2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for discovery of Hepatitis C virus
UK-US discovery allowed for rapid development of antiviral drugs
Researchers investigate more effective treatments for older breast cancer patients
Study shows that least fit should be offered treatments to help bridge…
Egyptian-German research team constructs first Egyptian genome reference
Total of 270 billion DNA bases were fed into software tools to…
Australian study identifies new genes linked with being left-handed
Study analyzed genetic data from over 1.7 million people, identifying 41 genetic…
New study rules out first horse domestication take place in Anatolia
Domestic horses were thought to have been introduced into Transcaucasia, Anatolia around…
Egypt turns to science to mitigate water crisis
Alamein’s 150k cbm/day desalination plant has been inaugurated as first phase to offset…
Asphalt contributes to urban reactive air pollutants: US study
Emissions from road-surfacing material may exert greater impact as urban areas expand…
Face shields, masks with valves ineffective against COVID-19: Study
Droplet dispersion visualisations show cloth, surgical masks are more effective than clear…
Pregnant COVID-19 patients at greater risk of ICU care, giving birth prematurely
Older age, obesity, pre-existing medical conditions increase pregnant women’s risk of more…
Elon Musk demonstrates Neuralink brain-computer tech with live pigs
Neuralink was founded in 2016 and funded primarily by Elon Musk to…