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Some people with HIV have a seemingly miraculous ability to control the disease without lifelong antiviral drugs like risky bone marrow transplants, and now a new study shows how this “elite” group manages the infection. © Delivered by Live Science illustration of HIV and human DNA In less than 0.5% …

The Trump administration’s moves to put pressure on scientific bodies to take controversial steps against the coronavirus threaten to undermine public confidence in health experts at a time when they have become uniquely visible. On Sunday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a permit for emergency use of restorative …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is taking an aggressive step to seize enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times, a pressure that the government hopes to instill confidence that it can host a delayed Olympic Games next year. FILE PHOTO: People in traditional costume kimonos, wearing protective masks as …

Pediatricians described the findings as reassuring, as children accounted for less than 1% of some cases of coronavirus in England, Wales and Scotland; and only 1% of those children died, the researchers report. The researchers – from various UK institutions – analyzed data on 651 Covid-19 patients under the age …

Image of artist of a comet flying through the inner solar system. NASA / SOFIA / Lynette Cook An unnamed comet embarked on a daring but ultimately self-destructive mission because it was seen carefully on a collision course with the sun. Images from the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and …