NIH clinical trial tests a new vaccine for COVID-19 in humans. While still in early stages, the team hopes to make it available as soon as possible.
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Older individuals in low- and middle-income countries are considered to be the most vulnerable to COVID-19 but have yet to be properly acknowledged in global planning for the disease.
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Peptide-laden vesicles light up in the presence of amyloid beta, providing an early diagnostic test (and possible treatment) for Alzheimer’s.
How research into existential risk will help safeguard humanity
Florian Jehn combines pragmatism with optimism when considering potential threats to human civilization.
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