By BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Image of the SARS-CoV-2 spike in the active position. Dark blue glycans shield the spike from the immune system, participate in...
Anti-nutrients? They’re Part of a Normal Diet and Not As Scary as They Sound
By JILL JOYCE, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 21, 2021 These compounds occur naturally in a number of healthy foods, including legumes and whole grains. Maybe you’re trying...
By NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 18, 2021 A mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2—one of several genetic mutations in the concerning variants that have emerged in...
By Written by Lori Uildriks, MedicalNewsToday, February 17, 2021 A Phase 3 clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated an average...
New Nigerian COVID-19 variant detected in UK, 33 cases confirmed already
A new Coronavirus variant linked to Nigeria has emerged with 33 cases already detected in the United Kingdom (UK) so far. The B.1.525 strain has been detected in...
By RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA FEBRUARY 16, 2021 Researchers using MRI have found significant abnormalities in the eyes of some people with severe COVID-19, according to a...
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says about 90 million Nigerians would be vaccinated if the country gets all the Coronavirus vaccines it is...
U.S. donates “critical” Diagnostic Equipment for diagnosis of 10,000 of Nigeria’s tuberculosis patients
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided critical commodities to Nigeria’s National Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy Control Program for the testing and diagnosis...
South Africa halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after trial shows ‘minimal protection’ against new variant
‘What does that mean for our vaccination programme which we said will start in February? The answer is it will proceed’, Health Minister says Alexander...