According to a new study, older men are up to twice as likely to become sick and even die from the coronavirus as women of the same age because of their immune response. The study’s findings published Wednesday in Nature indicate men produce a weaker immune response to the virus than woman. According to researchers, men, especially those over the […]
Llamas have unique antibodies that are so tiny they can bind to the proteins of the coronavirus preventing their spread. Scientists are hoping to harness the power of these antibodies to prevent the virus from infecting humans. According to NBC News, researchers from the University of California in San Francisco developed a molecule in their laboratory using llama antibodies as […]
Obesity increases the risk of coronavirus death by nearly 50 percent, according to a study released Wednesday by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additionally, future vaccines may be less effective for the clinically overweight. Researchers at UNC reviewed available data on individuals infected with COVID-19 and found that those with a body mass index over 30 were […]
As Dr. Anthony Fauci has become “uninvited” to President Donald Trump solo-act White House coronavirus task force daily briefings, thousands of public health experts have written a letter to express their support for the longtime infectious disease leader. “This week and last, the White House mounted a campaign to discredit one of our nation’s leading scientific experts, Dr. Anthony Fauci, […]
A human pilot was swept 5-0 in dogfight simulations against artificial intelligence, which is being hailed as a victory for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The goal of the trial was to give pilots confidence in the future of AI commanding combat aircraft, according to Col. Daniel Javorsek, program manager of DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution Program to Air […]