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Here are genetic reasons why some people age more quickly than others

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Which genes are involved in aging and longevity? How are they involved? What are the therapeutic implications? ...
Danger ahead? How a COVID variant with the transmissibility of Omicron and the deadliness of SARS could emerge

Danger ahead? How a COVID variant with the transmissibility of Omicron and the deadliness of SARS could emerge

As SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, has spread throughout the world, many observers have failed to take note of ...
COVID vaccine protection: How long can we expect immunity to last?

COVID vaccine protection: How long can we expect immunity to last?

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Like most other vaccines, Covid vaccines don’t act as a foolproof barrier to infection but rather as a fire alarm ...
37%-to-60% of Americans say they are not sure they will get a vaccine. If that resistance holds, we won’t reach ‘herd immunity’ and COVID will not go away

37%-to-60% of Americans say they are not sure they will get a vaccine. If that resistance holds, we won’t reach ‘herd immunity’ and COVID will not go away

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The World Health Organization estimates that 65 to 70 percent of a given population must be vaccinated to halt the spread of ...
How much will vaccines help knowing COVID reinfection is possible?

How much will vaccines help knowing COVID reinfection is possible?

[V]accines mimic a natural immune response, to the effect of developing long-term and in some cases lifelong immunity to reinfection ...
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Viewpoint: Telescoping coronavirus vaccine testing and approval timelines exposes all of us to unnecessary dangers

We all hope for a rapid end to the pandemic and an effective vaccine would be a surefire solution. But ...
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Viewpoint: Human challenge trials – volunteers intentionally infected with COVID-19 – are ‘uninformative, unnecessary and unethical’

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Deliberately infecting volunteers with SARS-CoV-2 to test the efficacy of vaccine candidates is unnecessary, uninformative, and unethical. … [O]ne prominent ...
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Hydroxychloroquine proves ineffective against coronavirus in small Chinese trial

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Results from a controlled clinical trial from China on the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19 have shown ...
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