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By Jonathan Corum and Carl ZimmerUpdated May 7, 2021 The University of Oxford partnered with the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca to develop and test a coronavirus vaccineknown as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 or AZD1222. A large clinical trial showed the vaccine offered strong protection, with an overall

I saw this article. What do you think? 7 January 2019 Stephen Mortlock asks if the 10 plagues of Egypt were the result of an ecological domino effect or divine intervention? As children, many of us will have read how the Hebrew people living in Egypt were suffering under the cruel rule of the Pha

Evidence is growing of a link between the Covid-19 vaccine and a deadly thrombosis – and theories are emerging as to why Melissa Davey @ 12 Apr 2021 17.34 EDT Since rare but severe clotting was seen in some people following vaccination with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, researchers worldwid

A neuroscientist writes on AstraZeneca fears • This is a scary and stressful time for the world, and studies have shown that in individual cases stress impacts people's ability to think in the big picture (Photo: Jernej Furman) By NAYEF AL-RODHAN OXFORD/GENEVA, 29. MAR, 07:05Earlier this month,

Posted by Community Host Christine Bell-Witter The past year has launched most of us into an intellectual abyss. For scientists or even those of us who considered ourselves well educated, this is a novel and uncomfortable place to be. Some of us have dug up old science books, others have embraced

4 October 2021 A new paper has been published by a global collaborative group on developing a simplified blood test that increases the overall screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes. Current screening methods to identify those who are at risk are costly and logistically difficult. The study sh

The Sickle Cell Society is the only national charity in the UK that supports and represents people affected by a sickle cell disorder to improve their overall quality of life. First set up as a registered charity in 1979, the Sickle Cell Society has been working alongside health care professionals,

Simply explained DNA is a double helix 🧬 held together by complementary base pairs. The DNA is heated, it comes apart to form two single strands. Base pairs are added to each single strand and it builds two daughter helices🧬 🧬. This is called a cycle. The second cycle yields 4 helices. 20 cycl

Evidence is growing of a link between the Covid-19 vaccine and a deadly thrombosis – and theories are emerging as to why Melissa Davey @ 12 Apr 2021 17.34 EDT Since rare but severe clotting was seen in some people following vaccination with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, researchers worldwid

Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter DEADLY blood clots are being mistaken for Covid , doctors have warned. Some of the symptoms of a blood clod, including breathlessness and blackouts, are wrongly being blamed on Coronavirus. Therefore, patients with potentially life threatening blood clo

Posted by Community Host Christine Bell-Witter It has been a year since COVID-19 ruled our lives and livelihood. Scientists are now working hard to discover new ways to detect COVID-19. This new method being developed will enable fast detection of COVID-19 virus or COVID-19 antibodies (currently

By Jonathan Corum and Carl ZimmerUpdated May 7, 2021 The University of Oxford partnered with the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca to develop and test a coronavirus vaccineknown as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 or AZD1222. A large clinical trial showed the vaccine offered strong protection, with an overall

Covid UK news live: Death toll rises by almost 100 in 24 hours as government confirms self-isolation ‘crucial’ Akshita Jain,Rory Sullivan and Sam Hancock 3 LIVE – Updated at 17:40 © Getty Images SEI88167526.jpg "The UK has recorded its highest number of Covid deaths in a single-day period since 2

6 April 2021 Pathology Quality Manager Jessica Dixon looks at safety and quality assurance practices in relation to expanded testing due to the pandemic. For the general public, the safety of diagnostic tests is often accepted, however, this fails to acknowledge the long history of legislation a

A neuroscientist writes on AstraZeneca fears • This is a scary and stressful time for the world, and studies have shown that in individual cases stress impacts people's ability to think in the big picture (Photo: Jernej Furman) By NAYEF AL-RODHAN OXFORD/GENEVA, 29. MAR, 07:05Earlier this month,

This is what a vein should looks like. Somewhat like a hollow pipe for blood to flow freely through. This is what a blood clot looks like. It blocks the flow of blood. This is the body‘s way of prevent us from bleeding to death every time we have a cut. However there are conditions which trigg