How a mutant coronavirus strain dominated the world: Scientists discover change to COVID-19 variant that lets it copy itself more efficiently – making it more infectious (but not more deadly) Researchers...

Sufferers of Parkinson’s disease have clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the “Parkinson’s protein,” found in the brain. These destroy cell membranes,...

Figurative language, by which the speaker intends to communicate something other than what is actually said by the words used, is commonplace in human communication. Some claim that metaphorical expressions...

Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently being developed. The way emerging vaccines will be distributed to those who need them is not yet clear. The United States has now twice indicated...

The weather’s getting warmer, which means you’re probably spending more time outside. And you may notice the extra time in the sun comes with more headaches. That’s because you may be...

Scientists around the world are continuing to test countless vaccines and drugs in the hope of finding effective ways to prevent and treat COVID-19. Among the trials happening in Australia is one my team...

Why you need to stand up EVERY half an hour if you want to start getting fit… and what coronavirus does to your body: Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY explains how to stay one step ahead of Covid-19 as lockdown...

According to a widely cited forecasting study, relaxed social distancing rules will lead to a two-fold increase in deaths from COVID-19. Predicting how much the mortality will increase, however, is fraught...

If you’ve done intermittent fasting and think it’s time to turbo-charge your weight loss, you might consider this to be the right time to try out the Warrior Diet. The plan takes intermittent...

The 1889 outbreak of influenza was first reported in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk in September of that year. Within a few weeks it had spread throughout Russia, and by early November it had appeared...