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Covid-19: Government adviser on vaccine announcement
Student Covid testing begins for Christmas exodus
Government adviser on vaccine announcement.
Two Covid tests for students in England before quick
Video, 00:01:20Government adviser on vaccine announcement
Christmas exit
Covid: PM calls for ‘unity’ as he agrees to publish data behind new tiers
Covid vaccine: Moderna seeks approval in US and Europe
He said the best thing for the industry would be to
UK regulators are also reviewing data on the Pfizer
pandemic
“keep the virus under control, use mass testing, roll that out...
vaccine, as well as another type of Covid vaccine from AstraZenca and...
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2021? Is it wise to carry on shielding in the 12 weeks between your
Tory rebels demand Boris Johnson rethink Covid tiers system as daily cases drop AGAIN to 16,022 Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure to change course on his coronavirus lockdown plans tonight after another sharp...
Coronavirus lockdown England: 17m in Tiers 2 and 3 though cases fell
first and second jabs?
Around 17million people living in parts of England that have seen their coronavirus outbreaks shrink for at least two weeks...
HEALTH NOTES: Surge in patients admitted to hospital for
Thousands at risk of blindness set to benefit from a new eye drug alcohol-related liver disease I caught Covid from a hospital, we must give all NHS workers the jab My chest pains are terrifying How many have to die before Britain tackles its black and
Mum with cancer, 44, catches coronavirus after working during lockdown A 44-year-old mother living with incurable cancer caught coronavirus this month which she fears was because she kept working...
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’s DOG Dilyn ‘had Covid’ It is ‘rare’ for an animal to contract the coronavirus, according to DEFRA, the Department for Environment, Food...
Asian organ donor crisis? A couch potato took part in experiment on boosting immunity ‘Covid loves a crowd… so stay at home this New Year’s Eve’ says NHS boss Professor Hugh Montgomery says hospitals are facing a "tsunami" of Covid cases. Face masks: How to wear one correctly ‘We filmed our dad’s final months to help people’
Elderly care home residents ‘will be allowed to visit families over Christmas’
Coronavirus: Moderna to submit vaccine for emergency approval
JOANNA HALL’S 30-day exercise plan to kickstart your New
Elderly care home residents may be allowed to visit their families during England’s Christmas lockdown break, the...
Moderna will today submit its Covid vaccine for emergency approval in the US and Europe, after the final analysis of its...
50%
Boris Johnson warns Tory MPs to back him or they risk a lockdown 3
Coronavirus UK: Minister suggests bars could BAN the unvaccinated
Ministers today warned it could be summer before the UK gets back to normal as Boris Johnson faces a growing Tory rebellion...
Bars, cinemas and football stadiums could turn away Britons who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, the UK’s...
More than one-third of children with COVID-19 show no symptoms: study
Why spending a long time on your phone isn’t bad for mental health
“The concern from a public health perspective is that there is probably a lot of COVID-19 circulating in the community...
The study published in Technology, Mind, and Behavior was led by Heather Shaw and Kristoffer Geyer from Lancaster University...
Gut microbes: a key to normal sleep
Researchers find how stress and the circadian clock affect sleep
The experiment itself was fairly simple. The researchers gave a group of mice a powerful cocktail of antibiotics for four...
Living organisms exhibit a 24-hour oscillation called the circadian rhythm. In mammals, the central circadian clock, located...
Forest fires, cars, power plants join list of risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers unlock the door to tumor microenvironment for CAR T cells
In the study, which appears in JAMA Neurology on Nov.30, 2020, the researchers looked at the PET scans of more than 18,000...
The researchers discovered in laboratory experiments that vascularization in solid tumors is driven by the genetic reprogramming...
Rethink COVID-19 infection control to keep primary schools open this winter, governments urged
How lockdown may lead to ‘avoidable harm’ for the health of under 16s Research led by Dr Rachel Isba from Lancaster University, Dr Rachel Jenner from Royal Manchester
Year New mutant coronavirus strain IS more contagious by nearly DR MICHAEL MOSLEY launches a new series to make 2021 your healthiest year yet Allergists offer reassurance regarding potential allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines Putty-like composites of gallium metal with potential for realworld application Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders
The blanket policy currently deployed for children of
Children’s Hospital,...
all ages is not evidence based and is too restrictive and inflexible,...
Ultrathin spray-applied MXene antennas are ready for 5G
Area burned by severe fire increased 8fold in western US over past four decades
IMAGE: Drexel University researchers have
WASHINGTON–The number of wildfires and the
produced flexible, spray-applied antennas made
amount of land they consume in the western U.S.
from a two-dimensional material...
has substantially increased...
HIV-like virus edited out of primate genome IMAGE: Dr. Kamel Khalili and Dr. Tricia Burdo at the
Linking medically complex children’s outpatient team with hospitalists improved care
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
When medically complex children are hospitalized,
view...
linking hospitalists to their regular outpatient providers through an inpatient...
Worst-case emissions projections are already off-track
Preschool children can’t see the mountains for the cat
IMAGE: A plenary at the 25th Conference of the
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Imagine seeing an image of a
Parties, held by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
cat in front of a wide scene of mountains and being told just to remember...
Computer-aided creativity in robot design
New method identifies adaptive mutations in complex evolving populations
IMAGE: MIT researchers have automated and optimized robot design with a system called RoboGrammar. The system creates...
Measuring broken hearts: divorce has negative effects on physical and mental health Going through a divorce is extremely challenging and previous research has highlighted the adverse effects that it can have...
Fast-moving gas flowing away from young star caused by icy comet vaporisation IMAGE: Artist’s impression of the system, with the star at the center, and the inner dust belt from which gas...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A team co-led by a scientist at the University of California, Riverside, has developed a method...
COVID-19 studies should also focus on mucosal immunity, researchers argue BUFFALO, N.Y. — Anyone who has undergone a nasal swab or saliva test for COVID-19 knows that the virus is most easily...
Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people? What happens once a coronavirus vaccine is approved? Kalipso Chalkidou, director of global health policy at the Center for...
Covid-19: Don’t ‘take brakes off’ Covid measures, says leading scientist
Covid: Researchers fear cancer advances delay due to pandemic
England’s lockdown is ending this week, when it will enter a three-tier system of restrictions. Prime Minister Boris...
There have also been concerns about the effect the pandemic could have had on cancer more widely. The NHS’s former...
Covid infections in England fall by 30% over lockdown
Coronavirus: When can I get the Covid-19 vaccine?
Its researchers estimated the virus’s reproduction (R) rate had fallen to 0.88. That means on average every infection...
When can I get the Covid-19 vaccine? Video, 00:03:57When can I get the Covid-19 vaccine?
Your coronavirus vaccine questions answered
Covid: What are the new tiers and lockdown rules in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
Your coronavirus vaccine questions answered. Video, 00:04:13Your coronavirus vaccine questions answered
Covid: When does England’s lockdown actually end? And other questions When England’s lockdown ends on 2 December, only the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will move into tier...
Across the UK, some restrictions will be relaxed over Christmas, to allow three households to form a “Christmas bubble”.
Which online workout is best for you? It’s 7am on a Tuesday and I’m in the kitchen. Nineties fitness guru Mr Motivator is bellowing ‘WORK IT!’...
HEALTH NOTES: Student creates fruity jelly sweets that help dementia patients beat dehydration
Hesitant about the Covid vaccine?
HEALTH NOTES: Student creates brand of fruity
Christmas cracker jokes...
Covid vaccines are like buses. You wait all year for one, and then three come along at once. OK, so
jelly sweets that help dementia patients beat dehydration By Mail on Sunday...
Dizzy spells could be a warning sign that your brain is being damaged by eating BREAD
Pioneering drug that hits prostate cancer’s weak spot
Dizzy spells, clumsiness, loss of balance and falls. All worrying and strikingly common symptoms that
offered hope of a longer life thanks to a drug that
Men with incurable prostate cancer have been targets the disease’s...
affect millions of...
Why are GPs STILL refusing to see patients face-to-face?
How you CAN have a Covid-safe Christmas
The shutters are down, doors firmly locked.
It’s official: Christmas is saved. The festive period
Laminated signs warn patients not to enter without
won’t be lonely and miserable, after all, thanks to
an appointment. In some...
the...
Face masks slow spread of COVID-19; types of masks, length of use matter
Tracking COVID-19 trends in hard-hit states
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, investigators looked at research on face masks and their use and summarized what...
This research compiles the data for each state in the U.S. and calculates the change in the infection rate before and after...
Spinal/epidural anesthesia associated with increased survival in leg artery bypass surgery
Barley pan-genome: IPK scientists reach milestone on the way to ‘transparent’ barley
IMAGE: Associate scientist and anesthesiologist at The Ottawa Hospital, associate professor at the University of Ottawa,...
IMAGE: The photo shows a spectrum of diversity in wheat and barley. view more Credit: Photo: IPK Leibniz Institute/...
Scientists call for decade of concerted effort to enhance understanding of the deep seas
Fruit flies reveal new insights into space travel’s effect on the heart
The deep seas – vast expanses of water and seabed hidden more than 200 metres below the ocean surface to depths up...
Evidence of the interconnectedness of global climate IMAGE: An iceberg in the central Scotia Sea in 2019. view more Credit: Thomas Ronge To see how deeply interconnected...
Research creates hydrogen-producing living droplets, paving way for alternative future energy source IMAGE: Electron microscopy image of a densely packed droplet of hydrogen-producing algal cells. Scale bar, 10 micrometres. ...
IMAGE: Karen Ocorr, Ph.D., assistant professor in Sanford Burnham Prebys’ Development, Aging and Regeneration...
From fins to limbs and water to land IMAGE: The aerial scene depicts two Late Devonian early tetrapods – Ichthyostega and Acanthostega – coming...
Prof Sarah Gilbert: The woman who designed the Oxford vaccine “There are some scientists who will happily work more or less on their own on one subject for a very long time… That’s...
Coronavirus: Losing a baby during the pandemic
Covid: Hospitals could be overwhelmed without new tiers, says Gove
If you’re affected by the issues in this video, then help and support or wider information is available via BBC Action...
But writing in the Times, Mr Gove said MPs – who will vote on the measures next week – need to “take responsibility...
Covid: Nadhim Zahawi appointed as vaccine rollout minister
Mapping out the mystery of blood stem cells
In a tweet, Mr Zahawi welcomed his new post but said the rollout would be a “big responsibility and a big operational...
IMAGE: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Senior Scientist Dr. Mathieu Lupien and team used state-ofthe-art 3D mapping...
Survival protein may prevent collateral damage during cancer therapy
Air-sea coupling improves the simulation of the western North Pacific summer monsoon in the WRF4 model at a synoptic scale resolving resolution
IMAGE: The cell survival protein BCL-XL may protect kidneys from damage caused by cancer
therapies. view more Credit:...
Regional air-sea coupling plays a crucial role in modulating the climatology and variability of the Asian summer monsoon....
Fiji’s vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study
Psychological factors contributing to language learning
Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a
The problem of language acquisition is one of the
serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common
complicated psychological topics. Teacher education
disease which...
experts are always...
Towards 6G wireless communication networks: vision, enabling technologies, and new paradigm shifts
New discovery by SMART allows early detection of shade avoidance syndrome in plants
IMAGE: An overview of 6G wireless communication
IMAGE: Raman spectroscopy and the carotenoid
networks view more Credit: ©Science China Press
Raman peak allows for early detection of Shade
The fifth...
Avoidance Syndrome (SAS)...
Grabbing viruses out of thin air
Signaling switch in pancreatic β-cells determines anti-diabetic drug effectiveness
IMAGE: A proposed future society. view more Credit: Tohoku University The future could hold portable and...
IMAGE: cAMP (cyclic AMP): An intracellular signaling molecule that regulates a variety of cellular functions such as...
Sheep show the contamination by microplastics in the agricultural soils of Murcia
RUDN University research team of mathematicians suggested a new decision making algorithm
IMAGE: Sheeps during the study view more Credit: Nicolas Beriot (Diverfarming project) In recent times,...
IMAGE: A research team from RUDN University developed an algorithm to help large groups of people make optimal decisions...
Using a soft crystal to visualize how absorbed carbon dioxide behaves in liquid
CsPbBrI2 perovskites with low energy loss for high-performance indoor and outdoor photovoltaics
IMAGE: The CO2-absorbing soft crystal developed for this study (Photo: Shin-ichiro Noro). view more Credit:...
IMAGE: Schematic diagram of device structure and secondary grain growth with (NH4)2C2O4* H2O treatment. view...
Age not just a number: Causes of joint stiffness differ between older and younger adults
Iron infusion proves effective to treat anaemia in Rural Africa
IMAGE: Probes 1 and 5 measured deep fascia, probe 2 measured the sciatic nerve, and probes 3-4 measured various calf...
Bank-affiliated funds contribute to funding their parent banks in times of crisis A study published recently in the journal Review of Financial Studies by the researchers Javier GilBazo, Sergio Mayordomo...
IMAGE: Iron infusions help reduce iron-deficiency anaemia in low-income settings. view more Credit: Danielle...
Covid Christmas: ‘Avoid board games and sleepovers’ Earlier this week, the government announced up to three households will be allowed to form a “Christmas bubble”...
R number for UK below 1 for first time since August
Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England
‘R’ is calculated by the government’s scientific advisers, and represents how many extra people each infected...
Top Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated Iran’s foreign minister has condemned the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh...
Covid-19: Mass testing a ‘distraction’ from vaccine rollout
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How to diet without even noticing? Don’t eat after 7.30pm
The PM has said mass community testing, as seen in Liverpool, will be offered to all areas in tier three after lockdown ends.
When our kids were young my wife Clare and I were often so busy in the early evening — feeding them, putting them to bed...
SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility
Scientists design model to predict cellular drug targets against COVID-19
The analysis of virus genomes from over 46,000 people with COVID-19 from 99 countries is published today in Nature Communications. First...
Viruses rely on their host to survive, a crucial step of lifecycle is the synthesis of the virus particles within the host...
Exploring links between infant vocabulary size and vocal interactions with caregivers
New breakthrough in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Previous research has shown that, in the home,
benefit from a new drug treatment that not only
one-on-one vocal interactions with caregivers who
suppresses inflammation...
People with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) could soon
engage in infant-directed...
Transcultural literacies and meaningmaking through fanfiction
UB study identifies new functions in the Machado-Joseph genetic disease
Digital technology has made intercultural contacts a
IMAGE: Rods (type of photoreceptor) isolated from
daily activity for many people in the world. As a
the retina of a control mouse (Atxn3 +/+) and a
result, the globalization...
mouse with the silenced...
Warwick scientists design model to predict cellular drug targets against COVID-19
Minimal waste production is a fundamental law for animal locomotion
IMAGE: Schematic representation of the integrated
locomotion in its rich diversity? A thermodynamic
host-virus metabolic modelling approach used in the
analysis performed by...
Is there a unifying principle underpinning animal
article. The...
Electronic skin has a strong future stretching ahead
Mine ponds amplify mercury risks in Peru’s Amazon
IMAGE: KAUST researchers have developed a durable “electronic skin ” that can mimic natural functions...
IMAGE: Thousands of artificial ponds like this one, created when rainwater filled in an abandoned gold mining pit,...
Scientists reveal regions of the brain where serotonin promotes patience
This highly-rated eufy digital bathroom scale is reduced to less than £24 on Amazon
We’ve all been there. Whether we’re stuck in traffic at the end of a long day, or eagerly anticipating the release...
New plant-based gel to fast-track ‘miniorgans’ growth, improve cancer treatment Nanocellulose gels cost a fraction of the price compared to the current gold standard. These hydrogels are plant-based and...
This popular digital bathroom scale gives you a fullbody insight and is currently reduced to less than £24 on Amazon By...
New insights on health effects of longduration space flight Colorado State University Professor Susan Bailey was one of more than 80 scientists across 12 universities who conducted...
Obesity is not only the individual’s responsibility
Early birth linked to greater risk of hospital visits during childhood
Conventionally, there is a tendency to perceive individuals who are overweight as lacking the willpower to improve their...
Although the risk declined as the children grew up, particularly after age 2, an excess risk remained up to age 10, even...
Aim to exceed weekly recommended physical activity level to offset health harms of prolonged sitting
World’s largest inventory of known plant species
The health harms associated with prolonged sitting can be offset by exceeding weekly recommended physical activity levels,...
Radboud university medical center research: Most lungs recover well after COVID-19 Lung tissue of patients who suffered severely from COVID-19 shows good recovery in most cases. This was revealed by a study...
New modified wheat could help tackle global food shortage Researchers at the University of York have created a new modified wheat variety that increases grain production by up to...
High achievement cultures may kill students’ interest in math — especially
“In my daily work at the Botanical Garden, I regularly come across species names that are not clear, where existing...
Scientists determine the structure of glass-shaping protein in sponges IMAGE: Skeleton of a Glass Sponge view more Credit: Ronald Seidel/Igor Zlotnikov Glass sponges – as...
RUDN University mathematicians applied 19th century ideas to modern computerized algebra systems IMAGE: A team of mathematicians from RUDN University added new symbolic integration functionality to the Sage computerized...
New insights into how the CRISPR immune system evolved
for girls A new study in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that high national math achievement combined with
IMAGE: The new results show in great detail how two anti-CRISPR proteins (pink) lock two CRISPRCas proteins (beige)...
societal pressures may...
New immunotherapy shows promise against rare childhood cancer A novel CAR T-cell therapy developed by
Russian scientists improve 3D printing technology for aerospace composites using oil waste
researchers at UCL and designed to target
IMAGE: Aviation parts printed on a 3D printer from
cancerous tumours, has shown promising...
new metal powders view more Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST...
Covid: Woman left blind after treatment delayed in pandemic
Controversial ‘virginity tests’ sold by UK clinics
NHS Wales: Ten-fold increase in patients waiting for
Women are being offered controversial “virginity
treatment
tests” at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat...
Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS
Oxford Covid vaccine: Regulator asked to assess jab
Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House The president has refused to admit defeat but says he will go if Joe Biden’s...
It follows news that the jab was “highly effective” in advanced trials.
Britain’s daily coronavirus cases continue to fall with 17,555 new infections
Almost 250,000 women are overdue cervical smear tests this year due to Covid-19
Britain’s second wave of coronavirus is continuing to shrink, official figures confirmed today after another 17,555...
Almost quarter of a million women are overdue their cervical smear tests as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, official...
Coronavrius lockdown England: Fury in rural Kent as county in Tier 3
Coronavirus UK: Chris Whitty cagey on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Towns and villages across Britain were furious tonight after Boris Johnson confirmed all but three places in England will...
Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, refused to back Oxford’s vaccine The Chief Medical Officer...
Europe coronavirus: Second wave began in Spain before spreading via tourists, study suggests
Gene donors at high risk for cancer received feedback
Europe’s coronavirus second wave may have begun among fruit pickers in northern Spain before being spread across the...
Effect of climate change on infectious diseases unknown to half of the population The transmission of specific infectious diseases have been altered by processes linked to climatic and environmental anomalies....
Researchers at the Estonian Genome Center at the University of Tartu studied how people at high risk for breast, ovarian...
Chia, goji & co. — BfR consumer monitor special superfoods The term “superfood” is not legally regulated. Superfoods, however, are often referred to as foods whose ingredients...
The invasive species that Europe needs to erradicate most urgently are identified
Phytoplankton disturbed by nanoparticles
IMAGE: Research team view more Credit: University of Cordoba Species such as the golden apple snail are...
IMAGE: This nanoparticle disrupts the metabolism of algae. view more Credit: UNIGE/ Wei Liu Products derived...
A new strategy for the greener use of calcium carbide
The keys to the squirrel’s evolutionary success in the face of climate change have been identified
IMAGE: Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics of an acetylide molecule HO-Ca-CCH solvated in DMSO view more Credit:...
Irreversible hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia IMAGE: Tree-ring data from Siberian larch and other tree species show that heatwaves and soil drying of the Mongolian...
Their degree of ecological specialisation –the capacity to inhabit many or few environments– is the most important...
Ohio man, 23, needed to have his hand REATTACHED after a lawnmower accident Luke Brittain reached for the cell phone in his pocket. He wasn’t going to be able to get his
lawnmower out of the...
Could COVID-19 cause teeth to fall out? Some coronavirus survivors are reporting a bizarre
Big data powers design of ‘smart’ cell therapies for cancer
symptom in the aftermath of the infection: Their
Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while
teeth have fallen out. Farah...
leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research....
Tree rings capture an abrupt irreversible shift in east Asia’s climate The abrupt shift to hotter and drier conditions over
High genomic variability predicts success in desert tortoise refugees; could inform conservation
inner East Asia is unprecedented and may herald an
Tortoise refugees with the highest genetic variation
irreversible shift...
are far more likely to survive conservation translocation than tortoises...
In temperate trees, climate-driven increase in carbon capture causes autumn leaves to fall sooner
A multidisciplinary policy design to protect consumers from AI collusion
For decades, scientists have expected that the
must work together to prevent unlawful price-surging behaviors from artificial...
shedding of leaves from temperate trees will get
Legal scholars, computer scientists and economists
later and later under ongoing...
Study revealing the secret behind a key cellular process refutes biology textbooks COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has...
UCLA study of threatened desert tortoises offers new conservation strategy In Nevada’s dry Ivanpah Valley, just southeast of Las Vegas, a massive unintended experiment in animal conservation...
A route for avoiding defects during additive manufacturing Laser powder bed fusion is a dominant additive manufacturing technology that has yet to reach its potential. The problem...
Social care funding falls ‘alarmingly short’ Councils will get £300m in new money for adult and children’s services and be allowed to raise more in tax.
Covid-19 tiers: Almost all of England facing tough virus rules
Coronavirus infections levelling during England lockdown
Lancashire, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Slough, Bristol, Kent and Medway will also be in tier three.
Coronavirus infection rates in England are continuing to show signs of levelling off – but the picture across the UK...
Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine ‘dose error’ explained
‘Celtic gene’ may increase liver cancer risk in men of UK heritage
Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective
Men who have at least two copies of ‘the Celtic gene’ are 11 times more likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer,...
Seven Americans have damaged their eyes using germicidal UV lamps
Covid vaccine trials did not monitor whether participants wore masks, socially distanced
At least seven Americans have damaged their eyes trying to use UV lamps to sanitize their homes and offices amid the coronavirus...
Coronavirus vaccine makers tightly controlled who was enrolled to their trials, their vaccine dosages, the timing of those...
Is December 9 the day Britain starts its Covid vaccination drive?
Coronavirus UK: Exeter Nightingale reopens as local hospitals ‘busy’
People in the UK could start actually receiving vaccines against coronavirus from December 9, according to a local health...
Exeter Nightingale reopens because Devon hospital is ‘very busy’ – even though it was only 88% full last...
Number of people with coronavirus in England DROPS for the first time in three months
Lockdown Tiers for England are finally revealed
The number of people infected with coronavirus in England has fallen for the first time in three months, official data revealed...
Covid Vaccine Research: Expert sceptical on Oxford AstraZeneca trial
London has today been placed in Tier 2 of Boris Johnson’s controversial Covid-19 restrictions – but Matt Hancock...
High blood pressure in midlife is linked to increased brain damage in later life
They are the lab-coat wearing virus-fighting team
In particular, the study found that there was a strong
who may have landed the killer blow in the battle
association between diastolic blood pressure (the
against Covid-19. Oxford...
blood pressure between...
Are we the same person throughout our lives? In essence, yes
Pitt researchers create nanoscale slalom course for electrons
A psychobiological study led by the Complutense
IMAGE: Illustration of sketched serpentine
University of Madrid (UCM) on personal identity and
nanowires created from lanthanum aluminate and
its modification over...
strontium titanate. The...
Understanding the power of our Sun IMAGE: The Borexino detector in combination with
German researchers compile world’s largest inventory of known plant species
the Sun. view more Credit: Copyright: Borexino
IMAGE: Leipzig is host to the oldest botanical
Collaboration/Maxim...
garden in Germany. On an area of only three hectares, around 6500 of...
Archaeology: Neanderthal thumbs better adapted to holding tools with handles
A cold-health watch and warning system for cold waves in Quebec
Neanderthal thumbs were better adapted to holding
IMAGE: INRS Professor Fateh Chebana specializes
tools in the same way that we hold a hammer,
in Hydrogeological modelling. His team also
according to a paper published...
developed a heat health...
Keyhole wasps may threaten aviation safety
ECDC and WHO call for improved HIV testing in Europe
IMAGE: Pachodynerus nasidens on 3D-printed De Haviland Dash-8 pitot probe view more Credit: House et al (2020)...
IMAGE: Sex between men remains the predominant mode of HIV transmission reported in the EU/EEA, accounting for 39%...
How moving slower allows groups of bacteria to spread across surfaces
Anxiety associated with faster Alzheimer’s disease onset
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Oxford studied Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a species of bacteria...
Alzheimer’s disease represents a major public health crisis worldwide. The number of deaths from the disease has more...
Popular weight-loss surgery in teenagers weakens bones
Cooking with wood may cause lung damage
In a sleeve gastrectomy, approximately 75% of the stomach is removed to restrict food intake and induce weight loss. It results...
Approximately 3 billion people around the world cook with biomass, such as wood or dried brush. Pollutants from cooking with...
New mechanism of pain control revealed
What makes a happy couple, a happy family?
While neurons may be the most well-known cells of the central nervous system, an assortment of nonneuronal cells first discovered...
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” Leo Tolstoy wrote famously in...
Solar CNO neutrinos observed for the first time
Doctors use existing treatment earlier to save the lives of Covid-19 patients
Scientists who are members of the Borexino Collaboration have provided the first experimental proof of the occurrence of...
IMAGE: CPAP treatment, which is often used at home to help people with sleep problems, helps to keep the lungs open...
Quantum nanodiamonds may help detect disease earlier
Almost like on Venus
IMAGE: An artist’s conception of nanodiamonds used for in vitro diagnostics. view more Credit: Ella...
Four-and-a-half billion years ago, Earth would have been hard to recognise. Instead of the forests, mountains and oceans...
Understanding traditional Chinese medicine can help protect species
Scientists develop new gene therapy for eye disease
Demystifying traditional Chinese medicine for conservationists could be the key to better protecting endangered species like...
IMAGE: A fluorescent microscope image with mitochondria highlighted in gold. This healthy cell shows a highly elaborate...
Satellite images confirm uneven impact of climate change
Covid vaccines: Who decides if they are safe?
University of Copenhagen researchers have been following vegetation trends across the planet’s driest areas using satellite...
Trump pardons ex-National Security Adviser Flynn Michael Flynn was among former aides convicted in an investigation into...
Brain imaging technology designed for babies
Covid Christmas rules: Caution urged over household mixing
Tech making it easier to see inside babies’ brains.
Meanwhile, it is expected most areas of England will
Video, 00:01:31Tech making it easier to see inside
be placed in the middle tier of a toughened three-tier
babies’...
system.
Meghan: Duchess of Sussex tells of miscarriage ‘pain and grief’ “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was
At least seven Americans have damaged their eyes trying to use UV lamps to clean during pandemic
losing my second,” Meghan said in a piece for the
At least seven Americans have damaged their eyes
New York...
trying to use UV lamps to sanitize their homes and offices amid the coronavirus...
Antibody testing likely undercounts past Covid infections by 28%
‘Celtic gene’ may raise liver cancer risk by 11-fold for 500K US men
Antibody testing likely undercounts the number of
Men who have at least two copies of ‘the Celtic
people who have had COVID-19: More than 25% of
gene’ are 11 times more likely to be diagnosed with
infected health care workers...
liver cancer,...
Coronavirus: Doctors in South West England were sent ‘clearly used’ gloves in PPE blunder
Could UK employers force staff to get a coronavirus vaccine?
Doctors in the South West of England were sent disposable gloves that had ‘clearly been used’ and have been warned...
Britain’s daily Covid cases drop again week-on-week to 18,213 Britain’s today recorded the most daily coronavirus deaths since May after health chiefs confirmed another 696 victims...
It is ‘highly unlikely’ private employers could force staff to get a Covid jab when one finally becomes available,...
Coronavirus UK: Manchester braces for return to tier three after England’s lockdown ends Manchester braces for return to tough new Tier Three: Mayor Andy Burnham predicts government will plunge region back under...
Coronavirus England: Lockdown tiers may be ‘unjustified’
A growth mindset of interest can spark innovative thinking
Just 9,854 new infections were recorded in England yesterday, almost half of the number of diagnoses last Tuesday...
Asst Prof O’Keefe, who also holds a courtesy appointment with the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School,...
Everyday activities enhance personal well-being
Breaking the skill limit, pianists attain more delicate touch
Exercise enhances physical well-being and mental health. However, impacts of everyday activities, such as climbing stairs,...
Experts such as pianists, athletes and surgeons acquire advanced skills through tremendous amounts of practice. It is difficult...
Gut hormones’ regulation of fat production abnormal in obesity, fatty liver disease
Basketball on the brain: Neuroscientists use sports to study surprise
The study, led by molecular and integrative physiology professor Jongsook Kim Kemper and research scientist Young-Chae Kim,...
Genetic study shows that the risk of preeclampsia is related to blood pressure and BMI In the InterPregGen study, researchers from the UK, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan studied...
The most exciting moments in sports are often linked to surprise, an unexpected change of circumstances that abruptly shifts...
Space travel can adversely impact energy production in a cell The findings appeared November 25, 2020, in Cell and are part of a larger compendium of research into health aspects of space...
Specific bacterium in the gut linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Community conservation reserves protect fish diversity in tropical rivers
The pathogenic bacterial genus, Brachyspira, is not usually present in human gut flora. A new study links the bacterium to...
ITHACA, N.Y. – Prohibiting fishing in conservation reserves is a common strategy for protecting ocean ecosystems and...
Study shows minimal impact of APPs on ED productivity, flow, safety, patient experience
Ancient blanket made with 11,500 turkey feathers PULLMAN, Wash. — The ancient inhabitants of the American Southwest used around 11,500 feathers to
IMAGE: US national emergency medicine group:
make a turkey feather...
13,024,216 visits, 105,863 emergency department days, 94 general emergency...
Neutrinos yield first experimental evidence of catalyzed fusion dominant in many stars
Princeton scientists discover a motif that guides assembly of the algal pyrenoid
AMHERST, Mass. – An international team of about
and Martin Jonikas have discovered that the algal
100 scientists of the Borexino Collaboration,
pyrenoid, which...
IMAGE: Princeton researchers led by Moritz Meyer
including particle physicist...
Princeton scientists solve the mystery behind an enigmatic organelle, the pyrenoid
The smell of cooperation
IMAGE: The waterborne algae Chlamydomonas
with tasks. Researchers...
Despite their reputation, rats are surprisingly sociable and actually regularly help each other out
reinhardtii. view more Credit: Image by He et al Carbon is one...
Scientists claim controversial results of comets observations are consistent
Save 42% on this bestselling lightblocking eye mask from Amazon
IMAGE: Image of 41P/T-G-K obtained with the 70cm AZT-8 telescope on observation station Lisnyky of the Astronomical...
Black Friday 2020: Get some shut-eye and SAVE 42% on this bestselling light-blocking eye mask now £7 on Amazon By Emily...
Men with ‘the Celtic gene’ are 11 times more likely to develop liver cancer, study finds
Nearly one-third of all US nurses who have died of coronavirus are Filipino
Men who have at least two copies of ‘the Celtic gene’ are 11 times more likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer,...
FDA authorizes test that measures the exact number of coronavirus antibody somebody has FDA gives emergency approval a new test that can measure a patient’s levels of antibodies thought to ‘neutralize’...
How the brain ‘re-wires’ after disease The paper is published in the journal Clinical Neurophysiology. Up to now, scientific knowledge has told us that the polio...
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on all healthcare workers, but perhaps none more so than those in the Filipino...
Heading the ball in soccer: Blindfolded players Blind soccer is a sport that can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of visual ability. Except for the goalkeepers, players...
Understanding the utility of plasmas for medical applications To help with this understanding, researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted computer simulations of the interaction...
Channeling the immune system for head and neck cancer
Team uses copper to image Alzheimer’s aggregates in the brain
Findings published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer show that it could all come down to “channeling”...
Several types of isotopes give off positively charged particles called positrons that are detectable by positron emission...
Cutting edge technology to bioprint minikidneys
New study explains important cause of fatal influenza
The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and biotech company Organovo
It is largely unknown why influenza infections lead to an increased risk of bacterial pneumonia.
and published in Nature...
Researchers at Karolinska...
Forming beliefs in a world of filter bubbles
A microscope for everyone: Jena researchers develop open-source optical toolbox
Why do so many Republicans still believe that the recent US presidential election was fraudulent? Is it possible to reach...
IMAGE: The open-source 3D-printed cube can host self-designed inserts, electrical and optical components. The resulting...
Global collaboration is unlocking wheat’s genetic potential IMAGE: At left, a chromosome segment from Aegilops ventricosa, highlighted by the white arrow, is found in the Kansas...
Study in Thailand identifies benefits of community-based freshwater fish reserves IMAGE: Fieldwork in communities often results in curious onlookers, presenting a great opportunity for inclusion and...
BIDMC researchers reveal how genetic variations are linked to COVID-19 disease severity Boston, Mass. – Even as tens of thousands of
Novel haplotype-led approach to increase the precision of wheat breeding IMAGE: Novel haplotype-led approach will increase the precision of wheat breeding view more Credit:
Americans test positive for COVID-19 each day, physicians still aren’t...
John Innes...
Researchers uncover the unique way stem cells protect their chromosome ends
Covid: How to keep the virus at bay this Christmas
Telomeres are specialised structures at the end of
Covid: Seven things that may be different this Christmas
chromosomes which protect our DNA and ensure healthy division of cells....
Coronavirus: French lockdown to ease after second peak passes
Covid Christmas rules: UK leaders urge caution over household mixing
He later tweeted to say that all businesses forced to remain closed during the restrictions, such as
Christmas Covid rules: Who are you allowed to see?
restaurants, bars and...
Covid: PPE price rises cost taxpayers £10bn, report says
Doctors urge the CDC to warn Americans about coronavirus vaccine side effects
The National Audit Office said there had been a
U.S. doctors are worried that their patients won’t
particular shortage of gloves and aprons.
return to get a second dose of coronavirus vaccine if the Centers...
Coronavirus survives on surfaces for hours by turning into a pancake-like film
Britain records 11,299 Covid-19 cases in lowest daily figure for almost eight weeks
Coronavirus can remain infectious on surfaces for
Britain today recorded the fewest daily Covid-19
DAYS by transforming into a microscopic pancakelike film, study finds More...
cases in almost eight weeks in yet another sign that England’s lockdown...
Why is Kent’s coronavirus outbreak spiking?
Understanding ion channel inhibition to open doors in drug discovery
Kent has suddenly become England’s Covid hotspot and cases are rising in East Sussex, as the country
A major mechanism by which cells communicate with their environment is the movement of metal
prepares to emerge...
ions through channels located...
Measuring risk-taking
Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises
Researchers found that people whose mouse drifted toward the safe option on the computer screen — even when they ended...
By measuring thousands of neurons along the
Potential treatment against antibioticresistant bacteria causing gonorrhea and meningitis
Experimental evolution reveals how bacteria gain drug resistance
Antibiotic Resistance In recent years, rising rates of
becoming a critical global challenge. It seems that every time we develop new...
antibiotic resistance have been of concern to the World Health Organization...
surface, or cortex, of the brain in animals as they reacted to predictable and...
Counteracting multidrug-resistant bacteria is
Mother’s touch lingers in her child’s genes
AI helps scientists understand brain activity behind thoughts
SMCHD1 switches certain genes off, altering how a
“For centuries, neuroscientists have studied how the
cell behaves. The new research has revealed that when an egg cell (or oocyte)...
brain works by relating brain activity to inputs and outputs....
Novel chemical process a first step to making nuclear fuel with fire
Tel Aviv University researchers go underwater to study how sponge species vanished
IMAGE: Combustion synthesis of LnBTA compound. view more Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory. LOS ALAMOS,...
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) embarked on an underwater journey to solve a mystery: Why did sponges of the Agelas...
Sestrin makes fruit flies live longer IMAGE: Fruit flies in a vial in front of amino acids.
To push or to pull? How many-limbed marine organisms swim
view more Credit: MPI f. Biology of Ageing/ Sebastian...
WOODS HOLE, Mass. — When you think of swimming, you probably imagine pushing through the water–creating backwards...
In fire-prone West, plants need their pollinators — and vice versa IMAGE: Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)
Immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy against glioblastoma may decrease with dexamethasone
blooms in Yellowstone National Park, Montana. New research highlights the...
Bottom Line: Among patients with glioblastoma receiving an immune checkpoint inhibitor, those who received the corticosteroid...
Waste fishing gear threatens Ganges wildlife
When consumers trust AI recommendations–or resist them
IMAGE: Fishing on the Ganges view more Credit:
Researchers from Boston University and University
Heather Koldewey Waste fishing gear in the River Ganges poses...
of Virginia published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines...
US Surgeon General says he will get coronavirus jab when told it is safe
Coronavirus cases fell by 6% in Kansas after the state’s mask mandate
US Surgeon General Dr Jerome Adams has pledged he will get the first coronavirus vaccine
Counties in Kansas that followed the state’s mask mandate earlier this year saw coronavirus cases fall,
approved for emergency use when...
but those that...
Former FDA Commissioner urges people to ‘buy better masks’ amid surging cases and hospitalizations
Coronavirus ‘could be STOPPED if 70% wore surgical face masks’
Now you SHOULD buy an N95: Former FDA commissioner urges Americans to ‘buy better
Coronavirus could be ‘eradicated’ if 70% of people wore surgical or N95 masks in public – but cloth masks...
masks’ to protect themselves...
Moderna’s Covid vaccine may NOT stop spread of infection
Covid-19 US: 85% of seniors plan to take vaccine but 15% NEVER will
Moderna’s chief scientist says its vaccine prevents coronavirus from making people sick – but the shot
Survey reveals 85% of seniors plan to get COVID19 vaccines – but 15% say they will NEVER get the
may NOT...
shot because they...
Coronavirus US: CDC plans to shorten quarantine period to 7-10 days
1950s depression pill could be used to treat prostate cancer
CDC plans to shorten recommended coronavirus
An antidepressant from the Fifties could treat
quarantine period from 14 days to between 7 and 10 days Currently, the CDC...
prostate cancer and reduce side-effects of other treatments. Results of a...
World’s first: Drug guides stem cells to desired location, improving their ability to heal
Stress in pregnancy may influence baby brain development
Toxic cells (green) disappeared when mice with a
Stress levels in mothers — measured by a hormone linked to anxiety and other health problems — is
neurodegenerative condition received both therapeutic stem cells (red) and...
related to...
Why experiences are better gifts for older children
Stronger memories can help us make sense of future changes
The research, published in the International Journal of Research in Marketing, compared the level of
Whether experiencing something new, or something we’ve experienced a hundred times, people use
happiness children derive...
memories of the past...
CRISPRi screens reveal sources of metabolic robustness in E. coli
Memories of past events retain remarkable fidelity even as we age
In their natural habitat, bacteria like E. coli are
“These results are surprising to many, given the
confronted with constant changes in the composition of nutrients. But...
general pessimism about memory accuracy among scientists and the prevalent...
Commonly used antibiotic shows promise for combating Zika infections
Can we harness a plant’s ability to synthesize medicinal compounds?
“Around the world, the Zika outbreak produced
New work from an international team of scientists
devastating, long-term neurological problems for many children and their...
including Carnegie’s Sue Rhee reveals a gene responsible for anthraquinone...
Pesticide deadly to bees now easily detected in honey IMAGE: Professor Janusz Pawliszyn transformed his lawn into a wildflower meadow to attract bees.
‘Crisis decision making at the speed of COVID-19’ – Bay Area public health officials share their experience with shelter-in
view more Credit:...
November 24, 2020 – In mid-March, public health officials across the San Francisco area issued the
first U.S. regional...
Closing the racial disparity gap in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest
Simple new testing method aims to improve time-release drugs
PHILADELPHIA (November 24, 2020) – In-hospital
IMAGE: A piece of glass bent like a tuning fork
cardiac arrests (IHCA) represent catastrophic and often terminal events....
measures dissolution of time-release drugs. view more Credit:...
Microbes help unlock phosphorus for plant growth
COVID’s collateral damage: Germicidal lamps may damage corneas
IMAGE: Poplar trees such as these along the
IMAGE: Injected conjunctiva (redness) of the right
Snoqualmie River able to thrive on rocky riverbanks, despite low availability...
and left eye (top row) Diffuse staining of the cornea with green...
Research shows bariatric surgery may reduce severity of COVID-19 in patients with obesity
For people with diabetes, medicaid expansion helps, but can’t do it all: BU study
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients
Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act
who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history...
has insured millions of low-income people in the United States, improving...
Covid-19: England arrivals to be able to cut quarantine with private test
Covid: How will I get a coronavirus vaccine?
It follows Boris Johnson’s announcement that England will come under “toughened” three-tiered
The UK government is confident that some of the most at-risk groups will be vaccinated before
regional...
Christmas, and most over-50s...
Don’t go to work when sick, ‘peculiar’ Brits told
Deaths in UK ‘a fifth higher than normal levels’
“If you have, in future, flu-like symptoms, you should
Biden to present team as Trump allows transition
get a test for it and find out what’s wrong with you,...
The US president-elect will formally introduce cabinet picks, as the transfer...
Coronavirus could be STOPPED if 70% of the public wore face masks, study suggests
Coronavirus cases increase by nearly ONE THIRD over the last two weeks, report warns
Coronavirus could be ‘eradicated’ if 70% of people
Coronavirus infections among American children are
wore surgical or N95 masks in public – but cloth masks...
continuing to spike across the country, a report finds. As of November...
Coronavirus England: Deaths rise 28% in one week to 2,466
How viruses like Covid trick us into spending more time socialising
Covid deaths in England continued to rise in mid-
Can viruses such as the one that causes Covid-19
November to 2,274 in the second week of the month, meaning deaths from...
attack our brains and change our behaviour — thereby prolonging an outbreak? That’s...
Coronavirus-induced ‘cytokine storm’ which can be fatal is caused by TWO proteins
Number 10 used apocalyptic Covid-19 graphs to ‘frighten’ public into lockdown, top statistician
Severe cases of Covid-19 have been known to lead to a mysterious condition whereby the body’s
Eminent statistician Sir David Spiegelhalter suggested Number 10 ‘frightened’ the public into
immune system goes haywire...
complying...
Matt Hancock claims Tier Three restrictions before lockdown weren’t tough enough
Coronavirus UK: Sussex and Herefordshire cases soar as Tiers decided
People should stay off work with the sniffles even after the Covid pandemic ends to protect their
An interactive module has today revealed how quickly coronavirus outbreaks are growing in every
colleagues from getting...
local authority in England...
Scientists’ atomic resolution protein models reveal new details about protein binding
Proteins in motion
That’s one result of a new study by Rice University scientists looking for the mechanisms that stabilize
“Dendritic arborization of neurons is one of the fascinating features that evolved to increase the complexity of the...
or destabilize...
Helicates meet Rotaxanes to create promise for future disease treatment
One in three who are aware of deepfakes say they have inadvertently shared them on social media
Called rotaxanes, the molecules are tiny nanoscale
Deepfakes, a portmanteau of ‘deep learning’ and
structures that resemble a dumbbell with a ring trapped around the central...
‘fake’, are ultrarealistic fake videos made with...
Cocoa flavanols boost brain oxygenation, cognition in healthy adults
Lung-on-chip provides new insight on body’s response to early tuberculosis infection
Previous studies have shown that eating foods rich in flavanols can benefit vascular function, but this is the first to find...
IMAGE: A close-up image of the lung-on-chip model
Study: gut hormones’ regulation of fat production abnormal in obesity, fatty liver disease
Predi-COVID preliminary results
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Gut hormones play an
with the...
used in the study. The endothelial or vascular channel is highlighted...
IMAGE: Predi-COVID nurse team view more Credit: @LIH The study goals Predi-COVID was launched
important role in regulating fat production in the body. One key hormone, released...
Hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obesity
Researchers develop low-cost, portable brain imaging scanner
A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown
BOSTON – When it comes to brain scans for assessing head trauma, detecting brain cancer, and
similar results in humans...
performing numerous other...
For African American men with prostate cancer, decision regret linked to medical mistrust
Treatment shows reduction in heart failure after myocardial infarction
November 24, 2020 – Medical mistrust is one reason why African American patients are more
While there are therapies to aid in overall heart health, there are very few preventative therapies for heart failure after...
likely to have regrets about...
Study shows protective role sex steroids play in COVID-19
At least 140 children were killed by cops in the US between 2003 and 2018
A new paper from a UIC researcher shows evidence that suggests sex steroids may play a role in
At least 140 American children died as a result of police-involved incidents between 2003 and 2018, a
protecting against COVID-19...
grim new study shows. And...
Health volunteers who signed up in coronavirus crisis could be kept in ‘NHS Reserve’
Coronavirus testing to be scaled up in care homes to allow physical contact during visits
NHS volunteers who signed up during the
Care homes to get more coronavirus tests so
coronavirus crisis could be kept on the books and ‘called up’ during...
residents can scrap social distancing with up to two visitors who each get swabbed...
Children are willing to sacrifice in order to punish the bad action of others
Steve Ojomoh was an England rugby star… so why DID he have a stroke at 48?
Children are more willing to sacrifice their own happiness to punish others for bad behaviour if they know they will be ‘taught...
As a former England rugby player and aged just 48,
What can be done about a ‘clicky’ ear? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
Grandparents in care homes could be allowed home for Christmas
Twice a day for a few hours my husband’s right ear
their loved ones again – and some may even be able to join their families...
‘clicks’, affecting his hearing and his voice. When he lies down,...
Steve Ojomoh might have seemed an unlikely candidate for a stroke....
Care home residents will finally be allowed to hug
So which tier WILL London be in?
Concussion risk in stunt performers
Hull, the North West and other parts of England badly hit by Covid are expected to be placed under
Russell’s new paper highlights the risk of concussion for dance, circus, theater and film and television
Tier Three when the national...
stunt performers,...
The drug aprotinin inhibits entry of SARSCoV2 in host cells, study finds
Breakthrough in studying the enzyme that ultimately produces fish odor syndrome
The surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is studded
Currently there is no cure for fish odour syndrome, a
with spike proteins. The virus needs these in order to dock onto proteins...
condition which causes an unpleasant fishy smell that can affect breath,...
Boosting stem cell activity can enhance immunotherapy benefits
Children more willing to punish if the wrongdoer is ‘taught a lesson’
The reprogramming involves a novel approach the researchers developed that inhibits the activity of
Philosophers and psychologists have long argued whether the main reason people punish others for
proteins known as MEK1/2....
bad behavior is to enact...
Identifying compound classes through machine learning
Algorithm accurately predicts COVID-19 patient outcomes
Bioinformaticians at Friedrich Schiller University
In research recently published online in Medical
Jena, Germany together with colleagues from Finland and the USA, have...
Image Analysis, a team of engineers demonstrated how a new algorithm they...
COVID-19 infection combined with blood clots worsens patient outcomes, study finds
Researchers identify genetics behind deadly oat blight
Led by Mahmoud Malas, MD, division chief of
Cornell University researcher has identified the genetic mechanisms...
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UC San Diego Health, researchers reviewed...
How dolphins avoid "the bends"
ITHACA, N.Y. – A multi-institution team co-led by a
Dolphins actively slow down their hearts before diving, and can even adjust their heart rate
Black, Hispanic adolescents significantly more likely to die by police intervention than whites
depending on how long they plan...
A recent study evaluating the use of force by police against children found that Black and Hispanic adolescents are significantly...
New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19 IMAGE: Philip S. Low, the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, is developing
Artificial intelligence technology helps Parkinson’s patients during COVID-19 pandemic IMAGE: Andrew Exner, a graduate research
a new therapy for flu...
assistant in Purdue University’s Motor Speech Lab, is working to help...
COVID-19 second wave in Myanmar causes dramatic increases in poverty
Historical bias overlooks genes related to COVID-19
Yangon, Myanmar: In September 2020, 59 percent of 1000 households surveyed in urban Yangon and
Based on genome-wide experiments, the human body has 2,064 genes relevant to COVID-19. So
66 percent of 1000 households...
why are researchers only studying...
Which speaker are you listening to? Hearing aid of the future uses brainwaves to find out
Covid: Can I choose which vaccine I get? And other questions
In a noisy room with many speakers, hearing aids can suppress background noise, but they have
If you’re in England, and you’re a single grandparent, you have the right to form a “support bubble” with...
difficulties isolating one...
Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait
Covid-19: Daily coronavirus test plan to cut contacts’ 14-day self-isolation
It announced the independent review into gender
Coronavirus: How to get a Covid test
identity services for young people in September. An NHS England spokesperson...
Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective
Are vegans REALLY any healthier than their carnivore counterparts?
Trump accepts transition to Biden must begin The
For some it’s a lifestyle choice, for others an ethical
president says a key federal agency should “do what needs to be done”,...
one. But for whichever reason, the number of people who choose...
Pharmacist GEMMA FROMAGE reveals how to save £200-a-year on everyday essentials
A depression pill from 70 years ago could be used to treat prostate cancer, research suggests
For every condition, there is often a branded over-
An antidepressant from the Fifties could treat
the-counter remedy we instinctively reach for. And yet there will be...
prostate cancer and reduce side-effects of other treatments. Results of a...
Would you go under the surgeon’s knife WIDE AWAKE if it cut your waiting time for an operation?
How viruses from colds to Covid-19 trick us into spending more time socialising Can viruses such as the one that causes Covid-19 attack our brains and change our behaviour —
When Guy Levy was told he needed hernia surgery earlier this month, his first question was not about
thereby prolonging an outbreak? That’s...
the safety of the operation...
US COVID-19 cases could nearly double by Inauguration Day, study predicts
Danger for families with secret high cholesterol
The number of U.S. coronavirus cases are set to nearly double, bringing the total number of infections
Katie Cronin’s sudden death from a heart attack aged just 21 left her shocked family asking one
to about 20 million...
question: why?...
How tumeric is the latest weapon in the fight against disease
Scientists identify brain cells that help drive bodily reaction to fear, anxiety
The race to produce a Covid vaccine is hotting up,
The scientists, whose study is published in Cell
but there is still some way to go until a jab is available to everyone....
Reports, found that artificially forcing the activity of these brain cells...
PEDSnet report details how COVID-19 pandemic has affected children
Snorkeling gear, animal noses inspire better personal protective equipment
Findings from the PEDSnet organization — which includes Cincinnati Children’s — were published
First, he saw that the global supply chain for disposable N95 masks had broken down, and many
Nov. 23,...
hospitals lacked adequate personal...
Nature’s toolkit for killing viruses and bacteria
How to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19
“Bacterial contamination of common surfaces and of drinking water have been traditionally the main
A shortage of life-saving ventilators, which typically cost around $30,000 each, hit hospitals particularly
infection routes...
hard. “By...
Early, late stages of degenerative diseases are distinct
Unique Schwann cells: the eyes have it
In a study published this month in Molecular
cornea, including what are known as glial cells that wrap around the...
Psychiatry, McNew and Stern propose that degeneration, at the cellular level,...
New connection between Alzheimer’s dementia and Dlgap2 Catherine Kaczorowski, associate professor and
Learning more about the cellular environment in the
The science of windy cities IMAGE: A team from Oklahoma State University attached sensors to robotic aircraft to take more
Evnin family chair in Alzheimer’s research at The Jackson Laboratory...
cohesive measurements...
Ancient people relied on coastal environments to survive the Last Glacial Maximum
Tracing the flow of cerebrospinal fluid
Humans have a longstanding relationship with the sea that spans nearly 200,000 years. Researchers
VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November 22, 2020 — Swelling is one of the most dangerous and immediate consequences of a brain...
have long hypothesized...
Tracking and fighting fires on earth and beyond
Enriching research in ecology and evolution through nine ‘flavors’ of history
Mechanical engineer Michael Gollner and his graduate student, Sriram Bharath Hariharan, from
In a recent article in The Quarterly Review of Biology, “Beyond Equilibria: The Neglected Role of
the University of California,...
History in Ecology...
Antimicrobial soap additive worsens fatty liver disease in mice
Understanding dangerous droplet dynamics
University of California San Diego School of
VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November 22, 2020 —
Medicine researchers found evidence that triclosan — an antimicrobial...
Researchers who study the physics of fluids are learning why certain situations...
To evade humans, this medicinal plant has evolved to hide in plain sight
New insight into the effect of hydroxychloroquine undermines its use in COVID-19
Bulbs of the plant known as Lu Bei (Fritallaria delavayi) have been used in Chinese medicine for
Researchers at Radboud university medical center
more than two thousand years....
have discovered an as yet unknown effect of hydroxychloroquine. It inhibits...
Shift in atmospheric rivers could affect Antarctic sea ice, glaciers
Tarantula toxin attacks with molecular stinger
WASHINGTON–Weather systems responsible for transporting moisture from the tropics to temperate
IMAGE: New studies of the molecular action of tarantula venom on sodium channels may suggest
regions in the Southern...
ideas for the structural...
One-third of parents say family gatherings for Thanksgiving is worth risk of contracting COVID-19
Therapeutic PD-1 cancer vaccine shown to be safe and effective in animal study
One in three parents believe the benefits of gathering family for Thanksgiving is worth the risk of contracting or spreading...
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur...
A hunger for social contact
UCF researcher zeroes in on critical point for improving superconductors
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Since the coronavirus pandemic began in the spring, many people have
Columbus, Ohio – A study led by researchers at The
ORLANDO, Nov. 23, 2020 – The search for a
only seen their close friends...
superconductor that can work under less extreme conditions than hundreds...
Magnetic brain waves to detect injury and disease
Rensselaer-developed algorithm accurately predicts COVID-19 patient outcomes
Magnetic signals in the brain are measured by magnetoencephalography (MEG). They are easier
TROY, N.Y. – With communities across the nation
to localise than the electrical...
experiencing a wave of COVID-19 infections, clinicians need effective...
Newfound ability to change baby brain activity could lead to rehabilitation for injured brains
What do slight arm movements reveal about our breathing and health?
Published recently in Cerebral Cortex, the
Breathing tells a lot about a patient’s health. Several studies have shown that deviations from a normal
researcher builds on the fact that learning associations is a very important part...
respiratory...
Study: Opioid overdose deaths involving other substances more common in youth
Matt Hancock: Life back to normal ‘after Easter’
Boston – Results of a new study show that opioid overdose deaths involving more than one substance
Matt Hancock: Life back to normal ‘after Easter’ Video, 00:02:41Matt Hancock: Life back to normal
(polysubstances)...
‘after...
Mask exemptions must be clearer, rape campaigner says
Covid risk: 3 people, 3 very different Covid risks. What’s yours?
Oxford University vaccine shows 70% protection
Not everyone Amy meets will have coronavirus.
Other groups have reported higher protection, but the results are still seen...
Close or risky contact means being within 1m of someone, or up to 2m for more...
Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine shows 70% protection
Sexual health warning for middle-aged: Infections ‘are on the rise among those in their 40s and 50s’
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Sexual health warning for middle-aged: Infections are on the rise among those in their 40s and 50s… because they are...
MMR vaccine could protect against COVID-19
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guideline encourages shared decision-making
Washington, DC – November 20, 2020 – The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has been
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology today released an updated
theorized to provide protection...
guideline for managing patients...
A long distance connection: polar climate affects trade wind strength in tropics
Risk of death high among those with alcohol-related visits to ED: CMAJ study
IMAGE: The blue ice covering Lake Fryxell in the Transantarctic Mountains comes from melted glacier
The risk of death is high for people who visit the emergency department (ED) for alcohol use, and the
water. view...
risk increases with...
Some parents prioritize Thanksgiving traditions over reducing COVID-19 risks IMAGE: How parents plan to reduce COVID-19 risks
Social needs linked to low health-related quality of life among African American cancer survivors
at Thanksgiving. view more Credit: C.S. Mott Children’s...
Social needs–such as food and economic insecurity, poor housing and neighborhood conditions, and lack of access to...
Growing risks of STIs in over-45s
Identical evolution of isolated organisms
IMAGE: SHIFT project revealed negative attitudes
Palaeontologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
and limited knowledge towards the over-45s sexual health needs. ...
Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the University of Calgary in Canada have...
Plant evolves to become less visible to humans
New non-invasive technology could spot early signs of motor disorders in babies
IMAGE: Fritillaria delavayi in a population with low harvest pressure view more Credit: Yang Niu A
The research, carried out using a wearable cuff, provides a new method for monitoring movements in
plant...
babies, and new insights...
Gut immune cells may help send MS into remission
Minuscule migrations
An international research team led by UCSF scientists has shown, for the first time, that gut
throughout our bodies, performing myriad operations critical to tissue...
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Cells move constantly
immune cells travel to the...
Dormant threat: Abnormal proteins unleash latent toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases
NHS Breast Screening Programme still effective in reducing deaths in England
Thanks to modern medicine, humans tend to live much longer than before. Unfortunately, this also
Mary University of London has shown that, despite major improvements in diagnostic...
An England-wide case-control study led by Queen
opens a wider window to...
Vegans, vegetarians and pescetarians may be at higher risk of bone fractures
Early signs of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down’s syndrome
Compared with people who ate meat, vegans with
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have
lower calcium and protein intakes on average, had a 43% higher risk of fractures...
studied the incidence and regional distribution of Alzheimer’s...
Covid: Nine ways England’s lockdown is different from last time
Covid: How do we know if a vaccine is safe? And other questions
Covid: The new lockdown rules for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
If you’re in England, and you’re a single grandparent, you have the right to form a “support bubble” with...
Coronavirus: What are the EU coronavirus schemes?
Coronavirus: £3bn for NHS but Sunak warns of ‘economic shock’ to come
It has ordered 40 million doses of the vaccine by Pfizer and German-based BioNTech, which trials
Borrowing in October hit £22.3bn, with public sector debt over £2 trillion.
suggested could prevent...
MMR vaccine could protect against COVID-19, study shows “We found a statistically significant inverse
U.S. should look at how other highincome countries regulate health care costs, experts urge
correlation between mumps titer levels and COVID19 severity in people...
The study, published in the journal Health Affairs, examined how other high-income countries that use a fee-for-service model...
Scientists propose to make a laser scalpel with a ‘curved’ blade
Improving quantum dot interactions, one layer at a time
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and
IMAGE: Low quantum dot concentrations during
Saratov State University teamed up with colleagues from Taiwan and proposed...
superlattice fabrication suppresses quantum resonance between dots in...
WSU scientists discover new, simple way to classify marine biomes
Emergency imaging trends in pediatric vs. adult patients for abdominal pain
Washington State University scientists have developed a new way to classify the ocean’s diverse
IMAGE: Chart shows trends among pediatric patients in use of imaging in emergency department
environments, shedding...
visits for abdominal pain. Read...
Staying ahead of the curve with 3D curved graphene
Breast cancer discovery could help stop disease’s deadly spread
IMAGE: An Electrical transport of 3D graphene with various curvature radii view more Credit: Tohoku
IMAGE: UVA’s Sanchita Bhatnagar, PhD, found that the breast cancer oncogene TRIM37 not only
University A...
causes triple negative...
Airflow studies reveal strategies to reduce indoor transmission of COVID-19
Breaking the ice on melting and freezing
IMAGE: Simulation of pedestrian counterflow (red
the ice layer and the turbulent convective motions in the water layer....
and pink particles) confined within a hallway (blue
IMAGE: Visualization of the coupling dynamics of
boundary), under...
Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 are detected up to 3 months after infection A new study in health care workers led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported...
Risk of mental disorders later in life potentially higher in kids of low-income families Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and the University of Manchester have investigated the link...
T-cell abnormalities in severe COVID-19 cases
Getting it just right
IMAGE: A major difference between mild and severe cases of COVID-19 may be the extreme activation
much of a good thing can turn out to be bad. This is certainly the case...
SINGAPORE, 20 November 2020 – Sometimes, too
of T cells as they...
New type of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics
Plant research seals importance of microbes for survival and growth
IMAGE: The change of polarization upon a strain in
Scientists have revealed that plants have a ‘sealing’
(a) perovskite ferroelectrics and (b) HP ferroelectrics, where the...
mechanism supported by microbes in the root that are vital...
Highly efficient, long-lasting electrocatalyst to boost hydrogen fuel production
U.S. should look at how other highincome countries regulate health care costs
IMAGE: Crystal structure of surface oxygen-rich
Structuring negotiations between insurers and
metal alloy (top left). Oxygen and hydrogen are generated during a...
providers, standardizing fee-for-service payments and negotiating prices can...
Was the scientific advice for lockdown flawed?
Coronavirus: Christmas socialising poses ‘substantial risks’
“It’s easy to say if only we’d done this a week earlier we’d have saved 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000...
Coronavirus: NI to face new lockdown measures from next Friday
Home-testing kit for breast cancer wins Dyson prize
Spending Review: Chancellor to announce £500m for mental health
Urban wind turbine wins UK James Dyson award
Rishi Sunak to reform anti-Northern spending bias
DAN HYDE: Are hundreds of old people being turfed out of care homes just like my grandmother?
DR ELLIE CANNON: Don’t rely on cider vinegar to cure your lumps… or anything
If one moment could sum up the gut-wrenching
After noticing a couple of smallish soft bumps under the skin on my arms and stomach, I consulted a
misery of it all, this was probably it. The time is about 11.30 on a grey November...
doctor, who gave me an...
How to do a full workout in just 24 minutes: JOE WICKS sets out an eightexercise session
The Body Coach star JOE WICKS reveals his 30-day plan to get you slimmer, fitter and happier
Repeat the following sequence of eight exercises three times. Do each exercise for 30 seconds,
Sometimes I find it hard to believe how much has changed this year. Back in February, I was happily
aiming for maximum effort,...
creating fitness videos...
How GPs running out of flu jabs makes you fear what might happen with the Covid-19 vaccine
Thousands of leukaemia sufferers could be spared chemotherapy thanks to a new two-in-one treatment
It’s been billed as the biggest flu vaccination programme in history – the Government’s plan for
Thousands of leukaemia sufferers could be spared chemotherapy thanks to a new two-in-one treatment
everyone over...
that’s been found to...
Cure hope for patients suffering same genetic illness that blighted life of Keir Starmer’s mother
Middle Stone Age populations repeatedly occupied West African coast
Patients suffering the same genetic illness that blighted the life of Sir Keir Starmer’s mother now
IMAGE: A Levallois core recovered from excavations at Tiémassas, part of a common, persistent suite of stone tool...
have hope of a cure,...
Do neural networks dream visual illusions?
Dogmatic people seek less information even when uncertain
IMAGE: In all three cases, the Sagrada Familia is
People who are dogmatic about their views seek
the same colour but looks different due to the
less information and make less accurate judgements
surrounding colours....
as a result, even on simple...
Age is no barrier to successful weight loss, new study finds
A biochemical random number
Study of patients attending a hospital-based obesity
diverse as slot machines and data encryption. These numbers need to be truly...
service shows no difference in weight loss between those under 60...
True random numbers are required in fields as
Ancient interleukins 2, 15, and 15-like exhibited distinct functions but all bound IL-15Ra
Light-controlled nanomachine controls catalysis
IMAGE: The related cytokines IL-15, IL-15L, and IL-
produced a series of synthetic molecular motors that are driven by a range...
2 bind to receptor chain IL-15R? or, in the case of mammalian IL-2,...
One-way street for electrons IMAGE: With the help of ultra-short laser pulses physicists at the University of Oldenburg study the
The vision of the future of miniaturisation has
Racial attitudes in a community affect COVID-19 numbers There is a growing body of evidence showing that
ultra-fast processes...
racial and ethnic minorities are more affected by severe illness, and more...
Novel magnetic spray transforms objects into millirobots for biomedical applications
More children and youth drowning as warming temperatures create unstable lake ice
The research team is led by Dr Shen Yajing, Associate Professor of the Department of
A new study, which looked at 4,000 drownings in 10 countries, including Canada, Russia, Finland,
Biomedical Engineering (BME) at CityU...
Germany, Sweden, and the...
Smartphone screen time linked to preference for quicker but smaller rewards
Revolutionary CRISPR-based genome editing system treatment destroys cancer cells
Previous research has suggested behavioral similarities between excessive smartphone use and
The revolutionary work was conducted in the laboratory of Prof. Dan Peer, VP for RD and Head of
maladaptive behaviors such as...
the Laboratory of Precision...
Ovarian cancer cells cooperate to metastasize
Does air pollution increase women’s risk of dementia?
Now, a new study by Harvard Medical School
Fine particle pollution consists of microscopic
scientists shows that such cell diversity can also play a critical role in a cancer’s...
particles of chemicals, smoke, dust and other pollutants suspended in the...
New insights into memristive devices by combining incipient ferroelectrics and graphene
New guide on using drones for conservation
IMAGE: This illustration shows how strontium titanium oxide is combined with graphene strips. The
Drones are a powerful tool for conservation – but...
IMAGE: A drone view more Credit: Karen Anderson
combination opens...
Nursing home residents with POLST forms three times more likely to have preferences known
Rare species of small cats inadequately protected
IMAGE: “Advance care planning conversations can be difficult. We need to provide support to nursing
mammalian carnivores in the field and developing
IMAGE: André P. Silva has been studying distribution models to understand...
home residents...
Sexual minorities, especially women, who misuse substances more likely to have psychiatric disorders
New tool helps predict outcomes for COVID-19
Audio More than half of lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals who misuse alcohol or tobacco also have
Permanente researchers and physicians helps guide
A new assessment tool developed by Kaiser clinical decisions in emergency...
a co-occurring psychiatric...
Biophysics
Ribosome assembly
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich
Ribosomes synthesize all the proteins in cells.
physicists have introduced a new method that allows
Studies mainly done on yeast have revealed much
biological pattern-forming...
about how ribosomes are put...
Should I get a flu jab this winter?
Covid: Jab for people who cannot be vaccinated trialled
Should I get a flu jab? The World Health Organisation and the NHS say getting a flu shot
Nine UK trial sites have been identified so far, in Manchester, London, Plymouth, Southampton, West
could help health services fight...
Yorkshire, Enfield, Rochdale...
Covid-19: UK setting up vaccine centres ready for rollout
Covid antibodies ‘last at least six months’
It comes as another 20,252 confirmed Covid cases
infection’
T-cell response ‘lasts six months after Covid
were announced by the government on Friday, as well as a further 511 deaths.
Arthritis drug and remdesivir combo get emergency FDA approval FDA gives emergency approval to Eli Lilly’s arthritis
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why won’t the NHS tell you the secret to treating diabetes?
drug paired with remdesivir for treating hospitalized
Eight years ago I managed to beat type 2 diabetes
coronavirus...
by going on my 5:2 diet (cutting my calories two days a week) and losing...
Early treatment with lorlatinib improves survival in some lung cancer patients Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for
Social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic linked with high blood pressure
87% of all cases of lung cancer. Some 5% of
SAC 2020 is a virtual meeting during 19 to 21
NSCLC cases are ALK-positive,...
November. Faculty from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) will participate...
Stem cell transplantation: Undesirable rejection mechanism identified
Potential new target to combat inflammatory diseases
However, the MedUni Vienna dermatologists have
WEHI’s Associate Professor Seth Masters and his
now found that there are so-called skin-resident and
research team discovered the compound could
inactive T cells in the...
prevent up-regulation of...
Meeting a 100-year-old challenge could lead the way to digital aromas
Taking out the trash is essential for brain health
“The challenge of plotting smells in an organized and logical manner was first proposed by Alexander
Reporting their findings in Nature Communications, the researchers describe how defects in a cellular
Graham Bell over...
waste disposal mechanism,...
Bed dust microorganisms may boost children’s health, study suggests
Scientists discover roles for a cellular motor in cancer
To get a better grasp of this relationship,
Genes are segments of cellular DNA, and gene
researchers at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Biology and...
packaging is called chromatin. Genes are tightly packaged when they are not...
New report projects severe coral bleaching globally in this century
Potential cellular target for eliminating bone breakdown in osteoporosis found
IMAGE: Annual severe bleaching (ASB) is projected
New research has discovered a cell type that
to occur within this century for 100% of the world’s
governs the way bones form and maintain
coral...
themselves, opening up a potential target...
Frequent, rapid testing could cripple COVID within weeks, study shows
Study: Countering hate on social media
Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the
Twitter conversations (reply trees) with labeled hate
IMAGE: Figure 1 from the paper: Examples of (red), counter (blue),...
virus toward elimination...
SFU researchers examine which approaches are most effective at reducing COVID-19 spread
For COVID-19 surveillance, test frequency and turnaround time are paramount, modeling suggests
Simon Fraser University professors Paul Tupper and Caroline Colijn have found that physical distancing
For COVID-19 Surveillance, Test Frequency and Turnaround Time Are Paramount, Modeling
is universally effective...
Suggests Speed of test results and...
Adipose tissue may be the source of inflammatory factors that aggravate COVID-19
From lab to industry? Ideally ordered porous titania films, made at scale
IMAGE: Isolated exosomes from patient serum samples. Preliminary results show that the virus
process for making ordered through-hole membranes out of titania....
IMAGE: (upper) Illustration of new high-throughput
infects adipocytes and...
US HIV death rate fell over 48% from 2010 to 2018, CDC data reveals
Natural coronavirus immunity could be TWICE as common as experts thought,
HIV was nearly 50 percent less fattal in 2018 than it had been a decade prior in 2010, new Centers for Disease Control and...
PHE says Natural immunity to the coronavirus could be twice as common as experts believed, according to a Public Health England study. Researchers...
Coronavirus UK: ALL should be tested monthly, says Jeremy Hunt Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt All Britons should be tested for coronavirus once a month and those who get...
Pfizer sends full results on breakthrough Covid vaccine to drugs watchdogs in UK, US and Europe Pfizer has sent the full results of its final Covid-19 vaccine trial to the drugs watchdog in the US as the world inches...
MMR vaccine may protect against Covid19, study claims
Coronavirus vaccinations could be under way for ALL adults by the end of January
The MMR vaccine may protect some people against severe Covid-19, a study has claimed. Scientists
Coronavirus vaccinations could be under way for everyone over the age of 18 in the UK by the end of
from the University of Georgia...
January, leaked NHS plans...
Matt Hancock says Covid vaccines WILL roll out in UK from next month
New nasal spray protects against Covid19 for up to 48 hours
Coronavirus vaccines will start to roll out next month
Anti-COVID-19 nasal spray that protects against
if one is approved by the British drug regulator, Matt Hancock confirmed...
coronavirus infection for up to 48 hours is ‘ready for use in humans’...
Age is no barrier to successful weight loss
Altered ‘coat’ disguises fatal brain virus from neutralizing antibodies
The researchers hope that their findings will help to
Dr. Aron Lukacher, professor and chair of the
correct prevailing societal misconceptions about the
Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the
effectiveness...
College of Medicine, and Susan...
Biofriendly protocells pump up blood vessels
COVID-19 patients survive in-hospital cardiac arrest at pre-pandemic rates
In a new study published today in Nature Chemistry, Professor Stephen Mann and Dr Mei Li from Bristol’s
“Early studies showed extremely low rates of COVID-19 patients who were resuscitated
School of Chemistry,...
successfully and went on to survive...
Ribosome assembly: The final trimming step
Frequent, rapid testing could cripple COVID-19 within weeks, study shows
In every cell, hundreds of thousands of intricate
Such a strategy could lead to “personalized stay-at-
molecular machines called ribosomes fabricate new proteins, extending each...
home orders” without shutting down restaurants, bars, retail...
Researchers examine which approaches are most effective at reducing COVID-19 spread
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Clinical trial reverses two biological processes associated with aging in human cells
The researchers developed a model to test the
The researchers found that a unique protocol of
effectiveness of measures such as physical distancing, masks or social bubbles...
treatments with high-pressure oxygen in a pressure chamber can reverse two...
After more than a decade, ChIP-seq may be quantitative after all
Supramolecular chemistry – Self
IMAGE: For more than a decade, scientists studying
Molecules that are made up of multiple repeating subunits, known as monomers, which may vary or
epigenetics have used a powerful method called
not in their chemical structure,...
ChIP-seq to map changes...
COVID-19 News from Annals of Internal Medicine
States unfairly burdening incarcerated people with ‘pay-to-stay’ fees
Below please find a summary and link(s) of new coronavirus-related content published today in
Pay-to-stay, the practice of charging people to pay for their own jail or prison confinement, is being
Annals of Internal Medicine....
enforced unfairly...
Science reveals secrets of a mummy’s portrait
Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song
IMAGE: (A) “Portrait of a Bearded Man ” (Walters Art
IMAGE: Study finds that zebra finches possess
Museum #32.6), dated c. 170-180 CE from Roman Imperial...
superior auditory memory view more Credit: Image courtesy of...
Monitoring glaucoma at home
Folding of SARS-CoV2 genome reveals drug targets — and preparation for
IMAGE: Dr Peter Campbell (left) with study participant, Graham Maynard (centre), holding the EyeCatcher glaucoma monitoring...
‘SARS-CoV3’ The genetic code of the SARS-CoV2 virus is exactly 29,902 characters long, strung through a long RNA molecule. It contains...
Covid-19: Flu jab push as Covid vaccine roll-out planned
Covid vaccine: Pfizer applies for first approval in US
Covid symptoms: Is it a cold, flu or coronavirus?
Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection
Covid: Infection rates levelling off in England and Scotland
Inside test-and-trace
Coronavirus infection rates are levelling off in England and Scotland and decreasing in Wales and
hoped for. To be effective, government advisers say 80% of people who test...
Overall, performance has fallen short of what was
Northern Ireland, latest...
Schools are some of ‘the safest places places’ children can be, CDC director says
Rare gene mutation hints at ‘fountain of youth’
Schools are among ‘the safest places’ that American children can be amid surging cases of coronavirus
gene was initially thought to protect against cardiovascular diseases. Recent...
Called PCSK9Q152H, the mutation of the PCSK9
across...
Vibrations of coronavirus proteins may play a role in infection
Scientists discover new, simple way to classify marine biomes
Studies of how spike proteins, which give
Newly published in Global Ecology and
coronaviruses their distinct crown-like appearance, interact with human cells typically...
Biogeography, research by Alli Cramer, a 2020 doctoral graduate of WSU’s School...
Spill-over effects show prioritizing education of very poorest improves attainment of all
How tissue geometry influences the movement of cells through the body
The newly-reported study, by academics at the
biologists and physicists, led by UC Santa Barbara’s
University of Cambridge, is one of the first to measure the complete value...
Distinguished...
Glyphosate may affect human gut microbiota
Getting it just right, the Goldilocks model of cancer
“Glyphosate targets an enzyme called EPSPS in the
Inhibiting Wnt signalling with ETC-159 reactivates
shikimate pathway. This enzyme is crucial to
the hyperactive RAS-MAPK pathway, causing cells
synthesizing three essential...
to led undergo senescence....
New findings speed progress towards affordable gene therapy
Field geology at Mars’ equator points to ancient megaflood
The new method for deploying the genetic snipping tool directly into target cells is a big step towards
ITHACA, N.Y. – Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars’ equator
more effective, safer...
around 4 billion...
SARS-CoV-2 transmission model offers decision-making pathways for safe school opening
A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirus
Can schools safely remain open or reopen during
exchange with thiols on the cell surface precedes entry through different...
periods of significant community spread of COVID-
To better understand this phenomenon, a team of
IMAGE: In thiol-mediated uptake, dynamic covalent
19? According to predictions...
NRL researchers catch supermassive black holes launching newborn radio jets
Discovery illuminates how cell growth pathway responds to signals
IMAGE: Illustration of a young radio jet launching
A basic science discovery by researchers at the
from a supermassive black hole in the center of a distant galaxy. ...
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reveals a fundamental way...
Study: TB vaccine linked to lower risk of contracting COVID-19
Memories create ‘fingerprints’ that reveal how the brain is organized
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 20, 2020) — A widely used
While the broad architecture and organization of the
tuberculosis vaccine is associated with reduced
human brain is universal, new research shows how
likelihood of contracting...
the differences between...
TTUHSC scientist takes next step in search for bone disease treatment
Swab tests reveal high levels of coronavirus on gym door handles and
IMAGE: A TTUHSC research team led by Hiranmoy
self check-out stations
Das, Ph.D., attempted to determine if inducing KLF2 levels in dental...
Why you MUST wash your hands after working out
Coronavirus lockdown UK: Tier Three DID reduce hospital admissions
Understanding lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis
Tier Three was doing its job of driving down
S. aureus is commonly found on the skin of healthy
coronavirus hospital admissions in the UK, senior
people, it can cause lung infection and abscess, and
Government medical advisers...
is often present...
A pressure sensor at your fingertips
New effective and safe antifungal isolated from sea squirt microbiome
There are many reasons why researchers wish to record motion and other physical details associated with hands and fingers....
or shopping: Gym door handles and self check-out stations are covered in coronavirus...
The new molecule was discovered in the microbiome of a sea squirt from the Florida Keys as part of an effort to identify...
CLCN6 identified as disease gene for a severe form of lysosomal neurodegenerative disease
Researchers identify features that could make someone a virus super-spreader
The term “lysosomal storage disease” summarizes a number of genetically determined metabolic
Physics of Fluids, researchers in UCF’s Department
In a study appearing this month in the journal of Mechanical and...
diseases that are...
Long-acting antipsychotic therapy plus cognitive training show promise for schizophrenia
Artificial intelligence-based tool may help diagnose opioid addiction earlier
Researchers say patients using a combination of long-acting antipsychotic medication and a
commercial claim database from 2006 through 2018 of 10 million medical insurance...
The model was generated from information in a
multipronged cognitive remediation...
How rotavirus causes severe gastrointestinal disease In the current study published in the journal Science,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles conducts largest pediatric genomic COVID-19 study to date
a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine discovered...
When it comes to children, it is becoming clear that COVID-19 impacts them more than was initially realized. Yet there is...
Study evaluates new World Health Organization Labor Care Guide for maternity care providers
The microbiome of Da Vinci’s drawings IMAGE: Da Vinci’s “Uomo della Bitta ” view more Credit: The authors The work of Leonardo...
The World Health Organization developed the new Labour Care Guide to support clinicians in providing good quality, women-centred...
CHOP researchers reverse severe lymphatic disorder in patient with Noonan syndrome
Coaching sales agents? Use AI and human coaches
Philadelphia, November 20, 2020–Researchers at
University, and Fudan University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing...
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have
Researchers from Temple University, Sichuan
resolved a severe...
Near-infrared probe decodes telomere dynamics
Simple, no-cost ways to help the public care for the commons
IMAGE: A fluorescent compound was attached to
Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison,
the PIP that targets the DNA repeating sequence found in telomeres. This...
New York Institute of Technology, University of Iowa, and Cornell University...
Limited access to buprenorphine restricts resident physicians treating opioid abusers
Tocilizumab: Arthritis drug may treat severe Covid
IMAGE: Bryant Shuey, MD, a third-year resident in the Department of Internal Medicine at the
drugs proven to be save lives from Covid-19 and
Steroids, including dexamethasone, are the only they tend to calm the whole...
University of South Florida,...
Covid-19: Free flu jabs offered to all over 50s in ‘winter like no other’
Covid-19 carriers ‘most infectious earlier on’
Covid symptoms: Is it a cold, flu or coronavirus?
The work appears in the Lancet Microbe.
Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace Overall, performance has fallen short of what was
More than one in five COVID-19 patients at assisted living facilities die of the virus
hoped for. To be effective, government advisers say
Contracting the novel coronavirus in an assisted
80% of people who test...
living facility may raise the risk of death, a new report finds. At least...
Covid-19 was third biggest killer in England in October, ONS
Social isolation during lockdown causes blood pressure to soar
Coronavirus was the third biggest killer in England in
Stress caused by lockdown is being blamed for a
October, official figures show — but the total number
rise in the number of people suffering from high
of deaths...
blood pressure. At one...
Mutated strain of Covid found in mink ‘has been eradicated’, Denmark claims
Arthritis drug tocilizumab can help critically-ill Covid patients recover, trial finds
Mutated strain of Covid found in mink ‘has most likely been eradicated’, Denmark claims after culling millions...
The arthritis drug tocilizumab can help critically-ill Covid-19 patients recover, a large British trial has found. Patients...
One in three elderly Covid-19 patients are delirious, study finds
WHO’s Europe chief says mask use could avoid lockdowns
Delirium is a common symptom of coronavirus in elderly patients, found in around one in three
Europe is seeing one coronavirus death every 17 seconds, with 29,000 fatalities last week – an 18
infected over-65s. Researchers...
percent increase...
Masks DON’T stop the spread of Covid: Top experts criticise ‘troubling lack of evidence’
Breathing problems in teens: COVID-19 or lung injury due to vaping?
Top scientists have warned there is a ‘troubling lack of evidence’ that face masks prevent Covid-19
have very different treatment plans,” said Kiran Nandalike, associate...
“EVALI and COVID-19 share many symptoms but
infection,...
Study finds low risk of pregnancy complications from COVID-19
How the flu virus spreads within cities
The study, published today in JAMA Network Open,
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic,
shows that 95 percent of women who tested positive for COVID-19 during pregnancy...
respiratory diseases can...
Cesarean section-born children may face higher risk of infection-related hospitalization
Insights in the search for new antibiotics
The global proportion of cesarean section births has
traditional approaches...
As shown with the current severe acute respiratory
“The rapid spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in clinics challenges our modern medicine and the
nearly doubled since 2000, yet the relationship between mode of birth...
Engineered immune cells elicit broad response to HIV in mice, offering hope for vaccine
Three reasons why COVID-19 can cause silent hypoxia
This week, scientists at Scripps Research moved
oxygen, many people infected with severe cases of
closer to attaining that holy grail of HIV research with a new vaccine approach...
COVID-19 sometimes show...
Predicting preterm births
College students are less food insecure than non-students
“This is a retrospective study of prospective data,” said Dr. Kjersti Aagaard, professor of obstetrics and gynecology...
Despite experiencing dangerously low levels of
IMAGE: College students in a University of Illinois dining hall. view more Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University...
Risk of target organ damage in patients with masked hypertension versus sustained hypertension
A meta-analysis of major complications between traditional pacemakers and leadless pacemakers
In a new publication from Cardiovascular
In a new publication from Cardiovascular
Innovations and Applications; DOI
Innovations and Applications; DOI
https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.1261, Yue Wu,...
https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0596, Diyu...
Implantation of an S-ICD in a patient with a DDD pacemaker and congenitally corrected transposition
A case of pediatric heart failure caused by anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery
Implantation of an S-ICD in a Patient with a DDD Pacemaker and Congenitally Corrected
In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI
Transposition of the Great Arteries In...
https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0585, Lei Zhang,...
In-stent thrombosis after antiplatelet therapy conversion while awaiting coronary bypass
Importance of mitochondrial-related genes in dilated cardiomyopathy
In a new publication from Cardiovascular
In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI
Innovations and Applications; DOI
https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0588, Yukuan...
https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0589, Nathan...
Mediastinal tuberculoma mimicking malignant cardiac tumor
Matt Hancock warns that whole population is at risk of ‘long Covid’
In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned the ‘many thousands of people suffering from long
https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0587, Yiqian...
Covid’ highlights...
Covid-19 lockdown UK: ‘Normal’ Christmas would cause ‘cases spike’
For neural research, wireless chip shines light on the brain
Britain’s coronavirus Christmas drama descended
“Our goal was to create a research tool that can be
into a row today after top scientists warned relaxing measures to enjoy...
used to help us better understand the behavior of different regions...
Motorized sensors aim to improve and speed up early-stage disease diagnosis
Web searches for insomnia surged at height of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering
Results show there were 2.77 million Google
want to make it easier to catch diseases earlier in
searches for insomnia in the U.S. for the first five
the process, improving...
months of 2020, an increase...
Parental restrictions on tech use have little lasting effect into adulthood
A DNA-based nanogel for targeted chemotherapy
Kids growing up in the mobile internet era have heard them all, often uttered by well-meaning
Once ingested or injected, chemotherapy medications move throughout the body,
parents fearing long-term problems...
indiscriminately affecting healthy cells along...
The single X chromosome of male fruit flies can be just as active as the two X chromosomes of females thanks to two sticky molecules
Coinfection: More than the sum of its parts
“One aspect that had always baffled researchers is
When viruses and fungi join forces A team of scientists from several German research institutions and clinics has now developed...
how the MSL complex knows which of the 8 chromosomes carried by...
In the lab, scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment
Loneliness in youth could impact mental health over the long term
The scientists identified the drugs after discovering
Washington, DC, November 19, 2020 – The COVID-
that the hyperinflammatory immune response
19 pandemic has necessitated widespread social
associated with COVID-19...
isolation, affecting all...
Incretin hormone levels linked to arteriosclerosis
Confirming simulated calculations with experiment results
Diabetes is currently treated using incretin
IMAGE: Figure 1. NMR spin-lattice relaxation rate
hormones to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other medical issues...
measurement of quantum magnet TMGO reveals the topological KT phase...
Being alone and socializing with others each contributes differently to personal growth
Mystery solved: a ‘New Kind of Electrons’
How do people experience time alone and time with
more Credit:...
IMAGE: Florian Libisch, Philipp Ziegler, Wolfgang Werner und Alessandra Bellissimo (left to right) view
others? Findings from a new Bar-Ilan University study reveal the intricacies...
Giant aquatic bacterium is a master of adaptation
Army, MIT explore materials for transforming robots made of robots
The largest freshwater bacterium, Achromatium
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Scientists
oxaliferum, is highly flexible in its requirements, as
from the U.S. Army and MIT’s Center for Bits and
researchers led by the...
Atoms created a new...
Inclusion is key for all to thrive throughout life, report says
Private baby scans show ‘incredibly poor practice’
When it comes to optimizing “longevity fitness” through attention to social, health, and wealth
The NHS says bleeding during pregnancy is relatively common but advises women to contact
aspects of life,...
their midwife or GP if bleeding...
Covid-19: Family Christmas get-togethers being considered
Quarter of UK home care operators face going bust
It comes after the Sun reported that families may be
People sent to care homes days after positive test
able to mix indoors for five days from Christmas Eve.
Covid: Oxford vaccine shows ‘encouraging’ immune response in older adults
Fury over £18bn PPE scandal
Researchers say the Lancet phase two findings,
£18billion rush to...
Boris Johnson today refused to apologise after a devastating report laid bare the Government’s
based on 560 healthy adult volunteers, are “encouraging”.
Covid-19 patients with high blood pressure or diabetes at risk of fatal brain complications
Tier Three WAS working, Goverenment hospital Covid data shows
People with high blood pressure or diabetes who
coronavirus hospital admissions in the UK, senior
catch Covid-19 are more likely to develop potentially fatal brain complications,...
Government medical advisers...
SAGE used WIKIPEDIA data to model Covid crisis, says documentary No10’s scientific advisers relied on dubious data
Normal Christmas would ‘throw fuel on the fire’ and trigger spike in Covid-19 cases, says scientist
from Wikipedia to help steer Britain through the
A near-normal Christmas would only ‘throw fuel on
spring’s coronavirus...
the fire’ and put older generations in harms way, a top scientist...
Parasite infection discovery could assist mental health treatments Scientists say behaviour changes in those infected
Permanent night shift workers at heightened risk of moderate to severe asthma
with T. gondii, which currently infects 2.5 billion
Given the prevalence of both shift work and asthma
people worldwide and...
in industrialised nations, the public health implications of these findings...
Could key gene system discovery be suffocating corals’ last gasp?
Teaching and complex tools ‘evolved together’
A unique deoxygenation-reoxygenation stress
The improvement of technologies across
experiment has given researchers from the
generations, known as “cumulative cultural
University of Technology Sydney (UTS),...
evolution,” is central to our...
Does air pollution affect mental health later in life?
Are high-protein total diet replacements the key to maintaining healthy weight?
When looking at individual air pollutants, a team led
Total diet replacements, nutritionally complete
by investigators from of the University of Southern
formula foods designed to replace the whole diet for
California found...
a set period of time,...
A more sensitive way to detect circulating tumor cells
Certain CBD oils no better than pure CBD at inhibiting certain cancer cell lines
CTCs are tumor cells that are shed from a primary
The researchers evaluated whether CBD oils were
tumor into the bloodstream, where they can travel to other sites and possibly...
better than pure CBD at inhibiting the growth of different cancer cell lines....
Surprises in ‘active’ aging Aging is a process that affects not only living beings. Many materials, like plastics and glasses, also age –
Machine learning uncovers missing info about ethnicity in population health data: Study
ie...
IMAGE: Kai On Wong found that machine learning
Tier Three was doing its job of driving down
can be used to predict ethnic background from public health data, which...
Drug eases recovery for those with severe alcohol withdrawal New Haven, Conn. — A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with
Synthesis study demonstrates phytoplankton can bloom below Arctic sea ice
withdrawal symptoms reduce...
IMAGE: Optical measurement of a melt pond view more Credit: Pierre Coupel Small photosynthetic marine algae...
The Lancet: Phase 2 trial of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in healthy older adults finds it is safe and provokes immune response
Commentary: Want to understand health disparities? Get your antiracist goggles on
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An INRS research team pushes back the boundaries of high-energy laser pulses
Study of hope and optimism: New paper examines research in emerging fields
IMAGE: ALLS brings together several Canadian
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institutions and most major laser research
paper by Professor Michael Milona. view more
laboratories in the United...
Credit: John...
Daily vitamin D may reduce advanced cancer risk by 17% People who take vitamin D supplements may be
FDA’s vaccine advisory meeting is planning to meet in early December to discuss coronavirus jabs
less at-risk for developing late stage and even fatal
FDA’s vaccine advisory committee ‘plans meeting in
cancer, new research suggests.
three weeks’ in key step towards emergency
A...
IMAGE: African American mom and daughter take a
approval...
Rate of suicidal thoughts among pregnant women and new mothers has TRIPLED in the last decade
Four BILLION people worldwide will be overweight by 2050, report predicts
Rate of suicidal thoughts among pregnant women
have more than four billion overweight people by
and new mothers has TRIPLED and the rate of self-
2050, new research...
Global eating habits have set the world on course to
harm has doubled in the last...
More than 3 MILLION Americans likely have contagious coronavirus More than three million people in the U.S. are likely
Killing cancer naturally: New process to produce compounds with anti-cancer properties
contagious with coronavirus right now, new
A group of scientists from the Tokyo University of
estimates suggests. If...
Science, led by Prof Kouji Kuramochi, has also been dedicated to this...
System can sterilize medical tools using solar heat
Which particulate air pollution poses the greatest health risk?
Now, a team of researchers at MIT and the Indian
Particulate matter is one of the greatest health risks
Institute of Technology has come up with a way to
stemming from air pollution and, according to
generate the needed steam...
several studies, it...
Pandemic has surprising impacts on public transit demand
Technology lets clinicians objectively detect tinnitus for first time
While demand for public transit dropped about 73% across the country after the pandemic hit, the
Tinnitus, the perception of a high-pitched ringing or buzzing in the ears, affects up to 20% of adults and,
reduction didn’t impact...
when severe,...
Studies focus on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in domestic cats, pigs
Gut microbiome manipulation could result from virus discovery
“Other research has shown that COVID-19-infected
The Rutgers co-authored research, which could aid
human patients are transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to
efforts to engineer beneficial bacteria that produce
cats; this includes...
medicines and fuels...
Researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19
Controversy continues over ’13 Reasons Why’ and adolescent suicide
Based on virtual and in vitro antiviral screening that
PHILADELPHIA – After its release in 2017, the
began in the earlier months of the COVID-19
Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” spurred
pandemic, the researchers...
controversy over...
Air pollution costs Utahns billions annually and shortens life expectancy by two years
In the lab, St. Jude scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment
Air pollution has been a problem in Utah since
IMAGE: (L-R) Bhesh Sharma, Ph.D., ThirumalaDevi Kanneganti, Ph.D., Rajendra Karki Ph.D., of
before the territory was officially recognized as a
the Kanneganti Lab at...
state. The mountain valleys...
Cellular pathway of genetic heart disease similar to neurodegenerative disease
Missing the radiological forest for the trees
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Research on a genetic
There’s a classic video demonstrating how our
heart disease has uncovered a new and unexpected
brains process information and allocate attention in
mechanism for heart failure....
which people bounce...
Tau protein changes in Alzheimer’s disease correlate with dementia stage
Solving a mystery: How the TB bacterium develops rapid resistance to antibiotics
Research into Alzheimer’s disease has long focused on understanding the role of two key proteins, beta
IMAGE: DNA methylation in the epigenetic domain holds the key to why the TB bacterium develops
amyloid and...
fairly rapid antibiotic...
New understanding of mobility paves way for tomorrow’s transport systems
Lord Feldman: Department of Health adviser’s firm took work from Covid company
In recent years, big data sets from mobile phones have been used to provide increasingly accurate analyses of how we all...
Go-between paid £21m in taxpayer funds for NHS PPE
Lockdown loneliness reaches record levels
Coronavirus: Head of NHS Test and Trace Dido Harding self-isolating
Pfizer vaccine is ‘94% effective in over-65s’ The jab
Pfizer vaccine is ‘94% effective in over-65s’ The jab
works equally well in people of all ages and
works equally well in people of all ages and
ethnicities,...
ethnicities,...
Covid vaccine: Pfizer says ‘94% effective in over-65s’
New AI voice test could help detect whether or not someone has the coronavirus –
Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech published preliminary data suggesting the vaccine offered 90% protection against Covid-19...
New AI voice test could soon detect COVID-19 by scanning the sound of someone counting for ‘vocal biomarkers’...
How a man’s testicle pain turned out to be a sign of Covid-19
Coronavirus England: Rules may be loosened for 5 DAYS over Christmas
Testicular pain could be a rare sign of Covid, doctors have claimed after a 49-year-old tested positive with
Millions of Britons have today been given a major boost that their number one Christmas wish – to be
no other symptoms. The...
with their family...
Builder, 51, who died after falling from 10ft ladder was killed by coronavirus
Smoking causes THREE times as many cells to be infected with the coronavirus
A builder who died after falling from a 10ft ladder
Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of severe
was actually killed by Covid-19, scientists have claimed. The man, who...
coronavirus infection by dampening the immune response of the body, a new...
Britons vaccinated against Covid ‘may get QR codes on their mobile phones’
Christmas CAN be saved from Covid but New Year lockdown advisable
Britons could be required to show QR codes on their
Hopes for a lockdown-free Christmas were given a
phones to attend football matches, the theatre and
major boost today as the daily number of
other events, it was...
coronavirus infections and deaths...
New drug can improve fertility in women with reproductive health problems
New SARS-CoV-2 test is a simple, costeffective, and efficient alternative for SARS-CoV-2 testing
Twenty-four women were injected with a drug called MVT-602 which targets the kisspeptin system to stimulate reproductive...
“The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many constraints on testing availability, so we hope that providing another testing...
Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways The study, led by scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA and...
Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARSCoV-2 virus, case study finds The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Nature Communications, showed...
Aggressive COVID testing and surveillance minimized infections
Diabetes, hypertension may increase risk of COVID-19 brain complications
The successful Duke campaign was launched
The virus that causes COVID-19 first attacks cells in
before the start of the semester. Ahead of arriving
the respiratory system, often leading to an
on campus, all enrolled students...
inflammation of the lungs...
New studies find financially exploited seniors show brain differences and are more frail
3D bioprinted heart provides new tool for surgeons
IMAGE: S. Duke Han, PhD, Keck School of
Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adam Feinberg and his team have created the first full-size 3D
Medicine of USC view more Credit: Richard
bioprinted human heart...
Carrasco Scams and fraud...
Early details of brain damage in COVID-19 patients
3D-printed, lifelike heart models could help train tomorrow’s surgeons (video)
BOSTON – One of the first spectroscopic imagingbased studies of neurological injury in COVID-19
IMAGE: Researchers have developed a way to 3D print a full-size model of a patient’s own heart. view
patients has been...
more Credit:...
Single-cell technique could provide ‘egg health’ indicators
Can memory manipulation help treat alcohol addiction?
Using the power of single-cell analysis, researchers
IMAGE: In all of the images above, blue represents
at the Babraham Institute have assessed the effects
all cells, green represents cells that were active and
of age on egg cells...
tagged during...
16-year-old cosmic mystery solved, revealing stellar missing link
Can facial recognition help identify congenital adrenal hyperplasia?
Maunakea, Hawaii – In 2004, scientists with NASA’s
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a disorder
space-based Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
that affects the adrenal gland’s ability to release
spotted an object...
hormones that...
Saving tropical swamps could help prevent future pandemics
UK ‘may have paid TWICE as much as the US’ for Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
Saving tropical swamps could help prevent future pandemics by reducing the likelihood of diseases
The UK could end up paying more than twice as much as the US for Moderna’s
jumping from animals to...
breakthrough coronavirus vaccine after...
Movement of people from big cities for the countryside during a pandemic REDUCES cases
Doctors and nurses were not prepared to see ‘so much illness and death’ during Covid pandemic
The coronavirus lockdown saw many city dwellers flee their concrete metropolises for the countryside,
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of doctors and nurses because they
whether to go and stay...
were not prepared to ‘see...
Fitness coach Sophie Allen, 30, reveals the reasons why you’re not building lean muscle
Coronavirus UK: Summer figures underestimated, over 5m infected
A Sydney fitness coach has revealed the real reason why you’re not building lean muscle, and
underestimated and more than five million Britons have already been...
The true scale of the coronavirus outbreak is vastly
what you can do about...
Open your windows every 10 minutes this winter to keep Covid-safe, Government says
One in eight Covid-19 cases were recorded in the WRONG location due to Test & Trace blunder
The Government is urging people to open their windows every 10 minutes this winter to curb the
One in eight coronavirus cases were placed in the wrong areas between September and November
spread of the coronavirus. Experts...
because students’ test...
Shutting down COVID-19 virus’ destructive proteins with aerosolized molecules
COVID-19 survival among elderly patients could be improved by arthritis drug, study finds
A key to the Georgetown research efforts was the use of either microRNA (miRNA) or silencing RNA
In the early-stage study, 83 patients, with a median age of 81 and all suffering from moderate to severe
(siRNA, also known as small...
COVID-19 infection,...
Measles outbreaks likely in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Cardiovascular factors: Effects on COVID-19 risk
The Lancet article has called for urgent international
Several observational studies have reported the link
action to prevent potentially devastating measles epidemics in the...
between cardiovascular risk factors (such as obesity, high blood pressure,...
‘Alarming’ COVID-19 study shows 80 percent of respondents report significant symptoms of depression
Health care workers most at risk for COVID-19 The study, published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases, found that in early spring, the participants
Over 1,000 Americans aged 18-35 took part in the
most likely to...
online anonymous questionnaire, which also asked the subjects to report...
Show rates for asthma visits during COVID-19 increased thanks to telemedicine
In a pandemic, migration away from dense cities more effective than closing borders
“It would be normal to expect parents to be hesitant
According to common sense, being in less crowded
to bring kids into an asthma checkup during a
areas during a pandemic is safer. But small town
pandemic,”...
mayors want to keep people...
How fishermen have adapted to change over the past 35+ years
Review examines sexual aggression in mammals
IMAGE: An analysis published in Fish and Fisheries notes that marine fisheries are increasingly exposed
A recent review of published studies in non-human mammals examines “sexual disturbance,” or male
to external...
behavior towards...
A regular dose of nature may improve mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
AI may predict response to immune checkpoint blockade in patients with metastatic melanoma
IMAGE: A study published in Ecological Applications suggests that nature around one’s home may help
Bottom Line: A computational method that combines clinicodemographic variables with deep learning of
mitigate...
pre-treatment histology...
Tackling food allergies at the source IMAGE: An array of soybeans from the U.S. National
New electronic chip delivers smarter, light-powered AI
Soybean Collection in Urbana, Illinois. view more
IMAGE: The light-powered AI chip – prototype
Credit:...
technology that brings together imaging, processing, machine learning...
Surgeons’ expectations more accurate in predicting outcomes after lumbar spine surgery
Machine learning innovation to develop chemical library
Surgeons’ preoperative expectations were more
machine learning models to create new options for
accurate than patients’ expectations in predicting patient-reported...
drug discovery pipelines. ...
Covid: Thousands of cases relocated in England in data change
More than 70,000 excess deaths during the pandemic
Many universities around the UK have reported
Alarm as Trump cuts troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
coronavirus cases, which caused thousands of
The Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch
students to self-isolate as the...
McConnell, calls the planned...
Covid in Scotland: Level 4 lockdown to be imposed in 11 council areas
Coronavirus: Doctors spell out how to exit England’s lockdown
Alarm as Trump cuts troops in Iraq and Afghanistan The Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch
But Public Health England medical director and NHS Test and Trace chief medical adviser Susan Hopkins
McConnell, calls the planned...
said government would...
People who bought firearms during the coronavirus pandemic nearly TWICE as likely to be suicidal
Deadly Ebola-like Chapare virus CAN spread between people, CDC finds
Seven in 10 Americans who bought firearms during
spread from person to person, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
the coronavirus pandemic have been suicidal at
IMAGE: Purdue University scientists are using
A deadly Ebola-like disease found in Bolivia can
some point in their lives...
Pfizer CEO says coronavirus vaccine will ship overnight to most places in the US
Study suggests coronavirus immunity could last for months to years
Pfizer CEO says the first Americans to get his firm’s
Could coronavirus immunity last YEARS? Study
COVID-19 vaccine will be injected within ‘hours not days’...
finds even survivors who had mild COVID-19 are protected for at least 8 months...
Coronavirus England and Wales: Deaths rose 40% at start of November
Researcher examines benefits of supportive communities for older adults
The number of people dying with Covid-19 rose by
One strategy for aging in place is an emerging idea
40 per cent in the first week of November, when the
known as aging in community, in which older adults
virus was to blame for...
depend on a community...
NASA model reveals how much COVIDrelated pollution levels deviated from the
Learning a new language changes the brain’s division of labor
norm Using computer models to generate a COVID-free 2020 for comparison, NASA researchers found that since February, pandemic...
Study of non-COVID-19 deaths shows 2020 increase in several demographics
The two sides of the brain don’t evenly split labor for every function. In most people, language relies on the left...
When deaths attributed to COVID-19 were removed
More than half of in-hospital deaths from COVID-19 among Black, Hispanic patients, study finds
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The researchers did not find any racial or ethnic
totals, the death rate...
differences in mortality rates among people hospitalized with the disease....
COVID-19 highlights risks of wildlife trade
Retinas: New potential clues in diagnosing, treating Alzheimer’s
An infectious disease caused by a pathogen — such as a bacterium, virus or parasite — that has jumped from an...
“These clues can occur very early on in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease — several decades before...
Algorithm-driven digital program helped lower patients’ cholesterol, blood pressure
NREL advanced manufacturing research moves wind turbine blades toward recyclability
Failure to appropriately treat hypercholesterolemia
A new material for wind blades that can be recycled
(high cholesterol) and hypertension (high blood
could transform the wind industry, rendering
pressure) remains an...
renewable energy more sustainable...
Birds of a feather do flock together
Small differences, big impact
IMAGE: Capuchino seedeaters are finch-like birds
IMAGE: This stained-glass detail symbolizes
that live in South America. Over the last 50,000 generations, they’ve...
valuable insights gained from comparative studies in fruit flies and mice. ...
Just hours of training triples doctor confidence in use of handheld ultrasound devices
Piecing together the Alaska coastline’s fractured volcanic activity
While ultrasound imaging technology has been
of a typical subduction zone and the production of
available for more than 50 years, machine size and cost limited its reach to...
arc volcanoes. New...
Home oxygen therapy for adults with COPD and ILD: New ATS clinical practice guideline
Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARSCoV- 2 virus
IMAGE: New clinical practice guideline on home oxygen therapy in adults with COPD and ILD. view
IMAGE: Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure
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to the SARS-CoV- 2...
Large predatory fish thrive on WWII shipwrecks off North Carolina coast
California scientists launch study to test whether lockdowns have impacted memory
During a 2016 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expedition to explore a pair of World War II shipwrecks...
IMAGE: Schematic diagram showing the geometry
Since the pandemic began, have you forgotten someone’s name or struggled to remember a word to use in a sentence? As...
Nearly 60% of Americans WOULD get a coronavirus vaccine, poll reveals Who will get the vaccine first and when will it be rolled out? HHS secretary Alex Azar has offered up a timeline regarding...
Scientists fear up to 10,000 MORE care home patients have died from Covid-19 than were recorded Up to 10,000 Covid deaths among care home residents may have been missed off records, a study suggests. University of Manchester...
Coronavirus: No10 accused of ‘institutional racism’ for November lockdown that sacrificed Diwali
Coronavirus: Study says dog owners have 78% higher risk of infection
Oxford professor accuses No10 of being ‘institutionally racist’ for November coronavirus
dog catching Covid-19 strain is very slim, according to the World Health Organization...
Can animals catch Covid-19? The chance of your
lockdown that sacrificed...
Coronavirus deaths continue to rise in England and Wales, ONS data show
Has a five-day delay ruined England’s second lockdown?
The number of people dying with Covid-19 rose by
Professor Paul Hunter, an epidemiologist at the
40 per cent in the first week of November, when the
University of East Anglia, fears the effects of
virus was to blame for...
England’s second...
Masks don’t impair lung function during physical activity, study finds
Sharp rise in sedentary time among newly retired women evident 2 plus years later
In a new study, published November 16, 2020 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, a team of American and Canadian...
The rise is more gradual among newly retired men, but the longer term pattern is similar, and a cause for concern for both...
New study could help predict which individuals are more susceptible to cancer-causing agent
Tropical peatland conservation could protect humans from new diseases
Everyone is exposed to low levels of carcinogens
concluded the high biodiversity in tropical peatswamp forests, combined with...
(substances or radiation that promote the formation
The scientists reviewed existing evidence and
of cancer) in the environment....
Mobility behavior may be the key to predicting, promoting individual wellbeing
Records from six growth studies analyzed to provide milestone data
A research team led by Sandrine Müller, a Data
examine craniofacial growth from childhood into adulthood,”...
Science Institute postdoctoral research fellow, and
“This study presents an unparalleled opportunity to
Heinrich Peters, a Columbia...
Researchers improve neuronal reprogramming by manipulating mitochondria
The long road to dementia
Neurons (nerve cells) have very important functions
amyloid proteins for antibodies...
To this end, they searched among the already known antibodies directed against misfolded beta-
in the brain such as information processing. Many brain diseases, injuries...
COVID-19 cardiovascular registry details disparities among patients hospitalized with COVID
Health systems support needed to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes
DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2020 — A new American Heart
In a new editorial in the Journal of the American
Association collaborative model for COVID-19
Geriatrics Society, Kathleen Unroe, M.D., MHA, a
research, using data from...
geriatrician, is advocating...
Metal-organic frameworks become flexible
UCF researcher examines benefits of supportive communities for older adults
IMAGE: First author Pia Vervoorts discussing results of exerpiments and simulations with colleagues.
ORLANDO, Nov. 17, 2020 – The number of Americans age 65 and older continues to increase
view more Credit:...
as the baby boom generation...
Carbyne
Motor neural population activity patterns are different for reach and grasp behaviors
Which photophysical properties does carbyne have? This was the subject of research carried out by scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität...
A new study from researchers at the University of Chicago has found that neuronal population dynamics in the motor cortex...
Microbial remedies target chemical threats in the environment IMAGE: Srivatsan Mohana Rangan is a researcher
High-dose equal to standard flu vaccine for risk of death or heart, lung hospitalization
in the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology and lead...
DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2020 — People with heart disease can receive either the high-dose or standard-dose flu vaccines for...
Covid: The new lockdown rules for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Video games ‘good for well-being’, says University of Oxford study
Biden: ‘People may die’ as Trump transition stalls As
two games: Nintendo’s Animal Crossing and EA’s Plants vs Zombies.
the president-elect rebukes his rival, Michelle
The Oxford Internet Institute research focused on
Obama suggests...
Covid: Visitor tests in all care homes in England ‘by Christmas’
Covid: West of Scotland awaits decision on level 4 rules
The government issued updated guidance on visits
Around the country, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire,
to care homes on 5 November when England went into its second national lockdown.
Argyll and Bute, Borders, and Dumfries and Galloway are in level two, with Highland,...
Are these ‘healthy’ soups as good as they sound?
Coronavirus US: 133 (0.01%) of 1 MILLION infected children have died
From a soup that promises to strengthen your
Coronavirus infections among American children are
immune system, to another that could help you to
rising but the death rate is continuing to fall, a new
sleep better — can these...
report finds. As...
How four jabs of sterile water can ease pain during labour
Experts say you should fidget to keep yourself in shape at home
Giving pregnant women an injection of sterile water
My heart sank when the news of lockdown 2.0 was
into their lower back has been shown to ease pain
first announced. It’s not just the lack of contact with
during childbirth. A...
friends that concerns...
Why dentists should look after your heart Why dentists should look after your heart: Rules
Can shark liver, tree bark and piles of sand help deliver the Covid vaccine?
introduced in 2008 bar routine use of antibiotics
Could we really be on the verge of a return to life as
during dental appointments…...
normal? Certainly the recent coronavirus vaccine breakthroughs hint...
Elastic-free face masks can help some with allergies stay safe during COVID-19, expert says
Novel technique ‘stuns’ arthritis pain in shoulder and hip
Yashu Dhamija, MD, a first-year fellow in the UC
osteoarthritis face limited treatment options.
Division of Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology, presented his findings...
Common approaches like injections...
Dieting and weight worries on rise in teens
Children with a migration background often misdiagnosed as having an ‘impairment of language acquisition’
The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that girls who are trying to lose weight are also more likely to experience...
People with moderate to severe pain related to
In 2019, an average of around 2.1 million Austrian inhabitants came from a migration background. Due to the changing demographic...
Liver condition identified in patients using urine samples
Scientists discover new mechanism controlling brain size
The research was led by scientists from the
The scientists started with genetic analyses of a
University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry
large family in which children were born with primary
and Warwickshire (UHCW),...
microcephaly; a rare...
Mediterranean diet helps reduce effects of stress in animal model But eating a Mediterranean diet may provide a
Bursts of exercise can lead to significant improvements in indicators of metabolic health
relatively easy way to help lessen the physiological
“Much is known about the effects of exercise on
effects of stress and...
cardiac, vascular and inflammatory systems of the body, but our study...
Cleveland Clinic led trial shows drug effective in 96% of patients with recurrent pericarditis
Biochar from agricultural waste products can adsorb contaminants in wastewater
EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:34 P.M. ET, Monday,
like substance made primarily from agricultural
November 16, 2020, Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers leading a global clinical...
waste products —...
Solitary bees are born with a functional internal clock IMAGE: Female of the solitary red mason bee inside
Discovery of protein’s ‘Achilles heel’ paves way for novel class of anti-HIV drugs
the Locomotor Activity Monitor system for registering
IMAGE: Panel A shows the normal distribution of
activity rhythms ...
CD4 (green) and MHC-I (HLA, stained red) in Tlymphocytes. Panel B...
SCORED and SOLOIST trials add to evidence for treating diabetes with SGLT2 inhibitors
People who purchased firearms during pandemic more likely to be suicidal
Boston, MA — Less than a decade ago, the Food
are more likely to be suicidal than other firearm
and Drug Administration approved drugs for treating type 2 diabetes in...
owners, according to...
Existing antidepressant helps to inhibit growth of cancer cells in lab animals
Ethnic minorities face rising disparity in homicide risk across England and Wales
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Biochar — a charcoal-
People who purchase a firearm during the pandemic
New research has shown that the antidepressant sertraline helps to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
New research analysing racial disparities among murder victims across most of Britain over the last
The substance acts...
two decades shows that...
‘Will this spot on my face ever clear up?’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
US COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass the April peak by 17%
For the past year, I have had an open wound on my left cheek which refuses to heal. It began as a small
100,000 on a daily basis for 13 days in a row and
New coronavirus cases in the US have topped nearly 70,000 people are currently...
spot. But, two days...
Red eyes could be the first sign of arthritis in your SPINE
COVID-19 US: At least 11 forced to undergo DOUBLE lung transplants
‘I’d been feeling stressed and had not been sleeping
Hospitals across the country are increasingly
much,’ recalls Dasha, who was 19 at the time. ‘I
performing double lung transplants for critically ill
thought...
coronavirus patients. Many...
The ‘whistle’ that helps you use your inhaler properly
Why ARE women over 64 not screened for cervical cancer?
A small ring that clips on to an inhaler and whistles
Ever since the abnormal result from her first smear
when patients use it correctly could slash the
test 32 years ago, Marie Elliott has been grateful for
number of potentially...
the cervical screening...
Coronavirus UK: £100bn Operation Moonshot will ‘fail’ as tests poor
Boris Johnson and TEN Tory MPs in quarantine after Covid contact
Boris Johnson‘s extortionate Operation Moonshot mass-swabbing project is destined to ‘fail miserably’
Boris Johnson is set to become the first British leader to take Prime Minister’s Questions without
and...
being in the House...
New fiber optic sensors transmit data up to 100 times faster
Dairy cows exposed to heavy metals worsen antibiotic-resistant pathogen crisis
Used widely in safety applications Fiber optic sensors are commonly used in hazard detection systems, such as to spot cracks...
That’s the finding of a team of researchers that conducted a study of two dairy herds in Brazil four years after a...
Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain’s immune landscape, driving anxiety and addiction
Who is the world’s best superrecognizer? This test could help us find them
Now, for the first time, Roberto and her team have identified important changes to anti-inflammatory
Ten years later she was having breakfast in Australia’s Byron Bay backpackers and asked the
mechanisms and cellular...
man next to her whether...
Making the best decision: Math shows diverse thinkers equal better results
X-ray study explores potential of hepatitis C drugs to treat COVID-19
Bhargav Karamched, assistant professor of
Inhibiting, or blocking, this protease from functioning
mathematics, and a team of researchers published a new study today that tackles...
is vital to stopping the virus from spreading in patients with COVID-19....
A change of heart: New drug for HCM reduces heart mass
Changes to the brain’s reward system may drive overeating in mice
“This is the first study to show a favorable impact of
Food is fuel, but the rising levels of sugar and fat in
a medication on cardiac structure and function in
modern diets make the brain treat it as a reward.
any form of...
One brain region...
Exercised over nothing: Masks don’t impair lung function during physical activity
A change of heart — new drug for HCM reduces heart mass
Wearing a facemask helps limit the spread of
IMAGE: A new drug being tested for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy changed the structure of the heart
COVID-19 by reducing respiratory droplets and
in a clinical trial. ...
aerosols spewed into the air when...
Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species
Study shows geographic shift in U.S. social mobility
IMAGE: The extinct Kiritimati Sandpiper, Prosobonia cancellata – a close cousin of the newly discovered
Dylan Connor‘s father worked as a house painter while his mother tended to their home and family,
Prosobonia...
one that included...
US agricultural water use declining for most crops and livestock production
Trifarotene in moderate acne: No study data for the assessment of the added
URBANA, Ill. – Climate change and a growing world population require efficient use of natural resources. Water is a...
benefit Trifarotene is a drug for the external treatment of acne vulgaris of the face and trunk. It is suitable for affected people...
Quantum tunneling pushes the limits of self-powered sensors
Teeth grinding and facial pain increase due to coronavirus stress and anxiety
IMAGE: Micrograph of the quantum tunneling sensor chipset and the matched Fowler-Nordheim
The stress and anxiety experienced by the general population during Israel’s first lockdown brought
tunneling barriers. ...
about a significant...
Covid-19: New ‘mega labs’ in early 2021 to speed up testing
‘Diabetes burnout’: The mental-health impact of diagnosis
The latest data shows current capacity is around
Coronavirus: Diabetic people offered support
519,000 – although the number of tests actually processed is lower.
Coronavirus: Dentists warn millions of treatments have been missed
Moderna: Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection
Sam Shah, group clinical director for East Village
The UK has today announced it has secured five
Dental, a group of six practices in the south of
million doses of the Moderna vaccine. It has already
England, said: “At...
outlined plans that prioritise...
Coronavirus: UK scientist says risk of reinfection is ‘low’ but people should still be cautious
Up to 70% younger ‘long Covid’ victims suffer multiple organ damage
A 25-year-old man has become the first person in
Younger patients battling ‘long Covid’ can suffer damage to multiple organs four months after beating
the US to be struck down with the coronavirus for a
the infection,...
second time –...
Mothers in England and Wales are now older than EVER Mothers are now older than they have ever been, official figures published today show. The average age of mothers in England...
Boris Johnson must self-isolate after being in touch with someone who has tested positive for Covid Boris Johnson is set to make history with the first ‘virtual’ PMQs after going into self-isolation due to a...
All care homes in England will be able to allow in-person visits over Christmas
£100billion Operation Moonshot will ‘fail miserably because the tests are poor’
Care homes will be able to allow visitors over Christmas, Health Secretary Matt Hancock promised
Boris Johnson‘s extortionate Operation Moonshot mass-swabbing project is destined to ‘fail miserably’
today Care homes...
and...
Piers Morgan grills Matt Hancock after government ‘boycott’ of GMB
Healthy sleep habits help lower risk of heart failure
Piers Morgan has grilled the Health Secretary over
Heart failure affects more than 26 million people,
the apparent cabinet ‘boycott’ of Good Morning Britain and...
and emerging evidence indicates sleep problems may play a role in the...
Rivaroxaban may be as effective as warfarin for bioprosthetic mitral valves, AF
Natural approach to antiperspirants
Researchers say clinicians have used direct oral
or not these metallic...
This clogging is commonly achieved by the use of metallic salts. There remains debate as to whether
anticoagulants (DOACs) such as rivaroxaban offlabel for patients with bioprosthetic...
Cannabis strength soars over past half century The team behind the study from the Addiction and
STRENGTH trial finds new fish oil medication did not reduce the risk of cardiac events
Mental Health Group at the University of Bath,
Fish oil supplements containing the omega-3 fatty
synthesised data from over...
acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are commonly...
From the inside out: How the brain forms sensory memories
Repetitive elements trigger RIG-I-like receptors to enhance hematopoietic stem cell formation
The neocortex is the largest area of the human brain. It has expanded and differentiated enormously during mammalian evolution,...
Hematopoietic stem cells are the foundation of the blood system from fish to humans and give rise to leukocytes for fighting...
Diabetes drug can treat and reverse heart failure and reduce hospitalizations
Understanding astrophysics with laseraccelerated protons
Their clinical trial showed that this medication can
IMAGE: A material sample is placed in the target
improve the heart’s size, shape, and function,
chamber of GSI’s high-performance laser PHELIX.
leading to better...
With the aid...
Does the human brain resemble the Universe? IMAGE: Left: section of cerebellum, with
Better than money? In-kind payments incentivize farmers to conserve agrobiodiversity
magnification factor 40x, obtained with electron
IMAGE: Farmers’ rewards included mattresses, farm
microscopy (Dr. E. Zunarelli,...
supplies, and other useful items. view more Credit:...
New technique isolates brain cells associated with Parkinson’s disease
Peptide is a key mediator in the regulation of compulsive alcohol drinking
PITTSBURGH–Carnegie Mellon University
(Boston)–Researchers from Boston University
researchers have developed a new technique for
School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified that a
isolating a type of brain cell...
peptide, pituitary adenylate...
Paleontologists uncover three new species of extinct walruses in Orange County
New technology allows more precise view of the smallest nanoparticles
IMAGE: Map Skulls view more Credit: Journal of
IMAGE: Scientists have reported a new optical imaging technology, using a glass side covered with
Vertebrate Paleontology Millions of years ago, in the
gold nanodiscs that...
warm...
Deafening insects mask true biodiversity assessed via acoustic surveys in Japan A collaborative team of ecologists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, has been using recordings of animal noises...
Suffering in silence: two-thirds of older adults say they won’t treat their depression IMAGE: After experiencing depression, Sami Smith found an effective treatment with the help of her psychiatrist and...
New ALS guideline establishes national standard for managing neurodegenerative disease
Study finds antibiotics before age 2 associated with childhood health issues
The first Canadian guideline for the care and
ROCHESTER, Minn. — In a retrospective case study, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that
management of patients with amyotrophic lateral
antibiotics administered...
sclerosis (ALS) — Lou...
Antibiotic exposure in children under age 2 associated with chronic conditions Children under age 2 who take antibiotics are at greater risk for childhood-onset asthma, respiratory allergies, eczema,...
‘The global built environment sector must think in new, radical ways, and act quickly’ The construction sector, the real estate industry and city planners must give high priority to the same goal – to drastically...
New method brings physics to deep learning to better simulate turbulence
Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
IMAGE: Computer simulation visualization showing the complex structure of flow turbulence view more
IMAGE: Fenglin Niu is a professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at Rice
Credit:...
University. view more Credit:...
Pharmacy dropboxes can help improve proper drug disposal, PSU study finds
Covid: Are care homes ready for the second wave?
Proper disposal of leftover medications can prevent
In total, about 16,000 people have died with
overdoses and protect waterways from becoming polluted by pharmaceuticals....
coronavirus in English and Welsh care homes (up to 23 October). Excess deaths...
Most statin problems caused by mysterious ‘nocebo effect’, study suggests
Covid-19: Normal life back next winter, says vaccine creator
Statins ‘don’t work well for one in two people’
vaccine hopes
Covid vaccine: Major new trial starts in UK
What happens in the sensory cortex when learning and recognizing patterns
It comes a week after preliminary results showed another vaccine offered 90% protection.
The research, published in Current Biology, suggests that neurons in the sensory cortex don’t
Coronavirus: Turkish Germans raise new Covid
just detect sensory information,...
Risk of childhood asthma by Caesarean section is mediated through the early gut microbiome
East African Rift System is slowly breaking away, with Madagascar splitting into pieces
For the first time, in a new study published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers from
IMAGE: Geosciences doctoral student Tahiry Rajaonarison sets up a GPS instrument in northern
Copenhagen Prospective Studies...
Madagascar in this 2016...
Sleep apnea may be risk factor for COVID-19
Risk of AAV mobilization in gene therapy
The question of sleep apnea as the risk factor for
pillars of human gene therapy: research, methods,
COVID-19 arose in a study conducted by the Turku University Hospital and...
and clinical...
Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, trial suggests
Managing the microbiome raises new hope for autism
IMAGE: A discovery by Alban Gaultier, PhD, of the
IMAGE: The body’s vast colonies of bacteria and
University of Virginia School of Medicine, prompted
other non-human cells are collectively known as the
a clinical trial...
microbiome....
The Popovich of floral nectar spurs
Ultracompact metalens microscopy breaks FOV constraints
IMAGE: Nectar spurs are the hollow tubes that bulge out from a number of flowers and are crucial to increasing biodiversity...
IMAGE: Provides all-inclusive access to the critical
IMAGE: Metalens-integrated imaging device, from Xu et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066004 view more Credit: Xu...
Shutting Down COVID-19 virus’ destructive proteins with aerosolized molecules
Promising MS drug may worsen disease, research suggests
WASHINGTON (Nov. 13, 2020) — Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have
Virginia School of Medicine, has concluded that a promising MS drug...
IMAGE: Alban Gaultier, PhD, of the University of
successfully used molecules comprised...
Benefits of high-dose blood thinners in COVID-19 patients remain unclear
New saliva-based antibody test for SARSCoV-2 highly accurate in initial study
While COVID-19 infected patients should be treated
A new saliva-based test developed by a team at
with standard anticoagulation therapies, such as blood thinning medication,...
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been found to accurately...
A diet rich in ultra-processed fats and sugars increases the possibility of muscle pain
Two anti-inflammatory compounds shown to be capable of accelerating recovery from COVID-19
IMAGE: That study reveals an association between
IMAGE: Monoclonal antibody tested at University of
pain and overweight that is independent of mechanical overload and...
São Paulo and experimental drug given to patients in Italy by University...
Patients taking statins experience similar side effects from dummy pills People taking dummy pills and statins experienced
Omega-3 fatty acids vs corn oil, major adverse cardiovascular events in patients at high risk
similar side effects in a new study. In a clinical trial of
What The Study Did: This randomized trial
60 patients,...
examines the effects on cardiovascular outcomes of a carboxylic acid formulation...
A novel monoclonal antibody therapy cuts LDL cholesterol by half in a high-risk patient population,
Mass testing: Can it save us from another lockdown?
The investigational drug evinacumab reduced low-
testing everyone in a city after a cluster of cases
density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol–the so-called “bad”...
was detected. Slovakia...
What’s the science behind mink and coronavirus?
Covid-19: Stop anti-vaccination fake news online with new law says Labour
More than 50 million mink a year are bred for their
Coronavirus: How soon can we expect a working
fur, mainly in China, Denmark, the Netherlands and
vaccine?
China has done this on multiple occasions by mass
Poland. Outbreaks...
Essure: Women in England take legal action against sterilising-device maker
Is zoom increasing the demand for plastic surgery
“We learned from the mesh problems, we have learned from the breast implants, we have learned
IMAGE: Journal with the key mission of providing physicians and providers with the most accurate and
from the Essure device,...
innovative information...
Antibody evolution may predict COVID-19 outcomes
Aurora-chasing citizen scientists help discover a new feature of STEVE
For COVID-19, the difference between surviving and
IMAGE: Taken July 17, 2018, at Little Kenosee
not surviving severe disease may be due to the quality, not the quantity,...
Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, this photo shows the tiny green streaks below...
Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children?
Light shed on the atomic resolution structure of phage DNA tube
IMAGE: Jennifer Sucre, MD, assistant professor of
IMAGE: Artistic representation of phages of the
Pediatrics (Neonatology), Vanderbilt University
family Siphoviridae (yellow and blue) that infect a
Medical Center ...
bacterial cell...
Here’s why conservatives and liberals differ on COVID-19
New medicine reduced risk for heart failure emergencies, hospital visits
IMAGE: Daniel Zane is an assistant professor of marketing at Lehigh University’s College of
Embargoed until 10:35 a.m. CT/11:35 a.m. ET, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2020 —
Business. ...
Omecamtiv mecarbil, a new,...
Identification of the SARS-CoV-2 virus features causing COVID-19 using primate model
DR ELLIE CANNON: Will there be serious side effects from the steroids I am taking?
IMAGE: Macaques were exposed to a high titre of SARS-CoV-2 via combined transmission routes. In
I have been diagnosed with a blood condition called giant cell arteritis. My GP prescribed 50mg of
their pulmonary lesions,...
steroids while I wait...
How you could join Nicole Scherzinger and learn to do the splits
HEALTH NOTES: Random smiles ‘boost mood’ researcher claim
My ten-year-old daughter has, all of sudden,
HEALTH NOTES: Random smiles ‘boost mood’
developed a singular, all- consuming obsession: she wants to be able to do the...
researcher claim By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 17:01 EST,...
New arthritis pill that can end the hell of stiff joints NHS patients with rheumatoid arthritis are to benefit
BARNEY CALMAN: Why did an NHS spin doctor tell me ‘it’s very rare to die from Covid-19’?
from a breakthrough drug that eases the agonising
You can just picture the adverts: ‘Did you get Covid
pain in joints. The...
in hospital when it wasn’t your fault? Then YOU could be entitled...
Prima ballerina Marta Cinta Gonzalez relives the magic of Swan Lake despite dementia
Two-year eye tests ‘enough for most diabetics’ as 80 per cent of patients do not need annual reviews
Her frail hand flutters hesitantly, and a shadow
Two-year eye tests ‘enough for most diabetics’ as 80
passes over her pale face. Then, as the orchestral brass begins to soar,...
per cent of patients do not need annual reviews Annual...
The Christmas treats that aren’t that bad for you! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. In that time-
New screening questionnaire can identify people at high risk of developing heart disease
honoured tradition, high-street food chains have just
Embargoed until 12:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. CT,
launched...
Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2020 — More than 40% of middle-aged...
New study confirms combo pill alone and with aspirin lowers heart disease risk Embargoed until 12:10 p.m. CT/1:10 p.m. ET, Friday,
Intravenous iron reduced rehospitalization risk in people with heart failure
Nov. 13, 2020 DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2020 — A single,
DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2020 — Patients who were
daily pill combining...
hospitalized with acute heart failure and had iron deficiency were less likely...
Study: Respiratory failure in COVID-19 usually not driven by cytokine storm
Baricitinib treatment linked to reduced mortality in COVID-19 patients
The turning point for people with COVID-19 typically
IMAGE: Volker M. Lauschke, associate professor
comes in the second week of symptoms. As most
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,
people begin to recover,...
Karolinska Institutet. ...
Approved JAK inhibitor baricitinib shows promise against cytokine storm in COVID-19 clinical study
Outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during COVID-19 pandemic
A clinical study involving 601 patients in Italy and
What The Study Did: This study used a large U.S.
Spain suggests that the JAK inhibitor drug baricitinib
registry of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests to asses
may enhance survival...
the association between...
Go (over) easy on the eggs: ‘Egg-cess’ consumption linked to diabetes
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: ‘We are firsthand witnesses of this devastation’
IMAGE: Eat one or more eggs per day and your risk
At the moment my doctor doesn’t feel I can go back
of diabetes increases by 60 per cent. view more
to work yet. I’ve been going to the long Covid clinic.
Credit:...
I’m...
Is the Covid vaccine safe for me? And other questions
Covid: Care home visitors to trial regular testing
If you’re in England, and you’re a single grandparent, you have the right to form a “support
Coronavirus and care homes: The pensioners suffering through isolation
bubble” with...
Covid-19: Next two weeks ‘crucial’ for ending England lockdown The prime minister has said the current restrictions
The unique hydraulics in the Barbegal water mills, the world’s first industrial plant
will “expire” next month.
IMAGE: View of the ruins of the Barbegal mill complex in 2018 view more Credit: photo/©: Robert Fabre, Saint...
Minnesota cardiac arrest resuscitation treatment demonstrated 100% success rate in cannulation
Cytokine storms play a limited role in moderate-to-severe COVID-19
IMAGE: An SUV from the Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium in front of McNamara
Thomas, PhD; and Aisha Souquette view more
IMAGE: Jeremy Chase Crawford, PhD; Paul Credit: Courtesy of St....
Alumni Center at the U of M...
Worms reveal why melatonin promotes sleep
COVID-19 survival among elderly patients could be improved by arthritis drug
IMAGE: The Caennorhabditis elegans worm’s
IMAGE: SARS-CoV-2 virus infects human liver
neurons expressing the receptor for melatonin glow green. view...
organoids, shown in purple view more Credit: Imperial College...
Study: Vitamin D, fish oil don’t lower atrial fibrillation risk
System brings deep learning to ‘internet of things’ devices
IMAGE: Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH, presented
Deep learning is everywhere. This branch of artificial
research during the American Heart Association
intelligence curates your social media and serves
Scientific Sessions that...
your Google search...
Heat and dust help launch Martian water into space, scientists find
COVID-19 screening at airports is a waste of time: Just nine cases were found
IMAGE: This graph shows how the amount of water
COVID-19 screening at airports is a waste of time:
in the atmosphere of Mars varies depending on the
Nine passengers out of more than 766,000
season. During global...
screened at 15 locations across...
Study of nearly 2,000 Marine recruits reveals asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Internal clocks drive beta cell regeneration
The findings have important implications for the effectiveness of public health measures to suppress
actively divide to replace those that have been
Compensatory proliferation, in which cells begin to damaged, is a biological...
transmission of COVID-19...
Connection between household chemicals and gut microbiome The work, published this month in Environmental Science and Technology Letters, could lead to better understanding of how...
Learning pathways could guide children who miss best start to improved literacy by age 11 The results of the study, by a team of academics from several UK universities, indicate that while babies and toddlers brought...
Innovative machine-learning approach for future diagnostic advances in Parkinson’s disease
New prediction algorithm identifies previously undetected cancer driver genes
“Since conventional analysis focusing on individual
Using a new prediction algorithm, called DORGE
mitochondria has not provided satisfying insights
(Discovery of Oncogenes and tumor suppressoR
into PD pathogenesis,...
genes using Genetic and Epigenetic...
Retreating glacier presents landslide threat, tsunami risk in Alaskan fjord
Rare angiosarcoma tumors respond well to immunotherapy combination
IMAGE: The unstable terrain that poses a landslide
IMAGE: SWOG Cancer Research Network
threat lies between the Cascade Glacier and Barry
investigator Dr. Michael Wagner view more Credit:
Arm Glacier, which...
Seattle Cancer Care...
Politicians and governments are suppressing science, argues The BMJ
Why do so many parents avoid talking about race?
Politicians and governments are suppressing
All too often, kids are given less information than
science, and when good science is suppressed,
they deserve when it comes to complex
people die, argues a senior editor...
phenomena, like how a virus such...
Fish oil and vitamin D supplements not effective for preventing atrial fibrillation
Best practices for mechanical ventilation in patients with ARDS, COVID-19
Embargoed until 11:05 a.m. CT/12:05 p.m. ET,
It’s a decision being made thousands of times over
Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 DALLAS, Nov. 13, 2020 —
inside hospitals all around the country: is it time to
Taking omega-3 fatty acids...
place a patient...
A cost-effective program to fight COVID19 in resource-challenged countries BOSTON – A public health strategy that combines
Researchers identify promising new compounds to potentially treat novel coronaviruses
contact tracing and community-based screening with
IMAGE: The compound UMB18 (multi-color) binds
isolation and quarantine...
to the 3D structure of SKI protein complex shown in silver. view...
Eating disorders: Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock urged to act
Covid: Children more likely to be infected in second wave
The letter asks the government to end the “postcode
R number for UK has fallen to between 1 and 1.2
lottery” for treatment and improve communication and training.
R number for UK has fallen to between 1 and 1.2
Coronavirus: 5,000 ‘extra’ heart deaths since March
It comes as the Office for National Statistics says the
Admissions for the most serious type of heart attack,
number of people infected with coronavirus is
caused by a complete blockage of an artery
slowing down.
supplying part of the heart,...
Why does COVID-19 kill some people and spare others?
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Got heart disease? Then blame your mum
Why does COVID-19 kill some people and spare
Philip Larkin’s poem, ‘They f*** you up, your mum
others? Study finds certain patients – particularly
and dad . . .’ might not have been written about
men – have ‘autoantibodies’...
health,...
New interactive map shows the risk of contracting coronavirus at events anywhere in the US
Coronavirus US: Wisconsin woman, 52, has double lung transplant
Scientists have developed a new interactive map
lung transplant after a four-month-long battle with
that shows the risk of contracting coronavirus anywhere in the US in real-time. The...
the novel coronavirus. Carmen...
Covid-19: Ex-medical tsar Dame Sally Davies says UK was ill-prepared Public Health England has come under fire for a
Schools are to blame for more than a thousand outbreaks of coronavirus since September
number of its responses to the Covid-19 crisis. Its
Children don’t spread the virus like teachers do A
directors have tried...
Public Health England analysis found 70 children
A Wisconsin mother received a life-saving double
out of 1.6million...
COVID-19: MINK viral mutations could produce a more deadly strain
New COVID-19 cases in US spike to record 153k
Rapid coronavirus mutations in MINK could produce
The number of COVID-19 cases and
a more deadly version of the disease and even
hospitalizations per day in the United States is
render vaccines useless if...
continuing to hit record highs –...
Circular RNA regulates neuronal differentiation by scaffolding an inhibitory transcription complex
The future’s uncertain, but noradrenaline can help us adapt
Correct timing and delicate control of neuronal
state of uncertainty. In a rapidly changing situation
differentiation is essential for development of a
where it is hard to...
functional nervous system....
The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged us all into a
Promising MS drug may worsen disease The drug has not yet made it to human trials for MS, but the UVA scientists are warning their fellow researchers to proceed...
New cardiac arrest resuscitation treatment demonstrated 100% success rate in cannulation This Minnesota-based program began last December by launching three SUVs that brought proper medical equipment to emergency...
Combo pill alone and with aspirin lowers heart disease risk
Gut check: Teff grain boosts stomach microbiome health
The medicine tested in this study is a fixed-dose
Relatively new to the U.S., teff has long been a
combination therapy (or a “polypill”) combining blood
superfood in East African — specifically Ethiopia —
pressure...
as a staple...
Be mindful: Study shows mindfulness might not work as you expect
Parasitic worms offer ‘the missing link’ on the dual nature of a key immune regulator
When the goal is “not to sweat the small stuff,” mindfulness appears to offer little toward achieving that end. The...
“The mantra of my lab since its inception has been that parasitic worms manipulate their hosts in very interesting...
How air pollution affects homeless populations
Elastic-free face masks can help some with allergies stay safe during COVID-19
When air quality worsens, either from the smoke
IMAGE: Yashu Dhamija, MD, is a fellow at the
and ozone of summer or the inversion of winter,
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. view
most of us stay indoors....
more Credit:...
Study of infants finds that sleep differences by race, income emerge early
Measuring the true cost of conservation
As almost any new parent will attest, the issue of
in the United States (3D visualization). view more
infant sleep can be a nightmare. But the challenges
Credit:...
IMAGE: Estimated fair market value of all properties
and consequential...
Plastic pollution is everywhere. Study reveals how it travels Plastic pollution is ubiquitous today, with microplastic
Inclusion of patient headshots in electronic health records decreases order errors
particles from disposable goods found in natural
Each year, health care practitioners at Brigham and
environments throughout...
Women’s Hospital place over a million orders through the electronic...
CCNY & partners in quantum algorithm breakthrough
Diabetes drug can treat and reverse heart failure and reduce
Researchers led by City College of New York
Empagliflozin, a recently developed diabetes drug,
physicist Pouyan Ghaemi report the development of
can effectively treat and reverse heart failure in both
a quantum algorithm with the...
diabetic and non-diabetic...
Symptom-based screening at US airports for coronavirus is ineffective and found just NINE cases
Covid-19 research: Inhaled multiple sclerosis drug ‘speeds recovery’
Symptom-based screening at US airports for
(pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing
coronavirus is ineffective and found just NINE cases
in the lungs A...
Scientists believe they have found an inhaler
over eight months, CDC report...
D614G strain of coronavirus is ‘better at infecting human cells’ than the original version
Coronavirus: PPE ‘is STILL being denied to some NHS workers’ despite huge stockpiles
A mutated version of the coronavirus, dubbed
NHS staff are still being denied equipment to protect
D614G, is found in 85 per cent of global cases and
themselves from coronavirus – even though there is
researchers believe this...
a stockpile...
Covid-19 patients in hospitals in Tier 3 Liverpool DROPPED 15% in week before second lockdown
COVID-19: Viral mutations in MINK could produce a more deadly strain, EU health agency warns
The number of coronavirus patients being treated in
Rapid coronavirus mutations in MINK could produce
hospitals in Liverpool fell by 15 per cent in the week
a more deadly version of the disease and even
before the second...
render vaccines useless if...
Dame Sally Davies accused of trying to worm her way out of PHE’s shambolic role in Covid pandemic
Fluvoxamine may prevent serious illness in COVID-19 patients, study suggests
Dame Sally Davies has been accused of trying to
The study, a collaboration between the university’s
worm her way out of blame for Public Health
Department of Psychiatry and Division of Infectious
England’s shambolic...
Diseases, involved...
Holistic way to look at neurons in the brain
Researchers simulate privacy leaks in functional genomics studies
Just as biologists sketch evolutionary trees whose
In a study publishing November 12 in the journal
branches represent the development of different
Cell, a team of investigators demonstrates that it’s
species and the relationships...
possible to de-identify...
Rats are capable of transmitting hantavirus
Repeated small blasts put military, law enforcement at risk for brain injury
Following multiple outbreaks earlier in the 21st
Led by University of Virginia School of Medicine
century, hantavirus disease syndromes have gained increasing levels of public...
researcher James Stone, MD, PhD, the study compared the brains of 20 “breachers”...
Nearly one in five parents of food-allergic children are bullied “We know children are often bullied about their food
Shining a light on the role of the genome’s ‘dark matter’ in cancer development
allergies,” says Dannielle Brown, MHS, lead author
RNA had long been considered an intermediary
of the...
molecule; DNA codes for RNA, which, in turn, codes for protein. More recently,...
An epidemic outbreak of Mesoamerican Nephropathy in Nicaragua linked to nickel toxicity
Anions matter
A “CSI-style” scientific investigation led by Dr. Kristy Murray, professor of pediatrics, immunology and
capacitive mechanism,...
Metal-ion hybrid capacitors combine the properties of capacitors and batteries. One electrode uses the
microbiology...
Drawing the line to answer art’s big questions
What type of forest to choose for better CO2 storage?
Algorithms have shown that the compositional
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structure of Western landscape paintings changed “suspiciously”...
storage only in equatorial and tropical rain forests, such as northern...
Handles and holes in abstract spaces: how a material conducts electricity better
Pharmacology
IMAGE: The research, has thrived in the fascinating
Scientists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have identified the first mechanosensitive
world of topology, an abstract discipline that gives a
ion channel to be...
potent…...
A few kilograms weight loss nearly halves the risk of diabetes
What does the fox say to a puma?
Losing a few kilograms in weight almost halves
ecosystem consisting of only a few animal species is
people’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes –
providing researchers...
In the high plains of the central Chilean Andes, an
according to a large...
Computer vision app allows easier monitoring of diabetes
Is the Covid vaccine safe for pregnant women? And other questions
IMAGE: User scans glucose monitor with GlucoRx,
If you’re in England, and you’re a single
a computer vision technology developed at the
grandparent, you have the right to form a “support
University of Cambridge. ...
bubble” with...
Coronavirus: Rapid tests in care homes a ‘game-changer’
Coronavirus: Safety officials had ‘political’ pressure to approve PPE
US election officials reject Trump’s fraud claims A
Three months after it was signed, the suits from
statement says there is no evidence of any “vote
PestFix had still not been released for use in the
deletion”,...
NHS, despite the rush...
Covid: Learning disability death rates ‘six times higher’
OCD drug improves coronavirus symptoms by helping stop the body from attacking own cells and tissue
A report from Public Health England (PHE) found the death rate for those with a learning disability was 30 times higher in...
OCD drug improves coronavirus symptoms by stopping body from attacking its own cells and tissues in ‘storms’...
T-cell test is EIGHT TIMES better at detecting whether someone was infected with coronavirus
What would happen if they had two? Auckland goes into COVID meltdown after ONE new case
A new type of test may be more effective at
What would happen if they had two? Auckland goes
determining whether someone already had
into COVID meltdown after ONE new case ordering
coronavirus compared to widely-used antibody...
a testing blitz and making...
Coronavirus UK: Daily cases rise 39% in a week to 33,470
Coronavirus UK: R rate is BELOW one, Covid Symptom Study claims
A rush to the pub before England’s second national
England’s coronavirus outbreak was already
lockdown may have fuelled a record rise in Covid
plateauing before the second national lockdown,
cases, experts...
according to a major Government-led...
Americans likely to attend large holiday gatherings despite COVID-19, survey finds
Scientists pinpoint two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis
This holiday season comes with a lot of worry and stress as families try to find ways to balance their
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of Inflammatory arthritis, affecting 1-2% of the
desire to celebrate...
world’s population....
Astrocytes identified as master ‘conductors’ of the brain When the music becomes discordant and a person
In mice, cadmium exposure during pregnancy linked to obesity in female offspring
is diagnosed with a brain disease, scientists typically
Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal. Environmental
look to the synapses...
exposure commonly occurs from fossil fuel emissions, smoking, and some food...
Re-mapping taste in the brain The findings, to be published in Current Biology,
Mimicking SARS-CoV-2 nasal infection in monkeys
counter an influential but controversial theory based
The first step of all effective means to control
on studies suggesting...
COVID-19 and develop vaccines is to understand the viral infection process....
Common SARS-CoV-2 mutation may make COVID-19 more susceptible to a vaccine
Pollution and pandemics: A dangerous mix
The new strain of coronavirus, called D614G,
School of Engineering at Washington University in
emerged in Europe and has become the most common in the world. Research at the...
St. Louis, pollution may bear...
Black and Hispanic children in the US have more severe eczema than white children
Cancer deaths resulted in more than 4 million potential years of life lost in 2017
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill (November 13, 2020) –
more than 4 million potential years of life lost in
While research shows Black and Hispanic children
2017. While the cancer...
According to new research from the McKelvey
Bottom Line: Deaths from cancer accounted for
suffer disproportionately...
How religion can hamper economic progress
First non-human primate study showing promise of gene therapy for stroke repair
IMAGE: Mara Squicciarini (Bocconi University) view
IMAGE: Astrocyte-converted neurons in monkey
more Credit: Paolo Tonato Religion hampered the
brain after stroke view more Credit: Jinan University
diffusion...
Stroke...
CMIP6 adds more value in simulating extreme temperatures in China
Study reveals physical demands of twohour marathon
IMAGE: Sunset at Beihai Park view more Credit: Kexin CHEN Against the background of global
IMAGE: Some of the elites runners were tested at Exeter Arena view more Credit: University of Exeter
warming, more...
Elite...
Pearls may provide new information processing options for biomedical, military innovations
Boosting returns on e-commerce retargeting campaigns
IMAGE: Lustrous reflection from a pearl offers a
University, Fudan University, and Waseda University published a new paper in...
concept of hybridizing material and digital properties
Researchers from Nanjing University, Temple
for spectral...
Father-of-two 52, who survived coronavirus, undergoes life-saving double lung transplant
Over-70s WILL now get breast screening
A New Mexico father-of-two has undergone a lifesaving double lung transplant after a four-month-
first time since March Breast...
long battle with the novel...
Over-70s WILL now get breast screening: Older women will be eligible for mammograms again for
Britons with one of eight genes are at a much higher risk of dying from Covid-19
Rapid Covid-19 antibody test may wrongly tell 20% they had the virus
People with one of eight genes found on seven chromosomes are at much higher risk of dying from
A rapid Covid-19 antibody test bought by the Government may wrongly tell one in five people they
Covid-19, study shows Individual...
have had the coronavirus. Number...
Test and Trace hotline misses 25k calls every DAY with nearly half of people wanting test unanswered
Urgency means millions of people could get less effective coronavirus vaccine
Government’s Test and Trace hotline misses 25,000
19 vaccines because they must be given out as soon as possible, one of...
calls every DAY with nearly half of people wanting a
Millions of people could miss out on the best Covid-
Covid test going...
People with learning disabilities are up to 30 TIMES more likely to die from Covid-19 People with learning disabilities are up to 30 times
Test and Trace was hit by ‘huge’ IT problems that led to ‘delays in squashing care home outbreaks’
more likely to die of coronavirus, according to a
NHS Test and Trace was hit by ‘huge IT problems’ in
report by Public...
October that led to delays in squashing coronavirus outbreaks...
Breaking it down: How cells degrade unwanted microRNAs The findings, reported online today in Science, not only shed light on the inner workings of cells but could eventually lead...
Soccer players’ head injury risk could be reduced with simple adjustments to the ball To reduce risk of injury, a new study recommends preventing how hard a ball hits the head by inflating balls to lower pressures...
Predicting the risk of severe side effects of cancer treatment
Ecotourism fans may be in it for the social posts
It is often difficult during cancer treatment to achieve
But a new study by researchers at the University of
a balance between getting rid of as many tumour
Georgia suggests ecotourism’s altruistic attractions
cells as possible,...
may be overshadowed...
Exercise classes can reduce loneliness, social isolation in seniors
Chemists discover the structure of a key coronavirus protein
Seniors face increased risk for developing serious
If researchers could devise ways to block this
health issues or even death if they lack social
channel, they may be able to reduce the
connections or feel alone....
pathogenicity of the virus and interfere...
Novel insights on cellular suicide could provide new avenues for cancer therapies
Teacher quality scores change depending on students, school
Several years ago, biologist Denise Montell, a
Dara Shifrer, the study’s author and assistant
distinguished professor at UC Santa Barbara, found
professor of sociology at PSU, said these findings
that sometimes cells survive...
are especially salient...
San Diego zoo global biobanking advances wildlife conservation and human medicine worldwide
Once-discounted binding mechanism may be key to targeting viruses
In a study that has unprecedented implications to
histocompatibility (grey) protein encompassing a peptide drawn from a SARS-CoV...
advance both medicine and biodiversity
IMAGE: An illustration shows a major
conservation, researchers have sequenced...
JAMA reports fluvoxamine as potential early treatment for COVID-19 SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 12, 2020 – The COVID-19
‘Rewiring’ metabolism in insulinproducing cells may aid Type 2 diabetes treatment
Early Treatment Fund (CETF), today announced
MADISON, Wis. — Researchers have discovered a
that JAMA, The Journal...
previously unknown way that pancreatic cells decide how much insulin...
Are the movements of tiny hairlike structures a key to our health?
Student medical records at UC San Diego make epic change and a California first
Little is understood about how cilia, the tiny hairlike organelles that in humans are often the first lines of
IMAGE: Marlene Millen, MD, senior author of the published study and chief medical information
defense against...
officer, UC San Diego...
Cellular survivors When it comes to complex life — that of the
How will COVID-19 affect our next generation?
multicellular variety — cell death can be just as
Exposure to COVID-19 could pose a risk to the
important as survival....
health and aging of individuals who aren’t even born
yet, according to...
Covid-19 grief: ‘I do talk about it’ Covid-19 grief: ‘I do talk about it’ Video,
Chester hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby in court
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Black people ‘twice as likely to catch coronavirus’
Coronavirus: Year-long waits for hospital care in England worst since 2008
The work, in EClinical Medicine, adds support to
In recent weeks, major hospitals in Bradford, Leeds,
other studies’ findings.
Nottingham, Birmingham and Liverpool, which have seen high rates of...
Are No10’s 200million new Covid tests REALLY going to get us back to normal life?
Asian people are more likely to get Covid19 and die, study claims
There’s ‘absolutely no chance’ the Government’s
Covid-19 compared to those of white ethnicity, a
new 15-minute coronavirus tests are accurate
study has revealed. But...
Black people are twice as likely to get infected with
enough...
Nine out of ten people WOULD get a coronavirus vaccine Misinformation spread by anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists makes people less likely to get a coronavirus vaccine when one is...
Liverpool, Leeds and Wigan are suffering the most fatalities in the second Covid-19 wave Liverpool, Leeds and Wigan are suffering the most coronavirus deaths in the second wave, official data shows as the North...
Face mask with copper ‘kills 90% of coronavirus’ and will be available to doctors by CHRISTMAS
NHS waiting list for routine treatment hits 12-year high
Five-layer surgical face mask embedded with
level in 12 years, official statistics revealed today.
antiviral copper ‘kills 90% of coronavirus particles’
The number of people...
NHS waiting times have spiralled to their highest
and will be...
Number of infected patients transferred to system reaches record high of 85%
Dry ice shortage to transport vaccines may mean nightclubs have to go without
Is Test and Trace FINALLY getting better? Number of infected patients transferred to system reaches
Nightclubs may be left without smoke machines when they reopen because all of the dry ice will
record high of 85% Callers...
have been used to transport...
Compounds block stress-enhanced nicotine intake in rats
A potential game-changer to reverse alcohol intoxication
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that
Present in alcoholic drinks, ethanol, normally
decreases nerve signaling in the brain. When a person experiences stress, their...
referred to as ‘alcohol’, affects every part of the human body....
Researchers show safer, more targeted way to deliver CRISPR gene therapy
Dopamine surge reveals how even for mice, ‘there’s no place like home’
A multi-institutional team involving biomedical
The neurotransmitter dopamine is critical to
engineers and scientists from UNSW Sydney found
motivational control and to directing behaviors that
that liposomes — commonly...
seek reward and have preferred...
Scientists discover possible genetic target for treating endometriosis
Is proton therapy the silver bullet for children with brain cancer?
Their study published in Cell Reports, a scientific
But just how safe is proton therapy for children with
journal, could lead to better treatments for women
brain cancer compared to the conventional x-ray
suffering from severe...
radiation delivered...
Individualized brain stimulation therapy improves language performance in stroke survivors
Children born extremely preterm are more likely to be diagnosed with depression
Aphasia is a debilitating language disorder that impacts all forms of verbal communication, including
All the results were adjusted for paternal psychopathology, paternal immigrant status,
speech, language comprehension,...
maternal psychopathology, maternal...
The Strategic Stockpile failed; experts propose new approach to emergency preparedness
Survey: Americans likely to attend large holiday gatherings despite COVID-19
A new analysis of the United States government’s
IMAGE: The West family shares a holiday meal with
response to COVID-19 highlights myriad problems
family members through video chat. Experts say that
with an approach that...
although celebrations...
New bird genomes give insight into evolution of genomic diversity The Bird 10,000 Genome Project (B10K) is a large
Risk of childhood asthma by caesarean section is mediated through the early gut microbiome
international project co-led by University of
The prevalence of caesarean section has increased
Copenhagen, China National...
globally in recent decades. While the World Health Organisation suggests...
Illuminating tiny proteins in living cells using single-residue labeling tags
Men feel less powerful in their private lives
IMAGE: Universal single-residue terminal labels for
Men perceive themselves as having less power in
fluorescent live cell Imaging of microproteins view more Credit:...
their private than in their public lives, a new study from Lund University...
JNCCN study evaluates costeffectiveness of olaparib for metastatic pancreatic cancer
Machine learning algorithm could provide Soldiers feedback
IMAGE: JNCCN November 2020 Cover view more
complexity. A new machine learning algorithm can
Credit: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA
isolate patterns in brain...
IMAGE: Brain image with its fibers show its
[November 12, 2020] —...
Moderna CEO says the firm could get emergency FDA approval for a vaccine in December
Covid spread is ‘accelerating,’ White House task force warns
Moderna Inc says it is on track receive emergency approval for its experimental coronavirus vaccine
warning to U.S. states that the spread of coronavirus
The White House coronavirus task force sent a is ‘accelerating’...
next month. At the...
Two thirds of COVID-19 survivors have symptoms 7 weeks later
COVID-19 ‘could damage the fertility of up to 20% of male survivors’
Two thirds of hospitalized coronavirus survivors still
Coronavirus can survive for a long period of time in
have symptoms like fatigue and shortness of breath
the testicles and may affect male fertility, a new
seven weeks after...
study suggests. Researchers from...
Wearing a mask DOES protect you – and others
Coronavirus: US ‘not ready for antibody drugs’, say Harvard doctors
Wearing a mask DOES protect you – and those
Two doctors are expressing their concerns about the
around you – from coronavirus, CDC now says in
Trump administration’s plans to quickly roll out
change to guidance...
coronavirus antibody...
Case report: The man who had COVID-19 for 154 DAYS
Pfizer coronavirus jab ‘7 times more expensive’ than AstraZeneca’s
Scattered reports have emerged of people being
Pfizer‘s coronavirus vaccine could cost Britain
reinfected with coronavirus after testing negative –
£588million and wind up being seven times more
but one man may...
expensive per dose...
How molecular chaperones dissolve protein aggregates linked to Parkinson’s disease
Researchers light-up mouse brain, revealing previously hidden areas susceptible to opioids
Proteins in all cells — from bacteria to human — need to fold to their native state. The chains of
Although fine-tuned and evolved for complex processing, the brain and its neurotransmitters are
amino acid...
vulnerable to hijacking by...
Modelling microswimmers for drug delivery The dynamics of microswimmers moving inside a
Review of plants’ role in antibacterial activity clears new paths for drug discovery
drop of viscous liquid depends on many things,
Chemical Reviews published the work by
including the shape and size...
researchers at Emory University, which includes 459 plant natural products that met...
Detecting Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms arise
Cloth face masks that can be disinfected by the sun
Now an assistant professor of health psychology,
Face masks made of various cloth materials can
Kiselica recently finished a study that has resulted in
filter nanoscale aerosol particles — such as those
procedures for defining...
released by a cough...
Study finds lasting fatigue common after COVID-19 infection Fatigue is one of the most common initial presenting complaints of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...
Smell and taste changes provide early indication of COVID-19 community spread “In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have taken drastic measures to prevent their intensive care...
‘Smart Wrap’ implant may help people better control their bladders
New study points to a better way to ward off asthma triggers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An implantable smart
IMAGE: Left: Lung tissue of untreated mice. Right:
wrap that fits safely and securely around the bladder
Lung tissue of mice treated with antibodies blocking
may one day help...
OX40L and CD30L. ...
COVID-delayed Arctic research cruise yields late-season data
Increased early-stage cancer diagnoses tied to ACA’s Medicaid expansion, Pitt study finds
IMAGE: The Cape Prince of Wales, the westernmost point of mainland North America, rises on the east coast of the Bering...
IMAGE: Assistant professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of...
How to maximize the potential of marketing agility
Personalized drug screens could guide treatment for children with brain cancer
Researchers from University of South Carolina,
IMAGE: A test run of the personalized drug screen
Singapore Management University, George Mason University, National University...
was completed using a brain tumor from an 8-yearold boy newly diagnosed...
Researchers find connection between household chemicals and gut microbiome
Early-life events linked to lung health in young adulthood
IMAGE: Courtney Gardner, assistant professor in
young adults in the BAMSE study, while irreversible
the Washington State University Department of Civil
airflow limitation...
IMAGE: Chronic bronchitis was found in 1 in 20
and Environmental...
Covid: Bolsonaro hails suspension of Chinese vaccine trial
Instagram: New tools to ban self-harm and suicide posts
Coronavirus: How will the world vaccinate seven
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri detailed the new
billion?
system, which uses artificial intelligence, in a blog post on its website.
Covid vaccine: ‘No decision’ on under 50s vaccine plan
Russian Covid vaccine shows encouraging results
New York imposes ‘last chance’ virus restrictions US hospital admissions hit record levels as New York
It comes after Pfizer and BioNTech said their vaccine could prevent 90% of people getting Covid-
City warns...
19, based on a study of 43,500...
The husband and wife behind covid vaccine that could change the worl
Now Russia claims its Covid vaccine is 92% effective
Physicians Ugur Sahin and Oezlem Tuereci, who
Russia has today claimed its coronavirus vaccine is
bonded over their love of medical research, are the married couple behind the...
92 per effective, which would make it better than the jab being developed...
JVT says he would be ‘at the front of the queue’ for Pfizer vaccine
Mutated strain of coronavirus found in mink in Denmark poses ‘very low risk’
England’s deputy chief medical officer today claimed
There is a ‘very low’ risk of mink spreading a mutant
he would be ‘at the front of the queue’ to take
form of coronavirus to people living in the UK,
Pfizer‘s...
Public...
Rapid coronavirus tests used in Operation Moonshot pilot are 77% accurate
Cambridge University DROPS its estimate of daily coronavirus cases in England to 64,000
Rapid Covid tests being used to pilot Operation
Cambridge University academics whose gloomy
Moonshot in Liverpool could allow Britain to return to
warnings of 4,000 deaths a day spooked ministers
as close to normality...
into imposing England’s...
No10 ‘nudge’ unit suggests paper wristbands for those Covid-negative
Coronavirus UK: Death toll tops 50,000 with 595 new victims
Britons who test negative for Covid should wear paper wristbands to show they don’t have the virus,
Britain’s official coronavirus death toll passed the grim milestone of 50,000 today after health chiefs
Number 10’s...
announced another...
Mental health strained by disaster A team of researchers including the University of
Scientists identify protein that protects against Lyme
Delaware’s Jennifer Horney, founding director of the
Lyme Disease is the most common vector-borne
epidemiology...
disease in North America and is transmitted by ticks infected with the spirochete...
Folding proteins feel the heat, and cold
Job interest not a big predictor of job satisfaction
A paper in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters shows proteins that presumably evolved...
And now it can be told — a report by a University of Houston researcher reveals that your interest in an occupation...
Researchers trap electrons to create elusive crystal Cornell researchers stacked two-dimensional
Life after COVID hospitalization: Study shows major lasting effects on health, work and more
semiconductors to create a moiré superlattice
Within two months of leaving the hospital, nearly 7%
structure that traps electrons...
of the patients had died, including more than 10% of the patients treated...
Viral vaccines preserved without refrigeration
Framework to study brain connectivity in living organisms
The viruses in vaccines, which train our cells to identify and vanquish viral invaders must be kept
The study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health, focused on Parkinson’s Disease
cold to keep them from...
progression markers....
Sensor for smart textiles survives washing machine, cars and hammers
Age gates on alcohol websites are ineffective, Texas A&M research shows
IMAGE: Moritz Graule, a graduate student at SEAS,
IMAGE: Age gates on alcohol websites often ask
demonstrates a fabric arm sleeve with embedded sensors. The sensors...
users to click a yes/no box or enter a date of birth that is of legal...
Novel population of neurons identified that control binocular eye movements in 3D space
Luddy researchers develop framework to study brain connectivity in living organisms
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Alabama at
IMAGE: Bramsh Chandio view more Credit: Indiana
Birmingham researchers have discovered a
University Bramsh Chandio, a Ph.D. candidate in
previously undescribed population...
intelligent...
Losing the American Dream As many Americans struggle to pay their bills,
MTU, UMass researchers preserve viral vaccines without refrigeration
keeping up with mortgage payments can be
IMAGE: Michigan Tech and UMass Amherst
daunting with the risk of losing...
chemical engineers have discovered a way to stabilize viruses in vaccines with...
Life after COVID hospitalization: Study shows major lasting effects on health, work & more
Virtual reality forests could help understanding of climate change
IMAGE: A COVID-19 care team at Michigan
to grasp, but now a virtual reality forest, created by
Medicine, the University of Michigan’s academic
geographers,...
The effects of climate change are sometimes difficult
medical center, in spring...
Coronavirus England: Liverpool masstesting scheme to be rolled out
Spreading anti-vaxx conspiracy theories should be CRIME, report says
Mass coronavirus testing being used in Liverpool will
Spreading anti-vaccine conspiracy theories online
be rolled out across in nearly 70 more local
should be a crime, according to some of Britain’s top
authorities, the Health...
scientists. The...
Coronavirus: Dido Harding claims Test & Trace ‘didn’t predict’ demand surge when schools went back
Mass testing is to be rolled out at universities to get students home safely for Christmas
England’s Test Trace chief Dido Harding today
Mass Covid testing will be rolled out to university
claimed it is not her job to know when there might be
students so they can go home for Christmas, it was
surges in demand...
claimed today. Under...
Coronavirus: Bristol ONLY one of England’s top 50 hotspots in south
Hospital admissions were coming down in the North West BEFORE lockdown
Only one place in England’s top 50 coronavirus hotspots is in the south, according to official
Coronavirus hospital admissions in the North West peaked ten days before lockdown was imposed, in
statistics that lay...
the latest sign that Tier...
Covid-19 patients with even a slight drop in oxygen levels are at risk of death
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson warns Pfizer jab WON’T end lockdown
Coronavirus patients who suffer even a slight drop in
Boris Johnson today warned that a vaccine will not
their oxygen levels are at a heightened risk of dying
deliver a ‘knockout blow’ to coronavirus as Tories
from the disease,...
insisted...
Plasma treatments quickly kill coronavirus on surfaces
Burnout can exacerbate work stress, further promoting a vicious circle
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, modeling
Stress and overload in the workplace are increasing
conducted in June showed strains of the novel
worldwide and are often considered a cause of
coronavirus on surfaces like...
burnout. Indeed, a new...
Young survivors of acute myeloid leukemia have long-term complications from treatment
Sweet taste reduces appetite?
The most common complications among AYA
activation in the...
Taste receptor and satiety regulation “We therefore investigated the role of sweet taste receptor
survivors (ages 15-39) were cardiovascular, endocrine and respiratory diseases. The...
High temperatures threaten the survival of insects
Lack of positivity bias can predict relapse in bipolar disorder
Insects cannot regulate their own body temperature, which is instead strongly influenced by the
The results could provide an urgently needed tool for doctors to predict upcoming relapse and provide
temperature in their immediate...
timely treatment. Bipolar...
Study identifies new ‘hidden’ gene in COVID-19 virus
Breakthrough discovery on brain cortex functionality
“Overlapping genes may be one of an arsenal of
UTSA College of Sciences researchers Alice
ways in which coronaviruses have evolved to
Bertero, Hector Zurita and Marc Normandin and
replicate efficiently, thwart...
biology associate professor Alfonso...
Identifying the microscopic mechanism of vibrational energy harvesters
Intelligent surfaces signal better coverage
IMAGE: Structure around a Si atom which has 5
IMAGE: Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)
covalent bonds with oxygen atoms view more
on buildings could significantly improve
Credit: Nagoya University The...
communication network coverage....
A molecule from gut bacteria reduces effect of diabetes medication IMAGE: Prof. Fredrik Backhed, University of
Cascade amplified upconversion luminescence facilitating narrow band NIR photodetection
Gothenburg. view more Credit: Photo by Johan
IMAGE: a, Schematic illustration of the cascading
Wingborg. The action...
amplification strategy for UCNCs. b, UC emission spectra of CSS UCNCs...
New European consensus on management of osteoporosis in advanced chronic kidney disease
Chemical clues in leaves can reveal ash tree resistance to deadly disease
IMAGE: This algorithm shows a pragmatic approach
IMAGE: Ash trees with ash die back. view more Credit: University of Warwick Naturally occurring
to diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in
compounds...
patients with advanced...
Electrochemical oxygen evolution on Hf2B2Ir5 electrode material
Graphene controls laser frequency combs in fiber
IMAGE: Figure 1. OER performance of Hf2B2Ir5
IMAGE: None view more Credit: by Chenye Qin,
anode material, represented by linear sweep
Kunpeng Jia, Qianyuan Li, Teng Tan, Xiaohan
voltammograms measured during...
Wang, Yanhong Guo,...
Coronavirus: Turkish Germans raise new Covid vaccine hopes
Covid vaccine: How will we keep it cold enough?
BioNTech reported on Monday that the vaccine
As revealed by the Wall Street Journal, Pfizer has
efficacy rate – above 90% – had been reached a
developed a special transport box the size of a
week after the second...
suitcase, packed with...
Mobile robo-surgeons could widen access to keyhole surgery
Coronavirus: Northern England ‘worst hit’ by pandemic
Keyhole surgery can allow complicated procedures
A renewal of efforts to tackle child poverty was
to be carried out with just a few access cuts, helping
among its recommendations.
to reduce patient...
Coronavirus: Excess deaths in private homes soar to 30,000 in England and Wales
Covid vaccine research: Pfizer volunteers describe ‘hangover’ effect
The number of people dying in private homes has
Volunteers on the Pfizer vaccine trial have compared the jab’s side effects to a ‘severe
surged to more than 30,000 above the yearly
hangover’ and...
average this year, official data...
Denmark resorts to dumping 17million culled animals in mass graves amid mutant Covid fears
Coronavirus England: NO London boroughs in top 100 hotspots
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned today
100 Covid hotspots, statistics show amid calls for
the new Covid-19 variant — called Cluster 5 —
the capital...
None of London‘s 33 boroughs are in England’s top
could have ‘grave...
Who will get Covid vaccine first? Matt Hancock tells NHS to prepare for jabs from start of December
Coronavirus UK: Pandemic causes NHS backlog of 5 MILLION patients
A priority list of who should get the vaccine first was
Coronavirus pandemic has caused a ‘hidden backlog’ of FIVE MILLION patients needing NHS
drawn up earlier this year by the influential Joint
treatment, report reveals Referrals...
Committee...
Government considers changing antiCovid tier system AGAIN after December 2
Queen and rest of Royal Family WON’T be able to jump the queue for Covid vaccine
Whole regions of England could be kept under brutal
The Queen and the rest of the Royal Family will not
restrictions after the blanket lockdown ends on
be able to jump the queue for a Covid-19 vaccine
December 2 as the government...
and even Boris Johnson...
‘Goldilocks’ neonatal immune response may protect against autism
Loneliness highest in the 20s and lowest in the 60s
The report from researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden appears in Biological Psychiatry,
Researchers used a web-based survey of 2,843 participants, ages 20 to 69 years, from across the
published by Elsevier....
United States. The study,...
Computer model can predict how COVID19 spreads in cities
New airflow videos show why masks with exhalation valves do not slow the spread of COVID-19
“We built a computer model to analyze how people of different demographic backgrounds, and from different neighborhoods,...
The videos, which show airflow patterns through masks with and without exhalation valves, were created by NIST research engineer...
Kids’ physical fitness is more important than BMI Physical education should focus on improving
Studies outline key ethical questions surrounding brain-computer interface tech
students’ physical skills, knowledge of the benefits
“BCI technologies are devices that detect brain
of exercise and motivation...
signals conveying intention and translates them into executable output...
Frugal science: A low-cost way to decontaminate PPE equipment
A viable vaccine for tough tumors
Meanwhile, supply-chain problems are likely to
the cancer-killing power of chemotherapy and the
cause limited supplies of filtering facepiece respirators, such as N95 masks....
long-term efficacy of...
Tips for making nanographene
The lung microbiome may affect lung cancer pathogenesis and prognosis
IMAGE: The copper probe can manipulate matter at the atomic scale. view more Credit: © 2020 Shiotari et al. Nanographene...
Now, a new, best-of-both-worlds approach packages
Bottom Line: Enrichment of the lungs with oral commensal microbes was associated with advanced stage disease, worse prognosis,...
Building your professional brand in a prestigious job
Animation reveals secrets of critical tumour protein
Researchers from HEC Montreal and York
The latest animation technology has revealed the
University published a new paper in the Journal of
molecular detail of how our bodies are protected
Marketing that examines how people...
from cancer by a key ‘tumour...
Sleep loss hijacks brain’s activity during learning
Vitamin C’s effectiveness against COVID may hinge on vitamin’s natural transporter levels
Philadelphia, November 11, 2020 – Sleep is crucial
IMAGE: Drs. Sadanand Fulzele and Carlos Isales
for consolidating our memories, and sleep
view more Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production
deprivation has long been...
Coordinator, Augusta...
UTSA research team makes breakthrough discovery on brain cortex functionality
Targeted therapies developed to reduce lung fibrosis
A team of researchers from UTSA’s Neurosciences Institute is challenging the historical belief that the
IMAGE: A new treatment option for lung fibrosis is being developed by Philip Low, a Purdue University
organization...
scientist, and...
One in five children has a ‘vaccine hesitant’ parent
Study finds suicidal thoughts, drug and alcohol addictions have surged by 68% from 2009 to 2018
One in five children has a ‘vaccine hesitant’ parent whose concerns over the risks of shots could be a barrier...
‘Diseases of despair,’ including substance abuse, alcohol dependency and suicidal thoughts, have spiked in the...
COVID-19 cases in nursing homes surged by 44% last month
Coronavirus US: Nearly 65% WILL get vaccine that is 90% effective
New weekly coronavirus infections in US nursing
Nearly 65% of Americans say they WILL get a
homes surged by 44% last month compared to
coronavirus vaccine that is 90% effective – the same
September and deaths rose by 10%...
level of protection...
Glioblastoma nanomedicine crosses into brain in mice, eradicates recurring brain cancer
New technique may revolutionize accuracy and detection of biomechanical alterations of cells
A new synthetic protein nanoparticle capable of
A study derived by an international collaboration
slipping past the nearly impermeable blood-brain barrier in mice could deliver...
between the University of Exeter, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation...
Survey of COVID-19 research provides fresh overview
Demolishing abandoned houses does not reduce nearby crime, study finds
In the wake of the rapid spread of COVID-19,
Since the housing foreclosure crisis of 2007-08, the
research on the disease has escalated dramatically.
number of abandoned homes across the country
Over 60,000 COVID-19-related...
has rapidly increased,...
Two genes regulate social dominance
When kids watch a lot of TV, parents may end up more stressed
“We discovered that two paralogous androgen receptor genes control social status in African cichlid fish,” reports...
Why? Because the more television that kids watch, the more they’re exposed to advertising messages. The more advertising...
Strenuous work during pregnancy increases likelihood of overly high birth weight
Research identifies ‘volume control’ in the brain that supports learning and memory
The researchers matched data on maternal and fetal health, as well as job data, from the New Jersey
The molecular system controls the width of electrical signals that flow across synapses between neurons.
Department of Health...
The finding of the...
Under-insured transgender americans turn to riskier sources for genderaffirming hormones
Gene signature predicts whether localized prostate cancer is likely to spread
Under-Insured Transgender Americans Turn to
NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 10, 2020)–Researchers have
Riskier, Non-Licensed Sources for Gender-Affirming
identified a genetic signature in localized prostate
Hormones Transgender people...
cancer that can...
New analysis finds lung cancer screening reduces rates of lung cancer-specific death
Representation of female authors in family medicine academic journals is trending upward
New Analysis Finds Lung Cancer Screening
Representation of Female Authors in Family
Reduces Rates of Lung Cancer-Specific Death Low-
Medicine Academic Journals is Trending Upward
dose CT screening methods may prevent...
After decades of underrepresentation...
Hundreds of copies of Newton’s Principia found in new census
Postpartum care fails to provide women with key recommended services
IMAGE: Caltech’s own copy of the first edition of the
IMAGE: Kimberley Geissler is an assistant professor
Principia is part of the Institute’s Archives and...
of health policy and management in the UMass Amherst School of...
Researchers 3D print biomedical parts with supersonic speed
Weighing space dust with radar
ITHACA, N.Y. – Forget glue, screws, heat or other
relatively close distance allows more accurate correlation of their...
traditional bonding methods. A Cornell University-led
IMAGE: The observatories are 173 km apart. The
collaboration...
Covid-19: Husband of test and trace boss to self-isolate
Lockdown: Will the vaccine be compulsory? And other questions
Tory MP John Penrose said he was alerted by the
If you’re in England, and you’re a single
app, part of the operation overseen by his wife.
grandparent, you have the right to form a “support bubble” with...
Covid ‘raises new psychiatric disorders risk’
Covid vaccine: No guarantees on Pfizer roll-out but NHS ready
Covid: Lockdown had ‘major impact’ on mental
On Monday, early results from the world’s first
health
effective coronavirus vaccine showed it could prevent more than 90%...
Coronavirus: Computer model shows where spread occurs in cities
Covid: Nursing home residents’ infection, death risks twice as high
Researchers have developed a computer model that
Residents of crowded nursing homes are at higher
predicts how the novel coronavirus spreads in US
risk of coronavirus infection and death compared to
cities. The model looks...
other elderly people,...
Number of deaths from type 2 diabetes more than DOUBLED at the peak of pandemic, study finds
Why tall women and short men are becoming a thing of the past
Number of deaths from type 2 diabetes in England
Her narrow mouth sits beneath prominent cheekbones. She is a winner in...
more than DOUBLED at the peak of the Covid-19
Tomorrow’s woman is short and has a small head.
pandemic, study finds Researchers...
Hydroxychloroquine does not treat COVID-19, NIH ‘formally’ declares NIH ‘formally’ declares that hydroxychloroquine
What can I do about my swollen ankles? Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
does NOT improve hospitalized coronavirus
I suffer with water retention between my ankles and
patients’ survival...
calfs. I get terrible burning and, at times, it feels as if my skin will...
One in 16 Covid survivors will be diagnosed with anxiety ‘within three months of the disease’
Severe COVID-19 infection rare in newborns, study finds
Contracting Covid-19 raises the risk of developing
The UK-wide analysis, led by researchers from Imperial College London and the Nuffield
psychiatric disorders, researchers have found.
Department of Population Health at...
Nearly one in five people...
Common flame retardants cause mice to give birth to offspring that become diabetic, study finds
Russian scientists created a chemical space mapping method and cracked the mystery of Mendeleev number
These flame retardants, called PBDEs, have been
IMAGE: Compound hardness map. view more
associated with diabetes in adult humans. This
Credit: Artem R. Oganov Scientists had long tried to
study demonstrates that PBDEs...
come up with...
Urban gulls adapt foraging schedule to human activity patterns
Fossil shark turns in to mystery pterosaur
IMAGE: Gull in flight wearing one of the GPS backpacks used for the study view more Credit:
IMAGE: Pterosaurs with these types of beaks are better known at the time period from North Africa, so
University of...
it would be reasonable...
Scientists speed up artificial organoid growth and selection
Exoskeletons can reduce strain also in health care
The method currently used to produce stem cell-
IMAGE: An exoskeleton vest was used in a Finnish
derived tissues has a very limited throughput. By semi-automating tissue differentiation,...
study where nurses assisted patients from a hospital bed into a wheelchair....
Methods developed by biorobotics engineers help make hydropower plants more fish-friendly
Mari and Karelian respondents share ideas on how to improve local education
IMAGE: Sensors ready for demployment view more
who have an established interest in Indigenous
Credit: TalTech In the Europe-wide FIThydro project,
issues – Daria...
The study was initiated in 2018 by three researchers
TalTech...
New research maps potential global spread of devastating papaya mealybug pest
Two MPs reveal the unique bond that saw them cope as they battled breast cancer
IMAGE: Impact of papaya mealybug on papaya view
other: two politicians, one Conservative, one Labour,
more Credit: CABI CABI scientists have mapped
both aged only...
Across the political divide, they reached out to each
the potential...
Chief executive saw his life brought to a screeching halt by a mental health crisis
Why sleeping with the window open can be good for you
As a successful, middle-aged man, it had never
Until recently, whether you sleep with the window
occurred to Ian Braid that one day he might have a mental health crisis As a...
open or closed has been a question of preference, but now the choice could...
One in 11 coronavirus patients discharged from a hospital gets readmitted within three months
Donald Trump accuses the FDA of holding up Pfizer vaccine until after the election
One in 11 coronavirus patients discharged from a
Donald Trump has accused the Food and Drug
hospital is readmitted within two months, suggesting
Administration of deliberately delaying work on a
long-lasting effects...
coronavirus vaccination in order...
Vaccines will not be a ‘silver bullet’ to end Covid-19 immediately, report warns
Newborn babies are very unlikely to become severely ill with Covid, major study finds
A coronavirus vaccine won’t immediately bring the pandemic to an end and scientists and officials must be honest about...
Newborn babies are very unlikely to become severely ill with Covid-19, according to research that puts to rest one of the...
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine ‘must be stored at MINUS 70C in special suitcases’
Conflicts in kindergarten can reduce children’s interest in reading and math
DOES THE ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN A VACCINE
Kindergarten represents a crucial context in which
IS READY? Not quite yet. Pfizer has released
children develop school-related skills and patterns of
preliminary findings that suggests its...
engagement that...
Scientists create hybrid tissue construct for cartilage regeneration
More green spaces can help boost air quality, reduce heart disease deaths
This cartilage, known as fibrocartilage, helps
“We found that both increased greenness and
connect tendons or ligaments or bones and is
increased air quality were associated with fewer
primarily found in the meniscus...
deaths from heart disease,”...
People who eat chili pepper may live longer? Previous studies have found eating chili pepper has
Bringing drugs to the brain with nanoparticles to treat neurodegenerative diseases
an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer and
The blood-brain barrier is the main obstacle in
blood-glucose regulating...
treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer and Parkinson. According...
Researchers examine if online physician reviews indicate clinical outcomes
Trees set sixth-graders up for success
In a new study, researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas investigated whether patient-
unexpected but potentially potent remedy: trees.
A new University of Illinois study suggests an “Hundreds of studies...
generated online reviews...
Study finds patients prefer doctors who share their same race/ethnicity PHILADELPHIA – Patients who shared the same
Cleveland Clinic researchers identify melatonin as possible COVID-19 treatment
racial or ethnic background as their physician were
CLEVELAND – Results from a new Cleveland
more likely to give...
Clinic-led study suggest that melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake...
Putting stock into Twitter: Social media can influence returns, WVU finance professor says
COVID Misinformation a Roadblock to Curbing Pandemic
IMAGE: Alexander Kurov has studied Twitter’s effect on the stock market. view more Credit: Brian
research confirms that stigma around COVID-19
IMAGE: HDFS Professor Valerie Earnshaw’s new may lead people to...
Persinger/West...
Stanford researchers develop DNA approach to forecast ecosystem changes
Efforts needed to better integrate family caregivers into health care teams
IMAGE: A night vision camera trap captured this
Integrating family caregivers into a patient’s health
image of mountain lions drinking from a stream at
care team can help improve care quality and the
Stanford’s...
quality of life...
Do consumers enjoy events more when commenting on them?
Microbe "rewiring" technique promises a boom in biomanufacturing
Researchers from Rutgers University and New York University published a new paper in the Journal of
IMAGE: A two-liter bioreactor containing an E. coli culture that has undergone metabolic rewiring to
Marketing that explores...
produce indigoidine...
‘Mutant coronavirus’ seen before on mink farms, say scientists
Covid: NHS staff helped through crisis by ‘wobble room’
What’s the science behind mink and coronavirus?
Covid-19: NHS in England moves to highest alert level
Covid: Who will have the Pfizer vaccine first and when can I get it?
Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection
In the UK, older care home residents and care home
The data shows that two doses, three weeks apart,
staff are top of the preliminary priority list. They are
are needed. The trials – in US, Germany, Brazil,
followed by health...
Argentina, South...
Nasal spray that blocked coronavirus transmission in ferrets may protect people
What is the best way to get your hit of Vitamin D?
Nasal spray that blocked COVID-19 transmission in ferrets may protect people exposed to the virus from
following a flurry of promising studies, Health
Vitamin D is in the spotlight again — last month, Secretary Matt Hancock...
getting infected,...
Urinary tract problems are treatable but, as model Scarlett Howard found they can last for years
US FDA grants emergency approval for Eli Lilly’s coronavirus antibody drug
Every Wednesday, 27-year-old radio presenter and
(FDA) authorized emergency use of Eli Lilly and Co’s experimental COVID-19...
model Scarlett Howard undergoes a painful
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday
procedure to inject a cocktail...
Bamboo-like sticks could be useful in orthopaedics, researchers say
Boris Johnson felt led into second coronavirus lockdown by fake data
A bamboo-like wood could help repair damaged
Boris Johnson believes he was bounced into
bones. The material, rattan, has a honeycomb-like
ordering a second national lockdown, a Cabinet ally
core, much like real bone,...
said last night. The Prime...
Tories demand lockdown ends early amid claims PM fears he was ‘bounced’
Coronavirus: Who in UK will get Pfizer vaccine first and when?
Britain’s today recorded another 21,350 Covid cases
The global race to find a Covid-19 vaccine took a
as the country’s outbreak continues to tail off amid
leap forward today when pharma companies Pfizer
mounting...
and BioNTech claimed their...
Remote learning adds pressure for teachers who work second shift as mothers
Key to piercing harmful bacteria’s armor
The study explored the experiences and challenges
what bacterial species...
When a physician suspects an illness of bacterial origin, they will perform diagnostic tests to identify
facing teacher-mothers who perform the roles of educator in the classroom...
Clinicians who prescribe unnecessary antibiotics fuel future antibiotic use
Genetic disposition protects immune system from aging
The analysis, published online August 10 in Clinical
The gene with the cryptic abbreviation CRELD1 has
Infectious Diseases, is believed to be the first to
so far been a mystery to science. It was known to
measure how variation...
play an important role...
Menstrual cycle length and body temperature change with age and seasons
Researchers use ‘big data’ approach to identify melatonin as possible COVID-19 treatment
Statistics prevalent worldwide about the human
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the
menstrual cycle are based on antiquated and
world, particularly with cases rising during what
restricted surveys dating from...
some have termed the “fall...
Study finds surprising diversity in early child care
Researchers identify new Rickettsia bacteria species in dogs
The researchers were surprised by the diverse
Rickettsia pathogens are categorized into four
experiences that kids brought with them to
groups; of those, spotted-fever group Rickettsia
kindergarten: While some received...
(which are transmitted by...
Clemson researchers decode thermal conductivity with light
New insight into a placental gene pathway and its association with vitamin D
IMAGE: Collaborative research by (from left) Sriparna Bhattacharya, Prakash Parajuli and Apparao Rao has been published...
IMAGE: Illustration showing the relationship between preeclampsia and an axis of genes that includes NKX2-5, also known...
All weight loss isn’t equal for reducing heart failure risk
Why do bats fly into walls?
IMAGE: Ambarish Pandey, M.D. view more Credit:
as tiny as mosquitoes using sound waves.
UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Nov. 9, 2020...
Echolocation permits them to...
Researchers isolate and decode brain signal patterns for specific behaviors
Don’t be fooled by pretty food, USC research warns
At any given moment in time, our brain is involved in
IMAGE: USC researcher Linda Hagen found that
various activities. For example, when typing on a
food that is presented and styled expertly was often
keyboard, our brain...
perceived as better...
Researchers identify new Rickettsia species in dogs Researchers at North Carolina State University have
Large, delayed outbreaks of endemic diseases possible following COVID-19 controls
identified a new species of Rickettsia bacteria that
Measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19
may cause significant...
through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)
Bats excel in acoustic perception and detect objects
such as mask wearing and social...
Coronavirus US: Spike in Philadelphia firearms victims amid lockdown Hospitals in Philadelphia saw an alarming spike in emergency room visits for violence and gunshot wounds amid stay-at-home...
Residents at crowded nursing homes twice as likely to be infected with – and die of -COVID Residents of crowded nursing homes are at higher risk of coronavirus infection and death compared to other elderly people,...
Boris Johnson feels he was bounced into second coronavirus lockdown, says Cabinet ally
Number of Britons seeking help for suicidal thoughts ‘has TRIPLED since the first lockdown’
Boris Johnson believes he was bounced into
The number of people seeking help for suicidal
ordering a second national lockdown, a Cabinet ally
thoughts has risen drastically since the first
said last night. The Prime...
lockdown was imposed, an investigation...
NHS hospitals must isolate all patients from Denmark over mink-Covid fears
Unions demand pre-Christmas pay-rise for burned out NHS staff
People admitted to NHS hospitals who have recently returned from Denmark will be treated in ‘strict’
Dietitians, opticians and other non-essential NHS staff were today branded ‘cynical’ for asking for a
quarantine...
pre-Christmas...
Intensive care nurses forced to ditch NHS’s 1:1 ratio to cope with coronavirus
Daughter volunteers at care home so she can keep seeing her father, 77, during the pandemic
NHS nurses in intensive care units are being allowed to look after two coronavirus patients instead of one after national...
A loving daughter has got a job in a care home so she can continue seeing her Alzheimer’s suffering father throughout...
Calories by the clock? Squeezing most of your calories in early doesn’t impact weight loss
High blood pressure complications in US pregnancies have nearly doubled
“We have wondered for a long time if when one eats
risk to the health of both mothers and infants, and
during the day affects the way the body uses and
mortality rates of mothers...
Pre-pregnancy hypertension is a well-established
stores energy,”...
Trauma hospitalizations fall in Philly during COVID-19 lockdown, but gun violence rises
COVID-19 can worsen OCD in children and young people, study finds
“Social disruption resulting from the pandemic and
Researchers already know this. They have also shown us that COVID-19 may be...
statewide stay-at-home orders deeply affects the balance in urban...
Trauma and stress can trigger or worsen OCD.
Social distancing is increasing loneliness in older adults
90% accuracy in detecting melanoma: New non-invasive method
The research has identified a link between increases
In Europe, melanoma is the fifth most common type
in loneliness in over 60s and the worsening of
of cancer and is the major cause of death from skin
wellbeing and health....
cancer. Northern Europe...
The natural artistry of disease: A wintry landscape in the eye
Significant psychological toll from New Zealand COVID-19 lockdown
A Japanese woman in her early fifties was
Researchers from the University of Otago conducted
diagnosed with acute-type adult T-cell leukemia-
a demographically representative survey of adult
lymphoma associated with human...
New Zealanders between...
Researchers discover bacterial DNA’s recipe for success
Nut consumption causes changes in sperm DNA function
IMAGE: The list of equations required to model three
IMAGE: Researchers have evaluated for the first
plasmids being swapped in one bacterial species
time the effect of a short/middle-term consumption of
using the old...
a mixture of...
New ‘genomic’ method reveals atomic arrangements of battery material
Electrified magnets: researchers uncover a new way to handle data
IMAGE: The low-temperature structure of NVPF [Na3V2(PO4)2F3] solved in this work. Calculations
The properties of synthesised magnets can be changed and controlled by charge currents as
from Lawrence Berkeley...
suggested by a study and simulations...
Half a billion years old microfossils may yield new knowledge of animal origins
A biomimetic membrane for desalinating seawater on an industrial scale
IMAGE: Northern Greenland’s Portfjeld Formation,
The treatment of seawater, including its large-scale
more than half a billion years old, contains embryolike microfossils. ...
desalination, is a major challenge for our society. Reverse osmosis[1]...
Environmental factors affect the distribution of Iberian spiders
Low risk of cancer spread on active surveillance for early prostate cancer
IMAGE: The study led by the UB and IBRio reveals
November 9, 2020 – Men undergoing active
how environmental factors affect the distribution of
surveillance for prostate cancer have very low rates
biodiversity...
– one percent or...
Covid: Cancer delays ‘could cause 2,000 deaths in Wales’
Covid: Lack of ventilator supplies ‘hit’ disabled people
playCovid: Why this cancer patient feels coronavirus
Coronavirus: Disabled people fear losing their job
has ‘cost me a future’
Covid: Firebreak lockdown ends as new restrictions begin
Covid-19: Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million
From Monday people can travel anywhere within
Joe Biden pushes forward with plans for office His
Wales and two households can again form a bubble.
team says his priorities are the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, racism...
Study examines health literacy and shared decision-making in prostate cancer screening
E-cigarettes can be ‘gateway’ to cigarettes for teens with no prior intention to smoke
New research examines the dynamics between
Cigarette smoking remains a leading preventable
men’s health literacy, their discussions with their
cause of morbidity and mortality in the United
doctors, and their decisions...
States. And while adolescent...
Do spoilers harm movie box-office revenue?
Cell ageing can be slowed by oxidants
Researchers from Western University and University
nutrition medium and is a good model system for studying ageing....
of Houston published a new paper in the Journal of
IMAGE: Yeast can be grown on both solid and liquid
Marketing that examines...
More economic worries mean less caution about COVID-19 VANCOUVER, Wash. – Workers experiencing job and financial insecurity are less likely to follow the CDC’s guidelines...
Prescriptions of antipsychotic medications in young children is declining The use of antipsychotics in young children is declining but doctors continue to prescribe these medications off-label for...
WFIRM scientists create hybrid tissue construct for cartilage regeneration
New research supports clinical utility of CTC count for metastatic breast cancer
IMAGE: A highly elastic hybrid construct for
Bologna, Italy and Huntingdon Valley, Pa. —
fibrocartilaginous regeneration is produced by
Menarini Silicon Biosystems, the pioneer of liquid
coprinting a cell-laden...
biopsy technology, today...
Large-area flexible organic photodiodes can compete with silicon devices
Black patients with RA less likely to receive biologic, more likely to get glucocorticoids
The low-noise, solution-processed, flexible organic devices offer the ability to use arbitrarily shaped, large-area photodiodes...
ATLANTA — A new study reveals that Black patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were less likely to be prescribed...
Hydroxychloroquine not linked to longer heart rhythm intervals in RA or lupus patientsti
AI accurately detects radiographic sacroiliitis in axial spondyloarthritis
ATLANTA — New research presented at ACR
Convergence, the American College of
Convergence, the American College of
Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows...
ATLANTA — New research presented at ACR
Rheumatology’s annual meeting, discovers...
Methotrexate improves function in people with knee OA after 3 months
Children with Kawasaki Disease at higher risk for heart problems 10 years later
ATLANTA — A new study presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of
ATLANTA — New research shows that children with Kawasaki Disease remain at an increased risk for
Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows...
cardiovascular events...
Preexisting antibodies targeting SARSCoV-2 discovered in small proportion of uninfected individuals
COVID-19 infection rates low in people with rheumatic diseases, most report mild illness
Scientists have detected preexisting antibody-driven
ATLANTA — A new study shows that the COVID-19
immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in a small proportion
infection incidence has been low in people with
of individuals who...
rheumatic diseases, and...
Call for a National Covid-19 Resilience Programme to keep older people healthy and resilient
Covid-19: US hits record daily case rise three days running Tracking the global pandemic
Public health agencies across the UK should launch a National Covid-19 Resilience Programme to support older people through...
Greater Manchester’s NHS hospitals suspend non-urgent care
Covid: Liverpool testing trial sites doubled after queues on first day
Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook,
Matthew Ashton said a total of up to 12,000 people
Twitter and Instagram? You can also send story ideas to northwest.newsonline@bbc.co.uk
were tested at six centres on Friday as England’s first trial of...
Coronavirus: Hauliers included in Denmark restrictions The new rules, which began at 04:00 GMT on
Therapeutic drug monitoring does not improve remission for patients starting infliximab
Sunday, follow a ban on non-UK citizens coming to
ATLANTA — New research presented at ACR
the UK from Denmark.
Convergence, the American College Rheumatology’s annual meeting, showed...
Key features of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis identified in groundbreaking study
Minority patients with rheumatic diseases have worse COVID-19 outcomes
ATLANTA — New research presented at ACR
the American College of Rheumatology’s annual
Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, identified...
meeting, reveals that...
Global survey reveals that few children with rheumatic disease report contracting COVID-19
Tuberculosis screening needed for methotrexate users in at-risk locales
ATLANTA — Results from a large, international
Convergence, the American College of
survey shows that only a small fraction of children
Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows...
ATLANTA — New research at ACR Convergence,
ATLANTA — New research presented at ACR
with rheumatic diseases...
Many with lupus at high risk for adverse reactions to pneumocystis pneumonia drug
New study reveals undetected rare neurodegenerative disorder that looks like Parkinson’s disease
ATLANTA — New research shows that adults with
A joint study by the National Neuroscience Institute
systemic lupus erythematosus, who receive
(NNI) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole...
revealed that patients who...
Scientists design magnets with outstanding properties
Higher-resolution imaging of living, moving cells using plasmonic metasurfaces
IMAGE: Pictural representation of the moleculebased magnet and its magnetic properties. view more Credit:...
IMAGE: A mouse fibroblast cell imaged on a metasurface made of gold nanoparticles under a total internal reflection...
New insights into 3D printing of spacers and membranes
A new candidate material for quantum spin liquids
IMAGE: Overview of the relationship between 3D
IMAGE: Quantum Spin Liquid driven by molecular
printing and membrane-based water treatment
rotors. view more Credit: Péter Szirmai In 1973,
industry. view more Credit:...
physicist...
phyloFlash: New software for fast and easy analysis of environmental microbes
Paleogenomics — the prehistory of modern dogs
IMAGE: The two lead authors share a passion for
An international team of scientists has used ancient
bioinformatics and symbiotic critters in marine
DNA samples to elucidate the population history of
sands. Here, they are...
dogs. The results...
Atrophy can be combated by boosting expression of an enzyme produced in muscles
Final dance of unequal black hole partners
IMAGE: Study showed that targeted stimulation of
colliding black holes is no simple matter. Physicists
PKA production promoted muscle growth and
began using supercomputers...
Solving the equations of general relativity for
enhanced resistance to fatigue ...
Reducing dementia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Covid: Queues as Liverpool’s city-wide coronavirus testing begins
The incidence of dementia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is lower in patients receiving
As of Friday a further 23,287 people tested positive for coronavirus across the UK and a further 355
biologic or targeted synthetic...
deaths within 28 days...
Covid: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham postpones operations
Coronavirus: UK bans Denmark visitors over mink Covid-19 fears
Coronavirus: Queen Elizabeth Hospital suspends
Writing on Twitter, Grant Shapps said: “This decision
cancer transplants
to act quickly follows on from health authorities in Denmark...
Covid-19: Nursing shortage warning as winter looms
Olympic legend Chris Boardman reveals why it’s safer NOT to wear a cycle helmet
The boss of NHS England, Sir Simon Stevens, told
It was a harmless promotional video: Olympic cyclist
a Downing Street press conference on Thursday
Chris Boardman, riding around Manchester,
that flu and other winter...
unveiling plans for £85million...
At least 15,000 sick Britons ‘wrongly denied’ funding for care homes in the past decade
Women with ovarian cancer can FINALLY be diagnosed with a simple blood test given by GPs
At least 15,000 sick and elderly Britons have been
A simple, widely available blood test given by GPs
‘wrongly denied’ funding for care homes in the past
can accurately tell women they are at risk of ovarian
decade Thousands...
cancer – as well...
Coronavirus: Can downing handfuls of vitamins every day save you?
DR ELLIE CANNON: How did Test and Trace turn into such a fiasco?
By lunchtime, every day, Karen Cummings-Palmer, 50, has already consumed 25 oranges’ worth of
What sort of a shambles is Test and Trace? And why? Honestly, I can’t fathom it. Launched on May
Vitamin C, three salmon...
28, it seemed to falter...
Why are so many clever, privileged teenage girls on antidepressants?
Coronavirus: How thousands died of Covid-19 they caught in hospitals
Every weekday, Ella Wilson wakes up at 7.30am
Thousands of Britons died of Covid-19 after catching
and opens the Instagram app on her iPhone,
it in hospital – as experts warn the virus is now
checking for ‘likes’...
being spread by...
Reduction of environmental pollutants for prevention of cardiovascular disease
An Amazonian tea stimulates the formation of new neurons
In a current opinion article “Reduction of
IMAGE: Preparation of ayahuasca in Ecuador. / view
environmental pollutants for prevention of
more Credit: Terpsichore. One of the main natural
cardiovascular disease: it’s...
components...
On the hunt for wild bananas in Papua New Guinea IMAGE: Scientists Bart Panis and a local guide hold
Study dives into genetic risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia for diverse Latinx groups
their rare find of Musa ingens, a wild species that
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD)
grows up to...
are degenerative brain diseases that affect over 5.8 million people...
New juvenile idiopathic arthritis guideline emphasizes disease-modifying treatments
New RA guideline emphasizes maximizing methotrexate and biologics, minimizing steroids
ATLANTA — The American College of
ATLANTA — The American College of
Rheumatology (ACR) will preview the 2021
Rheumatology (ACR) will preview its 2020 Guideline
Guideline for the Treatment of Juvenile...
for the Management of Rheumatoid...
A better test for the tumor-targeting of CAR-T therapies IMAGE: Ludwig Lausanne Director George Coukos
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle biopsy excellent for small pleural lesions diagnosis
and Ludwig Lausanne’s Melita Irving view more
IMAGE: Enhanced axial CT (A) shows diffuse
Credit:...
pleural thickening (arrow) with a maximum thickness of 3.17 mm. US image...
Ancient crocodiles’ family tree reveals unexpected twists and turns
Diet and lifestyle during pregnancy linked to modifications in infants’ DNA
IMAGE: Artist’s impression of Macrospondylus- an
A new study has shown pregnant women with
extinct fossil group of teleosauriods. view more
obesity could reduce the health risks for their infants
Credit:...
through improved diet and...
Why a "board-certified cosmetic surgeon" isn’t a plastic surgeon, and what that means for you
UM research essential to global arctic animal migration archive
November 6, 2020 – Cosmetic surgery is not just
IMAGE: A caribou calf frolics in the archive study area. view more Credit: Photo credit to Karsten
another way of saying plastic surgery. Doctors who
Heuer MISSOULA...
advertise themselves...
Get on the grid: ‘Micro-doses’ of Botox provide up-close improvement of facial skin
Staying in touch!
November 6, 2020 – Botulinum toxin – best known
the integrins are required....
For our cells to assemble into tissues and whole organs, the extracellular ma-trix (ECM) as well as
by the brand name Botox – is a popular treatment to reduce...
Policy, not tech, spurred Danish dominance in wind energy ITHACA, N.Y. – In emerging renewable energy industries, are producers’ decisions to shut down or upgrade aging...
Study reveals strategy to create COVID19 drugs to inhibit virus’s entry and replication IMAGE: Lead author Michael Sacco (sitting), a doctoral student in the USF Health Department of Molecular Medicine,...
Covid travel ban for visitors to UK from Denmark
‘I was refused a home Covid test after credit check’
Writing on Twitter, Grant Shapps said: “This decision
“We really couldn’t understand why we weren’t able
to act quickly follows on from health authorities in
to have our identities verified, ” says Laura...
Denmark...
Covid: How to survive a winter lockdown, from those who’ve done it
Covid-19: Union fears nursing shortage as winter looms
Lockdown in Tromsø began in March 2020, when
The boss of NHS England, Sir Simon Stevens, told
the average temperature was -1.1C, with lows of
a Downing Street press conference on Thursday
-8.9C. It rained or snowed...
that flu and other winter...
Genetic mutation could worsen heart function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients
Mothers’ lifestyle predicts when offspring will have first heart attack or stroke
DMD, caused by a mutation on the X chromosome,
gatekeepers of their children’s health,” said study
affects 1 of every 3,500 to 5,000 boys worldwide. This mutation results in...
author...
“Our study suggests that mothers are the primary
Scientists make breakthrough discovery of new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s Although the pathological mechanisms of AD have
Pay people to get COVID-19 jab to ensure widespread coverage, says leading ethicist
been studied for decades, the disease remains
The incentive could be either financial or ‘payment in
incurable. One reason is that...
kind’, such as being allowed to forego the need to wear...
Social distancing may have saved more than 59,000 u.s. Lives if implemented two weeks earlier
Optimizing the design of new materials
Implementing social distancing, business closures, and other non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)
accelerate the design of materials exhibiting...
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new computational approach to
in the U.S. two weeks...
Two-birds-one-stone strategy shows promise in RNA-repeat expansion diseases
Variety in the migratory behavior of blackcaps
JUPITER, FL–A new strategy for treating a variety of
geolocators, researchers led by Miriam Liedvogel of the Max Planck Institute for...
diseases known as RNA-repeat expansion
Through a large-scale study with so-called
disorders, which affect...
Rivers melt Arctic ice, warming air and ocean IMAGE: Water from Canada’s Mackenzie River
Study shows disadvantaged communities may get overlooked for climate adaptation funding
enters the blue Arctic Ocean in July 2012. White
IMAGE: Extreme heat threatens the wellbeing of
areas in the top...
people all over the world, a new study from scientists at the University...
Perspectives of infrared spectroscopy in quantitative estimation of proteins
Why consumers think pretty food is healthier
Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is a frequently used
A researcher from University of Southern California
technique for the structural analysis of simple and complex molecules. It...
published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explores whether...
Four pharma firms offer $26bn to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits
Coronavirus Research: Children develop fewer, weaker antibodies
Johnson Johnson and three distributors of opioids
Children develop weaker antibodies to coronavirus
offer to pay $26 BILLION in landmark settlement of
than adults do, new research suggests. Scientists
thousands of lawsuits...
at Columbia University...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Help! I’m trying to stay sane trapped in tiny quarantine room for 14 days
CDC KNEW its first coronavirus test kit could fail up to a THIRD of the time
My wife Clare and I are locked away in a small room
percent of the time in the Centers for Disease
— just nine paces by four — with a guard outside to
Control and Prevention’s...
The first U.S. coronavirus test kit failed up to 33
make sure we...
Covid-19 lockdown: Watchdog scolds No10 for lack of transparency
Covid-19 cases are dropping in under-40s in England, PHE data shows
Britain’s statistics watchdog today criticised Number
Coronavirus infection rates fell among the under-40s
10 for not being transparent enough with the data it
last week but continued to rise in older people,
used to...
Public Health England...
Coronavirus England: 40% of young ‘will break Christmas lockdown’
COVID-19 linked to worse stroke outcomes
Four out of 10 young people say they will break the
Having COVID-19 at stroke onset was also
coronavirus lockdown rules this Christmas, a survey has found. Forty...
associated with more than double the mortality rate of other stroke patients, according...
Hydroxychloroquine not linked to longer heart rhythm intervals in rheumatoid arthritis or lupus patients
Pre-existing coronavirus antibodies could help protect children against new pandemic strain
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common type of
In response to infection with a virus, the immune
autoimmune arthritis. It is caused when the immune
system creates antibodies to help fight it. These
system (the body’s...
antibodies remain in...
COVID-19 infection rates low in people with rheumatic diseases, most report mild illness
Patients reported international hydroxychloroquine shortages due to COVID-19
COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the
Systemic lupus erythematosus, also called lupus or
novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. As the COVID-19
SLE, is a chronic (long-term) disease that causes
pandemic surged worldwide...
systemic inflammation...
Photopharmacology: Light-gated control of the cytoskeleton
Sugar-coated viral proteins hijack and hitch a ride out of cells
“The problem with using these drugs as research
The findings have been published in PNAS today
tools is that they are not precise enough to tell us
and are important to efforts to develop broad-
what we need to...
spectrum antiviral agents. Professor...
Down Syndrome-associated gene suppresses age-related corneal clouding
Mystery of glacial lake floods solved
Down syndrome, the most common congenital disease in human genetics, has seen dramatic
glacier to the subglacial lakes. The drill stem is
IMAGE: The hot water drill used to drill through the hundreds of...
increases in longevity with advances...
Underinsurance is growing, but HSAs aren’t keeping up: BU study
Physical distancing polices not enough to protect lower-income people: BU study
High deductible health plans (HDHPs) have become
A new Boston University School of Public Health
much more common among all racial/ethnic and income groups, but the health...
study of the first four months of America’s coronavirus epidemic, published...
Study projects more rainfall in Florida during flooding season
Coming out as bisexual associated with increased risk of smoking: BU study
IMAGE: (a) Map of the correlation between Atlantic
For many years, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other
SSTs and precipitation for June – October in GPCP
non-heterosexual (LGB+) folks have been known to
(squares)...
be more likely to smoke...
How cell processes round up and dump damaged proteins
New findings for viral research on bicycle crashes at railroad crossings
IMAGE: Eric Strieter at UMass Amherst says he and
New research by Professor Chris Cherry follows his
his chemistry lab group have discovered how an
previous research that drew worldwide attention to
enzyme known as UCH37...
the frequency of bicycle...
Migration and molt affect how birds change their colors
HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men at 20-year low
IMAGE: Indigo buntings and other migratory birds
A new report shows a drop in diagnosed cases
molt before making the long trek south every fall.
across people of all sexualities and genders.
view more Credit:...
Covid: Can mass testing save us from another lockdown?
Poor diet: Children 20cm shorter as a result, analysis says
China has done this on multiple occasions by mass
The study appears in The Lancet.
testing everyone in a city after a cluster of cases was detected. Slovakia...
UK coronavirus infections may be ‘stabilising’
Stroke risk DOUBLES for Asian people with Covid-19, study finds
The increase in coronavirus infections appears to be slowing around the UK, latest data from the Office
Asian people are twice as likely to have a stroke if they have Covid-19, a study has suggested.
for National Statistics...
Researchers found people...
Pay people to get Covid-19 jab to ensure widespread coverage, ethicist says
Coronavirus UK: Death rate graphs justifying lockdown were WRONG
People should be paid to get a Covid vaccine to
An official prediction that coronavirus deaths would
ensure that millions get protected against the disease, a leading expert...
soon pass those registered in the first wave has been quietly corrected...
Covid-19 can make tinnitus WORSE or even trigger a hearing problem
Coronavirus UK: New case numbers flat at 24,141 but lockdown resumes
Almost half of tinnitus sufferers say catching
Britain’s coronavirus cases remained flat at 24,141
coronavirus has made their hearing condition even
today despite Boris Johnson justifying lockdown by
worse, a study has found. The...
claiming the...
Contacts of Covid-19 patients are ‘blocking’ test and trace phone number Britons are ignoring calls from test and trace and
Fury over ‘dodgy dossier of Covid models’ after doomsday graph which predicted 1,500 daily deaths
blocking its number because they are being
The Government and its scientific advisers were
bombarded, a contact tracer...
lambasted today for using ‘dodgy coronavirus data’ to justify...
More proof England’s second wave of Covid-19 was slowing BEFORE lockdown Downing Street today refused calls for England’s
Case study details leukemia patient who shed infectious SARS-CoV-2 for at least 70 days
second lockdown to be cut short and insisted it will
“At the time we started this study, we really didn’t
run until December...
know much about the duration of virus shedding,” says...
Every month delayed in cancer treatment can raise risk of death by around 10%
Exposure to high temperatures linked to poor pregnancy outcomes
Canadian and UK researchers found there was a significant impact on a person’s mortality if their
Although the effects may appear small in size, the researchers say the findings “could have a major
treatment was delayed,...
impact on public...
Poor nutrition in school years may have created 20 cm height gap across nations
Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus
The study, which used data from 65 million children
Published Nov. 6 in the journal Nature Vaccines, the
aged five to 19 years old in 193 countries, revealed
study found that vaccinating guinea pigs with the
that school-aged...
modified live virus...
Green prescriptions could undermine the benefits of spending time in nature
Photopharmacology — light-gated control of the cytoskeleton
An international research team led by the University
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich
of Exeter and published in the journal Scientific
researchers have developed photoresponsive
Reports, investigated...
derivatives of the anticancer...
Has the hidden matter of the universe been discovered?
Swirl power: how gentle body movement will charge your mobile phone
Astrophysicists consider that around 40% of the
IMAGE: When woven into clothes, piezoelectric
ordinary matter that makes up stars, planets and
fibres will transform mechanical energy into electric
galaxies remains undetected,...
energy every time...
Germanium telluride’s hidden properties at the nanoscale revealed
Cancer researchers train white blood cells to attacks tumor cells
IMAGE: The Fermi surface of multidomain GeTe
IMAGE: Immunotherapies that rely on training the
(111) bulk single crystal measured with high-
body’s non-specific defence could improve
resolution angle-resolved...
therapeutic options...
Investigating optical activity under an external magnetic field
Baby dinosaurs were ‘little adults’
Optical activity in chiral molecules has become a hot
in the Sauriermuseum Frick, with the 20 inch (50
topic in physics and optics, representing the ability
cm)...
IMAGE: Mounted skeleton of Plateosaurus “Fabian ”
to manipulate...
The applications of liquid crystals have been extended to drug encapsulation
Coronavirus London: Sadiq Khan says rate of infections is slowing
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the NOVA University of Lisbon
London‘s second wave of coronavirus had already started to slow down before the national lockdown
(UNL) have used platinum (Pt)...
forced workers to...
Machine learning shows similar performance to traditional risk prediction models
Social media can guide public pandemic policy, research finds
The NHS has invested £250m ($323m; €275m) to
QUT’s School of Built Environment, and in
embed machine learning in healthcare, but
collaboration with researchers...
Led by Associate Professor Tan Yigitcanlar from
researchers say the level of consistency...
Face masks don’t hinder breathing during exercise, study finds Questions have been raised as to whether mask wearing during vigorous exercise might compromise oxygen uptake or increase...
Rapid changes in biomarker of inflammation may be a key predictor of COVID-19 outcomes “We realized that whereas a single CRP lab value from hospital admission wasn’t very practical as a predictor...
Tokyo’s voluntary standstill may have stopped COVID-19 in its tracks
Virus that causes COVID-19 puts a plug in cellular defenses
A new comparative analysis of people’s mobility
Now, a multidisciplinary team of Yale researchers
during the virus’ first wave illustrates how drastically the...
has discovered how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, accomplishes...
Llama nanobodies could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19
COVID-19 is making tinnitus worse, new study finds
These special llama antibodies, called “nanobodies,”
The study of 3,103 people with tinnitus was led by
are much smaller than human antibodies and many
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), with support from
times more...
the British Tinnitus...
Stable protein decoy neutralized SARSCoV-2 in cells and protected hamsters from viral challenge
Game ‘pre-bunks’ political misinformation by letting players undermine democracy
Researchers have designed a protein “decoy” that
IMAGE: The title screen of online browser game
mimics the interface where the SARS-CoV-2 spike
Harmony Square. view more Credit: Gusmanson A
protein binds...
short online...
A brief pilot intervention enhances preschoolers’ self-regulation and food liking
Anti-depressant repurposed to treat childhood cancer
AUDIO: Lead investigator Sara A. Schmitt, PhD,
Department of Oncology-Pathology at Karolinska
Purdue University, reports that an intervention using
Institutet. ...
IMAGE: Caitrín Crudden, former PhD student at the
mindfulness training...
Anti-hacking based on the circular polarization direction of light IMAGE: A Schematic Diagram of the Major Strategies for the Development of Near-infrared Radiometric Sensitivity Photovoltaic...
Decrease in fossil-fuel CO2 emissions due to COVID-19 detected by atmospheric observations IMAGE: Birds-eye view photo of Hateruma Island (left) and the monitoring station on the island (right). view...
Plastics and rising CO2 levels could pose combined threat to marine environment
Here’s how to improve packaged foods nutrition
The combined environmental threat of plastic
Researchers from Illinois State University, North
pollution and ocean acidification are having
Carolina State University, University of South
significant impacts on species...
Carolina, and University...
UK contact-tracing apps start to talk to each other
Covid-19: Assisted dying travel allowed during lockdown, says Hancock
“While the majority of us will not be travelling under
Eccleston family tell of meeting to hear mercy
the current restrictions, this update will provide
deaths plan
protection...
Covid: Care home visits advice impractical, say charities
Covid: Regulator criticises data used to justify lockdown
The updated government advice, which came into
Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases
effect on Thursday, says care homes – especially
are there in your area?
those which have not...
Colonoscopy and mammogram rates in the US plummet by 65% amid pandemic The number of Americans getting key screenings like colonoscopies and mammograms fell by 65 percent amid the pandemic, a...
CDC director says ‘now is time’ to develop a testing strategy to identify asymptomatic COVID cases The director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the US must immediately develop a testing strategy...
Americans who go to the office are nearly TWICE as likely to test positive for coronavirus
One-third of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation tested positive for COVID-19
Americans who go out to work are nearly TWICE as
Should all cancer patients be screened for COVID-
likely to test positive for coronavirus as people who
19? Nearly one-third of patients undergoing chemo
work from home, CDC...
or radiation in UAE study...
Llamas make tiny ‘nanobodies’ that are ‘many times more powerful’ than human coronavirus antibodies
Supply of N95 masks is running low as
Could LLAMAS be the key to stopping COVID-19?
protective gear – especially...
Hospitals and health departments in many states are once again facing a looming shortage of
The woolly animal’s immune system makes tiny ‘nanobodies’...
Coronavirus UK: Test & Trace reaches just 59.9% of at-risk contacts
Two motivational artificial beings are better than one for enhancing learning
England’s Test Trace bungling system reached a
In a study published this month in PLOS ONE,
smaller proportion of at-risk people than at any point
researchers from the University of Tsukuba have
since it started,...
shown that motor task performance...
Human intelligence just got less mysterious
Resensitizing ‘last-resort’ antibiotics for treatment of infections
It has previously been thought and copiously
The findings provide insights into development of
published that it is ‘pattern separation’ in the
inorganic pharmaceutics and new therapeutic
hippocampus, an...
approach for superbug infections....
Researchers study strength-training gender gap, possible solutions
Discovery of shape of the SARS-CoV-2 genome after infection could inform new COVID-19 treatments
In a study of college students, researchers found that women were less likely than men to participate in muscle-strengthening...
SARS-CoV-2 is one of many coronaviruses. All share the characteristic of having the largest singlestranded RNA genome in...
Most humans are vulnerable to type 2 diabetes
Mystery molecule in bacteria is revealed to be a guard
A recent study from scientists at Indiana University
The study, conducted in the lab of Prof. Rotem
School of Medicine, the University of Michigan and
Sorek of the Institute’s Molecular Genetics
Case Western Reserve...
Department, was led by Adi...
Gene in mice controls food cravings, desire to exercise
COVID-19: Enzyme targeted by virus also influences gut inflammation
Prkar2a contains the information needed to make
IMAGE: The novel coronavirus as seen under a
two subunits — molecular components — of the
microscope. view more Credit: Courtesy of the
enzyme protein kinase...
National Institutes...
Shifts in water temperatures affect eating habits of larval tuna at critical life stage IMAGE: Larval tuna. view more Credit: Cedric
Immunotherapy may work better in stomach cancer when combined with chemo, given earlier
Guigand NEWPORT, Ore. – Small shifts in ocean
IMAGE: Stomach cancer cells from a mouse model;
temperature...
PDL1 molecules are stained pink. view more Credit: Wang lab,...
Keeping our cool
Scientists work to shed light on Standard Model of particle physics
Fossil fuel burning accounts for the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions, and to the world’s credit, several...
IMAGE: Typical magnetic field variations as mapped by the trolley at different positions in the Muon g-2 experiment’s...
Children produce different antibodies in response to SARS-CoV-2 NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 5, 2020)–Children and adults
Brain magnetic stimulation for veterans with concussion: Need is high, but evidence is limited
produce different types and amounts of antibodies in
November 5, 2020 – Studies using repetitive
response to infection...
transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a noninvasive technique, to help...
Study suggests most humans are vulnerable to type 2 diabetes
Coronavirus: Sniffer dogs may be BETTER detectors than swab tests
IMAGE: Researchers at IU School of Medicine have
Sniffer dogs could be BETTER at spotting Covid-19
published a study suggesting most humans are
than swab tests, scientists claim after Finnish airport
vulnerable to Type 2...
trial sees them...
Coronavirus UK: Test & Trace reaches smallest ever proportion of at-risk contacts
Sadiq Khan says infections across the capital have started to tail off
England’s Test Trace bungling system reached a
started to slow down before the national lockdown forced workers to...
smaller proportion of at-risk people than at any point
London‘s second wave of coronavirus had already
since it started,...
Technique to regenerate optic nerve offers hope for future glaucoma treatment
How does the brain process fear?
Axons — nerve fibres — in the adult central nervous
are made in the amygdala, an almond-shaped
system (CNS) do not normally regenerate after
structure deep in the...
IMAGE: Scientists know that fear memories for mice
injury and...
Story tips: Ice breaker data, bacterial breakdown, catching heat and finding
Forthcoming COVID-19 preprints to be peer reviewed in Rapid Reviews
order IMAGE: The icebreaker R/V Polarstern carried more than 60 ARM instruments for the MOSAiC
CAMBRIDGE, MA – November 4, 2020—Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RR:C19), an open-access overlay journal published by...
expedition. view more Credit:...
New study shows that football fixture pile-ups are forcing layers and coaches to change
Researchers use genomics to reconstitute yellow fever outbreak in São Paulo
IMAGE: Fixture congestion is affecting top-level
Agência FAPESP – Yellow fever virus is normally
football view more Credit: Emilio Garcia
confined to the Amazon region, but the virus
@piensaenpixel Dr...
circulated in the Southeast...
Boosting treatments for metastatic melanoma IMAGE: Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, and Daniel
Minor fluctuations in sound make it hard to identify in which concert hall music is played
Pomeranz Krummel, PhD, pictured here in their lab
IMAGE: Speaker orchestra view more Credit:
in the Vontz, say they...
Photo: Jukka Patynen The volume and timbre of music have a significant...
Blue phosphorus: How a semiconductor becomes a metal
Basildon maternity unit handed ‘urgent’ safety deadline
IMAGE: The international team modelled a two-layer buckled honeycomb structure of blue phosphorus by
Basildon University Hospital maternity unit rated ‘inadequate’
means of highly...
Glitch caused self-isolation orders to be too long
Coronavirus: Was tier 3 working in Liverpool City Region?
The mistake – which was first reported by Sky News
Three weeks later, the region, along with the rest of
– follows a series of other software-based Covid-19
the country, has moved into an even stricter national
foul-ups.
lockdown.
Covid: New care home visits guidance in England defended by minister The updated government advice, which comes into
People who have had Covid think they’re ‘immune’ and are less likely to follow lockdown rules
effect on Thursday, says care homes – especially
Britons who believe they have previously had
those which haven’t...
coronavirus are three times more likely to break lockdown rules, a study has...
Coronavirus vaccines could be available ‘within weeks’
‘BAH-code’ reader senses gene-silencing tag in cells
Covid-19 vaccines could be rolled out in the UK
UNC Lineberger’s Greg Wang, PhD, associate
within the first half of next year, with the NHS to
professor in the UNC School of Medicine
prepare itself to deliver...
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics,...
Breakdown of gene coordination during aging suggests a substantial challenge to longevity
Sleep-deprived mice find cocaine more rewarding
How is it that random, disorganized damage, which
Poor sleep and cocaine use go hand-in-hand. Both acute and chronic cocaine use disrupts sleep, and
accumulates differently among different humans,
sleep disturbances can...
and moreover, among different...
Four major predictors of COVID-19 emerge in new study
Researchers identify key marker to help speed development of CMV vaccines
Rich Whittle, a doctoral student at Texas AM, cites in
In a study appearing online Nov. 4 in Science
a recent study that by April 2020, New York City
Translational Medicine, the researchers describe an
accounted for more...
immune surrogate that demonstrates...
Tel Aviv University says ‘environmentallyfriendly’ tableware harms marine animals
Coronavirus infection odds twice as high among Black, Latinx hospital workers
A new Tel Aviv University study compares the
Support staff and Black and Latinx hospital
effects of two types of disposable dishes on the
employees with and without patient care
marine environment —...
responsibilities are at highest risk...
The biggest trees capture the most carbon: Large trees dominate carbon storage in forests
Analysis reveals high burden of musculoskeletal disorders across the globe
IMAGE: A recent study examining carbon storage in
Musculoskeletal disorders–which affect muscles,
Pacific Northwest forests demonstrated that although large-diameter...
tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints–can severely affect individuals’...
Better health – for people and the planet
Prejudice, poverty, gender
IMAGE: A view of an agroforestry production system in Lampung province, Indonesia in 2017. view more
IMAGE: Long distances and poor roads hinder many with NTDs from accessing healthcare, especially
Credit:...
those with poor mobility. ...
Why big-box chains’ embrace of in-store click-and collect leaves money on the table
The first duckbill dinosaur fossil from Africa hints at how dinosaurs once crossed oceans
Researchers from University of North Carolina-
IMAGE: Duckbill dinosaurs evolved in north
Chapel Hill and Tilburg University published a new
America, spreading to South America, Asia, Europe,
paper in the Journal of...
and finally Africa ...
Coronavirus: FDA warns against at-home oxygen concentrator treatment
Experimental thyroid hormone treatment could prevent lung failure in COVID-19 patients
FDA warns against treating coronavirus at home with ‘oxygen concentrator’ devices that filter nitrogen out of...
An experimental thyroid hormone treatment could block lung failure and speed up recovery in patients with severe cases of...
High temperatures increases risk of premature births, says study
Cancer patient with coronavirus was infectious for 70 DAYS
Every two degree rise in temperature increases the
Coronavirus can remain infectious for 70 days, a
risk that pregnant women will give birth prematurely or have a stillbirth...
new case study suggests. Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy...
Britain records 492 Covid-19 deaths in highest daily toll since May
Countdown to Lockdown: Brits stock up at Primark, Aldi and Wetherspoons
Britain today recorded another 492 Covid-19 victims
Pubs are running dry across England this evening,
in the highest daily death toll since May — but
as revellers gather for one last drink before a
infections are no longer...
second national lockdown comes...
Coronavirus UK: NHS moves to highest alert at MIDNIGHT
‘Monster tumors’ could offer new glimpse at human development
Sir Simon Stevens – NHS England’s chief executive
Teratomas — which mean “monstrous tumors” in
– said the move to level four was in response...
Greek — are tumors made up of different tissues such...
Biologists create ‘atlas’ of gene expression in neurons, documenting diversity of brain cells
Brain region implicated in predicting the consequences of actions
“Diversity of the different cell types that make up our brains can only be fully understood in light of their
called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), known to
Scientists have now found that a brain structure be important for decision...
developmental...
Why protecting the brain against infection takes guts
How birth experience shapes development
The brain is arguably the most important organ in
Today, roughly one in three births in the United
the body, as it controls most other body systems and enables reasoning,...
States occurs via cesarean section or C-section. In some other countries...
Local cooking preferences drove acceptance of new crop staples in prehistoric China
Brain region tracking food preferences could steer our food choices
A new study in PLOS ONE led by Xinyi Liu,
Advances, built upon the same team’s discovery two
associate professor of archaeology in Arts Sciences,
years ago that...
Their findings, published in the journal Science
focuses on the ancient history...
Identifying communities at risk for impacts of extreme heat As climate change progresses, governments are
Nature-inspired design–Mimicking moth eyes to produce transparent antireflective coatings
increasingly interested in equity-oriented policies to
IMAGE: Scientists have found a way to produce
aid communities that...
large area transparent films whose nanostructures are inspired by the...
Paper addresses fieldwork safety for minority scientists
Providing a safe environment for psychiatric patients during pandemic
ITHACA, N.Y. – Scientists and graduate students
The very heart of inpatient care for psychiatric
with minority identities who conduct fieldwork report
patients is socialization, group therapy, shared
being stalked,...
meals, and a standard two...
Near-atomic ‘maps’ reveal structure for maintaining pH balance in cells
New insights on a common protein could lead to novel cancer treatments
IMAGE: Cryo-EM images of proton-activated
A new University of Colorado Boulder-led study
chloride channel (PAC) view more Credit: Courtesy
sheds light on a protein key to controlling how cells
of Dr. Wei Lü,...
grow, proliferate and...
Plot twist The black rats weren’t supposed to be there, on
New research traces the origins of trench fever
Palmyra Atoll. Likely arriving at the remote Pacific
IMAGE: Researchers analyzed bone fragments and
islet network...
the teeth of 145 individuals alive between the 1st and 19th centuries....
Hydrogen bonds may be key to airborne dicamba
Covid: MPs to vote on England’s fourweek lockdown
Dicamba has been the subject of lawsuits across the
Covid: Destructive rules only current option, says
country, with landowners contending the herbicide,
Chris Whitty
when used by neighboring...
Covid in Scotland: NHS staff ‘facing perfect storm’
Covid-19: NHS in England moves to highest alert level
“We can re-purpose approximately 3,000 acute beds nationally as part of our contingency planning,
Patients’ access to vital NHS tests delayed by warehouse failure
including the ability...
Coronavirus: Extremely vulnerable advised not to go to work from Thursday Under updated government guidance, they should only go out for exercise and to attend health appointments.
Half of depression patients given magic mushroom compound symptom-free a month after being dosed Taking just two doses of a compound found in magic mushrooms can reduce feelings of depression, a new small study suggests. Researchers...
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says England WILL resort to whack-a-mole lockdowns
Coronavirus: Charts suggest local lockdowns ARE working on eve of MPs’ vote
The Foreign Secretary admitted the blanket national
England’s three-tier lockdown strategy is bringing
intervention was ‘reluctantly’ accepted as a last-
down coronavirus cases in badly affected areas,
ditch...
according to official...
New method shows great potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Genetic elements involved in heart development identified
In Alzheimer’s disease, the peptide amyloid-beta
In a paper published in the October issue of
begins to form clumps in the brain. This process is called aggregation...
Circulation Research, Cotney outlines the importance of “hub genes”...
COVID-19 lung damage caused by persistence of ‘abnormal cells’
Scientists identify synthetic miniantibody to combat COVID-19
The study, published today in The Lancet’s
Llama’s mini-antibodies and their synthetic imitations
eBioMedicine, by King’s College London in
The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends
collaboration with University...
on interactions...
Different outcomes by race/ethnicity among patients with COVID-19 and rheumatic disease
Lighting the way to selective membrane imaging
The analysis included data on all U.S. patients with
directly to cells has many uses for treating disease,
rheumatic disease and COVID-19 entered into the
hence there is increasing...
The targeted delivery of therapeutic drugs or DNA
COVID-19 Global Rheumatology...
The dangers of collecting drinking water A new international study published in BMJ Global
Western diet impairs odor-related learning and olfactory memory in mice
Health reveals dangers including falls, traffic
Some people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) show signs
accidents, animal attacks,...
of olfactory dysfunction, including problems with detecting, discriminating...
Tricking fake news detectors with malicious user comments
Understanding the spread of infectious diseases
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fake news detectors,
IMAGE: Simulations based on a new model for the
which have been deployed by social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook...
spread of epidemics show the decrease in infection rates as a result...
Chikungunya may affect central nervous system as well as joints and lungs IMAGE: Investigation showed that chikungunya
Water-energy nanogrid provides solution for rural communities lacking basic amenities
virus can cause neurological infections. Risk of
IMAGE: The water-energy nanogrid. Electricity
death in subacute phase...
generated at solar panels during peak availability is used to run a water...
Using artificial intelligence can improve pregnant women’s health
Scientists find Ebola virus antibodies in people before 2018 DRC outbreak
Researchers from the University of Seville have
IMAGE: Residents walk along a road in Eastern
carried out a rigorous and detailed analysis of how
Democratic Republic of Congo. view more Credit:
artificial intelligence...
Tracey Goldstein/UC...
Monitoring open-cast mines better than before
Four major predictors of COVID-19 emerge in Texas A&M study
IMAGE: Mean deformation rates over the Hambach
In March 2020, New York City, an icon of America,
open-pit mine in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany,
was unfortunately named an early epicenter of the
retrieved from different...
novel coronavirus. Now...
Coronavirus: Covid-19 accounted for 1 in 10 deaths in England in mid-October
Boris could HALVE self-isolation for those who test positive for Covid to seven days ‘this week’
Almost 1,000 more people than usual died in England and Wales in the week ending October 23, official figures revealed today...
Boris Johnson could HALVE the self-isolation period for those who test positive for coronavirus to seven days ‘this...
Top researchers say Britain’s R rate has dropped to 1 Fears England may have jumped the gun with a
Testing chief admits mass testing scheme in Liverpool will NOT spot everyone infected with Covid-19
second national lockdown grew today after top
Mass testing in Liverpool will not be able to identify
scientists claimed the R rate...
every single case of coronavirus, one the government’s testing...
Coronavirus: Parents of schoolchildren ‘NOT at greater risk’
Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance defend their ‘4,000 deaths a day’ dossier
Parents of schoolchildren do not face a greater risk of being admitted to hospital or dying of the
AT A GLANCE: HOW VALLANCE AND WHITTY DEFENDED THE LOCKDOWN SATURDAY’S
coronavirus, research...
GLOOMY SLIDES The pair admitted what one MP...
Coronavirus Vaccine: GPs ‘told to prepare to give jabs within weeks’
Coronavirus England: Is the NHS QUIETER than usual?
As scientists race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
NHS hospitals in England appear quieter than usual
to bring the world back to normal, MailOnline has
for this time of year even though they are treating
taken a look at the...
more than 9,000 patients...
Combo-drug treatment for Type 2 diabetes remains effective after two years
New insight into how brain neurons influence choices
“Many therapies in diabetes management are short-
Now, a study in monkeys by researchers at
lived, which is why it’s useful to test for long-term
Washington University School of Medicine in St.
effect,”...
Louis has shown that the activity...
Avoiding inflammatory foods can lower heart disease, stroke risk
Scientists identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention
Chronic inflammation has been shown to play an
“Our results demonstrate a fundamental causal role
important role in the development of heart disease
of LC neuronal activation in the implementation of
and stroke. Certain inflammatory...
attentional control...
Study finds 1 in 8 patients with cancer harbor inherited genetic mutations
Intensive lab experiences and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
In a new study published in JAMA Oncology,
IMAGE: “With our rapid pivot to online instruction, it
scientists with Mayo Clinic’s Center for
is more important than ever to ensure our students
Individualized Medicine conducted...
have...
A material that "bruises"like the skin? mechanophore and its transformation into the
Scientists improve a land surface model to better simulate the carbon-nitrogen flux
merocyanine (MC) form. ...
IMAGE: The nitrogen cycle related to carbon flux in
IMAGE: Chemical structure of the spiropyran (SP)
the Atmosphere–Vegetation Interaction Model view more Credit:...
3D print experts discover how to make tomorrow’s technology using ink-jet printed graphene
Death from below: the first video of a parasitic wasp attacking caterpillar underwater
IMAGE: A representative arrangement of graphene
A very few species of parasitoid wasps can be
flakes in ink-jet printed graphene between two
considered aquatic. Less than 0.1% of the species
contacts (green). Color...
we know today have been found...
Do small gifts to donors increase charity appeal ROI?
Plants communicate at a molecular level
Researchers from John Carroll University and
University of Tübingen, the University of Tromsø, the
University of Kansas published a new paper in the
UC Davis and the Sainsbury...
Working together with researchers from the
Journal of Marketing that...
How asymmetrical alliances impact firm performance and risk
Covid: Destructive rules only current option, says Chris Whitty
Researchers from University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, and University of Arkansas
Meanwhile, more details of England’s lockdown have also been revealed, with the publication of the
published a new paper in...
legislation that...
Covid: Deaths 10% higher than normal as virus deaths rise
Earwax test could reveal stress levels Follow Rachel on Twitter
Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in your area?
Coronavirus: Living with children ‘no increased risk’
COVID-19 US: Nearly 50,000 hospitalized, with 81,431 new cases today
Covid: What is the mental health cost to the young?
The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic has left nearly 50,000 Americans hospitalized with experts fearing several hospitals...
Women who are pregnant are three times more likely to fall severely ill if they catch COVID-19
Weather alone will NOT change the spread of coronavirus, study finds
Pregnant women who contract the coronavirus are more likely to become critically ill and die, and are at
on the spread of the coronavirus, a new study
Weather itself does not have any significant effect suggests. Researchers found...
higher risk for...
Coronavirus NY: Study says 1.7m – 6 times official figure
Babies with higher vitamin D levels less are likely to grow up to be obese
The number of New York City residents who have
Making sure babies get plenty of vitamin D in the
been infected with the coronavirus may be six times greater than the official...
first year of their lives could protect them from obesity, a new study...
COVID-positive or quarantining people CAN vote in person, CDC says
Venous origin of brain blood-vessel malformations
People who have COVID-19 or are in quarantine
The vascular lesions, or blood-vessel malformations,
after a potential exposure still have the right to vote
that appear in a cerebral cavernoma — also known
– and should...
as a cerebral...
Tracking flight trajectory of evaporating cough droplets
Harnessing the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can help combat antibiotic over-prescription
In a new paper in Physics of Fluids, by AIP
Published in Scientific Reports, an international
Publishing, researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of
group of researchers led by Dr Eva Krockow at the
High Performance Computing...
University of Leicester...
Study uncovers subset of COVID-19 patients who recover quickly and sustain antibodies
Researchers engineer tiny machines that deliver medicine efficiently
A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital examined blood samples and
Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering,
David Gracias, Ph.D., a professor in the Johns and Johns Hopkins gastroenterologist...
cells from patients who...
Implantable device can monitor and treat heart disease Researchers led by a mechanical engineer from the University of Houston have reported in Nature Electronics a patch made...
Europe took center-stage in global spread of the coronavirus, says new research The University of Huddersfield’s Archaeogenetics Research Group has mapped out the dispersal of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus,...
Researchers pioneer more effective way to block malaria transmission in mosquitoes
Europe took centre-stage in global spread of the coronavirus, says new research
University of California, Irvine postdoctoral
IMAGE: A collaboration between genome
researcher Adriana Adolfi, in collaboration with
researchers at the University of Huddersfield and
colleagues at UCI, UC Berkeley...
geneticists at the University...
Key populations for early COVID-19 immunization in Canada
How to fix the movement for fossil fuel divestment
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on
Bankers and environmentalists alike are increasingly
Immunization (NACI) recommends vaccinating key populations, such as people...
calling for capital markets to play a bigger role in the war on carbon....
Vitamin E from palm oil useful in boosting immune response based on studies on liver cells
Texas A&M lion genetics study uncovers major consequences of habitat fragmentation
Palm oil contains abundant quantities of vitamin E
Over the course of only a century, humanity has
compounds, which include tocopherols and
made an observable impact on the genetic diversity
tocotrienols. These compounds...
of the lion population....
Industrial-strength brine, meet your kryptonite
UConn researcher identifies genetic elements involved in heart development
IMAGE: Rice University engineers created a robust
IMAGE: Justin Cotney in his lab at UConn Health
heating element for desalinating highly corrosive
view more Credit: Encarnacion/UConn Photo The
industrial-strength...
advent of...
Leaf-cutter bees as plastic recyclers? Not a good idea, say scientists
White House coronavirus strain: Genome sequencing traces its roots
LOGAN, UTAH, USA — Plastic has become
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a
ubiquitous in modern life and its accumulation as
coronavirus strain that likely infected President
waste in the environment is...
Trump and dozens of his advisers...
STI rates have fallen by more than 30% amid the coronavirus pandemic
More than 61,000 children tested positive for coronavirus last week in recordbreaking increase
Rates of sexualluy transmitted infections have plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic – but experts are wary that...
More than 61,000 children in the US tested positive for coronavirus last week – the highest total ever since the pandemic...
Should you wash your mane with horse shampoo or slather goat’s milk cream on your face?
New book says you don’t ALWAYS have to finish an antibiotics course
Animal-based treatments have a long-established
rely on are out of date and may even be bad for us,
role in medicine — maggots can help heal chronic
says Dr Paul Offit, a leading...
Some of the most common medical treatments we
wounds, for example, and...
Which countries are REALLY winning the race to beat coronavirus?
Nasal spray containing oxtyocin could treat TINNITUS
With previous reports of it taking days just to book a Covid test, and even now, some people still having
A nasal spray of the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin could banish tinnitus — the ringing or buzzing in the ears
to wait days for...
that affects...
How safe is it to head a football? For football fans, the winning 1966 England World
Focus on COVID-19 deaths in under-65s for better insights into infection rates
Cup team has assumed almost legendary status,
The research, conducted by scientists at the
but many of the team are...
University of Cambridge and the Institut Pasteur, was published today in the...
Seven different ‘disease forms’ identified in mild COVID-19
Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer
In the study involving 109 convalescents and 98
Compared to vaccination with the soluble SARS-
healthy individuals in the control group, the
CoV-2 Spike protein, which is what many leading
researchers were able to show...
COVID-19 vaccine candidates...
COVID-19 ‘super-spreading’ events play outsized role in overall disease transmission
Review finds almost 20 percent of COVID19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms
The study of about 60 super-spreading events
Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with COVID-
shows that events where one person infects more
19 vary widely but can include loss of appetite,
than six other people are much...
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea...
Study finds 1.7 million New Yorkers have been infected with SARS-Cov-2 and virus was in NYC earlier than reported
New study reveals poisoning exposures in Australian schools
Results of the retrospective surveillance study of
safety strategies, the incidence of poisonings in
more than 10,000 plasma samples taken from the beginning of February to...
schools could decrease. Published...
Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis could reduce the incidence of COVID-19, study finds
Drones that patrol forests could monitor environmental and ecological changes
The last author of the study, Dr. Jordi Monfort, head
track changes in temperature, humidity and light, as
of Rheumatology at Hospital del Mar and
well as the movements...
The authors state that by focusing on improved
Sensors for forest monitoring are already used to
coordinator of the Cell Research...
Brain effects of repetitive low-level occupational blast exposure IMAGE: focuses on the latest advances in the
RUDN University chemists developed new magnetic and luminescent lanthanide-siloxane-based compounds
clinical and laboratory investigation of traumatic
IMAGE: A team of chemists from RUDN University
brain and spinal cord...
synthesized new organosilicon compounds containing terbium and europium...
The birth of a bacterial tRNA gene
Harnessing the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can help combat antibiotic over prescription
Translation is the process by which genetic information is converted into proteins, the workhorses of the cell. Small molecules...
A new study has demonstrated that using the ‘wisdom of crowds’ (also known as collective intelligence) of three...
New mineral discovered in moon meteorite
Transparent soil-like substances provide window on soil ecology
IMAGE: Scanning electron microscope image of the
IMAGE: Fungal filaments (false-coloured pink)
new mineral, Donwilhelmsite, in the lunar meteorite
grown in liquid (left) or transparent soil (right) view
Oued Awlitis 001. ...
more Credit:...
The cement for coral reefs Coral reefs are hotspots of biodiversity. As they can
Covid: Target ‘hit’ for 500,000 tests a day in the UK
withstand heavy storms, they offer many species a
Covid: Speed of Lighthouse lab test results falls
safe home, and at...
again
Coronavirus lockdown: PM warns UK faces ‘medical disaster’ without action
T-cell response ‘lasts six months after Covid infection’
Sir Keir – who started calling for a short lockdown or
Covid: Antibodies ‘fall rapidly after infection’
circuit-breaker in October – criticised the government’s...
Covid-19: Liverpool to pilot city-wide coronavirus testing New test sites will be set up across the city, including in care homes, schools, universities and workplaces. People will...
‘Stopping statins left me with pins and needles’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions Statins made my legs ache, but when I stopped them I developed severe pins and needles, and it’s now painful to walk any...
Breakthrough to defeat cold virus that’s the second biggest global killer of infants
Low-carb diet can help reverse Type 2 diabetes in elderly patients
When four-week-old Ella Cope developed a snuffly
Following a low-carb diet has shown promise in
nose, her mother thought: ‘Bless her, she’s got her...
reversing type 2 diabetes — and new research suggests it could even help...
‘Dose’ of coronavirus a person is infected with may predict how sick they will get
Boris Johnson says he had no alternative to second Covid lockdown
People who catch a higher ‘dose’ of coronavirus are
Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2 Restrictions
more likely to get sicker – and masks could reduce...
will start at midnight on Thursday morning and last until December 2. People...
‘Thousands of lives’ could have been saved if SAGE advice followed
Dietitian reveals the nutrient missing from your diet
Professor Andrew Hayward, an infectious diseases
Dietitian reveals the crucial mineral many people
expert at University College London, said he had a
forget about – and the ideal ‘day on a plate’ to
‘high degree...
follow...
COVID-19 ‘nanoparticle’ vaccine could trigger strong immune response
It’s not if, but how people use social media that impacts their well-being
Scientists develop a ‘nanoparticle’ COVID-19
Derrick Wirtz, an associate professor of teaching in
vaccine that could trigger a 10-times stronger
psychology at the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts
immune response than...
and Social Sciences,...
Age is a primary determinant of melanoma treatment resistance
How the immune system remembers viruses
Cancer has long been known to be a disease of
To bring the infection under control and maximize
aging, with 60% of cases and 70% of deaths
the defenses against the virus, these few antigen-
occurring in people over age 65....
specific T cells start...
Malaria test as simple as a bandage That’s the idea behind a platform developed by Rice
Emergency care doctors not getting sufficient ‘down time’
University engineers who introduced a microneedle
Published today in the BMJ Open, the study
patch for rapid...
highlighted how the doctors’ ‘need for recovery’ was higher...
Root bacterium to fight Alzheimer’s The area around the roots of plants is a complex ecosystem with numerous interactions between plants and diverse microorganisms....
Machine learning predicts anti-cancer drug efficacy In light of this, a research team led by Professor Sanguk Kim in the Department of Life Sciences at POSTECH is drawing attention...
Teens who participate in extracurriculars, get less screen time, have better mental health
NIST researchers advance efforts to accurately measure glyphosate pesticide in oats
The study, published in the journal Preventive
IMAGE: NIST researcher Jacolin Murray records the
Medicine, found that spending less than two hours
mass of an oat flour sample. view more Credit: J.
per day of recreational...
Murray/NIST Pesticides...
Genomic data ‘catches corals in the act’ of speciation and adaptation
Study suggests increased risk of restraint use in black patients in the emergency setting
IMAGE: A) Porites lobata (yellow massive morphology) shown next to Porites compressa (blue-grey branching morphology)...
IMAGE: Patient visits at Massachusetts General Hospital (2016-2018). view more Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC.,...
Lizard skull fossil is new and ‘perplexing’ extinct species
Your favorite music can send your brain into a pleasure overload
IMAGE: A CT image of the Kopidosaurus perplexus
We all know that moment when we’re in the car, at a
skull in left lateral view. view more Credit: Simon Scarpetta In...
concert or even sitting on our sofa and one of our favorite songs...
New protein nanobioreactor designed to improve sustainable bioenergy production
Solar cells of the future
IMAGE: Illustration of a carboxysome and enzymes.
crystalline silicon, but do...
Organic solar cells are cheaper to produce and more flexible than their counterparts made of
view more Credit: Professor Luning Liu Researchers at...
The importance of good neighbors in catalysis
Stillbirths DOUBLED during first wave of Covid-19 pandemic
IMAGE: Neighbourly collaboration for catalysis.
Stillbirths DOUBLED during first wave of Covid-19
First, a number of nanoparticles of copper are
pandemic amid fears that mothers were delayed
isolated in a gas-filled...
from seeking NHS care 40...
Government scientific adviser warns keeping secondary schools open means lockdown could be LONGER
UK Government’s forecast of 4,000 coronavirus deaths per day ‘could be FIVE TIMES too high’
University College London’s Professor Andrew
The claim that 4,000 people could be dying from
Hayward, a member of SAGE, said keeping
coronavirus by next month could be four or five
secondary schools open...
times too high and not reflect...
Banning care home visits in second lockdown would violate ‘human rights’
Coronavirus: UK Government advisers’ estimate of daily Covid cases has DROPPED
Banning care home visits in England’s lockdown
The Government claims to have met Boris
would breach the ‘fundamental human rights’ of
Johnson‘s target of being able to process 500,000
residents...
coronavirus tests per day...
Number of people with syphilis and gonorrhoea went UP during lockdown in Italy, small study finds
Keir Starmer attacks Boris Johnson in PMQs for his lockdown delays
Rates of syphilis and gonorrhoea may have actually
will start at midnight on Thursday morning and last
increased during lockdown, a small study suggests.
until December 2. People...
Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2 Restrictions
Researchers in Italy...
Britain records FEWEST daily Covid-19 cases in a fortnight
Excessive alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic
Britain today recorded the fewest daily Covid-19
Because the COVID-19 pandemic is longer lasting
cases in a fortnight, offering more proof that the
and more extensive than previous traumatic events
crisis is slowing down...
— with widespread...
Vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked with child IQ
Microfluidics helps engineers watch viral infection in real time
Melissa Melough, the lead author of the study and
The technique uses microfluidics — the
research scientist in the Department of Child Health,
submillimeter control of fluids within a precise,
Behavior, and Development...
geometric structure. On what...
A.I. tool provides more accurate flu forecasts
New cause of COVID-19 blood clots identified
By incorporating location data, the A.I. system is
The culprit: an autoimmune antibody that’s
able to outperform other state-of-the-art forecasting
circulating in the blood, attacking the cells and
methods, delivering...
triggering clots in arteries,...
Hot or cold, weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 spread The link between weather and COVID-19 is
Discrimination increases against Asian and Asian American population, affecting health
complicated. Weather influences the environment in
That’s according to a new paper written by
which the coronavirus must survive...
Washington State University researchers recently published in the journal...
New simulation finds max cost for costeffective health treatments
Self-watering soil could transform farming
David Vanness, professor of health policy and
IMAGE: The soil pulls water out of the air during
administration, led a team of researchers that
cooler, humid periods at night and then releases it
created a simulation to consider...
when activated...
Depression, social anxiety, and use of mobile dating apps
Biologists shed light on mystery of how microbes evolve and affect hosts
IMAGE: Explores the psychological and social
IMAGE: Specimens of the clover-like Medicago
issues surrounding the Internet and interactive
truncatula plant were each given an initial mixture of
technologies. view...
two strains of...
Short-term moisture removal can eliminate downy mildew of spinach
Two centuries of Monarch butterflies show evolution of wing length
IMAGE: Braham Dhillon in Spinach Field view more
IMAGE: Monarch butterflies are known for their
Credit: Braham Dhillon Downy mildew is the biggest
lengthy migrations, but in some cases the insects
threat...
have spread outside...
‘Transparent solar cells’ can take us towards a new era of personalized energy IMAGE: Scientists have been developing
Covid-19 "super-spreading" events play outsized role in overall disease transmission
transparent solar cells that may soon find their use
CAMBRIDGE, MA — There have been many
in all kinds of devices,...
documented cases of Covid-19 “super-spreading” events, in which one...
Rapid method finds potent COVID-19 monoclonal antibody among a trillion possibilities
Algorithm spots ‘Covid cough’ inaudible to humans
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 2, 2020 – University of
paper, published in the IEEE Journal of Engineering
Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have
in Medicine and Biology,...
MIT scientist Brian Subirana, who co-authored the
discovered the fastest way to...
‘Living in America’s cancer alley is like death row’
Lockdown: PM warns of Covid-19 deaths ‘twice as bad’ as spring
“We are only fighting for fresh air,” Shamara Lavigne
But he’ll face sharp, and opposing, questions from
tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. The area around St. James
behind him, on his backbenches, and opposite him,
in Louisiana,...
from Labour and...
Stillbirth rise during pandemic leads to safety review The HSIB told the Health Service Journal that it had
Nearly 50,000 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 and the US records 81,000 new cases
seen approximately twice the number of intrapartum
The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic has left
stillbirths compared...
nearly 50,000 Americans hospitalized with experts fearing several hospitals...
Coronavirus: Imperial College study says Covid-19 kills 1.15% of all patients in wealthy countries
Radical diagnostic could save millions of people at risk of dying from blood loss
Covid-19 kills around 1.15 per cent of all people who
two million lives globally each year, researchers have developed a diagnostic...
are infected in high-income countries, according to
In a world-first outcome that could save more than
the latest projections...
The protein dress of a neuron neurobiology is how sensory inputs are processed
Outcome of 2016 US election associated with poorer mental health in Clinton voters
within the neuronal circuits of...
Comparing states in which Trump had received the
One of the most fundamental questions in
most votes with states in which Clinton had received the most votes, a team...
Fashion’s underappreciated role in presidential politics
Innovative strategies sustain children’s preventative care during pandemic
(Carlisle, Pa.) – Does a well-dressed president make for a better president? Yes, says political
WILMINGTON, Del. (November 2, 2020) – Nemours Children’s Health System increased patient
scientist David O’Connell....
immunizations by 4.6%...
Mobile phones help Americans encounter more diverse news
Study provides clues on curbing the aggressive nature of coronavirus
IMAGE: Mobile access increases the reach of news
IMAGE: Figure1 view more Credit: University of
sources and audience engagement. It also
Tartu Recent study by Estonian researchers in
increases co-exposure to...
University...
Higher risk of future fecal incontinence after sphincter injuries
Follow your gut: How farms protect from childhood asthma
IMAGE: Maria Gyhagen, MD/PhD, Sahlgrenska
We are born into an environment full of small
Academy, University of Gothenburg. view more
organisms called microbiota. Within the first minutes
Credit: Photo: Sodra...
and hours of our lives,...
Emergency care doctors not getting sufficient ‘down time’, new study shows A survey of more than 4,000 UK emergency care
Analyzing biological and chemical damage on 20th-century construction materials
doctors has shown that they need more support to
IMAGE: Photo of Dr Iratxe Ibarrondo using portable
recover from work pressures...
high-resolution spectroscopic techniques to analyse the impact on...
Coronavirus: Imperial College study says 1.15% patients die
Physician burnout, sleep disorders
Covid-19 kills around 1.15 per cent of all people who are infected, according to the latest projections by
association between sleep disorders and symptoms
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the of burnout among faculty...
‘Professor...
Diet quality, survival among individuals with metastatic colorectal cancer
Canada should approve HIV self-testing
What The Study Did: Whether quality of diet was
health system to help reduce the burden of the
associated with overall survival among patients beginning treatment for metastatic...
disease, argues a commentary...
New research reports discovery of 5million-year-old honey badger-like animal
Starting kindergarten on the right foot
Canada should integrate self-testing for HIV into the
IMAGE: Five million years ago, dangerous
Everything you ever really needed to know you learned back in kindergarten – that old saying gets
carnivores – such as giant wolverines and otters,
some scientific support...
bears, sabertooth...
Biomarker combination predicts kidney injury in critically ill children
Intelligent cameras enhance human perception
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have
Intelligent cameras are the next milestone in image
identified a unique method of identifying the early signs of a potentially...
and video processing A team of researchers at the Chair of Multimedia...
More Republicans follow COVID guidelines when they’re told it will protect themselves
Covid-19: English lockdown may last beyond 2 Dec, says Gove
For decades, scientists have predicted that a deadly
places of worship will close, but schools, colleges
pandemic would sweep the globe — but what they
and universities can...
Pubs, restaurants, gyms, non-essential shops and
didn’t expect...
Laboratory findings associated with severe illness, mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID
First Australian night bees recorded foraging in darkness
What The Study Did: This observational study examined how well sociodemographic features,
night foraging activity view more Credit: James
IMAGE: (Reepenia bituberculatav) Nomiine bee with Dorey, Flinders...
laboratory value and comorbidities...
New non-allergenic, anti-inflammatory fragrance can be game changer for dry skin sufferers
Breakthrough nano-particle technology provides fresh solution for smelly feet
LUGANO, 31 October, 2020 – Researchers have
presented at the 29th EADV Congress, EADV
developed a novel allergen-depleted and anti-
Virtual, shows that socks coated...
LUGANO, 30 October, 2020 – New research (1)
inflammatory fragrance that...
Carbon-releasing ‘zombie fires’ in peatlands could be dampened by new findings
Plankton turn hunters to survive dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
Imperial College London researchers have simulated for the first time how soil moisture content
and findings. view more Credit: Gibbs et al New
IMAGE: Graphic explaining the research method research by...
affects the ignition and...
Skilled surgeons boost colon cancer survival by 70% ‘This is pretty mind blowing’ Patients treated by highly skilled surgeons are more likely to survive long-term Ask...
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international team have been gathering data from
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green...
Specially-adapted drones gather data from unexplored volcanoes to better forecast eruptions
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event, refers to the aftermath of the asteroid hitting Earth 66 million...
drone returns. Featuring Dr Emma Liu (UCL) and Dr
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COVID-19 test result turnaround time for residents, staff in US nursing homes
Smart tablecloth can find fruit and help with watering the plants
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COVID-19 Nursing Home Database, a federally
and find lost objects. Overall, the system achieved a
mandated weekly survey of...
94.5% accuracy...
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San Juan Capistrano, Calif. — A new case report
gene expression to survive undetected in the human
published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery provides one of the first...
blood stream, new...
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Covid-19: England gets ready for new four-week lockdown
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researchers have designed a light-sensitive inhibitor
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich that can control cell...
Brazil, Russia,...
New fault zone measurements could help us to understand subduction earthquake
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The Laboratory of Enzyme Biosynthesis and
fault zone in pelagic sedimentary rocks. view more Credit:...
Bioengineering of Kazan Federal University is engaged in several projects in fundamental...
Trial targets deadly lung cancer
Denisovan DNA found in sediments of Baishiya Karst Cave on Tibetan Plateau
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The order of life
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interact with each other. While particles of the same type inevitably...
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think it’s tinnitus, as it isn’t a ringing but sounds...
boosting drug therapy...
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Q: If I go a museum in Tier 2 and my friend is also
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there, can we interact? A: Millions of Britons are now
the mantra of experts when it comes to Covid-19
under Tier 2...
and the threat it poses...
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How using stem cells from your TUMMY FAT could restore your hair
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Baseball caps that blast laser beams on to the head,
advert from the 1980s – the one with the
potent medicines, shampoos, serums, mousses and
tombstone?...
creams. Even ‘vampire...
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Researchers devise new method to get the lead out
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the Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental
had not been known. “The focus has been on dendritic cells and T cells,...
Engineering in the...
Microbes in the gut could be protective against hazardous radiation exposure
SARS-CoV-2 might attack red marrow and block new erythrocytes formation
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Center’s Jenny P.Y. Ting, PhD, and colleagues
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report in Science that...
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Galaxies in the very early universe were surprisingly mature
Radical changes in ecosystems
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constantly changing. But is there any way we can detect if these changes are...
universe that is very dusty and shows the first signs of...
Thousands of Britons with incurable bladder cancer
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Earth and all the living organisms on it are
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Vitamin B3 protects skin cells from the effects of UV exposure, new research finds LUGANO, 31 October, 2020 – Research presented today at EADV’s 29th Congress, EADV Virtual, shows hope that a...
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