Mice that exercise produce more of an enzyme that can improve memory and other brain functions. Owen Franken/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Owen Franken/Getty Images Mice that exercise produce more of an enzyme that can improve memory and other brain functions. Owen Franken/Getty Images Scientists say they've identified an enzyme that could help explain…
During the first chaotic months of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was already clear that the novel coronavirus spreading around the world didn’t affect everyone equally. The earliest clinical data out of China showed that some people consistently fared worse than others, notably men, the elderly, and smokers. It made some scientists wonder: What if the…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Men's blood has higher levels of a vital enzyme used by the novel coronavirus to infect cells, according to a new European study, which could help explain why men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection.Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is located…
The level of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells is higher in men's blood than women's, a new study has found. In most countries, the number of deaths from the new coronavirus among men is higher than women. More: Doctor's Note: Why are more men dying from coronavirus? Coronavirus recession will…
* Men's blood has more of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells * May help explain why men are more vulnerable to new coronavirus * Study suggests ACE-inhibitor and ARB drugs don't increase risk By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Men's blood has higher levels than women's of a key enzyme used by…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…