Smoking rates surge during COVID-19
Smoking rates surge during COVID-19: University of Queensland researchers have found nicotine consumption in Australia increased by 30 per cent…
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Study finds silicon, gold and copper among new weapons against COVID-19
Study finds silicon, gold and copper among new weapons against COVID-19 New Curtin research has found the spike proteins of…
New study using AI aims to increase understanding of fatigue
Innovative research using AI led by the University of Aberdeen aims to find better ways of managing and treating fatigue.…
Covid-19 in pregnant women can damage the placenta and the foetus
Covid-19 in pregnant women can damage the placenta and the foetus: Using prenatal magnetic resonance imaging, a group of MedUni Vienna…
First-line defences short-lived
First-line immune defences against COVID-19 are short-lived and may explain reinfection. A new study finds that antibodies produced in the…
Third of long Covid patients suffer persistent smell loss
Third of long Covid patients suffer persistent smell loss: Smell loss is one of the most prevalent symptoms of long Covid…
Clamp2 provides vaccine hope for future pandemics
Clamp2 provides vaccine hope for future pandemics: The University of Queensland is set to take a second-generation molecular clamp vaccine…
‘A silent killer’ – COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain
‘A silent killer’ - COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain: The UQ team was led by Professor Trent…
Finger-prick blood test identifies immunity to COVID-19
A finger-prick blood test can identify people most at risk of being reinfected with COVID-19. The simple test, developed by a…
How COVID-19 damages heart DNA
Study reveals how COVID-19 damages heart DNA: University of Queensland researchers have discovered how COVID-19 damages the heart, opening the…