Infection takes ‘mere minutes’ from cougher
People may be at risk of contracting coronavirus if they spend just a few minutes in a small room with an infected person with a high viral load who is coughing.
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Thailand tiger sightings hailed
Rare footage of previously unidentified tigers prowling the Thai jungle has been lauded by conservationists as evidence of their recovery.
Cycling path to mental and physical health
Experts advice on everything pedalling can (or can’t) do for our health
Hospital breakthrough removes fear factor
An Australian invention is leading the world on how to safely treat coronavirus patients.
Vaccine trials at pivotal phase
Two of the most advanced experimental coronavirus vaccines have entered the pivotal phase of their studies, with the first subjects receiving doses of vaccines.
Heart infection fears for virus sufferers
Scientists have raised a strong possibility of direct viral infection of the heart caused by COVID-19.
Blood test clue to preterm babies
A blood test could be used to screen women for kidney dysfunction, giving them an idea of how likely they are to have a preterm birth.
The chain gang
Need a kidney, but even close family aren’t a match? In a new trans-Tasman program you may get your kidney — if a loved one donates theirs to a stranger.
Hairy truth: why we cave in to pain
If you can’t handle pain, then you can always blame the romantic choices of your ancestors.
Breakthrough nears in stem-cell virus treatment
Australian biotech company weeks away from learning if it has found a world-first treatment for coronavirus.
Three layers the go for DIY face masks
Homemade masks need at least two layers of material — but preferably three — to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Cosmic rivalry in missions to Mars
The rivalry between the US and China assumes cosmic proportions, as both countries prepare to send spacecraft to Mars within days of each other.
Pharma giants split on vaccine profits
Some pharmaceutical firms say they’d sell a COVID vaccine at cost. Others plan to profit, but aren’t saying what they’d charge.
Job cuts ‘point to research collapse’
Australia’s research sector is warning it is not in a position to absorb thousands of job losses from the nation’s top universities.
Masks ‘reduce deadly power of virus’
Masks can reduce the amount of virus that gets into someone’s system, protecting the wearer and others, according to new research.
Calls to add vitamin D to arsenal
Experts believe vitamin D could be a simple help for some people to lower the risk of a dire COVID-19 outcome.
Teens’ viral loads ‘the same as adults’
Children aged between 10 and 19 infected with coronavirus experience the same concentration of virus in their respiratory tracts as adults, says a study.
Science backs cover-up decree
Victoria has made face masks compulsory, and chief health officers now concede that wearing one can be an effective measure.
Human trials’ success boosts vaccine hopes
Early human trials show several vaccine candidates are inducing a strong immune response.
White dwarf stars the cosmic mothers
A team of astrophysicists has identified the precise type of celestial body to which we owe our existence.
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