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Deaths in England and Wales were 7% higher than usual during week ending Dec 18
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obesity or eating disorders was compared between
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sexual and gender minority...
must send...
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extracellular traps (NETs),...
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T2-weighted SE (C), T2-weighted gradient-recalled
industry as stabilizers,...
echo (GRE) (TR/TE,...
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week.
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variant...
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carries a protein capable of getting through the
with coronavirus, half of them have caught the new
barrier at the top of...
super-infectious strain...
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coronavirus particles in a...
Covid, but for the foreseeable...
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coronavirus vaccine trial because of a measurement
IMAGE: Graphic illustration of the work: DNA-
blunder by the university’s...
programmed affinity labelling (DPAL) enables the direct screening of DNA-encoded...
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Chemotherapy technique that uses magnetic nanoparticles to heat cancerous cells to more than 104°F while delivering drugs...
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388 people aged under 60 with ‘NO underlying health conditions’ have died of Covid in England’s hospitals Covid-19...
Doctors fear the NHS could be overwhelmed within days as hospital admissions surge due to the highly infectious Covid strain...
Hospitals in England ‘on track’ to have more than 20,000 Covid patients on New Year’s Eve
Children who identify as gay or transgender are 64% MORE likely to be obese
Hospitals in England are hurtling towards having 20,000 coronavirus patients who need NHS treatment on New Year’s Eve,...
Children who identify as gay, bisexual or transgender are 64% MORE likely to be obese, study finds US-based researchers...
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SAGE expert warns hitting one million vaccines a week won’t be enough to curb
More than 90 per cent of councils in England saw their coronavirus outbreaks grow before Christmas, according to official...
Covid crisis in months Teachers and key workers will be added to the vaccine priority list when the Oxford University/AstraZeneca jab is finally...
Britain records 41,385 Covid cases and 357 more deaths as second wave continues to grow
Do toddlers learning to spoon-feed seek different information from caregivers’ hands and faces?
Britain today recorded 41,385 cases of Covid and
An international research collaboration led by Kobe
357 more deaths as the second wave of the disease
University’s Professor NONAKA Tetsushi (Graduate
continues to grow with...
School of Human...
Switching DNA functions on and off by means of light
Chemists develop a new drug discovery strategy for ‘undruggable’ drug targets
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the basis of life on
Membrane proteins play important roles in biology,
earth. The function of DNA is to store all the genetic
and many of them are high-value targets that are
information, which...
being intensively pursued...
Study suggests link between word choices and extraverts
Music-induced emotions can be predicted from brain scans
The finding highlights the need for stronger linguistic indicators to be developed for use in online personality prediction...
The researchers used a machine learning algorithm to map which brain regions are activated when the different music-induced...
Quick look under the skin
Vaping could cloud your thoughts, new studies suggest
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While other studies have found an association between vaping and mental impairment in animals, the URMC team is the first...
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HEALTH QUIZ: How much of 2020 do YOU remember?
Now here’s the good news
If there was ever a year to pay attention to health
torn apart and long-term plans destroyed, with few able to consider...
news, it was 2020. From the first celebrities to
It has been a year like no other. Families have been
receive a Covid jab,...
Thousands of children are stuck in care home hell
Hope after a grim week
Like any 11-year-old, Josh Jones loves Christmas.
the Covid-19 vaccine – as a healthcare worker, I am
Above all because it’s normally one of the few
one of the first...
Last week I wrote about receiving my first dose of
occasions he gets...
The intriguing reason you feel ill after a single glass
COVID-19 isolation hurting women more than men
I’ll admit it: I have a drinking problem. But mainly
A study by University of Calgary researchers with
only with white wine, not red. And always with
the Hotchkiss Brain Institute examining sex and
bubbles. No, it’s...
gender differences on sleep,...
Mayo Clinic Model of Care and Research leads to favorable outcomes for patients with COVID-19
E-cigarettes, as consumer products, do not help people quit smoking, study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients with COVID-19 who received care at Mayo Clinic, whether in the hospital or at home, had...
Record-setting thermoelectric figure of merit achieved for metal oxides IMAGE: The barium-cobalt oxide film (top right, approximately 1 cm2) being exposed to an open flame to generate voltage....
Covid-19: Tougher Covid rules begin for millions in UK It comes after official UK coronavirus deaths passed 70,000 on Christmas Day.
Cancer’s intelligence Dr. J. James Frost and The International Journal of Unconventional Computing will soon be publishing “Cancer’s...
Children’s emotion inferences from masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic IMAGE: Girl wearing a mask at school view more Credit: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash, https://unsplash.com/photos/r2hTBxEkgWQ Children...
E-cigarette use has risen steeply and mostly without regulation over the past decade. The devices have diversified into a...
Researcher uses machine learning to demonstrate that DNA impacts cancer risk Lifestyle, or put another way ‘bad habits’, is one of the textbook explanations for why some people are at higher...
Maternal Immune Activation Induces Sustained Changes in Fetal Microglia Motility IMAGE: Illustration of microglial process motility changes in fetuses affected by maternal immune activation. ...
Evidence for a massive paleo-tsunami at ancient Tel Dor, Israel IMAGE: Geoprobe drilling rig extraction of a sediment core with evidence of a tsunami from South Bay, Tel Dor, Israel ...
VR simulations shed potential light on goalkeepers’ ability to stop free kicks IMAGE: The study’s VR technology being used for training purposes view more Credit: INCISIV Virtual...
Capturing 40 years of climate change for an endangered Montana prairie
Remarkable new species of snake found hidden in a biodiversity collection
IMAGE: The intermountain bunchgrass prairie at the National Bison Range, Montana, USA at one of the study areas. ...
IMAGE: Jeff Weinell, a KU graduate research assistant at the Biodiversity Institute, is lead author of a paper describing...
Neurology patients faced with rising outof-pocket costs for tests, office visits
People in rural areas less likely to receive specialty care for neurologic conditions
MINNEAPOLIS – Just like with drug costs, the amount of money people pay out-of-pocket for diagnostic tests and office...
MINNEAPOLIS – A new study has found that while the prevalence of neurologic conditions like dementia, stroke, Parkinson’s...
Experiment takes ‘snapshots’ of light, stops light, uses light to change properties of matter
New research highlights the importance of the thymus in successful pregnancies IMAGE: Magdalena Paolino, assistant professor and team leader at the Department of Medicine Solna,
PITTSBURGH–Light travels at a speed of about
Karolinska Institutet. ...
300,000,000 meters per second as light particles, photons, or equivalently...
Weedy Seadragon genomics reveal highly distinct populations Charismatic, iconic and Instagram-friendly, the
New research highlights the importance of a forgotten organ in ensuring healthy pregnancies
weedy seadragon is a favourite with divers and
An international research team led by the University
snorkellers. The first genomic...
of British Columbia (UBC) has uncovered for the first time the importance...
The thymus as key to healthy pregnancies IMAGE: The thymus as key to healthy pregnancies.
Caspian crisis: Sinking sea levels threaten biodiversity, economy and regional stability
view more Credit: @IMBA/Kulcsar Female sex
IMAGE: Infographic showing the effects of water
hormones instruct...
level change in the Caspian Sea area. view more Credit: Naturalis The...
Scientists discover how our brains track where we and others go
Covid: Post-exposure antibody protection trialled
IMAGE: Scientists used a special backpack to study for the first time how a person’s brain navigates space and...
Covid antibodies ‘last at least six months’
Covid-19: UK coronavirus deaths pass 70,000
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Overdone it this year? Help’s just around the corner
More than 70,000 people in the UK have now died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, official figures show.
How was Christmas for you? With 2020 having been such a difficult year, it would be completely understandable if you’ve...
Global trial reveals life saving drug for acute myeloid leukemia
Assessment of air contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital settings
A landmark paper published today in the New England Journal of Medicine describes the results from a global trial across...
What The Study Did: In this systematic review of current evidence on air contamination with SARSCoV-2 in hospital settings,...
Chest pain risk assessment may reduce treatment disparities
FDA Oncology Center of Excellence during COVID-19
The use of a standardized tool for assessing the risk of serious outcomes in patients with chest pain was associated with...
What The Viewpoint Says: This Viewpoint discusses initiatives of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Oncology Center...
Wistar reports new class of antibiotics active against a wide range of bacteria
Climate crisis is causing lakes to shrink
IMAGE: Bacteria image view more Credit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA — (Dec. 23, 2020) —...
Triple chemotherapy combination improves metastatic colorectal cancer outcomes IMAGE: Scott Kopetz, MD, of SWOG Cancer Research Network view more Credit: SWOG
While global sea levels are rising due to the climate crisis and threatening near-coastal infrastructures, higher temperatures...
Perfect transmission through barrier using sound The perfect transmission of sound through a barrier is difficult to achieve, if not impossible based on our existing knowledge....
Cancer Research Network Researchers...
Bedford woman ‘lost hands and feet’ as Covid led to sepsis
Rob Burrow: Rugby League legend’s year living with MND
A woman who had her hands and feet amputated
playRob Burrow: ‘2020 has taught me life is
after coronavirus led to pneumonia, which then caused sepsis, says she is looking...
precious’ Video, 00:04:53Rob Burrow: ‘2020 has taught me life...
Coronavirus: Fresh air ‘forgotten weapon’ in fight
Covid: Rapid tests ‘useful public health tool’
EU diplomats get Brexit trade deal briefing MPs are
It’s a more difficult question once you are using them
waiting to see the full text of the agreement ahead of a vote in Parliament...
to clear people to do something – for example visit a...
Theory describes quantum phenomenon in nanomaterials
Researchers develop new way to break reciprocity law
IMAGE: A quantum dot (the yellow part) is
IMAGE: One-way light transmission. view more
connected to two lead electrodes (the blue parts). Electrons tunneling into...
Credit: Xuchen Wang / Aalto University An international research...
Estonian-led international network publishes first study of growing influence of social media
The ABCs of species evolution
The key conclusion of the study was not a surprise
membrane. This strengthens...
IMAGE: The ABCA1 protein flips the cholesterol from the inner to the outer layer of the cell
to the scientists involved: the importance of social media as a primary...
Christmas trees can be green because of a photosynthetic short-cut How can conifers that are used for example as Christmas trees keep their green needles over the
Plastic is blowing in the wind As the plastic in our oceans breaks up into smaller and smaller bits without breaking down chemically, the resulting microplastics...
boreal winter when most trees...
Study suggests great earthquakes as cause of Arctic warming
TPU chemists convert plastic bottle waste into insecticide sorbent
IMAGE: Aleutian Islands are an archipelago comprising dozens of islands with 40 active and 17
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University proposed a method to create a sorbent for imidacloprid
dormant volcanoes ...
insecticide removal from...
Teen figure skater suffers rare genetic disorder her to have transplant at just 14
Mathematical modeling can help balance economy, health during pandemic
A teen figure skater needed a heart transplant after
As a result, many areas, including the St. Louis
it was discovered she had a genetic condition that was turning her heart...
region, saw increases in cases in July. Using mathematical modeling, new...
Cooperation with R&D organizations is significantly distinctive for advanced innovators
Trophoblast motility in a gelatin hydrogel
The innovation performance of firms depends on
engineering, material science,...
IMAGE: Journal brings together scientific and medical experts in the fields of biomedical
their ability to innovate in cooperation with external partners. In a study,...
Astrocytes eat connections to maintain plasticity in adult brains IMAGE: A 3-D animated image showing our synapse phagocytosis reporter in mouse
COVID-19 severity affected by proportion of antibodies targeting crucial viral protein COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target a different
hippocampus. Presynapses in green, astrocytes...
part of the virus in mild cases of COVID-19 than they do in severe...
Eavesdropping on the pH levels inside the brain
Multi-population risk scores could improve risk prediction for inflammatory bowel diseases, study finds
IMAGE: The multiplexed pH probe with a lightaddressable potentiometric sensor and a schematic diagram of the multimodal...
Using genetic data from nearly 30,000 people, Mount Sinai researchers have built risk scores from a combination of datasets...
Early mammal with remarkably precise bite
Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan’s subtropical ocean
IMAGE: The investigated dentition of P. fruitaensis. The upper molars (M2, M3) are offset from the lower
IMAGE: Six areas around Okinawa were visited to collect samples for analyzing the marine
ones (m2,...
microplastics – two...
‘Horrendous’ ambulance delays at West Midlands hospitals
Covid-19: UK bans travel from South Africa over variant
Delays in hospitals taking over care of patients is
Covid: Sharp rises in infection levels in England,
considered “risky”, NHS England said, because it not only...
says ONS
Schools ‘may need to close to control new variant’
Covid: Sharp rises in infection levels in England, says ONS
The work, which is still preliminary, calculates the
According to the ONS figures, there are sharp rises
variant is spreading 56% faster than other forms of the virus.
in levels of positive tests in the capital, the east of England, and...
Breaking bad: How shattered chromosomes make cancer cells drug-
International research team calls for ‘glocal’ approach to help mitigate
resistant
flooding damage
In a paper published in the December 23, 2020
IMAGE: By coupling a large-scale hydrological
online issue of Nature, researchers at University of California San Diego School...
model with a local-scale, high-resolution hydraulic model and urban flood...
Human-made landscape promotes coexistence of two normally separated Andean warblers
Shapeshifting crystals-varying stability in different forms of gallium selenide monolayers
IMAGE: The two species and their habitats at the
IMAGE: The P and AP phases of a GaSe monolayer
study site in Ecuador (Photos by J. Nowakowski). The higher elevation...
view more Credit: Hirokazu Nitta from Japan Advanced Institute...
Discovery of aging mechanism for hematopoietic stem cells
Protein tells developing cells to stick together
IMAGE: No caption view more Credit: ©Atsushi IWAMA, The Institute of Medical Science, The
IMAGE: Compartments in adult tissues. Fluorescent protein expression shows posterior compartments in
University of Tokyo By...
the wing and the...
A new TanSat XCO2 global product for climate studies
Modeling can help balance economy, health during pandemic
Since CO2 has been recognized as the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas owing to
IMAGE: Arye Nehorai, the Eugene Martha Lohman Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Preston M.
its significant impact on global...
Green Department...
RUDN University scientist showed global warming effect on greenhouse gas emissions in paddy soils
Even after long-term exposure, bionic touch does not remap the brain
IMAGE: A soil scientist from RUDN University studied the decomposition of organic matter in rice
Chicago and Chalmers University of Technology, published on December...
A new study by neuroscientists at the University of
paddies–the...
The brain’s protein factories at work Proteostasis refers to maintaining a delicate balance
Metabolic syndrome ‘interacts’ with COVID-19
of protein levels in the cell, which is of particularly crucial importance...
Announcing a new publication for BIO Integration
Understanding nanoparticle entry mechanism into tumors
Quantum wave in helium dimer filmed for the first time
Announcing a new publication for BIO Integration journal. In this commentary the authors Phei Er Saw
Anyone entering the world of quantum physics must prepare themself for quite a few things unknown in
and Sangyong Jon from...
the everyday world:...
Physician-led Spanish-speaking volunteers address health care inequities during a crisis
New mammal reference genome helps ID genetic variants for human health
BOSTON — In a perspective published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, experts from the
journal. In this review article the authors Zeling Guo, Shanping Jiang,...
The rhesus macaque is the most widely studied nonhuman primate in biomedical research. A genome sequencing project for this...
Massachusetts General Hospital...
Scientists at Tel Aviv University develop new gene therapy for deafness
With COVID exacerbating superbug threat, researchers ID new weapon
IMAGE: Professor Karen Avraham and Shahar Taiber of Tel Aviv University. view more Credit: Tel
IMAGE: Corrie Detweiler in the lab at CU Boulder. view more Credit: CU Boulder As scientists around
Aviv University A...
the...
Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale
Coronavirus variants and mutations: the science explained
IMAGE: (a) Illustration of a TMC nanowire (b)
UK has two cases of variant linked to South Africa
Chemical vapor deposition. The ingredients are vaporized in a hydrogen/nitrogen...
NHS: Intensive care choir attempts Christmas number one
Coronavirus: Vaccinate more people with one dose, urges Tony Blair
They face stiff competition from Justin Bieber’s collaboration with the Lewisham and Greenwich
In the Independent, he argued the roll-out must be “radically accelerated”.
NHS choir.
UK has two cases of variant linked to South Africa
COVID-19: First 10 days after hospital discharge are most dangerous
Covid: New variant found ‘due to hard work of UK
COVID patients are 40% more likely to die within 10
scientists’
days of leaving the hospital than those with pneumonia or heart failure,...
Moderna says it expects its coronavirus vaccine to protect against the new U.K. strain
Similar factors cause health disparities in cancer, COVID-19
Moderna Inc says it expects its COVID-19 vaccine
from COVID-19 in this population. “The similarities between COVID-19...
to protect people against the new mutant British variant of the coronavirus. The...
The same factors are also causing worse outcomes
Scientists develop new gene therapy for deafness
Disposable surgical masks best for being heard clearly when speaking, study finds
The scientists were able to prevent the gradual deterioration of hearing in mice that had a genetic
Corey, an electrical and computer engineering postdoctoral researcher under professor Andrew
mutation for deafness....
Singer at the University of...
Ancient DNA retells story of Caribbean’s first people, with a few plot twists
How our brains track where we and others go
An international team led by Harvard Medical School’s David Reich analyzed the genomes of 263
Published Dec. 23 in Nature, the findings suggest that our brains generate a common code to mark
individuals in the largest...
where other people are in...
New class of antibiotics active against a wide range of bacteria
New drug inhibits the growth of cancer cells
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared
Mitochondria provide our cells with energy and
AMR as one of the top 10 global public health threats against humanity....
cellular building blocks necessary for normal tissue and organ function. For...
Covering faces around kids won’t mask emotions It’s easiest to understand the emotions of the people around you by taking in all the hints they’re
What does ‘do not resuscitate’ mean? Varying interpretations may affect patient care, reports American Journal of Nursing
dropping,...
December 23, 2020 – When patients have a do-notresuscitate (DNR) order, it means they have chosen not to receive cardiopulmonary...
Sex Differences in Death After Stroke IMAGE: Journal dedicated to the diseases and conditions that hold greater risk for or are more
Discovery of chemical clue may lead to solving cacao’s black pod rot mystery IMAGE: The researchers have created a
prevalent among women,...
streamlined sample-collection protocol that only requires a single leaf disc....
Scientists identify new gene involved in autism spectrum disorder
Turning the heat down: Catalyzing ammonia formation at lower temperatures with ruthenium
IMAGE: Bruce Beutler, M.D. view more Credit: Photo taken by Brian Coats for UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS...
IMAGE: The metal ruthenium, supported with lanthanide oxyhydrides, can efficiently catalyze the synthesis of ammonia...
Breaking bad: how shattered chromosomes make cancer cells drugresistant
No. 1 news release on EurekAlert!’s 2020 Trending List smashes previous all-time record for visits
IMAGE: In this scanning electron micrograph of inside the nucleus of a cancer cell, chromosomes
IMAGE: The sixth most popular release in 2020 is also the first from China and described a newly
are indicated by blue...
unearthed prehistoric...
Ludwig Cancer Research study reveals how ecDNA forms and drives cancer drug resistance
HALF of air samples taken from hallways and a fifth from bathrooms have high levels of coronavirus
IMAGE: Ludwig San Diego Members Don Cleveland and Ofer Shoshani view more Credit: Ludwig
HALF of air samples taken from hospital hallways and a fifth from bathrooms have high levels of
Cancer Research DECEMBER...
coronavirus, study finds Researchers...
Blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination, study finds
Cellular exclusion of mitochondria protects cells from damage
New research published in The Journal of
Most cells in the body require mitochondria to
Physiology however found for the first time that hand-eye coordination is dramatically...
function and survive. Various disease processes and toxic agents can harm...
Scientists discover mutations associated with early onset dementia
Cannabis use blunts stress reactivity in female rats
Adult onset Leukoencephalopathy with axonal
In contrast, male rats that were provided access to
Spheroids and Pigmented glia (ALSP) is an ultrarare condition characterised...
the same potency of cannabis over the same 30-day window did not experience...
Controlling cardiac waves with light to better understand abnormally rapid heart rhythms
Increased meat consumption associated with symptoms of childhood asthma
In Chaos, by AIP Publishing, researchers use mice
Asthma prevalence among children in the United States has risen over the last few decades.
to study tachycardias and find there are intrinsic mechanisms that exist...
Researchers found that dietary...
Liquid bandage detects tissue oxygenation without the drawbacks of wired oximeters
New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionize screening
“Our trial showed that the transparent liquid bandage detected tissue oxygenation as well as the
Published in the International Journal of Cancer, the University of Melbourne-led study found two new mammogram-based measures...
gold standard of an...
New mechanisms to control dental procedure spray emissions
Light smokers may not escape nicotine addiction, study reveals
Alexandria, Va., USA — Since the onset of COVID19 the potential risk of dental procedure spray
HERSHEY, Pa. — Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be
emissions for SARS-CoV-2...
addicted, according to current...
Tracing the many paths of vision
Changing the perspective on the ‘Cinderella of the cytoskeleton’
IMAGE: The catalog allowed studying individual cell types in the retina and linking them to a specific structure, function...
SETD2 is a protein well known as a chromatin
AI-designed serotonin sensor may help scientists study sleep and mental health
Immersive virtual reality boosts the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain
Serotonin is a neurochemical that plays a critical
remodeler, one that helps turn genes on or off by modifying histone proteins...
role in the way the brain controls our thoughts and feelings. For example,...
December 23, 2020 – For patients receiving spinal
Research reveals compromised transfer of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies through placenta
Cost-effective hood reduces aerosol exposures to patients, otolaryngologists
BOSTON – Recent analyses indicate that pregnant
cord stimulation (SCS) for chronic pain, integration with an immersive...
(Boston)–The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to cause dramatic shifts in the practice of
women and newborns may face elevated risks of developing more severe...
otolaryngology. Even with...
Covid-19: Can face masks make communal singing safe enough?
Covid-19: The Philippines and its lockdown baby boom
playCan face masks help people sing together again? Video, 00:02:21Can face masks help people
The crush can be felt everywhere from the city’s traffic jams to the jails, where people sleep like
sing together again?
sardines in cells...
Cygnet Woodside in special measures over ‘patient safety risks’
‘I was desperate for a cancer manual – but there isn’t one’
Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk.
One of them is Steve Bland, who runs the awardwinning and ground breaking You, Me and the Big C podcast which was co-created...
Evolution of a killer: How African Salmonella made the leap from gut to bloodstream
New method for imaging exhaled breath could provide insights into COVID-19 transmission
Bloodstream infections caused by a drug-resistant
“Scientists believe the SARS-CoV-2 virus is primarily
type of Salmonella Typhimurium called ST313 are a major public health concern...
spread through respiratory droplets that can be carried in the...
Modeling study suggests mitigation efforts can prevent most college campus COVID-19 cases Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Case Western
What if clean air benefits during COVID19 shutdown continued post-pandemic? The researchers leveraged the unintended “natural experiment” of cleaner air in New York City during the COVID-19...
Reserve University...
New drug combination could improve glucose and weight control in diabetes The results pave the way for clinical studies of the new drug combination as a more effective long-term treatment for millions...
Bio-inspired endoscope provides 3D visible and near-infrared images simultaneously Endoscopes with 3D imaging capability can help surgeons precisely locate diseased tissue. Adding fluorescence imaging can...
Pandemic and forthcoming stimulus funds could bring climate targets in sight — or not
Scientists suggested a method to improve performance of methanol fuel cells
The worldwide recession caused by the coronavirus has had a profound impact on greenhouse gas
IMAGE: Metallic glass, microscopic image view more Credit: FEFU press office Fuel cells based on
emissions that is likely to...
methanol...
What pandemic messaging around changing holiday rituals gets wrong
Diversity, severity of autism symptoms linked to mutation locations
In the midst of the raging coronavirus pandemic,
NEW YORK, NY (Dec. 22, 2020)–One of the most
we’re faced with agonizing decisions about whether to forgo treasured...
recognizable characteristics of autism is an amazing diversity of associated...
Survival of the thickest: Big brains make mammal populations less dense
Highest levels of microplastics found in molluscs, new study says
IMAGE: A Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) in
Mussels, oysters and scallops have the highest
Gibraltar view more Credit: Manuela GonzalezSuarez/University...
levels of microplastic contamination among seafood, a new study reveals. The...
Molecular reporters expose the allies of the brain tumor
Are two phases of quarantine better than one?
IMAGE: Previously only suspected, now made it visible thanks to the molecular reporter: where
New research into this question shows that the second wave of an epidemic is very different if a
human tumor cells and...
population has a homogenous...
Genetic engineering without unwanted side effects helps fight parasites
NIH launches study on allergic reactions caused by Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
Around a third of the world’s population carries Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that puts people with
The U.S. National Institues of Health (NIH) is planning to examine why a few people have suffered
a weakened immune...
allergic reactions to Pfizer‘s...
Covid US: Number of people keen to take vaccine DOUBLES to 46%
Cloth masks are NOT enough to stop the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing
The number of Americans who say they are willing to get a coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible is growing, a new poll...
Wearing a cloth mask is not enough to prevent the
Masks not enough to stop COVID-19’s spread without distancing, study finds
Community spread of COVID-19 tied to patient survival rates at area hospitals
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers
“We have known that individual risk factors like age
tested how five different types of mask materials impacted the spread...
and gender, comorbidities such as obesity, and whether someone...
Hand-held device measures aerosols for coronavirus risk assessment
Pregnant women in third trimester unlikely to pass SARS-CoV-2 infection to newborns
That is, until now. Researchers from the Cardiology Centers of the Netherlands and the University of
spread of the coronavirus without practicing social distancing, a new study...
“This study provides some reassurance that SARS-
Amsterdam demonstrate...
CoV-2 infections during the third trimester are unlikely to pass through...
Surgery may offer survival advantage in certain metastatic breast cancers
In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed
Stage four breast cancer accounts for 6% of newly diagnosed breast cancer cases. Systemic therapy,
The findings, published today, Dec. 22, in the journal eLife, are particularly salient in the face of a COVID-
which may include treatments...
19 surge that...
Mouse-controlled mouse helps researchers understand intentional control
Model predicts where ticks, Lyme disease will appear next in Midwest states
The study, published today in Neuron, sheds light on how the brain represents causally-controlled objects.
Black-legged ticks can carry the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, an infection that can affect the nervous system, heart...
The researchers...
Light flips genetic switch in bacteria inside transparent worms
Putting on the pressure improves glass for fiber optics
IMAGE: Light-responsive bacteria fed to worms are
IMAGE: The voids (yellow) in silica glass become
visible in images of the worms’ gastrointestinal tracts. Engineers...
much smaller when the glass is quenched at higher pressures. ...
Why an early start is key to developing musical skill later in life
Perspective: Why opioids cannot fix chronic pain
Among the many holiday traditions scuttled by
A broken heart is often harder to heal than a broken
pandemic restrictions this year are live concerts featuring skilled musicians....
leg. Now researchers say that a broken heart can contribute to lasting...
Enzyme discovery can help rein in blood vessels that fuel cancer
Secondary bloodstream infections associated with severe COVID-19
LA JOLLA, CA–Most living things need oxygen to grow and thrive. Even cancerous tumors. That’s why
People with severe COVID-19 and a secondary blood infection were significantly sicker upon
tumors will...
hospital admission, had longer...
How the American child welfare system lost its way
New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening
Black children are removed from their families at much greater rates than any other race or ethnicity
World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in
in this country. At...
Melbourne could revolutionise...
Covid-19: UK sees over 80,000 excess deaths during pandemic
Coronavirus: Impact of new variant on children investigated
High death rate ‘may be starting to fall’
New coronavirus variant: What do we know?
Covid jab ‘very likely’ to protect against new variant
Covid: New variant found ‘due to hard work of UK scientists’
The new variant has also been found in Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa – countries which,
US Congress passes long-awaited Covid aid package The $900bn package comes as millions
like the UK, are...
have been left jobless or in poverty...
Vivek Murthy says most Americans won’t get the coronavirus vaccine until SUMMER 2021
High rates of COVID-19 in a community reduces survival rates among hospitalized patients
President-elect Joe Biden‘s nominee for U.S. Surgeon General has said the general public might
The spread of COVID-19 in a hospital’s surrounding community can affect the survival rates of patients, a
not get a coronavirus vaccine...
new study...
Is the new Covid variant REALLY more infectious for children?
Covid deaths fell 3% in England and Wales after national lockdown
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of
Cambridge University experts behind a string of dire coronavirus projections fear England was on track
Covid has developed which...
for 900 deaths a day...
Is mutant Covid ripping through UK REALLY 70% more infectious or is Britain just testing more?
Diseased cell fragments burst from pockets in immune cells to activate response
By David Churchill What has happened to the
In their study, published in Nature Immunology, the
coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which...
scientists found a mechanism by which specific immune cells, called dendritic...
Potential new drug target to treat cutaneous T cell lymphoma
How to be happier in 2021
Moffitt Cancer Center treats approximately 16% of CTCL patients nationwide. In order to improve their understanding of how...
You are not alone. New Year’s resolutions are as ubiquitous as they are difficult to keep. Does it even make sense...
High-five or thumbs-up? New device detects which hand gesture you want to make
Brain tissue yields clues to causes of PTSD
That’s one of the goals of a new device developed
tissue located in four regions of the prefrontal cortex — areas of...
by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, that can...
The analysis of gene expression patterns in brain
Antibiotics for C-sections effective after umbilical cord clamped
Neuroscientists isolate promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama
The study, by far the largest of its kind and published
The study was led by a pair of neuroscientists,
in the journal Antimicrobial Resistance Infection Control, challenges...
Thomas J. “T.J.” Esparza, B.S., and David L. Brody, M.D., Ph.D.,...
Anti-diarrhea drug drives cancer cells to cell death
Japanese art technique inspires new engineering technique
When cells digest themselves In certain types of tumour cells, administration of loperamide leads to a
Paper snowflakes, pop-up children’s books and elaborate paper cards are of interest to more than
stress response in...
just crafters. A team...
Promising clinical data for fenofibrate’s ability to prevent lung damage in COVID patients
Scientists pinpoint molecular cause for severe disorder in children
IMAGE: Under the microscope. view more Credit: Daniel Hanoch In what has the potential to
syndrome in the system, this showed that the mutations affect ability...
IMAGE: By modelling the mutations causing the LIC
significantly...
Can we be manipulated into sharing private info online? Yes, says Ben-Gurion U. study IMAGE: Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are
The college student in a pandemic Washington DC, December 22, 2020 – A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry...
structured to elicit...
Scientists suggested a way to measure soil properties at any depth without digging
New imaging method views soil carbon at near-atomic scales
A team of scientists from RUDN University and the
amount of carbon than is found in the atmosphere, but the processes...
Dokuchyaev Soil Science Institute developed a method for identifying the...
The Earth’s soils contain more than three times the
A powerful computational tool for efficient analysis of cell division 4D image data
New online tool reveals when YOU can get the coronavirus vaccine
IMAGE: Morphological dynamics of cell division of
different Americans are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. With...
C. elegans embryo cell at single-cell resolution. view more Credit:...
A new online tool reveals how long it will be until
Revealed, the truth about the Covid mutation that threw Christmas plans into disarray
Rapid coronavirus tests used by UK Government ‘could miss 97% of infections’
By David Churchill What has happened to the
Rapid coronavirus tests that Britain spent more than
coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which...
£600million on could pick up as few as three per cent of people infected...
Did No10 lie about Professor Lockdown quitting SAGE?
300 years of London smallpox data may offer insight into coronavirus
September 20: Patient in Kent became the first person to test positive for the new strain. At that
What 300 years of smallpox epidemics in London can teach us about Covid-19: Infection with a small
point, the UK was recording...
amount of virus can IMPROVE...
How the Mail’s amazing 30,000 volunteers are helping on the NHS front line
Britain’s Covid outbreak continues to worsen with another 33,364 cases
Kenny is just one of the more than 30,000 amazing Daily Mail readers who signed up in response to our
The mutated coronavirus spreading rapidly in the UK will likely become the dominant global strain, a
2018 partnership...
SAGE scientist warned...
Covid UK: Children are more likely to catch mutated new strain
Drinking milk while breastfeeding may reduce the child’s food allergy risk
Children may be more at-risk of catching the new
The result is based on a survey of more than 500
mutated coronavirus variant than any previous strains, Government advisers...
Swedish women’s eating habits and the prevalence of allergies in their...
Difference in blood pressure between arms linked to greater early death risk
How cancers hurt themselves to hurt immune cells more
Led by the University of Exeter, the global INTERPRESS-IPD Collaboration conducted a meta-
The immunotherapies currently administered for melanomas work by removing obstacles that keep
analysis of all the available research,...
immune cells called T cells...
The mechanics of the immune system How this process takes place at the molecular level
Silkworm’s brain determines diapause by thermal information
is not yet well understood. What is now clear, however, is that not only...
IMAGE: Thionin staining of embryos 8 days after oviposition in DW-injected silkworms and 60 days after oviposition...
Study identifies amenities parents want in public parks
Reston ebolavirus spreads efficiently in pigs
While parents from diverse backgrounds most often
IMAGE: This colorized transmission electron
value parks that offer amenities like playgrounds, sports fields and green...
micrograph shows a slice of Reston virus particles (blue) in the lung of...
Child care facilities can be safe and are essential: new Case Western Reserve study
Modeling study suggests mitigation efforts can prevent most college campus COVID cases
Cleveland – Child care programs can be safe within
Boston — As colleges and universities consider
the context of low community transmission of COVID-19, according...
strategies for the spring semester to keep COVID-19 cases down, a study...
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Forum II for physicians
Nobel Prize reflects perseverance in scientific research
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21 – As COVID-19 vaccines
IMAGE: Topics cover both human and animal viral immunology, exploring viral-based immunological
are becoming available, physicians and other health care professionals...
diseases, pathogenic...
A groggy climate giant: subsea permafrost is still waking up after 12,000 years
Coronavirus: Do people still have to shield and what are the rules?
IMAGE: Artistic diagram of the subsea and coastal
As many parts of the UK face more restrictions due to rising cases of coronavirus across the country,
permafrost ecosystems, emphasizing greenhouse gas production and...
what are the recommendations?
Covid-19: Visitors from tier 4 and Wales ‘must self-isolate’
Covid: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved for EU states
Covid-19: More than 40 countries ban UK arrivals
More than 311,000 lives have been lost to the pandemic across the bloc.
Covid-19: More than 40 countries ban UK arrivals
The extraordinary and moving story of a grieving mother’s vow
Flights from the UK are being suspended to countries across the world including Spain, India
The walls are still blue in the bedroom where Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah once slept. Against the
and Hong Kong.
makeshift sky the little girl...
Hospital worker celebrates as he and colleagues become among the first to receive Moderna’s vaccine
Could this ‘straw’ for your NOSTRILS be the answer to overeating?
The first Americans have received Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine after it was approved for
A tube that is slipped inside the nostrils to dull the sense of smell could offer a simple and drug-free way to lose weight. People...
emergency use authorization. Just...
Woman contracted sepsis and almost died after minor injury to her finger
We test these High-Street treatments for your embarrassing ailments
Sales executive Beth Brown has two passions in life — her beloved horse, Cider, and having a
Two thirds of us avoid going to the GP for conditions we find embarrassing to talk about, according to a
glamorous set of smartly...
recent survey,...
‘Agonising leg cramp interrupts my sleep’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
Side effects? It’s time to give your pills a yellow card
I am plagued with cramp in my legs at night. I have
Nearly 60 years on, the thalidomide scandal is still
great difficulty getting back to sleep, and the various medications I’ve...
arguably the world’s worst preventable medical disaster. It took...
Why some people won’t mind Christmas parties being cancelled
Brain stem cells divide over months
Most of us can find some joy in Christmas — even this year — but just imagine what it would be like if
From stem cell behavior to the activity of genes in individual cells In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, the group...
you couldn’t,...
How one pain suppresses the other In the first study, the research team compared an
Antigen tests — are self-collected nasal swabs a reliable option?
established CPM model with a recently introduced variation. With Conditioned...
Rapid antigen tests may be less reliable than PCR
Prostate cancer regulator plays role in COVID-19, providing a promising treatment lead
Traditional model for disease spread may not work in COVID-19
Two proteins, ACE2 and TMPRSS2, help the
the model predicts the average number of susceptible people who will be...
coronavirus gain entry and replicate within cells. TMPRSS2 is well-known to Arul...
Learning from three centuries of smallpox epidemics in London, UK Smallpox, one of the most devastating viral diseases ever to strike humankind, is one of only two
tests, but their speed and simplicity make them an important complementary...
Called the R-naught, or basic reproductive number,
Community-based COVID-19 testing: The importance of understanding the virus’ unique impact on children Of the 1,445 patients tested at the specimen
infectious diseases that...
collection site for SARS-CoV-2 virus between March 21 and May 16, 2020, the...
New 3D maps reveal inner workings of immune cell gene expression
Social media use by young people in conflict-ridden Myanmar
“The difference is within us,” says Vivek Chandra, Ph.D., an instructor at La Jolla Institute for
IMAGE: Explores the psychological and social issues surrounding the Internet and interactive
Immunology...
technologies. view...
The far-reaching effects of mutagens on human health
Breathing rate predicts therapeutic benefits for heart patients
IMAGE: Michael Lynch is the director of the Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution and
Conditions causing arrhythmia are among the most common cardiac conditions. A study headed by
professor at ASU’s...
Prof. Georg Schmidt of the...
Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures
Deep, slow-slip action may direct largest earthquakes and their tsunamis
IMAGE: Image shows astrocytes (green) in MS
IMAGE: Map of the Cascadia subduction zone. view
hippocampus. view more Credit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE,...
more Credit: Public Domain Megathrust earthquakes and subsequent...
COVID-19 news from Annals of Internal Medicine
Hormone metabolites found in poop give researchers new insight into whale stress
Below please find a summary and link(s) of new coronavirus-related content published today in
IMAGE: Oregon State University researchers are studying gray whales along the Oregon Coast.
Annals of Internal Medicine....
Images and data collected...
Light signal emitted during photosynthesis used to quickly screen crops
People without college degrees accounted for two-thirds of all of California’s excess deaths
An international effort called Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) aims to transform
Excess deaths in California during the height of the coronavirus pandemic were higher among the
crops’ ability...
elderly, minorities and those...
‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson warns Tier Four may be needed until Easter
Italy becomes fourth country to spot mutated Covid virus in British traveller
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which...
Covid has developed which...
Where’s next for Tier Four?
Medical oddity reveals unheard-of ‘immunity gene’ mutations and new way
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which...
to screen them The IRAK4 gene instructs the production of a protein that plays a key role in the early recognition and response to invading...
California lockdown suppressed excess pandemic deaths
Ecosystem dynamics: Topological phases in biological systems
Nearly 20,000 more Californians died in the first six months of the pandemic than would have been
Physicists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have shown that topological phases could
expected to die in a normal...
exist in biology,...
CRISPR helps researchers uncover how corals adjust to warming oceans
Sex-specific Alzheimer’s treatment could benefit males over females
Baltimore, MD– The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing
A University of Ottawa study has found a specific
system can help scientists understand, and possibly improve, how corals...
Alzheimer’s treatment is effective in male and not female mice, providing...
Under Antarctica’s ice, Weddell seals produce ultrasonic vocalizations
Gene pathway linked to schizophrenia identified through stem cell engineering
IMAGE: University of Oregon evolutionary biologist
IMAGE: These are neurons derived from induced
Paul Cziko looks over the underwater camera during a dive at the...
pluripotent stem cells from a schizophrenia patient. view more Credit:...
Citizens versus the internet: Confronting digital challenges with cognitive tools
January issue of SLAS Discovery “CryoEM: The Resolution Revolution and Drug Discovery”
Access to the Internet is essential for economic development, education, global communications,
Oak Brook, IL – The January edition of SLAS
and countless other applications....
Discovery features the cover article, “Cryo-EM: The Resolution Revolution...
New coronavirus variant: What do we know?
Covid: Cases rise as Christmas rules come into force
The government’s advisers on new infections have
Coronavirus cases in the UK have risen by 35,928 –
“moderate” confidence that it is more able to transmit...
nearly double the number recorded last Sunday, figures show.
Study resolves the position of fleas on the tree of life A study of more than 1,400 protein-coding genes of
Screen time, emotional health among parents’ top concerns for children during pandemic
fleas has resolved one of the longest standing
IMAGE: A new national poll gives a glimpse into
mysteries in the evolution...
parents’ greatest concerns about their kids in the pandemic-era. ...
Climate warming linked to tree leaf unfolding and flowering growing apart An international team of researchers from the
Study reveals low risk of COVID-19 infection among patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang A F
A recent international observational study provides
University and the University of...
important data on the safety of head and neck cancer surgery during the...
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance could be more challenging outside of the EU
Exposure to metals can impact pregnancy
In a new report from the Microbiology Society, experts from around the UK explain the desperate
and lead may disrupt a woman’s hormones during
Exposure to metals such as nickel, arsenic, cobalt pregnancy, according...
need for long-term and ambitious...
Water and genes flow between the two largest Baltic salmon rivers
Targeting the deadly coils of Ebola
IMAGE: Juvenile salmon from the Tornio River. view
it’s hard to appreciate how lucky those outside of
more Credit: Ville Vähä Salmon from upstream
Africa have been...
In the midst of a global pandemic with COVID-19,
reaches...
New nature lover? It’s a COVID-19 side effect
Long non-coding RNA may play a key role in cardiovascular disease
The new study finds that 26% of people visiting
Through utilization of genetically modified high-risk
parks during early months of the COVID-19
atherosclerotic mice, a research team from Brigham
pandemic had rarely — or...
and Women’s...
Three-dimensionally reconstituted organoids that are just like human organs
New solutions for addressing systemic risks
IMAGE: A bladder assembloid, a reconstituted organoid with three tissue layers of the human
Systemic risks like climate change, cybersecurity and pandemics are characterised by high
bladder. view more Credit:...
complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity,...
Researchers make ‘high vis vests’ to help monitor bee behaviour
Blood pressure drug may be key to increasing lifespan, new study shows
A team of researchers from the University of
IMAGE: Scientists found that C. elegans
Sheffield and The Bumblebee Conservation Trust have been trialling new, low-cost...
administered metolazone lived longer than those that were not given the drug....
When light and atoms share a common vibe
Getting into shape pre-surgery to aid recovery for older patients
An especially counter-intuitive feature of quantum
Older adults about to undergo elective surgery
mechanics is that a single event can exist in a state
should undertake a sustained programme of
of superposition...
targeted exercise beforehand to...
Socioeconomic background linked to survival after having a cardiac arrest in hospital
COVID-19: avoiding hospital caused heart disease death rise
IMAGE: Graphical abstract view more Credit:
Lower rates of hospital attendance for urgent heart problems during the initial phase of the COVID-19
European Heart Journal Hospital in-patients from
pandemic may have contributed...
lower socioeconomic...
Covid: Matt Hancock on ‘new variant’ of Coroanavirus
Covid tier 3 rules: What closes in tier 3 in England?
playMore than 1,000 cases of ‘new variant’ virus. Video, 00:01:15More than 1,000 cases of ‘new
More half of England’s population are set to be subject to the tightest set of restrictions from 00:01
variant’ virus
GMT Wednesday. Health...
Covid Christmas: What are the Christmas Covid rules?
New recipe for antibiotic could prevent deafness
A five-day window of special restrictions will be in
Gentamicin is used in U.S. hospitals to treat a
place this year across the UK to allow people to celebrate Christmas. The...
variety of bacterial infections, including infections in newborns and in...
Living environment affects the microbiota and health of both dogs and their owners
Power boost thanks to gold lamellae
In a joint research project known as DogEnvi,
IMAGE: Ultra-thin gold lamellae drastically amplify the incoming terahertz pulses (red) in the underlying
researchers from the University of Helsinki, the
graphene...
Finnish Environment Institute...
The Milky Way primordial history and its fossil findings
Potentially damaging surface ozone levels rose in lockdown
IMAGE: Panoramic view of the Milky Way (Credit: ESO/S. Brunier) with the location of the two Bulge
Less traffic on the roads during the first lockdown led to a reduction in air pollution but may have caused
Fossil Fragments...
potentially damaging...
New drug molecules hold promise for treating rare inherited terminal childhood disease
Covid-19: contaminated surfaces as a risk factor
Scientists at the University of Exeter have identified
combating COVID-19 and have now been published in Advanced Nano-Biomed...
a way to “rescue” cells that have genetically
The results could make a significant contribution to
mutated,...
Novel crystalline oxide may solve the problem of overheating in composite materials
Researchers reveal link between cryptocurrency coding and market behavior
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology recently
A new study by Reader in City’s Department of
synthesized a novel material that displays unique
Mathematics, Dr Andrea Baronchelli, published in
thermal expansion...
the Science Advances...
New curriculum improves students’ understanding of electric circuits in schools
New discovery brings analogue spintronic devices closer
FRANKFURT / TÜBINGEN. Life without electricity is
as used in this study shows graphene (light green) with boron nitride...
something that is no longer imaginable. Whether it be a smartphone, hair-dryer...
IMAGE: This EM image of an experimental device
In liver, a stressed cell can be bad news for its neighbors
New mechanism of force transduction in muscle cells discovered
A key protein in the communication channels between cells can allow a stress response in one
IMAGE: The picture shows focal adhesions (red/blue), in which metavinculin connects to the
liver cell to spread to neighboring...
intracellular actin cytoskeleton...
Inverted fluorescence Fluorescence usually entails the conversion of light
Study sets baseline for sleep patterns in healthy adult dogs
at shorter wavelengths to light at longer
A new canine sleep study from North Carolina State
wavelengths. Scientists have...
University could serve as a baseline for research on chronic pain and...
Research brief: Researchers discover new way to deliver DNA-based therapies for diseases
Researchers determine factors associated with ovary removal in patients with ovarian torsion
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers in
(Boston)–Ovarian torsion can cause severe pain
the Department of Chemistry have created a new
and other symptoms because the ovary is not
polymer to deliver DNA...
receiving enough blood...
Study sheds new light on how the brain distinguishes speech from noise
Long Covid: I used to run, now I can only walk 200 metres
IMAGE: This image shows histological confirmation
playLong Covid: I used to run, now I can only walk
of recording sites. Fluoro-Gold deposited at the end
200 metres. Video, 00:01:46Long Covid: I used to
of separate...
run, now I can only walk...
Covid Christmas: What can you do to stay safe?
Covid vaccine: How will the UK jab millions of people?
Changes to a planned relaxation of Covid rules for Christmas have been scrapped. Only people living
In addition to the Pfizer vaccine though, two other jabs – developed by Moderna and Oxford-
outside of tier four...
AstraZeneca – are...
Coronavirus creates boom in digital fitness
Could coronavirus trigger a sudden menopause years before your time?
“Covid-19 has presented many people with the
Coughing fits that send shockwaves down to your
unique opportunity to exercise more, because,
toes. Breathlessness that feels as though you’re
practically, people have...
drowning. Haunted by a...
HEALTH NOTES: Happiness is a slice of cake and a loved one HEALTH NOTES: Happiness is a slice of cake and a
What can I do about my lockdown radiator face? EVE SIMMONS asks the experts
loved one By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published:
For many, 2020 has been a year of new
17:01 EST, 19 December...
experiences: wearing masks in supermarkets, Zoom conferences and watching Ministers...
Thousands are risking blindness because they don’t use their eye drops properly, warn experts
DR ELLIE CANNON: Help… I just can’t stop my nose from dripping!
Failure to use eye drops correctly is putting
mornings. It drips when I move around in the
hundreds of thousands of Britons at risk of blindness, experts have warned....
afternoons. Antihistamines...
How healthy is a vegan Christmas?… and can you really stomach soya turkey made with coconut milk?
If face masks really stop Covid, then why are so many of us still catching it?
The vegan bug bit last year, with thousands of
Profoundly un-British. Just some of the terms used
Britons turning to plant-based diets in a bid to save the environment, shed...
to describe the experience...
Researchers create model to calculate COVID-19 health outcomes
COVID-19 pandemic had big impact on commercial fishing in Northeast
“The goal is to give an earlier alert to clinicians to
Of those who kept fishing, nearly all reported a
identify patients who may be vulnerable at the
decline in income compared with previous years,
onset,”...
according to the survey...
Researchers use artificial intelligence to ID mosquitoes
The mask matters: How masks affect airflow, protection effectiveness
Human malaria is an ongoing public health crisis affecting multiple continents, with the highest
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and
numbers of cases and people...
California Baptist University...
My nose won’t stop running – particularly in the
Stifling. Itchy. Dehumanising. Oppressive.
New insights into cholera microbe and chances of pandemic strain
Potentially damaging surface ozone levels rose in lockdown, UK study finds
The finding was revealed by examining the type VI
The study — led by the University of York — shows
secretion system, or T6SS for short, a secretion system used by Vibrio...
levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) down on average across the...
Prenatal testing has halved the number of babies born with Down syndrome in Europe, study finds
Stroke and altered mental state increase risk of death for COVID-19 patients
The researchers spent three years collecting data
patients who were admitted to Montefiore during the
from multiple registries and databases in every country in Europe to estimate...
six-week period between...
World’s first transmission of 1 Petabit/s using a single-core multimode optical fiber
COVID-19: what strategies are beneficial to the state
IMAGE: Previous high capacity demonstrations in
more willing to comply with COVID restrictions if
multi-mode fibers view more Credit: National Institute of...
they believe, according to...
Key building block for organic molecules discovered in meteorites
NYS can achieve 2050 carbon goals: Here’s how
IMAGE: Photo of a piece of the Murchison meteorite
ITHACA, N.Y. – By delving into scientific,
that was used in this study. view more Credit: NASA
technological, environmental and economic data,
Scientists...
Cornell University engineering...
Experts call for Europe-wide COVID-19 targets
Concern about loved ones might motivate people to mask up and get vaccine
A group of more than 300 leading scientists across the globe are calling for European governments to
ANN ARBOR, Michigan — While many people have listened to messaging about wearing a mask and
work together in managing...
following social distancing...
Discovery finds a cellular building block acts as a gel, not liquid as previously believed
What’s the ‘true’ rate of dislocation after total hip replacement?
University of Alberta researchers have found an
hip dislocation following total hip replacement is about 50 percent...
answer to a fundamental question in genomic
The study looked at data from 4,711 COVID-19
Those who consider themselves healthy will be
December 18, 2020 – The cumulative incidence of
biology that has eluded scientists...
AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms
New way to deliver DNA-based therapies for diseases
Researchers hope their test could be used to
The research is published in the Proceedings of the
identify the disease early enough so that treatment can effectively prevent...
National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Gene therapy involves altering the...
CAPTUREing Whole-Body 3D movements
Nanotechnology: Nanoparticles as weapons against cancer
Animal behavior is important to a broad range of disciplines, from neuroscience and psychology to ecology and pharmacology....
Both calcium phosphate and citrate are involved in the regulation of many cellular signaling pathways. Hence, the levels...
How does the brain manage its learning? H.M. helped scientists understand the role of the
NASA finds what a glacier’s slope reveals about Greenland Ice Sheet thinning
hippocampus in learning, but a mystery remains around how signals from...
IMAGE: GIF showing the potential distances over which thinning can spread into Greenland’s interior. Glaciers...
Breast cancer study uncovers how macrophages may contribute to a therapeutic weak spot
Prenatal testing has halved the number of babies born with Down syndrome in Europe
Breast cancer, the second most common cancer in
BOSTON — The growth of prenatal screening in
the United States, can result from a number of
Europe has reduced the number of babies being
cellular misregulations, such...
born per year with Down...
APS plays foundational role in development of COVID-19 vaccines
Land ecosystems are becoming less efficient at absorbing CO2
IMAGE: Data taken at the APS shows the
Land ecosystems currently play a key role in
neutralizing antibody D25 binding to the F protein of the Respiratory Syncytial...
mitigating climate change. The more carbon dioxide (CO2) plants and trees absorb...
Humpback whale songs provide insight to population changes
Shifting gears toward chemical machines
IMAGE: Humpback whale off Maui. view more
IMAGE: Animation from simulation demonstrating spatio-temporal control of rotors via a cascade
Credit: HIHWNMS/NMFS ESA Permit #782-1719
reaction. GOx-coated...
Approximately 8,000-12,000...
Scientists get the most realistic view yet of a coronavirus spike’s protein structure
Covid-19: Germany introduces new restrictions amid rise in cases
IMAGE: This rotating image shows the detailed structure of a “spike ” from a coronavirus that
Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas
causes cold...
Covid Christmas risk ‘hard to control’ US approves Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine
Covid rules still to be relaxed over Christmas in UK
The Food and Drug Administration gives the green
Only two households are advised to mix in Wales,
light for releasing millions...
under new stricter advice.
Covid: US approves Moderna as second vaccine It has recorded more than 313,500 deaths and
Media Alert: The CRISPR Journal publishes special issue on expanding the CRISPR toolbox
about 17.5 million infections, according to Johns
IMAGE: outstanding research and commentary on
Hopkins University.
all aspects of CRISPR and gene editing, including CRISPR biology, technology,...
Study shows incorporating telemedicine helps surgical practices
New study identifies greatest risk factors of mortality from COVID-19
IMAGE: Aurora D. Pryor, MD view more Credit:
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients have a greater risk
Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY,
of dying if they are men or if they are obese or have
December 18, 2020 –...
complications from...
Researchers propose process to detect and contain emerging diseases
Study finds growing numbers of critically endangered sawfish in Miami waters
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A University of Arkansas
IMAGE: Figure 3 from the paper: (A) Photograph
biologist is part of a global team of researchers developing a strategy...
taken by W. A. Fishbaugh in the 1920s, recorded as taken in Miami (courtesy...
Ultra-fast gas flows through tiniest holes in 2D membranes
New topological properties found in "old" material of Cobalt disulfide
IMAGE: Researchers identify ultra-fast gas flows
IMAGE: Experimental verification of Weyl nodes in
through atomic-scale apertures in 2D membrane
Cobalt disulfide, in comparison to the theoretical
and validate a century-old...
prediction. ...
Low-income preschoolers exposed to nurturing care have with higher IQ scores later on
How a very ‘sociable’ protein can hold clues about Alzheimer’s origin
IMAGE: This model illustrates the proposed
disease, which accounts for 95% of cases, is still not
association between early cumulative adversities in
clear despite...
The origin of the most prevalent form of Alzheimer’s
childhood and benefits...
New material system to convert and generate terahertz waves developed
Monkeys, like humans, persist at tasks they’ve already invested in
Some time ago, a team of experts working on the
But why would we engage in such potentially self-
HZDR accelerator ELBE were able to show that
defeating behavior? Georgia State researchers think
graphene can act as a frequency...
two factors may play...
Zika virus affects eye development before but not after birth
More than half of Hudson River tidal marshes were created accidentally by humans
The Zika virus is primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus. However, it can also be...
IMAGE: The arrival of the railroad and associated structures in 1850 along the banks of New York’s Hudson River...
New class of cobalt-free cathodes could enhance energy density of next-gen lithium-ion batteries
Gene biomarkers indicate liver toxicity quickly and accurately
IMAGE: Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers
IMAGE: From left: University of Illinois researchers Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, associate professor of
have developed a new class of cobalt-free cathodes
nutrition; Rohit...
called NFA that...
The incredible, variable bacteria living in your mouth
UH Mānoa researcher examines why people choose to wear face coverings
IMAGE: Micrograph showing Rothia cells (light blue)
IMAGE: Published by Oxford University Press on
in their native habitat, a bacterial biofilm scraped from the human...
behalf of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2020. This work is written...
Identifying where to reforest after wildfire
A step toward understanding why COVID19 boosts stroke risk
IMAGE: A post-fire area of the Sierra Nevada mountains with very little conifer regeneration. view more Credit:...
IMAGE: A UCLA-led study may help explain how COVID-19 increases the risk for stroke. Scientists made the finding by...
Plants can be larks or night owls just like us
Covid: Boris Johnson ‘hoping to avoid’ national lockdown
IMAGE: Dr Hannah Rees, postdoctoral scientist at the Earlham Institute, UK view more Credit:
It comes after a tough new six-week lockdown was announced in Northern Ireland from 26 December.
Earlham Institute Plants...
Caroline Wyatt: MS research ‘the urgent search for hope’
Pressure on hospitals ‘at a really dangerous point’
Caroline Wyatt: The fight to reverse damage caused
For example, Leicester’s hospitals are now on the
by MS
highest level of alert while three in Essex have stopped non-urgent...
Coronavirus: UK R number back above one
GPs told to use extra dose of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine as NHS updates advice
Coronavirus: What is the R number and how is it
GPs have been told to use a sixth dose of Pfizer’s
calculated?
Covid-19 vaccine by the NHS, after it emerged yesterday that its...
Figures reveal hospitality industry accounts for just 3% of cases despite damaging restrictions
NHS data suggests hospitals in England are STILL less full than last December
Hospitality venues facing ‘hugely damaging’
NHS data still shows hospitals to be quieter than they were this time last year amid the looming threat
restrictions accounted for less than 3 per cent of
of a third national...
coronavirus outbreaks...
Oxford University scientist behind Covid vaccine hopes UK approval ‘isn’t too far off’
US could approve Moderna’s Covid vaccine ‘within hours’
The lead researcher behind Oxford University’s
How does the Moderna vaccine work? It works in a similar way to the jab from Pfizer/BioNTech.
coronavirus vaccine today revealed she hopes the
Coronavirus is studded with...
jab ‘isn’t...
Britain’s Covid-19 R rate rises ABOVE crucial level of one
Optogenetic method can reveal how gut microbes affect longevity
The lockdown graphs used to justify putting 38million people into Tier 3 were published today
They report in the journal eLife that green-lightinduced production of colanic acid by resident E. coli
amid fears of a New Year shutdown...
bacteria protected...
Can mammogram screening be more effective?
Exercise for low back pain beneficial but no one agrees on why
Thus, while some organizations have advocated for
The study, published in Musculoskeletal Science
testing to start at age 40, in 2009 the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...
and Practice recently, was a collaboration between researchers from UNSW...
Green revolution saved over 100 million infant lives in developing world
Growing human organs for transplantation with new proof-of-concept
The study assessed mortality rates of more 600,000
“This paper is really about using the stem cells from
children across 37 developing countries, revealing
pigs for the first time and showing that they actually
global diffusion of...
can be...
Cell atlas of tropical disease parasite may hold key to new treatments
Machine intelligence accelerates research into mapping brains
The study, published today (18 December 2020) in Nature Communications, identified 13 distinct cell
Their development, published on December 18th in Scientific Reports, gives researchers more
types within the worm...
confidence in using the technique...
Social holidays improve overall wellbeing
How does the brain project manage its learning?
Social holidays refer to holidays that are granted to
IMAGE: Dr. Richard Naud, an assistant professor at
disadvantaged persons or families usually on
the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine’s
economic, social or health-related...
Department...
Will we still need Covid-19 volunteers in the new year?
Recently discovered comet seen during 2020 total solar eclipse
– A University of Sheffield-led research programme finds Local Authorities and the Voluntary and
IMAGE: (left) The LASCO C2 camera on the ESA/NASA SOHO observatory shows comet
Community Sector are...
C/2020 X3 (SOHO) in the bottom left-hand...
Developing smarter, faster machine intelligence with light IMAGE: A massively parallel amplitude-only Fourier
Devastating skin disease covering up to 70% of a dolphin’s body tied to climate change
neural network view more Credit: Volker Sorger/GWU SUMMARY Researchers...
IMAGE: A closeup view of a bottlenose dolphin shows signs of skin lesions associated with a deadly skin disease known...
Nanotechnology — nanoparticles as weapons against cancer
Roadmap to renewables unites climate and sustainability goals
Many chemotherapeutic agents used to treat
IMAGE: Great egrets sit atop a floatovoltaic array in
cancers are associated with side-effects of varying severity, because they are...
Florida in 2020. view more Credit: Rebecca R. Hernandez,...
Water limitations in the tropics offset carbon uptake from arctic greening IMAGE: A map of the world shows the changes in
Hundreds of Amazon shoppers swear by this light-blocking Bluetooth eye mask for a good night’s sleep
global gross primary productivity (GPP), an indicator
Are you having trouble sleeping? Hundreds of
of carbon uptake,...
Amazon shoppers swear by this light-blocking Bluetooth eye mask for a good night’s...
Covid-19 was the leading cause of death in England in November
The TRUE number of cases recorded each day in Wales over the past week
Covid was the biggest killer in England and Wales
Wales has more than doubled its weekly count of
last month, with one in every six deaths caused by
coronavirus infections, after adding 11,000 cases
the illness, according...
that were missed off due...
UK records 35,383 daily Covid cases after officials include 11,000 cases missed in Wales count
Does 70% of England REALLY need to be in Tier 3?
Britain’s daily coronavirus case count today surged
NORTH WEST Cheshire and Warrington Tier 2 (High) Since the end of national restrictions cases
by 35,383 after Wales added a further 11,000
of the virus in Cheshire...
infections that had...
Surrey borough with fastest rising coronavirus rate escapes county-wide Tier Three
Britain’s Covid vaccination scheme needs to get FOUR TIMES quicker to meet target
The only borough of Surrey where Covid infections
The UK Government looks set to fall short on its promise to give millions of people their first
fell last week will be forced into a Tier Three local
coronavirus jab by Christmas,...
lockdown from Saturday,...
Scientists unlock promising key to preventing cancer relapse after immunotherapy
In fiction, we remember the deaths that make us sad
The answer involves a protein called fas, and
were asked to recall the death of a fictional
regulating fas may be a route to preventing cancer
character, they were more...
In a new study, researchers found that when people
relapse, the researchers...
More West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income areas of Baltimore
Antifungal drug improves key cystic fibrosis biomarkers in clinical study
“In order to effectively address environmental
Cystic fibrosis is caused by a missing or defective
injustices, we have to understand where they occur
ion channel in the lining of the lungs, called CFTR.
and why,” says...
This leaves patients...
Infant circumcision may lead to social challenges as an adult undergoing circumcision as an infant
How climate change is disrupting ecosystems IMAGE: Roesel’s bush-cricket is one of the many grasshoppers that might migrate to higher elevations
Infant circumcision may lead to social challenges as
once the...
an adult Undergoing circumcision as an infant has delayed psychological...
Research strongly suggests COVID-19 virus enters the brain
Oceans without oxygen
IMAGE: The S1 protein likely causes the brain to
With no dissolved oxygen to sustain animals or plants, ocean anoxic zones are areas where only
release inflammatory products causing a storm in
microbes suited to the environment...
the brain, researchers...
Mission to MAARS: Long non-coding RNA may play a key role in cardiovascular disease
The ‘crazy beast’ that lived among the dinosaurs
Atherosclerosis is marked by the buildup of
Adalatherium is an important piece in a very large puzzle on early mammalian evolution in the
inflammatory cells which narrow arteries to the point
southern hemisphere, one...
of chest pain and muscle...
Stem cell treatment for vascular diseases can be predicted through real-time observation
‘Poverty line’ concept debunked by new machine learning model
IMAGE: (A) For the bioorthogonal labeling,
Mathematicians have used machine learning to develop a new model for measuring poverty in
unnatural azide groups on the hEPC surface are
different countries that junks...
generated with Ac4ManNAz...
Allow pregnant women partner support ‘at all times’
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: ‘Have I got Covid for a second time?’
Covid rules on hospital visits and maternity
At that stage we had no way of testing for infection.
appointments relaxed
Later, when antibody testing became available as a way of revealing...
Covid cases in schools ‘reflect community levels’
Long Covid: Hospital patients to get checks at six weeks
The Schools Infection Survey will continue to track
New guidelines written by NICE, along with its
cases and transmission in schools over the coming months.
Scottish counterpart SIGN and the Royal College of GPs, list more than two...
New Mexico forced to throw out 75 doses of COVID-19 vaccine over temperature concerns
Drug overdose deaths have risen by 20% in the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic, new CDC data show
New Mexico officials threw out 75 doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine over concerns they became too
Drug overdose deaths have spiked in the U.S. due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, a new
warm during transportation Vials...
advisory finds. More than...
Computational model reveals how the brain manages short-term memories
Talking to kids about weight: What the internet says and why researchers are wary
Now, Salk scientists have developed a new computational model showing how the brain maintains information short-term using...
To help sort it all out, researchers from the Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) in the College...
What’s up, Skip? Kangaroos really can ‘talk’ to us, study finds
Researchers discover brain area crucial for recognizing visual events
The research which involved kangaroos, marsupials
“The human visual system recognizes, prioritizes,
that were never domesticated, at three locations
and categorizes visual objects and events to provide
across Australia*, revealed...
actionable information,”...
A new means of neuronal communication discovered in the human brain
Cataract surgery in infancy increases glaucoma risk
Neuronal oscillations are an essential part of the
“These findings underscore the need for long-term
functioning of the human brain. They regulate the
glaucoma surveillance among infant cataract
communication between...
surgery patients. They...
Study in mice shows genes may be altered through drug repurposing
COVID-19 virus enters the brain, research strongly suggests
A team from the UIC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences published the article, “Gene
And researchers are discovering why. The SARSCoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news
dosage manipulation...
for the brain. In a study...
Protein linked to progressive lung scarring in scleroderma patients
New study measures neighborhood inequality and violence based on
Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease associated with inflammation and fibrosis, or scarring, that affects organs including...
everyday mobility A new study looking at the patterns of movement from 400,000 people offers fresh insights into how a neighborhood’s...
Fibrous protein finding may lead to improved bioprinting, tissue engineering IMAGE: Collagen and fibrinogen in aqueous solutions form a solid layer on the surface of water, corrupting flow behavior...
UMD paves the way for growing human organs for transplantation with new proof-of-concept In a new paper published in Stem Cell Reports, Bhanu Telugu and co-inventor Chi-Hun Park of the University of Maryland (UMD)...
How long’s too long? Effects of crosslinker length on anion-exchange membrane fuel cells
Improving hospital nurse staffing is associated with fewer deaths from sepsis
IMAGE: Progress in fuel cell technology will help us
Researchers at the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) at the University of
greatly reduce our use of fossil fuels to generate
Pennsylvania School of Nursing,...
electricity,...
SARS-CoV-2-like particles very sensitive to temperature
US needs clear vaccine distribution strategy to defeat coronavirus
IMAGE: A group of SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particles are shown in panel (A) on a glass surface in room
December 17, 2020 — An opinion piece published today online in BMJ by Nina Schwalbe in the
temparture. The...
Heilbrunn Department of...
A SECOND Alaska healthcare worker has an allergic reaction to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
COVID-19 is THE leading cause of death in the U.S., study finds
A second healthcare worker in Alaska has suffered an allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer Inc’s
in the United States, a new study suggests. Researchers found that...
Coronavirus has become the leading cause of death
coronavirus vaccine...
Nearly half of young drivers are resuming driving just weeks after sustaining a concussion
Reliable COVID-19 test could reduce virus spread
The findings were published online today by the Journal of Adolescent Health. More than 1.9 million
ARU and a leading expert in quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR),...
Stephen Bustin, Professor of Molecular Medicine at
children sustain a concussion...
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected measles vaccination rates? In a recent study published in Pediatrics,
Men over 50 have same success with vasectomy reversal outcomes as younger men
researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital evaluated changes in measles...
In good news for older men, a new study from Keck Medicine of USC published in Urology shows that men over 50 who undergo...
Especially neurotic people feel worse emotionally during the coronavirus crisis
COVID-19 escalated armed conflicts in several war-torn countries
When the corona pandemic began in March, it
India, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan and the Philippines all
fundamentally changed many people’s everyday lives. A normal working day,...
saw an escalation of civil wars because conflict parties exploited either...
Study reports drop in lung cancer screening, rise in malignancy during COVID-19 surge
Hearing loss and high blood sugar linked to poorer learning and memory among older Latinos
The study has been selected for the 2020 Southern
Hearing loss and diabetes are major public health
Surgical Association Program and published as an “article in press”...
problems, with Latinos at higher risk than other demographic groups. In...
NIH researchers discover brain area crucial for recognizing visual events
What’s up Skip? Kangaroos really can ‘talk’ to us
IMAGE: fMRI scans reveal activity changes in the
IMAGE: A kangaroo displays gaze alternation
fSTS. view more Credit: Richard Krauzlis, Ph.D.,
between the transparent box with food inside it and
National...
with a human. ...
Errant DNA boosts immunotherapy effectiveness
UMD finds more West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income areas of Baltimore
IMAGE: A UT Southwestern study discovered the molecular mechanism by which tumors defective in
DNA mismatch repair...
IMAGE: Mosquito trapping in Baltimore, Maryland view more Credit: Lena McBean, University of Maryland In...
Researchers discover brain pattern that could improve mental health disorder diagnosis
Financial woes grow worse during pandemic for American families
A pattern in how the brain breaks down tryptophan, a common amino acid consumed through food, was
pandemic have grown worse since the spring for many American families,...
The economic challenges caused by the coronavirus
discovered by researchers...
Upcycling: new catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives
Complex dental care ‘threatened by NHS targets’
IMAGE: Using a catalyst based on ruthenium (gold
French President Macron tests positive for Covid
ball, center), UC Berkeley chemists were able to add specific chemical...
The 42-year-old took a test after experiencing symptoms and will now self-isolate...
Covid: ‘Miracle’ survivor Mal Martin feared his life was over
Covid: Cancer scan backlog raises late detection fears
Coronavirus: Mal Martin due home after ‘miracle’
Vice-president of the RCR, Dr William Ramsden,
recovery
said: “The trouble is, because of our capacity issues, because of our...
Covid and vitamin D: ‘Not enough evidence’ for treatment
UK’s daily Covid cases continue to rise with 25,161 more positive tests
Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England
Daily coronavirus infections in the UK have spiked by 50 per cent again as health chiefs recorded another 25,161 cases in...
Health chiefs say there is ‘not enough evidence’ to support taking vitamin D for Covid-19
Boris Johnson defends UK Christmas bubble chaos
There is ‘not enough evidence’ that taking vitamin D can prevent or treat Covid-19, according to a UK
safe ‘little’ Christmas this year One-in-four Britons...
The advice offered by Boris Johnson on having a
Government...
Researchers expose power of enzyme on key immune cells
How hope can make you happier with your lot in life
Two papers on DOT1L by teams led by Professor
Researchers studied ‘relative deprivation’ — the
Colby Zaph and Associate Professor Kim GoodJacobson — whose labs are...
feeling that other people have things better than you...
New salmonella proteins discovered
Novel biomarkers predict the development of incident heart failure
An international research team, led by scientists from Würzburg, shows how to succeed in this search in the new research...
The study used a random selection of 10,106 men participating in the Metabolic Syndrome in Men (METSIM) study, who at baseline...
Despite decrease in recent years, rate of sledding-related injuries still concerning
Turning sweat against itself with a metalfree antiperspirant
The study, published in Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, found that the majority of patients were
Most commercial antiperspirants use metallic salts, such as aluminum chlorohydrate, to clog sweat
injured as the result...
ducts. Years ago, it was...
New guideline supports behavioral, psychological treatments for insomnia
Maternal diet during lactation shapes functional abilities of milk bacteria
The guideline includes one strong recommendation
In a new study published in Nature Scientific
— which is one that clinicians should follow under most circumstances...
Reports, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s...
Coronavirus spread during dental procedures could be reduced with slower drill rotation
New path to rare earth mineral formation has implications for green energy and smart tech
Dental procedures can pose a high risk of viral
IMAGE: First author Adrienn Maria Szucs with
transmission because the tools that are used often produce aerosols, which...
Professor Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco in Trinity’s Museum Building ...
Oral contraceptive pills protect against ovarian and endometrial cancer
Still paying for broken smartphone display? Now, It is automatically fixed
IMAGE: Åsa Johansson, Assistant Professor at the
IMAGE: Schematic of preparing PBF via LbL
Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University ...
assembly view more Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) Smartphone...
Shark fishing bans partially effective
When genetic data meets marketing
IMAGE: Sharks in a market in Sri Lanka view more Credit: Claire Collins Bans on shark fishing are only
Researchers from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania published a new paper in
partially...
the Journal of Marketing that...
Tiny quantum computer solves real optimisation problem
Organic molecules on a metal surface… a machinist’s best friend
IMAGE: Researchers at Chalmers University of
IMAGE: Purdue University innovators are working
Technology, Sweden, have now shown that they can
on technologies to make it easier to cut metals. view
solve a small part of...
more Credit:...
Americans will still have to wear masks and socially distance after getting vaccinated, Giror says
Rollout of US COVID-19 vaccines is ‘on track’ to get 20 million Americans vaccinated this year
White House coronavirus testing czar says it will still
The massive rollout of coronavirus vaccines is ‘on
be ‘absolutely imperative’ for Americans to wear masks...
track,’ to vaccinate 20 million Americans by yearend, with...
Fauci says 85% of U.S. population will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for ‘herd immunity’
Pulse oximeters readings are FOUR times more likely to be inaccurate in black patients
Fauci says 85% of Americans will need to be
Pulse oximeters that measure blood oxygen levels
vaccinated against COVID-19 for the U.S. to reach ‘herd immunity’ Dr...
are FOUR times more likely to be inaccurate in black patients than white...
Alaska healthcare worker suffered serious allergic reaction from Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
Dr Fauci says Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine could get FDA emergency approval TOMORROW
An Alaska healthcare worker suffered a serious
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could get emergency
allergic reaction within 10 minutes of receiving Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine...
FDA approval as early as Thursday, Dr Anthony Fauci said Wednesday...
FDA reveals vials of Pfizer’s vaccine contain extra doses
Minister urges families to do ‘minimum’ in Christmas bubbles
FDA reveals vials of Pfizer’s vaccine contain extra
The Christmas plans of millions of Britons were
doses that could be given to 6.86 million Americans
hanging in the balance tonight as politicians failed to
by Christmas Pharmacists...
make a decision on...
An atlas of S. pneumoniae and host gene expression during colonization and disease
Researcher identifies gene teams working in subregions of brain
To understand how this pathogen adapts to different
That’s the idea behind brain research by Yuqing “Iris” Hang, a Clemson University graduate student
locations in the body, and also how the host
pursuing...
responds to the invading...
New use for an old drug: How does ketamine combat depression?
Teaching artificial intelligence to adapt
Because more than 30% of patients are resistant to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), the
model of brain activity to simulate this process more accurately than ever...
Now, Salk researchers have used a computational
most commonly-prescribed...
The 16 facial expressions most common to emotional situations worldwide
COVID-19 spread increases when UV levels decrease
The findings, published today, Dec. 16, in the journal
“Understanding the potential seasonality of COVID-
Nature, confirm the universality of human emotional expression across...
19 transmission could help inform our response to the pandemic in...
Driving force behind cellular ‘protein factories’ identified In a study published today in Science Advances,
Many Americans reported economic hardships even early in the COVID-19 pandemic
researchers from the University of Cambridge show
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not just the
that tiny components within...
health but also the economic wellbeing of citizens worldwide, and the U.S....
How the spread of the internet is changing migration
Potential treatment approach kills lymphoma while sparing healthy cells
The spread of the Internet is shaping migration in
IMAGE: A heavy layer of glycans, seen here in
profound ways. A McGill-led study of over 150
green, cover immune cells and provide a way to
countries links Internet...
target cancer-specific...
Experimental vaccine can counter dangerous effects of synthetic cannabinoids
New approach reveals structure and function of individual synapses
LA JOLLA, CA–Made in clandestine laboratories
IMAGE: Multiphoton imaging in vivo provides measures of synaptic activity and function (left),
and sold widely across the United States, the
while electron microscopy...
diverse class of drugs...
Pandemic has severely disrupted sleep, increasing stress and medication use
Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment
IMAGE: Principal Investigator Rébecca Robillard, an Assistant Professor and co-director of the Sleep
IMAGE: This Hubble Space Telescope snapshot of the dynamic blue-green planet Neptune reveals a
Laboratory of...
monstrous dark storm...
Researchers identify neurons that control nausea-like responses in mice
Individuals with high ADHD-traits are more vulnerable to insomnia
IMAGE: GLP1R neurons (red) play a critical role in
IMAGE: Predrag Petrovic, consultant and associate
detecting toxins in blood vessels (green) and initiating the nausea...
professor in psychiatry at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience...
Coronavirus: ‘Long Covid’ impact estimated
Vaccine doctors on TikTok: ‘Come for the fun, stay for the science’
WHO to investigate Covid origins in China’s Wuhan
Is the Covid vaccine safe?
Ten international scientists will travel next month to the city where...
Covid vaccine: More than 130,000 vaccinated in UK in first week
Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: Air pollution a factor in girl’s death, inquest finds
Covid: How close is the light at the end of the tunnel?
Ella Kissi-Debrah ‘living on knife edge’ before death
Is Sussex on the brink of being dragged into Tier 3? Sussex could be the next area of England dragged
Mutated form of Covid has also been found in Wales, Scotland, Denmark and Australia
into Tier Three, official figures suggest amid soaring
The new strain of coronavirus revealed by Matt
Covid-19 cases in...
Hancock yesterday has spread to Scotland and Wales after emerging in South...
New Covid strain has 17 mutations, scientist say The new strain of coronavirus spreading through
Hospitals must allow pregnant women to bring a visitor to appointments and labour, NHS says
Britain has a ‘striking’ amount of mutations,
Pregnant women will once again be allowed to take
scientists have...
someone with them to hospital appointments and have them by their side...
One in 10 suffer from ‘long Covid’ three months after recovering
World Health Organization urges families to wear face masks at Christmas gettogethers
One in ten coronavirus survivors suffer lasting symptoms three months after beating the illness, data suggests. The Office...
The World Health Organization has pleaded with families to wear face masks and socially distance at Christmas get-togethers...
Minister reveals nearly 140,000 Brits have already been vaccinated against Covid
Where is next for Tier Three? Urban-rural splits loom for divided counties
Almost 140,000 Britons have been vaccinated
Counties could be split by new local lockdown tiers
against coronavirus in the first seven days of the roll
today as MPs call for rural wards to be given looser
out, officials claimed...
rules than towns...
Type of sugar used to sweeten sheep milk kefir may improve consumer acceptance
New study links cadmium to more severe flu, pneumonia infections
The authors of this study, from the Federal Institute
“Our study suggests the public in general, both
of Rio de Janeiro, Fluminese Federal University,
smokers and nonsmokers, could benefit from
Federal Institute...
reduced exposure to cadmium,”...
The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to make us human
Lipid identified in human breast milk may play important role in early childhood weight
Gene expression, not gene sequence To explain what sets human apart from their ape relatives,
The authors of the study propose that 12,13diHOME, as well as linked pathway metabolites from
researchers have long hypothesized...
breast milk, have a protective...
Three pillars of mental health: Good sleep, exercise, raw fruits and veggies
New insights into Fragile X syndrome and the fetal brain
The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology,
During brain development, the fetal period is vital in
surveyed more than 1100 young adults from New Zealand and the United States...
creating neurons from neural stem cells to build up a functional adult...
The human helpers of SARS-CoV-2 An infection of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, just like any other viral infection, follows a specific
Oh so simple: Eight genes enough to convert mouse stem cells into oocyte-like cells
pattern: The viruses...
On top of providing new insights into the mechanisms of egg cell development, the research may lead to a simple route for...
Cancer: Tumor driver promoting EMT, metastasis and resistance to therapy
Information transport in antiferromagnets via pseudospin-magnons
Cancer metastasis, which is the dissemination of
IMAGE: A research team from the Technical
tumor cells into distant organs, is the leading cause
University of Munich (TUM), the Bavarian Academy
of mortality in cancer...
of Sciences and Humanities,...
LOOP technique for I&D of abscesses in adults is safe, effective alternative to I&D with packing
COVID patterns
IMAGE: Randomized controlled trial, patient of any
seasonal. Understanding...
Scientists, policymakers and healthcare workers are eager to discern to what extent COVID-19 may be
age requiring emergency department abscess drainage. view...
Connections determine everything IMAGE: Stroke Popular Figure view more Credit:
Some neurons target tiny cerebral blood vessel dilation
M.Nzarova et al. A team of scientists, with the first author...
IMAGE: Section of a brain showing neurons that have nNOS-expressing neurons labeled in green, DREADD-expressing neurons...
Ignoring CDC guidelines leads to fear, anger among employees Companies worldwide are facing unprecedented
The bull’s eye: New modified stem cells can deliver drugs specifically to tumor cells
challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from modifying operations to keeping...
As humans evolve, cancer also evolves in parallel, making the race for finding efficient treatment methods for cancer patients...
New insights about depression One study, published in the Journal of Clinical
Researchers uncover blind spots at the intersection of AI and neuroscience
Psychiatry, shows a link between an inflammatory
Purdue University researchers — working at the
molecule in the blood and...
intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience — say...
Poverty linked to higher risk of COVID-19 death, study suggests
Scientists show what loneliness looks like in the brain
The first nationwide study of its kind found patients
A team of researchers examined the magnetic
from the most economically disadvantaged areas
resonance imaging (MRI) data, genetics and
had a higher chance...
psychological self-assessments of...
‘Alarmingly high’ vitamin D deficiency in the United Kingdom
New approach can improve COVID-19 predictions worldwide
The journal Clinical Nutrition also reports that more than a third of Black Africans living in Britain have
“It is about understanding best and worst-case scenarios — and the fact that worst case is one of
high levels of...
the most important...
Fast walking in narrow corridors can increase COVID-19 transmission risk
An avocado a day keeps your gut microbes happy, study shows
The simulations are used to determine flow patterns
“We know eating avocados helps you feel full and
behind a walking individual in spaces of different shape. The results...
reduces blood cholesterol concentration, but we did not know how it...
Tepary beans — a versatile and sustainable native crop
New research could lead to better eyewitness recall in criminal investigations
IMAGE: Tepary beans created through
From a half-hidden corner in a crowded scene, a
crossbreeding display variation for seed coat colors. view more Credit:...
thief emerges to snatch a purse. Three days later, can you remember what...
Semiconductor material analysis made possible with artificial intelligence IMAGE: (A) Data generation process showing the
Aroma diffuser and plastic bag offer inexpensive method to test fit of face masks at home
sampled spin configurations generated through the
Researchers have developed a way to use a simple
simulated annealing...
home aroma diffuser to test whether N95 and other types of sealing masks,...
Energy transition at the crossroads: New topical issue in Russian Journal of Economics
Extracting precious zinc from waste ash
IMAGE: Three Czarevnas of Underground Kingdom
zinc...
IMAGE: “In our pilot study, we found that 70 percent of the zinc present in fly ash can be recycled. The
(1879). A painting by Viktor Vasnetsov. The painting is based on the...
A new method for the functionalization of graphene
In pandemic, people are turning to nature
An international research team involving Professor
IMAGE: One of the first studies of its kind finds significant increases in outdoor activity during
Federico Rosei of the Institut national de la
COVID-19, especially...
recherche scientifique (INRS)...
High death rate ‘may be starting to fall’ Top Trump ally ends silence to congratulate Biden
Covid: Clinical trials begin for Valneva vaccine
Weeks after the election, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulates...
New Covid strain: How worried should we be?
Covid: First care home residents in Wales get vaccine
Covid: ‘Rash’ Christmas rules ‘will cost many lives’
Covid: Christmas rules change will not be taken
The prime minister’s spokesman said the
‘lightly’
government had been clear that people needed to “remain cautious and...
AstraZeneca could ask for FDA approval of its shot by February AstraZeneca could ask the FDA to approve its coronavirus vaccine as early as February, Operation Warp Speed chief says AstraZeneca’s...
States only use 5-20% of the covid antibody drugs sent by Operation Warp Speed The majority of doses of coronavirus antibody drugs are going unused, a new report claims. According to CNBC, Operation...
Nearly one-quarter of the world’s population may not have access to coronavirus vaccines until 2022 Nearly one-quarter of the world’s population may not
More than 80% of Americans say they WILL get a COVID-19 vaccine More than 80% of Americans say they WILL get a COVID-19 vaccine – but most want to ‘wait a bit’ –...
have access to coronavirus vaccines until 2022 Researchers looked ...
COVID-19 does not damage auditory system, study finds
Plastics pose threat to human health, report shows
The study was led by Professor Karen Avraham of TAU’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine. The results were
EDCs are chemicals that disturb the body’s hormone systems and can cause cancer, diabetes,
published online...
reproductive disorders,...
Telemedicine needed to diagnose and treat dysphagia in COVID-19 patients, doctors say
Physicians say non-contact infrared thermometers fall short as COVID-19 screeners
Health care professionals whose work puts them in contact with the body areas frequented by SARS-
The editorial was published Dec. 14, 2020, in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, the online journal of the
CoV-2 — such as the...
Infectious Diseases...
Urine diversion shows multiple environmental benefits when used at city scale
Better heart health scores in midlife linked to lower risk of late-life dementia
The study, published online Dec. 15 in the journal
modifiable risk factors, such as behaviors that impact heart health, could...
Environmental Science Technology, modeled largescale, centralized urine-diversion...
Previous research suggests that efforts to address
Attitudes about climate change are shifting, even in Texas About 80% of Americans — almost 81% of Texans
Immune cell that drives breast cancer could be effective target in novel immunotherapies
— say they believe climate change is happening,
“A deeper understanding of the immunobiology of
according to new...
breast cancer is critical to the success in harnessing immunotherapeutic...
Scientists discover a new complex europium hydride
Bermudagrass versus the armyworm
IMAGE: The novel strongly correlated Europium
clippings. view more Credit: Gurjit Singh Tifton,
superhydride view more Credit: Dmitrii V. Semenok
Georgia:...
IMAGE: Fall Armyworm feeding on bermudagrass
et al/The...
New permafrost thermal stability map better describes the permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau
Evapotranspiration in an arid environment
IMAGE: Mean annual ground temperature (MAGT)
important process in the water cycle because it is
on the Tibetan Plateau view more Credit: @Science
responsible for 15% of the...
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Evapotranspiration is an
China Press The...
Male bats with high testosterone levels have large forearm crusts when females are fertile
Researchers turn DNA detectives to aid rhino poaching prosecutions with forensic evidence
Males may put a lot of effort into attracting females.
The project is part of the Rhino DNA Indexing
Male peacocks flaunt eye-catching trains, but male bats, because they...
System (RhODIS- India) conservation program. This database has been created...
An avocado a day keeps your gut microbes happy
Gene therapy for placental insufficiency moves toward the clinic
URBANA, Ill. – Eating avocado as part of your daily
IMAGE: journal in the field and provides all-inclusive
diet can help improve gut health, a new study from
access to the critical pillars of human gene therapy:
University of...
research,...
A one-week quarantine CAN work if people receive a negative coronavirus test on their last day
Which medical patches are worth sticking with?
A one-week quarantine IS enough to stop someone
More than 40 years ago, skin patches were introduced as an effective way of delivering drugs
exposed to coronavirus from spreading it – if they
into the body while avoiding...
test negative on...
Weekly Covid deaths FELL during the final days of England’s second lockdown Weekly Covid-19 deaths fell for the first time in three months during the final days of England’s second national lockdown,...
Making Britons wear masks while out Christmas shopping on crowded streets could slow spread of Covid Wearing a face mask while shopping for Christmas presents may slow the spread of coronavirus, scientists say. Current rules...
Wearing a used mask ‘can be WORSE than not wearing one at all’, study suggests
What’s the TRUTH about England’s new strain of coronavirus?
Wearing a used mask can be less effective at
Matt Hancock was today accused of scaring the public with his dramatic announcement that a
protecting against coronavirus than not wearing one
mutated strain of coronavirus...
at all, a new study suggests. Researchers...
Coughing while walking down a corridor leaves coronavirus particles BEHIND you
Does London REALLY need to be in Tier Three?
Walking down a narrow corridor can increase your risk of catching Covid-19 as viral droplets linger in
Questions are being raised about No10’s decision to put London in a Tier Three lockdown from midnight
the air up to 16 feet...
tonight as official...
Data-driven discovery of biomarkers pave way for improved diagnosis of contact allergy
Type and abundance of mouth bacteria linked to lung cancer risk in non-smokers
About 20 percent of the population of high-income
of bacteria seem to be linked to heightened risk, the findings indicate. Around...
countries are troubled by contact eczema, a disease
Fewer species and high numbers of particular types
often associated with...
Digital trackers for mental health not yet fit for purpose
Genes play a role in common knee injury
The approach, known as ‘digital phenotyping’, uses digital traces from smartphones, combined with
By analysing data from the Swedish Twin Register along with data from the Swedish National Patient
medical data,...
Register, researchers...
Undruggable diseases gain a new RNA drug-discovery tool
Study IDs four things that make people feel good about using chatbots
Scientists refer to diseases as “undruggable” when
“Chatbots that use artificial intelligence to address
their targets lie on a protein molecule that folds
customer needs are already in widespread use, and
inward,...
are expected...
RNA basic building block produced biocatalytically for the first time
Drug may boost vaccine responses in older adults
In medicinal chemistry, the molecular family of
The results may lead to new approaches to protect
carbon (C)-nucleosides is particularly in demand.
older individuals from viruses such as the one
These differ from the naturally...
causing the current COVID-19...
To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
This is your brain on code: JHU deciphers neural mechanics of computer programming
CAMBRIDGE, MA — In some ways, learning to program a computer is similar to learning a new language. It requires learning...
IMAGE: The graphic shows the how the brain activates during computer programming, compared to brain activations for...
Plastics pose threat to human health WASHINGTON, DC–Plastics contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that...
Empowering women could help address climate change Current and future damages of climate change depend greatly on the ability of affected populations to adapt to changing conditions....
UMBC researchers identify where giant jets from black holes discharge their energy
Engineers develop soft robotic gripper
IMAGE: In this artist’s rendering courtesy of NASA, the remnants of a star torn apart by a black hole
while others simulate...
Scientists often look to nature for cues when designing robots – some robots mimic human hands
form a...
Device mimics life’s first steps in outer space
HSS bone study sheds light on complications after spinal surgery
IMAGE: Abdellahi Sow uses the VENUS apparatus,
The microscopic structure of bone appears to
which offers researchers insight into how life can form in space. ...
predict which patients will experience poor outcomes after spinal fusion, according...
Coronavirus: Health checks recommended for ethnic minorities from age 25
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highest alert level early as a result of recent
The US president-elect also condemns Donald Trump’s...
“exponential”...
Covid: Twelve charts on how Covid changed our lives
New Covid strain: How worried should we be?
The most obvious way to measure the impact of
There is no clear-cut evidence the new variant of
coronavirus is to see how many people have died –
coronavirus – which has been detected in south-
and look at how much...
east England –...
U.S. nursing home vaccinations will start this week and healthy people will get shots next year
Eight-week-old baby with spinal muscular atrophy could be saved by a single jab
The government has brought some areas into the
Nursing home residents will start getting
Like a ‘punch in the stomach’, is how Megan Willis felt on hearing that her eight-week-old baby with
vaccinations this week and Dr Fauci predicts healthy
partner...
Americans with no underlying...
Half-dose of Oxford vaccine was NOT a ‘mistake’ and was known before people got jabs, scientists say
Risk of dying from Covid-19 in British hospitals has HALVED since the peak of the crisis in spring
Oxford scientists say the more effective half-dose
The risk of dying from Covid-19 in British hospitals
regimen of their coronavirus vaccine was not given
has halved since the peak of the crisis in spring,
by ‘mistake’. In...
according to research...
One in 11 people have now had Covid: At least 8.9% of England has coronavirus antibodies
Lockdown DID work and coronavirus cases in England fell by more than a quarter, official study shows
At least one in 11 people in England have had
The number of coronavirus cases in England
coronavirus, a Government-run surveillance study
dropped by a quarter during the second national
suggests. The Office for...
lockdown, a Government-backed...
Matt Hancock blames new strain of coronavirus for surging cases in London and the South East
How England’s North-South divide reversed
A mutated strain of coronavirus may be behind the
has reversed in the past month, with outbreaks in the North brought...
rapid surge in infections in London and the South
England’s North-South divide of coronavirus cases
East of England, Matt...
Why ‘lab-made’ proteins have unusually high temperature stability
Challenges of fusing robotics and neuroscience
Natural proteins with high ‘thermostability’ are prized
Prof. Cheng, by training a paraplegic patient with the
for their wide range of applications, from baking and...
exoskeleton within your sensational study under the “Walk Again”...
tRNA fragments are involved in poststroke immune reactions
High blood pressure at any age, no matter how long you have it, may speed cognitive decline
The project was initiated and led by Hermona Soreq (Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel) and Andreas Meisel (Charité, Berlin),...
Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure or hypertension. Having high blood pressure is a risk factor for...
New combination therapy could help fight difficult-to-treat cancers with common mutations
Point of Care testing can improve the detection and treatment of influenza
Now, scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center describe a new
acute illnesses every winter. Adults who are
The influenza virus causes seasonal epidemics of admitted to hospitals are often...
combination therapy that suppresses the MAPK...
How to protect neurons and encourage their growth: New clue
Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics
Researchers know that inhibiting an enzyme called
The United States generates seven million tons of
dual leucine zipper kinase (DLK) appears to robustly
sewage sludge annually, enough to fill 2,500
protect neurons in...
Olympic-sized swimming pools....
Study: More than half unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine under emergency use authorization
Shedding light on the dark side of biomass burning pollution
RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 14, 2020) — The first
ambient particulate matter, substantially impacting
COVID-19 vaccine has received emergency use authorization. Yet a key question...
climate, human health,...
Scientists warn of likely massive oil spill endangering the Red Sea, region’s health
Balancing climate and development goals
Oxidized organic aerosol is a major component of
IMAGE: Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea
That is the key finding in a new study published today in Environmental Research Letters by
view more Credit: Credit: Maoz Fine STONY
scientists from the Carnegie...
BROOK, NY, December...
Structural racism severely impacts the health of foreign-born Blacks and Latinx
Purdue researchers uncover blind spots at the intersection of AI and neuroscience
IMAGE: These figures show predicted values of allostatic load for women and men for each
IMAGE: Purdue University researchers are doing work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and
race/nativity group by survey...
neuroscience....
Researchers use origami to solve space travel challenge IMAGE: The researchers have developed an
Moderna will ship nearly 6 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine as soon as it gets FDA approval
origami-inspired, folded plastic fuel bladder that doesn’t crack at...
Up to six million people will be vaccinated during the first rollout of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. During...
COVID-19 vaccines are here The U.S. has finally approved its first coronavirus vaccine and began dosing some of the most at-risk
How dare the NHS throw us on the scrapheap!
people, including health...
They enjoy life to the full and don’t want their days to end on the whim of a doctor’s signature. These four...
Tuck into a guilt free festive feast that helps you beat disease
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This Christmas, more than ever, needs to be a time
Christmas is still just over a week off, but many
of comfort and joy. After months of living under the dark pandemic cloud,...
couples will already be thinking about starting the New Year with a joint...
Tensing muscles could help those with a fear of needles
New breathalyser test may allow doctors to diagnose respiratory conditions in minutes
From trips to the dentist to vaccinations, injections are a mainstay of modern medicine. And, while it’s fair to say...
A breathalyser may give doctors a new way to diagnose a range of respiratory conditions in as little as two minutes. Lung...
Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
The power of validation in helping people stay positive
QUESTION: About 25 years ago, I had a ligament
In the study, participants described to the
repair but soon tore it again playing badminton,
researchers a real-life incident that made them
which I then had to give...
angry. When researchers didn’t...
Mystery solved with math: Cytoplasmic traffic jam disrupts sleep-wake cycles
Irrelevant information interferes with making decisions
Human bodies adjust sleep schedules in
According to new research from behavioral
accordance with the ‘circadian rhythms’, which are
economist Ian Chadd, an assistant professor at
regulated by our time...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,...
Robotic exoskeleton training improves walking in adolescents with acquired brain injury
Compound derived from thunder god vine could help pancreatic cancer patients
The authors are Kiran Karunakaran, PhD, Naphtaly
basis of a water-soluble prodrug called Minnelide, which appears...
Ehrenberg, MS, and Karen Nolan, PhD, from the
The medicinal plant’s key ingredient, triptolide, is the
Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation...
UV-emitting LED lights found to kill coronavirus
Endothelial cell targeting could help fight COVID-19 symptoms, study shows
This is the first study conducted on the disinfection efficiency of UV-LED irradiation at different
SARS-CoV-2 causes Covid-19, characterized by pulmonary edema, viral pneumonia, coagulopathy,
wavelengths or frequencies...
inflammation and other physiological...
Apathy could predict onset of dementia years before other symptoms
Marine pollution: How do plastic additives dilute in water and how risky are they?
Frontotemporal dementia is a significant cause of
IMAGE: Plastic waste can contaminate water supply
dementia among younger people. It is often
as it breaks down into microplastics and its additives
diagnosed between the ages of...
leach out....
Recovery of an endangered Caribbean coral from parrotfish predation IMAGE: A large predation scar on Orbicella
Exploring the relationship between nitrogen and carbon dioxide in greenhouse gas emissions
annularis coral from a Stoplight parrotfish
A University of Oklahoma-led interdisciplinary study
(Sparisoma viride) view...
on a decade-long experiment (1997-2009) at the University of Minnesota...
Nanoengineered cement shows promise for sealing leaky gas wells
Emerging from the fog: Little understood post-stroke cognitive issues are verified
IMAGE: Pictured is a natural gas well in
IMAGE: Overlay plots of cerebral activation time
Pennsylvania. When wells become damaged or
courses corresponding to each of the predefined
degraded, methane can potentially...
areas of interest...
A human gene placed in fruit flies reveals details about a human developmental disorder
An unexpected role for the brain’s immune cells
IMAGE: Left to right: Katarina Akhmetova, Igor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–December 14, 2020–An important part of the brain’s immune system, cells
Chesnokov and Maxim Balasov view more Credit:
called microglia...
UAB BIRMINGHAM,...
UMaine-led research group find that trees are out of equilibrium with climate
Covid PPE: Hospital gowns that cost £122m never used
Forecasts predicting where plants and animals will
Coronavirus: Safety concerns halt use of 50 million
inhabit over time rely primarily on information about their current climate...
NHS masks
Covid: Intensive care staff plead for preChristmas lockdown
Covid: London to move into tier 3 as infections rise
It comes after the number of positive Covid-19 tests
A new variant of coronavirus has been identified
passed 100,000 in Wales
“which may be associated with the faster spread in the south of England”,...
‘New variant’ of coronavirus identified ‘Mutant coronavirus’ seen before on mink farms, say
Risk of catching coronavirus from a family member you live with is just 16.6%
scientists
Risk of catching coronavirus from a family member you live with is just 17% and only one in three people pass it on to their...
Pfizer CEO doesn’t want to ‘jump the line’ to get firm’s vaccine Pfizer’s CEO has not yet taken his own company’s coronavirus vaccine to avoid the appearance that executives...
Head of Operation Warp Speed says US is trying to secure more doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Head of Operation Warp Speed says the U.S. is in ‘active discussions’ to secure more doses of Pfizer’s...
Like adults, children by age 3 prefer seeing fractal patterns
How our brains know when something’s different
That discovery emerged among children who’ve
“Our results suggest that every experience we store
been raised in a world of Euclidean geometry, such as houses with rooms...
into memory can be used to set our expectations and predictions...
Using play to ‘school’ children’s emotions
Fans are not amused about decisions made by video assistants
When children start school, pupils with the ability to
For its 2019/20 season, the English Premier League
understand their own emotions and the emotions of
introduced the video assistant referee (VAR). Dr.
others are more...
Otto Kolbinger and Melanie...
Young people who go to bed later drink and smoke more due to their impulsivity
Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care reduces maternal anxiety
In the first study of its kind, researchers from the
Researchers from the University of Helsinki
University of Surrey and Brunel University London
contributed to a study investigating the effects of
investigated how being...
singing during kangaroo care...
Does sharing health data help maintain weight loss?
Drugs create balancing act for patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Researchers studied 87 adult participants in a 12-
The findings were published online Oct. 29 in the
month weight loss program. For the entire study participants were asked...
journal JAMA Oncology. The researchers analyzed data from 623 patients...
‘Magic’ angle graphene and the creation of unexpected topological quantum states
When you can’t afford to go on lockdown
IMAGE: A Princeton-led team of physicists have
Russians’ movements during the...
Researchers at HSE University and Lomonosov Moscow State University analyzed data on
discovered that, under certain conditions, interacting electrons can...
Model could help determine quarantine measures needed to reduce Covid-19’s spread
Study: Oregon’s Western Cascades watershed to experience larger, more frequent fires
As Covid-19 infections soar across the U.S., some states are tightening restrictions and reinstituting
IMAGE: A view of the Riverside Fire from La Dee Flats on the Mt. Hood National Forest on Sept. 9,
quarantine measures...
2020. The fire encompassed...
FARI publishes new research on omega3s and heart rate recovery
Success in the Amazon
IMAGE: Comparing each patient’s heart rate
exposing deforestation caused by soy production in
recovery with their Omega-3 Index, the researchers
the Brazilian Amazon. In the previous...
In 2006, Greenpeace launched a campaign
found a significant...
Massive underground instrument finds final secret of our sun’s fusion
High-brightness source of coherent light spanning from the UV to THz
A hyper-sensitive instrument, deep underground in
IMAGE: Artistic impression of the spectrum of a mid-
Italy, has finally succeeded at the nearly impossible
infrared pulse broadening in the background with the
task of detecting...
electric field...
Blood test for Alzheimer’s disease predicts future cognitive decline in healthy people
A theory as clear as glass
“Our findings indicate that measuring a tau fragment
IMAGE: Scientists at The University of Tokyo use computer simulations to model the effects of elemental composition...
in plasma can help predict which elderly people are likely to...
Genes could be key to new COVID-19 treatments, study finds Potential treatments for Covid-19 have been
No deal Brexit could have detrimental impact for people in UK living with a rare disease
identified after the discovery of five genes
Experts have warned that a ‘no deal’ Brexit will
associated with the most severe...
result in the exclusion of the UK from the 24 European Reference...
Polarization increases with economic decline, becoming cripplingly contagious
Everything you want to know about sunscreen
PRINCETON, N.J.–The rise of populist movements
From safety and effectiveness to who should use
is changing political systems around the world. As
sunscreen and how to apply it, Canadian
support for these...
dermatologists review the latest...
Molecule holds promise to reprogram white blood cells for better cancer treatment
Researchers reveal how our brains know when something’s different
IMAGE: Pictured L-R: Caitlin Brandle, research
IMAGE: NIH scientists discovered how a set of high frequency brain waves may help us unconsciously
assistant, Dr. Gang Zhou, Timothy Kim,
set expectations...
undergraduate student, Nada S....
Social media use increases belief in COVID-19 misinformation
Covid: Public must think carefully about Christmas risk, NHS bosses warn
PULLMAN, Wash. – The more people rely on social media as their main news source the more likely
Lockdown rules: What Covid tier is your area in and what are the restrictions?
they are to believe...
Blood donation: Rule change means more gay and bisexual men can give blood
Covid PPE: Hospital gowns that cost £122m never been used
The gay men breaking blood donation rules
NHS masks
Covid vaccine: GPs in England to begin offering Pfizer jab
Increased social media use linked to developing depression
Tens of thousands of people in the UK received the
Compared with participants who used less than 120
Pfizer-BioNTech jab last week in hospitals.
minutes per day of social media, for example, young
Coronavirus: Safety concerns halt use of 50 million
adults who used more...
New and unexplored dimension in the study of protein-protein interactions
A potential therapy for one of the leading causes of heart disease
Sliding clamps are ring-shaped proteins that encircle
After 15 years of unrelenting work, a team of
DNA and bind to the DNA polymerase, the enzyme that performs the actual...
scientists from Gladstone Institutes has now discovered a potential drug candidate...
When it comes to feeling pain, touch or an itch, location matters
Bosses need appreciation, too
The new blueprint of this aspect of the sensorimotor
“Based on theory, we knew feeling appreciated by another person sends a strong signal that you are
system, described online in Neuron on November
positively regarded,...
11, 2020, could lead...
Natural environmental conditions facilitate the uptake of microplastics into living cells
Using CRISPR, new technique makes it easy to map genetic networks
The interdisciplinary research team led by Prof. Dr.
A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists has developed an easy way to do just that,
Christian Laforsch (Animal Ecology) and Prof. Dr.
allowing anyone to profile...
Holger Kress (Biological...
Different forms of sugar impact hungersuppressing hormones in young adults
Rectal cancer patients who "watch and wait" may only need few years of stringent follow-up
Too much sugar consumption is a contributing factor
An international team of scientists, including doctors
for obesity. Sucrose, or “table sugar,” is composed of
from the Champalimaud Clinical Centre, in Lisbon,
equal...
has just published...
Fewer than 2 percent of OB-GYN doctors can prescribe life-saving opioid treatment
Researchers control multiple wavelengths of light from a single source
The number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are
IMAGE: Photoluminescence change of dual-color-
able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction
emissive carbon dots (CDs) depending on their
medicine called buprenorphine...
concentration. Blue- and...
Vitamin D the clue to more Autism spectrum disorder in boys
Rewiring stroke survivors brains could alleviate depression
A deficiency in Vitamin D on the mother’s side could explain why Autism spectrum disorder is three times
IMAGE: Large doses of repetitive trans cranial magnetic stimulation significantly improve post-
more common...
stroke depression. ...
Pizza can help address the dark matter mystery? Despite its vanishingly tiny mass, the existence of
Research reveals unexpected insights into early dinosaur’s brain, eating habits and agility
the axion, once proven, may point to new physics
IMAGE: Braincase and endocast of
beyond the Standard...
Thecodontosaurus antiquus. From CT scans of the braincase fossil, 3-D models of the...
No association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome
Researchers find why ‘lab-made’ proteins have unusually high temperature stability
Neuroscientists at UCL have found no significant
IMAGE: Structure of the de novo protein with most
association between COVID-19 and the potentially
of the core filled with valine residues (green). Ten
paralysing and sometimes...
hydrophobic...
Flavors added to vaping devices can damage the heart of fruit and candy flavors that entice millions of
Unexpectedly, data show that anaesthetists and intensive care doctors are at lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with other medical staff
young people take...
Following the first recorded death of an anaesthetist
TAMPA, Fla (Dec. 11, 2020) — The appealing array
from COVID-19 in the UK in November 2020, a review of available data...
New report finds global health research infrastructure imperiled by COVID-19
Artificial intelligence helps scientists develop new general models in ecology
The strong foundation of global health research and
In ecology, millions of species interact in billions of
development (RD) that greatly accelerated the
different ways between them and with their
development of COVID-19...
environment. Ecosystems...
Record resolution in X-ray microscopy Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität
Potential extreme condition history detector
Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Paul Scherrer
IMAGE: Tricolor photoluminescence enhancement
Institute in Switzerland and...
from site symmetry breakdown in pyrochlore Ho2Sn2O7 after pressure treatment ...
New insights into Glioblastoma invasiveness
Covid: More tier 3 areas to get mass testing from Monday
One of the hallmarks of Glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive type of brain cancer, is its high
Covid: Secondary school pupils in London, Kent and Essex hotspots urged to get tested
invasive capacity, which...
Covid: Relaxing restrictions ‘could trigger third wave’, NHS bosses warn England’s three-tier system is due to be reviewed on
‘The robot made me do it’: Robots encourage risk-taking behaviour in people
16 December.
IMAGE: A SoftBank Robotics Pepper robot was used in the two robot conditions. Pepper, 1.21meter-tall with 25 degrees...
Novel cathode design significantly improves performance of next-generation battery
Last Interglacial: warming amplified in mountain environments
IMAGE: An all-in-one solution for the design strategy
Temperatures in the high alpine region were up to 4
of macroporous host with double-end binding sites.
degrees higher than...
view...
IMAGE: A look at the last interglacial shows:
Trapping nanoparticles with optical tweezers
Fan mussel larval dispersal for the future of an endangered species
Optical tweezers are a rapidly growing technology,
IMAGE: Protecting the marine areas that distribute
and have opened up a wide variety of research
larvae will be decisive for the future of the species in
applications in recent years....
the Mediterranean. ...
New analysis method for predicting the risks and effects of immunotherapy IMAGE: Sara Mangso is an Associate senior
The Protein Society announces 2022 appointment of Protein Science Editor-inchief
lecturer/Assistant Professor at the Department of
IMAGE: Congratulations, Dr. John Kuriyan view
Pharmaceutical Biosciences,...
more Credit: The Protein Society CANYON COUNTRY, CA –...
VRK1: a protein that reduces the survival of patients with neuroblastoma Researchers from the Departments of Cell Biology
DR ELLIE CANNON: The messy drops I use for my sore eyes don’t work… what will?
and Medical Physiology at the University of Seville
Since having radiotherapy for cancer in my neck,
have identified that...
I’ve suffered terribly from what I’ve been told is dry eye syndrome....
Hot balloon that frees diabetics from insulin jabs begins trials
HEALTH NOTES: App that shows nurses how to treat bed sores
A procedure that involves inflating a hot balloon
HEALTH NOTES: App that shows nurses how to
inside the gut could reverse type 2 diabetes and free
treat bed sores By Mail on Sunday Reporter
thousands of patients...
Published: 17:01 EST, 12 December...
BARNEY CALMAN: How do you solve a problem like Maria – the 68-year
The festive recipes for ALL dietary needs
It’s been an emotional week. An 81-year-old bloke
festive season. And especially this year, with the
called William Shakespeare, from Warwickshire,
usual highlights –...
Turkey and trimmings are, for many, the peak of the
became the second person...
When was the exact moment we got infected with Covid? It started with a text message. ‘Please pick-up. Very important’. It was a Tuesday afternoon in late October, and I’d...
DR TOM JEFFERSON: I fear this mania for mass Covid testing is a hugely expensive blunder Dr Tom Jefferson, pictured, said he has received a stream of unsettling letters and emails from members of the public...
Insecure livelihoods hindering efforts to combat anti-microbial resistance globally
Predicting heart disease from the skin
The findings add to evidence that focus should shift
Uitto, MD, PhD, a Professor of Dermatology and
from influencing individuals’ efforts to combat anti-
Cutaneous Biology, report...
An international team of researchers led by Jouni
microbial...
Kids gain weight when new convenience stores open nearby
Robots could replace real therapy dogs
“Childhood obesity has a complex multifaceted
benefits for children and young people. A new paper, published in The International...
etiology. In this study we found that community food
Animals, especially dogs, can have therapeutic
environment, particularly...
The secret behind male ornaments Xiphophorus, the males carry a so-called ‘sword’.
Majority of pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19 were asymptomatic, study finds
Females prefer...
The majority of pregnant women who tested positive
IMAGE: In several species of the genus
for COVID-19 on arrival to the delivery room were asymptomatic, according...
Scientists found out genes involved in a compound in lichens with antiviral activity
A protein has been identified as a potential therapeutic target for leishmaniasis vaccines
An international study led by researchers from the
According to the results of research led by the
Faculty of Pharmacy at the Complutense University
Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), one the
of Madrid has identified...
various strategies deployed...
Two, six, many
Faraday fabrics?
IMAGE: Artist impression: Six pairs of atoms in the
Researchers at Drexel University’s College of
focus of a laser beam. view more Credit: Jonas
Engineering have reported that fabric coated with a
Ahlstedt...
conductive, two-dimensional...
New computational method validates images without ‘ground truth’
tRNA fragments are involved in poststroke immune reactions
A realtor sends a prospective homebuyer a blurry
Sebastian Lobentanzer of Goethe University,
photograph of a house taken from across the street.
Frankfurt, has been studying small RNA dynamics in
The homebuyer can compare...
various contexts using bioinformatic...
Covid: Homeless people in Milton Keynes left struggling for shelter
Covid: FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in US
Winter support for rough sleepers has been cut due
On Friday, President Trump sent out an angry tweet
to Covid guidelines, the BBC has heard, as charities
calling the FDA a “big, old, slow turtle”, adding:
warn many people...
“Get...
Covid: Trials to test combination of Oxford and Sputnik vaccines
Newly discovered toxin-antitoxin system abundant in one-cell organisms
Oxford recently published results showing their jab
IMAGE: A bacterial cell poisons itself with an
was safe and effective in trials on people.
antitoxin to prevent a virus from taking over, which is one important...
Evolution of tropical biodiversity hotspots
"The machine as extension of the body"
For decades, scientists have worked to understand
into understanding how the brain functions view
the intricacies of biological diversity–from genetic
more Credit:...
IMAGE: Prof. Gordon Cheng whats to dig deeper
and species...
Strong social support decreases mental health problems in young adults
From publication bias to lost in information
A team of McGill University researchers has found that young adults who perceived higher levels of
The availability of clinical trial records has increased markedly in recent years. For instance, several
social support reported...
documents from numerous...
Development of the first biohybrid artificial retina built with silk fibroin and retinal cells.
Virtual therapy: The ‘new normal’ after COVID-19
“The biohybrid retina is a cell therapy for the
will go back to normal. We’ll stop wearing masks.
reconstruction of the damaged retina by implanting
We’ll crowd...
Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, a lot of things
healthy cells in...
Male weeds may hold key to their own demise IMAGE: University of Illinois scientists are getting closer to finding the genes for maleness in waterhemp and Palmer...
Carolina Sandhills Salamander: New species added to species-rich North Carolina IMAGE: Carolina Sandhills salamander (Eurycea arenicola) in life from North Carolina. view more Credit: Todd...
Negative reviews boost sales IMAGE: Aleksei Smirnov, Assistant Professor,
Gene could help predict response to cervical cancer treatment
Faculty of Economic Sciences (HSE University) view
UCLA RESEARCH BRIEF FINDINGS UCLA
more Credit:...
researchers have identified a potential diagnostic marker that could help predict how...
Pre-existing flu immunity impacts antibody quality following infection and vaccination
Financial distress negatively impacts well-being, satisfaction of breast cancer patients
New research by scientists at the University of
CHICAGO (December 11, 2020): Financial toxicity
Chicago suggests a person’s antibody response to
among breast cancer patients is independently
influenza viruses...
associated with worse psychological...
Oregon researchers find that like adults, children by age 3 prefer seeing fractal patterns
Using water fleas, UTA researchers investigate adaptive evolution
IMAGE: A fractal inspired carpet designed by
Arlington resurrected the preserved eggs of a
Richard Taylor and his University of Oregon colleagues is underfoot during...
shrimp-like crustacean to examine...
Patients with non-cardiac chest pain are reassured with brief education
Covid: London’s coronavirus levels rising, ONS says
Sophia Antipolis – 12 December 2020: Patients
Figures for the week to 5 December, as England’s
diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain are reluctant
second lockdown was ending, suggest infection
to believe they...
levels continued to...
Researchers from The University of Texas at
Tavistock puberty blocker study published after nine years
Covid: Genes hold clues to why some people get severely ill
The High Court ruled last week that under-16s are
A study in Nature of more than 2,200 intensive care
unlikely to be able to give informed consent to be
patients has identified specific genes that may hold
treated with puberty-blocking...
the answer.
Covid: UK isolation period shortened to 10 days
US buys ANOTHER 100 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
But the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures
US buys ANOTHER 100 million doses of Moderna’s
show that in the week to 5 December, there were
COVID-19 vaccine for $2.6 billion bringing its total
increases in coronavirus...
stock from the...
What your rumbling tummy is really telling you: DR MICHAEL MOSLEY on a revolutionary microphone
Covid-19: Transmission via semen ‘cannot be ruled out’, says expert
With Christmas just around the corner we will soon
completely ruled out, a top fertility expert has
be scoffing lots of rich foods, which will make our tummies rumble even...
warned. Professor Allan...
Sir Patrick Vallance admits there is ‘NO hard evidence’ that pub curfews slow coronavirus
New light shed on cause of deadly lung disease
There was ‘no hard evidence’ that England’s
32,000 people in the UK, and accounts for one per
controversial 10pm curfew prevented coronavirus
cent of all UK deaths,...
Coronavirus transmission through semen cannot be
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) affects at least
from spreading,...
New biomarker candidate for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
New guidelines for treating the complications of brain tumors
Altered protein structures in ALS ALS is a fatal
“Every year, around 18 million people worldwide are
neurodegenerative disease causing a rapid loss of
diagnosed with cancer and up to every second
motor function, which...
patient with an advanced...
Engaged dads can reduce adolescent behavioral problems, improve well-being
Researchers suggest stool transplants can battle serious infections
The researchers found that adolescents in lowincome families whose fathers are more frequently
Using genetic material analysis and machine learning, UBC researchers have pinpointed several
engaged in feeding, reading,...
key factors to ensure successful...
Diet modifications — including more wine and cheese — may help reduce cognitive decline, study suggests
What makes hard workouts so effective
The study was spearheaded by principal
improves heart function...
“Our research on rats with heart failure shows that exercise reduces the severity of the disease,
investigator, Auriel Willette, an assistant professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition,...
Muscle cell secrets cells of our skeletal muscles are different: These
A matter of balance: asymmetric divisions are crucial to form a functional retina
long, fibrous cells...
Balancing proliferation and differentiation in a
Usually, each cell has exactly one nucleus. But the
developing organ are a complex act, especially when these two processes...
How AI could make therapeutic decisionmaking for breast cancer more accurate, affordable
A saliva-based smartphone platform could rapidly expand COVID-19 testing
Breast cancer affects 1/8 women in the USA, and
COVID-19 testing, a portable saliva-based smartphone platform provides...
rates of breast cancer are increasing. Humans are
Offering an ultrasensitive yet accessible approach to
good at spotting cancer...
Vanderbilt researchers discover strong correlation between partisanship and social mobility during COVID-19 pandemic
Political partisanship has had outsized influence on individual social mobility during COVID-19 pand
According to many medical experts, reduced social
played a much stronger role in individuals’ decisions
mobility – defined here as social contact and travel within and among...
to limit their...
New insights about age-related macular degeneration could spur better
Access to nature important for mental health during Covid lockdowns
In the United States, political partisanship has
treatments BOSTON – “Wet” age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of
People in European countries with the strictest COVID-19 lockdown policies were more likely to show symptoms of depression...
irreversible...
Carrots are healthy, but active enzyme unlocks full benefits
UK woman, 91, first to get Covid vaccine, urges others to comply
IMAGE: (From left): Doctoral students Ivan Pinos
A 90-year-old grandmother who became the first
and Johana Coronel, and Assistant Professor Jaume Amengual, Department...
person in the world to have Pfizer‘s coronavirus jab has urged sceptics...
Why pregnant women CAN’T have the coronavirus vaccine
160,000 people now waiting over a year for NHS operations amid Covid delays
Pregnant women will not be offered Pfizer‘s
At least 162,000 people have been waiting more
breakthrough coronavirus vaccine due to a lack of
than a year for routine operations on the NHS in
evidence, experts have...
England – the highest number...
Mass Covid testing in secondary schools is being rolled out in London, Kent and Essex today
Self-isolation period to be cut from two weeks to 10 DAYS for at-risk contacts
Mass coronavirus testing is being rolled out in
contact with someone infected with coronavirus will
secondary schools in coronavirus hotspots in North
only have to do so for...
People forced to self-isolate after coming into
East London, South Essex...
How Havering became London’s Covid capital
Sky News host Kay Burley seen for first time since rule-breaking party
The national lockdown failed to stop the spiralling spread of coronavirus in London‘s infection hotspot
By Amie Gordon for MailOnline Kay Burley is the nononsense news viper who relishes holding MPs to
of Havering,...
account – but has...
Coronavirus R rate in the UK RISES for first time since October to between 0.9 and 1
Five-minute EEG recordings: A key to the symptoms of Parkinson’s
SAGE, Number 10’s Scientific Advisory Group for
electrical nerve activity is only derived from the patient’s scalp,...
Emergencies, estimates the R number across
But is it possible to detect this coupling if the
Britain is between...
Within a hair’s breadth — forensic identification of single dyed hair strand now possible
Ability to predict C-diff mortality nearly doubled with new guidelines
But what if a bit of fashion consciousness could inspire a new forensic technique? In a recent study
based on expert opinion only, that is an opportunity
“Whenever changes to national guidelines are to do a research...
published in Analytical...
Hydrogels with fine-toothed molecular combs may make enduring glucosemonitoring implants
Persistence of Zika virus in the brain causes long-term problems in mice
By incorporating dangling, comb-type molecular
lasting cognitive impairment and increased risk for psychological...
chains within a type of hydrogel called poly(N-
Infections in the perinatal period are associated with
isopropylacrylamide) or poly...
Scientists build whole functioning thymus from human cells
The pressure sensor of the venus flytrap
The thymus is an organ in the chest where T
(JMU) Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, have isolated
lymphocytes, which play a vital role in the immune
individual sensory hairs...
Researchers from Julius-Maximilians-Universität
system, mature. If the thymus...
Gut microbiota plays a role in brain function and mood regulation
Baricitinib plus Remdesivir shows promise for treating COVID-19
The bacterial population in the gut, known as the gut
IMAGE: This colorized transmission electron
microbiota, is the largest reservoir of bacteria in the
micrograph shows a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle,
body. Research...
isolated from a patient. ...
Tanzania farmers distrust fertilizer quality, are less willing to pay for it IMAGE: University of Illinois researchers examined
New online COVID-19 mortality risk calculator could help determine who should get vaccines first
fertilizer use in Tanzania. view more Credit: Anna
A new online calculator for estimating individual and
Fairbairn. URBANA,...
community-level risk of dying from COVID-19 has been developed by researchers...
High-tech fixes for the food system could have unintended consequences IMAGE: A farmer in Beora, a small community in
Researchers rank various mask protection, modifications against COVID19
Rupandehi District of Nepal. view more Credit: Neil
IMAGE: Medical procedure mask and modifications
Palmer...
designed to enhance mask fit or comfort for the wearer. A mask w/ear...
MGB study finds majority of COVID-19 patients died in hospital There have been over 280,000 deaths in the United
Sea star listed as critically endangered following research by Oregon State University
States due to COVID-19, with the infectious nature
IMAGE: Sunflower sea star view more Credit:
of the disease preventing...
Janna Nichols CORVALLIS, Ore. – The iconic sunflower sea...
Researchers find a better way to design metal alloys
Covid-19: The day of the UK’s ‘tremendous shot in the arm’
IMAGE: Researchers have found a new way to
The NHS’s biggest ever vaccination programme is
predict the properties of metal alloys based on
underway; its first recipient: a grandmother from
reactions at the boundaries...
Coventry. Margaret...
Covid testing of students finds few positive cases
Covid vaccine: US experts recommend Pfizer vaccine approval
First execution of Trump’s final days goes ahead
Covid vaccine: When can I get vaccinated in the
Brandon Bernard was executed in Indiana despite
US?
pleas from Kim Kardashian...
Covid response hits rural NHS services hard
Blocking protein restores strength, endurance in old mice
The Nuffield Trust report says while the number of
“The improvement is really quite dramatic” said
Covid cases in rural areas was lower than in big
Helen Blau, PhD, professor of microbiology and
urban centres, the pandemic’s...
immunology. “The...
Diet modifications – including more wine and cheese
Germans want open communication of uncertainty in the coronavirus pandemic
The study was spearheaded by principal
The COVID-19 pandemic has once again
investigator, Auriel Willette, an assistant professor in
highlighted the uncertainty inherent in science. The
Food Science and Human Nutrition,...
results of a Germany-wide study...
Roadmap offers solutions for future of food, global ag innovation
Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals occur in 27-million-year cycle
ITHACA, N.Y. – To deflect future world food crises created by climate change and growing consumer
Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals–including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds–follow a
demand, a Cornell...
cycle of...
Young people embrace new model of teaching sexual consent, study finds
Test your heart health by climbing stairs
IMAGE: Consent Image view more Credit: Taylor
flights of stairs in less than a minute indicates good
Francis:
heart health,...
Sophia Antipolis – 11 December 2020: Climbing four
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681811.2020.1840343 Sexual...
Screening for endocrine disruption in artificial zebrafish for long-term risk assessment
Artificial visual system of record-low energy consumption for the next generation of AI
IMAGE: Picture of zebra fish view more Credit:
IMAGE: Professor Johnny Chung-yin Ho, Associate
Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)
Head and Professor of the Department of Materials
Newly developed...
Science and Engineering...
Masonic Medical Research Institute studies brown fat: Implications in obesity
One-third of US hospitals surpassed 90% capacity in ICUs last week, HHS data reveals
IMAGE: The Lin Lab at the MMRI, quantified the number of brown fat cells present in newborn animals. For years, researchers...
One-third of US hospitals surpassed 90% capacity in ICUs last week and nearly half of their critically ill patients were...
Inhaled vaccine induces fast, strong immune response in mice and nonhuman primates
A gene from ancient bacteria helps ticks spread Lyme disease “Bacteria exchange DNA with each other all the time, but what’s remarkable is that 40 million years
“This translational strategy potentially enables more
ago a gene...
effective delivery of therapeutics or vaccines while reducing...
Human egg cells are imperfect surprisingly often
Ferrets, cats and civets most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans
“As much as anything else, this is a public service
The findings, published in PLOS Computational
announcement,” says first author Terry Hassold of
Biology, found that ducks, rats, mice, pigs and
Washington...
chickens had lower or no susceptibility...
New algorithm will prevent misidentification of cancer cells
Making cheaper, biocompatible E-skin electrodes
Cancer cell lines are cells isolated and grown as cell
Among promising alternative materials for
cultures in laboratories for study and developing anti-cancer drugs....
electrodes is the polymer PEDOT:PSS. It is biocompatible with human skin, flexible,...
Embryonic development in a petri dish
Artificial Chemist 2.0: quantum dot R&D in less than an hour
It would certainly spare mothers the hardships of pregnancy, but mammals do not grow in eggs. In a way, this is also impractical...
IMAGE: This color wheel of quantum dots highlights some of the colors that can be made with Artificial Chemist 2.0. ...
Antiepileptic drug reduces motor neuron excitability in ALS
Restorative justice preferred among the Enga in Papua New Guinea
BOSTON – The antiepileptic drug ezogabine
IMAGE: A group of Enga men offer pigs to contribute
reduced pathologic excitability of cortical and spinal
to the compensation for the victim for harm done.
motor neuron cells...
view more Credit:...
Which product categories and industries benefit most from social advertising CATONSVILLE, MD, December 10, 2020 – New
COVID-19 may also invade the central nervous system, cause neurological illnesses
research from a team of scientists at four leading
CLEVELAND – COVID-19 is known primarily as a
universities has shed new...
respiratory disease, with symptoms that include cough, shortness of breath,...
Study details first artificial intelligence tool to help labs rule-out COVID-19
AAV capsid-promoter interactions in the non-human primate brain
Hospital-based laboratories and doctors at the front
IMAGE: Provides all-inclusive access to the critical
line of the COVID-19 pandemic might soon add artificial intelligence...
pillars of human gene therapy: research, methods, and clinical...
Quantitative approach on understanding how epigenetic switches control gene expression
Covid: Students and retirees form longdistance friendships
IMAGE: Site specific histone acetylation can
Covid-19 at bay
Coronavirus: French care home fights to keep
differentially affect the sequential stages of transcription. view...
Covid-19 vaccine: ‘Hopefully next year we’ll be living a normal life’
Covid-19 app adds self-isolation payments
The first Covid vaccinations have begun to take
The move comes at a time when the number of
place across the UK.
people testing positive for the coronavirus is on the rise again.
Covid: NHS long waits 100 times higher than before Coronavirus lockdown: All shops can open on
Moderna has begun testing its coronavirus vaccine in children as young as age 12
Monday in England
Moderna Inc announced on Thursday that it has begun testing its experimental coronavirus vaccine in children. The phase II/III...
Pregnant women in the US will probably be denied coronavirus vaccines until next year
Exercise may protect bone health after weight loss surgery
Pregnant women in the US will likely have to wait to
weight loss surgery to an exercise group or a control
receive Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine after it is
group for 11 months. The...
The study randomized 84 patients undergoing
approved...
Using light, red blood cells and a honey bee peptide to deliver therapeutic
Americans must be vigilant against antivax rumors in ‘fractured media universe’
proteins Because protein drugs are unstable in the body, they must be given at high levels, which can cause side
SEATTLE (10 December 2020) – As the world watches how UK residents respond to COVID-19 vaccinations, three leading...
effects. Scientists...
Bad news for fake news: Rice research helps combat social media misinformation
Police investigators of online child abuse at risk of mental harm
IMAGE: Anshumali Shrivastava is an assistant
children, and protect wider society from seeing
professor of computer science at Rice University.
images of violence against young...
Police who investigate online crimes against
(Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice...
The immunomodulatory activity of a drug would improve the efficacy of immunotherapy in breast cancer
Preschool program linked with better social and emotional skills years later
IMAGE: From left to right, Clara Gómez-Aleza, Guillermo Yoldi and Eva González-Suárez. view
program developed at Penn State helps boost social
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A preschool enrichment and emotional skills...
more Credit:...
Bacteria release climate-damaging carbon from thawing permafrost
State-reported data underestimate the true impact of COVID-19 social distancing
IMAGE: Permafrost areas thaw out and become
IMAGE: States’ residential mobility over time with
marshland. view more Credit: Monique Patzner Around a quarter...
highlighted period of government stay-at-home order. The red...
Atom-thin transistor uses half the voltage of common semiconductors, boosts current density
Research provides tools for achieving the ‘how’ of well-being in daily life
BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo researchers
practical tools to support mental health amidst this
are reporting a new, two-dimensional transistor
growing crisis, which...
Organizations and communities are looking for
made of graphene...
Teen dislike of physical appearance strong predictor of depression in early adulthood
Database for studying individual differences in language skills
The size of the increased risk ranges from 50% to
large numbers of individuals on a large number of
285%, the findings show, with boys more likely to experience severe depression...
language and cognitive tests....
First instance of COVID-19 triggering recurrent Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Tension between awareness and fatigue shapes COVID-19 spread
While there have been several reports of Guillain-
The tension between awareness and fatigue can
Barré Syndrome following COVID-19, this is the first
lead to case-count plateaus, shoulder-like dynamics,
in which COVID-19...
and oscillations as rising...
Face shields no match for sneeze vortex rings
Researchers develop rapid genomics strategy to trace coronavirus
The researchers originally set out to explore whether
The researchers today published an analytical
surgical masks and face shields used as preventive
validation and best practice guidelines for Nanopore
measures are effective,...
sequencing of SARS-CoV-2...
Promising treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder, PMDD The mental symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric
Insufficient screening for heart damage after noncardiac surgery puts patients at risk
disorder improve following treatment with a
Philadelphia, December 10, 2020 – About five
progesterone receptor modulator,...
percent of patients experience heart muscle injury
Such questions can only be answered by testing
around the time of...
Artificial intelligence finds surprising patterns in Earth’s biological mass extinctions
Immediate detection of airborne viruses with a disposable kit!
IMAGE: A new study applies machine learning to the
sampling/monitoring kit view more Credit: Korea Institute of...
fossil record to visualise life’s history, showing the
IMAGE: Graphical abstract of Airborne pathogen
impacts...
The role of platform protection insurance in the sharing economy
Studies reveal potential weaknesses in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Researchers from Temple University, Tsinghua
A single protein that appears necessary for the
University, and Fudan University published a new
COVID-19 virus to reproduce and spread to other
paper in the Journal of Marketing...
cells is a potential weakness...
Cataloging nature’s hidden arsenal: Viruses that infect bacteria
Hematoxylin as a killer of CALR mutant cancer cells
IMAGE: A false-color transmission electron
IMAGE: First author Ruochen Jia and Last author
micrograph of multiple bacteriophages attached to a
Robert Kralovics. view more Credit: First author
bacterial cell wall ...
Ruochen Jia...
Covid: ‘There are no words for losing loved ones’
MS: Essex woman says she is ‘determined’ after diagnosis
A man who was told to move his chair back after
A woman who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
trying to comfort his mother during his father’s
last year says young people should not “panic” if
funeral has spoken...
they are...
Coronavirus: First Pfizer vaccine recipient leaves hospital and reunites with family
Covid-19 vaccine: Allergy warning over new jab
Coronavirus: First Pfizer vaccine recipient reunited
Wednesday, showed a further 533 people have now
with family. Video, 00:00:49Coronavirus: First Pfizer vaccine recipient...
died within 28 days of...
Coronavirus: Canada second country to approve Pfizer Covid vaccine
New interactive map reveals how full hospitals are in every county of the US
Canada has become just the second country in the
Scientists have developed a new interactive map
world to approve Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine,
that shows how many coronavirus patients are in
and may start immunizing...
hospitals in every county...
Fauci is ‘concerned’ about possible allergies to Pfizer’s covid shot The severe allergic reactions suffered by two UK
Pfizer’s first shipment of its coronavirus vaccine will include 2.9 million doses upon FDA approval
health care workers who got Pfizer‘s coronavirus
Nearly three people will be vaccinated during the
vaccine yesterday...
first rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine
The latest daily figures for the UK, published on
in the US. During...
Scientists shed new light on how lung bacteria defend against pneumonia
New method for evaluating vaccine safety
The study in mice shows that a strain of lung bacteria called Lactobacillus provides a barrier
products that prevent infectious diseases caused by
Vaccines are safe and potent pharmaceutical viruses and bacteria, and...
against Streptococcus pneumoniae...
Focus on human factor in designing systems
Youth depression tied to higher risk of 66 diseases and premature death
The study, published in the journal IEEE Control
“Our study shows that children and teenagers
Systems, takes a novel multidisciplined approach in studying “cyberphysical...
diagnosed with depression have a significantly higher risk of premature...
Obesity impairs immune cell function, accelerates tumor growth Now, in a study in mice, Harvard Medical School
New compound related to psychedelic ibogaine could treat addiction, depression
researchers have uncovered a new piece of this
“Psychedelics are some of the most powerful drugs
puzzle, with surprising implications...
we know of that affect the brain,” said David Olson, assistant...
Study connects diabetes, air pollution to interstitial lung disease
How neurons form long-term memories
“Our findings are especially important today as we’re
When he woke up after surgery, he could no longer
in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, where we
form new long-term memories,...
Unfortunately, for patient H.M., so too did time.
have great...
How soil fungi respond to wildfire IMAGE: Oak and evergreen trees in Hood Mountain Regional Park and Preserve in Santa Rosa in August 2019. view...
Big data offers promise of better groundwater management in California To ensure that California’s groundwater is sustainably managed in the future and over the long-term, current state...
Brains work harder while processing descriptions of motion in other languages ATLANTA–We all run from a burning building the same way–fast!–but how we describe it depends on the language...
A balancing act: Improved water treatment technique using ‘energy matching’
IMAGE: Scarcity of freshwater in many parts of the world calls for improved and sustainable methods of wastewater treatment ...
Discovery suggests new promise for nonsilicon computer transistors
Racial disparities in stage of breast cancer diagnosis
For decades, one material has so dominated the production of computer chips and transistors that the
IMAGE: Multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the diseases and conditions that hold greater risk for or
tech capital of the...
are more prevalent...
Toxic pollutants can impact wildlife disease spread
Toxin provides clues to long-term effects of diarrhea caused by E. coli
Exposure to toxic pollutants associated with human
IMAGE: Toxin-producing E. coli bacteria (green)
activities may be influencing the spread of infectious diseases in wildlife,...
attach to human intestinal cells expressing the protein CEACAM6 (red)....
Covid-19: Four Pfizer vaccine trial volunteers develop Bell’s palsy Four people who got Pfizer‘s coronavirus vaccine in
Men with COVID-19 nearly THREE TIMES more likely to be admitted to ICUs and at higher risk of death
the firm’s trial developed Bell’s palsy, a form of...
Male coronavirus patients are at greater risk of being admitted to intensive care units and dying compared to female patients,...
FDA warns face masks with metal could cause burns during MRIs Getting an MRI while wearing a mask with metal in it
Children who get depression are SIX times more likely to die by the age of 31, study finds
could cause burns, FDA warns after alarming report
Children who get diagnosed with depression
of patient whose...
between the ages of five and 19 are six times more likely to die by the time they’re...
Canada becomes second country to approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine a week after UK
Research team invents novel lightcontrolled contamination-free fluidic processor for advanced medical and industrial applications
approved the shot – but...
The new technology has been published in Science
Canada becomes second country to approve
Advances in an article titled “Photopyroelectric Microfluidics,”...
Using targeted microbubbles to administer toxic cancer drugs
Key driver of the spread of cancer to the brain
Microbubbles are small manufactured spheres half the size of a red blood cell — and scientists believe
Huang is renowned for her work in modeling the spread of cancer to the brain. Her most recent
they can be...
findings show that increased...
Significant increase in depression seen among children during first UK lockdown
Tomatoes offer affordable source of Parkinson’s disease drug
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK
The development of the genetically modified (GM)
Government implemented a national “lockdown”
tomato has implications for developing nations
involving school closures...
where access to pharmaceutical...
Breast cancer survivors are less likely to get pregnant, but often have healthy babies and good long-term health
Several U.S. populations and regions exposed to high arsenic concentrations in drinking water
“With the availability of more effective anticancer
“This research has important implications for public
treatments, survivorship has gained substantial
health efforts aimed at reducing arsenic exposure
attention. Today,...
levels, and...
Battling COVID-19 using UV light Although most experts agree that a vaccine would
Wielding a gun makes a shooter perceive others as wielding a gun, too
significantly slow or eventually stop the spread, the
IMAGE: Jessica Witt, professor of psychology at
work to develop, approve...
Colorado State University. view more Credit: Colorado State...
Temporal crop diversity stabilizes agricultural production
Natural antibiotics produced in wounds increase sleep and survival after injury
Securing food supplies around the globe is a major challenge facing humanity, especially in light of the
IMAGE: C. elegans worm expressing a gene (in green) that promotes production of the antimicrobial
predicted increase...
molecules (AMP). ...
Neuropeptide discoveries could someday help defeat the dreaded cockroach
Warmer springs mean more offspring for prothonotary warblers
Cockroaches are notorious for their abilities to
IMAGE: Female prothonotary warblers lay their eggs
survive and reproduce, much to humanity’s chagrin.
earlier in the breeding season when local April
In addition to...
temperatures are...
Tri-lab initiative leads innovation in novel hybrid energy systems IMAGE: In an historic collaboration between the
‘Rambo root’ could help with climate action, peace building and environmental issues
nation’s Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy and
In an article published in Conservation Science and
Fossil Energy labs,...
Practice, scientists highlight an overlooked but science-backed and nature-based...
Dynamics in the root zone Nutrient contamination of groundwater as a result of nitrogen-based fertilisers is a problem in many places in Europe. Calculations...
When will you be eligible for the Covid vaccine? The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was found to be safe and effective by the UK medicines regulator last week, and was approved...
Rich countries hoarding Covid vaccines, says People’s Vaccine Alliance
Covid vaccine: What you need to know about vaccine safety
playCoronavirus: First Pfizer vaccine given to 90-
Biden vows 100m vaccinations in first 100 days The
year-old woman
US president-elect says he cannot promise to end Covid quickly, but he...
Covid-19 vaccine: GPs to start immunising next week
Research reveals how COVID-19 affects the eyes
Shakespeare gets Covid vaccine: All’s well that ends
Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)
well
asked people who had a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis to complete a questionnaire...
COVID-19: persistent symptoms in one third of cases
Predicting epilepsy from neural network models
To better understand this phenomenon, a team of
The team’s findings could give researchers a better
physicians and epidemiologists from the University
understanding of suddenly occurring episodes
of Geneva (UNIGE) the...
including epilepsy...
Racial microaggressions contribute to disparities in STEM education
Elevated biomarker for blood vessel damage found in all children with SARSCoV-2
A recent study from University of Illinois researchers examining reasons for such disparities shows the overall racial climate...
The findings were published today in Blood Advances. “We do not yet know the clinical implications of this elevated...
Infant health inequality has increased since 2010, study finds Between 1989 and 2010, the health gap between infants born to the most socially advantaged mothers — those who are...
Disrupting the cellular process that promotes pancreatic cancer’s deadly growth The team, led by scientists at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and including investigators from Lawrence...
Lab-grown human brain organoids mimic an autism spectrum disorder, help test treatments
Program reduces social isolation among middle-aged and older adults
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Sanford Consortium for
called Community Connectors, which enables adults
An existing service in the North West of England to access social activities...
Regenerative Medicine recently...
The use of wild mammals in traditional medicine
Evolution may be to blame for high risk of advanced cancers in humans
IMAGE: In an analysis of published research,
Compared to chimpanzees, our closest evolutionary
investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to...
cousins, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas...
Microbes and plants: A dynamic duo
The ethics of human challenge trials
IMAGE: Mature sorghum plants before harvest. Sorghum can be used for animal feed, cereal grain,
The first human challenge trial to test COVID-19 treatments and vaccines is set to begin in January in
and syrup. view...
the United Kingdom....
How blood and wealth can predict future disability
Can sting rays and electric rays help us map the ocean floor?
Blood tests for ‘biomarkers’ such as cholesterol and inflammation could predict whether you will be
IMAGE: Researchers fixed acoustic transmitters to electric rays and sting rays and were able to map
disabled...
their movements...
Filming roaming molecular fragments in real time The observation of a chemical reaction at the
Johnson & Johnson may know whether its one-dose coronavirus vaccine works by January
molecular level in real-time is a central theme in
Johnson Johnson says it may have the results of its
experimental chemical physics....
late-stage experimental coronavirus vaccine trial sooner than expected. In...
Pfizer works on Covid vaccine that won’t need ultra-cold storage
Four volunteers who got Pfizer’s vaccine developed Bell’s palsy
Pfizer Inc said it is working on a new form of
Four people who got Pfizer‘s coronavirus vaccine in
its experimental coronavirus vaccine that can be
the firm’s trial developed Bell’s palsy, a form of...
stored in the refrigerator. Currently,...
Fears coronavirus can trigger GuillainBarre syndrome in sufferers
How the US had the first coronavirus vaccine designed by JANUARY
Researchers say they have documented the first
How the US had the first coronavirus vaccine
instance of a coronavirus patient being struck down
designed by JANUARY: Moderna mapped out its jab
with sudden paralysis...
over a single weekend as soon...
Is London facing Tier Three before Christmas?
Are Covid cases beginning to creep back UP?
London could find itself facing a Tier Three lockdown just a week before Christmas as data shows
Britain’s daily Covid cases may be starting to slowly creep up again, official statistics suggested today
infections are rising in...
after health...
More years of obesity means higher risk of disease, study finds
Potential antibiotic for drug-resistant pathogen
People with obesity do not all share the same risk
The pathogen, called Mycobacterium abscessus, is
for the development of cardiometabolic disease risk
related to a better-known bacterium that causes
factors. The duration...
tuberculosis and leprosy...
Smartphone data shows real-time impact of neighborhood on health Equipped with smartphones for a week, dozens of
More support for induction at 41 weeks’ pregnancy, especially for first time mothers
older New York City residents allowed a Cornell
The present study, an individual participant data
sociologist to track their...
meta-analysis, is published in the journal PLOS Medicine. Most of the researchers...
Damage to brain cells reverberates to ‘bystander’ cells
New approach for more accurate epidemic modeling
The findings, published today in the journal Neuron,
In the paper, the scientists said that standard
may help to explain why people can suffer from
epidemic models incorrectly assume that the rate in
temporary but severe...
which an infectious disease...
Environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as observed from space
How the brain remembers right place, right time
Researchers from several institutions presented their early results in a virtual press conference on
About a decade ago, a group of neurons known as “time cells” was discovered in rats. These cells
Dec. 7 at the American...
appear to play...
Understanding COVID-19 infection and possible mutations
Breakthrough optical sensor mimics human eye, a key step toward better AI
IMAGE: This schematic shows the difference in
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State
interactions between SARS-CoV and human ACE2
University are making key advances with a new type
versus SARS-CoV-2 and human...
of optical sensor...
Reductive stress in neuroblastoma cells aggregates protein and impairs neurogenesis
Miniature guttural toads on Mauritius and Réunion stun researchers
IMAGE: Rajasekaran “Raj ” Namakkal-Soorappan
were deliberately introduced from Durban to
view more Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –...
Mauritius in 1922 in...
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New treatment in development for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
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Patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with
create the high alpine landscapes of Niwot Ridge in
constipation (IBS-C) have long needed an upgrade
the Rocky Mountains,...
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in treatment. Rapid-release,...
‘Mix-and-match’ coronavirus vaccines to be tested
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disease expert, apologised for remarks that seemed
approved by regulators – the Oxford/AstraZeneca
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vaccine.
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effective, giving good protection, researchers have confirmed in The Lancet...
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How a THIRD of local authorities in England saw a spike in Covid cases in over-60s
Coronavirus deaths FELL for the first time since September in England’s last full week of lockdown
Britain today began mass vaccination of the public
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with Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid vaccine, bringing the
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‘end in...
‘end in...
Heartbreaking moment boy, 14, sings to his dying mother from the garden
Nursing home where HALF residents died waits for coronavirus vaccine
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might need to wait three...
Matt Hancock reveals he’s ALREADY booked his 2021 summer holiday
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Current treatment period may be too short to remove competitive advantage of transgender athletes
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shelves shoppers always see a subset of the
than the recommended year of feminising hormone
assortment and which...
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Magnetic bacteria as micropumps the body by a moving magnetic field. Simone
Risk of serious complications during knee replacement 73% higher when a tourniquet is used
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Serious complications during knee replacement
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‘SCOUT’ helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids
New findings shed light on the repair of UV-induced DNA damage
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Cytoarchitecture analysis of Organoids using
microscope system whereby they could induce DNA
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damage to any intracellular location...
Visual short-term memory is more complex than previously assumed
How poor oral hygiene may result in metabolic syndrome
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Professor Nikolai Axmacher from the Department of
inflammation within the oral cavity, but also
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systemically increase inflammatory...
Study: Bartonella infection associated with psychiatric symptoms and skin lesions
Labeling paid ‘influencer’ vaping posts as ads draws attention
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an emerging infectious disease threat. A new study by North Carolina State...
free. And new research...
Coral recovery during a prolonged heatwave offers new hope
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Platygyra colonies on Kiritimati (Christmas Island),
their full potential, these...
2019. ...
A role for the slow oscillations of the neocortex in epileptic spasm generation
Research sheds new light on cause of deadly lung disease
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New research could shed light on the mystery cause
the hallmark of catastrophic seizure disorders, which
of a lung disease that is a major killer, and
are characterized...
potentially unlock new treatments....
Novel gene variants that modify the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease discovered
In new step toward quantum tech, scientists synthesize ‘bright’ quantum bits
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almost 44 million...
potentially world-changing...
Every week coronavirus lockdowns drag on increases odds Americans will binge drink by nearly 20%
Americans’ mental health sinks to a 20year low, poll finds
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Binge-drinkers are nearly 20% more likely to overdo
Americans’ mental health sinks to a 20-year low:
it each week a coronavirus...
Coronavirus vaccine: Nurse in Pfizer trial describes ‘highest fever’ Kristen Choi (pictured), an assistant professor in the
Study finds a low risk of respiratory virus transmission on trains and buses across the US
School of Nursing at UCLA said she experienced
Public transportation is not a large contributor in the
several side...
spread of viral respiratory diseases, a new study suggests. After...
Can sunbeds help banish our winter blues?
Rap music increasingly mixes in mental health metaphors
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earth right now,” said lead study author Alex...
We’re watching the world go blind, researchers say
Synthetic llama antibodies rescue doomed proteins inside cells
As 2020 comes to a close, an international group of
In many genetic diseases, including cystic fibrosis,
researchers set out to provide updated estimates on
mutated proteins are capable of performing their
the number of people...
jobs but are tagged...
How do we separate the factual from the possible? New research shows how our brain responds to both
Pupils can learn more effectively through stories than activities
“At a time of voluminous fake news and
learn about evolution more effectively when
disinformation, it is more important than ever to
engaged through stories read...
separate the factual from...
A randomised controlled trial found that children
Novel anti-craving mechanism discovered to treat cocaine relapse
Deep rooted: Mother’s empathy linked to ‘epigenetic’ changes to the oxytocin gene
New research from the University of Pennsylvania
When it comes to biological mechanisms of
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empathy, scientists are particularly interested in oxytocin, the so-called “love...
Why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria
Science leaders issue clarion call for evidence-based policy
The researchers have also designed and validated a
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PCR test that can detect these mutations. “We found
the American Institute of Biological Sciences reading
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their statement. ...
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Large US study confirms COVID-19 complications: lung, kidney and cardiovascular issues
administrative agencies’ initial responses to meal
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service...
contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirms many complications...
Most U.S. social studies teachers feel unprepared to teach civic learning
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Only one in five social studies teachers in U.S.
recent events to strengthen diversity and inclusivity
public schools report feeling very well prepared to
programs within the College...
The members of ACNP have been motivated by
support students’...
Natural reward theory could provide new foundation for biology
Beavers may help amphibians threatened by climate change
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VANCOUVER, Wash. – The recovery of beavers
Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin (USA)...
may have beneficial consequences for amphibians because beaver dams can...
Eyebuy: Sweeping glances can cost you money
Pakistan: Covid patients die due to oxygen shortage in Peshawar
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Covid: Pakistan cricket squad quarantined after
more Credit: University of Innsbruck Unplanned
positive tests in New Zealand
purchases...
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down, it’s going to be fine’ but also, ‘it’s...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock tweeted all parts of the UK had vaccine doses.
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provides important, if alarming, information about
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potential side-effects. But...
CDC’s tool that will track first Americans to receive jabs may be vulnerable to antivaxxers
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CDC’s smartphone tool that will track the first
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Americans to receive coronavirus jabs may be vulnerable to hackers...
When a bout of shingles is a sign you’ve had silent Covid-19
States will get FAR fewer covid jab doses than estimated, official warns
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States will likely receive far fewer doses of
developed shingles three weeks after having Covid-
coronavirus vaccines than they told their residents to
like symptoms — a...
expect this month, a...
The placenta jab that could ease pain of creaky knees
Scientists say they can make antiperspirant from body fluids
A jab of placental tissue may help alleviate the pain
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of arthritic knees. The treatment is made from the
than this: antiperspirant made from your own sweat.
inner layer of the...
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‘Why did I suddenly start talking gibberish?’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers
Researchers use genomics to identify diabetic retinopathy factors
your health questions Last night, I was reading to my wife and I found it came out as slurred gibberish, which frightened me.
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Warning labels reduce sugary drink consumption in university setting
Machine learning identifies new brain network signature of major depression
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While major depression is usually straightforward to
chronic disease. Health warning labels may reduce
diagnose, a better understanding of the brain
the intake of sugar-sweetened...
networks associated with...
Poor sleep can lead to depression in adolescents
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biochemistry and molecular biology, studied the
University Research...
causes of this tissue death,...
Paper-based electrochemical sensor can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes
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oxidation of proteins (FPOP), a means of protein
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responding...
CRISPR-edited CAR T cells enhance fight against blood cancers
Study finds no change in preterm birth or stillbirth in Philadelphia during pandemic
The findings will be presented as an oral
Philadelphia, December 7, 2020–Despite early
presentation at the 62nd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting Exposition...
reports suggesting a decline in preterm births during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Two related discoveries advance basic and applied additive manufacturing research
Research brief: Global trends in nature’s contributions to people
A research team led by Tao Sun, associate
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professor of materials science and engineering at
study published...
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the University of Virginia, has...
Deep rooted — mother’s empathy linked to ‘epigenetic’ changes to the oxytocin gene
Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure in mice
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(left) and a mouse infected with SARS-CoV-2 (right)
positively correlated with personal distress, a negative emotional...
with mitochondria...
UTSA researchers study the effects of parental job loss on families during the pandemic
Study identifies links between atopic dermatitis and autoimmune diseases
(December 7, 2020) – A team of UTSA researchers
Dermatology, individuals with atopic dermatitis, or
has discovered that economic implications because
eczema, were more...
IMAGE: Heart muscle cells in an uninfected mouse
In a recent study published in the British Journal of
of COVID-19 can have...
Career thoughts and parental relationships in adolescents with ADHD A new study published in The Career Development Quarterly looked for potential links between negative or dysfunctional career...
Nurse who took part in Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine trial said she had the highest fever of her life Kristen Choi (pictured), an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at UCLA said she experienced several side...
COVID-19 vaccines won’t cut death rates for WEEKS, Fauci warns Top U.S. health officials are urging Americans to be
Care home where HALF of residents died from coronavirus might need to wait THREE MONTHS for vaccine
patient, with the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine as
A Nottinghamshire care home where coronavirus
little...
killed almost half of its residents has been told it might need to wait three...
Northern England was hit hardest by both the Covid-19 and 1918 Spanish flu pandemics, study shows
Covid-19 UK: Fears over new NHS vaccination identity card
The North of England was hardest hit by both the Covid and Spanish flu pandemics, a study has
create a black market in fakes if pubs, theatres and
Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccination ID card could restaurants...
revealed. During the first...
January could see a ‘severe peak’ of coronavirus infections if we ‘take our foot off the pedal’
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UK could suffer a ‘severe’ third wave of Covid in
others, advances in healthcare...
Life expectancy has steadily been increasing in many countries around the world due to, among
January if we ‘take our foot off the pedal’, SAGE...
A study predicts smooth interaction between humans and robots
Seventeen genetic abnormalities that cause brain aneurysms
With the rapid progress in robotics, it is anticipated
Every year, five out of every 100,000 people
that people will increasingly interact with so called
experience a rupture of an intracranial aneurysm —
social robots...
as many as those injured...
Useful ‘fake’ peptides Several drugs are peptides that inhibit or activate
Grasping an object: Model describes complete movement planning in the brain
the actions of certain proteins. To enhance their
Rhesus monkeys, like humans, have a highly
efficiency, scientists...
developed nervous and visual system as well as dexterous hand motor control. For...
Quick and sensitive identification of multidrug-resistant germs
Self-learning algorithms for different imaging datasets
Bacteria that are no longer susceptible to various
In the evaluation of medical imaging data, artificial
antibiotics pose a significant threat to our health. In
intelligence (AI) promises to provide support to
the event of a...
physicians and help...
New semiconductor detector shows promise for medical diagnostics and homeland security
Seizing military weapons does not increase violent crime nor risk police safety
Using cesium lead bromide in the form of perovskite
More local law enforcement agencies are using
crystals, the research team found they were able to
military equipment, such as tear gas, armored
create highly efficient...
vehicles and rubber bullets,...
Aluminium alloy research could benefit manned space missions
Urban heat and mortality: who are the most vulnerable?
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association between summer temperatures and
University...
mortality in the city of...
Possible bittersweet effects of stevia uncovered by Ben-Gurion U. researchers
The natural ‘Himalayan aerosol factory’ can affect climate
BEER-SHEVA, Israel…December 7, 2020 –
IMAGE: Pristine locations like the Himalayas are
According to a new study by Ben-Gurion University
useful when trying to understand the natural
of the Negev (BGU) researchers,...
atmospheric conditions...
What makes COVID misinformation so tough to stop on social media A recent study highlights two of the reasons that
RUDN University biologist: Fern leaves improve immunity and support growth in carps
misinformation about COVID-19 is so difficult to
According to a biologist from RUDN University, fern
tackle on social media:...
leaves powder has a positive effect on the immune system, antimicrobial...
Research brief: Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture
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Scotland’s health chiefs warn of no-deal Brexit risk
Andhra Pradesh: ‘Mystery’ illness puts hundreds in hospital
Whatever the outcome of continuing Brussels talks,
“The people who fell sick, especially the children,
continuity of healthcare is a key concern and the
suddenly started vomiting after complaining of
NHS across Scotland...
burning eyes. Some...
Covid: Russia begins vaccinations in Moscow
Coronavirus UK: Health chiefs reveal UK will get FOUR MILLION vaccine doses by the end of the year
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record daily high of...
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First look at new NHS Covid-19 vaccination identity card
Crystals may help reveal hidden Kilauea Volcano behavior
Millions of Britons are set to be handed a Covid-19
Scientists striving to understand how and when
vaccination ID card proving they have received the
volcanoes might erupt face a challenge: many of the
jab and are being...
processes take place deep...
Kidney injury in diabetic ketoacidosis linked to brain injury Philadelphia, December 4, 2020 – Researchers from
New pathway in Alzheimer’s disease provides earlier target for potential therapies
a consortium of hospitals including Children’s
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Hospital of...
School of Medicine view more Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND– Researchers...
Trench fever in urban people who are homeless A disease common during the First World War,
Study finds obesity contributes to 40% mortality gap between Black and white women with early breast
trench fever, has been found in some urban
In an analysis of women with early breast cancer,
populations experiencing homelessness...
Black women had higher rates of obesity and other health conditions that...
New study shows every week of lockdown increases binge drinking
The world’s first DNA ‘tricorder’ in your pocket
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IMAGE: Aspyn Palatnick holding the world’s first
Taylor Francis:
mobile genetics laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor
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Development of new stem cell type may lead to advances in regenerative medicine
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The findings, published online this week in Cell
Augusta...
Stem Cell, could lead to a host of advances in basic biology, regenerative...
Gamblers ignore important information when placing a bet
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Instead, people with gambling disorder pay more
Researchers are starting to better understand the
attention to irrelevant information from the previous
complexity of neuronal networks found in our and
gamble to inform their...
animals’ brains....
Household-grown food leads to improved health for children
Researchers find ‘missing link’ between stress and infertility
The research, which looked at households in low-
Published in The Journal of Neuroscience, and led
and middle-income countries, showed growing their own food helped mothers...
by Professor Greg Anderson of the Centre for Neuroendocrinology, the research...
Strategies for boosting accuracy of personal genetic risk scores However, the risk scores from these genetic tests
Researchers link cases of ALS and FTD to a Huntington’s disease-associated mutation
are not always as precise as they could be,
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according to a new study from...
collaboration between the National Institute of Neurological Disorders...
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Assessment of racial/ethnic disparities in hospitalization, mortality in patients with COVID-19 in New York City What The Study Did: COVID-19 outcomes based on race and ethnicity were compared in this observational study of patients...
Pediatric appendix perforation rate at children’s hospital during COVID-19 pandemic
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assessed the rate of appendix perforations during
from Aarhus...
IMAGE: Assistant Professor Marta Victoria view
the COVID-19 pandemic at a...
Donor stem cell transplant shown to improve survival in older patients with MDS
Mass incarceration results in significant increases in industrial emissions, study finds
IMAGE: Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC view
Mass incarceration is as much an environmental
more Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute A new
problem as it is a social one, according to a new
clinical trial...
Portland State University...
Molecules convert visible light into ultraviolet light with record efficiency
PTSD with depression may significantly increase risk of early death in women
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Boston, MA – Women with post-traumatic stress
glass tube on the right efficiently upconverts visible
disorder (PTSD) and depression have an almost
light even...
fourfold greater risk of...
Covid-19 vaccine: Who will get the Pfizer vaccine first?
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The UK is the first country in the world to approve mass use of a Covid-19 vaccine. It means a lot of
When England’s lockdown ends on 2 December, only the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and the Isles of
people are asking:...
Scilly will move into tier...
Covid-19: Vaccine rollout ‘ready’ for any Brexit outcome
Coronavirus: Vaccine rollout ‘marathon not a sprint’
The EU and UK are trying to reach a trade deal
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will also
before a 31 December deadline.
begin their vaccination programmes from hospitals on Tuesday.
Iron deficiency can be managed better
Characterising complex flows in 2D bubble swarms
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When swarms of bubbles are driven upwards through a fluid by their buoyancy, they can generate complex flow patterns in their...
Reversible stickiness is something to smile about IMAGE: To facilitate the debonding of dental
COVID-19 in Victorian schools and childcare mainly driven by community transmission
restorative materials adhered on tooth surfaces, UV
News at a Glance: Analysis of Victorian data by the
light-embrittled dental...
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute suggests that COVID-19...
‘Off switch’ during error-prone cell cycle phase may fix CRISPR’s unwanted changes problem
Radicals seem to be good for the brain
A group of researchers developed a promising fix to
However as it now...
Reactive oxygen molecules, also known as “free radicals”, are generally considered harmful.
CRISPR-Cas9’s problem with unwanted genetic changes using a method...
The Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of having another heart attack
Gasdermin offers insight into coral necrotic death
Heart disease is the main cause of death in
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developed countries. There is evidence that shows
more Credit: IOCAS Pyroptosis is a highly
that factors related to lifestyle,...
inflammatory form...
Optimising laser-driven electron acceleration
Ionic defect landscape in perovskite solar cells revealed
The interaction between lasers and matter is at the
IMAGE: Artistic representation of an ionic defect
forefront of new investigations into fundamental
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physics as well as forming...
Prof. Dr....
Using a video game to understand the origin of emotions
Mimicking the effect of exercise with gene therapy
Emotions are complex phenomena that influence
IMAGE: The picture shows heart cells formed by
our minds, bodies and behaviour. A number of
stem cells. The cell nucleus appears blue and stem
studies have sought to connect...
cells are green....
Electrons falling flat: Germanium falls into a 2D arrangement on zirconium diboride
Identifying markers of COVID-19 infection using blood tests Researchers from the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBIS) have presented a study carried out in the Clinical Biochemistry...
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Detecting solar neutrinos with the Borexino experiment Neutrinos are chargeless particles with about a mass about a millionth that of an electron that are created by the nuclear...
NIH researchers link cases of ALS and FTD to a Huntington’s disease-associated mutation A study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has made a surprising connection between frontotemporal dementia...
Is the Covid vaccine safe?
‘Covid killed my wife
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“I said to her, ‘You’ve got three choices: I can either
questions
get you to the doctor’s, I can call an ambulance,...
Bird flu: All captive birds in Britain to be kept indoors amid outbreak
Covid: NHS rapid test use defended amid accuracy concerns
The risk to humans is “very low”, the government
Mass testing is being introduced in England’s tier-
said, and should “not affect the consumption of
three “high-risk” areas and is starting in one of the...
poultry...
A toaster that makes bacon healthy: one of the must-have gifts this Christmas to boost body and mind
Can going vegetarian help bring down my high blood pressure? DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions
Smart Bacon Express: The Bacon Toaster Enjoy a
I have high blood pressure but I don’t want to take
lower-fat bacon sarnie with this cooker that uses
tablets for it. I read that a hot bath and a supplement
vertical heated plates to...
that releases...
Groundbreaking urine test that can spot bladder cancer proves 100% accurate in trials
Simple gel injection can spare agony for men undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Groundbreaking urine test that can spot bladder
Men undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer
cancer proves 100% accurate in trials – and could soon be rolled out...
could be spared one of the treatment’s most distressing side effects...
HEALTH NOTES: Driving habits that fail the test and bald truths on hair loss from men who know
Growing evidence suggests popping too many heartburn pills is actually CAUSING tummy troubles
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leaving many reaching for heartburn tablets. The
on Sunday Reporter...
pills, which stop...
The Warrior: Inspiring story of consultant breast surgeon LIZ O’RIORDAN
All NHS staff MUST get Covid vaccine – whether they like it or not, says ex
Two photographs, taken five years apart, almost
The scientists have done their bit, and the regulators
exactly to the day. Both are of the same woman.
have made the assessment. This week, if all goes
Each tells a strikingly...
according to plan,...
Visualization reveals how a protein ‘hunkers down’ to conserve energy
Telemedicine use disparity during COVID19 among head and neck cancer patients, study finds
The protein is called myosin and it is known as a molecular motor because of the way it interacts with other proteins and...
In a Research Letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Otolaryngology — Head and...
Replacing red meat with plant foods may reduce the risk of heart disease
New software cuts time, cost of gene sequencing
Substituting whole grains and dairy products for total
The software, detailed in a paper published in
red meat, and eggs for processed red meat, might
Nature Biotechnology, can be used with portable
also reduce this...
sequencing devices to accelerate...
Significant reason older adults are at greater risk of heart attack
Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing had higher COVID-19 death rates
Dr. Ji Li, professor of surgery and molecular pharmacology and physiology, and his colleagues found levels of Sesn2 diminish...
“We wanted to look at neighborhood characteristics that may contribute to higher death rates in certain neighborhoods...
Neighborhood deprivation and COVID in Louisiana
Once hospitalized, Black patients with COVID-19 have lower risk of death than
Led by Edward S. Peters, DMD, SM, ScD, FACE, the team at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health sought to find more...
white, study finds The study — recently published online in JAMA Network Open — is, according to its authors, one of the first to...
New study debunks blood type diet the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by
LSU Health conducts first study on neighborhood deprivation and COVID in Louisiana
researchers with the Physicians...
New Orleans, LA – A study by researchers at LSU
WASHINGTON–A study published in the Journal of
Health New Orleans School of Public Health, believed to be the first...
The climate changed rapidly alongside sea ice decline in the north
Immunity passports: Ethical conflict and opportunity
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, University
Immunity passports are a means of registering
of Copenhagen have, in collaboration with
whether an individual has developed immunity to
Norwegian researchers in...
COVID-19 and is therefore unlikely...
RUDN University chemists synthesized new fluorescent substances for medical applications
Inouye Solar Telescope releases first image of a sunspot
Indolizines are a group of substances with biological and optical properties. A team of chemists from
National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye
The world’s largest solar observatory, the U.S. Solar Telescope,...
RUDN University developed...
ASH: Off-the-shelf immune drug shows promise in aggressive multiple myeloma PHILADELPHIA– A subcutaneous injection of the immune-boosting drug teclistamab was found to be safe and elicit responses...
Venetoclax added to standard treatments shows promise in high-risk myeloid blood cancers IMAGE: Jacqueline Garcia, MD view more Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute The novel oral drug venetoclax...
Digital breast tomosynthesis improves invasive cancer detection
Rochester researchers uncover key clues about the solar system’s history
IMAGE: Images show symptomatic false-negative
IMAGE: Illustration of solar wind flowing over
cancer in a 73-year-old black woman who presented
asteroids in the early solar system. The magnetic
with a palpable abnormality...
field of the solar...
Biologists from RUDN University discovered the secret of flaxseed oil with long shelf life
Researchers discover new particle in the blood of septic patients
IMAGE: Biologists from RUDN University working
of an ENDS and how it curls over time view more
together with their colleagues from the Institute of Molecular Biology...
Credit: Alex...
BIDMC researchers define immune system’s requirements for protection against COVID-19
Study reveals surprising benefit of clonal hematopoiesis in allogeneic transplants
Boston, Mass. – Since the novel coronavirus
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Clonal hematopoiesis
emerged at the end of last year, scientists around
(CH) is...
IMAGE: This timelapse image shows the appearanc
IMAGE: Christopher Gibson, MD view more Credit:
the world — including...
CAR T-cell therapy found highly effective in patients with high-risk non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Integrated anemia-SCD test demonstrates accurate results in study at 2020 ASH meeting
A CAR T-cell therapy known as axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) drove cancer cells to
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University presented research today in which Hemex Health’s
undetectable levels in nearly 80% of...
Gazelle platform...
Where are England’s coronavirus hotspots among older people?
Puberty blockers: Under-16s ‘unlikely to be able to give informed consent’
Why is my area in a higher tier?
She argued the clinic should have challenged her more over her decision to transition to a male as a teenager.
Covid: Greater Manchester stops care home tests over accuracy fears
Covid-19: Care home vaccinations to start ‘within two weeks’
Johnson and EU chief seek to break Brexit deadlock
Covid: First batch of vaccines arrives in the UK
EU and UK negotiators call in leaders in last ditch
effort to secure a...
Differences in immunity and blood vessels likely protect children from severe COVID-19
Birth defects linked to greater risk of cancer in later life
A huge body of global COVID-19 literature was
cancer in people who had been born with both non-
reviewed by experts at the Murdoch Children’s
chromosomal and chromosomal...
The researchers found a continued increased risk of
Research Institute (MCRI),...
Gut microbiome snapshot could reveal chemical exposures in children
Genetically engineered T cells could lead to therapies for autoimmune diseases
The results show that certain SVOCs are correlated
The immune system fights bacteria, viruses and
with the abundance of bacterial and fungal species
other pathogens by utilizing several types of T cells,
living in the human...
all of which have receptors...
Can we make bones heal faster?
Outbreak investigation reveals ‘superspreader’ potential of Andes virus
The University of Illinois Chicago researchers who published the paper described their experiments — which captured...
In the paper, an international scientific team reports the genetic, clinical, and epidemiologic features of the outbreak...
People with rare autoimmune diseases at increased risk of dying during COVID-19 pandemic
Drinking linked to a decline in brain health from cradle to grave
The findings of the study, published in the British
and the UK say evidence suggests three periods of dynamic brain changes...
Society for Rheumatology’s journal, Rheumatology,
Writing in The BMJ today, researchers in Australia
was the work...
Autologous chondrocyte implantation in the knee: M-ACI has comparable benefit to therapy alternative
RUDN University medics created a wound-healing gel with metabolic products of trichoderma
Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has been used in adults with deep cartilage defects for
IMAGE: Researchers from the Department of Biochemistry of RUDN University developed a
over 30 years and has been...
wound-healing gel based on a...
Hidden structure found in essential metabolic machinery
The heavier, the better — superior stability in isotope functionalized perovskites
IMAGE: Zachary Wright is a postdoctoral research associate in Rice University’s Department of BioSciences. ...
IMAGE: Color plots of the pressure-dependent PL evolutions of CD3ND3PbI3 (left) and CH3NH3PbI3 (right) single crystals. ...
Riding in a car in the pandemic: which windows to open? IMAGE: At left is a computer simulation, at right a
Lung tissue from COVID-19 patients and others reveals promising target to treat lung fibrosis
graphic illustration of the same situation. Mathai and
An analysis of lung tissues from patients with
colleagues...
different types of pulmonary fibrosis – including cases triggered by...
Airflow modeling suggests driving with all windows down safest to prevent COVID-19 transmission
Virtual doctor visits are increasing, but use differs by patient race, age and insurance
A new series of computational fluid dynamics
When the COVID-19 lockdowns began in mid-March
simulations suggests that, for two people who must
2020, hospitals and clinics faced a new challenge:
travel together in the same...
How could they continue...
Can medical cannabis protect against Covid-19? Claims investigated
Pfizer CEO ‘not certain’ its Covid vaccine prevents transmission
A confession: I’ve sampled cannabis — just the
Pfizer‘s coronavirus jab may not prevent vaccinated
once, as a teenager. I didn’t enjoy it (I remember
people from spreading coronavirus, the firm’s
coughing a lot) and...
chairman admitted...
Moderna can make 500m covid vaccine doses in 2021
Gestational age linked to ADHD in children with Down syndrome
Moderna is ‘very comfortable’ making 500 million
“Despite growing evidence that gestational age
doses of its coronavirus vaccine next year – but
predicts later symptoms of ADHD in the general
the...
population, this hasn’t...
Baby’s first breath triggers life-saving changes in the brain
Hidden network of enzymes accounts for loss of brain synapses in Alzheimer’s
A team of researchers led by UVA’s Yingtang Shi,
The findings present a fresh angle for discovering
MD; Patrice Guyenet, PhD; and Douglas A. Bayliss,
drugs that treat Alzheimer’s disease, which affects
PhD, have discovered...
roughly 50 million...
Biological diversity evokes happiness “2012 European quality of Life Survey” to study the
Findings about cilia on cells of the vessel wall may be relevant for diabetes treatment
connection...
When blood glucose levels rise, beta cells in
To this end, the researchers used the data from the
pancreatic islets release insulin into the blood stream. Insulin triggers glucose...
Research confirms crucial monitoring assessment is effective for patients with COVID-19
Researchers define immune system’s requirements for protection against COVID-19
The Portsmouth Academic Consortium For
In a new paper in the journal Nature, Barouch,
Investigating COVID-19 (PACIFIC-19) team has
Director of BIDMC’s Center for Virology and Vaccine
shown that the National Early Warning...
Research, and colleagues...
Researchers urge priority vaccination for individuals with diabetes
New CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 uses a smartphone camera
Because of this amplified impact, they are urging
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–December 4, 2020–Imagine
policymakers to prioritize these individuals for
swabbing your nostrils, putting the swab in a device,
COVID-19 vaccination....
and getting...
Once hospitalized, Black patients with COVID-19 have lower risk of death than white
Safe space: improving the "clean" methanol fuel cells using a protective carbon shell
While multiple research studies show that Black and
IMAGE: If successfully commercialized, direct
Hispanic patients are more likely to test positive for
methanol fuel cells could replace the ubiquitous
COVID-19, a team...
lithium-ion batteries...
First in nation treatment for chronic subdural hematoma at Los Robles Health System
No strings attached: maximizing wireless charging efficiency with multiple transmitters
Los Robles Health System is leading the way in
IMAGE: Wireless charging has already found its way
neurovascular clinical trials enrolling the first patient
in many consumer electronics and medical
in the nation in...
applications, and maximizing...
Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk IMAGE: A new study looks at how airflow patterns
Mailman School experts contribute to new Lancet report on health and climate change
inside the passenger cabin of a car might affect the
December 4, 2020 — Unless we take urgent action
transmission...
to tackle climate change, we can expect an everhotter world that threatens...
Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Covid-19: UK ‘confident’ of having 800,000 vaccine doses by next week
IMAGE: A photo of a device attached to an ordinary
Chief executive Chris Hopson tweeted that it was
smartphone that can detect the presence of SARS-
“vital” hospitals sought to vaccinate as many people
CoV-2 in a nasal...
as possible...
Fauci apologises for saying UK ‘rushed’ vaccine
Covid: Region stops care home tests over accuracy fears
Coronavirus: US hits record Covid cases and
Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days
hospitalisations
The president-elect says universal mask-wearing should bring a “significant...
Virus levels falling across most of England, says ONS
Falling flu rates AND Covid vaccine may make NHS miss winter crisis
The percentage of people testing positive for the
Fears that the NHS will be overwhelmed this winter
coronavirus has fallen in all English regions except
are receding, with official figures revealing the
the North East, according...
country is virtually...
Pain: Grimacing can make an injection more bearable, study claims ahead of COVID vaccine rollout
Weekly heart disease deaths have surged above average in England, PHE data shows
Grin and bear it: Scientists claim smiling or
The number of people dying with heart disease in
grimacing can make an injection feel less painful ahead of rollout of COVID...
England has surged back above average since the first wave of coronavirus,...
Does the North need to be in Tier Three? Every local authority in the North of England saw
People could get ‘immunity certificates’ after coronavirus vaccine, SAGE says
their Covid-19 infection rate fall last week, according
People are so unlikely to get Covid-19 a second
to official figures...
time that they could be given ‘immunity certificates’ after a...
NHS workers are bumped off vaccine priority list as Pfizer’s HALVES its deliveries
Care home residents given ‘illegal’ do not resuscitate orders, report finds
Britain’s biggest vaccination drive in history to finally
given ‘do not resuscitate’ orders without proper
spell an end to the Covid pandemic will begin on
consent...
Britain’s DNR shame: Care home residents were
Tuesday,...
London ‘at risk of Tier Three’ because of the slowdown in the fall in coronavirus cases
Blackcurrants are favorable for glucose metabolism
London is at risk of being plunged into Tier Three
glucose response after a meal. They balance the
ahead of Christmas because the capital’s Covid outbreak has stalled...
glucose response of ingested...
The helix of life: New study shows how ‘our’ RNA stably binds to artificial nucleic acids
Peanut treatment lowers risk of severe allergic reactions in preschoolers, study finds
Xeno nucleic acids are essential for the
“There’s a common misperception about peanut
development of nucleic acid-based drugs. To be
allergies — that it’s not a serious health issue.
effective, they need to be able to...
Although...
Research leads to better modeling of hypersonic flow
New DNA modification ‘signature’ discovered in zebrafish
Recent research at the University of Illinois Urbana-
Dr Ozren Bogdanovic and his team discovered that
Champaign added new knowledge about the
unusually high levels of DNA repeats of the
physical phenomena that occur...
sequence ‘TGCT’...
Hubble captures unprecedented fading of Stingray nebula
Project 5-100 universities see a dramatic increase in publications in leading journals
Astronomers have caught a rare look at a rapidly fading shroud of gas around an aging star. Archival data from NASA’s...
Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on the blood
IMAGE: Junior Research Fellow, HSE Center for Institutional Studies view more Credit: Nataliya Matveeva (HSE...
Unlocking the secrets of chemical bonding with machine learning
Protein storytelling to address the pandemic
A new machine learning approach offers important
In the last five decades, we’ve learned a lot about
insights into catalysis, a fundamental process that
the secret lives of proteins — how they work, what
makes it possible to...
they interact...
COVID-19 pandemic responsible for decrease in hepatitis C testing
New CCNY-developed resource measures severity of work-related depression
BOSTON – New research from Boston Medical
IMAGE: CCNY psychologist Irvin Schonfeld and his
Center finds that the COVID-19 emergency systemic
University of Neuchâtel collaborator Renzo Bianchi
changes made to decrease...
have developed...
Secukinumab in children with plaque psoriasis: Study unsuitable for benefit assessment
Satellite tag tracks activity levels of highly migratory species across the vast ocean
The monoclonal antibody secukinumab is approved
IMAGE: Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) equipped
for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and...
with ATS enabled PSAT during captive validation trials. view more Credit:...
Coronavirus US: HIGHEST daily death toll at 2,304, with 354k total The United States has reported its highest ever daily
Dr Anthony Fauci accuses Britain of rushing to approve the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine too quickly
COVID-19 death toll with 117 Americans dying every
The nation’s top infectious disease expert says he
hour in the past...
believes the UK should have spent more time thoroughly vetting Pfizer...
Experimental antiviral drug stopped coronavirus transmission in ferrets within 24 HOURS
Pfizer will only ship HALF its planned 100m covid vaccine doses by year-end
Experimental antiviral drug completely stops coronavirus-infected ferrets from spreading the virus
Pfizer and partner BioNTech will only be able to ship half as many doses of its coronavirus vaccine as it
within 24 HOURS of getting...
promised by the...
Johns Hopkins apologizes after retracting article claiming covid has not caused excess deaths
Shoppers swear by this £7 scalp massager for promoting fabulous and flake-free hair
Just how dire the coronavirus death toll is in the U.S.
‘This is a DREAM for anyone with a flaky scalp!’:
has been the subject of much debate – and Johns
Over 13,000 shoppers swear by this £7 scalp
Hopkins University’s...
massager for promoting...
Dementia deaths in England and Wales dropped by the largest amount in 20 YEARS in 2019
Stimulus relief funds increase social distancing to stop spread of COVID-19
Deaths due to dementia and Alzheimer’s have fallen
Behavior Organization, suggest that of the
by the largest amount in 20 years, official figures
measures taken to address economic...
The results, published in the Journal of Economic
have revealed. An...
Drinking blocks a chemical that promotes attention The work is funded by generous support from the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation and by grants from...
Scientists invent a new type of microscope that can see through an intact skull Bone tissues in particular have numerous complex internal structures, which cause severe multiple light scattering and complex...
After shipping, pallets pose big risk to public, cause many accidents, injuries
What social distancing does to a fish brain
With approximately 400 million new wooden pallets
Varying social conditions can cause long-lasting
produced in the United States every year, and nearly
changes in animal behavior. Social isolation, for
2 billion in use at...
instance, can have devastating...
No nanoparticle risks to humans found in field tests of spray sunscreens
Leaf microbiomes are a neighborhood affair in northern forests
The findings, reported by a research team led by
IMAGE: Sugar maple canopy at Parc National du
Jeremy Gernand, associate professor of industrial
Mont-Mégantic. view more Credit: Geneviève
health and safety, are...
Lajoie. Forest...
Human Brain Project-supported innovation published in Science
Peanut treatment lowers risk of severe allergic reactions in preschoolers
There are around 40 million blind people in the
IMAGE: Exposing children to a small, regular dose
world. Many of them would not benefit from a
of peanuts in a real-world setting (outside of a
treatment of the eyes, e.g....
clinical trial)...
Titanium atom that exists in two places at once in crystal to blame for unusual phenomenon
Pediatric ER saw steep drop in asthma visits during spring COVID-19 lockdown
IMAGE: This high-resolution scanning electron
visits to one ER during COVID-19 lockdown. view more Credit:...
microscope (SEM) image of BaTiS3 crystals is
IMAGE: There was a steep drop in pediatric asthma
overlaid with illustrations...
Thermal stability analysis technique for EV batteries to detect risk of fire or explosion
Tapping overlooked marketing data to drive business growth
IMAGE: A graphical image depicting the role of an
University, Emory University, and University of
aluminum element that can reduce the risk of battery
Connecticut published a...
Researchers from University of Houston, Columbia
fires in NCA...
Scientists took a rare chance to prove we can quantify biodiversity by ‘testing the water’
Covid: Are countries under pressure to approve a vaccine?
IMAGE: EA team operating at the fishery farm
The claim that Brexit allowed the UK to approve the vaccine faster than other European countries has
during fish translocation view more Credit: Dr.
been disproved but it...
Watson H.V. Organisms...
Covid-19: ‘Do not resuscitate’ decisions complaints up
Covid-19 vaccine: First jabs ‘could cut 99% of deaths’ – Jonathan Van
Covid vaccine: PM hails Pfizer jab but warns it is
On Wednesday the UK became the first country in
‘not game over’
the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use.
Covid-19: UK surpasses 60,000 deaths More than 60,000 people in the UK have now died
Care homes put ‘illegal’ Do Not Resuscitate orders on patients
within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, official
Britain’s DNR shame: Care homes put ‘illegal’ do not
figures show.
resuscitate orders on patients without the consent...
Positive Covid-19 cases fell 28 per cent in the third week of lockdown Covid cases dropped 28% during the third week of
Up to a QUARTER of ‘Covid-19 admissions’ may have caught the virus in hospital
lockdown as 110,620 people in England tested
Up to a quarter of Covid-19 ‘admissions’ listed by
positive for the virus, Test...
the Department of Health may be patients who caught the virus...
Why is the Pfizer vaccine so difficult to transport? The approval of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus
No10 has ‘gambled with the UK’s future’ by choosing to relax Covid-19 restrictions over Christmas
vaccine on Wednesday was hailed as the light at the
No10 has ‘gambled with the UK’s future’ by
end of the lockdown...
choosing to relax Covid-19 restrictions over Christmas, MPs...
How long until Britain gets its hands on another coronavirus vaccine?
Britain’s Covid death toll tops 60,000 with 414 new victims
Britain could start using Oxford University’s
Britain’s official Covid-19 death toll today passed the
coronavirus before Christmas, if it gets approved by
grim milestone of 60,000 after health officials
drug regulators...
announced...
Why the UK approved Pfizer vaccine before the US and Europe
Sensor can detect scarred or fatty liver tissue
Britain was able to pip the US and Europe to approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine first thanks to
Currently there is no easy way to diagnose either fatty liver disease or liver fibrosis. However, MIT
political feet-dragging...
engineers have now...
Autism study suggests connection between repetitive behaviors, gut problems
What makes certain groups more vulnerable to COVID-19?
The study found that increased severity of other
around 1.5 million have died from COVID-19. The virus is disrupting economies...
autism symptoms was also associated with more
Over 60 million people have been infected and
severe constipation, stomach...
Oral drug blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission, researchers find The group led by Dr. Richard Plemper, Distinguished
3D protein modeling suggests why COVID-19 infects some animals, but not others
University Professor at Georgia State, originally
Previous research suggests that the current
discovered that the...
pandemic began when the virus that causes Covid19, SARS-CoV-2, jumped from bats...
Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID19
Patients receiving low dose steroid at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, study suggests
Williams, a professor of ecology and evolutionary
To quantify glucocorticoid dose-dependent
biology at UC Santa Cruz, has spent decades
cardiovascular risk, researchers analyzed medical
studying the physiology of...
records of 87,794 patients diagnosed...
Restoring a rudimentary form of vision in the blind
Researchers create ingredients to produce food by 3D printing
The idea of stimulating the brain via an implant to
IMAGE: Food engineers in Brazil and France
generate artificial visual percepts is not new and
developed gels based on modified starch for use as
dates back to the...
“ink ” to...
For nationalistic regimes, similar COVID19 policies are the sincerest form of flattery
JNIS?: cuts in Medicare payments jeopardize patient access to care
IMAGE: Evan Mistur view more Credit: UT Arlington Analysis from a University of Texas at Arlington
Fee Schedule (MPFS) issued this week by the
FAIRFAX, Va.– The final 2021 Medicare Physician Centers for Medicare Medicaid...
assistant...
Tech makes it possible to digitally communicate through human touch
Chemists get peek at novel fluorescence
IMAGE: A researcher transfers information from a
discovered a second level of fluorescence in single-
chip in a watch by touching a sensor connected to a
walled carbon nanotubes....
IMAGE: Chemists at Rice University have
laptop. ...
Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening: benefit outweighs potential harm For heavy (ex-)smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit...
New review confirms disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black, Hispanic populations Black and Hispanic populations are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, according to a systematic review published this...
Advancing gene editing with new CRISPR/Cas9 variant
New tracking system may predict where the next coronavirus hotspots will be
Using a new variant to repair DNA will improve both
A new global surveillance system may be able to
safety and effectiveness of the much-touted
predict where the next coronavirus hotspots will be.
CRISPR-Cas9 tool in genetic...
Developed by researchers...
Teachers, police officers and bus drivers could be prioritised for Covid vaccine after over-50s
Britain’s Covid deaths continue to fall with another 648 fatalities
Teachers, bus drivers and police officers could be
in daily Covid-19 deaths after officials announced
prioritised for a coronavirus vaccine once the
648 more victims, in...
Britain today recorded another week-on-week drop
highest risk groups have...
Virus-like probes could help make rapid COVID-19 testing more accurate, reliable
Repurposed mouse model sheds light on loss of smell in COVID-19
The positive controls, made from virus-like particles,
The study also showed that convalescent plasma
are stable and easy to manufacture. Researchers
from a patient who had recovered from COVID-19
say the controls have...
protected the mice against...
National Autism Indicators Report: Health and health care of individuals with autism
Cancer-killing virus: Activates immune system against colon cancer
In the recently published sixth report in the National Autism Indicators Report series, researchers from
The preclinical research is a first step to showing that City of Hope’s oncolytic virus CF33 can target
Drexel University’s...
hard-to-treat...
Air pollution spikes linked to lower test scores for Salt Lake County third graders
Is it better to give than receive?
In a new study, University of Utah researchers found
showed more willingness to give up the tokens they
that more frequent peak air pollution exposure was
had earned to fictional...
In lab studies, children tested at ages 4 and 6
associated with reduced...
For people with certain BRCA mutations, activating the immune system could be promising treatment
Targets for avoidable sight loss ‘not being met’
One major factor is something called tumor mutation
in The Lancet Global Health, warns that global
burden (TMB) — the number of DNA changes a
blindness and severe vision...
A second report, also published by the same group
tumor has. Studies from...
Better diabetes treatment: New insulin molecule can self-regulate blood sugar
Researchers developed a sequence analysis pipeline for virus discovery
Everyday life for the more than 46 million people
IMAGE: Lazypipe flowchart. Binaries and scripts are
around the world who suffer from type 1 diabetes
displayed in white, input and output files in green.
could become much easier...
view...
What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
COVID-19 advice may have reduced exposure to heart attack triggers
IMAGE: Microscopic observations of the back skins of two mice–one with the IL-36 deficiency and
IMAGE: The graph shows the relative difference in incidence in people hospitalised with acute coronary
another wild...
syndrome and...
Researchers uncover significant reason older adults are at greater risk of heart attack
Flightless bird species at risk of extinction
IMAGE: Graphical abstract demonstrates decline of
Gerrard Keulemans view more Credit: John Gerrard
Sesn2 presence in older hearts. view more Credit:
Keulemans Bird...
IMAGE: Xenicus longipes longipes. Illustration: John
University...
A new view of how the brain decides to make an effort
K9 chemistry: A safer way to train detection dogs
Neuroscientists have provided clear visual evidence that a region of the human brain known as the
Trained dogs are incredible chemical sensors, far better at detecting explosives, narcotics and other
ventral striatum kicks...
substances than even...
Covid-19: How will the new Pfizer vaccine work?
Covid: Should pregnant women be vaccinated? And other questions
Covid-19: How will the new vaccine work? Video,
When England’s lockdown ends on 2 December,
00:01:30Covid-19: How will the new vaccine work?
only the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will move into tier...
Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine judged safe for use in UK
Covid-19: Do not resuscitate orders may have been used without consent
He told a Downing Street news conference that,
Covid vaccine: PM hails Pfizer jab but warns it is
while the “searchlights of science” had created a
‘not game over’
working vaccine,...
US hits the HIGHEST daily COVID death toll as CDC tells Americans to cancel Christmas travel
Link found between drought and HIV among women in less-developed countries
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The paper, “Drying Climates and Gender Suffering:
(CDC) is warning Americans not to travel for
Links Between Drought, Food Insecurity, and
Christmas as deaths hit pandemic...
Women’s HIV in...
Meningococcus B vaccine prevents disease with 79 per cent effectiveness in under-18s
Drug development target for retinal dystrophies
In 2015, the UK was the first country in the world to
More than 100 DNA variants in the RPE65 gene are reported as pathogenic mutations causing retinal
offer the 4CMenB vaccine free after
degenerative diseases....
recommendations from the Joint...
Ongoing anticoagulant treatment does not seem to protect against severe COVID-19
Environmental exposures affect therapeutic drugs
Early during the ongoing pandemic, there were
instruction not to drink alcohol in combination with
reports that many patients with severe COVID-19
antibiotics or pain relievers....
Fragmented knowledge Think of the well-known
had blood clots in their pulmonary...
Reconstruction of eye tissue gives new insight into outer retina
Cell membranes in super resolution
With an aging society, conditions such as agerelated macular degeneration (AMD) are becoming
the journal Nature Communications we are now
“This method was previously limited to proteins. In presenting a way of...
more frequent, affecting around...
Rethinking race and kidney function To reflect this growing realization, hospital systems
Supernova surprise creates elemental mystery
and professional medical organizations have started
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University
reconsidering the...
(MSU) researchers have discovered that one of the most important reactions...
Voyager spacecraft detect new type of solar electron burst
Scientists predict ‘optimal’ stress levels
IMAGE: The Voyager spacecraft continue to make
Scientists have created an evolutionary model to predict how animals should react in stressful
discoveries even as they travel through interstellar
situations. Almost all organisms...
space. In a new...
Octapharma presents research on congenital & acquired bleeding disorders at ASH Meeting
Cluster of Alaskan islands could be single, interconnected giant volcano
PARAMUS, N.J. (December 3, 2020) – Octapharma
Alaska’s Aleutian chain might be part of a single,
USA will present multiple clinical research posters
undiscovered...
WASHINGTON–A small group of volcanic islands in
focused on the efficacy...
Understanding bacteria’s metabolism could improve biofuel production
Medicine-carriers made from human cells can cure lung infections
IMAGE: Artist rendering of E. coli and circuitry. view
SPOKANE, Wash. – Scientists used human white
more Credit: PNNL A new study reveals how
blood cell membranes to carry two drugs, an
bacteria...
antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory,...
Cooling electronics efficiently with graphene-enhanced heat pipes
Novavax delays US trials for COVID vaccine and says late-stage study will
IMAGE: Graphene enhanced heat pipes can efficiently cool power electronics view more Credit: Ya Liu/Johan...
begin ‘in coming weeks’ Novavax delays US trials for its coronavirus vaccine AGAIN and says late-stage study will begin ‘in the coming weeks’...
Coronavirus US: 500,056 new cases and 3,419 deaths since Thursday As the holiday weekend draws to a close, doctors
Moderna will being testing its coronavirus vaccine in children as young as 12
and public health experts warn that coronavirus
Moderna Inc will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine
cases and hospitalizations...
in children, who are capable of passing on the virus, to high-risk group...
Weekly coronavirus cases in US nursing homes hit the highest peak since spring, new report finds
Do NOT travel for Christmas amid coronavirus pandemic, CDC warns Americans
Weekly coronavirus cases in US nursing homes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
have hit their highest peak since spring 2020, a new
(CDC) are warning Americans not to travel for
report finds. During the...
Christmas as hospitalizations...
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine: EVERYTHING you need to know about jab
Key molecules in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases identified
Britain’s regulators today approved
In the case of neurological diseases of the brain,
Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid vaccine, paving the way for
problems arise when certain effects modify the
mass-vaccination to start...
synaptic plasticity and...
Big data analysis suggests role of brain connectivity in epilepsy-related atrophy
Living with autonomous systems ‘we can trust’
In neuroscience, it is becoming increasingly clear
Ufuk Topcu of the Department of Aerospace
that the brain’s connectome is as important as its
Engineering and Engineering Mechanics led a
anatomy when...
yearlong effort involving more than...
Parents shouldn’t worry about their baby’s inconsistent sleep patterns
Patients with heart rhythm disorder warned against heavy alcohol consumption
In the study published in Sleep Medicine, researchers asked mothers to keep a sleep diary about their six-month-old infant...
“Our study suggests that atrial fibrillation patients should avoid heavy alcohol consumption to prevent stroke and...
AI abdominal fat measure predicts heart attack and stroke
Research reveals how a fungal infection activates inflammation
“Established cardiovascular risk models rely on
“Inflammasomes are important sentinels of an
factors like weight and BMI that are crude
organism’s innate immune defense system,” said
surrogates of body composition,”...
corresponding...
Scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage from glaucoma in mice The team’s work, described Dec. 2 in Nature,
Understanding quality of life for caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury
represents the first demonstration that it may be
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Quality of life is important for
possible to safely reprogram...
persons with traumatic brain injury, and new studies find it’s...
New activity found for CHD7, a protein factor vital in embryonic development IMAGE: Shun Yan, Ph.D. view more Credit: UAB
To increase organs available for transplant, reassess organ procurement organizations’ metrics
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Research by Kai Jiao, M.D.,
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Organ procurement
Ph.D.,...
organizations are a critical component in organ transplantation in the United...
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briggsi swimming within the twilight zone. ...
RUDN University physicists described a new type of amorphous solid bodies
Once in a lifetime floods to become regular occurrences by end of century
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century (panels a and...
After CDC guidance, little change in opioid prescriptions to those at risk of misuse
Who will get the Covid vaccine first?
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MHRA, could start early...
Immunisations with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, approved by the British medicines regulator, the
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Nottingham hospitals maternity services ‘inadequate’
Covid-19: Shoppers return to stores under England’s new tier system
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A tiered system of Covid-19 rules has now come
Trust was criticised for errors that led to the death of
into force in the nation, with businesses including
Wynter Andrews,...
hairdressers and beauty...
Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine judged safe for use in UK from next week While Mr Hancock said that the government does
High-dose infusion of vitamin D does NOT help hospitalized covid patients survive, study suggests
not yet know how many people need to be
Scientists have been looking hopefully to vitamin D
vaccinated before restrictions can...
as a promising supplement to help lower COVID-19 risks, but a new study...
Experimental drug can reverse agerelated cognitive decline within THREE DAYS, new mouse study finds
Physical activity has plummeted during the pandemic by 60% because gyms and sports clubs have closed
Scientists believe they may have created the first
Physical activity levels in England HALVED during
drug that reverses age-related cognitive decline in
the Covid pandemic, with gyms and sports clubs
just days.
shut and millions of us...
It...
Jonathan Van-Tam’s ‘mum test’ won’t be enough to convince people to get a Covid jab, experts warn
Now you CAN hug your granny: Ministers REVERSE ban on hugging loved ones in care homes at Christmas
Professor Jonathan Van Tam’s ‘mum test’ won’t be
Care home residents will finally be able to hug their
enough to convince Britons to take coronavirus vaccines,...
families again, ministers announced last night. A national roll-out...
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Researchers develop customized targeting of bacteria using lysins
Lorries loaded with the first batches
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of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine are already
break open the bacteria cells while treating
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infections, and have demonstrated...
Drug reverses age-related mental decline within days, mouse study shows
Bleach-alternative COVID-19 surface disinfectants may pollute indoor air, study finds
In the new study, published December 1, 2020 in the open-access journal eLife, researchers showed rapid restoration of youthful...
The research team found that mopping a floor with a commercially available hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectant raised the...
Cancer cells ‘remove blindfold’ to spread This sensitivity to their surroundings is the key ability that makes small numbers of cancer cells better at spreading than...
New lab-on-a-chip infection test could provide cheaper, faster portable diagnostics Although PCR is usually performed in a laboratory, which means test results aren’t immediately available, this new...
Healthy muscles are a carrot on a string for healthy lungs
Psychology research shows ‘water cooler talk’ can have big benefits
Exercise therapy is the only established treatment
This corrective behavior had never before been
for the skeletal muscle complications of COPD,
identified or described. The researchers at UC
however, depending on the...
Santa Cruz who discovered it...
Researchers determine how the SARSCoV-2 virus hijacks and rapidly causes damage to human lung cells
Ozone breaks down THC deposited on surfaces from thirdhand cannabis smoke
They found a crucial type of protein modification called “phosphorylation” becomes aberrant in these
Second- and thirdhand tobacco smoke have received lots of attention, but much less is known
infected...
about the compounds deposited...
Kidney disease leading risk factor for COVID-related hospitalization
RUDN University professor suggested how to clean up space debris
An analysis of Geisinger’s electronic health records
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has revealed chronic kidney disease to be the
analyzed the process of placing vehicle stages,
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The tree of cortical cell types describes the diversity of neurons in the brain The tree of life describes the evolution of life and
Roly polies transfer environmental toxins to threatened fish populations in California
seeks to define the relationships between species.
WASHINGTON–Roly poly bugs may be a source of
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fun for kids and adults but these little bugs that form into balls at...
Amphibian die-offs worsened malaria outbreaks in Central America
Personality changes predict early career outcomes
WASHINGTON–The global collapse of frogs and
IMAGE: Kevin Hoff, assistant professor of industrial-
other amphibians due to the amphibian chytrid
organizational psychology at the University of
fungus exacerbated malaria...
Houston, is the...
Study: Telemedicine use disparity during COVID-19 among head and neck cancer patients
Almost every county in America is a coronavirus hotspot government map reveals
IMAGE: Study co-author and otolaryngologist in
A new internal federal government map shows that
Henry Ford Health System’s Department of
nearly the entire United States has become one
Otolaryngology –...
giant coronavirus hotspot. The...
Head of Operation Warp Speed says first Americans could get vaccines within 24 HOURS of FDA approval
Nearly 40% of healthcare workers say they are ‘not likely’ to get a coronavirus vaccine
The chief of the Trump administration’s Operation
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Warp Speed said the first Americans to get
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coronavirus vaccines could...
Coronavirus was spreading in the US by December 17, study finds
Vaping raises lung disease risks by more than 40%, study finds
Coronavirus was likely spreading in much of the U.S. last December – weeks before China told the
Vaping may drive up the risk of developing lung disease by more than 40 percent, new research
officially recognized...
suggests. A new study from...
Neuroscience: Patience ‘determined by brain’s SEROTONIN levels’
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Patience is more than just a virtue: Levels of SEROTONIN in the brain dictate whether you are able to calmly anticipate a...
Women are 20 per cent more likely to die within five years of their first heart attack than men, study warns Canadian researchers...
Coronavirus England: ‘Tenuous evidence’ behind lockdown, says IEA
Why long-suffering hosts grow a thick skin
Number 10‘s decision to keep England’s pubs and
All living organisms from single-celled bacteria to
restaurants locked down when the rest of the
complex higher animals possess an ‘awareness’ of
country reopens...
immunologic...
Scientists discover role of protein in detecting the common cold virus
CRISPR tagging improves accuracy of model cells grown from stem cells
In a study published in the journal Science on 22
Programming stem cells into other cell types is not a
October 2020, they showed that the protein NLRP1,
new idea. Several methods already exist, but the
found on the skin and...
results have left...
Statins can save lives; are they being used?
How are older adults coping with the mental health effects of COVID-19?
In a recent publication in JAMA Network Open, Mayo Clinic researchers identify trends in statin use
“Over the spring and summer of 2020, we were struck by a number of individual studies from all over
across the U.S. among...
the world that...
Glucosamine may reduce overall death rates as effectively as regular exercise,
Kids’ TV teaching children wrong lessons about pain
study suggests “Does this mean that if you get off work at five o’clock one day, you should just skip the gym, take a
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glucosamine...
New tests identify early changes in Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
How automated vehicles can impede driver performance, and what to do about it
At a time when the incidence and social costs of
As cars keep getting smarter, automation is taking
dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in particular
many tricky tasks –?from parallel parking to backing
continue to rise, this...
up –?out...
Geoscientists use zircon to trace origin of Earth’s continents
Army researchers look to reduce rotorcraft noise
IMAGE: Jesse Reimink, assistant professor of geosciences at Penn State, is among a team of
IMAGE: The U.S. Army looks to silent technology solutions to quiet rotors. view more Credit: U.S.
researchers to use the mineral...
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Native American ancestry associated with more mutations in EGFR gene among Latin Americans
Building resiliency in children as the COVID-19 pandemic continues through the holidays
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The release previously located at this link was
Latin America, genomic and ancestry analyses
posted in error and can now be found here:
revealed that Native American...
https://eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2020-12/nchbri113020.php.
Octapharma presents results of study on Octagam® 10% for severe COVID-19 patients at ASH
Keeping California a powerhouse of almond production
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February. Most almond fields have two or more
research presented by Octapharma USA at the
varieties within the field...
IMAGE: Almond trees are at full bloom in late
62nd American Society of Hematology...
ETRI, DGIST develop new electrode structure for all-solid-state secondary battery
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IMAGE: ETRI researchers are looking at a new type
case rates,...
The document describing the government’s rationale for each decision lists four factors on top of the main
of electrode structure for all-solid-state secondary battery. ...
Covid-19: No plans for ‘vaccine passport’ Covid: Nadhim Zahawi appointed as vaccine rollout
Puberty blockers: Under-16s ‘unlikely’ to be able to give informed consent
minister
She argued the clinic should have challenged her more over her decision to transition to a male as a teenager.
Covid: Adults with learning disabilities ‘miss out’
Covid UK: 12,330 new cases and 205 deaths in daily toll
Top US lawyer refutes Trump election fraud claims
Britain today recorded just 12,330 Covid-19
The Trump campaign hits back that the attorney
infections in the lowest Monday toll since
general’s remark “appears...
September, as Boris Johnson faces...
Blood test could predict Alzheimer’s disease 4 years before symptoms
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A blood test to detect two molecules that act as
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indicators of a person’s likelihood to get Alzheimer’s
looks much like any other private practice on Harley
disease...
Street in London. But...
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This year’s countdown to Christmas is unlike any
A top-of-the-range toothbrush can now set you back up to £500 — but is it worth spending that much?
other, so give yourself the gift of good health with
Just about every medical...
this special advent...
Man becomes the fourth person in his family to have testicular cancer
One quarter of Britons found the second national lockdown harder to follow
Salesman Matt Inman-Shore first heard about
More than a quarter of Britons found it harder to
testicular cancer when he was a boy — his father,
follow the second lockdown compared to the first, a
grandfather and uncle had...
survey has revealed. The...
Why no vaccine can ever be 100% effective
Telomere shortening protects against cancer
The announcement of not one but three coronavirus
“Telomeres protect the genetic material,” says Titia
vaccines has been widely welcomed, in particular,
de Lange, Leon Hess Professor at Rockefeller.
their effectiveness. Preliminary...
“The...
Researchers study influence of cultural factors on gesture design
Shrinking massive neural networks used to model language
Freehand gesture-based interfaces in interactive systems are becoming more common, but what if
Jonathan Frankle is researching artificial intelligence — not noshing pistachios — but the same
your preferred way to gesture...
philosophy applies...
Novel mechanisms that cause protein clumping in brain diseases
False widow spiders bite can transmit harmful antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Their findings may help to better understand the
This new research, published in the international
pathological process and possibly lead to developing medications to treat...
journal Scientific Reports, confirms a theory which has been debated among...
AI-based ‘OxyGAN’ is a robust, effective method to measure tissue oxygen levels
Metabolism influences parasite’s resistance to drugs
Several techniques exist for the measurement of
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tissue oxygenation, but they all have some
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), the parasite that
limitations. For instance, pulse...
causes Chagas disease,...
Need to increase HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
ASM journals build mechanisms to promote gender equity
In an article in JMIR Nursing, researchers explain
ASM Journal editors and staff seek to improve
how they applied user-centered design principles to
gender equity after analysis shows that women are
develop a mobile health...
not only underrepresented...
New immunotherapeutic approach takes aim at cancer’s enzyme shield
New method sees fibers in 3D, uses it to estimate conductivity
Immunotherapies have transformed the landscape
IMAGE: Each of the three methods used to visualize
of cancer treatment by allowing physicians to alter or
the fibers had pros and cons. Ray casting showed
augment patients’...
promise to become...
COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant and postpartum women
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risk of cardiovascular-related death–and death
If there is a silver lining in cancer’s chaotic biology,
overall–according...
it’s that the same traits that give cancer cells a
IMAGE: Fly feeding on the ooze droplet in the
growth...
Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought
Time spent on smartphones ‘isn’t bad for mental health’, study says
A Rutgers study has discovered that vitamin D
Spending time on your smartphone scrolling through
regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that
social media and replying to messages isn’t bad for
previously was thought...
mental health,...
Coronavirus deaths in England and Wales are slowing, official figures show
People living in Tier Three areas could receive shopping vouchers in return for getting tested
The rise in coronavirus deaths in England and Wales started slowing in the second half of November, statistics show – and...
People could be given shopping vouchers if they get tested for coronavirus under Number 10‘s massswabbing plans. Local...
Ethnic minorities could be prioritised for Covid-19 tests in Tier Three areas
The CEO behind Deepmind, the AI company finding cures for illnesses
Ethnic minorities could be prioritised for coronavirus
As DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI)
tests as part of Number 10’s plans to move hotspot
firm owned by Google, claims to have solved one of
areas out...
science’s...
Leicester ‘given thousands of unusable coronavirus tests’ Leicester hasn’t yet been able to start mass testing
Britain records 13,430 Covid cases and 603 deaths as second wave continues to tail off
for Covid because of a logistical blunder that has
Britain today recorded another 13,430 coronavirus
meant 10,000 rapid...
infections and 603 deaths as the second wave of the disease continues to...
Covid data transparency row deepens as Michael Gove warns hospitals are 88% full
Research unlocks new information about reading through visual dictionary in the brain
Michael Gove warned today the NHS is nearly 90
These findings were published today in Nature
per cent full in a bid to prove coronavirus is pushing hospitals to...
Human Behavior. “How much the mid-fusiform responds to a word and how...
Experimental vaccine for deadly tickborne virus effective in cynomolgus macaques
‘Anti-antibiotic’ allows for use of antibiotics without driving resistance
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, first described in
has led to people dying from common bacterial
1944, is spread primarily by the bite of Hyalomma
infections,”...
“Antimicrobial resistance is a serious problem that
ticks found in the...
AI predicts which drug combinations kill cancer cells
Warning signs over effectiveness of HIV ‘wonder drug’ in sub-Saharan Africa
Medication can be combined, with different drugs
As HIV copies itself and replicates, it can develop
acting on different cancer cells. Combinatorial drug
errors, or ‘mutations’, in its genetic code (its RNA).
therapies often improve...
While...
Older adults in wealthier countries drink more alcohol
Children with dyslexia show stronger emotional responses
Alcohol consumption among older adults is trending
In the study, published online in an early form
higher across numerous countries, and alcohol use
November 20, 2020 in Cortex, children with dyslexia
disorders among adults...
who watched emotionally...
Post-COVID pain or weakness? Request an ultrasound or MRI
First report card on biosimilars in oncology
“Let’s say you have numbness in your fingers. That
SUMMARY Researchers have developed the first
might actually be due to problems in your neck, elbow or wrist,...
report card on biosimilars for three blockbuster cancer drugs marketed by...
AI reduces computational time required to study fate of molecules exposed to light
Plants on aspirin
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methylsalicylic acid, which...
When pathogens enter a plant, infected cells set off an alarm before they die. They discharge
Theoretical Chemistry at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials,...
Watching the Arctic thaw in fast-forward The Arctic is warming more quickly than almost any other region on Earth as a result of climate change. One of the better...
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European colonization accelerated erosion tenfold IMAGE: Clearance of native forests for cultivation
IU researchers publish first article dedicated to Hoosier youth’s donated tumor
accelerates soil erosion and causes rapid
IMAGE: Tyler Trent, a Purdue student whose
sedimentation in alluvial...
courageous battle against cancer captured the national last year, is visited...
Molecular ‘barcode’ helps decide which sperm will reach an egg
Breastfeeding mums ‘lacked support’ during lockdown
IMAGE: Three-dimensional image showing the head
A leading breastfeeding charity in the UK says it is in
(green) and tail (red) of sperm cells travelling
“a desperate situation” trying to support mothers
towards the fertilisation...
who...
Covid: Poor public health made pandemic worse
Covid vaccine: Rumours thrive amid trickle of pandemic facts
One of biology’s biggest mysteries ‘largely solved’
And it’s trying to answer people’s concerns about
The advance is expected to accelerate research
the vaccines – as well as helping people evaluate
into...
the...
Covid-19: Lung damage ‘identified’ in study
Coronavirus can enter BRAIN via the nose, German research shows
Coronavirus: Warning thousands could be left with
The coronavirus can reach the human brain after
lung damage
being inhaled through a person’s nose and getting stuck in their nasal...
Coronavirus: Bizarre network of masks plumbed into a clean air network could be used in schools
More than ONE-THIRD of children with coronavirus have NO symptoms of the infection
Is this the future of classrooms? Face masks that
More than one-third of children who contract
supply students with a steady supply of sterilised air
coronavirus are asymptomatic, a new study
could help prevent...
suggests. Researchers found that...
Former schoolboy chess prodigy used AI to open door to finding cures for illnesses
Covid England: Cases rose in just 18 authorities last week
As DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI)
SEEN A SPIKE IN CASES? AREA
firm owned by Google, claims to have solved one of
South Ribble Mendip Torridge Ashford Dover
science’s...
Folkestone...
Only FOUR hospitals are busier than they were last winter, data shows
Google-owned DeepMind cracks 50-yearold ‘protein folding problem’
Number 10 was today accused of running a ‘brainwashing PR campaign’ after MailOnline’s
DeepMind, the British-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm owned by Google, has ‘largely solved’ one
analysis of official...
of science’s...
Online app calculates risk of catching Covid-19 in various scenarios
Mothers’ stress may lead to preterm births, faster aging in children
Outdoor spaces are safer than indoor ones for
The researchers found evidence that maternal
catching coronavirus, and more people pose a
stress adversely affects the length of a baby’s
greater risk than smaller groups,...
telomeres — the...
Protein commonly screened for in pregnancy is linked to gestational diabetes
AI model uses retinal scans to predict Alzheimer’s disease
“We currently evaluate women for gestational
structure and blood vessels on images of the inside
diabetes at 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy, so there’s
of the eye that have been...
WHAT ARE THE 18 AUTHORITIES THAT HAVE
The novel computer software looks at retinal
only a short...
First meta-analysis shows promise for yoga, meditation, mindfulness in concussion
How telemedicine may ease ER overcrowding
“When I started doing research on concussions,
imbalance between increasing patient flow and the
people just started coming to me,” Acabchuk says. “Families...
shortage of emergency...
Chemical compounds in foods can inhibit a key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme, study finds Proteases are important to the health and viability of
Combination therapy might improve outcomes in treatment-resistant liver cancer
cells and viruses, says De-Yu Xie, professor of plant
“The holy grail of immunotherapy in treating solid
and microbial...
cancers like HCC is to draw cancer-fighting T-cells
“This longstanding problem is mainly driven by the
inside the tumor,”...
Genetic treatment plus exercise reverses fatigue in mice with muscle wasting disease
Automatic deep-learning AI tool measures volume of cerebral ventricles on MRIs in children
“It’s encouraging that exercise makes a noticeable
IMAGE: Deep learning model (blue) and ground
difference on its own and in combination with a genetic treatment...
truth manual (green) segmentation of representative control (left) and...
CU Anschutz researcher offers new theory on `Venus’ figurines AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 1, 2020) – One of world’s
Weak police, strong democracy: civic ritual and performative peace in contemporary Taiwan
earliest examples of art, the enigmatic `Venus’
It is conventional to believe that the police role in
figurines...
society centers on violence. A forthcoming article in the December...
Octapharma USA presents bleeding disorders research at virtual ASH annual meeting
Flashy lizards are more attractive to mates and to predators
PARAMUS, N.J. (December 1, 2020) – Octapharma USA will present its most recent rare bleeding
more Credit: J. Montemarano. BINGHAMTON, NY
IMAGE: A water anole with a colorful dewlap. view — In...
disorders research initiatives...
New device offers faster way to detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Lab results don’t explain ‘obesity paradox,’ but bias may
BINGHAMTON, NY — Bacterial infections have
IMAGE: Dr. Gurmukh Singh (middle) and pathology
become one of the biggest health problems worldwide, and a recent study...
residents and coauthors Dr. Asad Ullah (left) and Dr. Okechukwu V....
Football-loving states slow to enact youth concussion laws
Computer ‘printed’ implant can heal broken bones
PULLMAN, Wash. – States with college teams in
A pioneering implant to treat complex leg fractures
strong conferences, in particular the Southeastern
can help challenging cases that until now could lead
Conference (SEC),...
to amputation. Russell...
‘Electric’ blood vessels to help treat heart disease A man-made ‘electronic’ blood vessel that replaces
How do I stop my excessive drooling? Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
diseased arteries could transform the treatment of
For several years I’ve had too much saliva, causing
heart disease. The...
drooling. This is embarrassing but my GP says nothing can be done. Name...
Only THREE authorities in England saw Covid infection rates rise last week, official data reveals
Excess winter deaths in England and Wales increased by a fifth last year before Covid hit
Only three local authorities in England saw their
Winter deaths rose by a fifth to 28,300 more than
coronavirus infection rates rise last week, official
average between last December and this February,
data showed- even...
according to official...
UK’s coronavirus R rate falls below one for the first time in two-and-a-half months
Coronavirus England: Map shows Tier 3 Kent’s infection rates are low
UK’s coronavirus R rate falls below one for the first
3 coronavirus restrictions deepened today after a
time in two-and-a-half months, SAGE reveals
shocking new map showed...
Anger over the whole of Kent being dragged in Tier
Number 10’s...
Boris Johnson warns Tory MPs to back him or risk Covid lockdown 3
Customized programming of human stem cells
Ministers today warned it could be summer before
The researchers used human induced pluripotent
the UK gets back to normal as Boris Johnson faces
stem cells (iPS), which were reprogrammed from
a growing Tory rebellion...
connective tissue cells into...
Molecular mechanism of long-term memory discovered
Wuhan mass screening identifies hundreds of asymptomatic cases
Many life forms, from worms to humans, have
The mass testing project took place over two weeks
differentiated memory functions, such as short-term and long-term memory. Interestingly,...
at the end of May — after the city’s stringent lockdown was...
How SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain
How ‘smell training’ could help overcome post-viral smell distortions
It is now recognized that COVID-19 is not a purely respiratory disease. In addition to affecting the lungs, SARS-CoV-2 can...
Parosmia is a symptom where people experience strange and often unpleasant smell distortions. Instead of smelling a lemon...
Esports: Fit gamers challenge ‘fat’ stereotype
COVID-19 shutdowns disproportionately affected low-income black households
The findings, published in the International Journal
Princeton researchers now report that low-income
of Environmental Research and Public Health, were
Black households also experienced greater job loss,
based on 1400 survey...
more food and medicine...
Study shows strong links between music and math, reading achievement Nope. His new study,”Multilevel Models of the
Microfluidic system with cell-separating powers may unravel how novel pathogens attack
Relationship Between Music Achievement and
IMAGE: An image of the in-droplet cell separation
Reading and Math Achievement,”...
microfluidic chip, showing the microfluidic channels
and electrodes....
Researchers explore population size, density in rise of centralized power in antiquity
Magnetic vortices come full circle
Early populations shifted from quasi-egalitarian
Claire Donnelly Magnets...
IMAGE: Reconstructed vortex rings inside a magnetic micropillar. view more Credit: Credit:
hunter-gatherer societies to communities governed by a centralized authority...
Study identifies countries and states with greatest age biases
An escape route for seafloor methane
IMAGE: Two studies from Michigan State University pinpoint where in the world you’ll find the most age
cleanest-burning of all the fossil fuels, but when
Methane, the main component of natural gas, is the emitted into the atmosphere...
bias,...
Business closures, partial reopenings due to COVID-19 could cost the US $3-$5 trillion i
Stanford engineers combine light and sound to see underwater
The COVID-19 pandemic could result in net losses
airborne sonar system operating from a drone to sense and image...
from $3.2 trillion and up to $4.8 trillion in U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product...
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