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AstraZeneca has announced that one billion doses of the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 coronavirus vaccine have been released to over 170 countries.

Breath instead of blood: researchers from the University of Basel have developed a new test method to measure treatment success in epilepsy patients. They hope that this will enable doctors to react more precisely when treating the disease.

A new UK-based clinical trial will test the most appropriate time interval between two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant individuals.

A researcher has invented a version of an isotope-separating device that can withstand extreme environments, including radiation and chemical solvents.

Neuroeconomists have shown that most people are willing to steal half of the earnings of a large group if their personal gain exceeds 100 euro, even though the very same people are generous towards individuals.

According to a study, when we fixate an object, its image does not appear at the place where photoreceptors are packed most densely. Instead, its position is shifted slightly nasally and upwards from the cellular peak.

Researchers have developed chemically modified guide RNAs for a CRISPR system that targets RNA instead of DNA. These chemically modified guide RNAs significantly enhance the ability to target RNA in human cells.

According to a study, Just 5% of all power plants globally are responsible for 73% of electricity-sector carbon emissions. The study calls for cutting emissions from these “hyper-polluting” power plants.

Developing drugs to combat tuberculosis can be a frustrating business. Now, a study helps explain why target-based antibiotics have had so much trouble getting off the ground. The researchers have also produced an index that ranks almost every essential gene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the amount of inhibition necessary to disable the gene and cripple the cell.

Back problems are among the most common causes of sick leave. Now, a new app called selfBACK will enable more people to deal with back pain in a better way, and could potentially bring huge savings for people’s working life and for society.