Scientists have finally recreated the initial steps of HIV infection in a test tube, offering an incredibly zoomed-in view of the virus in action. The amazing images show a cone-shaped shell of geometric tiles, called the capsid, that sits at the virus’s center and contains its genetic material, known as…
Europe grapples with Easter sun, next steps; US deaths rise
European countries sought Saturday to keep people from traveling in sunny Easter weather and grappled with how and when to start loosening weeks-long shutdowns of much of public life. The United States’ death toll from the coronavirus outbreak approached that of Italy, the world’s biggest so far. In Asia, South…
Vexed by how to contain virus, countries take tough steps
Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers Thursday as a new virus troubled a mushrooming swath of the globe. With the illness pushing its way into a sixth continent and…
Researchers take first steps toward a vaccine for pancreatic cancer
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Zhengzhou University have developed a personalized vaccine system that could ultimately delay the onset of pancreatic cancer. The study provides strong proof-of-concept for the creation of a vaccine for cancer prevention in individuals at high risk of developing this disease and to…
Mum with 42H boobs who ate hundreds of packets of crisps sheds 9st without the gym
Tina Cotton, 45, was trying for a baby but at over 19st was warned that her weight might be to blame after she suffered three miscarriages. As a result of the news, she began gorging on junk food, which included hundred packets of cheese and onion crisps a month. But…
Daily this step, run number extended life
Exercise can increase our life expectancy Exercise is important for human health. Sufficient movement also has an additional positive effect on our life expectancy. Researchers found out now that older women can improve their life expectancy significantly, if you go to a day per day a minimum of 4,400 steps….
7 simple steps for heart health also prevent diabetes
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), there are seven cardiovascular risk factors that people can change to improve their heart health. Dubbed “Life’s Simple 7,” these risk factors are: “smoking status, physical activity, weight, diet, blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure.” The AHA note that research has shown that…