179 articles from WEDNESDAY 26.1.2022
Spotify removes Neil Young music in feud over Joe Rogan’s false Covid claims
Musician condemned spread of misinformation on platform’s top podcast: ‘They can have Rogan or Young’The music streaming platform Spotify is in the process of removing Neil Young’s music after the company refused to take down Joe Rogan’s podcast amid the musician’s objections that it spread vaccine misinformation.Rogan has been described by the New York Times as “one of the most...
NIF: US lab takes further step towards nuclear fusion goal
US physicists confirm that they have achieved a stage in nuclear fusion called "burning plasma".
Current anti-COVID pills work well against omicron, but antibody drugs are less effective, study finds
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/26 23:06
The drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, lab tests also showed that the available antibody therapies -- typically given intravenously in hospitals -- are substantially less effective against omicron than against earlier variants of the virus.
New data on COVID-19 lung transplants
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/26 23:06
A new analysis of lung transplantations performed nationally in the U.S. shows significant help for patients with severe, irreversible lung damage from COVID-19.
Mix-and-match trial finds additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine safe, immunogenic
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/26 23:06
In adults who had previously received a full regimen of any of three COVID-19 vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an additional booster dose of any of these vaccines was safe and prompted an immune response, according to preliminary clinical trial results.
Ground-breaking study reveals dynamics of DNA replication ‘licensing’
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/26 22:55
A new study has illuminated an important process that occurs during cell division and is a likely source of DNA damage under some circumstances, including cancer.
Flavonoids may reduce mortality risk for people with Parkinson’s Disease
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/26 22:55
People with Parkinson's Disease who eat more flavonoids -- compounds found in richly colored foods like berries, cocoa and red wine -- may have a lower mortality risk than those who don't, according to a new study.
Omicron genetics and early transmission patterns are characterized in new study
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/26 22:55
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 diverged from previous SARS-CoV-2 variants as a result of adaptive evolution, in which beneficial mutations are passed on to future generations through natural selection, rather than through recombination between previous variants, according to researchers.
Starting physical activity three days post-concussion is safe, has better outcomes, study suggests
- ScienceDaily
- 22/1/26 22:55
Resuming non-contact physical activity 72 hours after a concussion is safe, and may also reduce symptoms and the risk of delayed recovery, suggests the first and largest real-world, randomized clinical trial on the topic to be conducted with children and youth aged 10 to 18.