Monthly Archives: September 2022

How COVID-19 headaches are different from others—and how to manage them Experts say three types of headaches can occur with coronavirus infection. Figuring out which one someone has is key to finding the right treatment. BYTARA HAELLE SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 … Continue reading →

Want to know what’s inside a star? Sounds from stars are proving useful to astronomers Sep 14th 2022 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  In the 1960s astronomers discovered that the Sun was pulsating—expanding and contracting regularly every five minutes. As well as this main … Continue reading →

Covid-19 Lockdowns Testing & Tracing Mutations Covid Animal Reservoirs Messenger RNA Long Covid Delta Variant, Omicron Vaccine Passports Why Not Vaccinate Under 12s? Mixing Vaccines Covid Headaches  Covid & the Lungs – HiP-CT scans Recurrent Covid Infections How Do Variants Arise?  … Continue reading →

Beyond Taste Buds: The Science of Delicious Taste receptors, volatiles, gustatory cortex: There’s more to yum than you might think. BYDAVID OWEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  Julie Mennella, a biologist who studies the sense of taste in babies and toddlers, often records her … Continue reading →

This was the start of an extended trip lasting from early September to about May 2023. Day 1 Sept 5 Fly Comox – Ottawa (UVBLBO) YQQ-YYC @05:45-08:25 WS3210 / YYC-YOW @09:20-15:09 (Westjet WS610 $421. Bus 97 airport to Hurdman (3.75 cash), … Continue reading →

Gene therapies must become miracles of medicine Otherwise they might end up a niche treatment for a small number of patients in rich countries Aug 25th 2022 THE ECONOMIST  In 2018, when he was 13, Ethan Ralston’s eyesight started to get … Continue reading →