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New policy comes after serious quality control questions were raised about the data relied on by a study in the medical journal
Some of the leading candidates might work better for the richest people in the world, simply on account of how they're made.
Months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, some people are still battling crushing fatigue, lung damage and other symptoms of 'long COVID'.
The government and vice-chancellors have a duty of care, yet in too many colleges, Covid security is mere hygiene theatre.
The editors of the Lancet Group examined The Lancet's peer-review processes to identify ways of further reducing risks of research and publication misconduct.
The aim of the study is not to compare and assess the success of countries’ key Covid policy responses, but rather to compare the various ways in which evidence has been marshalled and applied.
Researchers stress need for antenatal care, as emerging data link disrupted pregnancy services to increase in stillbirths.
Efforts to find and deploy a coronavirus vaccine should be as transparent as possible to increase the chances of success - but the reality is often sadly different.
Researchers say drug companies need to be more open about how vaccine trials are run to reassure Americans who are skittish about getting a coronavirus vaccine.
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of herd immunity has become a topic of much debate. This Comment examines the factors that determine it, discusses how far we have come and considers what it will take to reach herd immunity safely.
Expert behind vaccine confidence report points to halting of Oxford Covid trial as example.
A silver-bullet vaccine is far from guaranteed. But it's also not the only way out of the pandemic.
It's not just the lungs - the pathogen may enter brain cells, causing symptoms like delirium and confusion, scientists reported.
The pandemic has worsened the plight of postdoctoral researchers. Funders need to be offering more than moral support.
Coronavirus shows why open publishing is vital, but could make it unaffordable, says Martin Eve.
The pandemic has shown how a lack of solid statistics can be dangerous. But even with the firmest of evidence, we often end up ignoring the facts we don't like.
Large in-person gatherings without social distancing and with individuals who have traveled outside the local area are classified as the “highest risk” for COVID-19 spread by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between August 7 and August 16, 2020, nearly 500,000 motorcycle enthusiasts converged on Sturgis, South Dakota for its annual motorcycle rally.
Universal facial masking might help reduce the severity of SARS-CoV-2 and ensure that a greater proportion of new infections are asymptomatic.
The COVID-19 pandemic is severely pressuring a long-building rise in worldwide innovation, likely hindering some innovative activities while catalyzing ingenuity elsewhere, notably in the health sector, according to the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020.
After COVID-19 researchers on the East Coast received a package containing an "unknown substance," the University of Washington told 500 of its staff to be on alert.
EMBL will hold a virtual conference, 'The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women in science: Challenges and solutions' on 9 September.
The coronavirus is spiking around campuses from Texas to Iowa to North Carolina as students return.
Research suggests musicians can reduce infections by decreasing volume.
The Boston university dismissed the students they were caught gathering at a hotel.
