Medical nanotechnology is a promising area of research, but lack of equity poses problems.
Category: Health
mRNA pioneers Karikó and Weissman were awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences and the 2021 Lasker Award for the development of mRNA technology that has enabled the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines.
When will we be ready for the next pandemic? Studying the past may give us a hint.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase in thrombotic episodes, which are frequently observed in COVID-19 patients. But is there enough evidence to support the effectiveness of this theory?
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for their work on temperature and touch
Thousands of Indian COVID-19 survivors have developed deadly ‘black fungus’ infection leading to blindness.
A unique drug, NVG-111, first discovered and then developed by a research team from UCL.
The facets of addiction and their psychological treatments.
Some countries have started offering mRNA alternatives to AstraZeneca as a second shot because of rare blood clots to boost immune response. However, clinical trials on mixing different types of vaccines are still ongoing.