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 …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – From the high balcony of a public housing block in Singapore, an environmental official confirms his mosquito launcher, the latest control authorities have set out to combat a record outbreak of tropical disease dengue. With the click of a button and a whirl of a fan, a …
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FILE PHOTO: An almost empty street is seen outside Cambridge University, as the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease continues, Cambridge, UK, 1 April 2020. REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge LONDON (Reuters) – The University of Cambridge is set to begin clinical trials in the autumn of its possible coronavirus vaccine after …
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You have heard about them everywhere since the beginning of the health crisis; antibody tests that can tell you if you have had an undiagnosed COVID-19 case in the past and if you may be immune to the disease. Apply that concept to an entire community and you can determine …
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Most of us think of tears as a human phenomenon, part of the complex fabric of human emotion. But they are not just for crying: All vertebrates, even reptiles and birds, have tears, which are critical for maintaining a healthy face. Now, a new study, published this week in the …
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