Image copyright PA Media Nobel laureates are among scientists calling for volunteers to be exposed to coronavirus after receiving a vaccine to see if it offers protection. In an open letter to the head of the US National Institutes of Health, the group says so-called "challenge trials" could accelerate vaccine development.The Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine…
June 15, 2020 | 4:38pm Enlarge Image A human brain illustration Getty Images/Science Photo Library The coronavirus is capable of infecting the brain and then replicating within the cells — with virus levels increasing tenfold within three days, a new study has found. The new research, which is under peer review at the journal Altex…
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(CNN)Cats can infect other cats with the novel coronavirus, but they may not show any symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday. The findings add to a growing body of research showing how cats, big and small, can contract the virus. But experts say…
May 12, 2020 | 12:44pm | Updated May 12, 2020 | 1:46pm Newly released video shows California inmates sniffing masks and sharing drinks in a “dangerous plot” to get the coronavirus — mistakenly thinking it would get them sprung from the slammer, according to officials. In the clip, inmates at the North County Correctional Facility…
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…