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Coronavirus immunity may disappear within months – study

Researchers find that 90 days after infection, several confirmed COVID-19 patients who were part of their test subjects had no detectable antibodies in their bloodstream

The same experiments were also conducted on the US mainland and in Taiwan, Kyodo news ...

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US biological weapons tested in Okinawa in 60s – report

But the authors of the study say it will be very hard to convince people to accept a ...

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Loss of large carnivores hurts ecosystems: study

The treatment, ProSavin, reverses the lack of dopamine in Parkinson's disease sufferers

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Novel gene therapy for Parkinson's clears hurdle

Cuomo argues that research has suggested marijuana can help patients "manage the pain and ...

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NY governor authorizes medical marijuana

Canadian officials have notified China and the World Health Organization, but said they ...

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Canada reports first H5N1 bird flu death in North America

Great white sharks may live until their 70s, more than three times as long as previously ...

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For sharks, old age may be 70 or more: study

A 65-year-old man has been infected with the virus and is in a critical condition

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Hong Kong reports first H7N9 case of the year

The researchers found teeth and bones dating from around 72 million years ago in the ...

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First dinosaurs in Arabian peninsula identified

Xinhua reports masked workers fed tusks from a pile surrounded by ivory carvings into ...

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China crushes six tons of ivory – state media

Militant anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd says they zeroed in on a Japanese fleet, and ...

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Japanese whaling fleet 'inside ocean sanctuary'