Pfizer’s vaccine DOES work against the Brazilian coronavirus variant, study suggests: Second dose of the shot ‘neutralized’ the mutant virus in lab tests Scientists tested antibodies in the blood of people who had two doses against an engineered variant They saw in the lab that the antibodies were able to ‘neutralize’ an infectious spike protein … Read more
During the earliest years of planet Earth, as our world was still forming, icy comets were essential sources of carbon that may have kick-started life, a new study claims. University of Minnesota astronomers have taken infrared observations of Comet Catalina, a comet that visited our solar system in 2016, to undertand whether comets played a … Read more
Justice League star Ray Fisher launched a fresh volley of tweets against Warner Bros. and DC Films on Saturday following news of a new Superman project with a high-profile Black writer. Fisher, 33, reiterated his claims that DC Films President Walter Hamada had tried to ‘destroy’ his ‘credibility,’ before implying that the new Superman movie … Read more
Drug used to treat lice and scabies drug could cut Covid deaths by up to 75%, research suggests New study suggests ivermectin cuts Covid infections by around 75 per cent More than 30 trials globally found the drug caused improvements in treatment The study is set to be published in the US journal Frontiers of Pharmacology … Read more
Night owls may be twice as likely to underperform at work than morning larks, research suggests Night owls are also at greater risk of falling into early retirement due to disability Evening chronotype almost twice as likely to underperform than morning larks Genes are the biggest factor in determining a person’s chronotype By Jack Elsom … Read more
Can ecstasy help alcoholics to beat the bottle? Dance drug could be used to treat alcoholism by getting addicts to confront their pasts, study suggests Ecstasy could be used to help treat people dealing with alcoholism A new study claims into the drug helps alcohol addicts to confront their pasts Study involved 14 patients in ten psychotherapy … Read more
A nasal spray made from chillies could help millions of Britons with a persistent blocked nose. The spray is designed for people whose nasal stuffiness is not caused by allergies such as hay fever, but rather by non-allergic rhinitis, a condition that affects up to six million people in the UK. It occurs as a result … Read more
Could Boris have gone even FURTHER? SAGE’s lockdown-easing plan would have let you meet a friend indoors for Easter with Tier 1-esque policies in April… but they warn a third wave is inevitable and relaxing too quickly could cause another 150,000 deaths By Sam Blanchard Deputy Health Editor and Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline … Read more
What is ‘herd immunity’? Herd immunity is the indirect protection from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection. Effectively, it means that once people have some form of immunity, it reduces the ability of a disease to spread among the population. Therefore someone … Read more
Mice learned how to be sneaky from living alongside humans, new research suggests Researchers in Germany looked at three populations of house mice for the study Mice which have been with humans longest were best at problem-solving tasks Tasks included opening lid or window of a Lego house to get a tasty mealworm By Victoria … Read more