders shows that gardening, hunting, fishing and other HWFP activities are
Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age

Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age

by Alister Hart, The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs someone who started marathon running in midlife, I know how many aches and pains (and doubts) you can have if you take on the chall

Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age

by Alister Hart, The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs someone who started marathon running in midlife, I know how many aches and pains (and doubts) you can have if you take on the chall
Scientists discover hidden army of lung flu fighters

Scientists discover hidden army of lung flu fighters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024by Jules Bernstein,University of California - RiversideThis image illustrates the very beginning stages of an influenza (flu) infection in the respiratory tract. Credit: CDCScie

Scientists discover hidden army of lung flu fighters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024by Jules Bernstein,University of California - RiversideThis image illustrates the very beginning stages of an influenza (flu) infection in the respiratory tract. Credit: CDCScie
In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

by Jen A. Miller,Johns Hopkins UniversityA Hopkins affiliate completes a rapid antigen test at the O'Connor Rec Center. Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring the COVID-19 pandem

In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

by Jen A. Miller,Johns Hopkins UniversityA Hopkins affiliate completes a rapid antigen test at the O'Connor Rec Center. Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring the COVID-19 pandem
WHO says COVID vaccines saved at least 1.4 mn lives in Europe

WHO says COVID vaccines saved at least 1.4 mn lives in Europe

JANUARY 16, 2024 Editors' notesCredit: Maksim Goncharenok from PexelsAt least 1.4 million lives have been saved in Europe thanks to COVID vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, r

WHO says COVID vaccines saved at least 1.4 mn lives in Europe

JANUARY 16, 2024 Editors' notesCredit: Maksim Goncharenok from PexelsAt least 1.4 million lives have been saved in Europe thanks to COVID vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, r
Shared symptoms of Chikungunya virus, rheumatoid arthritis may cloud diagnosis

Shared symptoms of Chikungunya virus, rheumatoid arthritis may cloud diagnosis

by Michael C. Purdy,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisA virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito can cause symptoms very similar to rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Wash

Shared symptoms of Chikungunya virus, rheumatoid arthritis may cloud diagnosis

by Michael C. Purdy,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisA virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito can cause symptoms very similar to rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Wash
Backlash to transgender health care isn't new, but faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times

Backlash to transgender health care isn't new, but faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times

by G. Samantha Rosenthal,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the past century, there have been three waves of opposition to transgender health care.In 1933, when the Nazis rose

Backlash to transgender health care isn't new, but faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times

by G. Samantha Rosenthal,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the past century, there have been three waves of opposition to transgender health care.In 1933, when the Nazis rose