BREAKING NEWS: New COVID-19 variant is spreading through New York City – and it has a mutation that may weaken effectiveness of vaccines, researchers say B.1.526 variant first appeared in samples collected in New York City in November It now accounts for about 27 percent of viral sequences in databases used by scientists Scientists have … Read more
Brazil now has its own dangerous mutant coronavirus variation that vaccines may not work as well against. It shares the mutations seen in the South African variant – but is an entirely separate form, as far as scientists can tell – that may disguise it from the antibodies the immune system develops after being infected … Read more
Ministers ‘plot last-minute bid to weaken new food and farms watchdog for post-Brexit trade deals’ The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farms campaign has pressured ministers The Trade and Agriculture Commission will be put on a statutory footing Government says it is ‘ wrong’ to claim the commission will be weakened By Mail on … Read more
Hurricanes that make landfall are taking more time to weaken – and climate change may be to blame. Researchers found that because of rising sea temperatures, the average North Atlantic hurricane now takes 33 hours to lose steam, compared to the 17 hours some 50 years ago. Storms forming over warmer oceans are carrying moisture … Read more
Tory Lord says there are ‘too may fat NHS medics and teachers’ setting a ‘very bad example’ in the fight against obesity and suggests overweight people should be ‘shamed’ into eating and drinking less Lord Robathan criticised ‘a large number’ of overweight medics and teachers Accused them of setting a bad example to patients and … Read more
Arctic birds weaken their own immune systems to save energy for hunting and keeping warm during the coldest months, study shows Study authors examined the immune system of the Svalbard rock ptarmigan They found it can deliberately weaken its immune system to conserve energy It does this during the five coldest months of the year from October … Read more