A new study published in Current Biology reveals that the ability for humans to digest milk (lactase persistence) spread through…
Antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants, study finds
Researchers have found that mothers of preterm babies have highly individual breast milk microbiomes, and that even short courses of…
Innovative biocontainment unit shows promise to protect healthcare workers
The U.S. Army partnered with the University of Pittsburg Medical Center to create a biocontainment unit that could help healthcare…
Obesity may alter immune system response to COVID-19
Obesity may cause a hyperactive immune system response to COVID-19 infection that makes it difficult to fight off the virus,…
Operation Outbreak simulation teaches students how pandemics spread
A new article highlights Operation Outbreak, an educational platform and simulation intended to teach high school and college students the…
‘Hotspots’ of a coronavirus infection in the human body
An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect multiple organs. Researchers have investigated cellular factors that could be significant for…
New computational tool enables prediction of key functional sites in proteins based on structure
A new technology that uses a protein’s structure to predict the inner wiring that controls the protein’s function and dynamics…
When doing good boosts health, well-being
Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people’s health and well-being, according to new research.…
Tiny biological package gets drug right to the ‘heart’ of transplant rejection
For patients who receive a heart transplant in the near future, the old adage, ‘Good things come in small packages,’…
Children can have COVID-19 antibodies and virus in their system simultaneously
With many questions remaining around how children spread COVID-19, researchers set out to improve the understanding of how long it…