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Small, unique antibody-like proteins known as VNARs -- derived from the immune systems of sharks -- can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19, its variants, and related coronaviruses from infecting human cells, according to a new study.

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A proof-of-concept trial has identified a drug that may offer benefit some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia.

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Everyone wants to celebrate Christmas properly this year after everything we’ve been through, but recent Covid-19 cases are putting the safety of those most vulnerable at risk once more. Testing, even with at-home tests, is great for everyone’s peace of mind.

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Intensive lifestyle intervention with plenty of exercise helps people with prediabetes improve their blood glucose levels over a period of years and thus delay or even prevent type 2 diabetes. In particular, individuals with prediabetes at highest risk benefited from intensive lifestyle intervention.

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To solve the mysteries of how learning and memory occur, scientists have created a system to track millions of connections among brain cells in mice -- all at the same time -- when the animals' whiskers are tweaked, an indicator for learning.

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Exercise not only trains the muscles but can also prevent the development of fatty liver. A new study shows which molecular adaptations, in particular of the liver mitochondria, can be observed in this process.

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Breakthrough infections greatly enhance immune response to variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research. The study is the first to use live SARS-CoV-2 variants to measure cross-neutralization of blood serum from breakthrough cases, portending an eventual 'end game' to the pandemic.

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Researchers teamed up to develop a machine-learning program that can be connected to a human brain and used to command a robot. The program adjusts the robot's movements based on electrical signals from the brain. The hope is that with this invention, tetraplegic patients will be able to carry out more day-to-day activities on their own.

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A study has found an association between air pollution and higher levels of deposition of beta-amyloid protein in the brain and of neurofilament light (NfL) in cerebrospinal fluid.

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Omicron is quickly becoming the dominant Covid-19 variant around the world and cases in Australia are climbing again. Testing negative is the key to a safe family gathering this Christmas, but a surge in demand means delays in results.

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Human anatomy still has a few surprises in store for us: researchers have discovered a previously overlooked section of our jaw muscles and described this layer in detail for the first time.

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A new theory of consciousness provides experimental access to the study of this phenomenon. Not just in humans.

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Despite the belief of many parents and teachers, school uniforms don't seem to have any effect on young students' behavior or attendance overall, a new US national study found.

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