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Last summer, claims that the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged from a virology lab in Wuhan were generally dismissed by the scientific community as right-wing conspiracy theories. A year later, the theory isn’t sounding so far-fetched.
Scientists call for more investigation into the origin of the virus, particularly in China, but China now wants to include the U.S. in the probe.
Besides providing a sense of hope for children with this devastating disease, this research could offer another clue toward unlocking the mystery behind other forms of ALS.
With the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting held late last week, there is plenty of clinical trial news.
A flurry of COVID-19 research news came out today. Here’s a look.
Comments on social media provide a glimpse at the deep divide in trust of public health agencies, and now a new survey demonstrates the breadth of that distrust.
A $25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative (HEAL) is funding new research to develop a vaccine that may help patients overcome their addiction to opioids, a class of highly addictive pain medications.
Please check out the biopharma industry’s COVID-19 stories that are trending for April 20, 2021.
There continue to be studies and trials related to vaccines and drugs against COVID-19. Here’s a look.
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