Evolutionary history may help explain why some people develop more severe COVID-19 than others

Every time a virus invades a person, it collides with thousands of years of human history. A study led by researchers at the ...

What we’ve learned about Covid-19 since the pandemic

Here’s what we’ve learned – and how our understanding has evolved – since the earliest cases of the novel coronavirus were ...

3 Parasites That Could Be Living Inside Your Body Right Now — A Biologist Explains

Toxoplasma, face mites and pinworm live in most human bodies without symptoms. A biologist explains what each one reveals ...
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Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19

The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how ...
KQED

COVID Is Rising Again in the Bay Area For Summer 2026 — But Don’t Panic

As if you needed another health concern to worry about — beyond the “explosive diarrhea” stomach parasite causing a surge of sicknesses around the United States — it looks like the COVID-19 virus is ...
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How to avoid depression if you live alone

Discover effective strategies to stay connected and boost your mental well-being while living alone. By nature, humans crave social interaction. Inevitably, many of us suffer if that interaction ...
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The Most Successful Entities On Earth Might Not Technically Be Alive. They Exist In A Strange Biological Twilight Zone

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
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Exposure to port-derived particles facilitates the replication of COVID-19 and cold viruses

Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of people living in port cities by increasing inflammation and susceptibility to viruses such as the common cold and COVID-19. New research ...