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When a volunteer in AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial fell sick, the entire study had to be put on hold to see if it was a side effect.

COVID Vaccine Trial Paused After Volunteer Develops Mysterious Illness

By Dan Robitzski

There's finally published research suggesting that the Russian COVID-19 vaccine boosts the immune system, but it's not clear if it will actually help.

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Finally, There’s Evidence That the Russian COVID Vaccine Might Work

By Dan Robitzski

Doctors engineered a virus that can infect treatment-resistant tumors and make them more vulnerable to existing therapies.

Doctors Fight Deadly Tumors Using Gene-Hacked Virus

By Dan Robitzski

The bodybuilding supplement AKG keeps mouse alive and healthy for longer, so scientists want to see if it does the same for humans.

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This Drug Makes Mice Live Longer and Healthier Lives

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists mapped the physical structure of the coronavirus' genetic code at an unprecedented level of detail in hopes that they can find ways to stop it.

Scientists Create 3D Map of Entire Coronavirus Genetic Structure

By Dan Robitzski

Tiny doses of the psychedelic drug LSD could be an effective painkiller — perhaps as powerful, scientists found, as conventional opioids like morphine.

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Research: LSD Microdoses as Effective as Opioids at Treating Pain

By Jon Christian

Researchers in Japan say bacteria could survive on the outside of a spacecraft for the entire duration of a trip to Mars.

Scientists: Bacteria Could Survive Trip to Mars on Outside of Spacecraft

By Jon Christian

New research suggests that a woman is cured of HIV without taking any medications or getting a bone marrow transplant as other cured patients did.

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Doctors Think They Cured a Woman’s HIV by Doing Nothing

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists say that bacteria "scream" as they die, giving off chemical alarms that warn their brethren of danger like antibiotics.

Scientists: Unfortunately, Bacteria Scream When They Die

By Jon Christian

For the first time, experts were able to confirm that a former COVID-19 patient has been reinfected by the coronavirus, but that's no cause for concern.

Doctors Confirm For First Time That Patient Caught COVID Twice

By Victor Tangermann

The Russian government is about to start a 40,000-person experiment on its COVID-19 vaccine, which is usually something that happens before they approve it.

40,000 Russians Are About to Get That Untested COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

New research reveals that kids with COVID-19 have a much higher viral load — meaning the virus reproduces more rampantly in their bodies — than expected.

According to New Research, Kids Spread COVID-19 Like Crazy

By Dan Robitzski

Newly-discovered bacteria can help neutralize dangerous toxins, potentially leading to a new way to clean Superfund sites.

Scientists Find Bacteria That Devours Cancer-Causing Pollutants

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new report, Facebook only flags about 16 percent of the medical misinformation that gets posted on the platform.

Facebook Only Catches 16 Percent of Medical Misinformation Posts

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists saw bacteria subjected to different conditions rapidly develop different evolutionary strategies, helping explain why some become dangerous.

Scientists Just Watched Bacteria Evolve in Real Time

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are developing a low-cost version of a coronavirus antiviral medication using antibodies grown in horses exposed to viral proteins.

A Low-Cost, Experimental Coronavirus Treatment Uses Horse Antibodies

By Dan Robitzski

Five new studies all suggest that COVID-19 survivors could have a more robust resistance to future coronavirus infections than we thought.

COVID-19 Survivors Seem to Have Really Solid Immunity, Researchers Say

By Dan Robitzski

Swallow a Small Device and It’ll Scrape Your Gut Bacteria for Signs of Trouble

Swallow a Small Device and It’ll Scrape Your Gut Bacteria for Signs of Trouble

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists Built an Inhaler They Claim Stops Coronavirus

Scientists Built an Inhaler They Claim Stops Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists may have found a critical weakness in the coronavirus' structure: a small, positively-charged region crucial for latching onto host cells.

Scientists Think They Found the Coronavirus’ Weak Spot

By Dan Robitzski

In extremely preliminary research, blood transfusions seem to have reversed some aspects of menopause and allowed women to get pregnant.

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Blood Transfusions Helped a Menopausal Woman Get Pregnant

By Dan Robitzski

Havn Life wants to build a safe, standardized supply chain for psilocybin researchers in Canada in hopes of developing new medical treatments.

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Meet the Woman Who Wants to Sell Psychedelic Drugs to Scientists

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates says that the long wait times for coronavirus test results render the whole thing useless. Or, in his words, the tests are "garbage."

Bill Gates Called Most US Coronavirus Tests “Garbage”

By Dan Robitzski

Russia may begin a mass COVID-19 inoculation campaign this Autumn, but there's no available data showing that the experimental vaccine works.

Russian Officials Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

A coronavirus vaccine has long been described as the only way out. But experts now agree: even with a vaccine, it will take years to slow the spread.

Even With a Vaccine, It Will Take Months If Not Years to Beat the Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

A letter sent out to employees of Chinese state-owned travel companies claims that two experimental coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective.

China Is Giving People a COVID Vaccine That Isn’t Done Being Tested

By Victor Tangermann

The White House's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told ABC News that "if you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it."

Fauci Says Coronavirus Can Infect You Through Your Eyeballs

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists managed to capture images of an antibody neutralizing the coronavirus, and they say studying its moves could lead to vaccines or treatments.

Amazing Electron Microscope Images Show Antibodies Fighting the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

Using just a pipette and a magnetic stirring device, a ragtag group of scientists is attempting to fast track the development of a COVID vaccine.

These Scientists Are Testing an Experimental COVID Vaccine on Themselves

By Victor Tangermann

The New York Department of Health is investigating a recent Chainsmokers concert due to potentially coronavirus spread among a packed crowd.

Officials Are Investigating The Chainsmokers for Spreading the Coronavirus

By Dan Robitzski

An experimental gene therapy seems to have staved off a young boy's Duchenne muscular dystrophy, suggesting new treatments could be on the way.

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Gene Therapy Lets Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Walk Again

By Dan Robitzski

A team of German researchers have found that dogs are able to sniff out the coronavirus with an astonishing accuracy after only a week of training.

Scientists: Trained Dogs Can Smell Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

An international team of researchers have identified 21 existing drugs that stop the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 from replicating.

Researchers Identify 21 Existing Drugs That Stop the Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

The experimental COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna Inc begins its phase three clinical trials, the last round of testing before possible approval, on Monday.

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An Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Begins its Phase 3 Trial Today

By Dan Robitzski

Before we can launch any long-term space travel, scientists will need to find away to protect against bacteria, which becomes deadlier in microgravity.

Oh Great: Space Travel Makes Bacteria Even Deadlier

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists just discovered one of the ways that the coronavirus sneaks into cells: a "camouflage" enzyme disguises it as a natural part of the host.

The Coronavirus Uses a “Camouflage” Enzyme to Merc Your Cells

By Dan Robitzski

White House infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warned on Wednesday that it's unlikely the coronavirus will ever go away completely.

Fauci: The Coronavirus Will Probably Be Around Forever

By Victor Tangermann

Experimental COVID-19 vaccines are coming with an unfortunate amount of side effecte. Failing to disclose those risks could turn people off altogether.

Experimental COVID Vaccines Are Giving People Fevers, Headaches, and More

By Dan Robitzski

A team of Chinese researchers claim their blood test can detect five types of cancer in 95 percent of asymptomatic patients who later were diagnosed.

New Blood Test Appears to Detect Cancer Years Before Symptoms

By Victor Tangermann

According to a preliminary lab test conducted by Pfizer, their COVID vaccine is effective against new highly transmissible variants of the virus.

Pharma Execs Say They Plan to Profit on COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

A team of German scientists are throwing a tightly-controlled concert in order to understand how COVID-19 can spread in large crowds.

German Scientists Are Hosting a Concert to Study How COVID-19 Spreads

By Dan Robitzski

UK authorities issued a warning on Thursday, claiming that Russian hackers with ties to the Kremlin have been targeting coronavirus vaccine research.

State-Backed Russian Hackers Are Targeting Coronavirus Vaccine Research

By Victor Tangermann

A massive new study strongly links high blood iron levels with a longer lifespan, giving hope to new longevity treatments.

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Scientists: Blood Iron Levels Strongly Correlated With Long Lifespan

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists grew stermatogonial stem cells — the precursors to sperm — in a lab for the first time, potentially unlocking new fertility treatments.

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For the First Time, Scientists Grow Human Sperm Stem Cells in Lab

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered the first bacteria that chemosynthesizes the metal manganese, and they did it almost by accident while cleaning up an experiment.

Newly-Discovered Bacteria Can Eat Metal as Food

By Dan Robitzski

Human Tests For This COVID Vaccine Look “Promising,” Researchers Say

Human Tests For This COVID Vaccine Look “Promising,” Researchers Say

By Victor Tangermann

The coronavirus seems to kill more men than women for unknown reasons, but a new data tracker may help scientists get to the bottom of it.

Scientists Still Don’t Know Why COVID-19 Hits Men and Women Differently

By Dan Robitzski

A new medical robot built by Korean engineers automates the process of jabbing patients' noses with a swab to test for COVID-19.

Bizarre Medical Robot Grabs Your Face, Jabs You With a Nose Swab

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk is once again posting misleading claims about the coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to downplay the danger it poses.

Elon Musk Is Still Sharing Coronavirus Misinformation

By Dan Robitzski

Gilead Sciences, the pharmaceutical company behind the COVID-19 drug remdesivir, just announced how much it plans to charge for the antiviral medication.

Even With Insurance, the COVID Drug Remdesivir Is Shockingly Expensive

By Dan Robitzski

When the pharmaceutical industry finally develops a coronavirus vaccine, medical-grade glass shortages may prevent companies from distributing it.

The US Might Not Have Enough Glass Vials To Distribute the Coronavirus Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

With so few new COVID-19 cases in China, vaccine research in the country — like an upcoming phase three experiment — needs to be conducted overseas.

With No Patients At Home, China Outsources COVID Vaccine Trials

By Dan Robitzski

The European Union may not reopen its borders to the United States due to the largely uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus in the country.

Fearing COVID, Europe May Keep Borders Closed to US Travelers

By Victor Tangermann

Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease specialist, warned today of a "disturbing surge" in new coronavirus infections.

Fauci Warns of “Disturbing Surge” in Coronavirus Infections

By Jon Christian

Scientists are infecting mini-organs with COVID-19 to better understand how the virus infects and interacts with human organs.

Mini-Organ Research Reveals What COVID-19 Does to the Body

By Dan Robitzski

A new model shows every single atom in the spikes on the surface of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, potentially giving rise to more targeted treatment.

Scientists Mapped Out Every Atom in the Coronavirus’s Spikes

By Dan Robitzski

New research suggests that coronavirus antibodies and survivor's immunity could fade away after just two to three months.

Your Coronavirus Antibodies Might Fade After Just a Few Months

By Dan Robitzski

The state of Arkansas is suing televangelist Jim Bakker after he advertised and sold fraudulent, entirely made up cures for COVID-19.

Arkansas Sues Televangelist for Selling Fake COVID-19 Cure

By Dan Robitzski

A common mutation of the coronavirus is far more contagious than others, potentially explaining why some regions were so devastated.

Scientists: Mutated Version of Coronavirus May Have Hit NYC, Italy

By Dan Robitzski

By genetically modifying goats, scientists found a way to make them manufacture expensive cancer medications in their milk.

Scientists Gene-Hack Goats to Make Cancer Drug in Their Milk

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA just authorized an iOS game as a treatment for adolescent ADHD, making it the first ever prescription video game.

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FDA Approves First-Ever Prescription Video Game

By Dan Robitzski

According to experts, a drug used to reduce inflammation for a variety of conditions cut the risk of death of COVID-19 patients on ventilators by a third.

Cheap Drug Appears to Cut COVID Deaths By 30 Percent

By Victor Tangermann

Michael Flor, who survived a record-setting 62-day hospital stay for the coronavirus, just got hit by a $1.1 million hospital bill.

Man Survives Coronavirus, Gets $1.1 Million Hospital Bill

By Dan Robitzski

Leaked documents dated to earlier this week, obtained from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Yahoo News.

Leaked CDC Documents: Coronavirus Is Spiking in US Again

By Jon Christian