An experimental oral antiviral drug completely suppressed coronavirus transmission within 24 hours, a new study suggests. The medications, called molnupiravir, prevents the virus from multiplying itself, therefore preventing it from spreading throughout the body. Researchers found the drug blocked ferrets infected with COVID-19 from spreading the disease to one another, but those not given the … Read more
In a step towards cleaner and safer nuclear energy using the same reactions that power the Sun, a UK experimental fusion reactor has powered on for the first time. Fusion power works by colliding heavy hydrogen atoms to form helium — releasing vast amounts of energy in the process, as occurs naturally in the centre … Read more
There are three major missions bound for Mars in the space of just 10 days this month – the UAE’s Hope orbiter, China’s Tianwen-1 craft and NASA’s Perseverance rover. The countries are taking advantage of a period when Earth and Mars are favourably aligned for a relatively short journey. July 20: Hope (UAE) The 3,000lb (1,350kg) craft (pictured) … Read more
Novavax’s experimental coronavirus vaccine triggered antibodies in 100% of trial participants, study reveals Novavax published ‘positive data’ from a phase 1 trial of its coronavirus vaccine in the New England Journal of Medicine on Friday All 108 volunteers dosed with the vaccine developed a antibodies to coronavirus after their second shot Novavax is launching its … Read more
Big Pharma firm Eli Lilly is testing whether its experimental antibody drug can stop a single infection from turning into a full-blown outbreak in US nursing homes. The company is running trials of its highly-anticipated monoclonal antibody treatment in a highly unusual study population: elderly Americans in long-term care facilities. Monoclonal antibodies are modeled after … Read more
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has received an experimental coronavirus vaccine as part of an Oxford trial as he says he’ll ‘do anything to prove theatres can re-open safely’ The world-renowned composer, 72, shared a snap from hospital via twitter on Thursday, and the snap showed a nurse inject him with the vaccination. Looking relaxed as … Read more
New experimental coronavirus vaccine prevented severe disease in mice after two doses of the jab boosted their antibody levels 90-fold Researchers genetically modified vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), which causes a mild illness in livestock, to become a vaccine The team took out a gene from VSV and inserted the spike protein from the coronavirus, which … Read more
A life-changing treatment for the devastating autoimmune condition, multiple sclerosis (MS), may be on the horizon after signs of the disease completely disappeared from nine out of 10 patients treated with an experimental drug. More than 900 volunteers with a common form of recurrent MS were given shots of ofatumumab, an drug designed to alter … Read more
BBC to launch an experimental tool that allows family and friends to watch their favourite shows together during lockdown BBC Together will let users play, pause and rewind a chosen show in sync Viewers can be invited to the chosen programme by sending a shareable link It will be available for BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds, … Read more
The NHS will ‘have answers’ about the effectiveness of promising coronavirus drugs in June, health bosses say. Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director, claimed the first results of clinical trials into the medicines were expected in ‘five to seven weeks’. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to announce he will keep Britain … Read more