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Glimmer of hope even as Covid cases rise
Covid: Anti-masker who caught virus had ‘worst two weeks’
But none are in the same camp as Greater
A man who refused to wear a mask to protect
Manchester and now Nottinghamshire where people are in the “very high”...
himself from Covid-19 after believing fake theories about the disease has said...
Covid-19: PM set to announce monthlong England lockdown
A drop in temperature
It comes as documents suggested the UK was on course for a much higher death toll than during the first wave.
Over time, however, and in more recent years, lower body temperatures have been widely reported in healthy adults. A 2017...
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Liquid nanofoam: A game changer for future football helmets
New estimates of breast cancer risks associated with HRT
first and second jabs?
When a helmet withstands an impact severe enough to cause a concussion to the player wearing it, the safety features of the...
It confirms that HRT use is associated with increased risks of breast cancer, particularly for older women. However, it suggests...
HEALTH NOTES: Surge in patients admitted to hospital for
Graphene-based memory resistors show promise for brain-based computing
Cut chores and kill chill time: New advice to boost children’s academic achievement
Modern computing is digital, made up of two states, on-off or one and zero. An analog computer, like the brain, has many...
Exploring associations between 24-hour daily activities (sleep, sedentary time, light physical activity and moderate-to-vigorous...
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 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
Black soldier fly larvae as protein alternative for hungry humans
Nucleus accumbens recruited by cocaine, sugar are different
‘We filmed our dad’s final months to help people’
Professor Louw Hoffman said black soldier fly’s larvae, which was already utilised for animal feed, was a high quality...
In a study using genetically modified mice, a University of Wyoming faculty member found that the nucleus accumbens recruited...
New mutant coronavirus strain IS more contagious by nearly
JOANNA HALL’S 30-day exercise plan to kickstart your New Year 50% DR MICHAEL MOSLEY launches a new series to make 2021 your healthiest year yet
Researchers take a stand on algorithm design for job centers: Landing a job isn’t always the right goal After locating them in the system, up pops the following text on the computer screen; ‘increased risk of long-term...
Most isolated massive stars are kicked out of their clusters A pair of University of Michigan studies reveals how some massive stars–stars eight or more times the mass of our sun–become...
Parasitology
Well oriented
A new study examines local perceptions of Chagas disease in a region where the infectious agent is endemic. The results underline...
Polypropylene (PP) is one of the most widely used plastics in the world. By controlling the spatial orientation of the propylene...
New artificial skin functions like natural skin
AI teachers must be effective and communicate well to be accepted, new study finds
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) have developed an improved human-skin equivalent that...
Collecting sperm from Covid-19 patients IMAGE: Professor Cecilie Svanes at the University of Bergen is collecting sperm from Covid-19 patients. view...
ORLANDO, Oct. 30, 2020 – The increase in online education has allowed a new type of teacher to emerge ¬– an...
In a hurry to develop drugs? Here’s your cHAT IMAGE: Rice University scientists develop cHAT to simplify the reduction of alkenes to more useful intermediate molecules...
Melding biology and physical sciences yields deeper understanding of cancer
Why staying fit needs to be more than a walk in the park
BOSTON – An evolving understanding of cancer that incorporates the physical properties of tumors
Are you managing to keep fit? Chances are, probably not. We all know that maintaining fitness
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
and their surrounding...
levels is crucial, not just...
Covid-19 UK: Hull, Bath and Derby outbreaks growing quickest
Mouse studies link some autism to brain cells that guide sociability and platonic love
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing fastest in Hull, Derby, and Bath, according to official data that MailOnline has converted...
The findings, the researchers say, could eventually fuel the development of autism therapies that target disease symptoms...
Remdesivir for COVID-19: FDA approved but still unproven In a commentary published in the journal Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s...
More infections than reported: New study demonstrates importance of large-scale SARS-CoV-2 antibody screenings Novel approach to measuring antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Current antibody testing strategies are known for their lack of...
SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins disrupt the blood-brain barrier, new research shows Respiratory symptoms, however, are only part of the
Early results from DETECT study suggest fitness trackers can predict COVID-19 infections
story. Increasing evidence points toward blood
The DETECT study, launched on March 25, uses a
vessel inflammation as...
mobile app to collect smartwatch and activity tracker data from consenting...
Is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting dengue virus case numbers?
Face mask aims to deactivate virus to protect others
The dengue virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitos and can cause severe fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, fatigue and...
With this in mind, the researchers developed a new concept for a mask that aims to make the wearer less infectious. The central...
Water fleas on ‘happy pills’ have more offspring
VUMC study finds faster, wider spread of COVID-19 in US households
“These substances are antidepressants, so-called ‘happy pills,’ that are often used in the treatment of...
IMAGE: Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH, associate professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...
For Black LGBQ+ Americans, intersectional experiences can hurt — or help, YSPH study finds
RUDN University chemist developed green method for malaria and leprosy drug production
For Black LGBQ+ Americans, Intersectional Experiences Can Hurt — Or Help, YSPH Study FindsUsing a new method for quantifying...
IMAGE: A chemist from RUDN University suggested an eco-friendly method for the synthesis of dapsone, a substance that...
A malformation illustrates the incredible plasticity of the brain
Cancer patients, clinicians find value in electronic real-time symptom
IMAGE: Neuronal fibers in a healthy brain (top) and a brain with agenesis of the corpus callosum (bottom). In the healthy...
IMAGE: Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and his colleagues...
Future lake food webs in subarctic have more biomass and contain more omega-3 fatty acids
Collective impact partnership models help close health care workforce gap
IMAGE: In northern lakes algal and fish biomass are increasing with temperature and productivity. At the same time,...
IMAGE: Tammie Jones, research manager and PhD candidate in the Department of Health Administration and Policy at the...
A new spin on atoms gives scientists a closer look at quantum weirdness
Essex mum’s shock at breastfeeding photo backlash
IMAGE: Artist’s rendering of a method of measuring and controlling quantum spins developed at Princeton University. ...
The Breastfeeding Network said feeding in public was “totally normal”.
Covid spreading faster in England than ‘worst-case scenario’, documents show
Covid: When will it be over and we can do this again?
It had estimated 85,000 deaths from Covid over the course of winter.
So when can we expect to get back to normal? Do we just have to stick out the winter, before Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s...
NIH scientists discover rare genetic inflammatory condition in men
COVID-positive people spread the infection to others at home 53% of the time
Hundreds of men may be living with a potentially
COVID-positive people spread the infection to
deadly condition just discovered by National
others at home 53% of the time – and kids are just
Institutes of Health (NIH)...
as likely to transmit...
Covid-19 hospitalisations spike by a third in a week
Coronavirus Europe: Is mutated strain to blame for second wave?
The number of people being hospitalised with Covid-
A mutated strain of coronavirus that originated in
19 in England spiked by almost a third in a week,
Spain may be the culprit behind Europe’s
according to official...
catastrophic second wave,...
‘World-beating’ Test and Trace missed almost 25,000 positive cases
Coronavirus UK: Hull, Bath and Derby outbreaks growing quickest
Test and Trace has continued its never-ending
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing fastest in Hull,
downward spiral as official figures today showed the
Derby, and Bath, according to official data that
bungling system is reaching...
MailOnline has converted...
Coronavirus UK: SAGE calls for national lockdown to ‘save’ Christmas
Myocarditis linked to COVID-19 not as common as believed, study shows
Britain’s second coronavirus crisis is on track to kill
Reports of the rate of COVID-19 myocarditis have
more than 85,000 people this winter if the country
varied widely, ranging from 60% among middle-aged
doesn’t...
and elderly recovered...
High rate of symptomless COVID-19 infection among grocery store workers
Clinical trial indicates monoclonal antibody lowered hospitalizations and emergency visits
What’s more, among those testing positive, three out of four had no symptoms, suggesting these key workers could be...
The multisite, Phase II clinical trial tested three different doses of LY-CoV555, a monoclonal antibody derived from the...
New synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus
Infection by confection: COVID-19 and the risk of trick-or-treating
Unlike the widely recognized Lyme disease, POWV causes a little known, potentially deadly infectious disease that is transmitted...
In a study published October 30, 2020 in the journal mSystems, researchers at University of California San Diego School of...
AI teachers must be effective and communicate well to be accepted
Study finds faster, wider spread of COVID-19 in US households
That’s why researchers at the University of Central Florida’s Nicholson School of Communication and Media are...
The study, led by Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH, associate professor of Health Policy, and H. Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, associate...
Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious
Asteroid’s scars tell stories of its past
The paper shows “the virus is mutating due to a combination of neutral drift — which just means random genetic...
IMAGE: This image shows four views of asteroid Bennu along with a corresponding global mosaic. The images were taken...
China’s most important trees are hiding in plain sight
Novel adoptive cell transfer method shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture
IMAGE: Picture of treetops view more Credit: provided by Harvard Forest In ecosystems around the globe,...
IMAGE: A faster approach for T-cell therapy against cancer. Knochelmann and colleagues show a subset of CD4 T-cells,...
Mobile smartphone technology is associated with better clinical outcomes for OHCA
Can glucose-lowering drugs impact mortality in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes?
IMAGE: Retrospective cohort cardiac arrest calls to Paris Fire Brigade with “Staying Alive ” activation. ...
CAMBRIDGE, MA – October 27, 2020— In a preprint paper, “Impact of Glucose-Lowering Drugs on Mortality and...
Stereotypes and discrimination contribute to HIV-related stigma among nursing staff
Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer
Since the earliest study about nursing faculty and students attitudes and beliefs about caring for people living with HIV/AIDS...
Experts see substantial danger to democratic stability around 2020 election
IMAGE: A highly specialized cell, the fibroblastic reticular cell, coordinates immune responses to cancer cells. In...
Covid-19 hospital admissions surge 33 per cent in a week
IMAGE: Among the US public surveyed, a majority
Hospital admissions for Covid-19 patients surged by
of those who support Trump–as well as a plurality of
33 per cent in just seven days, official data reveals.
those who...
The biggest spike...
Coronavirus UK: West Yorkshire MPs angry about decision to put the region in Tier 3 lockdown
Coronavirus: UK’s infections are on ‘steady rise’ but not out of control, app data suggests
Yorkshire MPs have railed against the Government’s
Daily coronavirus infections in England surged by 50
decision to push the area into Tier Three lockdown
per cent last week as almost 52,000 people were
from this weekend,...
catching the virus every...
Coronavirus UK: 19 NHS trusts have more patients than in April
Britain’s Covid-19 R rate has DROPPED to between 1.1 and 1.3
Almost 20 NHS trusts in England are already
Britain’s coronavirus R rate has dropped again,
treating more coronavirus patients than at the peak
according to the government’s scientific advisers.
of the first wave, according...
SAGE today...
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing quickest in Hull, Bath and Derby
Coronavirus UK: Government considers Tier 4 lockdown, hints Raab
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing fastest in Hull,
Britain’s spiralling second coronavirus wave is on
Derby, and Bath, according to official data that MailOnline has converted...
track to kill more than 85,000 people this winter if the country doesn’t...
Coronavirus London: Only EALING’s R rate over England’s average
Parasitology: Bringing the locals onboard
Only one London borough has a bigger coronavirus outbreak than England’s average, MailOnline can reveal amid fears...
Chagas disease is found primarily in Latin America, but globalization is promoting its spread beyond the subcontinent. The...
Difficult to build a family after exposure to chemical weapons
Beetroot peptide as potential drug candidate for treating diseases
The study, published in BMJ Open, is based on qualitative, in-depth interviews with 16 survivors of the massive 1988 poison-gas...
The peptide that occurs in the roots of beetroot plants belongs to a group of molecules that plants use inter alia as a chemical...
Malaria parasites adapt to survive the dry season
Compression garments reduce strength loss after training
A team of international researchers, including Dr Mario Recker from the University of Exeter, has studied how the parasite,...
Their research findings were published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. The team — led by assistant professor...
A new way to create a spectrum of natural-looking hair colors
Mothers pass on allergies to offspring
But there soon may be a solution for the growing list of salons and hair color enthusiasts searching for natural alternatives...
The study, which employed an animal model conducted according to the National Advisory Committee for Laboratory Animal Research...
Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding
Healthcare app reduces symptoms of COPD compared to regular treatment
The findings, published online today in JAMA Cardiology, could give doctors and patients more concrete guidelines for making...
COPD is a common respiratory condition and one of the top causes of hospital admissions each year, particularly during winter...
Wistar creates a new synthetic DNA vaccine against Powassan virus
New drug candidate for the treatment of COVID-19
IMAGE: Powassan virus is a tick-borne, emerging infectious disease. view more Credit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA...
Researchers from the University of Kent, the Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), and the Hannover Medical School...
Dynamic photonic barcodes record energy transfer at the biointerface
Children with asymptomatic brain bleeds as newborns show normal brain development at age 2
IMAGE: Dynamic photonic barcodes enable molecular detection, from Zhou et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066002 view...
Washing hands and Halloween candy can mitigate COVID-19 contamination risks Washington, DC – October 30, 2020 – New research shows that COVID-19 exposure risk from
IMAGE: John H. Gilmore, MD, is senior author of the study. view more Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL...
COVID-19 a "golden opportunity" for terror organisations to intensify their propaganda
contaminated candy could...
The uncertainty and confusion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is being “widely exploited by terror groups for spinning...
New cause of inflammation in people with HIV identified
Coronavirus treatment: Experimental drug in trial phase
Boston – While current antiretroviral treatments for
Volunteers take part in Covid-19 drug trial. Video,
HIV are highly effective, data has shown that people
00:01:25Volunteers take part in Covid-19 drug trial
living with...
Coronavirus antibodies that can ‘neutralize’ the virus can last at least five months
California twin girls, 9 months, conjoined at the HEAD are successfully separated
Coronavirus immunity can last up to five months – and maybe even longer – in the majority of
separated nine-month-old twin girls born conjoined
California doctors say they have successfully at the head after a marathon...
survivors, a new...
Coronavirus US: ICU units in Swing States overwhelmed as cases rise
Coronavirus: Symptomless form spread among grocery store workers
With the presidential election just five days days
Grocery store workers have a 20-fold higher risk of
away, coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all on sharp...
testing positive for COVID-19 than the general population, a new study...
Brainstem neurons control both behavior and misbehavior
Should I run, or should I not? The neural basis of aggression and flight
The mammalian brain is big, but the state of its activity is controlled by a much smaller number of neurons. Many of these...
Previous studies from the Gross group at the site of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Rome have revealed the...
Cancer-fighting gene restrains ‘jumping genes’
Positive student-teacher relationships benefit students’ long-term health, study finds
“There’s been long-standing literature associating retrotransposons with cancer,” says John Abrams, Ph.D.,...
Genomic study reveals role for hypothalamus in inflammatory bowel disease The findings were published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. “Our results implicate a role...
PFAS: These ‘forever chemicals’ are highly toxic, under-studied, and largely unregulated This topic will be discussed at the Geological Society of America’s 2020 Annual Meeting, in a technical session which...
Rice finds path to nanodiamond from graphene IMAGE: Rice University researchers have expanded their theory on converting graphene into 2D diamond, or diamane. They...
“This research suggests that improving students’ relationships with teachers could have important, positive and...
Trust levels in AI predicted by people’s relationship style A University of Kansas interdisciplinary team led by relationship psychologist Omri Gillath has published a new paper in...
Comparing sensitivity of all genes to chemical exposure The study, published in the journal Chemosphere, advances the understanding of the interaction of chemicals, both pollutants...
Affinity vs. cooperativity Our biological processes rely on a system of communications — cellular signals — that set off chain reactions...
Models show how COVID-19 cuts a neighborhood path
World’s first agreed guidance for people with diabetes to exercise safely
IMAGE: This census tract map shows estimated ranges of the numbers of days to peak infection. view more Credit:...
A Swansea University academic has helped draw up a landmark agreement amongst international experts, setting out the world’s...
Landscape to atomic scales: Researchers apply new approach to pyrite oxidation
Decaying jellyfish blooms can cause temporary changes to water column food webs
IMAGE: Scanning electron microscope images of raspberry-shaped pyrite (left) and partially oxidized pyrite (right),...
Decaying jellyfish blooms fuel the rapid growth of just a few strains of seawater bacteria, effectively keeping this organic...
Hospital floors are hotspot for bacteria, creating route of transfer to patients
Evolution of consumption: A psychological ownership framework
NEW YORK (October 30, 2020) — The floors of
Researchers from Boston University, Rutgers
hospital rooms are quickly and frequently
University, University of Washington, Cornell
contaminated with antibiotic-resistant...
University, and University of Pennsylvania...
Doctors warn of a high rate of symptomless COVID-19 infections among grocery store workers
Coronavirus NYC: 36% firefighters and paramedics caught infection
Grocery store workers have a 20-fold higher risk of
first responders with the FDNY likely caught
testing positive for COVID-19 than the general
coronavirus at the height...
More than a third of New York City firefighters and
population, a new study...
Coronavirus: Purple ‘covid toes’ symptom can last FIVE MONTHS Dermatologists warned of five skin symptoms that
Tier 3 IS bringing down the R rate in the North West and cases are falling in locked-down Liverpool
may be a sign of the deadly infection after studying
Tier Three restrictions are working and causing
375 patients in Spain...
Covid-19 outbreaks to tail off across badly hit parts of England, official...
Sadiq Khan says ministers ‘must act now’ and slams No10 for not adopting a ‘circuit breaker’ Sadiq Khan has called for a national circuit breaker without further delay, as data shows the c oronavirus is spreading...
Coronavirus UK: Deaths are EXCEEDING SAGE ‘worst case scenario’ Britain’s second coronavirus wave is already on track to surpass the Government’s ‘worst case scenario’...
Tier Two lockdowns announced for 16 areas of England
Coronavirus: What’s the TRUTH behind England’s second wave?
WHICH AREAS ARE NOW IN TIER 3 AND WHICH FACE NEW TIER 2 RULES? Areas in Tier 3: (From midnight Sunday) West Yorkshire:...
Confusion over the true scale of England’s second wave was sparked today as one study claimed there are now more than...
Positive outlook predicts less memory decline
Denisovan DNA in the genome of early East Asians
A new study published in the journal Psychological Science found that people who feel enthusiastic and cheerful — what...
In 2006, miners discovered a hominin skullcap with peculiar morphological features in the Salkhit Valley of the Norovlin...
Muscle pain and energy-rich blood: Cholesterol medicine affects the organs differently
Molecular compass for cell orientation
Treatment with statins may also have negative side effects, some of which are so severe that people suffering from elevated...
Study identifies pitfall for correcting mutations in human embryos with CRISPR The study, the most detailed analysis to date of CRISPR in human embryos, shows that applying CRISPR to repair a blindness-causing...
The human body uses veins and blood to transport nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Plants use a similar approach,...
A groundbreaking genetic screening tool for human organoids Genetic screens can routinely be carried out in flies and worms. In humans, a wealth of knowledge exists about genetic disorders...
High-sugar diet can damage the gut, intensifying risk for colitis
Stronger treatments could cure Chagas disease
“Colitis is a major public health problem in the U.S. and in other Western countries,” says Hasan Zaki, Ph.D.,...
Trypanosoma cruzi is a single-celled parasitic organism that causes Chagas disease. At least 6 million people are infected...
Autoantibody order, timing predict genetically at-risk children most likely to get T1D
Tube-dwelling anemone toxins have pharmacological potential, mapping study shows
IMAGE: Kendra Vehik, Ph.D., of the University of South Florida Health Informatics Institute, led the TEDDY analysis...
IMAGE: Analysis identified 525 genes encoding proteins that act on the nervous system, cardiovascular system and cell...
Study finds 5 distinct dog types from 11,000 years ago
Amount of COVID viral RNA detected at hospital admission predicts how patients will fare
An international team of researchers that includes a
IMAGE: High viral load is predictor of illness
Texas AM University professor has studied the
outcome in patients with COVID-19 admitted with
lineage of dogs and found...
pneumonia. view...
Fungal species naturally suppresses cyst nematodes responsible for major sugar beet losses
ICE detention centers saw sustained outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, says study
IMAGE: Young females of sugar beet cyst
More than a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs
nematodes attached to host roots view more Credit:
Enforcement (ICE) detention centers experienced
James Borneman The...
large, repeated outbreaks...
Archaeologists reveal human resilience in the face of climate change in ancient Turkey
Decision conflict before cancer surgery correlates with lower activity after surgery
IMAGE: Microscope image of Iron Age oak twig from
BOSTON – Nearly one-third of cancer patients who
Tell Tayinat in Hatay, Turkey view more Credit: Brita
decide to undergo surgery for their condition may
Lorentzen TORONTO,...
have second thoughts,...
NHS Covid-19 app to issue more selfisolate alerts
Covid-19: Nearly 100,000 catching virus every day
“The update to the risk threshold is expected to increase the number of people asked to self-isolate by the app, having...
France and Germany have turned to forms of lockdown to control the virus.
Moderna may know if its COVID-19 vaccine works by next month and is preparing for a global launch
Gender, age divide in new bullying study
Moderna Inc says it expects to know if its experimental coronavirus vaccine is effective by next month. In an earnings call...
Small brain device proves big game changer for severely paralysed patients The device, Stentrode™, has been implanted successfully in two patients, who both suffer from severe paralysis due to amyotrophic...
Researchers at Flinders University, Australia and the University of Thessaly in Greece also found that female students display...
Nudges fail more often than is reported The researchers looked at published failed behavioural interventions across all areas that impact society, from healthy eating...
How the immune system deals with the gut’s plethora of microbes
Copolymer helps remove pervasive PFAS toxins from environment
But now, new research published in Nature suggests that the gut’s local immune system can be quite precise, creating...
IMAGE: Illinois engineers Kwiyong Kim, left, Xiao Su, Johannes Elbert and Paola Baldaguez Medina are part of a team...
New research shows SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins disrupt the blood-brain barrier
Smart bottle brushes
IMAGE: Servio H. Ramirez, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine...
‘Lazy use’ of term populist has helped to legitimize far-right politics
IMAGE: Upon heating thermoresponsive molecular brushes with propylene oxide/ethylene oxide copolymer side chains in...
Where were Jupiter and Saturn born?
In 2017 the term ‘populism’ made ‘Word of the Year’ according to The Cambridge Dictionary for its...
IMAGE: New work led by Carnegie’s Matt Clement reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter. ...
Priming the immune system to attack cancer
How people would choose who gets scarce COVID-19 treatment
Immunotherapies, such as checkpoint inhibitor drugs, have made worlds of difference for the treatment of cancer. Most clinicians...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As COVID-19 cases begin climbing again in the United States, the possibility arises of a grim moral...
Trust levels in AI predicted by people’s relationship style, study shows
Florida’s pandemic death toll may be undercounted by 8,000
LAWRENCE — How likely you are to trust a selfdriving car or advice from Siri? A University of Kansas interdisciplinary...
Florida‘s 2020 death toll is as many as 8,000 fatalities higher than a usual year’s, even beyond the deaths directly...
Tier 1+ DOESN’T exist, ministers say
Keeping gyms and leisure centres open is critical to ensuring health and wellbeing, say academics
Ministers today distanced themselves from Bristol’s decision to introduce ‘Tier 1+’ measures. Department...
Gyms ARE Covid-safe: Experts say they pose a low risk of spreading the virus and keeping them open boosts health and wellbeing 487...
Coronavirus: Bangladeshi doctor ‘catches infection for THIRD time’ A Bangladeshi doctor has allegedly caught
One in six working-age adults hospitalised with coronavirus work for the NHS, finds study
coronavirus three times, according to local reports
NHS workers and their relatives account for one in
that would mark a world-first. The...
six Covid-19 patients of working age who are hospitalised, a study has...
Nearly 100,000 people in England catching Covid-19 every day, ‘worrying’ Government-led study finds
Average body temperature among healthy adults declined over the past two decades
Nearly 100,000 Britons are getting infected with
Over time, however, and in more recent years, lower
coronavirus every day, according to results of
body temperatures have been widely reported in
Government-led surveillance...
healthy adults. A 2017...
Male fin whales surprise scientists by swapping songs
Some COVID-19 "long haulers" experience lasting skin problems
IMAGE: A glimpse of a fin whale taken off the coast of San Diego, California. NMFS Permit 17312 view more Credit:...
BOSTON – Some patients with COVID-19 have persistent skin-related symptoms long after their initial infection has cleared,...
New analysis reveals ‘long-hauler’ COVID-19 patients with prolonged skin symptoms
New evidence shows microbe strain can orally treat systemic inflammation in psoriasis
LUGANO, 29 October, 2020 – Some COVID-19 patients experience long-lasting skin symptoms that vary according to type...
LUGANO, 29 October, 2020 – Disruptive innovations in psoriasis are leading the way at EADV’s 29th Congress, EADV...
Effective stroke drugs are saving the NHS millions
International team tracks record-setting smoke cloud from Australian wildfires
Drugs prescribed to high-risk stroke patients are costing the NHS hundreds of millions each year – but they are so...
IMAGE: USask researcher Prof. Adam Bourassa view more Credit: Submitted/USask SASKATOON – Researchers...
Seesaw of Indo-Pacific summer monsoons triggered by the tropical Atlantic Ocean
Study measures effectiveness of different face mask materials when coughing
IMAGE: The increasing influences from the tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature could trigger the observed multidecadal...
A team of researchers have tested everything from t-shirts and socks to jeans and vacuum bags to determine what type of mask...
East London mural honours NHS workforce
Covid-19: ‘Too early to say’ what Christmas rules will be says minister
Giant new mural celebrates NHS. Video, 00:02:01Giant new mural celebrates NHS
Macron declares second national lockdown in France The tough new curbs on travel, businesses and gatherings are aimed at...
Covid-19: Nearly 100,000 catching virus every day
Coronavirus US: Trump administration to pay $375m for antibody drug
France and Germany have turned to forms of lockdown to control the virus.
Trump administration will pay Eli Lilly $375 million for 300,000 doses of its coronavirus antibody drug if FDA approves the...
Coronavirus US: 94k children infected in two weeks, 800k in total
Coronavirus US: CDC says 20% adults under 30 DON’T wear face masks
Coronavirus infections among American children make up 11 percent of all cases in the US, a new report finds. As of October...
The youngest American adults are by far the worst at taking precautions to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, the Centers...
Eli Lilly’s antibody drug lowers viral loads and improves symptoms in mildly ill COVID-19 patients
Coronavirus: Destructive ‘autoantibodies’ develop in some survivors
Eli Lilly Co’s coronavirus antibody treatment can almost completely reduce viral loads in COVID-19 patients to zero...
Immune cells that coronavirus survivors develop in an attempt to fight the infection may turn on some of them, attacking...
Risk of breast cancer linked to receiving HRT during menopause is lower risk than previously feared
Death rates among people with severe COVID-19 drop by a half in England
Risk of breast cancer linked to receiving HRT during
published in Critical Care Medicine, found a
menopause is a lower risk than previously feared,
significant drop in death rates...
An analysis of over 21,000 hospital admissions,
study shows Oxford...
Genetic analysis system yields new insights into bacterial pneumonia
Paracetamol poisonings up
“Bacterial pneumonia is a lot more common, and
world. “It is a very safe drug, but only for short-term
more deadly, after a viral infection. Historically, a lot
pain...
Paracetamol is the most widely used painkiller in the
of the deaths...
A patch that could help heal broken hearts
Study helps explain why motivation to learn declines with age
To effectively treat MI, lost heart muscle tissue must
This circuit is particularly important for learning to
regenerate and new blood vessels must form to
make decisions that require evaluating the cost and
restore oxygen and nutrients...
reward that come...
Researchers uncover health disparities in childhood obesity and access to treatments
Forecasting elections with a model of infectious diseases
The use of bariatric surgery to treat severe obesity in adolescents, and the racial disparities in access to that treatment,...
Reliable quality-control of graphene and other 2D materials is routinely possible IMAGE: New experiments confirm that the BellShaped-Component (BSC) is a reliable diagnostic of the quality of graphene...
New sulfur dioxide conversion method may transform current industrial techniques IMAGE: Schematic illustration of the plasma catalytic sulfur dioxide reduction with hydrogen or methane to sulfur at...
IMAGE: Voters can interact both within and between states, thus potentially influencing each other’s political...
SoundWatch: New smartwatch app alerts d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing users to birdsong, sirens and other desired sounds IMAGE: University of Washington researchers have developed a smartwatch app for d/Deaf and hard-ofhearing people who...
Location and extent of coral reefs mapped worldwide using advanced AI IMAGE: Visual comparisons of a map by the United Nations Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC),...
Shot of alcohol can help an irregular heartbeat
Study finds seabird ecosystem shift in Falkland islands
Research out in this week’s issue of JAMA confirms the success of a treatment for persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib)...
IMAGE: A rookery of black-browed albatross nests at a windy, exposed tussac grassland on West Point Island in the Falkland...
Ministers should divert the money spent on Test and Trace system to local health teams
No10’s publicly-available coronavirus statistics are ‘disparate’, top scientists warn
Doctors have called on the Government to divert the millions of pounds spent on the private firms behind the bungling NHS...
Number 10‘s publicly-available coronavirus statistics are ‘disparate’ and mask the true scale of England’s...
Coronavirus vaccines must be compared and ‘only most effective used’
PM under new pressure for second lockdown: SAGE scientists predict second wave ‘deadlier than first’
As scientists race to develop a coronavirus vaccine to bring the world back to normal, MailOnline has taken a look at the...
The government’s scientific advisers are urging the Prime Minister to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus that...
Coronavirus UK: Vaccine tsar warns first approved jabs may not work
Around 1.4% of Covid-19 patients will suffer a stroke, scientists warn
1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million doses The Government revealed on July 29 it had signed a deal with pharmaceutical...
At least one in every 100 Covid-19 patients admitted to hospital will suffer a stroke, according to fresh data. Academics...
Coronavirus UK: Independent scientists blast SAGE lockdown approach
Coronavirus UK: ALL of Nottinghamshire in Tier 3 lockdown from Friday
A coronavirus lockdown row erupted today after
Manchester’s Nightingale hospital today became the
No10‘s scientific advisers called for another national
first moth-balled facility in England to open up again
shutdown to...
in an attempt...
‘Fast’ MRI detects breast cancers that 3-D mammograms may miss Surprised, Reisboard scheduled an appointment to
Estrogenic and anti-estrogenic effects of PFASs could depend on the presence of estrogen
undergo an abbreviated MRI at Penn Medicine.
PFASs have been widely used in a variety of
Twelve hours later, she received...
household products, including non-stick coatings, polishes, fire-retardant foams...
Judges’ decisions in sport focus more on vigor than skill
Specific and rapid expansion of blood vessels
The research was conducted by experts in animal
Research team leader Professor Ferdinand le Noble
behaviour from the University of Plymouth’s School
of the Department of Cell and Developmental
of Biological and...
Biology at the KIT explains...
An artificial cell on a chip In order to survive, grow and divide, cells rely on a
Models for potential precursors of cells endure simulated early-Earth conditions
multitude of different enzymes that catalyze many
IMAGE: Membraneless compartments, called
successive reactions....
complex coacervates, which form micrometer-sized droplets (center), are widely...
Younger knee replacement patients more likely to require reoperation
How hard is it to vote in your state?
IMAGE: James Keeney, MD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Missouri School of Medicine ...
IMAGE: A graphic ranking of ease of vote across the United States. view more Credit: Northern Illinois University DeKalb,...
Machine learning helps hunt for COVID19 therapies
Why are some COVID-19 infected people asymptomatic?
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University Foundation Professor Guowei Wei wasn’t preparing machine learning...
IMAGE: The research was carried out in a collaboration between researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University...
New dataset provides county-level exposure numbers for tropical cyclones, human health
Cracking the secrets of dinosaur eggshells
IMAGE: Study area and storms considered in this study. The lines show the paths of the study storms, which included...
IMAGE: Researchers studied eggshell microstructures to help estimate whether an unknown sample was laid by an ornithopod...
Let’s (not) stick together
Covid: Why is coronavirus such a threat?
IMAGE: Researchers used pendant drop elastometry to compress and expand the biofilm that the PASL cells formed. ...
Remember the last pandemic? In 2009 there were huge fears about H1N1, aka swine flu.
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: ‘We blame Eat Out To Help Out for our tragedy’
Skin cancer: How do I check my moles for signs of melanoma?
The residents of Springwood Avenue, Avenue Road and Parkside Road survived the first wave of the Covid pandemic relatively...
Biden hits new battleground, Trump blitzes Midwest Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump as a conman, while the president promises...
Coronavirus: Europe’s daily deaths rise by nearly 40% compared with last week
Coronavirus US: 6% hospitalized in May were health care workers
While infections surged in Italy too, to almost 22,000
Health care workers made up 6% of all US
in the past 24 hours, officials said testing had also been ramped...
hospitalized coronavirus patients through May – and 4% of them died, CDC report...
Hospitals in the Midwest and Southwest are seeing record levels of COVID-19 patients
About 20% of US adults under 30 do NOT wear a face mask, CDC finds
Hospitals across the US – including in the Great Plains, the Midwest and the Southwest – are seeing
The youngest American adults are by far the worst at taking precautions to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, the Centers...
record highs...
New York City’s coronavirus outbreak spread from more European sources than first reported
New study shows food rich in omega-3 EPA & ALA can reduce risk of death after heart attack
Previous testing had detected the first case of the
IMAGE: Findings from a large study show regular
virus on March 3 before infections exploded throughout the metropolitan...
consumption of foods rich in omega-3s, including walnuts and fish,...
Coastal Greenland reshaped as Greenland ice sheet mass loss accelerates
Mountain gorillas are good neighbours
Ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet has
of...
Mountain gorilla groups are friendly to familiar neighbours – provided they stay out of “core” parts
accelerated significantly over the past two decades, transforming the shape of...
Greater prostate cancer incidence; mortality among Black men linked to genetic alterations
Scientists discover new organic compounds that could have helped form the first cells
Bottom Line: Prostate cancer tumors from African
IMAGE: A new study by scholars based at the Earth-
American men had higher frequencies of certain genetic alterations that...
Life Science Institute at Tokyo Institute of Technology showed that...
How computer scientists and marketers can create a better CX with AI
Coral researchers find link between bacterial genus and disease susceptibility
Researchers from Erasmus University, The Ohio State University, York University, and London
IMAGE: Healthy and diseased Acropora cervicornis
Business School published a new...
(OSU College of Science) view more Credit: (OSU College of...
Reforestation plans in Africa could go awry
New York City’s coronavirus outbreak spread from more European sources than first reported
The state of mature ecosystems must be taken into account before launching massive reforestation plans in sub-Saharan Africa,...
Previous testing had detected the first case of the virus on March 3 before infections exploded throughout the metropolitan...
Single brain region links depression and anxiety, heart disease, and treatment sensitivity
Study finds PTSD interacts with klotho gene, may cause premature aging in the brain
Depression is a debilitating disorder affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but people
Researchers from the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston
experience it differently....
University School of Medicine (BUSM)...
Now Edinburgh hospital cancels nonurgent procedures to make room for Covid patients
Tiny golden bullets could help tackle asbestos-related cancers
Hospitals in Leeds and Edinburgh have been forced to cancel non-urgent operations in order to make
In a study published today in journal Small, the researchers demonstrate that once inside the cancer cells, the nanotubes...
room for coronavirus patients,...
Langerhans cells are up to the job, they just need a chance
Coronavirus: Aspirin-taking patients ‘47% less likely to die’
A significant proportion of patients who receive
Taking aspirin could reduce the risk of hospitalized
blood stem cells develop acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), which...
Covid-19 patients falling severely ill or dying, a new study suggests. Researchers...
Cancer’s dangerous renovations to our chromosomes revealed
New tactic to stop the growth of a deadly brain cancer
This remodeling is important because the
For some time, scientists have observed a tumour’s
arrangement of the components in our chromosomes actually affects the workings of...
ability to recruit cells from the immune system. Until now, they...
Britain’s Covid-19 deaths rise by 55% in a week with 761 victims recorded in latest seven-day spell
Eight in 10 Covid-19 hospital patients are vitamin D deficient, study
The number of Britons dying from Covid-19 reached
Further proof that vitamin D could protect people from coronavirus emerged today after a study found
a four-month high last week after they rose by more than 50 per cent in...
deficiencies in the...
Neutrons chart atomic map of COVID-19’s viral replication mechanism
New strategy for treating common retinal diseases shows promise
IMAGE: The first neutron structure of the SARSCoV-2 main protease enzyme revealed unexpected
LA JOLLA, CA–Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye
electrical charges in...
diseases that...
Coronavirus UK: 367 deaths and 21,331 new cases in daily toll
Coronavirus: Infection as likely if you stay in the UK, says ONS
Britain today recorded 367 more Covid-19 victims in
People are now just as likely to catch coronavirus in
the highest daily death toll since the end of May as a senior health...
England as they are if they went abroad on holiday, official data suggests. Before...
Hurricanes pack a bigger punch for Florida’s west coast
Cucurbit downy mildew pathogen has two genetically distinct host-adapted clades
IMAGE: Dr. Joanne Muller (left) and Ilexxis Morales (right) using a hand coring technique, with a 3-meter
IMAGE: Field work in North Carolina view more Credit: E. C. Wallace, K. N. D’Arcangelo, and L. M.
core and...
Quesada-Ocampo Cucurbit...
Coronavirus UK: Heatmaps show how quickly second wave spread
Differences in malaria clearance between males and females
Britain’s second wave of coronavirus lurched from
The findings, originally posted on the preprint server
being a handful of small outbreaks to penetrating the entire UK and...
medRxiv*, suggest that biological sex-based differences are an important...
Astronomers are bulging with data
Drug resistance linked to antibiotic use and patient transfers in hospitals
For the first time, over 250 million stars in our galaxy’s bulge have been surveyed in near-
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health
ultraviolet, optical, and...
threat, but preventing it takes smart choices at the local level. The...
Proton regulator of essential cancer microRNA
Innovative surgery restores movement in patients with Parsonage-Turner syndrome
Understanding how miRNAs are regulated has been the focus of intense recent study. Over the years,
IMAGE: Orthopedic surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery performed successful microsurgery to repair
scientists have discovered...
damaged nerves...
What do breast cancer cells feel inside the tumor?
Cancer treatment without side effects?
“We are now able to see these features because our approach allows us to take measurements within
UCI, and Marie-Catherine Vozenin, associate professor of radiation oncology...
Charles Limoli, professor of radiation oncology at
living, intact, 3D...
More than half of American adults with advanced MS report mistreatment by caregivers
Empathy may be in the eye of the beholder
IMAGE: Dr. Elizabeth Morrison-Banks is a health
Not so, said researchers from the University of California, Davis. A recently...
sciences clinical professor at UC Riverside. view more Credit:...
But do we always want people to show empathy?
Scientists use clues in the human genome to discover new inflammatory syndrome
Coronaviruses are masters of mimicry, new study finds
Nearly 125 million people in the U.S. live with some
adept at imitating human immune proteins that have been implicated in...
form of a chronic inflammatory disease. Many of these diseases have...
NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 27, 2020)–Coronaviruses are
Scientists map structure of potent antibody against coronavirus
Covid nurse: ‘I thought I wasn’t going to make it’
The antibody — a tiny, Y-shaped protein that is one
She is acutely aware from personal experience and
of the body’s premier weapons against pathogens including...
many reports, that people from ethnic minorities are at greater risk of...
Syria: Inside a refugee camp where Covid is spreading
India’s first ‘saviour sibling’ cures brother of fatal illness
Doctors expect ‘Covid catastrophe’ in Syria. Video, 00:03:25Doctors expect ‘Covid catastrophe’ in...
At the time, many questioned whether the baby boy was really wanted or merely “created as a medical commodity”...
Covid has thrived on racial discrimination, says Baroness Doreen Lawrence
Eli Lilly ends antibody drug trial early after it failed to help patients recover
Coronavirus cases to be tracked by ethnicity
remdesivir after the NIH found the combo failed to help recovery of hospitalized...
Eli Lilly ends paused trial of antibody drug and
Coronavirus patients with heart damage are up to 11 times more likely to die than those without it
Fewer than 4% of people in Wuhan with no covid history have antibodies
Hospitalized coronavirus patients with heart damage are up to ELEVEN times more likely to die than
where the coronavirus pandemic began last year, have antibodies to the...
Fewer than four percent of people in Wuhan, the city
those without it, study...
Hospitalized patients taking aspirin daily were 47% less likely to die of COVID-19
Business minister defends test and trace boss Baroness Dido Harding
Taking aspirin could reduce the risk of hospitalized
The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at
Covid-19 patients falling severely ill or dying, a new study suggests. Researchers...
the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack...
Covid-19 vaccine could still work, scientists claim
Ultrasounds show impact of COVID-19 on the heart
A coronavirus vaccine could trigger an immune response that lasts for much longer than the natural
“Early detection of structural abnormalities may dictate more appropriate treatments, including
protection derived from...
anticoagulation and...
New COVID-19 related genes — helpful and harmful — found in massive screen
Over 80 percent of COVID-19 patients have vitamin D deficiency, study finds
The pro-viral and anti-viral role of these genes will help guide scientists in development of new
Vitamin D is a hormone the kidneys produce that controls blood calcium concentration and impacts
therapies to combat COVID-19,...
the immune system. Vitamin...
Scientists discover how a common mutation leads to ‘night owl’ sleep disorder
Biomarkers could be used in a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 blood screening tool
People with this condition are unable to fall asleep until late at night (often after 2 a.m.) and have difficulty getting...
“As the second wave progresses and COVID-19 cases rise, there is an overwhelming demand for testing,” says Dr....
Black Hispanic individuals hardest hit by COVID-19
Random effects key to containing epidemics
Results from previous COVID-19 research have
“The key idea is that, at low infection numbers,
shown that Latinx populations, as a whole, have worse outcomes compared to other...
fluctuations can alter the course of the epidemics significantly,...
Aerosol microdroplets inefficient carriers of COVID-19 virus
What do breast cancer cells feel inside the tumour?
Modeling of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in confined spaces suggests aerosol transmission is not a very
Using a new technique, a team of McGill University researchers has found tiny and previously
efficient route. The results...
undetectable ‘hot spots’...
Surprising players in acute liver failure point to potential treatment
Cancer cells mediate immune suppression in the brain
Acute liver failure is a devastating, rapidly progressing disease that results in death in 80% of
Scientists have long believed that the brain protects itself from an aggressive immune response to keep
cases, unless an emergency...
down inflammation....
Biodiversity monitoring programmes need a culture of collaboration
A question of affinity
IMAGE: The participation of expert volunteers in
can be found on the rooftops of modern houses. These cells are made...
Citizen Science projects (here at the Butterfly Monitoring Germany,...
Genetic analysis of B. infantis strains reveal functional superiority of activated EVC001 in infants IMAGE: Evolve BioSystems Logo view more Credit:
Most of us are familiar with silicon solar cells, which
Surprisingly mature galaxies in the early Universe IMAGE: Artist’s illustration of a dusty, rotating distant galaxy, in the early universe. In this image, the red...
Evolve BioSystems DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 27, 2020 – While...
Tailoring 2D materials to improve electronic and optical devices IMAGE: Researchers led by Shengxi Huang, assistant professor of electrical engineering and biomedical engineering at...
When signs of dementia could actually be depression: Brain decline hiding mental illness Paul Garnett felt ‘incredibly embarrassed’ explaining to his GP at the age of 71 that his depression was out...
Pollution ‘has made Covid-19 deadlier’: 100,000 deaths worldwide ‘could have been avoided’
Fewer than HALF of Americans are now avoiding restaurants and gatherings compared to 80% in April
Air pollution may have contributed to 170,000 coronavirus deaths worldwide, a study has
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to drag on, fewer Americans are taking measures to reduce the
claimed. An international team...
spread of coronavirus. During...
Are tailor-made supplements really worth the money?
Robot hip replacement gets you home from the hospital and walking the same day
Decide you want to take a vitamin supplement or two, and you face a barrage of choice — in price, formulations and health...
Just a few months ago, James Franklin was struggling to do everyday tasks because of constant pain in both of his hips. The...
Months after falling ill with the virus, puppeteer Matthew Corbett has had to move home for care
FIFTY Northern Tory MPs demand a ‘roadmap out of lockdown’: Boris Johnson faces a ‘red wall’ revolt
Sooty puppeteer Matthew Corbett first experienced symptoms of Covid-19 when he popped down to the
WHAT ARE THE TIER THREE RULES? AND WHEN DO THEY COME INTO FORCE? Warrington
cellar to fetch a bottle...
will be subject to Tier Three lockdown rules...
Just 4% of England has antibodies now, government study finds
War songs and lullabies behind origins of music
Far fewer Britons have coronavirus antibodies now
In an article published recently in the journal
than at the peak of the first wave, according to a Government-led study. It...
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, a team of anthropologists and psychologists...
Tracking evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations
Estimating risk of airborne COVID-19 with mask usage, social distancing
A group of graduate students in a spring-semester
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology class at Illinois tracked the mutation...
from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Mississippi used...
CRISPR screen identifies genes, drug targets to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection
T-cells from recovered COVID-19 patients show promise to protect vulnerable patients from infection
In order to better understand the complex
“We found that many people who recover from
relationships between host and virus genetic dependencies, the team used a broad...
COVID-19 have T-cells that recognize and target viral proteins of SARS-CoV-2,...
Time-keeping brain protein influences memory
Artificially sweetened drinks may not be heart healthier than sugary drinks
The brain contains ‘clock’ neurons that mold circadian behaviors and link them to cues from the
Research has shown that diets including beverages sweetened with sugar can have a negative impact
environment,...
on cardio-metabolic health....
Localized vaccination surveillance could help prevent measles outbreaks The research also shows that when people who are
On-surface synthesis of graphene nanoribbons could advance quantum devices
not vaccinated are geographically clustered, the probability and size of...
IMAGE: Scientists synthesized graphene nanoribbons, shown in yellow, on a titanium dioxide substrate, in blue. The...
Wildlife flock to backyards for food from people
The BrainHealth project could create a resilient economy
To see wildlife in the Triangle, sometimes you need
DALLAS (October 26, 2020) – After the COVID-19
go no further than your own backyard. A new study helps explain why some...
pandemic crippled the global economy, scientists at the Center for BrainHealth®,...
Risk score predicts prognosis of outpatients with COVID-19
‘White matter lesion’ mapping tool identifies early signs of dementia
BOSTON – A new artificial intelligence-based score
IMAGE: Caption: MRI image of human brain shows
considers multiple factors to predict the prognosis of individual...
multiple bright spots (white matter hyperintensities) in center Courtesy...
Vampire bats social distance when they get sick
Postpartum depression may persist three years after giving birth
IMAGE: A new paper in Behavioral Ecology finds that wild vampire bats that are sick spend less time
A National Institutes of Health study of 5,000 women has found that approximately 1 in 4 experienced
near others from...
high levels of depressive...
Swiss fatalism protects against negative feelings in the pandemic
Covid: Nottingham to move into tier 3
Trust or disappointment in government crisis management is an important factor for the general
Though it did have the highest figures in the UK earlier this month, Nottingham’s seven-day rate of infection has dropped...
mood, shows a study by the...
Boots to offer 12-minute turnaround on Covid nasal swab test
Don’t hold home firework displays, urge doctors
The technology has been developed by LumiraDx, which has also struck a deal to provide supplies to
Fireworks thrown at West Bromwich crowd hits police officer
the NHS in Scotland.
Covid: Antibodies ‘fall rapidly after infection’ There have been very few confirmed cases of
Popping jaw, cracking shoulder, whistling nose …Your very noisy body (and what it all means)
people getting Covid twice. However, the researchers warn this may be due to...
You may want a quiet life, but your body has
Under the microscope: Novelist Shirley Conran, 88, answers our health quiz
US is still in an ‘elongated first wave’ of the pandemic, Dr Fauci says
Under the microscope: Novelist Shirley Conran, 88,
The U.S. is still in its first wave of the coronavirus
answers our health quiz By Yvonne Swan For The Daily Mail Published:...
pandemic, top infectious disease physician Dr Anthony Fauci believes. ‘I...
Are the crippling side-effects of new cancer ‘wonder drugs’ worth the risk?
My blood pressure worries me, can you help? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
Surviving cancer against the odds can give patients a new lease of life. But what if the very drugs that
different ideas, gurgling, clicking and buzzing all day long. Sometimes, these...
Q: My blood pressure worries me. The top number
save them then leave...
is very high, between 138 and 216, while the bottom number is in the 70s...
Eureka! The once-a-night pill that can banish snoring by easing the symptoms of sleep apnoea
12-minute Covid test expected to be available at Boots within weeks
A Pill taken at bedtime could stop snoring for good. The new tablet eases the symptoms of obstructive
Boots is launching a coronavirus testing service with results in just 12 minutes. The high-speed test has proved 97 per cent...
sleep apnoea (OSA)...
Coronavirus: UK recording more daily deaths per million than US
How exercise stalls cancer growth through the immune system
Britain is now recording more Covid-19 deaths each day for the size of its population than the US for the
“The biology behind the positive effects of exercise can provide new insights into how the body
first time since...
maintains health as...
Hard physical work may significantly increase the risk of dementia
State gun laws may help curb violence across state lines: study
The general view has been that physical activity
Results of the study appear in the journal
normally reduces the risk of dementia, just as another study from the University...
Epidemiology, and are based on an analysis of county-level data on firearm homicides...
Can scientists take the STING out of common respiratory viruses?
Microplastics in groundwater (and our drinking water) present unknown risk
Published in the Proceedings of the National
While microplastics in groundwater likely affect
Academy of Sciences, the research reveals an Achilles heel of rhinoviruses,...
human health, only a handful of studies have examined the abundance and...
Most dentists have experienced aggression from patients
New map of the immune landscape in pancreatic cancer could guide immunotherapy
The study, published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association, is the first to document aggression...
A new study led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center combined single-cell RNA sequencing with two other investigative...
New insights into a potential target for autoimmune disease
‘What wound did ever heal but by degrees?’ delayed wound healing due to gene mutations
Consequently, controlling the numbers and activity of Tregs is crucial in maintaining health. New
“Wound healing is one of the most complex biological processes,” write Professor Kazumitsu
findings from a multi-institutional...
Sugiura and Dr Kenta...
Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal species on heterodera glycines
Floating gardens: More than just a pretty place
IMAGE: Soybean plants with and without AMF species view more Credit: M. L. Pawlowski and G.
IMAGE: Floating garden in summer. view more Credit: Credit Abigail Heath. Boulder, Colo., USA:
L. Hartman Introduced...
Floating...
Common liverwort study has implications for crop manipulation
Haunted house researchers investigate the mystery of playing with fear
A new study on genetic pathways in the common
Chainsaw-wielding maniacs and brain-munching
liverwort could have future implications for crop manipulation. The findings...
zombies are common tropes in horror films and haunted houses, which, in normal...
Phytoplasma effector proteins devastate host plants through molecular mimicry
Why do certain chemotherapies increase the likelihood of blood cancer?
Phytoplasma are a type of bacteria that live within the cells and cause devastating diseases with
In recent years, improvements in cancer therapy have led to a significant increase in cancer
damaging effects. For example,...
survivorship. Experts estimate...
Healthcare as a climate solution
Heart inflammation in athletes who survive COVID-19 is NOT a major concern, say US doctors
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Although the link may not be obvious, healthcare and climate change — two issues that...
Doctors say heart inflammation in American athletes who survived COVID-19 is not a major concern. Recent reports have found...
Rule of six and 10pm curfew is likely to have had ‘ZERO effect’ on reducing contacts, study claims The ‘rule of six’ and 10pm curfew have likely had ‘zero effect’ in reducing the spread of Covid-19,...
Britain is now recording more Covid-19 deaths per million people each day than the US Britain is now recording more Covid-19 deaths each
NHS used HALF as many ICU beds during Covid-19 crisis in the spring as France The NHS used half as many intensive care beds as France, Belgium and other badly-hit European nations during the Covid-19...
How Britain’s Covid-19 outbreak has slowed down: Analysis of figures Britain’s coronavirus outbreak has slowed significantly since the start of the month, suggesting
day for the size of its population than the US for the first time since...
the latest suite of...
Self-isolation row as No10 confirms it IS looking at halving it to SEVEN days
US reports record 481,000 new coronavirus cases in a single week as hospitalizations spike by 14.5%
Self-isolation row as No10 confirms it IS looking at halving it to SEVEN days for those who come into
The US has set a record for new coronavirus cases
contact with Covid...
reported in a single week with more than 481,300 infections, as the virus...
Coronavirus UK: Nottingham among areas to ‘enter Tier 3 this week’
Nearly one in three young adults in the US does not know common stroke symptoms
WHAT ARE THE NEW TIER THREE RULES IN WARRINGTON? NEW RULES People must not socialise with anybody they do not live with,...
Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. Each year, 10% to 15% of the nearly...
Weight-reduction surgery for severely obese adults may prevent second heart attack, death “It is well known that obesity is associated with an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes and heart
Divide and conquer :A new formula to minimize ‘mathemaphobia’ In a new study by the University of South Australia in collaboration with the Australian Council for Educational Research,...
disease,” said...
Hydrogen sulfide helps maintain your drive to breathe This result may seem surprising at first given that exposure to high levels of hydrogen sulfide can be toxic to mammalian...
Bridges with limb-inspired architecture can withstand earthquakes, cut repair costs IMAGE: Specimen of the hybrid sliding-rocking bridge column tested in the Center for Infrastructure Renewal’s...
How cells use mechanical tension sensors to interact with their environment
Scientists develop genetic ‘monitors’ that detect when genes are active
IMAGE: Cryo-electron microscopy reconstructions of
New genetic sensors, developed by scientists at
the cell adhesion proteins vinculin (left, orange) and a-catenin...
University of Warwick and Keele University, could function as a lab test...
A blast of gas for better solar cells
How to figure out what you don’t know
A simple process for depositing silicon oxide onto silicon wafers could be a great step forward for
IMAGE: These colored maps each have different shapes. Each shape represents a different
making silicon-based...
hypothetical way to answer...
Neuron-based gene expression study reveals insights on fear and its regulation
Odds are good for unique 2D compound
Highlights The expression of a gene called CREB in
University and Texas AM University have found a 2D material that...
certain neurons may function as a switch to regulate feelings of fear...
HOUSTON – (Oct. 26, 2020) – Engineers at Rice
Researcher found female candidates are more likely to discuss the economy than males
Prue Leith: NHS can serve ‘delicious’ food on a budget
IMAGE: This graph shows the different topics
listeriosis in hospitals last year was linked to prepackaged sandwiches...
discussed by each group on Twitter. view more Credit: Deserai...
The review was launched after a deadly outbreak of
Covid: Spain imposes national night-time curfew to curb infections
Mother and baby units: ‘It’s our job to keep them safe’
Entire Chinese city tests after one virus case Kashgar city officials say around 4.7m people will be
Maternity units ‘too defensive’ and failing to learn from mistakes
tested over a few days.
Boots to offer 12-minute Covid nasal swab test Coronavirus: How to get a Covid test
Achieving high concentrations of sunitinib in tumors is linked to improved survival A strategy for giving intermittent, high doses of the anti-cancer drug sunitinib is well-tolerated by patients with advanced...
Ontario should vaccinate newborns for hepatitis B, study suggests Not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, even though this screening is recommended,...
1 in 12 parents say their teen has attended a demonstration about racism or police reform IMAGE: Parents’ top concern involving teens participating in demonstrations is their teen’s safety. ...
Liver cancer diagnoses and deaths impacted by geography and household income
Kid influencers are promoting junk food brands on YouTube — garnering more than a billion views
An analysis of information from a large U.S. cancer database indicates that patients with liver cancer
Kids with wildly popular YouTube channels are frequently promoting unhealthy food and drinks in
from rural regions...
their videos, warn researchers...
How to prevent the spread of tumor cells via the lymph vessels
Concrete structure’s lifespan extended by a carbon textile
What role do the lymphatic vessels play in the
IMAGE: Failure test of a concrete slab strengthened
metastasis of cancer cells? Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center...
with TRM panel view more Credit: Korea Institute of Civil...
People with type 2 diabetes need not avoid eating potatoes based on glycemic index
Researchers uncover crucial gene for growth of Ewing sarcoma
People with type 2 Diabetes (T2D) are frequently
Credit: Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu Researchers...
told to avoid eating potatoes, and other high Glycemic Index (GI) foods,...
IMAGE: Photo of Sara Sanchez Molina view more
Timekeeping theory combines quantum clocks and Einstein’s relativity
Healthcare’s earthquake: Lessons from COVID-19
IMAGE: Quantum mechanics allows for a clock to move as if it were simultaneously traveling at two
Boston, Mass. – The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally disrupted U.S. healthcare
different speeds....
organizations. Hospitals have faced...
Oncotarget: A novel format for recombinant antibody-interleukin-2 fusion proteins IMAGE: (A) Immunophenotypic analysis of lymphocyte in tumor and in tumor draining lymph
Study reveals details behind transplant disparities experienced by black patients Highlights In an analysis of information on patients with kidney failure, Black patients are less likely than white...
node (dLN) of treated mice....
The effects of social determinants of health on kidney transplant candidates
Globalized economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse: Study
Highlights Social determinants of health are associated with patient-reported outcomes in adults
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land
who are eligible to undergo...
resources has found...
Next generation BRAF inhibitor cancer drug shows promise in early patient trial
Coronavirus: US cases reach record high amid new wave of infections
A new drug designed to work on cancers with an
Hospital admission numbers are rising, too. As of
altered BRAF gene has shown promise in an early patient trial presented at...
Friday, 41,485 people were being treated in hospital, according to Covid...
Coronavirus: Inside Europe’s most infected area
Down’s syndrome: ‘In all honesty we were offered 15 terminations’
Inside Europe’s most infected area. Video, 00:02:20Inside Europe’s most infected area
Nicola runs a charity called The Ups and Downs, which supports more than 70 families, and has set up a website called Positive...
Coronavirus: 14-day quarantine for Covid contacts could be reduced
How a Twitter hashtag provides support for people with breast cancer
Writing in the Telegraph, Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin said a “vacuum of leadership in Test
A UCLA-led review of nine years of social media posts with the hashtag #BCSM suggests that Twitter
and Trace”...
can be a useful resource...
Poor women in Bangladesh reluctant to use healthcare
Study: 34% of older adults in the US are prescribed potentially inappropriate drugs
Women living in poorer households of Dhaka, Bangladesh are unwilling to give birth at maternal healthcare facilities. A...
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The prescription of potentially
Charging electric cars up to 90% in 6 minutes
Indian and Pakistani women diagnosed with more aggressive breast cancer at younger age
With Telsa in the lead, the electric vehicle market is
inappropriate medications to older adults is linked to increased hospitalizations,...
growing around the world. Unlike conventional cars that use internal...
Indian and Pakistani women are diagnosed with
Targeted inhibitor of mutated KRAS gene shows promise in lung, bowel, & other solid tumors
Inhibitor of KRAS gene mutation shows promise in lung, bowel and other solid tumors
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IMAGE: Patient CT scans before and after treatment
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute A novel agent that targets...
with adagrasib. Yellow arrow marks location of main tumor. ...
Oncotarget: Survival after resection of brain metastases: A matched cohort analysis
Keeping the spark lit into the golden years
IMAGE: This figure depicts overall survival and local
breast cancer, including more aggressive forms of the disease, at a younger...
Research confirms what a lot of folks have guessed: as we age, motivation wanes and getting off the
in-brain recurrence-free survival in the study’s subgroups. ...
couch and out the door...
The hidden threat of the home office
Study reveals bat-winged dinosaurs had short-lived gliding abilities
It may seem a bit contradictory at first glance, but increased flexibility in our workday may have given us less flexibility...
IMAGE: Figure 1. Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence (LSF) image of the fossil of Yi qi, a bat-winged dinosaur from the Late...
Knowing the model you can trust – the key to better decision As much of Europe is engulfed by a second wave of Covid-19, and track and trace struggles to meet
War on plastic is distracting from more urgent threats to environment, experts warn
demand, modelling support...
A team of leading environmental experts, spearheaded by the University of Nottingham, have warned that the current war on...
Time crystals lead researchers to future computational work Time crystals sound like something out of science fiction, but they may be the next major leap in
Not all cats are grey in the dark! IMAGE: Two mode-locked femtosecond laser beams of slightly different pulse repetition frequencies are superimposed...
quantum network research....
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detectable up to seven months post COVID-19 onset, shows new Portuguese study
Breast cancer survivors launch bra fitting service
A new study led by Marc Veldhoen, principal investigator at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João
Video, 00:02:04Breast cancer survivors launch bra fitting service
Breast cancer survivors launch bra fitting service.
Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal)...
Twin left fighting for his life with cystic fibrosis has finally got £28,000 drug that will save him
DR ELLIE CANNON: How Matt Hancock holds us in utter contempt
A sigh, or a yawn. A great, big, chest-expanding, lungs-full- to-burst gulp of air. The simple pleasure of taking a deep,...
patients from harm. But over the past few months, I have become deeply concerned...
Has Covid killed off the flu? It was feared by many to be the perfect winter storm, a nightmare situation that would push our health
Thousands of Britons with mouth cancer will be spared chemotherapy thanks to immune-boosting drug
service over the edge:...
Thousands of Britons with deadly mouth cancer will
As doctors, we make a promise to protect our
be spared gruelling chemotherapy thanks to immune-boosting drug Treatment...
How a 65p pill can end the terrifying delusions that haunt thousands with Parkinson’s
Can you really lose weight by eating MORE?
Ghostly figures that drift in and out of the shadows.
eat more while still losing weight. No surprise that ‘reverse...
Disembodied voices and the doorbell constantly ringing when no one’s...
It sounds too good to be true: a plan that lets you
New ‘sponge on a string’ test can pick up early signs of oesophageal cancer
HEALTH NOTES: Video games can give teenagers a blast of joy
Patients at risk of oesophageal cancer are being
HEALTH NOTES: Video games can give teenagers
offered a new ‘sponge on a string’ test to help pick up the...
a blast of joy By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 18:11 EDT, 24 October...
Ancient origins of speed control during movement
Malaria-preventive drugs dramatically reduce infections in school children
Scientists have known for quite some time how motor neurons in the spinal cord that activate
The study was the first meta-analysis of its kind and included 15,000 schoolchildren across seven African
muscles are organized to generate...
countries. It was...
Researchers reveal why heat stress damages sperm
New therapeutic approach against leukemia
In humans, the optimal temperature for sperm
Since blood cells have a limited lifespan, are lost
production is just below body temperature, in a range of about 90-95 degrees...
during bleeding or are used up during infections, they must be replaced...
Scientists from NUST MISIS manage to improve metallic glasses
Marine biology — Sponges as biomonitors of micropollution
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Sponges are filter feeders that live on particulate
NUST MISIS Researchers at National University of Science...
matter – but they can also ingest microscopic fragments of plastics...
Easy home cancer test means patients can avoid hospital for colonoscopies
Bioplastics no safer than other plastics
Findings from the largest international research study found that using FIT is almost 100% accurate
Conventional plastic is made from oil. The production of plastic is not sustainable, and it can contain substances we know...
at ruling out bowel cancer...
Study finds field of forensic anthropology lacks diversity
New data on increasing cloth mask effectiveness
(Boston)–The field of forensic anthropology is a relatively homogenous discipline in terms of diversity
Recent FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb argued that he’d “rather try to get everyone in masks” and “try...
(people of...
Model predicts acute kidney injury requiring dialysis in patients with COVID19
New model predicts which patients with kidney disease may develop heartbeat irregularities
Highlights In a recent study, a new algorithm achieved good performance for predicting which
Highlights * A new model that incorporates a type of artificial intelligence can accurately predict which
hospitalized patients...
individuals...
How to beat the winter blues: Shoppers swear by this £9.99 SAD desk lamp for boosting their mood
Poor US counties with crowded housing are 38-times more likely to become COVID-19 ‘hotspots’
How to beat the winter blues: Amazon shoppers swear by this £10 SAD desk lamp for boosting their
Coronavirus has spread far more rapidly in poorer areas of the US, which had 25 percent more cases
mood while working from...
relative to their populations...
FDA to let AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine trials resume in the US
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: All I want for Christmas is a vaccine
US regulators said on Wednesday that AstraZeneca
With just two months until Christmas, it is time to
can resume the US arm of its trial of Oxford University’s coronavirus...
start thinking about presents. This year, what I would love to give my...
‘Universal’ mask-wearing could prevent 130,000 US COVID-19 deaths
Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 in health care workers, trial shows
If 95 percent of Americans wore masks consistently, nearly 130,00 lives could be saved between now
The pre-exposure prophylaxis trial results, which
and March 2021, a new...
were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, determined that taking...
Bone density is associated with regular use, study finds IMAGE: Kathryn Clancy, right, and Katherine Lee
ASTRO highlights Winship study showing increased failure-free survival in prostate cancer
are interested in studying how daily activities influence bone density. ...
A study from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Winship) has the potential to change how patients whose prostate...
New study details atmosphere on ‘hot Neptune’ 260 light years away that ‘shouldn’t exist’
Fish exposed to even small amounts of estrogen produce fewer males
LAWRENCE — A team led by an astronomer from
organism to study the effects of hormones in drinking water. They are...
the University of Kansas has crunched data from
IMAGE: UC is using least killifish as a model
NASA’s TESS and Spitzer...
Texas A&M expert: New clues revealed about Clovis people
SPOTlight supercharges cell studies
IMAGE: Clovis spear points from the Gault site in
College of Medicine have developed a platform,
Texas. view more Credit: Center for the Study of the First...
SPOTlight, that speeds...
Protective shield: Membrane-attached protein protects bacteria & chloroplasts from stress
Oncotarget: Evaluation of cellular alteration & inflammatory profile of cells
IMAGE: Multiple IM30 proteins form large,
and/or MCF7 after 24 hours exposed to talc. PMC =
oligomeric ring structures. IM30 rings bind to stressed membrane surfaces,...
pleural mesothelial cells;...
Coronavirus vaccine: What are human challenge trials?
Christie hospital: Inside Europe’s largest cancer unit
Volunteers are set to be deliberately infected with
Adapting in a pandemic: Inside Europe’s largest
Covid-19 after the UK Government said it will set up
cancer unit. Video, 00:03:35Adapting in a pandemic:
human challenge...
Inside Europe’s...
Covid blood plasma donation: What is blood plasma?
Covid: The NHS workers ‘still recovering’ as second wave looms
The NHS wants people who have recovered from
And Jo Billings, a psychologist from the Covid
coronavirus to donate their blood plasma. It’s part of
Trauma Response Working Group at University
a trial looking...
College London, says “the...
IMAGE: Researchers at Rice University and Baylor
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Coronavirus cases are rising in 79% of US states and territories, CDC director warns
Hopes rise that Covid cases are being driven down because young people have started following rules
Coronavirus cases are on the rise in nearly 80
Coronavirus cases are being driven down because
percent of US states and territories, a top US official
young people have been shocked into following
warned on Friday. ‘New...
lockdown rules, according to...
Covid risk factors for ethnic minorities ‘can’t be changed overnight’ Dr Raghib Ali, a clinical epidemiologist Cambridge
Coronavirus infection rates in England’s worst-hit student areas have HALVED in a fortnight
University, said ethnic minorities will likely continue
Coronavirus infection rates in England’s worst-hit
to be...
student areas dropped by half in the first two weeks of October...
Liverpool’s hospitals are now treating more coronavirus patients now than in April
Airport testing could catch six in 10 Covid-19 carriers as research debunks PHE’s claims of 7%
Liverpool’s hospitals are treating more coronavirus
Airport testing could identify up to six in ten
patients now than they were at the peak of the
coronavirus cases, experts claim. Public Health
crisis, it was...
England has said testing...
Coronavirus UK: SAGE warns against letting young ‘go back to normal’ Herd immunity occurs when a disease runs out of
Deadly cytokine storm strikes Covid-19 patients after they start to feel better, top doctor reveals
room and can no longer spread because enough of
Calm before the cytokine storm: Deadly immune
the population have been...
overreaction killing many coronavirus patients cruelly strikes AFTER people...
Coastal permafrost more susceptible to climate change than previously thought
Residents of U.S. counties with more connections to China or Italy were more likely to follow early pandemic restrictions
IMAGE: Micaela Pedrazas (left) and Cansu Demir, both graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson...
Residents of U.S. counties with more social connections (measured as Facebook friends) to China or Italy – the first...
Mathematical modeling suggests optimal timing for antiviral therapies against COVID-19
RUDN University chemist created a catalyst from orange peel for organic compounds production
A new mathematical modeling study by Ashish
IMAGE: N-heterocycles are organic substances
Goyal and colleagues, informed by data collected
used in the chemical industry and medicine. To
from 25 patients hospitalized...
produce them, expensive...
New imaging method reveals HIV’s sugary shield in unprecedented detail
PTSD and alcohol abuse go hand-inhand, but males and females exhibit symptoms differently
IMAGE: An artistic rendering–based on cryo-EM maps and computer simulations–shows how glycans create a...
LA JOLLA, CA–Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists at Scripps...
Media alert: new articles in the CRISPR Journal
Cause of Alzheimer’s disease traced to mutation in common enzyme
IMAGE: The Journal is dedicated to validating and
IMAGE: The mutant MARK4 creates a form of tau
publishing outstanding research and commentary on all aspects of...
which accumulates easily in brain cells, causing neurons to die. ...
No 10 admits Test and Trace must improve as beleaguered system posts ANOTHER worst-ever performance
Three-quarters of A&Es unable to maintain social distancing due to overcrowding
Number 10 today admitted Britain’s beleaguered Test and Trace system ‘must improve’ after data
Three quarters of AEs are unable to comply with social distancing because they are ‘dangerously’
revealed...
overcrowded,...
Just 13% of people in England feel they ‘fully understand’ Covid-19 lockdown rules
Children mental health problems have rocketed by 50% during coronavirus pandemic, new report shows
Just 13 per cent of people in England claim they ‘fully understand’ the current Covid-19 lockdown
The proportion of children with mental health issues is 50 per cent higher than before the pandemic, an
rules, a study...
NHS study revealed...
Coronavirus UK: Oxford vaccine works perfectly by safely triggering an immune response
Artificial ‘mini-lungs’ grown in a lab let scientists watch how the coronavirus infects human cells
The Covid-19 vaccine developed at Oxford University works perfectly and builds strong
Tiny artificial lungs grown in a lab from adult stem cells have allowed scientists to watch how
immunity to the virus, a study shows. Great...
coronavirus infects the lungs...
COVID-19: Asymptomatic children with coronavirus may have LESS of the virus than those with symptoms
England’s Covid-19 lockdown led to 12million adults doing almost no exercise, poll claims
Asymptomatic children who test positive for the coronavirus seem to have LESS of the virus than
England’s coronavirus lockdown led to almost 12million adults doing almost no exercise, according
those with symptoms, study...
to research. The...
34% of older adults in the US are prescribed potentially inappropriate drugs
A new technique predicts how earthquakes would affect a city’s hospitals
The research, which sought to determine the impact of potentially inappropriate medications on health
But the risks to life and limb are compounded when earthquakes are the agent of destruction, because
care utilization and...
they not only kill and...
Happiness and the evolution of brain size The research team of Wieland Huttner at the Max
COVID-19 a double blow for chronic disease patients
Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and
Among the adverse impacts of the pandemic for
Genetics, who is one of the...
people with NCDs, the study found they are more vulnerable to catching and...
Metal deposits from Chinese coal plants end up in the Pacific Ocean, USC research shows
Chemists develop framework to enable efficient synthesis of ‘information-dense’ molecules
Emissions from coal-fired power plants in China are
LA JOLLA, CA–A team led by scientists at Scripps
fertilizing the North Pacific Ocean with a metal nutrient important for...
Research has developed a theoretical approach that could ease the...
Stars and planets grow up together as siblings
Researchers create human airway stem cells from patients’ cells
IMAGE: The dense L1709 region of the Ophiuchus
BOSTON – For the first time, researchers have
Molecular Cloud, mapped by the Herschel Space
successfully created airway basal stem cells in vitro
Telescope, which surrounds...
from induced pluripotent...
Fipronil, a common insecticide, disrupts aquatic communities in the U.S.
Exploring the source of stars and planets in a laboratory
IMAGE: Ecologist Janet Miller collects rock trays in the Cache La Poudre River in Colorado. view more
IMAGE: Physicist Himawan Winarto with figures from paper behind him. view more Credit: Collage
Credit:...
by Elle Starkman/PPPL...
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to publish Journal of Correctional Health Care
Elkhorn coral actively fighting off diseases on reef, study finds
IMAGE: Journal focusing on this complex and
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evolving field. An invaluable resource for clinicians, allied health practitioners,...
Photo: Margaret Miller, SECORE International MIAMI–As...
Huawei seeks to get its own version of NHS Covid-19 app
Covid: Sewage sites to test for more traces of virus
But models released since mid-2019 – including its
Coronavirus: Sewage testing for Covid-19 begins in
P40, Mate 30 and Honor 30 series – lack access to
England
the Google...
Covid-19 app users can’t get isolation payment
Coronavirus infections continue to rise across UK
Disappearing Covid-19 app alerts cause alarm
It comes as stricter rules come into force for millions more people across the UK.
Convalescent plasma therapy DOESN’T cut the risk of dying from Covid-19 Convalescent plasma has been used to treat
Oxford University stands to make hundreds of millions of pounds from Covid-19 vaccine
infections for at least a century, dating back to the
Oxford University stands to make hundreds of
1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It...
millions of pounds if its coronavirus vaccine proves successful. The prestigious...
Coronavirus: Scientist says ‘pox parties’ may build immunity Some parents might be tempted to send their children to controversial ‘pox parties’ if a coronavirus vaccine...
Almost half of all councils in England saw their Covid-19 infection rate DROP last week Almost half of local authorities in England saw a drop in coronavirus infections last week, according to an analysis of official...
Coronavirus UK: Seven NHS trusts treat more patients than in April Seven NHS trusts in England are already treating more coronavirus patients than they were at the peak of the first wave,...
England and Wales coronavirus deaths rose in September for first time since April The number of people dying of coronavirus in England and Wales rose for the first time in five months in September but it...
Britain couldn’t eradicate Covid-19 even if it banned ALL international travel Britain could never eradicate Covid-19 — even if it
Warrington WILL move into Tier 3 ‘next week’ as Nottinghamshire could face even tighter curbs
banned all international travel, top experts believe. Professor Paul...
Warrington will move into Tier 3 next week after council leaders agreed to a £6million support package from the Government. The...
Obesity and disease tied to dramatic dietary changes
‘Spooky’ similarity in how brains and computers see
The “mismatch hypothesis” argues that each of our
A new paper in Current Biology details how neurons
bodies has evolved and adapted to digest the foods that our...
in area V4, the first stage specific to the brain’s object vision...
Details about broadly neutralizing antibodies provide insights for universal flu vaccine
Tracer molecule may improve imaging tests for brain injury
The study, published October 22 in Immunity,
Metabolism, the novel tracer, called [18F]3F4AP, is
explores the behavior of polyreactive antibodies — antibodies that are...
designed to bind...
Gut hormone blocks brain cell formation and is linked to Parkinson’s dementia
Aspirin use reduces risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Blood-borne factors such as hormones regulate the
“This is a critical finding that needs to be confirmed
process of brain cell formation — known as
through a randomized clinical trial,” said study
neurogenesis — and...
leader...
Regenerated forests offset 12% of carbon emissions in Brazilian Amazon in 33 years
Response to adjuvant bevacizumab among patients with resected melanoma may vary by age
IMAGE: A study quantified the size and age of the
Bottom Line: Younger patients with resected
forests that grow naturally in degraded and
melanoma had some benefit from adjuvant
abandoned areas, creating...
treatment with the anti-VEGF therapeutic...
Endangered vaquita remain genetically healthy even in low numbers, new analysis shows
Regeneration of eye cells: Warning lights discovered
As described in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow
IMAGE: The first vaquita caught as part of a
Moving around in the half-light is difficult but not impossible. To help us in this undertaking we have
conservation effort in 2017. view more Credit:
the rods, a type...
Vaquita CPR The...
Research team discovers molecular processes in kidney cells that attract and feed COVID-19 Although the lungs are a common target for COVID-
Extruded grains may be better for pigs URBANA, Ill. – Extrusion is the norm in the pet and aqua feed industries, yet it remains unusual for swine feed in...
19’s cytokine storm, so are the kidneys, making the 1 in 4 U.S. adults...
Molecular processes in kidney cells may ‘prime’ diabetics for COVID-19 infection
QCLs exhibit extreme pulses
IMAGE: This gene network was generated by
more Credit: Spitz et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066001 Extreme...
HumanBase for the kidney cell type most vulnerable
IMAGE: Quantum cascade photonic device. view
to SARS-CoV-2 infection....
New approach to fighting cancer could reduce costs and side effects
Multiple sclerosis as the flip side of immune fitness
UniSA’s Future Industries Institute PhD student
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that
Mona Elsemary has developed a microfluidic approach to purify chimeric...
damages the brain and the spinal cord and often severely limits a person’s...
Researchers solve ‘protein paradox’ and suggest way to exploit cancer weakness
How’d we get so picky about friendship late in life? Ask the chimps
The most essential step in this process is DNA
When humans age, they tend to favor small circles
replication, where the DNA in a mother cell is copied
of meaningful, already established friendships rather
into its two daughter...
than seek new ones....
Tackling alarming decline in nature requires ‘safety net’ of multiple, ambitious goals
Future VR could employ new ultrahighres display
WASHINGTON (Oct. 22, 2020)–A “safety net” made
the underlying metaphotonic layer, which improves
up of multiple ambitious and interlinked goals is
the overall brightness...
IMAGE: Illustration of the meta-OLED display and
needed...
Ancient Maya built sophisticated water filters
Shared religious experiences bring couples together
IMAGE: A temple rises above the rainforest at the
Couples that pray together stay together. It’s a
ancient Maya city of Tikal. view more Credit: David
common religious saying, but a new study from the
Lentz Ancient...
University of Georgia...
Collaboration sparks new model for ceramic conductivity
Scientist develops new way to test for COVID-19 antibodies
As insulators, metal oxides – also known as
IMAGE: Members of the SEPS lab at Seattle
ceramics – may not seem like obvious candidates for electrical conductivity....
Children’s Research Institute, Kaleb Tsegay (left) and Edward Gniffke...
Coating implants with ‘artificial bone’ to prevent inflammation
COVID-19 lockdown reduced mental health, sleep, exercise
IMAGE: Schematic diagram of the laser-induced
A first-of-its-kind global survey shows the initial
single-step coating induced hydroxyapatite
phase of the COVID-19 lockdown dramatically
synthesis, HAp-substrate mixed...
altered our personal habits,...
Lockdown made life worse for two in five children, NHS report says
Covid: US gives full approval for antiviral remdesivir drug
NHS Digital’s report is based on a survey of 3,570
“Veklury is the first treatment for COVID-19 to
children and young people up to the age of 22 who
receive FDA approval,” the FDA said in a statement.
were interviewed...
Covid: Sewage sites to test for traces of virus
Covid: Why is coronavirus so deadly?
Coronavirus: Sewage testing for Covid-19 begins in
huge fears about H1N1, aka swine flu.
Remember the last pandemic? In 2009 there were
England
Moderna has competed enrollment of 30,000 diverse volunteers for its coronavirus vaccine trial,
Coronavirus US: People waiting nearly three days for test results
Moderna Inc announced on Thursday that it has
coronavirus test results – too slow for contact tracing
completed enrollment of 30,000 volunteers for the
to detect...
Americans are still waiting nearly three days for
final stage of its coronavirus...
FDA approves Gilead’s remdesivir as a treatment for coronavirus patients
Will US COVID-19 mortality catch up to surging cases?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Daily coronavirus fatality rates in the US remain a
granted full approval to the antiviral drug remdesivir
fraction of what they were in the deadly spring peak,
as a coronavirus treatment...
even as cases climb...
Antiretroviral therapy can’t completely stop accelerated cell aging seen in HIV
Simplified method to modify disease signaling with light
This is the first longitudinal study conducted to investigate the contribution of HIV-infection, versus
Cellular optogenetics uses light to precisely control cell signaling in space and over time, making it an
treatment, on the...
invaluable technique...
Toward a new staging system for prostate cancer, and why it matters
Increasing sleep time after trauma could ease ill effects
Although it is one of the most common cancers
Published today in Scientific Reports, the study
worldwide, prostate cancer remains one of the few
helps build a case for the use of sleep therapeutics
major cancers for which the...
following trauma exposure,...
Individuals may legitimize hacking when angry with system or authority
Humans are born with brains ‘prewired’ to see words
Individuals are more likely to experience anger when they believe that systems or authorities have
Analyzing brain scans of newborns, researchers found that this part of the brain — called the “visual
overlooked pursuing justice...
word form...
Stigma impacts psychological, physical health of multiracial people
A promising discovery could lead to better treatment for Hepatitis C
Published in the journal Policy Insights from the
Professor Terence Ndonyi Bukong and his team of
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the study finds that
virologists, in partnership with Professor Patrick
such stigmas may be...
Labonté, discovered this...
Tel Aviv University researchers discover molecular link between diet and risk of cancer
Artificial intelligence can now predict students’ educational outcomes based on tweets
An international team of researchers has identified a
IMAGE: Thematic clusters: t-SNE representation of
direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development...
the words with the highest and lowest scores from the training data...
Coronavirus mutations show early safety measures and restrictions limited viral spread
DrugCell: New experimental AI platform matches tumor to best drug combo
The coronavirus, responsible for the COVID-19
DrugCell predicts the best drugs to use against a
pandemic, has one official name–SARS-CoV-2. But according to virologists,...
tumor. ...
DNA in fringe-lipped bat poop reveals unexpected eating habits
Report calls for easing access, improving home health for older adults
IMAGE: Hypothesized approach of a sleeping white-
Older adults have suffered disproportionately from
necked jacobin, Florisuga mellivora, by the fringe-
the COVID-19 pandemic, with increased risk of
lipped bat, Trachops...
severe illness and death...
Medical minds meet to develop novel treatment for one patient’s immune system defect
COVID-19 anxiety linked to body image issues
IMAGE: Experimental artificial intelligence system
BOSTON – A young woman who had been
A new study has found that anxiety and stress directly linked to COVID-19 could be causing a
hospitalized for three months straight due to
number of body image issues...
debilitating, recurrent infections...
Coronavirus has cost more than 2.5 million years of potential human life in the US
Back corner of the classroom may be SAFEST spot in the room, study claims
Coronavirus pandemic has cost more than 2.5
Schoolkids hiding in the back corner of the classroom are sat in the SAFEST part of the room to
million years of potential human life in the US as
avoid COVID, study claims US...
people die years earlier than...
Steroid inhalers/pills for asthma linked to heightened risk of brittle bones and fractures
Drinking green tea and coffee daily linked to lower death risk in people with diabetes
The higher the cumulative dose, and the longer the
Drinking 4 or more daily cups of green tea plus 2 or
period of treatment, the greater these risks seem to
more of coffee was associated with a 63% lower risk
be, indicate the...
of death over a...
New research reveals why low oxygen damages the brain
Turbulent era sparked leap in human behavior, adaptability 320,000 years ago
“These powerful protein responders initially protect
The first analysis of a new sedimentary drill core
brain cells from low oxygen as expected, but we find
representing 1 million years of environmental history
that their...
in the East African...
Cognitive elements of language have existed for 40 million years
Bacterial metabolism of dietary soy may lower risk factor for dementia
Language is one of the most powerful tools available
Their study, published today in the journal
to humankind, as it enables us to share information, culture, views...
Alzheimer’s Dementia: Translational Research Clinical Interventions,...
Preventing lead poisoning at the source
Finally, a way to see molecules ‘wobble’
Using a variety of public records — including assessed market value, sales, foreclosure and tax
Now, researchers at the University of Rochester and the Fresnel Institute in France have found a way to
history, code violations,...
visualize those molecules...
Comparing canine brains using 3Dendocast modelling IMAGE: Based on digital endocranial cast models the canine brain does not increase proportionally with body size. ...
Hackensack Meridian CDI, University of Michigan show faster COVID-19 antibody test OCTOBER 22, 2020 – Nutley, NJ – A more efficient and much faster method to assess high levels of neutralizing...
COVID-19: Dexamethasone discovery carries treatment implications
Soil fungi act like a support network for trees, study shows
IMAGE: An artist’s rendering of the dexamethasone
Being highly connected to a strong social network
discovery, by Marcin Minor. view more Credit: Courtesy...
has its benefits. Now a new University of Alberta study is showing the...
Lab-grown mini-lungs mimic the real thing
New tool can diagnose strokes with a smartphone
IMAGE: A single lung stem cell copied itself to
IMAGE: Kathryn Atkinson, a patient at Houston
generate thousands of cells and generate a bubble-
Methodist Hospital, participates in a smartphone
like structure that...
screening test to analyze...
Why is fertilizer used in explosives? (video)
Researchers identify how night-shift work causes internal clock confusion
IMAGE: Over the last century, the compound ammonium nitrate has been involved in at least 30
IMAGE: David Gozal, MD, the Marie M. and Harry L. Smith Endowed Chair of Child Health at the MU
disasters and terrorist...
School of Medicine ...
Covid: No safety concerns found with Oxford vaccine trial after Brazil death
Rogue website sells ‘dodgy wigs’ to cancer patients
Covid: Brazil’s coronavirus cases pass five million
Trump and Obama lock horns in rival rallies Mr Obama likened his successor to a “crazy uncle” while Mr Trump...
CQC report: Care of people with learning disabilities ‘inhumane’
Ethnic minority Covid risk ‘not explained by racism’
The CQC’s review comes after a 2019 BBC
An earlier report by Public Health England said
Panorama programme exposed the mistreatment of
racism may contribute to the unequal death toll.
residents at Whorlton Hall Hospital.
World could get a Covid-19 vaccine in the next few months but the virus will exist ‘forever’
Algorithm could help ‘share the load’ of ICU beds and support up to 1,000 Covid19 patients
A coronavirus vaccine could be available before the
A new algorithm could be used in the NHS to help
end of winter but the world should still be preparing
hospitals ‘share the load’ and ensure Covid-19
to cope with Covid...
patients get...
Coronavirus UK: 26,688 new cases and 191 deaths in daily toll
Pubs ARE being sacrificed to keep schools open, top scientist says
Britain today recorded 26,688 more Covid-19 cases and 191 deaths as a SAGE adviser warned the
Pubs and restaurants are ‘bearing the brunt’ of local lockdown rules because there is no proof that
second wave of coronavirus...
anywhere...
Ethnic minorities more likely to catch and die from Covid-19 because of jobs and geography
Cambridge experts claim South West and East are only two regions where outbreaks are not plateauing
Dr Raghib Ali, one of the main researchers behind today’s report, ruled out structural racism as a factor
Coronavirus outbreaks are surging in the East of England and South West— but are plateauing
behind...
everywhere else in England,...
Carers are to be banned from working in more than one home to halt Covid spread FEBRUARY – SAGE scientists warned Government
Covid-19 vaccines may not stop people from getting sick and dying, scientist warns
‘very early on’ about the risk to care homes Britain’s...
Covid-19 vaccines may not prevent people from getting severely sick or dying, it was claimed today. Trials of hundreds of...
An unusual mechanism of robustness in charge of brain mRNAs Neurons, also known as nerve cells, send and
Interactions within larger social groups can cause tipping points in contagion flow
receive signals in our brain. They are particularly complex and unique in many...
In the journal Chaos, from AIP Publishing, Nicholas Landry and Juan G. Restrepo, from the University of
Colorado Boulder,...
The biological ‘record’ of extremely preterm birth differs in men and women
New theory sheds light on how the environment influences human health
The study, published online in the journal Development and Psychopathology, followed infants
The environment impacts human health in profound ways, yet few theories define the form of the
who weighed between 580 and...
relationship between human...
Vitamin A boosts fat burning in cold conditions
Nanogenerator ‘scavenges’ power from their surroundings
In humans and mammals, at least two types of fatty
Australian researchers led by Flinders University are
depots can be discerned, white and brown adipose
picking up the challenge of ‘scavenging’ invisible
tissue. During obesity...
power...
Seeing no longer believing: the manipulation of online images
ALMA shows volcanic impact on Io’s atmosphere
Image editing software is so ubiquitous and easy to
New radio images from the Atacama Large
use, according to researchers from QUT’s Digital
Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) show for the
Media Research...
first time the direct effect of...
Genome sequencing shows climate barrier to spread of Africanized bees
How fear encourages physical distancing during pandemic
IMAGE: A wild honeybee in Davis, California. European honeybees (Apis mellifera) were
IMAGE: Associate Professor, University of Houston Conrad. N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant
introduced to the Americas in...
Management ...
User-friendly cucurbit downy mildew diagnosis guide suited for both experts and beginners
Dual brain imaging provides insight into neural basis of patient-clinician relationship
IMAGE: Scientists in the field looking at Cucurbit Downy Mildew view more Credit: Andres Salcedo,
BOSTON – The potential impact of the patientclinician relationship on a patient’s response to
Mary Hausbeck,...
treatment is widely...
Analyzing web searches can help experts predict, respond to COVID-19 hot spots
Thymoquinone induces apoptosis & DNA damage in 5-Fluorouracil-resistant colorectal cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Web-based analytics have demonstrated their value in predicting the spread of infectious disease,...
IMAGE: TQ induces apoptosis and reduces proliferation in NOD-SCID and NOG mice. view more Credit: Correspondence...
Technology shines the light on ovarian cancer treatments IMAGE: This image shows time-frequency
Black coronavirus patients nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized as whites, new study finds
biomarker masks. The numerical values are the zfactors for each biomarker. ...
Black Americans have a three-fold risk of testing positive for coronavirus and are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized...
Head of Operation Warp speed says he expects coronavirus vaccine trials to resume next week
Surge of coronavirus cases in 75% of US is a ‘distressing trend’ officials say
Paused AstraZeneca and Johnson Johnson coronavirus vaccine trials expected to resume this
‘distressing trend’ – but ‘hope is on the way’...
Surge of coronavirus cases in 75% of US is a
WEEK, Operation Warp Speed chief...
Diagnosing Parkinson’s disease with skin samples could lead to earlier detection
Scientists take major step toward Angelman Syndrome gene therapy
The study, published in the scientific journal
This work, published in Nature and led by senior
Movement Disorders, shows how a chemical assay can detect clumping of the...
author Mark Zylka, PhD, Director of the UNC Neuroscience Center and W.R....
Transcription factors may inadvertently lock in DNA mistakes By being choosy about which genes they turn on,
Americans’ responses to COVID-19 stayhome orders differed according to population density
transcription factors determine which rooms in the
In the study, which appeared online September 30 in
house are lighted and...
the journal Landscape and Urban Planning, the researchers examined publicly...
Tumor DNA in spinal fluid could help doctors better monitor childhood brain cancer
Genome archeologists discover path to activate immune response against cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel
The work builds on Princess Margaret Senior
Cancer Center and Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott
Scientist Dr. De Carvalho’s previous ground-
Children’s Hospital,...
breaking discovery known as...
DNA: At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’
Observed COVID-19 variability may have underlying molecular sources
Rice University scientists on a long quest to study the structure and function of chromosomes have
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, and University of Southern California may have an
found that amid the apparent...
answer to this mystery. In...
Highly effective tumor detection strategy for common childhood brain tumors A team of scientists at Texas AM University, Baylor
Mayo Clinic: diagnostic, therapeutic advance for rare neurodegenerative disorder
College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have developed...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic researchers, along with national and global collaborators, have developed a potential...
Gut bacteria linked to weight gain following chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer
NOAA report reveals condition of natural and cultural resources of Papahānaumokuākea
Approximately 30% of breast cancer patients who
IMAGE: Rare fishes at Kure view more Credit:
receive chemotherapy treatment gain weight, though
NOAA/Richard Pyle-Bishop Museum NOAA has
it is unclear why this...
published a peer-reviewed...
Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation
Covid-19 interventions can cut virus infections, severe outcomes, and healthcare needs
IMAGE: Dominik Schwab and field assistant Gatien Rasolofonirina during field research. view more Credit: Annemarie...
IMAGE: Interventions such as voluntary shelter-inplace, quarantines and other distancing strategies to control the...
U of M trial shows hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 in health care workers
Oncotarget: quantitative ultrasound radiomics in prediction of treatment response for breast cancer
University of Minnesota Medical School physician
IMAGE: Figure 4: Generation of parametric and
researchers studied hydroxychloroquine as a
texture maps from radiofrequency data. Diagram
treatment to prevent COVID-19...
showing flowchart of the...
Covid: Noon deadline for Manchester coronavirus deal
‘We had more than 60 calls from test and trace’
Elsewhere in the UK, in Wales people will be told from Friday to stay at home, while pubs, restaurants
Two weeks ago, Martin Usborne, a publisher who lives in east London, found out a close family
and non-essential...
contact had coronavirus. A...
Covid: Lockdown had ‘major impact’ on mental health
Long Covid: Who is more likely to get it?
Coronavirus: Severe mental health problems rise
entering their symptoms and test results into the
amid pandemic
Covid Symptom Study app.
Study that touted neck gaiters as effective face coverings against COVID19 is questioned
Does Greater Manchester REALLY need a Tier 3 lockdown? Cases were already slowing for 40% of region
Questions have risen over a new study that claims
More than a million people in Greater Manchester
neck gaiters do help stop the spread of the novel
are living in boroughs where coronavirus infections
coronavirus. Researchers...
are falling, casting...
One in ten under-50s will be struck by ‘long Covid’, data shows
Death rates for Covid-19 are now almost a QUARTER of what they were during the peak
One in ten under-50s who catch the coronavirus will be plagued by ‘long Covid’ and suffer lasting side effects...
The findings come from an analysis of people
Death rates for hospitalised Covid-19 patients are now almost a quarter of what they were during the peak of the pandemic,...
Coronavirus UK: One in ten had suicidal thoughts during lockdown One in ten people had suicidal thoughts by the end of the first six weeks of Britain’s lockdown, research has found. ...
Human rights group’s Fury over plans to discharge Covid-19 patients into care homes again FEBRUARY – SAGE scientists warned Government ‘very early on’ about the risk to care homes Britain’s...
Nicola Sturgeon EXTENDS Scotland’s coronavirus circuit breaker Nicola Sturgeon EXTENDS Scotland’s circuit
Phase 3 clinical trial to treat mild Alzheimer’s disease using deep brain stimulation
breaker by a week: Leader announces curfew and
Keck Medicine of USC is enrolling individuals in an
closure of pubs and restaurants...
international phase 3 clinical trial to examine the safety and effectiveness...
Community noise may affect dementia risk
Hypothyroidism in pregnant mothers linked to ADHD in their children
Researchers studied 5,227 participants of the
These chemicals, or hormones, are produced in the
Chicago Health and Aging Project who were aged
thyroid gland in the neck and are known to influence
65 years or older, of whom 30%...
fetal growth. Investigators...
High flavanol diet may lead to lower blood pressure
Congress must clarify limits of geneediting technologies
The findings, published in Scientific Reports, studied the diet of more than 25,000 people in Norfolk, UK
According to a new paper co-written by a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign legal expert who
and compared what...
studies the ethical...
Cognitive performance Every day our brains are continuously called upon to
Virtual Reality health appointments can help patients address eating disorders
meet high-level cognitive challenges. When we
This paper demonstrates the potential value of Multi-
write, play games or watch...
User Virtual Reality (MUVR) remote psychotherapy for those with body...
A new way of looking at the Earth’s interior
Ketamine, a painkiller used by the army, does not impair tolerance to blood loss
There are places that will always be beyond our
A low dose of ketamine, administered intravenously,
reach. The Earth’s interior is one of them. But we do
does not alter a healthy human’s tolerance to blood
have ways of...
loss. In other...
MonoEye: A human motion capture system using a single wearable camera
3D hand pose estimation using a wristworn camera
IMAGE: MonoEye is based on a single ultra-wide fisheye camera worn on the user’s chest, enabling
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) working in collaboration with colleagues at
activity capture...
Carnegie Mellon University,...
Mass screening method could slash COVID-19 testing costs, trial finds
Delivering proteins to testes could someday treat male infertility
Using a new mathematical approach to screen large
IMAGE: Delivering a protein (red fluorescence) to
groups for Covid-19 could be around 20 times
mice testes with a fibroin nanoparticle-encapsulated
cheaper than individual testing,...
cationic lipid...
A flexible color-changing film inspired by chameleon skin (video)
Chili-shaped device could reveal just how hot that pepper is
IMAGE: Drawing inspiration from chameleon skin,
IMAGE: A chili pepper-shaped device containing a
researchers have developed a flexible film that
paper-based electrochemical sensor can be
changes color in response...
connected to a smart phone...
Moderna’s CEO predicts the firm’s shot could get emergency FDA approval by December
How statins ‘can help women survive cancer’ according to latest research
Moderna Inc says it will know if its experimental
Statins could give women better chance of beating cancer by halting growth of tumours, study suggests
coronavirus vaccine is effective at preventing people
Statins lower cholesterol...
from contracting...
Boris Johnson’s three-tier lockdown system is ‘the worst of all worlds’, SAGE member warns
Man, 47, dies ‘from long Covid’ two months after leaving ICU
England’s three-tiered lockdown system is ‘the worst
A coronavirus patient who was cheered out of intensive care just months ago after surviving a 60-
of all worlds’, a SAGE member warned today
day battle with the disease...
— highlighting...
Coronavirus UK: SAGE warns young people may become ‘lost generation’ Young people and children are at risk of becoming a ‘lost generation’ because of the UK Government‘s Covid-19...
Number of Covid deaths in Britain could have been HALVED by imposing lockdown earlier, report claims Britain’s coronavirus death toll could have been halved if ministers had imposed an earlier lockdown, a report has...
Doctors can predict how likely YOU are to die or be hospitalised from Covid-19 using new tool
Children with autism, ADHD have more doctor and hospital visits during infancy
Doctors are now able to predict how likely their
The findings from Duke Health researchers, appearing online Oct. 19 in the journal Scientific
patient is to die or be hospitalised from Covid-19
Reports, provide evidence that...
using a new tool. Researchers...
‘Use it or lose it’: Regular social engagement linked to healthier brain microstructure in older adults
Neuropilin-1 drives SARS-CoV-2 infectivity, finds breakthrough study
The findings, reported today in the Journal of
Unlike other coronavirus, which cause common colds and mild respiratory symptoms, SARS-CoV-2,
Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, suggest that
the causative agent of COVID-19,...
“prescribing”...
Coronavirus: Study finds further door opener into the cell
New tool pulls elusive COVID-19 marker from human blood
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect various
But measuring the critical marker has been
organs such as the lung and kidneys and also
extremely challenging, given its nearly undetectable
trigger neurological symptoms,...
presence in the biological...
Salt-based mosquito-control products are ineffective
CRISPR meets Pac-Man: New DNA cutand-paste tool enables bigger gene edits
In a series of lab tests conducted in five locations
Publication of the UCSF study on Oct. 19, 2020 in
using nine species of mosquito, researchers found no evidence that adult...
the journal Nature Methods comes less than two weeks after two researchers...
Cholesterol medications linked to lower cancer-related deaths in women Among women with breast cancer, colorectal
Researchers analyze studies of interventions to prevent violence against children
cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking
Numerous studies have examined interventions
cholesterol-lowering medications, were...
aimed at preventing violence against children. A recent analysis reveals various...
Do black lives matter protests impact fatal police interactions and crime?
The effects of wildfires and spruce beetle outbreaks on forest temperatures
A new analysis of nine years of nationwide data
IMAGE: Results from a study published in the
examines the impacts of the Black Lives Matter
Journal of Biogeography indicate that wildfires may
movement on fatal interactions...
play a role in accelerating...
Does classroom indoor environmental quality affect teaching and learning? IMAGE: A new study published in Indoor Air
Critically ill infants given blood transfusions before surgery have poorer outcomes
indeicates that indoor environmental quality can
WILMINGTON, Del. (October 21, 2020) – Critically ill
affect short-term students’...
newborns who receive blood transfusions prior to surgery had about...
Oncotarget: Sirolimus-eluting stents — opposite in vitro effects on the clonogenic cell potential
Innovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology
IMAGE: Experiment design for clonal assay in T75
for hemispherical 3D photodetection to replicate the
flasks in cell lines treated with sirolimus at different
vision system...
IMAGE: A spiderweb-inspired fractal design is used
time and...
People with kidney disease face THREEFOLD higher risks of dying from COVID19
Nearly two-thirds of hospitalised Covid19 patients still have lung damage
People with kidney disease face THREE-FOLD
still suffering organ damage months after being
higher risks of dying from COVID-19 compared to healthy patients – and having...
discharged, a small...
Coronavirus: Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford and York face Tier Three
Coronavirus caused just 3% of 26,000 excess deaths since September
Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees and York could
At least 26,000 more people than usual have died at
get almost £55million between them, if they are next
home during the coronavirus pandemic in England
to face the strictest...
and Wales potentially...
Britain records another 18,804 Covid-19 cases and 80 deaths
Lockdowns are driving unhealthy habits like eating takeaways in people at risk of heart disease
Nearly two-thirds of coronavirus hospital patients are
Britain today recorded another 18,804 Covid-19
Lockdowns are driving unhealthy habits like eating
cases and 80 deaths as both infections and fatalities
takeaways in people at risk of heart disease and
continue to creep upwards. Department...
Covid-19, doctors warn Lockdowns...
Sir Patrick Vallance warns Covid-19 will never go away
The road to uncovering a novel mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins
Coronavirus will probably never disappear and a vaccine won’t stop it completely, according to Sir Patrick Vallance. The...
AAT deficiency can develop in people who carry the AAT gene with a mutation called Z. “I began studying AAT deficiency...
Anti-inflammatory therapy shows promise in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis
Coronavirus vaccines stir doubts among many people worldwide, new study shows
Christopher Power, professor in the Faculty of
To date, more than 90 COVID-19 vaccines are in
Medicine Dentistry, and Leina Saito, a graduate
development, half of which are in human trials. In
student on his team, showed...
addition to addressing...
Targeting the shell of the Ebola virus How can we battle these infectious agents that
Cutting-edge, whole-heart imaging provides new details on heart defects
reproduce by hijacking cells and reprogramming them into virus-replicating...
Surgery and other interventions can help repair structural heart defects in many of the 1% of infants born with congenital...
New anti-AB vaccine could help halt Alzheimer’s progression, preclinical study finds
Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco
A team led by Chuanhai Cao, PhD, of the University
CO2 from the atmosphere into organic matter. This is the central step in...
of South Florida Health (USF Health), has focused
The enzyme Rubisco catalyzes the assimilation of
on overcoming, in those...
High levels of microplastics released from infant feeding bottles during formula prep
A CNIO team describes how a virus can cause diabetes
In response, the researchers involved — from
insulin (in red) and alpha cell-secreting glucagon (in green). ...
AMBER, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced
IMAGE: Islet of Langerhans with beta cell-secreting
Materials and Bioengineering...
Hot-button words trigger conservatives and liberals differently
How initiatives empowering employees can backfire
IMAGE: Graphic shows differences in liberal and
IMAGE: In recent decades, companies have
conservative brain responses to news media view more Credit:...
increasingly implemented various forms of empowerment initiatives that assume...
One way to prevent cancer: map the fundamentals of how cells go awry
Tradition of petrified birds in the Dome of the Rock
Someday, scientists may be able to prevent cancer
IMAGE: The Birds on the Dome of the Rock view
by controlling two proteins that operate deep inside
more Credit: Photo: Elon Harvey. On the southern
the quagmire of epigenetic...
exterior...
Light pollution may increase biting behavior at night in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Safety considerations for visiting primary care doctors
IMAGE: Aedes Aegypti Mosquito view more Credit:
chronic health conditions relying on telemedicine
University of Notre Dame Artificial light abnormally
rather than seeing their...
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many people with
increases...
Evidence review confirms CDC guidance about infectivity of novel coronavirus A review of dozens of studies by researchers at
How infection rates are falling in big cities across England despite threat of lockdown
Oregon Health Science University and Oregon State
Coronavirus infections are now falling in some of
University suggests that...
England’s biggest cities, figures show – despite Health Secretary...
UK set to become the first country to deliberately infect people with Covid-19
Coronavirus deaths rise for FIFTH week in a row in England and Wales
The UK is set to become the first country in the
The number of people dying of Covid-19 in England
world to deliberately infect healthy volunteers with
and Wales has risen for the fifth week in a row to
the coronavirus, the...
438 between October...
Failing to quarantine infected patients is to blame for second Covid-19 wave, warns the WHO
60,000 more Covid-19 deaths in UK if white people faced the same risk as black people, report claims
A failure to quarantine enough coronavirus patients
Almost 60,000 more coronavirus deaths could have
is to blame for the second wave rolling across
occurred in England and Wales if white people faced
Europe, the World Health...
the same risk as black...
Covid-induced stress on doctors and nurses could ‘make them more prone to making errors’
Are Covid-19 outbreaks slowing down in university towns? Analysis
Covid-induced stress on doctors and nurses could
coming out of the other side of their coronavirus
leave them more prone to making medical errors, top expert suggests Professor...
outbreaks, analysis...
Britain’s Covid-19 daily cases have DROPPED for the first time since the end of September
In recovering COVID-19 patients, antibodies fade quickly
Britain today recorded the deaths of 241 people with
American Society for Microbiology, researchers
Covid-19 in its highest death toll since June 5, as another 21,331 people...
report that antibody levels...
Research could lead to customized cochlear implants
Study shows active older adults have better physical and mental health
University of Sydney School of Biomedical
With a rapidly aging population and nearly 16.9
Engineering researcher, Dr Greg Watkins, hears
million cancer survivors in the United States today,
with the assistance of two cochlear...
there is a need to identify...
COVID-19: Distancing and masks — good but not enough
Nanodevices show how living cells change with time, by tracking from the inside
TU Wien (Vienna), the University of Florida, the Sorbonne in Paris, Clarkson University (USA) and the MIT in Boston were...
Half of England’s major university towns are already
This week in mBio, an open-access journal of the
IMAGE: At this point in development, the embryo chromosomes (which appear red in the centre) are preparing to separate...
Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces insomnia symptoms among young drinkers
Does the new heart transplant allocation policy encourage gaming by providers?
More than half of young adults at risk for alcohol-
For the past two years, a different national allocation policy has been in effect in order to more fairly
related harm report symptoms of insomnia.
distribute hearts...
Cognitive behavioral therapy...
National laboratories point to sugars as a key factor in ideal feedstock for biofuels
Mammography screening saves lives also in older age
Popular wisdom holds that tall, fast-growing trees are best for biomass, but new research by two U.S.
IMAGE: Håkan Jonsson, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå university
Department of Energy...
view more Credit: Lena...
Newly discovered gene may give ‘sea pickles’ their glow
Colorful Perovskites: NREL advances thermochromic window technologies
A new study describes a bioluminescent gene that
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s
could be the reason that so-called “sea pickles,” or pyrosomes,...
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report a breakthrough in...
Mortality rate higher for US rural residents
Covid: Noon deadline approaches for Manchester coronavirus deal
Syracuse, N.Y. – A recent study by Syracuse
In Wales, people will be told from Friday to stay at
University sociology professor Shannon Monnat
home, while pubs, restaurants and non-essential
shows that mortality rates...
shops will shut, as...
Covid: Burn-out fears of ‘exhausted’ unpaid carers
‘We had more than 60 calls from test-andtrace’
The ‘hidden’ role of unpaid carers in lockdown
Two weeks ago, Martin Usborne, a publisher who lives in east London, found out a close family contact had coronavirus. A...
UK plan to be first to run human challenge Covid trials
Why doctors may start prescribing nicotine to help beat disease
Covid-19: UK volunteers could be given virus to test
Matt Eagles smoked his first cigarettes — which he
vaccine
bought quite easily from the local newsagent —
aged 12. ‘I was...
Porridge goes ‘posh’ If there were a prize for the healthiest breakfast,
Coronavirus: Why you MUST wash your face mask more regularly
humble porridge would win. Oats provide slow-
Wearing a face covering became a condition of entry
release carbs that give...
to indoor public spaces in the UK in late July — and, according to...
The ‘goldilocks day’: The perfect day for kids’ bone health
What lies between grey and white in the brain
Examining 804 Australian children aged between 11
“We demonstrated that the superficial white matter
and 13 years old, the world-first study found that
contains a lot of iron. It is known that iron is
children need more moderate-to-vigorous...
necessary for the...
Exercise and nutrition regimen benefits physical, cognitive health
Hand-held device reads levels of cancer biomarker
The findings appear in the journal Scientific Reports. Participants were randomly assigned to the two
The device works much like the monitors that diabetics use to test their blood-sugar levels and
groups. The exercise...
could be used in a medical...
AI methods of analyzing social networks find new cell types in tissue
Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses, study finds
The tissue composing our organs consists of trillions
Craig Meyers, distinguished professor of
of cells with various functions. All the cells in an individual contain...
microbiology and immunology and obstetrics and gynecology, led a group of physicians...
Criteria to predict cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients identified Predicting which COVID-19 patients will develop
Patients who had more severe COVID-19 may be the best donors for convalescent plasma therapy
cytokine storm is challenging, owing to the many
The findings suggest that older males who have
variables that influence...
recovered from COVID-19 after having been hospitalized are strong candidates...
Focal epilepsy often overlooked Having subtler symptoms, a form of epilepsy that affects only one part of the brain often goes
Why school bullying prevention programs that involve peers may be harmful to victims
undiagnosed long enough to...
School bullying has been identified as harmful to students’ mental health. Many studies have evaluated the effectiveness...
Conversation about suicide prevention leads to safe gun storage IMAGE: Forefront Suicide Prevention volunteers talk with visitors to the Safer Night Out community event in Walla Walla,...
Oncotarget: Inhibition of HAS2 and hyaluronic acid production by 1,25Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in breast IMAGE: Clinical relevance of HAS2 in TCGA METABRIC dataset of human breast cancer. view more Credit: Correspondence...
Oncotarget: cGAS-STING pathway in oncogenesis and cancer therapeutics
Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term
IMAGE: Coordination of innate and adaptive
PULLMAN, Wash. – People with obsessive-
immune signaling resulting from cGAS-STING
compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity
activation. view more Credit:...
of their symptoms was...
Children with chronic kidney disease have outsized health burden
Rethinking the link between cannabinoids and learning
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Chronically ill children with
IMAGE: Fluorescent image of a mouse brain with
kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital,
the cerebellum highlighted in the shape of a
incur larger...
marijuana leaf. ...
Coronavirus US: Wisconsin woman, 52, needs DOUBLE lung transplant
Why the demise of the family doctor will be the death of us
Wisconsin mother, 52, is fighting for her life as she
When I started out as a GP some 35 years ago, the
waits for a DOUBLE lung transplant after spending 45 days on a ventilator...
doctor was expected to give his dying patients his home telephone number,...
Former FDA head says the US is entering the ‘biggest wave’ of the coronavirus pandemic
How porridge got posh If there were a prize for the healthiest breakfast, humble porridge would win. Oats provide slowrelease carbs that give...
Former FDA head says the US is entering the ‘biggest wave’ of the coronavirus pandemic and calls Trump ‘problematic’...
Face the facts about your coronavirus PPE
Daily coronavirus infection rates are higher in the UK, Europe, than in the US
Wearing a face covering became a condition of entry to indoor public spaces in the UK in late July — and,
Even as the US enters its dreaded third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and cases tick up, daily
according to...
infection rates in much...
Has the stress of Covid given Boris dandruff?
Finally given hope…by the kindness of strangers
As though Boris Johnson didn’t have enough to
When Harrison Smith finished his first triathlon, it
contend with, last week he was pictured in the
was not the fact he was only eight years old that
House of Commons with...
was amazing. It was...
Lullabies in any language relax babies
For toddlers with autism, more intervention hours are not necessarily better
Researchers at Harvard’s Music Lab have determined that American infants relaxed when played lullabies that were unfamiliar...
“When parents receive the first diagnosis, they typically ask: What kind of treatment should I seek and for how many...
Scientists map the human proteome Their work was published Oct. 16 in Nature Communications and announced today by the
Research network aims to improve learning outcomes for students underrepresented in STEM
Human Proteome Organization (HUPO)....
Their report published in CBE — Life Sciences Education lays out gaps in the biology education field and proposes leveraging...
Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
Restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy
New research from the lab of biochemist Mia Huang,
Published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering,
PhD, an assistant professor at Scripps Research in
the paper, titled, “Restoration of visual function in
Jupiter, Florida, presents...
adult mice...
Scientists find medieval plague outbreaks picked up speed over 300 years
Fear and anxiety share same bases in brain
The findings, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show a striking
The report by an international team of researchers led by Alexander Shackman, an associate professor
acceleration in plague...
of psychology at UMD,...
Glimpse deep into Earth’s crust finds heat source that may stabilize continents
Less invasive ventilation use grows dramatically, without needed data
IMAGE: Rocks collected from Kilbourne Hole crater
More research is needed before a less invasive form
in New Mexico revealed the thinning lithosphere in the Rio Grande...
of ventilation is used near the end of life for patients who have cancer...
Study identifies key enzyme for development of autoimmune diseases
Untreated sleep apnea is associated with flu hospitalization
IMAGE: It increases CNS autoimmune inflammation.
DARIEN, IL – As we approach flu season, adults
The confocal image displays PKM2 expression (in
with obstructive sleep apnea may want to take extra
red) within the inflammatory...
precautions. A study...
Tropical cyclones moving faster in recent decades
Astrophysics team lights the way for more accurate model of the universe
IMAGE: Hurricane Isabel visible from space. view more Credit: NASA About 40% of the U.S.
Light from distant galaxies reveals important information about the nature of the universe and
population lives...
allows scientists to develop...
Patients who had more severe covid-19 may be the best donors for convalescent plasma therapy
UMD-led study shows fear and anxiety share same bases in brain
Sex, age, and severity of disease may be useful in identifying COVID-19 survivors who are likely to
family of mental illnesses in the U.S., has been
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Anxiety, the most common pushed to epic new heights...
have high levels of antibodies...
Deaths at home: More than 26,000 extra this year, ONS finds
Covid: Greater Manchester restrictions delay ‘puts lives at risk’
The ONS figures show that deaths in private homes, hospitals and care homes were well above the five-
A key sticking point of the dispute is that Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wants the
year average during...
government to reintroduce the...
Covid: England boosting plasma stocks for patients
Covid: Wales to go into ‘firebreak’ lockdown from Friday
Their plasma contains antibodies that are believed
But a UK government scheme to cover most of the
to help other sufferers fight the virus.
wages of workers in businesses forced to close, due to start on 1 November,...
Social activities, board games and cinema ‘may ward off dementia’ Playing a board game or going to the cinema could
More than 40% of coronavirus cases in US nursing homes are asymptomatic, new study finds
help to ward off dementia by protecting the grey
More than 40% of coronavirus cases in US nursing
matter of the brain, a...
homes are asymptomatic, new study finds Researchers looked at data from...
Spending more on social services could save the lives of hundreds of babies a year in the US
Mass testing and a better contact tracing programme could slash UK’s R rate in HALF, SAGE says
Hundreds of babies’ lives could be saved if the US
Mass testing and a better contact tracing regime
spent more on social services and environmental protections, study...
could bring the UK’s coronavirus outbreak under control, SAGE has...
Cold water swimming may help defend the brain from dementia, scientists say
Brushing teeth more ‘could help ward off coronavirus’
Taking a dip in cold water could help defend the
Brushing your teeth whenever you leave your home
brain against dementia and other degenerative
may help ward off Covid-19, a dentistry professor
diseases, research suggests. Scientists...
has claimed. Professor...
What can we learn from nations that got it right? VICTORIA ALLEN analyses UK’s Covid testing farce
Dutch man unable to walk, talk or eat for eight years is cured after taking sleeping pill AMBIEN
What can we learn from nations that got it right?
A man whose brain injury left him unable to walk or
VICTORIA ALLEN analyses the UK’s coronavirus
talk for eight years regained full consciousness 20
testing farce By Victoria...
minutes after taking...
One-two punch of symptoms that exacerbate Alzheimer’s
How cancer cells escape crowded tumors
The work, published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, suggests that treatments targeting
human body consists of trillions of cells growing in confined...
Tissue cells protect their “personal space” The
vascular health in the brain...
Changes in blood metabolite profile are visible years before diagnosis of alcoholrelated disease
Natural killer cells also have a memory function
Alcohol is the cause underlying many severe diseases, such as alcohol dependence, liver
blood and are a type of lymphocyte, a subgroup of white blood cells...
NK cells are natural cytotoxic killer cells in human
cirrhosis and different types of...
Food waste: cities can make the difference IMAGE: Application of the framework to the analysis
LSU Health New Orleans review suggests HNB tobacco products may threaten health
of the 40 European leading cities in urban food waste initiatives....
New Orleans, LA – A review of heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products from the laboratory of Dr. Jason Gardner, Professor...
New lab test clarifies the potential protective effects of COVID-19 antibodies
Magnetic field and hydrogels could be used to grow new cartilage
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Knowing you have developed
Using a magnetic field and hydrogels, a team of
antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus after recovering from COVID-19...
researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania...
Oldest securely dated evidence for a river flowing through the Thar Desert, Western India
Biochar helps hold water, saves money
IMAGE: Map showing the location of Nal Quarry at
changes in soil with the...
the threshold of the Asian monsoon, and ~200km away from modern rivers...
IMAGE: A map shows low, mid-range and high estimates for theoretical water-holding capacity
Rutgers finds new way to personalize treatments for prostate cancer
An ultrasonic projector for medicine
Rutgers researchers have discovered human gene
alphabet using micro-particles by modulating sound
markers that work together to cause metastatic prostate cancer – cancer...
pressure profiles....
Boris Johnson offers Manchester tens of millions of pounds extra support to go into Tier 3 lockdown
Losing flight had huge benefits for ants, finds new study
Doctors claim that Manchester is at risk of running
wings) are shown in the image. view more Credit:
out of hospital beds for coronavirus patients as talks over whether the...
Philip Gronski Ants...
Big babies could be at higher risk of common heart rhythm disorder in adulthood
Mystery over decline in sea turtle sightings
Beijing, China 19 Oct 2020: Elevated birth weight is
Penrose, MEM The number of sea turtles spotted
linked with developing atrial fibrillation later in life, according...
along the coasts...
68% of deaths from firearms are from self-harm, majority in older men in rural regions
Early-arriving endangered Chinook salmon take the brunt of sea lion predation
A new study of gun injuries and deaths in Ontario found that 68% of firearm-related deaths were from
IMAGE: A sea lion devours a salmon. view more Credit: LE Baskow The Columbia River is home to
self-harm, and they...
one of the...
New study shows how complex metabolism may have self-assembled from simple precursors
CBD helps reduce lung damage from COVID by increasing levels of protective peptide
IMAGE: A reaction of thioacetic acid, thiols and iron producing thioesters and an iron sulfide mineral.
IMAGE: Dr. Babak Baban, DCG immunologist and associate dean for research and Dr. Jack Yu,
view...
physician scientist and chief...
Creating perfect edges in 2D-materials IMAGE: Researchers at Chalmers University of
The British athletes battling eating disorders in sport
Technology present a method to finely control the
Rachel Morris won gold medals while competing for
edges of two-dimensional...
Britain in rowing and cycling. She also has a history
IMAGE: Stuttgart researchers are writing the
IMAGE: Both workers and queens (larger and with
IMAGE: Green turtle view more Credit: Rod
of eating disorders,...
Endometriosis care needs urgent improvement, MPs say
USC study reveals one-two punch of symptoms that exacerbate Alzheimer’s
Sarah Smallbone, 37, from Essex, who gave
A new Alzheimer’s study found that impaired blood
evidence to the inquiry, was diagnosed with
flow in the brain is correlated with the buildup of tau
endometriosis aged 30 and had four...
tangles,...
Unprecedented energy use since 1950 has transformed humanity’s geologic footprint
Membranes for capturing carbon dioxide from the air
A new study coordinated by CU Boulder makes
IMAGE: Technological solutions for the CO2 emission into the atmosphere should include variety
clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases
of approaches as there...
in energy use, economic...
The mental health impact of pandemics for front line health care staff
A new strategy for siRNA stabilization by an artificial cationic oligosaccharide
Mental health problems such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and depression are
IMAGE: ODAGal4 strongly stabilises duplex structures of siRNAs, particularly nucleotides with
common among healthcare staff during...
phosphorothioate linkages,...
Quarter of partially-sighted have unmet needs
Surrey is leading the way in perovskite tandem solar cells
Almost a quarter of people with severe sight loss in
Scientists from the University of Surrey have
the UK are going without the treatment they need, according to a new...
revealed the significant improvements they are making in perovskite-based solar...
IVF success rates higher at clinics that provide more outcomes data
Humans and climate drove giants of Madagascar to extinction
AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 18, 2020) – Success rates for
IMAGE: Investigating the drivers of extinction: By
in vitro fertilization are higher at clinics that
analyzing stalagmites from the La Vierge Cave
voluntarily share...
located on Rodrigues...
Catholic OB-GYNs can face moral dilemmas in issues of family planning
Researchers discover a uniquely quantum effect in erasing information
AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 16, 2020) – A study of
IMAGE: A bit of information can be encoded in the
Catholic obstetrician-gynecologists shows that many
position of a particle (left or right). A demon can
face moral dilemmas...
erase a classical...
Novel mechanical mechanism of metastatic cancer cells in substrates of different stiffness revealed
Malice leaves a nasty smell
IMAGE: Experimental schematics of viscoelastic
view more Credit:...
IMAGE: Part of the human brain contributing the most to the prediction of pain and olfactory disgust.
measurements using magnetic tweezers. view more Credit: HKUST During...
Covid-19: Pooled testing among recommendations to fix test, trace and isolate system
Slowing light in an optical cavity with mechanical resonators and mirrors
In a series of recommendations to fix the struggling
We are all taught at high school that the speed of light through a vacuum is about 300000 km/s, which
Covid-19 test, trace and isolate system in England,
means that a beam from...
health researchers...
All-female scientific coalition calls for marine protected area for Antarctica Peninsula
Covid-19: Is Sweden getting it right? Covid-19: Is Sweden getting it right? Video, 00:04:22Covid-19: Is Sweden getting it right?
IMAGE: The participants of Homeward Bound Cohort 4, the largest all-female expedition to Antarctica. view more Credit:...
Jeremy Farrar: We need a national consensus for the way forward
Circuit breaker: What is a circuit breaker lockdown?
A leading scientist who sits on the SAGE committee
What is a circuit breaker in Covid terms? Circuit
that advises the government has told the BBC that
breakers have been used in some countries such as
the current row between...
Singapore and Israel...
Covid: What the tier rules say about the split between science and politics
Stopping the virus and closing borders
On the first day of lockdown, one gym owner
German authorities were convinced that the spread
showed his defiance by remaining open and was fined for it.
of the virus could not...
Study reveals kidney disease or injury is associated with much higher risk of mortality for COVID-19 patients in ICU
Body MRI reinterpretations plagued by discrepancies and errors
New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of
indeterminate enhancing mass, and outside report
the Association of Anaesthetists) reveals the much higher risk of mortality...
recommended biopsy. Classic...
Energy System 2050: solutions for the energy transition
The future of krill
Until mid-March 2020, the WHO, the EU as well as
IMAGE: Lesion was originally reported as
IMAGE: Energy System 2050 ” is an initiative of the
Krill is rapidly gaining popularity. The small shrimplike organism from the Antarctic is used as fish food
research field Energy of the Helmholtz Association
in aquaculture...
aimed...
RUDN University soil scientist: Paddy soil fertilization can help reduce greenhouse effect
Moffitt researchers develop tool to better predict treatment course for lung cancer
IMAGE: A soil scientist from RUDN University
patients with lung cancer have come a long way in
discovered the effect of fertilization on the ability of
the past two decades....
TAMPA, Fla. — Personalized treatment options for
the soil to retain...
Oncotarget: Th1 cytokines potentiate apoptosis of breast cancer cells and suppress tumor growth
Jodie Kidd: ‘I thought my boyfriend was a gym fanatic
IMAGE: MK-2206 in conjunction with
bowl of spaghetti on the dinner table in front of him.
immunotherapy slows progression of rodent HER-
‘How many...
Jodie Kidd’s nine-year-old son Indio pointed to the
2pos tumors. view more Credit:...
DR ELLIE CANNON: Why do I keep on getting a pain in my chest at bedtime?
Why are diabetics STILL not given the gadget that frees them from finger prick
Q. A few years ago I was diagnosed with atrial
blood tests?
fibrillation. I take medication for it but have recently begun to feel a pain...
Thousands of diabetics are being put at risk of
Over a million Britons with sleep apnoea could be diagnosed within days thanks to stick-on ‘pebble’
Why won’t councils re-open our public loos? ‘Covid-says-no’ attitude leaving many stranded at home
More than a million Britons with the most common
A few weeks back, a friend of mine was almost
sleep disorder could be diagnosed within days thanks to a stick-on ‘pebble’...
caught short on the way to work. OK, it wasn’t a friend, it was me. When...
Is tracking down every super spreader the REAL key to beating Covid-19?
Fats fighting back against bacteria
serious complications after being denied access to lifesaving technology,...
As Covid-19 outbreaks once again ignite like
The international collaboration between UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers Professor
wildfires across Britain, it is a question that
Robert Parton and Professor...
continues to trigger debate:...
Peptides+antibiotic combination may result in a more effective treatment for leishmaniasis
New dimensions in the treatment of muscle spasticity after stroke and nervous system defects
IMAGE: Schematic representation of how the
First-in-class antispastic drug candidate to reach
conjugate of the peptide + the drug manages to
clinical phase is published in the prestigious life
enter inside the cell of...
science journal, Cell....
Investigational ALS drug prolongs patient survival in clinical trial
uOttawa researchers find cheaper, faster way to measure the electric field of light
BOSTON – An experimental medication that was recently shown to slow the progression of the
IMAGE: The detection of currents induced in ambient air plasma by a pair of cross-polarized laser
neurodegenerative disease...
pulses is used to...
Additional data, advanced analytics improve performance of machine learning referral app
Calcium bursts kill drug-resistant tumor cells
IMAGE: Research scientists from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University have further
tumors become resistant to multiple medicines — is the main cause...
Multidrug resistance (MDR) — a process in which
improved the performance...
Deep-sea corals reveal secrets of rapid carbon dioxide increase as the last ice age ended
Utilizing telemedicine in the ER can reduce wait times and patient length of stay
IMAGE: Researchers examined deep-sea coral
INFORMS Journal Information Systems Research
fossils – species Desmophyllum dianthus – to study
New Study Key Takeaways: Increasing telemedicine
carbon sequestration...
availability in the emergency...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says taking action is ‘right and responsible thing to do’
‘Heartbreaking insight’ into impact of lockdown
Covid tier action ‘right and responsible’ thing. Video, 00:00:40Covid tier action ‘right and responsible’...
of over 2,000 families in our Born in Bradford research study. As the...
Gyms and coronavirus: What are the facts?
Covid: Remdesivir ‘has little or no effect’ on survival, says WHO
It’s not nationwide this time – only places on the
Dexamethasone, remdesivir, Regeneron: Trump’s
“very high” tier of England’s new alert...
Covid treatment explained
Study: More than 200 million Americans could have toxic PFAS in their drinking water
Natural nanodiamonds in oceanic rocks
WASHINGTON – A peer-reviewed study by
magnetite, metallic silicon...
Ten days ago we published the results of our survey
IMAGE: The fluid inclusions inside the olivine contain nanodiamonds, apart from serpentine,
scientists at the Environmental Working Group estimates that more than 200 million...
Trees prefer the big city life A team of researchers have examined whether urban red maples – a resilient native tree known to thrive in urban environments...
Are climate scientists being too cautious when linking extreme weather to climate change? IMAGE: The public expects to receive advanced warning of hazardous weather, such as tornadoes and winter storms. This...
Justice for all: How race and American identity may affect politics
NASA supercomputing study breaks ground for tree mapping, carbon research
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Allegiance and loyalty to your country is highly valued in America, but what if
Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and international
you feel America...
collaborators demonstrated...
USask scientists develop model to identify best lentils for climate change impacts
New study may reveal link to lipids playing a key role in Parkinson’s disease
IMAGE: USask plant scientist Kirstin Bett. view
Institute are making strides in Parkinson’s disease research ...
more Credit: Debra Marshall Photography With
IMAGE: Researchers in the Neuroregeneration
demand for...
Virus-mimicking drug helps immune system target cunning cancer cells
Could loss of interest be sign of dementia risk?
The findings, published today in the journal Science
“Apathy can be very distressing for family members,
Translational Medicine, open up the possibility of using drugs that...
when people no longer want to get together with family or friends...
Reviving cells after a heart attack Now, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
COVID-19 lockdowns averted tens of thousands of premature deaths related to air pollution, study finds
have unraveled potential...
According to research published in The Lancet Planetary Health, scientists at the University of Notre Dame found that particulate...
Young adults face higher risk of severe disease from infections than school-age children
Risk of heart complications after major surgery is higher than previously thought
Led by the London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, the study analysed data of 32 different
heart problems or dying after non-cardiac surgery
“Our study reveals a greater likelihood of having than has been recognised...
infectious diseases, 19 viral...
Blue-light glasses improve sleep and workday productivity, study finds
Drug repurposing
“We found that wearing blue-light-filtering glasses is
through a “library” of previously approved drugs
an effective intervention to improve sleep, work
believe they...
University of New Mexico researchers who combed
engagement,...
New study highlights the role of risk communication in coping with COVID-19
Internet connectivity is oxygen for research and development work
IMAGE: Making victory sign during COVID-19
IMAGE: Emmanuel Togo, IT architect for the
pandemic before takeoff view more Credit: Zheng
University of Ghana, gave a tour of the university’s
JIN The mental...
campus network...
Those funky cheese smells allow microbes to ‘talk’ to and feed each other
Enzymatic DNA synthesis sees the light
IMAGE: Fungi and bacteria key to ripening cheese communicate with and feed each other using volatile
amount of data produced by humans and machines
(BOSTON) — According to current estimates, the is rising at an exponential...
compounds ...
Oncotarget: Induction of phenotypic changes in HER2-postive breast cancer cells
Echo from the past makes rice paddies a good home for wetland plants
IMAGE: RNAseq results demonstrating differences between normal, cancer, and redirected cells. view
are able to provide a new home for the original
IMAGE: Rice paddies which were originally wetland wetland plant species...
more Credit:...
Molecular design strategy reveals near infrared-absorbing hydrocarbon IMAGE: as-indacenoterrylene is a bowl-shaped compound made only of hydrogen and carbon atoms that can absorb near infrared...
Covid: Row over regional rules ‘damaging to public health’, scientist warns The Wellcome Trust director, who also sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), told the BBC’s...
Coronavirus: Higher ethnic death risk ‘not linked to health’
Coronavirus infections still rising rapidly
The Office for National Statistics analysis found all
confirmed cases announced by the government each day.
ethnic minority groups, other than Chinese, are
This figure is far higher than the number of
more likely to die...
Covid patients ‘less likely to die than in April’ University of Oxford researchers previously estimated the proportion of coronavirus patients dying each day in hospitals...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How to stop a superspreader (clue: they look like Trump) With Covid cases on the rise, it’s clearly very important to identify what’s driving this second wave. Is it students...
Coronavirus US: CDC reports surge in Hispanic American deaths
Personality traits affect shelter at home compliance
American minorities have been hit particularly hard
“We found that people who scored low on two
by COVID-19 – and the share of Hispanic people
personality traits — openness to experience and
dying of the disease...
neuroticism —...
Boost to develop microalgae into health foods
Fraction of money earmarked for COVID19 recovery could boost climate efforts
However, its widespread development has been
Governments worldwide are planning stimulus
hampered by the current limits of bioimaging tools
packages to boost the economy following the
needed to allow easy, rapid...
disruptions caused by the COVID-19...
Safe sex or risky romance? Young adults make the rational choice
Remember that fake news you read? It may help you remember even more
This is not to say that young adults make risk-free
Past research highlights one insidious side of fake
choices, but they appear to consider both the risks
news: The more you encounter the same
and benefits of their...
misinformation — for instance,...
Existing medications may fight coronavirus infection
Study explains the process that exacerbates MS
“The gist of it is we think we found a drug that is on
MS is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central
par with remdesivir and is much cheaper,” said Tudor Oprea,...
nervous system (CNS) and one of the main causes of neurological functional...
Octopus-inspired sucker transfers thin, delicate tissue grafts and biosensors
Viral ‘molecular scissor’ is next COVID-19 drug target
“For the last few decades, cell or tissue sheets have
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA – American and Polish
been increasingly used to treat injured or diseased
scientists, reporting Oct. 16 in the journal Science
tissues....
Advances, laid out...
Deep sea coral time machines reveal ancient CO2 burps IMAGE: Coral images: Analysis of the fossil remains
New research comparing HIV medications set to change international recommendations
of deep-sea corals (pictured here) were used to
IMAGE: The study’s lead author, Dr. Steve Kanters,
examine the history...
who completed the research as a PhD candidate in UBC’s...
Congenital heart defects may not increase the risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms
‘Classified knots’: uOttawa researchers create optical framed knots to encode information
NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 16)–Adults and children born
In a world first, researchers from the University of
with heart defects had a lower-than-expected risk of
Ottawa in collaboration with Israeli scientists have
developing moderate...
been able to create...
Results from the FORECAST Trial reported at TCT Connect
Results from the TARGET FFR study reported at TCT Connect
NEW YORK – October 16, 2020 – In the
NEW YORK – October 16, 2020 – Results from the
FORECAST randomized clinical trial, the use of
randomized controlled TARGET FFR trial show that
fractional flow reserve management...
while a physiology-guided...
Results from the DEFINE-FLOW study reported at TCT Connect NEW YORK – October 16, 2020 – A new
Nearly 27MILLION GP appointments in England ‘were lost to the Covid-19 pandemic’
observational study of deferred lesions following
Nearly 27million GP appointments have been ‘lost’
combined fractional flow...
during the coronavirus pandemic, fuelling fears of a ticking...
Ethnic minorities are twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than white people because of poverty
Coronavirus: Government adviser says country should be shut around EVERY school holiday
Ethnic minorities are twice as likely to die from
Now they want a SERIES of circuit breakers:
Covid-19 than white people because they live in
Government adviser says we should shut down the
deprived areas and work...
country around EVERY school holiday Coronavirus...
Physios and paramedics will be trained to deliver flu and Covid-19 jabs Physios and paramedics will be trained to deliver flu
Where’s REALLY had the most Covid-19 deaths? Study says Belgium but data reveals SAN MARINO
and Covid-19 jabs to help the NHS carry out its
A US study of 19 countries found Belgium has had
mass vaccination programme...
the highest death toll per 100,000 people. It was followed by Spain,...
Almost a THIRD of England’s councils saw a drop in coronavirus infection rates Almost a third of England’s councils saw a drop in
How Devon, Oxford and Coventry all have higher Covid-19 infection rates than London
coronavirus infections last week amid calls for a
Devon, Oxford and Coventry all have higher
second circuit-breaker...
coronavirus infection rates than London but will face no lockdown rules when the...
England’s Covid-19 outbreak grows 64% in a week
Prenatal cannabis exposure linked to cognitive deficits, altered behavior
The R rate remains stable for the UK as a whole but
That’s according to a new study by neuroscientists
it has dropped for the second week in a row in
in Washington State University’s Integrative
England, falling...
Physiology and...
Gel instrumental in 3D bioprinting biological tissues “The reason why this is important is that the current
Researchers make counterintuitive discoveries about immune-like characteristics of cells
cell aggregate bioprinting techniques can’t make
The article describing the research, “DNA Damage
complicated...
Promotes Epithelial Hyperplasia and Fate Misspecification via Fibroblast...
Plant genetic engineering to fight ‘hidden hunger’ Micronutrient malnutrition leads to severe health problems. For instance, vitamin A and zinc deficiency are leading risk...
Could excessive sugar intake contribute to aggressive behaviors, ADHD, bipolar disorder? The research, out today from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and published in Evolution and Human Behavior,...
A flash of light to identify tumors: the results of the VIBRA project of the Politecnico di Milano
Lineage tracing of direct astrocyte-toneuron conversion for brain repair
IMAGE: Optical Microscope view more Credit:
astrocytes. view more Credit: Jinan University
Politecnico di Milano The VIBRA project, “Very fast
Regeneration...
IMAGE: Neurons converted from lineage-traced
Imaging...
Two planets around a red dwarf facility hosting a 1-metre telescope based in Mexico.
Long-term data show a recent acceleration in chemical and physical changes in the ocean
view...
IMAGE: From L to R: Rod Johnson (BATS Co-PI),
IMAGE: The SAINT-EX Observatory is a fully robotic
Emily Davey (Research Technician), Dom Smith (Research Technician) and...
World’s greatest mass extinction triggered switch to warm-bloodedness
Is sitting always bad for your mind? A new study suggests maybe not
IMAGE: The origin of endothermy in synapsids,
IMAGE: Person walking view more Credit: Colorado
including the ancestors of mammals. The diagram
State University It’s generally accepted health
shows the evolution of...
advice...
How is STEM children’s programming prioritizing diversity? IMAGE: “Children soak up subtleties and are
Pinpointing the ‘silent’ mutations that gave the coronavirus an evolutionary edge
learning and taking cues from everything; by age 5,
DURHAM, N.C. — We know that the coronavirus
you can see...
behind the COVID-19 crisis lived harmlessly in bats and other wildlife...
How is the plan for 48 hospitals going? Boris Johnson said in his virtual conference speech:
Covid: Why bats are not to blame, say scientists
“This government is pressing on with its plan for 48
Outbreaks of emerging diseases have been linked
hospitals....
to human destruction of nature. When forests or
grasslands are razed to graze...
Covid-19: Are we still listening to the science?
Coronavirus testing lab ‘chaotic and dangerous’, scientist claims
Documents released by the Scientific Advisory
Covid: NHS staff testing ‘dismantled’ in virus
Group for Emergencies (Sage) reveal a call to action
hotspots
three weeks ago.
Now Matt Hancock says you SHOULD take vitamin D amid mounting evidence it protects against Covid-19
Coronavirus UK: Agency staff are STILL working in multiple homes
Matt Hancock has today urged people to take vitamin D to help boost their overall health amid
forced to deny it would let staff work in multiple
One of Britain’s largest care home chains was homes to protect residents...
mounting evidence it can protect...
Sweden hasn’t suffered a ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 because it has some immunity and clear messaging
Coronavirus: HALF of England in Tier 2 or 3 lockdown amid backlash
Sweden hasn’t suffered a ‘second wave’ of Covid-19
Two? TIER ONE Normal social distancing should be followed. Face masks...
because it has some immunity and kept its
What is the difference between Tier One and Tier
messaging...
Chinese experimental Covid-19 vaccine is safe and produces an immune response
Coronavirus swabs should be analysed using ‘pooled testing’, experts say
Hopes of getting a Covid-19 vaccine were boosted
Coronavirus swabs should be analysed in batches
again today after an experimental Chinese jab was
to speed up the Government’s lagging testing
found to be safe and produce...
programme, experts say. The...
Coronavirus: Soaring infections and death rates… but do the claims justify lockdowns?
Just 0.05% of healthy under-70s who get Covid-19 will die from the disease, study claims
With half of Britain set to be plunged into stricter
Covid-19 may actually only kill one in 2,000 healthy
lockdowns from midnight tomorrow, you could be forgiven for thinking...
people under the age of 70, according to research. Dr John Ioannidis,...
Diamond-studded silk wound dressing detects infection and improves healing In research led by RMIT University’s Dr Asma
Computational approach to optimize culture conditions required for cell therapy
Khalid, smart wound dressings made of silk and
That may soon change as researchers at Duke-NUS
nanodiamonds effectively...
Medical School, Singapore, and Monash University, Australia have devised...
STAT3 identified as important factor in emotional reactivity The STAT3 signal transduction pathway is activated in response to a series of immunogenic and nonimmunogenic stimuli, i.e....
Scientists voice concerns, call for transparency and reproducibility in AI research In an article published in Nature on October 14, 2020, scientists at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto,...
Helping youth diagnosed with early stages of psychosis
Athletes fear being judged as weak when they experience pain or injury
“Identity development is a normal part of growing up
LBP is common in rowers and can cause extended
and generally happens when someone is in their
time out from the sport and even retirement for
late adolescence...
some athletes. Rowers from...
Machine learning uncovers potential new TB drugs
Inexpensive and rapid testing of drugs for resistant infections possible
Using this new approach, which allows computer
Antimicrobial resistant infection is one of the major
models to account for uncertainty in the data they’re
threats to human health globally, causing 2.5 million
analyzing, the...
infections and...
Instituting a minimum price for alcohol reduces deaths, hospital stays
When good governments go bad
IMAGE: Bottles of distilled spirits. view more Credit:
of a representational government. view more Credit:
Rutgers Center of Alcohol Substance Use Studies
(c) Linda...
IMAGE: The ruins of the Roman Forum, once a site
PISCATAWAY,...
A promising new tool in the fight against melanoma
ctDNA may predict outcomes with firstline, but not second-line immunotherapy for melanoma
IMAGE: Edith Cowan University Associate Professor
Bottom Line: Baseline levels of circulating tumor
Elin Gray view more Credit: Edith Cowan University
DNA (ctDNA) predicted responses to first-line, but
An...
not second-line,...
During COVID, scientists turn to computers to understand C4 photosynthesis
Oncotarget: Geriatric nutritional risk index
When COVID closed down their lab in March, a
the optimum cutoff of GNRI. Abbreviation: ROC,
team from the University of Essex turned to
receiver operating...
IMAGE: ROC for cancer death was plotted to verify
computational approaches to understand...
Immunotherapy combo halts rare, stage 4 sarcoma in teen
COVID: women are less likely to put themselves in danger
IMAGE: John Theurer Cancer Center at
IMAGE: Paola Profeta view more Credit: Paolo
Hackensack University Medical Center. view more
Tonato The increased adherence of women to
Credit: (Hackensack Meridian...
Coronavirus policies...
Head of Operation Warp Speed says he believes pandemic could be under control by next flu season
Cuomo asks Trump for guidance on vaccine distribution
The chief of the Trump administration’s Operation
President Trump to meet with US governors and
Warp Speed says he believes the coronavirus
provide guidance on how coronavirus...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking
pandemic could be under...
Coronavirus US: Seattle man is THIRD American to get infection twice Seattle man becomes the THIRD American to be reinfected with coronavirus after testing positive for COVID-19 twice within...
Coronavirus pandemic fueled by ‘perfect storm’ of rising obesity rates and air pollution since 1990s The coronavirus pandemic was fueled by a ‘perfect storm’ of increasing rates of chronic diseases and air pollution,...
Coronavirus: Remdesivir has ‘little effect’ on death risks, says WHO
Sixty percent of Americans want universal health care, study finds
Remdesivir – which was used to treat Trump – has
More than a third of Americans now want the
‘little effect’ on a COVID patient’s chances...
government to create more of a social safety net – ensuring health and...
A new approach boosts lithium-ion battery efficiency and puts out fires, too
Trigger that leads to faster nerve healing
If adopted, the researchers said, this technology
the biological triggers that promote quicker nerve
could address two major goals of battery research:
regeneration. From...
A new study published in Current Biology identifies
extending the driving...
Marriage or not? Rituals help dating couples decide relationship future
Framework for gauging health impacts of self-driving vehicles
“Rituals have the power to bond individuals and give
However, less attention has been focused on the
us a preview into family life and couple life. We
potential health impacts of self-driving vehicles.
found they help...
Texas AM University researchers...
Bark beetle outbreaks benefit wild bee populations, habitat
Treating ringing in the ears with Sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue
New research led by Colorado State University and published online in Scientific Reports suggests that
The findings could potentially help millions of people since tinnitus affects about 10 to 15 percent of the
spruce beetle outbreaks...
population worldwide....
Ingestible capsule that could help demystify the gut-brain axis
Most effective drugs for common type of neuropathic pain
Right now, these conditions and diseases are
The study compared four drugs with different
primarily diagnosed by patients’ reports of their symptoms. However, neuroscientists...
mechanisms of action in a large group of patients with CSPN to determine which...
Research could change how blood pressure is managed in spinal cord injury patients
Researchers develop framework to identify health impacts of self-driving vehicles
New research from the International Collaboration
IMAGE: The proposed conceptual model for
on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) challenges the
assessing the health implications of autonomous
current standard for managing...
vehicles. view more Credit:...
New bioprosthetic valve for TAVR fails to demonstrate non-inferiority
New technology diagnoses sickle cell disease in record time
NEW YORK – October 15, 2020 – In a randomized
IMAGE: An Acousto Thermal Shift Assay “lab-on-a-
clinical trial, SCOPE II, a new self-expanding
chip ” device shown next to a quarter for size
bioprosthetic valve...
comparison. ...
Supergene discovery leads to new knowledge of fire ants
Results from the REFLECT II Trial reported at TCT Connect
IMAGE: A Fire Ant view more Credit: UGA A unique
NEW YORK – October 15, 2020 – The REFLECT II
study conducted by University of Georgia
randomized clinical trial evaluating the safety and
entomologists...
efficacy of...
Results from the MITHRAS trial reported at TCT Connect and published in Circulation
FSU researchers find diverse communities comprise bacterial mats threatening coral reefs
NEW YORK – October 15, 2020 – The MITHRAS randomized clinical trial found that interventional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Researchers are learning more about the brightly colored bacterial mats
closure of an iatrogenic...
threatening the ecological...
Covid Sage documents: The scientific evidence and what No 10 then did
East Kent Hospitals: ‘Toxic culture risks patients’ lives’
The papers, which date from 21 September, were
The BBC has already revealed how a man with
published on Monday night. They set out in black
dementia was restrained by security on 19 separate
and white what scientists...
occasions to allow treatment...
Covid-19: Talks continue over new restrictions for parts of England
Covid-19: Talks continue over new restrictions for parts of England
But Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has
But Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has
said he is meeting the PM’s team later to discuss the
said he is meeting the PM’s team later to discuss the
issue.
issue.
‘I fear being a forgotten casualty of pandemic’
‘I fear being a forgotten casualty of pandemic’
Coronavirus: Virus isolation period extended from
Coronavirus: Virus isolation period extended from
seven to 10 days
seven to 10 days
FDA approves first treatment for Ebola
Covid: NHS staff testing ‘dismantled’ in virus hotspots
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials approved the first treatment for Ebola on Wednesday. Regulators greenlit a...
AstraZeneca took ONE MONTH to give the FDA vaccine trial data after the study was paused
Coronavirus: ‘Long Covid could be four different syndromes’
Astrazeneca took a MONTH to turn over coronavirus vaccine trial data to the FDA after a participant’s rare
people living with long-term Covid-19, the National
There could be a huge psychological impact on Institute for Health Research...
spinal complication...
Herd immunity approach to coping with coronavirus would be a ‘dangerous’ error, experts say
Herd immunity approach to coping with coronavirus would be a ‘dangerous’ error, experts say
Trying to cope with coronavirus by letting it spread to
Trying to cope with coronavirus by letting it spread to
develop herd immunity would be a ‘dangerous’ error
develop herd immunity would be a ‘dangerous’ error
with...
with...
Study linking 28 genes to developmental disorders to mean diagnoses for about 500 families
Seeing evolution happening before your eyes
The authors collated anonymised healthcare and research data to create the largest available genetic
caused, to a large degree, by changes in
“What we see in terms of biodiversity in nature is enhancers,” explains...
resource for developmental...
EALING is now London’s Covid-19 hotspot and the capital will be in Tier 2 tomorrow night
Distracted learning a big problem, golden opportunity for educators, students
Ealing has become London’s new Covid-19 hotspot,
simultaneous use of electronic devices has a significant detrimental impact on...
figures revealed today as it was confirmed that the
And while numerous researchers found that
capital is being...
Men are women ‘face an EQUAL risk of dying from Covid-19’
Breakthrough blood test developed for brain tumors
Men and women have died of coronavirus in similar
Comparing blood samples from patients with
numbers, despite previous research suggesting the disease has a more severe...
gliomas with tumor biopsy tissues from the same patients, Leonora Balaj, PhD,...
Therapy plus medication better than medication alone in bipolar disorder
Stay in touch with your emotions to reduce pandemic-induced stress
For the paper, published in JAMA Psychiatry
It may be anguish over the sickness or death of a
researchers analyzed studies that included adult
friend or family member. It may be anxiety over a job
and adolescent patients currently...
that has been altered...
Liverpool’s NHS trust claims its intensive care units are only 80% full and quieter than usual
An alternative to animal experiments
Intensive care units at Liverpool’s biggest NHS trust
Standard cell lines and animal experiments have certain disadvantages. One main issue is the lack of applicability of the...
are no busier than normal for this time of year, it emerged today. Councillor...
Empathy exacerbates discussions about immigration Arguments over immigration have been in the public
Test and Trace records another worstever performance as just 63% of contacts reached
eye following recent debates about the initiative to
Britain’s Test and Trace system is being
limit the influx...
overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus infections after it only reached 63...
Oxford University scientists create a fiveminute coronavirus test Oxford University scientists create a five-minute
Researchers step toward understanding how toxic PFAS chemicals spread from release sites
coronavirus test which could be used in airports and
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A study
offices Team behind...
led by Brown University researchers sheds new light on how pollutants...
Coronavirus swab snaps and gets stuck in tracheostomy patient’s LUNG
New study to assess pandemic’s impact on Canadian veterans and their spouses
Coronavirus swab gets stuck in patient’s LUNG
IMAGE: Drs. Don Richardson (left) and Anthony
when it snaps and falls into breathing tube put in her
Nazarov (right), researchers at Lawson Health
neck after surgery Swabs...
Research Institute ...
Bats save energy by reducing energetically costly immune functions during annual migration
Plastic bags with holes in may be an alternative to shields, Indian doctors claim
IMAGE: Bat- Victim of a wind turbine blow. view
Plastic bags with holes cut out work as PPE and
more Credit: Christian Voigt, Leibniz-IZW Both
could be an alternative to shields, doctors on the
seasonal...
Covid-19 frontline have...
Study upends understanding about joint injuries The paper, published Oct. 7 in Scientific Reports, is
Synthego’s CRISPR platform enables faster ID of potential Coronavirus treatment
the first that investigates the role of a protein, known
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 15, 2020 –
as lubricin,...
Synthego, the genome engineering company, has collaborated with The Krogan...
A new toolkit for capturing how COVID-19 impacts crime
UT Southwestern leads national efforts around childhood blood disorders
Previous research has demonstrated how crime patterns can be affected by regular seasonal factors,
DALLAS – Oct.15, 2020 – When a child has a rare blood disorder, clinicians can struggle to find the
such as holidays and hours...
best diagnostic...
Small RNA as a central player in infections
Predicting influenza epidemics
Helicobacter pylori uses several “virulence” factors
data from real episodes of care and consultations
that allow it to survive in the stomach and can lead to...
about influenza...
Ultrasound technique offers more precise, quantified assessments of lung health
Novel antiviral strategy for treatment of COVID-19
Researchers from North Carolina State University
currently used in the treatment of other infectious
and the University of North Carolina have developed
diseases is showing efficacy...
a technique that uses...
“Our method predicts influenza epidemics by using
They discovered that a class of metallodrugs
Automatic decision-making prevents us harming others
Deep learning artificial intelligence keeps an eye on volcano movements
A team based in the Universities of Birmingham and
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — RADAR satellites can
Oxford in the UK and Yale University in the US
collect massive amounts of remote sensing data that
investigated the different...
can detect ground movements...
Will the COVID-19 virus become endemic?
Healthy skepticism: People may be wary of health articles on crowdsourced sites
Shaman is a professor of environmental health
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — People may be
sciences and director of the Columbia Mailman
skeptical about medical and health articles they
School Climate and Health program...
encounter on crowdsourced websites,...
Repurposing drugs for a pan-coronavirus treatment
Britain must not be sacrificed on the altar of fighting Covid-19, writes Professor ROBERT DINGWALL
The consortium included researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the Quantitative Biosciences...
Boris Johnson, it emerged this week, has finally decided to disagree with Sage, the committee of scientists that seems to...
People with type O blood may be less likely to catch coronavirus Drug overdose deaths have soared by nearly 10
Almost half of Britons could be less likely to catch Covid-19 because they have Type O blood
percent over the last year, early data from the
People with blood type O could be less likely to get
Centers for Disease Control...
sick with Covid-19, according to new research. Their risk of severe...
Nearly 75% of New Yorkers believe coronavirus cases on the city will spike by this winter
Pfizer’s shot left fewer than half of participants with side effects
Most New York City residents believe coronavirus
A second experimental coronavirus vaccine being tested by Pfizer Inc and its German partner
cases will soon spike to levels not seen in the early
BioNTech SE showed promising...
days of the pandemic,...
Coronavirus UK: Infected to be sent from hospital back to care homes Relatives of care home residents will be treated as
Long Covid could actually be four different syndromes but scientists admit ‘we still don’t know’
key workers and get tested for Covid-19 weekly to
‘Long Covid’ could actually be split into four different
enable safe visits...
syndromes, scientists today claimed. Thousands of survivors...
Hundreds more under-65s than normal have died of heart problems since the Covid crisis, study shows
Scientists identify sensor protein that underlies bladder control
Hundreds of under-65s have been killed by strokes
key advance in basic neurobiology and may also
and heart attacks because of the lockdown, a shock
lead to better treatments...
The discovery, published Oct. 14 in Nature, marks a
report reveals today. Deaths...
Army researchers collaborate on universal antibody test for COVID-19
Aerosols vs. droplets
Dr. Jimmy Gollihar, biochemist and biotechnologist
Zhao hope to arm people with better knowledge of how SARS-CoV-2 spreads...
for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development
UC Santa Barbara researchers Yanying Zhu and Lei
Command’s Army...
Impact of COVID-19 infection on patients with congenital heart disease
COVID-19 rapid test has successful lab results, research moves to next stages
In what may be the largest study of its kind to date,
Professor Misra, in the University’s College of
researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College
Engineering Chemical and Materials Department,
of Physicians and...
has been working on...
New study suggests crucial role for lymphocytes in asymptomatic COVID-19 infection
Are corals genetically equipped to survive climate change?
A retrospective study of 52 COVID-19 patients, published this week in mSphere, an open-access
bleaching and are expected to decline in the future,”
“Acropora corals are especially susceptible to said Professor...
journal of the American Society...
Severe morning sickness linked to depression new study finds
Australian carp virus plan ‘dead in the water’
Severe morning sickness, known as hyperemesis
Plans to release a virus to reduce numbers of
gravidarum (HG), is a debilitating condition that
invasive Common Carp in Australia are unlikely to
affects around 1-2 per cent...
work and should be dropped,...
Strategic interventions in dairy production in developing countries can help meet growing global demand for milk
Facebook users spread Russian propaganda less often when they know source
IMAGE: Projected volumes of milk (ECM,
media — generating strong partisan reactions that
International Energy Corrected Milk) that will be
may help intensify...
Russian propaganda is hitting its mark on social
produced by region in 2030...
Australian research shows NASA’s James Webb telescopes will reveal hidden galaxies
Oncotarget: Exosomal lncRNA PCAT-1 promotes Kras-associated chemoresistance
IMAGE: An artist impression of the James Webb
IMAGE: Exosomal PCAT-1 promotes tumor growth
Space Telescope, fully deployed. view more Credit:
and guides lymph node metastasis in vivo view
NASA Two...
more Credit: Correspondence...
Does science have a plastic problem? Microbiologists take steps to reducing plastic waste
Golden meat: Engineering cow cells to produce beta carotene
Led by Dr Amy Pickering and Dr Joana Alves, the
genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce
lab replaced single-use plastics with re-useable equipment. Where alternatives...
plant nutrients not natively...
Research finds that blue-light glasses improve sleep and workday productivity
Coronavirus: Are some soaps better than others?
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — During the pandemic, the
Over the last few months we’ve been told how
amount of screen time for many people working and
important it is to wash our hands regularly – for at
learning from home as...
least 20 seconds –...
Coronavirus: Ethnic-minority vaccine volunteers needed
Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine trial paused due to ill volunteer
Researchers want more British people belonging to
“We’re also learning more about this participant’s
ethnic minorities to sign up for coronavirus vaccine
illness, and it’s important to have all the facts...
A group of researchers at Tufts University have
trials.
Covid: Two-week circuit breaker ‘may halve deaths’, report says Thai PM declares emergency decree over protests Prayuth Chan-ocha has invoked a state of emergency decree in Bangkok to combat...
CDC may not recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children in first wave of roll outs The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said coronavirus vaccines may not initially be recommended for children...
US ‘general public’ will be able to get covid vaccines by APRIL, Fauci says
Glitch in NHS Covid-19 app causing phantom notifications is FINALLY ‘fixed’
Dr Fauci predicts the US will have enough doses of
The NHS Covid-19 app has finally been given an
coronavirus vaccines for the general public by APRIL When asked on CBS...
update to address the glitch causing phantom notifications which led to widespread...
Cambridge academics estimate more than 400,000 people caught Covid-19 the day before lockdown
NHS hospitals in England are cancelling operations to make way for a surge in coronavirus patients
Coronavirus infections in England are still more than
Hospitals across England are cancelling routine
eight times below the devastating levels they
operations to make way for a surge in coronavirus
reached in the spring...
patients. University Hospitals...
Relatives of care home residents will be treated as key workers
How Covid-19 could leave you DEAF
Relatives of care home residents will be treated as
because of his Covid-19, doctors have claimed in
key workers and get tested for Covid-19 weekly to
the first British case of its...
A 45-year-old man suddenly lost his hearing
enable safe visits...
Coronavirus UK: Daily cases jump 40% in a week to 19,724
Assessing state of the art in AI for brain disease treatment
Britain’s daily Covid-19 cases have jumped 40 per cent in a week as health officials today announced
One tough problem is the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and monitoring of brain diseases. The
19,724 more infections...
range of AI technologies available...
Effectiveness of fitness-boosting strategies may be linked to personality traits
A new, comprehensive approach to measure inequality in preventable child mortality
Strategies to alter people’s health behaviors — such
One of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
as increasing their physical activity — vary in
calls for a substantial reduction in preventable
effectiveness,...
deaths for children...
New study shows about one-third of young people in 43 low- and middleincome countries have lost a sibling before age 25
Scientists show jet lag conditions impair immune response in mice
Though research examining the impact of sibling
risk, but not much...
Shiftwork and experimental models of frequent flying across time zones have been correlated with cancer
death on children and families is growing, much of this new literature focuses...
Novel software assesses phonologial awareness
Nerves that sense touch may play role in autism
The ATLAS, or Access to Literacy Assessment
“More than 70% of people with autism have
System, program — the first test of its kind for
differences in their sensory perception,” said study
children with speech and/or...
author Sung-Tsang...
Studies offer new evidence for possible link between blood type and COVID-19 susceptibility
Protein that keeps immune system from freaking out could form basis for new therapeutics
As the pandemic continues, the global biomedical
IMAGE: Two macrophages (blue) fighting to engulf
research community is working urgently to identify
the same pathogen (green). GIV/Girdin is shown in
coronavirus risk factors...
red. view...
Thinning and prescribed fire treatments reduce tree mortality ALBANY, Calif. — To date in 2020, 1,217 wildfires
UMaine researcher: How leaves reflect light reveals evolutionary history of seed plants
have burned 1,473,522 million acres of National
The way leaves reflect light can illuminate the
Forest System lands...
evolutionary history of seed plants, according to an international team of...
Researchers mine data and connect the dots about processes driving neuroblastoma IMAGE: Jinghui Zhang, Ph.D., chair of the St. Jude
Beak bone reveals pterosaur like no other IMAGE: An artist’s impression of Leptostomia begaaensis view more Credit: Megan Jacobs, University of...
Department of Computational Biology. view more Credit:...
Could an existing vaccine make COVID19 less deadly? Mexico City study provides support
Glitter litter could be damaging rivers
IMAGE: Nurse Fernanda A. Rodriguez-Monroy,
study, led by Dr Dannielle...
New research indicates that glitter could be causing ecological damage to our rivers and lakes. The
Center of Excellence in Asthma and Allergy, Hospital Médica Sur in Mexico...
Blood test could identify COVID-19 patients at risk of ‘cytokine storm’ hyperinflammation
‘Slim’ chance that Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine will be ready in 2020, jab chief says
Southampton researchers have identified a blood
As scientists race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
profile that could help identify COVID-19 patients at
to bring the world back to normal, MailOnline has
greatest risk of deterioration...
taken a look at the...
England and Wales saw SECOND worst death toll in Europe during first wave of Covid-19
PHE told peers on September 15 that UK ‘on same trajectory as Germany’
England and Wales have been two of the three
same trajectory as Germany’ and would NOT see
European countries to suffer the most excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic,...
spikes like in...
Liverpool’s biggest hospitals are 10% closer to capacity than they normally are in October
London’s Covid-19 outbreak sees 12 boroughs top infection threshold of 100 cases per 100,000
Liverpool’s biggest hospitals are only 10 per cent
Twelve London boroughs have seen Covid-19
closer to capacity than normal for October, official
infection rates tip the worrying threshold of 100
data has revealed. The...
cases per 100,000 people, amid...
PHE was reassuring politicians the UK was ‘on the
Academics behind ‘circuit breaker’ study admit their death figures are overestimated
Wales WILL ban people from parts of the UK with high Covid rates from entering
One of the scientists behind a paper saying a ‘circuit
in England travelling across the border from Friday –
breaker’ half-term lockdown could save thousands of lives...
but how will...
Britain’s coronavirus cases jump 40% in a week with 19,724 more infections
And the winner is … dependent on judging accountability
Britain’s daily Covid-19 cases have jumped 40 per
Professor Simone Ferriani, Professor at the
cent in a week as health officials today announced
Business School (formerly Cass) and University of
19,724 more infections...
Bologna, Professor Gino Cattani...
Watching nature on TV can boost wellbeing The research has also shown that experiencing
Relationship value and economic value are evaluated by the same part of the brain
nature in virtual reality could have even larger
Researchers from several Japanese universities
benefits, boosting positive...
have revealed that the orbitofrontal cortex, the part
Wales says it will BAN people from Covid hotspots
of the brain responsible...
Head and neck injuries make up nearly 28 percent of all electric scooter accident injuries
Unraveling the network of molecules that influence COVID-19 severity
In a study of e-scooter injuries, Kathleen
Research, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and
Yaremchuk, M.D., chair of the Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck...
Albany Medical College sought...
Even minimal physical activity measurably boosts health
Molecular dance keeps your heart beating
Researchers from the Morgridge Institute for
Stand up, your life may depend on it It is well-
Filament-like proteins in heart muscle cells have to be exactly the same length so that they can
documented that exercise and other moderate-to-
coordinate perfectly to...
vigorous physical activity...
Biggest carbon dioxide drop: Real-time data show COVID-19’s massive impact on global emissions
New study highlights links between inflammation and Parkinson’s disease
“What makes our study unique is the analysis of
Credit: ©University Of Luxembourg Around 15% of
meticulously collected near-real-time data” explains
Parkinson’s...
IMAGE: ©University Of Luxembourg view more
lead author...
New blood test predicts which COVID-19 patients will develop severe infection
The atomic makeup of M. pneumoniae’s ‘nap’ structure glides into view
IMAGE: Professor Gerry McElvaney (left), the study’s senior author and a consultant in Beaumont
Caterpillars are small bugs with two rows of tiny legs that all move in a coordinated manner, causing the
Hospital, and...
caterpillar to...
New insight into neovessel formation shows promise in future treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Tied to undiagnosed disease, aortic dissection in pregnancy proves difficult to predict
A new study by researchers at the University of
In a time already full of challenges and changes,
Eastern Finland provides novel insight into the
some pregnant and postpartum women will also
previously unknown effects...
experience a rare but dangerous...
Clean and clear: How being more transparent over resources helps cut carbon emissions
Bringing a power tool from math into quantum computing
IMAGE: Study author Benjamin K Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy at the University of
Fourier transform in a much quicker, versatile, and
IMAGE: A novel quantum circuit that calculates the more efficient...
Sussex Business School. ...
Warm central equatorial pacific sea surface temperatures and anthropogenic warming boosted the 2019 severe drought in East China IMAGE: A persistent severe drought occurred over East China along the Yangtze River in 2019. The photo on the cover...
NHS Covid app updated to ‘fix’ phantom messages NHS Covid-19 app: 12m downloads – and lots of questions
Coronavirus: ‘Momentous’ errors worsened Austria ski resort outbreak
Covid-19: New three-tier restrictions come into force in England
The Consumer Protection Association (VSV), a
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland is set to extend the
private organisation in Austria, said it was seeking
half-term holidays for schools, from Monday,
damages of up to €100,000...
alongside other new measures...
Coronavirus: Patient has sudden permanent hearing loss
28% US college-age adults say they do NOT drink, study finds
The ear-nose-and-throat experts told BMJ Case
Nearly 30% of college-age Americans say they do
Reports journal steroid drugs could help avoid this
NOT drink and the number of young adults abusing
damage if given early enough....
alcohol has fallen by nearly...
Indoor mask mandates reduce coronavirus infection rates by nearly HALF, new study finds
Want to wait less at the bus stop? Beware real-time updates
Coronavirus infection rates were 50% lower in regions with indoor mask mandates – and a
transit apps to time their arrival for when the bus
In fact, people who followed the suggestions of pulls up to the stop...
nationwide order issued in...
The distance local energy goes to bring power to the people
COVID-19 recovery at home possible for most patients
A study published today in the journal Frontiers in
The study, published by the Journal of the American
Sustainability by the University of California, Davis, sheds light on...
College of Emergency Physicians Open, showed that none of those patients...
Anticancer compounds for B cell cancer therapy targeting cellular stress response
New insight on mole growth could aid development of skin cancer treatments
The ER is an important organelle in our cells that
The findings in mice could help scientists develop
oversees the quality control of protein folding under
new ways to prevent skin cancer growth that take
normal conditions...
advantage of the normal...
Effects of low-level lead exposure and alcohol consumption
Technique to recover lost single-cell RNA-sequencing information
The study, published in Neuropharmacology, looked
With their new approach, the MIT team could extract
at whether developmental lead exposure can
10 times as much information from each cell in a
increase the propensity to relapse...
sample. This increase...
New study shows which medical procedures pose COVID-19 risk to healthcare providers
Inhibition of HDAC and mTOR may improve outcomes for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma
The team, led by University of Alberta medicine professor Sebastian Straube, carried out a
Bottom Line: The histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor vorinostat (Zolinza) in combination with the
systematic review of public health...
mTOR inhibitor sirolimus...
Oncotarget: Genomic markers of midostaurin drug sensitivity in leukemia patients
DNA-peptide interactions create complex behaviours which may have helped shape biology
IMAGE: RGL4 expression correlates with response
IMAGE: Short double-stranded DNA (Oligo dsDNA)
to midostaurin in FLT3-ITD positive samples. (A)
co-assemble in an end-to-end stacked fashion with
Distribution of midostaurin...
a cationic peptide...
Scientists shed new light on viruses’ role in coral bleaching
Research demonstrates a molecular dance that keeps your heart beating
IMAGE: Pocillopora corals from Mo’orea. view more
IMAGE: A microscope photograph of a heart muscle
Credit: (photo by Andrew Thurber, OSU).
cell. The regular green patterns show stained actin
CORVALLIS,...
filaments. ...
Swine coronavirus replicates in human cells
An innovative method to tune lasers toward infrared wavelengths
New research from the University of North Carolina
Researchers at Institut national de la recherche
at Chapel Hill suggests that a strain of coronavirus
scientifique (INRS) have discovered a cost-effective
that has recently...
way to tune the spectrum...
Machine learning model helps characterize compounds for drug discovery
Young, white US men are the least likely to wash their hands amid the coronavirus pandemic
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Tandem mass
White college-aged men in the US are the least
spectrometry is a powerful analytical tool used to
likely to wash their hands amid the coronavirus
characterize complex mixtures...
pandemic, a new report finds. This...
Up to ONE-THIRD of people believe unproven theories that the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab
‘No evidence’ newborns can catch the coronavirus from their mothers after birth, study claims
Up to one-third of people believe the coronavirus
Newborns face no risk of catching Covid-19 from
was engineered in a laboratory in Wuhan, China –
their mothers in the womb, a study has claimed.
where the pandemic...
Out of 101 babies born...
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam: North of England never squashed Covid-19 outbreak properly
Covid-19 infection rates at universities are up to SEVEN TIMES higher than in local cities
The North is bearing the brunt of the second
Coronavirus outbreaks in student areas are much
coronavirus wave because it didn’t squash its first
bigger in the universities than in the towns and cites
outbreak as well,...
around them, data...
Coronavirus UK: Professor Jonathan Van-Tam’s numbers behind Boris Johnson’s ‘traffic light’ lockdown
Coronavirus UK: 13,972 new cases and 50 deaths as daily toll rises
England’s second wave of coronavirus is extending
coronavirus cases and 50 more victims as Boris
south of the worst-affected areas in the North of the
Johnson plunged millions of people into...
The UK today announced 13,972 new
country...
What the SAGE scientists REALLY told Boris Johnson: 10pm pubs curfew won’t work
Bacterial toxin with healing effect
Number 10 was today blasted for not ‘following the
four people have millions of Staphylococcus...
Normally they are among the many harmless organisms found in and on the human body: one in
science’ after bombshell documents showed ministers shunned a...
How psychological ownership can enhance stewardship for public goods Caring for the Commons: Using Psychological
New global temperature data will inform study of climate impacts on health, agriculture
Ownership to Enhance Stewardship Behavior for
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Public Goods aims to help solve...
Data provides high-resolution, daily temperatures from around the globe...
Multiple neurodevelopmental conditions may lead to worse educational outcomes
Television advertising limits can reduce childhood obesity, study concludes
Children with neurodevelopmental conditions such
Childhood obesity is a global problem with few signs
as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
of progress. As part of the UK government’s plan to
autism spectrum disorder...
halve childhood...
Ultrasound screening may be limited in ability to predict perinatal complications
Teen brain differences linked to increased waist circumference
The diagnostic effectiveness of ultrasound screening in predicting the delivery of a macrosomic infant,
Findings from this study provide the first evidence of microstructural brain differences that are linked to
shoulder dystocia...
waist circumference...
Novel discoveries in preventing epileptic seizures Temporal lobe epileptic seizures are debilitating and
College of Medicine researcher makes novel discoveries in preventing epileptic seizures
can cause lasting damage in patients, including
IMAGE: Sanjay Kumar, an associate professor in
neuronal death and...
the Florida State University College of Medicine’s Department...
Cover crop could solve weed problems for edamame growers
Foreign election interference: A global response
URBANA, Ill. – For vegetable growers, weeds can
IMAGE: provides global, interdisciplinary coverage
mean lost income from reduced yield and foreign
of election law, policy, and administration view more
plant matter contaminating...
Credit:...
American Pikas show resiliency in the face of global warming IMAGE: American pika view more Credit: Andrew
Clinic reduces GA1 brain injury risk by 83% with therapies developed over 30 years
Smith, Arizona State University The American pika
A new study summarizes over 30 years of clinical
is a charismatic,...
experience in the treatment and management of glutaric acidemia type 1 (GA1),...
To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze
Trees and lawns beat the heat
IMAGE: In this image, the cell division marker Ki67
In cities, humans replace the natural ground cover
shows that the number of dividing cells in organoids
with roofs, pavement and other artificial materials
increases...
that are impervious...
Watching nature on TV can boost wellbeing, finds new study
Covid-19: Why is Essex County Council pleading for tighter restrictions?
Watching high quality nature programmes on TV can uplift people’s moods, reduce negative emotions,
The number of cases in Essex has risen from just over 700 in the week to 2 October to just over 1,000
and help alleviate...
in the week to 9 October.
Covid 19: Care home visitor scheme to be piloted in England
Trial to test if Vitamin D protects against Covid
Trump Supreme Court pick evasive on key issues
Should I take vitamin D?
Amy Coney Barrett refuses to give views on abortion and healthcare at her...
Shielding not needed yet, despite rising Covid rate
Doctors will trial whether vitamin D can protect people from Covid-19
The advice is tailored according to the local Covid
Doctors will finally trial whether vitamin D can
alert level the person lives in, using the new three-
actually protect people from Covid-19 amid
tier system:
mounting evidence the 3p-a-day...
Dutch woman in her 80s becomes ‘first person to die after being re-infected with coronavirus’
Covid-19 deaths continue to creep up with 321 victims in England and Wales last week
An 89-year-old Dutch woman is thought to have
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in England and
become the first person in the world to die after
Wales has risen for the fourth week in a row, official
getting re-infected with...
figures revealed...
Shielding for the vulnerable will NOT be brought back for coronavirus local lockdowns in England
Harvard study finds patients with severe COVID-19 infections have protection up to four months
Shielding for vulnerable people will not be brought
People who survive severe cases of the novel
back into use in England as the country battles a
coronavirus may have immunity that is longer-
second wave...
lasting, a new study suggests. Researchers...
Just 2% of Britons are getting Covid-19 test results within a day, data shows
Coronavirus UK: Daily deaths exceed 100 for first time since JUNE
Nine out of 10 people taking coronavirus tests in
Britain today recorded more than 100 coronavirus
England have to wait more than 24 hours for their
deaths for the first time in four months as officials
result, despite Boris...
announced 143 more...
Government releases handy interactive tool showing COVID restrictions in YOUR area
Blocking immune system pathway may stop COVID-19 infection, prevent severe organ damage
Britons confused by lockdown rules can find out what Covid-19 restrictions and infection rates
Based on their findings, the researchers believe that inhibiting the protein, known as factor D, also will
are in their area thanks...
curtail the potentially...
Scientists engineer bacteria-killing molecules from wasp venom
Age and likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection
In the study, published today in the Proceedings of
There have been a large number of deaths due to
the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers altered a highly toxic...
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and it has been shown that elderly individuals...
How deadly parasites ‘glide’ into human cells Gliding enables the Apicomplexa parasites to enter
Study underscores the gut-brain connection, shows hunger hormone impacts memory
and move between host cells. For example, upon
The study was published in the journal Current
entering the human body...
Biology on Sept. 17. Animals and humans have the hormone ghrelin in their...
Act now on wildfires, global climate change, human health, study says
COVID-19 frequently causes neurological injuries
A special report published in the New England
Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of
Journal of Medicine, led by Professor Yuming Guo
Medicine, the study showed no cases of brain or
and Dr Shanshan Li from the...
nerve inflammation (meningitis...
Customers prefer partitions over mannequins in socially-distanced dining
A study indicates that hair loss might be prevented by regulating stem cell
rooms
metabolism
A study published in the International Journal of
Hair follicle stem cells, which promote hair growth,
Hospitality Managementrevealed that consumer perceptions of the dining...
can prolong their life by switching their metabolic state. In experiments...
Mental accounting is impacting sustainable behavior
Well-formed disorder for versatile light technologies
Mental accounting is a concept that describes the
IMAGE: Red light is transformed into blue light by
mental processes we employ to organise our
frequency doubling inside tiny spheres made of
resource use. Human beings tend...
nanocrystals. ...
Alcohol use changed right after COVID-19 lockdown
If the glove fits
SPOKANE, Wash. – One in four adults reported a
common denominator among storage jars in Israel over a period of...
change in alcohol use almost immediately after stay-
IMAGE: Israeli archaeologists found an astonishing
at-home orders were...
Quantum physics: Physicists successfully carry out controlled transport of stored light
Research team discovers mechanism that restores cell function after genome damage
IMAGE: For the experiment, atoms of rubidium-87
A research team from Cologne has discovered that
are first pre-cooled and then transported to the main
a change in the DNA structure – more precisely in
test area, which...
the chromatin –...
Winners and losers of energy transition greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector,
For nearly six months RAY CONNOLLY has been in hospital fighting Covid-19. Now he shares his story
which could have substantial...
From the very beginning I was afraid of Covid-19.
The European Green Deal aims to drastically reduce
That was in January when I first began to read reports of deaths in China. If...
As actress Terri Dwyer found, delaying bunion surgery can have agonising effect
The targeted radiation beam helps cancer patients swallow
At times the pain was so bad that it kept actress and
A new technique can help patients undergoing
TV presenter Terri Dwyer awake at night. Hers isn’t
radiotherapy for throat cancer retain the ability to
the kind of pain...
swallow normally — a...
Can sitting down make you incontinent? A staggering seven million women in the UK suffer
Simple treatment that could free diabetics from insulin
from urinary incontinence — often caused by a
A 45-minute hospital procedure could enable those
weakening of the pelvic...
with type 2 diabetes to stop using insulin. A small hot water-filled balloon...
Coronavirus will cost the US $16 TRILLION – 90% of the GDP
Is this hi-tech ear bud the answer to heartburn?
The coronavirus pandemic will cost the US an
An ear bud that helps the stomach empty faster can
estimated $16 trillion – about 90 percent of the
reduce indigestion, according to a study by Harvard
annual gross domestic...
Medical School. The...
The pandemic has led to 225,000 excess deaths in the US, study finds
Heat has stronger effect on health in less developed cities, study finds
The pandemic has directly or indirectly led to
Heat exposure, which will increase with global
225,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US, whether those people died of COVID-19 itself...
warming, is associated with increases in mortality and morbidity but little...
New model may explain rarity of certain malaria-blocking mutations
Pregnant women with severe COVID-19 face additional risks and early delivery
Malaria is a potentially lethal, mosquito-borne
Meanwhile, the study, published in the American
disease caused by parasites of the Plasmodium
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, also found
genus. Several protective adaptations...
that pregnant women with...
Media trust correlated with COVID-19 prevention behaviors, study finds In 2020, individuals’ behavior in response to the
Black and Asian patients have increased risk of severe COVID-19 at different stages of the disease, UK study finds
pandemic has closely correlated with the kinds of
Data analysis published Oct. 9, 2020 in
mass media outlets...
EClinicalMedicine, led by researchers at King’s College London, with support...
Risk of dying from COVID-19 greater for men, unmarried and born in low and middle income countries, Swedish study finds “We can show that there are independent effects of
Pandemic-related stress leads to less employee engagement But the research also uncovered a bright spot: The right kind of boss helped reduce stress and increase engagement and pro-social...
various separate risk factors that have been brought up in debates...
Osteoarthritis biomarker could help 300 million people worldwide
The making of memory B cells and longterm immune responses
A study led by PhD student Olivia Lee and her
IMAGE: B cell differentiation in GC view more
supervisor Associate Professor Paul Anderson using
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan — The
mass spectrometry imaging...
current...
Eyeglass-attached display device provides fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery
Blood tests could be developed to help predict pregnancy complications new study suggests
IMAGE: A: The surgeon views the standard
UCLA researchers say a blood test commonly used
fluoroscopic monitor by turning the head away from
to detect fetal genetic abnormalities may help
the surgical field. B:...
predict complications associated...
The ur-Iris likely had purple flowers, pollinated by insects for nectar
Crayfish ‘trapping’ fails to control invasive species
IMAGE: Selected Iris species. (A) I. atropurpurea;
IMAGE: Despite being championed by a host of
(B) I. bismarckiana; (C) I. fulva; (D) I. historio; (E) I.
celebrity chefs, crayfish ‘trapping’ is not helping to
loretti;...
control...
When reproductive rights are less restrictive, babies are born healthier
Oncotarget: miR-708-5p targets oncogenic prostaglandin E2 production in lung cancer cell
IMAGE: This map indicates the reproductive rights policy climate for each state plus the District of Columbia in the...
IMAGE: miR-708 and the arachidonic acid pathway. Illustration of miR-708’s relationship to the AA signaling pathway....
Athletes don’t benefit from relying on a coach for too long
Covid: Nightingale hospitals in northern England told to get ready
BINGHAMTON, NY — Athletes increasingly relying
It comes as a new three-tier system of lockdown
on a coach over the course of a season may be a sign that they aren’t...
rules for England has been announced.
Long Covid: Derbyshire woman says she uses swimming to help
Covid reinfection: Man gets Covid twice and second hit ‘more severe’
We know Covid-19 has caused thousands of deaths
But the study in the Lancet Infectious Diseases,
and left many more hospitalised. But scientists and
raises questions about how much immunity can be
doctors are only starting...
built up to the virus.
Covid: Sage scientists called for short lockdown weeks ago
The remedies that can make your problem WORSE
It comes as the Liverpool region prepares to enter a
When the Covid-19 pandemic first hit the UK,
“very high” Covid alert level from Wednesday, the
thousands turned to the trusty painkiller ibuprofen to
highest...
combat symptoms such...
Coronavirus: How a flu jab could also protect you from infection
Nevada man, 25, contracted coronavirus twice in 48 days and was SICKER during his second bout
For many people, getting the annual flu jab is nothing more than an irritating chore — and nearly a third of those who...
Researchers in the US have confirmed the country’s first case of a patient becoming reinfected with the novel coronavirus. According...
Forget the R rate, it’s the Covid-19 clusters we need to stop
Should you pay £100 for a first aid kit? We review a range of ready-made packs
During the coronavirus pandemic, the reproduction
These days there’s a health kit available for almost
number — R for short — has been used as a key measure of whether the...
every eventuality. But are they worth the money, or would a quick...
How can I stop night sweats from wrecking my sleep? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
Harvard timelapse map reveals how ‘untamed’ covid spread in the US In a matter of months, coronavirus swept the the US, touching every corner of the nation – but where
I am 71 and started the menopause aged 47 but, ten
the virus is most...
years ago, I developed night sweats that cause me to wake each hour with...
Coronavirus UK: London saved from Tier Two lockdown…for now Boris Johnson stepped back from immediately placing the capital into the second Very High risk group as he outlined...
Total deaths recorded during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19, new data show The study, led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, shows that deaths between March 1 and Aug. 1 increased...
Very low risk to newborns from moms with COVID-19, finds study
To protect nature’s benefits, focus on people
The study was published online today in JAMA
“Context matters,” says Lisa Mandle, lead scientist
Pediatrics. “Our findings should reassure expectant
at the Stanford Natural Capital Project and lead
mothers with COVID-19...
author on...
Scientists find neurochemicals have unexpectedly profound roles in the human brain
More young adults are abstaining from alcohol
The discovery shows researchers can continually and simultaneously measure the activity of both
18-22 in the U.S. who abstained from alcohol
Between 2002 and 2018, the number of adults aged increased from 20% to 28% for...
dopamine and serotonin —...
As genome-editing trials become more common, informed consent is changing In response to this emerging need, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National...
Chemists create new crystal form of insecticide, boosting its ability to fight mosquitoes and malaria The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), may provide a much-needed...
Using robotic assistance to make colonoscopy kinder and easier
Australian valley a ‘natural laboratory’ to test carbon sequestration theory
The milestone brings closer the prospect of an
Geoscientists at the University of Sydney have
intelligent robotic system being able to guide
discovered a natural laboratory to test claims that
instruments to precise locations...
the carbon captured during...
The valuation of a company’s investment properties may bring surprises
Using electric current to stabilize lowpermeability soils
IMAGE: Juha Mäki view more Credit: Riikka Kalmi,
According to EU Science Hub, increasingly frequent
University of Vaasa In addition to the financial
extreme weather events will cause intensifying
statements...
damage to infrastructure,...
Mass loss driven shape evolution model unveils formation of flattened ‘snowman’ (486958) Arrokoth
A circular economy could save the world’s economy post-COVID-19
IMAGE: Mass loss driven shape evolution of
IMAGE: Dr Taofeeq Ibn-Mohammed, from WMG, University of Warwick view more Credit: WMG,
Arrokoth analogues view more Credit: ZHANG
University of Warwick The...
Xuan from PMO The...
IPK scientists discover gene that ensures slim inflorescence shape of barley
Making disorder for an ideal battery
IMAGE: A field of barley near Halle view more
diffusion in a hydroborate crystal. This new material forms a disordered...
Credit: Photo: Nadja Sonntag The “spikelet
IMAGE: Three-dimensional surface of sodium ion
meristem”...
Age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility IMAGE: The age distribution of mortality by COVID-
How Covid-19 cases are less than HALF of Whitty and Vallance’s doomsday prediction of 50,000
19 was similar in Italy (reported on 13th May 2020),
Britain’s coronavirus crisis has fallen far short of the
Japan (reported...
Government’s doomsday prediction of 50,000 cases a day...
Lung cancer referrals are down 50% because symptoms are similar to Covid19, experts claim
NHS trust tells patients they will have to wait up to TWO YEARS for non-urgent treatment
Thousands of lung cancer patients may have gone
Hospitals in Liverpool have began the process of
undiagnosed because the disease’s symptoms are
scaling back non-urgent treatments because of a
so similar to coronavirus,...
spike in Covid-19 patients,...
London saved from tougher lockdown… for now: PM steps back from new restrictions for the capital
Immune evasion strategy used by Malaria-causing parasite
Boris Johnson stepped back from immediately
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur
placing the capital into the second Very High risk
le Paludisme in Burkina...
The NYUAD researchers, in collaboration with the
group as he outlined...
New research on SARS-CoV-2 virus ‘survivability’
Studying the sun as a star to understand stellar flares and exoplanets
The research, undertaken at the Australian Centre
IMAGE: (Foreground) The time evolution of the total
for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong,
brightness of various solar emissions as a group of
found that SARS-CoV-2: survived...
sunspots rotated...
Computational approach to optimise culture conditions required for cell therapy
MHz, multi-beams coherent XUV source by intracavity high-order harmonic generation
IMAGE: The scientists used EpiMogrify, an
IMAGE: a, A schematic diagram of 3 MHz repetition-
innovative computational biology algorithm, to
rate, multiport coherent XUV source by intracavity
predict molecules needed to...
HHG with a Yb:YAG...
Skeletal muscle development and regeneration mechanisms vary by gender
Surface waves can help nanostructured devices keep their cool
IMAGE: ER? controls muscle growth in young
IMAGE: A research team led by the Institute of
female mice ER? is essential for muscle
Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo finds that
regeneration in female mice Inactivation...
hybrid surface...
Multi-state data storage leaving binary behind
Damaged muscles don’t just die, they regenerate themselves
IMAGE: Computing consumes 8% of global
IMAGE: Single myofibers were isolated from mouse
electricity, largely in massive, factory-sized data
muscle tissue in a suspension cell culture. Satellite
centres. This already-unsustainable...
cells on the...
Revealing the reason behind jet formation at the tip of laser optical fiber
Rugby League star ‘determined to beat MND’
IMAGE: The schematics of the jet formation
Rugby League legend Rob Burrow was diagnosed
mechanism. view more Credit: Junnosuke Okajima,
with motor neurone disease in December 2019.
Tohoku University When...
BBC Breakfast has followed Rob...
US Election 2020: Anthony Fauci says Trump campaign ad quote misleading
Covid-19: Qingdao to test nine million for coronavirus in five days
Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci has
The Chinese city of Qingdao is testing its entire
said a clip of him used in a Trump campaign advert is misleading. In it, Dr...
population of nine million people for Covid-19 over a period of five days....
Covid: Three-tier lockdown system to be unveiled in England
Coronavirus UK: CQC will probe use of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders in care homes
Liverpool recorded 600 cases per 100,000 people in
The use of do not attempt resuscitation orders will
the week ending 6 October. The average for
be reviewed by health regulators after it emerged
England was 74.
some care homes have...
White people have driven spiralling cases of Covid-19 cases over the past fortnight, data reveals
Infected Covid-19 Brits should get Netflix to self isolate at home, SAGE papers reveal
White people are fuelling England’s latest surge in
Coronavirus-infected Britons should be given Netflix,
coronavirus infections, official data has shown.
Now TV and Amazon Prime to encourage them to
Cases among...
stay at home, according...
Proud parents celebrate the birth of their twin girls just months after mother battled Covid-19
Coronavirus survivor, 45, reveals how ‘long Covid’ has left her ‘barely functioning’
A father-of-five has revealed he was left ‘terrified’ for
Coronavirus survivor, 45, who used to cycle 60 miles
his pregnant partner’s life after she was placed...
with ease reveals how ‘long Covid’ has left her ‘depleted...
Risk of coronavirus death in hospital is falling, new figures reveal
Novel therapeutic approach against Epstein-Barr virus-associated tumors
Risk of coronavirus death in hospital is FALLING:
EBV infects about 95% of the human population and
Treatment helps intensive care fatalities drop to
causes more than 200,000 cases of cancer each
20%, new figures reveal Proportion...
year and that around 2% of...
Avoiding ableist language in autism research IMAGE: Journal dedicated to research and
Study examines cancer’s effects on young women’s employment and finances
scholarship on the most pressing issues affecting
Cancer and its treatment can impact an individual’s
adults on the autism spectrum,...
ability to work, and employment disruptions can lead to financial...
KIST addressing algal bloom in conventional water treatment facilities IMAGE: Powder activated carbon developed by KIST researchers. view more Credit: Korea Institue of Science...
Oncotarget: The role of miRNA-133b and its target gene SIRT1 in FAP-derived desmoid tumor IMAGE: mRNA levels in two DT subtypes ELAVL1 (ELAV like RNA binding protein 1) and SIRT1 (Silent Mating Type Information...
NFL teams with critical mass of women executives have fewer football player arrests
Central Asian horse riders played ball games 3,000 years ago
Keeping players on the field and out of the
northwest China. view more Credit: (Picture: UZH)
courtroom is key for a team’s success. A new study
Today, ball...
IMAGE: The area near the city of Turfan in
provides a possible...
Moms report mild to high levels of COVID-19 anxiety and insomnia in study by Ben-Gurion University
Engineers print wearable sensors directly on skin without heat
BEER-SHEVA, Israel — Many mothers are
IMAGE: With a novel layer to help the metallic components of the sensor bond, an international
experiencing an increase in insomnia severity and
team of researchers...
mild-to-high levels of acute...
Two drinks a week in early pregnancy could stunt a baby’s brain, scientists warn
New perspectives to treat neuropschychiatric diseases
Two drinks a week in early pregnancy could stunt a
Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary,
baby’s brain, scientists warn Just two drinks a week
studied the major types of...
Researchers at the Institute of Biology, Eötvös
in early pregnancy...
Turning a hot spot into a cold spot: Fanoshaped local-field responses probed by a quantum dot
HKUMed develops a novel therapeutic approach against Epstein-Barr virusassociated tumours
IMAGE: (a) Schematics of the QD-loaded
IMAGE: HKUMed develops a novel therapeutic
nanoantenna excited by a polarization-controlled
approach against Epstein-Barr virus-associated
light beam. (b) Simulated spectral...
tumours by using exosomes...
Asthma and food allergies during childhood associated with increased risk of IBS
COVID-related delays to CRC screening causing 11.9% rise in death rates, research reveals
IMAGE: Those with IBS at 16 were almost twice as
IMAGE: UEG Week Virtual 2020 view more Credit:
likely to have had asthma at the age of 12 (11.2% vs
UEG (Vienna, October 12, 2020) New research
6.7%). Almost...
presented today...
Weight loss surgery in obese diabetic patients significantly cuts pancreatic cancer risk
In the eye of a stellar cyclone
IMAGE: The study, presented today at UEG Week
more Credit: European...
IMAGE: Infrared image of Wolf-Rayet binary, dubbed Apep, 8000 light years from Earth. view
2020 Virtual, analysed 1,435,350 patients with concurrent diabetes and...
Transgender people who experience discrimination likelier to have poor mental health
Matt Hancock on 16,000 missing coronavirus test results
A University of Waikato study has found that
Video, 00:00:50Missing test results ‘should never
transgender people who have experienced stigma,
have happened’
Missing test results ‘should never have happened’
including harassment, violence,...
Covid: Brazil’s coronavirus death toll passes 150,000
BCG: Can a vaccine from 1921 save lives from Covid-19?
According to figures from the health ministry,
Scientists in the UK have begun testing the BCG
150,198 people in Brazil have died of Covid since
vaccine, developed in 1921, to see if it can save
the first fatality was recorded...
lives from Covid.
Covid: Second national lockdown possible, says top UK scientist
Polarimetric parity-time-symmetric photonic system
The plans have already sparked opposition, with
IMAGE: The system consists of a single spatial loop,
Labour MPs in Greater Manchester telling Mr
in which two equivalent polarimetric loops are
Johnson they would not support...
formed by recirculating...
New peer reviews of COVID-19 research highlight promising, warn of misleading studies
Global initiative IDs keys that could unlock better personalized cancer treatments
CAMBRIDGE, MA – October 8 2020–The preprints
SAN FRANCISCO – Neoantigens, tiny markers that
selected for review in Rapid Reviews: COVID-19
arise from cancer mutations, flag cells as cancerous
(RR:C19), an open-access...
and could be the...
Black and Asian patients have increased risk of severe COVID-19 at different stages of the disease
Scientists find upper limit for the speed of sound
Patients of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of
University of London, the University of Cambridge
requiring hospital admission for COVID-19, while
and the Institute for High...
A research collaboration between Queen Mary
patients of Asian...
Four in 10 extra deaths in Lombardy not linked to COVID-19
‘Universal law of touch’ will enable new advances in virtual reality
The study, published in PLOS ONE, looked at the
Seismic waves, commonly associated with
number of deaths in each of the 7,251 local authority
earthquakes, have been used by scientists to
areas of Italy during...
develop a universal scaling law for...
Cnew research on SARS-CoV-2 virus ‘survivability’
UMD researchers use artificial intelligence language tools to decode molecular movements
survived longer on paper banknotes than plastic banknotes. Results from the study The effect of temperature on persistence...
IMAGE: University of Maryland researchers used an artificial intelligence system to create an abstract language from...
Study shows how climate impacts food webs, poses socioeconomic threat in Eastern Africa
NYUAD researchers discover immune evasion strategy used by Malaria-causing parasite
IMAGE: The research team spent 12 days on Lake
IMAGE: A river in the Comoe province at the
Tanganyika collecting core samples from the lake’s
Southwestern part of Burkina Faso where malaria is
floor. They...
endemic view...
The Colorado river’s water supply is predictable owing to long-term ocean memory
Most nations failing to protect nature in COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans
IMAGE: The Colorado River is the most important
IMAGE: The financial district of New York City as seen from Liberty State Park in New Jersey during
water resource in the semi-arid western United
the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
States. Scientists at...
More than 40% of women suffer from constipation during pregnancy and right after childbirth
Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
Women are 2-3 times more likely to suffer from
orange-brown colour) water in a wetland following
constipation during pregnancy and right after
exposure during...
IMAGE: Acidic (pH 4) and iron rich (indicated by
childbirth than at any other...
Oncotarget: Cooperative tumorigenic effects of targeted deletions of tumor suppressors
Parents record song ‘to change perceptions of Down’s syndrome’
IMAGE: Genetic interactions between TSGs in
‘People with Down’s syndrome are people first’ Video, 00:01:40‘People with Down’s syndrome are
suppressing pituitary and pancreatic islet
people first’
tumorigenesis. Thick solid lines...
Coronavirus: How A&E is coping in the pandemic
Local lockdown UK: Do city-wide curbs work? It’s not clear
With coronavirus cases rising across the country,
In many areas under local lockdown, cases and
more people are finding themselves in hospital
hospital admissions have continued to soar. Does
needing treatment. The figure...
that mean restrictions don’t...
Long Covid: Why are some people not recovering?
DR ELLIE CANNON answers your nonCovid health questions
It can utterly destroy people’s quality of life. “My
For the first time since the start of all of this, I feel
fatigue was like nothing I’ve experienced before,”...
utterly hopeless. I wish I could give you more of an upbeat opening...
Successfully completing ten press-ups means you will live longer
Have you any of the growing list of Covid19 side effects?
My pelvis thumps against the floor for the fifth time
Swollen toes, prickly skin, long-term heart damage,
in five minutes. I push hard against the rubber mat
disturbing hallucinations – it seems there’s nothing
under my palms,...
that Covid-19...
How councils have closed down 300 toilets since Covid-19 outbreak For the best part of four months during the height of
Surprising study that suggests you should take antidepressants… even if you are NOT depressed
the pandemic, 65-year-old Mandy Simons, who lives
It is an idea as concerning as it is intriguing –
alone and has severe...
prescribing a course of antidepressants to perfectly happy people. The...
Breakthrough in treatment of cancer which killed Inspector Morse star John Thaw
Government buys 1 million pin prick Covid-19 tests which ‘don’t work’
A breakthrough drug for oesophageal cancer can
Government to diagnose Covid-19 within 20 minutes
give more than two years of life to some patients
are ‘not yet proven...
One million finger-prick blood tests bought by the
who would otherwise have...
A dance of histones silences transposable elements in pluripotent stem cells
Post-traumatic stress experienced by partners following miscarriage
IMAGE: The mechanism of a peculiar type of
after miscarriage, suggests a new study. The
heterochromatin, used by embryonic stem cells to silence ‘parasitic’...
research, led by Imperial...
Future ocean conditions could cause significant physical changes in marine mussels
Perforated bone tissue from too little sugar
IMAGE: Marine mussels are commonly used to
sugar water be medicine for perforated bones, and
monitor water quality in coastal areas view more
even bone marrow cancer...
One in 12 partners experience post-traumatic stress
Could something as simple as a certain type of
Credit: University...
Spitzer space telescope legacy chronicled in Nature Astronomy
Pulmonary artery thrombosis a complication of radiation therapy
IMAGE: UCF planetary scientist Noemí Pinilla-
IMAGE: A, Axial CT scan shows RT plan. Absolute =
Alonso is eager to see the James Webb Space
absolute dose of RT, Iso = isocenter. B, CT scan
Telescope launch to see what...
obtained 1 month...
New research provides fresh hope for children suffering from rare muscle diseases
RUDN University chemists developed a domino reaction for producing new antitumor drugs
IMAGE: Metformin rescues muscle function in BAG3
IMAGE: A team of chemists from RUDN University
myofibrillar myopathy models view more Credit:
suggested a new reaction to produce organic
Taylor Francis Results...
compounds in one vessel....
Quality control mechanism closes the protein production ‘on-ramps’
Genomes offer new insights into fig-wasp symbiotic system
The DNA that comprises the chromosomes housed
IMAGE: Figs and fig wasps view more Credit:
in each cell’s nucleus encodes the recipes for how to
WANG Gang Banyan trees are fig trees that begin
make proteins,...
their life as...
Palladium catalysts can do it Palladium catalysts help synthesize key chemicals
Identification of a viral factor that impairs immune responses in COVID-19 patients
for many industries. However, direct reaction of two
IMAGE: One of the features distinguishing SARS-
basic reagents, aryl...
CoV-2 from its more pathogenic counterpart SARSCoV is the presence...
Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits
Ice melt projections may underestimate Antarctic contribution to sea level rise
IMAGE: Pioneering new research has helped
2019. view more Credit: NASA Fluctuations in the
geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped...
weather...
IMAGE: Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica, pictured in
Metoprolol: an old drug with unique cardioprotective properties IMAGE: The figure shows 2-dimensional intravital microscopy images of the inflamed cremaster muscle of a mouse, revealing...
Risk of dying from COVID-19 greater for men, unmarried and born in low and middle income countries IMAGE: Sven Drefahl view more Credit: Leila Zoubir/Stockholm University Being a man, having a lower income,...
Scientists suggest global guidelines for sustainable use of non-native trees
Covid can be airborne, US CDC guidelines now say
IMAGE: Pinus pinaster, one of many non-native
Its updated guidance says this airborne route of
trees that is highly invasive and causes major
transmission is still uncommon – bigger droplets
impacts in South Africa....
from coughs, sneezes...
Coronavirus: Europe experiencing ‘pandemic fatigue’
East Kent Hospitals Trust: Covid-19 practice failings revealed by inspection
Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with
East Kent Hospitals faces action over Covid-19
rising levels of apathy among some populations, the
controls
World Health Organization...
Covid: What is the mental health cost to the young?
Neck gaiters DO work, study finds
Young people’s risk of becoming ill with Covid-19 is tiny – but could the long-term mental health impact
coronavirus, new research suggests. It comes after
Popular neck gaiters do help to stop the spread of a Duke University...
of virus...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Want to sleep like a baby? Then stop drinking alcohol How are you sleeping at the moment? The odds are, not very well. A National Sleep Survey earlier this year found that three-quarters...
‘Covid-19 free’ surgery units for cancer patients could ‘save up to 6,000 lives in the UK’ ‘Covid-free’ surgical units for cancer patients could save lives during the UK’s second wave of coronavirus,...
Cortex-wide variation of neuronal cellular energy levels depending on the sleepwake states
Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw with your cat
To investigate whether the cellular energy status in
movements in cat-human communication’, published
the brain of living animals is always constant or
online in the Nature...
The new study ‘The role of cat eye narrowing
variated, the researchers...
Cannabis use appears to encourage, not replace, non-medical opioid use
Experimental glioblastoma therapy shows curative powers in mice models
The study, which compared the probability of non-
In an Oct. 8 study published online in Molecular
medical opioid use on days when cannabis was used with days when cannabis...
Cancer Therapeutics, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research,...
Breakthrough discovery in gene causing severe nerve conditions
Olympic athletes should be mindful of their biological clocks
A research study, led by the Murdoch Children’s
‘In many sports, the differences between coming first
Research Institute (MCRI) and gracing the cover of
or second, or winning no medal at all, are very
and published in...
small,’...
Hydroxychloroquine does not counter SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, high dose of favipiravir does: study
Investing in protective gear for health care workers pays off
Virologists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute have
percentage of total workforce, by strategy. view
been working on two lines of SARS-CoV-2 research:
more Credit:...
IMAGE: Fig 5. Cumulative HCW mortality as a
searching for a vaccine...
A new look at sunspots IMAGE: One of the largest sunspots seen in early
School absences correlate to impaired air quality
January 2014, as captured by NASA’s Solar
IMAGE: School books in a classroom. view more
Dynamics Observatory....
Credit: University of Utah In Salt Lake City schools, absences...
HSE University researcher develops global HIV prevention index for drug users
Stay-at-home orders cut noise exposure nearly in half
Peter Meylakhs, from HSE University – St.
nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Petersburg, together with colleagues from Georgia
People’s exposure to environmental noise dropped
State University (USA)...
What tiny surfing robots teach us about surface tension
Oncotarget: Characterization of porcine hepatocellular carcinoma for liver cancer
IMAGE: Flow pattern around a chemically active
IMAGE: CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of
Marangoni surfer. view more Credit: Saeed Jafari
Oncopig KRASG12D and TP53R167H transgenes.
Kang and Hassan...
(A) Schematic representation of...
Planting parasites: Unveiling common molecular mechanisms of parasitism and grafting
Coronavirus lockdowns ‘may kill MORE than herd immunity’
IMAGE: (Left) Parasitism between the roots of P.
rethink after experts cast fresh doubt over Covid
japonicum and Arabidopsis. (Right) Grafting of P.
restrictions. Research...
Ministers were last night under intense pressure to
japonicum with Arabidopsis....
Coronavirus could be with us ‘forever’ if survivors can get re-infected, scientists warns
Coronavirus infection rates in student areas ‘up to seven times higher than elsewhere’
Coronavirus could be with us ‘forever’ if people can
Coronavirus outbreaks in student areas are
get re-infected, a British scientist has warned.
significantly worse than in other parts of the country
Professor...
and in one part of Manchester...
Coronavirus cases DOUBLE in a week in England to more than 17,000 a day
Britain’s Covid-19 R rate is DOWN, SAGE says
The number of people catching the coronavirus
A hat-trick of studies today confirmed coronavirus
every day in England more than doubled in the last
cases are surging in England with as many as
week of September to 17,400,...
45,000 people catching the...
Evidence pubs are a major source of Covid-19 transmission is ‘very weak’, economists claim
Only Luton, Wolverhampton and the Isles of Scilly saw Covid-19 infection rates drop last week
The Government’s assertion that 30 per cent of all coronavirus transmissions may be happening in
Luton, Wolverhampton and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly were the only three places in England to
pubs, bars, cafes...
record a fall in Covid-19...
Experts warn daily Covid cases could be as high as 45,000 in England
HIV up close: Unprecedented view of virus reveals essential steps for causing AIDS
Britain’s daily coronavirus case count dropped today to 13,864 from more than 17,000 yesterday and official estimates...
Specifically, the scientists were able to monitor the virus as it replicated its genome and inserted it into target DNA,...
There’s a gene for detecting that fishy smell, olfactory GWAS shows
DNA test identifies genetic causes of severe fetal and newborn illness
“We discovered sequence variants that influence
In the UCSF-led study, scientists used a technique
how we perceive and describe fish, licorice, and
called exome sequencing to identify genetic
cinnamon odors,”...
diseases as the underlying...
New class of highly effective inhibitors protects against neurodegeneration
Bone Loss: Perforated bone tissue from too little sugar
The research by Prof. Bading and his team is
Inside our bodies are some jellyfish-like cells that
focused on the so-called NMDA receptor. This
actually eat away at our bones. Every year, they eat
receptor is an ion channel protein...
about ten per cent...
The choroid plexus: A conduit for prenatal inflammation?
Nerve cell activity shows how confident we are
“There is a correlation between maternal illness during pregnancy and autism, and we wanted to
You are sitting in a café and want to enjoy a piece of cake with your cappuccino. The Black Forest gateau
investigate how this...
is just too rich...
Female surgeons perform less complex cases than male peers, likely due to systemic bias
More evidence of benefits of REGN-COV2 antibody cocktail to both protect from and treat disease
Only about one in five surgeons practicing in U.S. is
In June, two studies in Science reported an antibody
female. Unemployment is virtually nonexistent
cocktail against SARS-CoV-2 developed from
among surgeons, but many...
studies in humanized mice...
Antibodies from patients infected with SARS-CoV in 2003 cross-neutralized SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
Population health and the COVID-19 pandemic: Emerging stronger next time
Antibodies in serum samples collected from patients
IMAGE: The Journal delivers a comprehensive,
infected with SARS-CoV during the 2003 outbreak
integrated approach to the field of population health
effectively neutralized...
and provides information...
New NIST project to build nanothermometers could revolutionize temperature imaging
Hydroxychloroquine does not counter SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, high dose of favipiravir does
IMAGE: These prototype nanoparticle cores for
IMAGE: Lab technicians have to wear protective
thermometry are 35 nm in diameter. view more Credit: A. Biacchi/NIST Cheaper...
suits when working with infectious SARS-CoV-2 samples. view more Credit:...
Immune cell activation in severe COVID19 resembles lupus
Rutgers experts urge ban of menthol cigarettes nationwide
In severe cases of COVID-19, Emory researchers
The American Medical Association has joined the
have been observing an exuberant activation of
African American Tobacco Control Leadership
immune cells, resembling acute...
Council in suing the Food and...
Researchers 3D print unique micro-scale fluid channels used for medical testing
Covid hospital cases jump nearly 25% in England
In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the
Extra restrictions have been introduced in many
University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the
areas of the UK to try to contain the spread of the
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities...
virus – including...
Coronavirus: Rapid bedside test shows promise in hospitals
Covid: South Asian hospital patients ‘at greater risk of dying’
The report appears in the journal the Lancet
Black and South Asian patients are more severely
Respiratory Medicine.
affected by Covid-19 than white patients at different stages of the disease,...
Covid cases increase rapidly as next steps planned Coronavirus cases in England have “increased
Experts slam Donald Trump’s ‘irresponsible’ claim that he was cured of coronavirus by Regeneron
rapidly”, data shows, as ministers grapple with what
Donald Trump was given the experimental antibody
to do next. Estimates...
treatment REGN-COV2 as well as a host of other drugs to treat his...
Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as many people as flu and pneumonia this year
More than 32,000 contacts of coronavirus-infected patients in England were not tracked down
Coronavirus has killed three times as many people
Test and Trace is performing worse than ever:
as influenza and pneumonia this year, official data
Nearly 32,000 contacts of coronavirus-infected
revealed today ahead...
patients in England were not...
UK announces 17,540 Covid-19 cases and 77 deaths as infections treble in a fortnight
Heat map reveals the 200 towns and cities with high Covid-19 infection rates
Britain today recorded 17,540 more cases of coronavirus, with the number of people testing
50.4 (49) Hart 51.5 (50), 20.6 (20) Vale of White
Tendring 52.5 (77), 12.3 (18) Broxbourne 52.4 (51), Horse 51.5 (70), 22.8...
positive for the disease every...
Two-in-five under 30s with Covid in England caught it in a pub, bar or restaurant
Hospitals in Blackpool, Newcastle and Liverpool seeing two thirds as many Covid patients as at peak
At least 41 per cent of under-30s suffering from
NHS hospitals in Blackpool are treating up to 65 per
coronavirus in England may have caught the virus in
cent as many patients as they were at the peak of
a pub, bar or restaurant,...
the outbreak in April,...
NHS cancer wait times drop to a 10-year low, ‘extremely worrying’ figures reveal
Effects of poverty on childhood development seen in children as young as 5
NHS cancer waiting times are the worst in 10 years with a 20,000 suspected patients not seen within 14 days of an urgent...
Researchers trained kindergarten teachers in 98 school districts across the United States to administer the Early Development...
Hubble sees swirls of forming stars IMAGE: Located in the constellation of Fornax (the
Oldest monkey fossils outside of Africa found
Furnace), the blue and fiery orange swirls show us
IMAGE: Reconstruction of M. pentelicus from
where stars have...
Shuitangba by Mauricio Antón view more Credit: Mauricio Antón Three...
NASA shows heaviest rainfall displaced in Typhoon Chan-hom
Graphene microbubbles make perfect lenses
IMAGE: On Oct. 9 at 4:30 a.m. EDT (0830 UTC),
IMAGE: In situ optical microscopic images showing
NASA’s IMERG estimated Chan-hom was generating as much as 30 mm...
the process of the microbubble generation and elimination. ...
Climate patterns linked in Amazon, North and South America, study shows
Meltwater lakes are accelerating glacier ice loss
IMAGE: David Stahle, Distinguished Professor of
IMAGE: Hooker Lake, New Zealand (2016) view
geosciences, at the University of Arkansas Tree
more Credit: Jenna Sutherland Meltwater lakes that
Ring Laboratory ...
form at glacier...
NASA finds hurricane delta packing heavy rainfall IMAGE: On Oct. 9 at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 UTC),
RUDN University ecologists developed new models to identify environmental pollution sources
NASA’s IMERG estimated Delta was generating as
IMAGE: According to a team of ecologists from
much as 50 mm(~2...
RUDN University, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can be used...
Type 1 diabetes could develop when babies are still in the WOMB
New drug carrier systems
Type 1 diabetes could develop when babies are still in the WOMB, study finds Previously experts
to program novel drug carrier systems capable of
IMAGE: UD’s Kristi Kiick and colleagues are working delivering...
thought it only strikes...
SwRI scientists study the rugged surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu IMAGE: As NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s TouchAnd-Go asteroid sample collection attempt approaches, Southwest...
Silence, please: UNSW scientists create quietest semiconductor quantum bits on record IMAGE: Artists impression of an atom qubit in silicon being protected from charge noise caused by imperfections in...
Scientists peer inside an asteroid New findings from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission suggest that the interior of the asteroid Bennu could be weaker and less...
Urine-based liquid biopsy test outperforms urine cytology in detecting bladder cancer Bottom Line: Analysis of DNA copy number variants (CNVs) in the cells exfoliated in urine showed better sensitivity and similar...
Six-Year MiSight contact lens study: 23% of eyes showed no additional myopia progression
Development of cost-efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen production
IMAGE: CooperVision MiSight 1 day is the first and
synthesis process for the preparation of Ti.MoP. view more Credit:...
only soft contact lens the U.S. Food and Drug
IMAGE: Schematic diagram of the step-by-step
Administration has...
Oncotarget: Rapid onset type 1 diabetes with anti-PD-1 directed therapy
Belgian anaesthetist accused of causing Brit’s death while drunk
Volume 11, Issue 28 of Oncotarget features “Rapid
FBI busts ‘plot’ to abduct US governor Michigan
onset type 1 diabetes with anti-PD-1 directed
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has become a target of
therapy“, by...
coronavirus...
Covid-19: New restrictions to be announced for parts of England ‘within days’
Covid deaths three times higher than flu and pneumonia
A three-tier system for local lockdowns is also likely
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has become a target of
to be announced.
coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Year-long waits for NHS care at highest since 2008 Coronavirus lockdown: All shops can open on
Nevada directs nursing homes to stop using rapid COVID-19 tests after high rates of false-positives
Monday in England
Nevada health officials order nursing homes to
FBI busts ‘plot’ to abduct US governor Michigan
STOP using rapid COVID-19 tests after finding 60% of positive results were...
Remdesivir shortens recovery time from COVID-19 by FIVE days and reduces risk fo death by 25%
Coronavirus could act like a painkiller to mask illness while it multiplies inside the body
Remdesivir shortens the amount of recovery time from COVID-19 and decreases the risk of death,
Does coronavirus BLOCK pain? Study suggests it could act like a painkiller to mask illness in the early
final results of a study by...
stages as the virus...
Brace for TWO YEARS of mask-wearing, warns Spanish virologist
Novel digital dashboard improves cancer case review efficiency
Much of the world will probably be wearing masks
“In addition to saving time, the NAVIFY digital tumor
‘for couple of years,’ warns a prominent Spanish virologist. ‘We...
board solution resulted in less variability in preparation time,”...
How an egg cell’s ‘operating manual’ sets the stage for fertility
Cannabis ads and store location influence youth marijuana use
The general outline of how immature egg cells are
Stacey J.T. Hust, associate dean in the Murrow
assisted by specific ovarian helper cells starting
College of Communication, and Jessica Fitts
even before a female...
Willoughby, associate professor...
Drug delivery systems to treat connective tissue disorders The UD researchers have devised tiny cargo-
UCI, others see agriculture as major source of increase in atmospheric nitrous oxide
carrying systems many times smaller than a human
IMAGE: Global N2O budget 2007-2016 view more
hair. These systems, or carriers,...
Credit: Global Carbon Project Irvine, Calif. ¬ – An...
NASA examines Hurricane Delta’s early morning structure
Certain pre-existing conditions may double, triple mortality risk for COVID-19
IMAGE: The Waning Gibbous moon (65%
HERSHEY, Pa. — A large, international study of
illumination) was enough to see both the tropospheric waves as well as the central...
COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension,...
Low-hanging fruit
Young people hospitalized with COVID-19 face substantial adverse outcomes
For seven years now, the University of California system has been working hard to reduce its carbon emissions as part of...
While older age is widely recognized as a risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality due to COVID19, younger patients...
Media trust correlated with COVID-19 prevention behaviors
Study describes COVID-19 transmission pattern
Whether someone wears a mask, practices physical
IMAGE: According to this assumption, agents of
distancing or performs other behaviors to prevent
different scales carry the virus to other agents of the
COVID-19 infection may...
same scale in...
Survey shows broad bipartisan support for a stronger focus on science ARLINGTON, VA — A recent survey commissioned
Coronavirus was found in a 64-year-old woman’s EYE two MONTHS after she recovered,
by Research!America on behalf of a working group
Coronavirus was found in a 64-year–old woman’s
formed to assess America’s...
eye two months after she has recovered, a new report reveals. In...
Regeneron aims to make 300K doses of covid antibody drug this fall
Older adults using cannabis to treat common health conditions
The US could have up to 300,000 doses of
University of California San Diego School of
Regeneron’s antibody treatment for coronavirus this fall, White House officials...
Medicine researchers report that older adults use cannabis primarily for medical...
Pregnancy complications linked to heightened risk of heart disease and stroke in later life
Exercise intensity not linked to mortality risk in older adults, finds trial
Several other factors related to fertility and
most important actions people of all ages can
pregnancy also seem to be associated with
engage in to improve health,...
Physical activity has been highlighted as one of the
subsequent cardiovascular disease,...
Silk fibers improve bioink for 3D-printed artificial tissues and organs
Stem cell sheets harvested in just two days
In a study recently published in Materials Today Bio,
A joint research team comprised of Professor Dong
researchers from Osaka University have used silk
Sung Kim and researcher Andrew Choi of
nanofibers obtained...
POSTECH’s Department of Mechanical...
Light stimulation makes bones heavier
Lack of support prolongs unemployment
Lasers have been used in medical and dental
Amelie Schiprowski, economist of the Cluster of
practice for their beneficial photo-biomodulation
Excellence ECONtribute at the Universities of
effects on tissue healing....
Cologne and Bonn (Germany),...
Novel Radioimmunotherapy Reverses Resistance to Commonly Used Lymphoma Drug
Crabs are key to ecology and economy in Oman
IMAGE: Synergistic effect of 177Lu-lilotomab in
is the sentinel crab Macrophthalmus Sulcatus.
combination with rituximab in mice with rituximab
Literally billions of...
IMAGE: The most abundant crab in Barr Al Hikman
resistant Raji2R...
Understanding the progress of viral infections
Poor families must move often, but rarely escape concentrated poverty
IMAGE: Team leader Prof. Guiscard Seebohm at the
Unforeseen circumstances force low-income
patch clamp measuring station. view more Credit:
families to quickly move from one home to the next,
Marlen Keß It...
a process that helps to perpetuate...
Genomic study reveals evolutionary secrets of banyan tree IMAGE: The banyan tree Ficus macrocarpa
Revised clinical trial rules during COVID19 pandemic may benefit patients, survey shows
produces aerial roots that give it its distinctive look.
IMAGE: “I think the longer someone works in
A new study reveals...
clinical research, the more they tend to question the status quo,...
A new assembler for decoding genomes of microbial communities developed
Women’s incomes improve when democrats hold public office, study finds
IMAGE: The metaFlye assembler is designed to assemble DNA samples from microbial
IMAGE: Caption: Over the last half century, women’s incomes grew almost twice as fast under
communities. With its help, it is...
Democratic White...
Coronavirus: Scientists to map hospital spread
Children not able to give ‘proper’ consent to puberty blockers, court told
Scientists are to map the spread of Covid in over 15
Children are not able to properly understand the
UK hospitals, to see how it can defeat even the best
lifelong consequences of taking puberty blockers
infection-control...
and cross-sex hormones,...
Covid: Pubs and restaurants in central Scotland to close
Covid: New restrictions for England likely next week
Media captionNicola Sturgeon announces tougher
Covid restrictions are to be further tightened in parts
restrictions for pubs and restaurants All pubs and
of England early next week, with the closure of bars
restaurants...
and restaurants...
The sweets that can fight dementia are created by British inventor hat could save patients
Trump admits that a vaccine won’t be available until after the election
The sweets that can fight dementia: British inventor
will likely not be available until after the November 3
launches ‘rehydration’ tablets that could save the
election and called...
President Donald Trump has admitted that a vaccine
lives...
2020 hardest year in history due to Covid19, says NHS boss Simon Stevens NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens warned the health service will need to be ‘agile’ to combat a...
Downing Street rejects anti-lockdown petition by scientists calling for coronavirus herd immunity Number 10 today insisted it would not be swayed by mounting calls from scientists to stop using lockdowns and let the coronavirus...
More than a QUARTER of people in England now have ‘no confidence’ in the government
Almost 90% of coronavirus-infected patients DON’T have any symptoms
More than a QUARTER of people in England now
any of the three main symptoms of the disease on
have ‘no confidence’ in the government’s handling of
the day they are...
Almost 90 per cent of Covid-19 patients don’t have
the Covid-19...
Boris Johnson will IGNORE critics and plunge 10 million northerners into tough ‘Tier Three’ lockdown
Covid vaccine ‘rolled out NEXT MONTH with tens of thousands getting jab every day by Christmas’
Boris Johnson (pictured) is set to ignore critics and
Covid-19 jabs are expected to be on offer by the
impose Tier Three restrictions – the highest level
NHS from as early as next month, as five mass
of...
vaccination centres are planned...
Reducing the high social cost of death
Advanced prostate cancer has an unexpected weakness that can be targeted by drugs
The cost of grief is not confined to personal mental anguish. It reduces productivity, causes dependency
on medicine and...
Hormone therapy is often chosen for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer but nearly half of patients develop resistance...
Cerenkov luminescence imaging identifies surgical margin status in radical prostatectomy
Invisible threat: Listeria in smoked fish
Radical prostatectomy is one of the primary
monocytogenes is a significant...
Not all Listeria bacteria cause illness. Of the 20 Listeria species described, only Listeria (L.)
treatment options for men with localized prostate cancer. The goal of a radical...
Taking the STING out of MND inflammation in MND is triggered. Pinpointing the
Mouse study suggests parental response to infant distress is innate but adapts to change
molecules involved in this pathway...
When housed with mice who have given birth,
The research team have uncovered how
unmated female mice will assist with the care of the newborn pups. The researchers...
Simple sugar possible therapy for repairing myelin in multiple sclerosis
Researchers develop tools to sharpen 3D view of large RNA molecules
Published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the
The new method, which expands the scope of
study also demonstrates that in mice, delivering N-
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy,
acetylglucosamine...
will enable researchers to understand...
Boosting chickens’ own immune response could curb disease
The effects of oxytocin on social anxiety depend on location, location, location
URBANA, Ill. – Broiler chicken producers the world
Studies have long suggested that oxytocin — a
over are all too familiar with coccidiosis, a parasite-
hormone that can also act as a neurotransmitter —
borne intestinal...
regulates prosocial...
Musical training can improve attention and working memory in children
Ants adapt tool use to avoid drowning
IMAGE: Dr Kausel and colleagues analyzing the
using sand to draw liquid food out of containers,
fMRI results view more Credit: L. Kausel and
when faced with the...
Researchers have observed black imported fire ants
coauthors Neuroscientists...
Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself IMAGE: Mining bee (Andrena nitida) on dandelion view more Credit: Credit Nadine Mitschunas Monitoring schemes...
Presented a program capable of detecting neurodegeneration biomarkers through magnetic IMAGE: This tool is able to identify single-person neurodegeneration before the symptom’s appearance, which could...
INRS researchers design the world’s fastest UV camera
New algorithm sharpens focus of world’s most powerful microscopes
IMAGE: Artistic impression of single-shot UV-CUP
IMAGE: A composite image of the enzyme lactase
which made the front cover of the 10th issue of the
showing how cryo-EM’s resolution has improved
journal Laser...
dramatically in...
HHS threatens to cut off funding for US hospitals if they don’t report data on COVID-19 patients
A quarter of pregnant women who catch coronavirus have symptoms for two months or MORE
HHS threatens to cut off funding for US hospitals if
A quarter of pregnant women who catch coronavirus
they do not start reporting data on COVID-19
have symptoms for two months or MORE, study
patients within 14 weeks...
finds Researchers followed...
Eddie Van Halen blamed his tongue cancer on the fact that he held metal guitar picks in his mouth
Trump falsely calls covid antibody drug a ‘cure’ and promises it will be free
Eddie Van Halen, the legendary lead guitarist for the
cocktail ‘a cure’ as he claims it will soon get emergency...
band Van Halen, passed away on Tuesday at the
Trump calls Regeneron’s coronavirus antibody
age of 65 from throat...
Pregnancy problems could leave women more at risk from heart disease or strokes later in life
BEN SPENCER: Basic IT blunder exposes flaws in coronavirus test-and-trace service
Pregnancy problems could leave women more at
Computer problems are a recurring problem for
risk from heart disease or strokes later in life,
Britain’s health services. When the NHS was
research suggests Researchers...
brought to its knees by computer...
Sir Paul Nurses urges ministers to invest in ‘small ship’ labs to save UK’s chaotic testing system
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020: CRISPR/Cas9 method for genome editing
A top scientist today urged ministers to let ‘small
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
ship’ laboratories help tackle the UK’s Covid
have discovered one...
Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life
testing...
Does general anesthesia increase dementia risk?
Physical activity and sleep in adults with arthritis
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
In the 172-participant study, four profiles were
study included 7,499 matched pairs of community-
apparent with differences characterized by variations
dwelling individuals aged...
in time spent sleeping...
A hydrogel that could help repair damaged nerves
Study confirms genetic link in cerebral palsy
Injuries in which a peripheral nerve has been
In the study published in the journal Nature Genetics
completely severed, such as a deep cut from an
researchers employed gene sequencing to examine
accident, are difficult to treat....
the DNA of 250 cerebral...
Mammals share gene pathways that allow zebrafish to grow new eyes
Traveling brain waves help detect hardto-see objects
A description of the study, published online by the
Now, a team of Salk Institute scientists led by
journal Science on Oct. 1, offers a better
Professor John Reynolds has uncovered details of
understanding of how genes...
the neural mechanisms underlying...
New key player in long-term memory The team, led by McGill University Professors
Study finds older adults using cannabis to treat common health conditions
Nahum Sonenberg and Arkady Khoutorsky,
IMAGE: Alison Moore, MD, chief of the Division of
Université de Montréal Professor Jean-Claude...
Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego School of...
Same-gender couples interact better than heterosexual couples
Next-gen smartphones to keep their cool
Same-gender couples have higher-quality interactions with one another than heterosexual
surface topography. The variable number of
IMAGE: Model for NGF growth with respect to the Ni graphene layers correlates...
couples in Southern California, a...
NYUAD study uses mathematical modeling to identify an optimal school return approach
Urban air pollution may make COVID-19 more severe for some
IMAGE: Dr. Alberto Gandolfi, Professor of Practice
that long-term exposure to urban air pollutants,
in Mathematics at NYU Abu Dhabi view more
especially NO2, may...
IMAGE: Researchers from Emory University found
Credit: NYU Abu...
Detecting SARS-CoV-2 in the environment Washington, DC – October 7, 2020 – Researchers have outlined an approach to characterize and develop an effective...
Women are more concerned about COVID-19 than men, Dartmouth-Gallup study finds IMAGE: COVID Views by Sex and Party Identification (U.S. Adults). (Table 2 from the study). view more Credit:...
Enhanced reimbursement to oncology clinics increases prescriptions of evidence-based drugs
Sugar reduction in food well below target of 20%
PHILADELPHIA–A pay-for performance program
food products sold between 2015 and 2019, according to a Public Health...
that offers enhanced reimbursement to oncology
There was a small 3% overall reduction in sugar in
practices for prescribing...
Coronavirus: Health experts join global anti-lockdown movement
Patients’ access to vital NHS tests delayed by warehouse failure
Thousands of scientists and health experts have
Key NHS tests for conditions from cancer to
joined a global movement warning of “grave
coronavirus are under threat, after a supply chain
concerns” about Covid-19...
failure at a major diagnostics...
Coronavirus: Specialist ‘long Covid’ clinics to be set up in England People with “long Covid” symptoms will be offered
Number of severely ill Covid-19 patients being placed on ventilators has more than HALVED
specialist help at clinics across England, the head of
Dexamethasone This steroid was added to doctors
NHS...
arsenal of medications for treating coronavirus in
June. The cheap and widely...
Coronavirus UK: Daily infections triple in a fortnight to 14,542 Britain today recorded 14,542 more coronavirus cases, with the number of people testing positive for the disease every day...
Covid-19 could cause male infertility by harming testicular cells that produce sperm, study claims Coronavirus may lead to infertility in men — even if they only suffer a mild form of the disease, scientists have claimed. Sperm...
Covid-19 has left us too scared to perform CPR: 14% fewer people would give chest compressions
Having a vitamin D deficiency could make you more likely to catch Covid-19, another study claims
People are less likely to give life-saving CPR during
Further proof that vitamin D could protect people
the Covid-19 pandemic because of fears they may
from coronavirus emerged today after another study
catch the infection,...
found adults deficient...
Coronavirus: UK recording more daily cases per capita than the US
Sadiq Khan warns Londoners’ lives at risk if capital continues to suffer a Covid19 testing shortage
The UK is recording more coronavirus cases relative to the size of its population than the US for the first time since March,...
Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners’ will die if the capital continues to be hit with coronavirus testing shortages Sadiq...
Coronavirus surging in the North of England because of ‘deprivation and students’
Influenza vaccination may provide roadmap to prevent COVID-19 in CV disease patients
Experts today blamed the North of England’s rapidly
The World Health Organization estimates that
rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions on
influenza kills as many as 650,000 people every
a number of factors...
year globally, citing influenza...
As pandemic affects children’s health, programs that work are still underused
Supercharged ‘clones’ spark scarlet fever’s re-emergence
“America’s children are already less healthy than children in every other industrialized nation, and
UQ’s Dr Stephan Brouwer said health authorities globally were surprised when an epidemic was
poverty...
detected in Asian countries...
A simple enrollment change yields big dividends in children’s early learning program
Evidence of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and MND in brains of young people exposed to dirty air
The new research from the Center for Child and
Previous studies have linked fine particulate air
Family Policy at Duke University’s Sanford School of
pollution exposure with Alzheimer’s disease, and
Public Policy appears...
researchers have...
Expanded newborn screening could save premature infants’ lives
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020: A method for genome editing
The study, published in Nature Pediatric Research
Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life
by scientists at the UCSF California Preterm Birth
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
Initiative (PTBI-CA),...
have discovered one...
Why some friends make you feel more supported than others
Molecular swarm rearranges surface structures atom by atom
Researchers found that people perceived they had
IMAGE: Much like a zipper, carbene molecules
more support from a group of friends or family who
cooperate on a gold surface to join two rows of
all knew and liked each...
atoms into one row, resulting...
NASA analyzes Hurricane Delta’s water vapor concentration
JNCCN: New research finds low bone health testing rates after prostate cancer treatment
IMAGE: On Oct. 7 at 2:50 a.m. EDT (0650 UTC), NASA’s Aqua satellite found highest concentrations of water vapor...
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Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw with your cat
Fighting intestinal infections with the body’s own endocannabinoids
IMAGE: A Maine Coon cat demonstrating the
IMAGE: The mammalian cannabinoid receptors
narrowed-eye movement. view more Credit: Prof
(CB1 and CB2) sense endogenous
Karen McComb University...
endocannabinoids and plant and synthetic...
UCI biochip innovation combines AI and nanoparticle printing for cancer cell
Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar
analysis
power
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 7, 2020 – Electrical engineers, computer scientists and biomedical engineers at the
IMAGE: Hot, arid regions may see greater fluctuations in sunlight as the climate changes, the
University...
researchers reported....
Unusually shallow earthquake ruptures in Chinese fracking field
Covid-19 treatment hopes as GlaxoSmithKline’s antibody drug moves onto phase 3 trial
An unusually shallow earthquake triggered by hydraulic fracturing in a Chinese shale gas field could change how experts view...
Monoclonal antibody therapy is a form of immunotherapy that uses monoclonal antibodies (mAb). It’s given as an injection...
Face masks don’t work in the rain, experts warn Face masks don’t work in the rain, experts warn as
Hospital and deaths data shows northsouth divide in England’s second wave of coronavirus
they call on ministers to tell the public that coverings
The numbers of people being admitted to hospital
need to...
with Covid-19 have levelled off in huge areas of England as data suggests...
Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales spike by 55% with 215 victims last week, ONS
Map reveals how Covid-19 infection rates soared in the North of England after PHE’s Excel bungle
The number of coronavirus deaths in England and
Public Health England’s Excel bungle has drastically
Wales has spiked for the third week in a row, official
changed the outlook of England’s coronavirus
figures show –...
outbreak, with...
Coronavirus UK: Number of hospital admissions in England jump from 386 on Saturday to 478 on Sunday
Matt Hancock warns cancer patients may not be treated if Covid-19 is ‘out of control’
The number of Britons in hospital with coronavirus
Matt Hancock has said that cancer treatments may
has soared by 25 per cent in a day, new data has
be affected if the virus gets out of control as cases
today revealed, as figures...
spiral by...
Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown petition calling for herd immunity reaches 30,000 signatures
Safe resumption of research is important, feasible
Scientists from the world’s top universities have
While guidelines from federal and state government and medical specialty societies currently exist to
penned an open letter calling for the UK and US to
help restarting health...
build herd immunity...
Research identifies sperm biomarker associated with couples’ pregnancy probability
Researchers use multi-ancestry comparison to refine risk factors for coronary artery disease
The discovery applies not just to couples seeking
It is known that coronary artery disease — the
care for infertility but also for the general population.
world’s leading cause of death — is highly heritable,
This biomarker...
and...
IL-21 protein a key part of immune response to central nervous system infections
Prevalence of suicide-related behaviors among physicians
CD4 T cells in the immune system produce IL-21,
An analysis of published studies has found a relatively high prevalence of suicidal behaviors
which is critical for the development of CD8 tissue-
among physicians. The findings...
resident-memory (TRM)...
Protective factors against suicidal behaviors among black college students
Risk of human-to-wildlife transmission of the COVID-19 virus
Having a strong ethnic identity was linked with a
IMAGE: There’s considerable risk that humans
lower risk of suicidal behaviors among Black college
transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-
students in a recent...
19, to wildlife,...
Applying artificial intelligence to science education
Scientists are more specialized in larger and interdisciplinary teams
A new review published in the Journal of Research
The roles of scientists change as research teams
in Science Teaching highlights the potential of
become more interdisciplinary and larger, finds new
machine learning–a...
research from ESMT Berlin....
Women’s expected longevity linked to age at birth of last child
Facemask use has lesser consequences on indicators of cognitive performance than expected
CLEVELAND, Ohio — No one knows for sure how long they will live. A new study, however, suggests
IMAGE: Findings related to the use of facemask when working in hot environments view more
that leukocyte telomere...
Credit: Andreas...
Study finds ‘missing link’ in the evolutionary history of carbon-fixing protein rubisco
Coronavirus cases in Arizona declined by 75% during the summer after mask mandate, CDC report finds
IMAGE: A ribbon diagram (L) and molecular surface
Coronavirus cases in Arizona declined by 75%
representation (R) of carbon-fixing form I’ rubisco,
during the summer after the governor implements a
showing...
mask mandate, CDC report finds In...
New insights for drug research: Breaking the coupling process
Children use make-believe aggression and violence to manage bad-tempered peers
This can be achieved by molecules specifically designed for this purpose, which thereby obtain pharmacological effects as...
Academics from the University of Cambridge believe that the tendency for children to introduce aggressive themes in these...
Study shows antibiotics may be viable treatment option for appendicitis In the largest randomized U.S. study of appendicitis published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers...
Previous infection with other types of coronaviruses may lessen severity of COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to more than 200,000 deaths in the US, and more than one million globally. There is a growing...
Remote control of blood sugar: Electromagnetic fields treat diabetes in animal models
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are younger, healthier than influenza patients, study finds
“We’ve built a remote control to manage diabetes,” says Calvin Carter, PhD, one of the study’s lead...
OHDSI has established an international network of researchers and observational health databases with a central coordinating...
Donors more likely to give to COVID causes when font matches message In a study that asked prospective donors to consider whether and how much to give to a local food bank to help fight hunger...
Study offers global review of impact of COVID-19 on cancer treatment and research While much remains to be learned about the intersection of cancer and COVID-19, the new paper, published online by Cancer...
A timeline on the evolution of reptiles IMAGE: Animals sampled in the analysis. view
NASA catches development of Tropical Storm Norbert as Marie declines
more Credit: Tiago R. Simões Challenging a 75-
IMAGE: NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite
year-old notion...
captured a visible image of the development of Tropical Storm Norbert...
Study finds odor-sensing neuron regeneration process is adaptive
UM researchers help study largest estimated Greenland ice loss
AURORA, Colo. — Olfactory sensory neurons are
MISSOULA – University of Montana researchers
nasal neurons that make use of hundreds of
have contributed to a study forecasting significant
different types of odorant...
ice loss in Greenland....
Do eyeglasses help keep coronavirus out? Johns Hopkins expert says more evidence needed
Infrared NASA imagery finds Chan-hom organizing, consolidating
During the current pandemic, we’ve all been advised
EDT) NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed Tropical Storm
to protect ourselves from infection by the SARS-
Chan-hom...
IMAGE: On Oct. 6 at 0353 UTC (Oct. 5 at 11:53 p.m.
CoV-2 virus that...
California’s August Complex largest fire in state’s history
‘Brain fog’ following COVID-19 recovery may indicate PTSD
IMAGE: NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite
IMAGE: Dr. Andrew Levine view more Credit: UCLA
captured another startling image of the August
Health A new report suggests that lingering “brain...
Complex of fires that has...
Adults CAN get the inflammation condition linked to COVID-19 seen in kids
NHS will now officially recognise ‘Long Covid’ as long-term coronavirus effect
Adults CAN get the life-threatening Kawasaki-like
The NHS will officially recognise ‘Long Covid’ and
condition linked to COVID-19 as at least two people
draw up guidelines for doctors on how to treat the
over 18 die from the...
debilitating...
Study of ‘excess deaths’ finds there may be another 75,000 unconfirmed COVID-19 fatalities
Trump aide pressured CDC to alter report on kids’ coronavirus risks
US coronavirus death toll may be undercounted by
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experts to
as much as 36%: Study of ‘excess deaths’ finds
alter its report on children’s...
A Trump administration aide pressured Centers for
there may be...
Coronavirus UK: Matt Hancock faces MPs’ fury after ‘Excel blunder’
Has COVID-19 knocked us onto our backsides?
A frightening rise in coronavirus cases was recorded
Kent State’s College of Education, Health and
in Britain today as the Department of Health announced 12,594 more positive...
Human Services professors Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and...
Dried blood spot sampling offers inexpensive way to widen access to antibody testing for COVID-19
Warmer winters are keeping some lakes from freezing
Currently antibody testing for COVID-19 uses serum
change are causing lakes in the Northern
or plasma, which requires a full intravenous blood
Hemisphere to experience more ice-free...
WASHINGTON–Warmer winters due to climate
sample, collected by...
Evolution: Shifts in mating preference In their efforts to identify the genetic basis for
New techniques probe vital and elusive proteins
differences in mate choice that keep two co-existing
IMAGE: New methods of determining the structure
species of butterfly...
of membrane proteins using lipidic cubic phase (LCP) microcrystals...
Multi-institutional team extracts more energy from sunlight with advanced solar panels
NREL, UK university partner to dive deeper into how enzymes digest plastic
IMAGE: Silicon solar panels are reaching their
Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy
technological limit, but researchers are
Laboratory (NREL),...
A collaboration between scientists at the U.S.
experimenting by combining...
There’s a reason bacteria stay in shape IMAGE: A simple theoretical model by Rice University scientists seeks to explain why bacteria remain roughly the same...
Tuned lighting helps nursing home residents get better sleep, study finds PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Nursing home residents tend to fall asleep at all hours of the day, and during...
Hunting for the lowest known nuclearexcited state
Coronavirus: Paris to shut bars and raise alert to maximum
IMAGE: A false color scanning electron microscopy
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin acknowledged
image of the 8×8 array of maXs30 detectors. view
closing bars would be difficult for Parisians. “We are
more Credit:...
French, we love...
Covid-19 updates: One in 10 worldwide may have had virus, WHO says
Covid could cause ‘tsunami of cancelled NHS operations’
One in 10 people around the world may have
There could be a “tsunami” of cancelled operations
contracted Covid-19, the World Health Organization
this winter as the NHS copes with rising numbers of
said, at a special meeting...
coronavirus...
‘Long Covid’: Why are some people not recovering? For most people, Covid-19 is a brief and mild
More than 80% of hospitalized coronavirus patients have neurological symptoms, study finds
disease but some are left struggling with symptoms
More than 80% of hospitalized coronavirus patients
including lasting fatigue,...
have neurological symptoms, study finds – but White House doctor...
Mental Health: Adding ornamental plants to your front garden can help you feel happier
Covid spread from girl, 13, to 11 other family members in a house
Adding ornamental plants such as daffodils and
relatives with coronavirus while the family was
petunias to your front garden can lower stress levels
staying together in a vacation...
A 13-year-old girl infected 11 out of 13 of her
and help you feel happier,...
So when is frozen or tinned better than fresh? Our expert dietitian reveals
CDC says coronavirus DOES spread through the air
Canned and frozen foods tend to be seen as less
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
nutritious than fresh versions — but that’s not
(CDC) now admits that coronavirus does spread
always the case. According...
through airborne transmission,...
HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir do NOT work as a Covid-19 treatment or cure, study finds
China has responded best to the Covid19 pandemic, study claims
The HIV drug combination of lopinavir and ritonavir
handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to
does not treat Covid-19, a major study has concluded. One of many experimental...
a survey. US...
The foods and drinks you should eat to reduce inflammation in your digestive system
Internet gaming youth not more prone to psychiatric disorders
An Australian nutritionist has revealed how to avoid
an impact on school, work or friendships, that we
inflaming your digestive system by eating the right
continue to play even...
Chinese people are happiest with their government’s
Symptoms of a gaming disorder include that it has
food every day. ...
Men predominate in more than 85 percent of COVID-19 decision-making/advisory bodies globally
COVID-19 pandemic has created flood of potentially substandard research, expert says
This has become a “disturbingly accepted pattern of
This has implications for patients, clinicians, and
global health governance” that undermines the effectiveness...
potentially government policy, says Adjunct Professor Katrina Bramstedt,...
Face masks unlikely to cause overexposure to carbon dioxide, even in patients with lung disease, study finds
How long does the preschool advantage last?
In “Effect of Face Masks on Gas Exchange in
ready to learn has been of great research and policy
Healthy Persons and Patients with COPD,” Michael
interest. By...
“Ensuring that young children enter kindergarten
Campos, MD and co-authors...
Deep learning gives drug design a boost With a new deep learning-based technique created
Innovation could improve detection of COVID-19 infections
at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering,
The team’s results, published in the scientific journal
they may soon get...
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, describe a mathematical...
Dog brains do not prefer faces humans and other primates, so much so that faces
Individual suicide risk can be dramatically altered by social ‘sameness,’ study finds
have a special status...
IMAGE: Bernice Pescosolido view more Credit:
Faces constitute a critical part of communication for
Indiana University Similarities among individuals living in...
Study defines risk factors for unemployment in working people with multiple sclerosis
Black and Hispanic people more likely to live in high-risk flood zones, study finds
IMAGE: Dr. Strober is a senior research scientist in
incomes are more likely to live in areas at high risk
the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience
of flooding from natural...
Black and Hispanic people and people with low
at Kessler Foundation,...
NASA imagery reveals Tropical Storm Gamma battered by wind shear IMAGE: On Oct. 5, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. EDT, NASA’s
Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic coincide with a heavy mental health burden
Terra satellite provided a visible image of Tropical
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a heavy mental
Storm Gamma...
health toll even on people who are not directly impacted by the disease, shows...
Social media postings linked to hate crimes
Telehealth trains parents to improve behavior skills of children with autism
A new paper in the Journal of the European
Training parents of children with autism spectrum
Economic Association, published by Oxford
disorder virtually about early behavioral intervention
University Press, explores the connection...
is an accessible...
Novel testing platform designed for breast cancer cells IMAGE: A Purdue University team has developed a
What your loo reveals about you! Scientists believe it could be a warning system for Covid outbreaks
novel testing platform to evaluate how breast cancer
Since early July, British scientists grappling with the
cells respond...
coronavirus pandemic have been involved in some very unlikely detective...
Experts believe it’s time for a radical rethink of how endometriosis is treated
Hi-tech corset that can help ease lower back pain by stretching the spine
At Liverpool Street Station in London at rush hour, Helen McLaughlin was overcome by waves of
Is this the cure for an aching back? Hi-tech corset that can help ease lower back pain by stretching the
agonising pain — then she...
spine with tiny...
I’m not ill but I can’t taste anything: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
Under the microscope: Best-selling author Lynda La Plante, 77, takes our health quiz
Q: I have had no sense of taste since December
Under the microscope: Best-selling author Lynda La
and a coating on my tongue. I’ve not been ill, and
Plante, 77, takes our health quiz By Roz Lewis for
my doctor hasn’t...
the Daily Mail Published:...
Would you sue if your op went wrong? Patients awarded millions if they weren’t warned of dangers
Coronavirus can survive for up to NINE HOURS on human skin, study finds
Constant back pain for almost two years had left
human skin – four-fold longer than the flu can live on
mother-of-three Tracy Hassell struggling to do the
our hands or...
Coronavirus can survive for up to NINE HOURS on
simplest things. Getting...
Ireland ‘needs to go back into full national lockdown’, health advisors warn the government
High throughput screening identifies molecules that reduce cellular stress
Ireland’s government has been advised to introduce
describes the discovery of several promising small molecules that appear to reduce...
the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions across the
A new paper in the journal Science Advances
country in...
Scientists reveal how the brain may fuel intense neural communication
Process for regenerating neurons in the eye and brain identified
The team studied synapses that use the
Now, a team of researchers from the University of
neurotransmitter glutamate to communicate.
Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins University, Ohio State
Communication happens when a packet of...
University and the University...
Letter from leading researchers urges terminology update, shift in COVID-19 guidance
Exposure to vitamin D in the womb might minimize risk of high blood pressure for children born to mothers with preeclampsia
The researchers write in the open letter that the scientific community must clarify the terminology used related to aerosols...
The findings, based on an analysis of data on 754 mother-child pairs in Massachusetts, suggest that higher vitamin D levels...
Preliminary results of two large immune therapy studies show promise in advanced cervical cancer
Excess folic acid during pregnancy harms brain development of mice
David O’Malley, MD, of The Ohio State University
acid. Too little is not good, too much is not good; you
Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James
have...
“We believe there’s a Goldilocks effect with folic
Cancer Hospital...
How malaria parasites withstand a fever’s heat The single-celled Plasmodium parasites that cause 200 million cases of malaria each year can withstand feverish temperatures...
Modest increases in physician productivity can offset the cost of medical scribes Requirements for electronic health records are greater now than ever, and that burden is exacerbating the problem of physician...
Advancing multiprincipal alloys IMAGE: Blurring the lines between majority and minority populations of atomic species in a multiprincipal element alloy...
CODA appendicitis trial shows risks and benefits of treating appendicitis with antibiotics Antibiotics may be a good choice for some, but not all, patients with appendicitis, according to results from the Comparing...
NASA infrared imagery reveals wind shear displacing Marie’s strongest storms
Pancreatic surgery: lower mortality with larger case volumes
IMAGE: On Oct.5 at 6:20 a.m. EDT (1020 UTC), the
For certain surgical procedures, can a correlation be shown between the volume of services provided per
MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua
hospital and the...
satellite gathered...
‘Like a fishing net,’ nanonet collapses to trap drug molecules
Lighting the path to recycling carbon dioxide
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University
Semiconductive photocatalysts that efficiently
researchers are casting a net for nanoparticles. The
absorb solar energy could help reduce the energy
team has discovered a...
required to drive a bioelectrochemical...
COVID-19 transmission rebounds quickly after physical distancing rules are relaxed
Covid: Welsh quarantine considered for UK coronavirus hotspots
BOSTON – Across the U.S., the relaxation of
Media captionVaughan Gething said English
statewide physical distancing measures that are
hotspots would face Welsh quarantine rules if they
designed to control the...
were countries People...
Long Covid: ‘Everything tasted like cardboard’
Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Hepatitis C discovery
It’s been a long day, your stomach’s rumbling and you’ve just tucked into your favourite Jamaican
Three scientists who discovered the virus Hepatitis C have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or
dish:...
Physiology. The winners...
Covid: How many cases might contact tracers have missed?
Why was Donald Trump REALLY given dexamethasone to treay Covid-19?
An IT failure has caused almost 16,000 coronavirus
Donald Trump is being treated with a cheap steroid
cases to go missing from official data in England. The infected individuals...
that only works on severely ill coronavirus patients, sparking confusion...
Less than HALF of Britons will get coronavirus vaccine as it will be saved for the vulnerable
Every London borough saw a spike in coronavirus cases last week except Camden
1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million
Coronavirus cases are soaring in every part of
doses The Government revealed on July 29 it had
London except Camden, according to official data.
signed a deal with pharmaceutical...
The capital city so far...
Manchester is Britain’s Covid-19 capital and only NINE authorities saw infections drop last week
Furious blame game after 16,000 Covid cases are missed due to Excel glitch
Manchester is now England’s Covid-19 capital with
being lost in government systems masked daily
an infection rate higher than any other authority in England, according...
cases in the UK hitting 11,000. A...
England records coronavirus deaths while Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland suffer no new victims
Taking antibiotics is just as effective for appendicitis as having an operation, major study finds
Britain today recorded another 12,594 Covid-19
Having an operation to remove your appendix may
cases as official statistics show the number of daily
become a thing of the past after a study found
infections has more...
antibiotics are almost as...
760MILLION people ‘have had Covid-19’: WHO predicts 10% have caught disease
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020: Discovery of Hepatitis C virus
One in 10 people around the world has been
This year’s Nobel Prize is awarded to three
infected with coronavirus, according to the World
scientists who have made a decisive contribution to
Health Organization. Dr Michael...
the fight against blood-borne...
Women more likely to embrace behaviors aimed at preventing the spread of COVID19
Hunger encourages risk-taking
In an article published in Behavioral Science Policy,
particular species...
An Excel bungle that led to thousands of cases
“Just as there are humans who are more cautious and others who take more risks, among animals of a
New York University and Yale University researchers report that women...
Millimeter-precision drug delivery to the brain
A small switch with a big impact
Today, this is practically impossible — drugs
have now figured out new details of these processes, showing that tiny...
travelling through the bloodstream reach the entire
Scientists of the universities of Würzburg and Mainz
brain and body, which...
Diagnosing COVID-19 in just 30 minutes In Korea, there are many confirmed cases among
High blood pressure linked to baroreflex in rats
those arriving from abroad but diagnosis does not
“We’ve been studying high blood pressure for 100
take place at the airport...
years and we still have the same ideas,” says Daniel Beard,...
Risk factors for acute kidney injury after brain hemorrhage “Over the past five years, clinicians have been concerned about AKI as they see patients who present with ICH, then...
Studies explore the role of cover crops in suppressing glyphosate-resistant horseweed IMAGE: Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) view more Credit: Photo courtesy of Shutterstock WESTMINSTER, Colorado...
Study finds cancer mutations accumulate in distinct regions based on structure of genome and mutation
RUDN university summer school of soil sciences covered 5 climatic zones from the barents sea to the
IMAGE: A study finds that cancer mutations occur in
IMAGE: A team of soil scientists from RUDN
distinct patterns based on the 3D structure of the
University organized a summer school to study
genome and the...
urban soils in 5 climatic...
Looking sharp: Most detailed image yet of famous stellar nursery
Researchers identify process for regenerating neurons in the eye and brain
Astronomers using the international Gemini
IMAGE: David Hyde in his lab. view more Credit:
Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, have
Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame. The death
captured the western wall...
of neurons,...
Spinach: good for popeye and the planet “Eat your spinach,” is a common refrain from many
NIH scientists reveal how the brain may fuel intense neural communication
people’s childhoods. Spinach, the hearty, green
IMAGE: NIH scientists discovered that intense
vegetable...
neural conversations thought to underlie learning and memory may be fueled...
Fly larvae extract will replace antibiotics in fighting plant pathogens
How Covid-19 infection rates DOUBLED in most local lockdown areas in England
IMAGE: MIPT doctoral student Heakal Mohamed holding a Petri dish used in the experiment. view
One in three Britons will be living under tougher Covid-19 rules than the rest of the country tomorrow,
more Credit:...
despite data showing...
ONS finds number of coronavirus cases is down week-on-week
BEN SPENCER analyses the good news graphs the experts didn’t show you
More signs emerged today that the UK’s second
Four times yesterday we were told that Covid
wave of coronavirus is beginning to slow down, as
numbers are going in the wrong direction. Cases are
the number of new positive...
up, hospital admissions...
Has Boris cancelled Halloween? No10 issues warning over trick-or-treat including FINES for parents
Manchester’s coronavirus rate has risen FIFTEEN-fold since local lockdown came in
Boris Johnson tonight blamed the ‘blase’ public for
Manchester’s coronavirus rate has risen FIFTEEN-
causing a resurgence of coronavirus that forced him
fold since local lockdown came in – with local mayor
to...
Andy Burnham...
Coronavirus cases leap by 23,000 in a day in the UK sending total past 500,000 Tens of thousands of Britons have been ‘put at risk’
High risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19
by a computer glitch that meant thousands of new
“From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,
cases were...
studies reported an increased rate of thrombosis and pulmonary embolism...
Some antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 are more protective than others, researchers find This information, discovered from the joint study and
Pain relief caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection may help explain COVID-19 spread
published online in the Journal of Clinical
The finding may explain why nearly half of people
Investigation’s JCI...
who get COVID-19 experience few or no symptoms, even though they are able...
A social-belonging intervention improves STEM outcomes for ESL students STEM outcomes for students who speak English as
Study highlights shortcomings in telemedicine despite large increases in remote consults during COVID-19 pandemic
a second language. ...
Despite increased use of telemedicine during the
IMAGE: A social-belonging intervention improves
COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have had significantly fewer consultations...
Primary care office-based vs telemedicine care visits during COVID-19 pandemic
Effect of avoiding cow’s milk formula at birth on preventing asthma in children
What The Study Did: This observational study
What The Study Did: Extended follow-up of
quantified national changes in the volume, type and content of primary care...
randomized clinical trial participants was used to investigate whether the risk...
Body size of the extinct Megalodon indeed off the charts in the shark world
Parents less aware when their kids vape than when they smoke
IMAGE: Schematic drawing showing the distribution
Most parents know or suspect when their child
of maximum possible sizes of all known 70 non-
smokes, but they are much more likely to be in the
planktivorous genera...
dark if the child vapes...
Development of haptic touch sensor that works by static electricity
Some planets may be better for life than Earth
IMAGE: Image of wearable touch sensor on flexible
PULLMAN, Wash. – Earth is not necessarily the
substrat. view more Credit: Korea Institue of
best planet in the universe. Researchers have
Science and...
identified two dozen planets...
Covid: Care homes policies violated human rights, says Amnesty
Covid: UK announces 12,872 new cases after technical glitch
Sending thousands of older untested patients into
The UK has announced more than 10,000 new
care homes in England at the start of the
coronavirus cases for the first time since mass
coronavirus lockdown was a violation...
testing began. There were 12,872...
Covid: Things ‘bumpy to Christmas and beyond’
Covid: 16,000 coronavirus cases missed in daily figures after IT error
Media captionBoris Johnson: “It’s going to continue
Nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus were not
to be bumpy through to Christmas” Boris...
entered into the national computer system used for official figures because of...
Sensor rapidly detects COVID-19 infection
Nitric oxide a possible treatment for COVID-19, study finds
A crucial part of the global effort to stem the spread of the pandemic, therefore, is the development of
“To our knowledge, nitric oxide is the only substance shown so far to have a direct effect on SARS-CoV-
tests that can rapidly...
2,” says...
The mode of detection of high-risk breast cancers is linked to patient prognosis
Cancer immunotherapy ‘uniquely suppressed’ by liver tumors
Breast cancers that are detected in the interval
Though cancer immunotherapy has become a
between national screening programme mammograms have a worse prognosis than...
promising standard-of-care treatment–and in some cases, perhaps a cure–for...
Liquid biopsies timely and effective testing method for NSCLC patients in Canada
New tool shows main highways of disease development
Denver–October 2, 2020–Next-generation
disease and carry the burden of more chronic
sequencing (NGS) of cell-free DNA (cfDNA)
diseases at once. But is...
As people get older they often jump from disease to
obtained from blood samples...
AI predicts patients at highest risk for severe pain, increased opioid use postsurgery
Anglo-Saxon warlord found by detectorists could redraw map of postRoman Britain
CHICAGO – Artificial intelligence (AI) used in
IMAGE: The remains of the warlord. view more
machine learning models can predict which patients are at highest risk...
Credit: University of Reading Archaeologists have uncovered...
A tale of two cesspits: DNA reveals intestinal health in Medieval Europe and Middle East
How the brain helps us navigate social differences
IMAGE: The medieval latrine at Riga during
of a different socioeconomic background from our
excavation view more Credit: Uldis Kal?jis A new
own compared to when...
Our brain responds differently if we talk to a person
study published...
Liquid biopsy faster than tissue biopsy, improves time to treat
Lab grown tumour models could lead to improved ovarian cancer treatments
Denver–October 2, 2020–A pilot study comparing
Scientists have created a three-dimensional (3D)
the effects of a liquid biopsy with tissue-based test
tumour model in the laboratory for ovarian cancer
showed that...
that could lead to improved...
Woodpeckers’ drumming: Conserved meaning despite different structure over the years
New nanotechology design provides hope for personalized vaccination for treating cancer
Animal acoustic signals are amazingly diverse.
One of the key challenges in developing effective,
Researchers from the University of Zurich and the
targeted cancer treatments is the heterogeneity of
University of Saint-Etienne,...
the cancer cells themselves....
Cheating birds mimic host nestlings to deceive foster parents
Searching for the chemistry of life
The common cuckoo is known for its deceitful nesting behaviour – by laying eggs in the nests of
milling jar. view more Credit: Rudjer Boskovic
IMAGE: Nucleobase powder and steel balls in a Institute, Tomislav...
other bird species,...
Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
Coastal flooding will disproportionately impact 31 million people globally
IMAGE: Paul Thibado, professor of physics, holds
IMAGE: An aerial view of Belem, Brazil, a city
prototype energy-harvesting chips. view more Credit: Russell...
situated along the Amazon Delta in northeastern Brazil. A new study...
Coronavirus: What is the R number and why does it matter?
Staffordshire nurse learns sign language to help deaf patients
Governments around the world keep talking about
Nurse learns sign language to help deaf patients.
R0, also known as the “Reproduction-number” or “R-
Video, 00:01:31Nurse learns sign language to help
number”. It’s...
deaf patients
Coronavirus: Rapid antigen test rolled out in Madrid
Covid: UK announces more than 10,000 new cases for first time
Rapid coronavirus test rolled out in Madrid. Video,
The UK has announced more than 10,000 new
00:01:40Rapid coronavirus test rolled out in Madrid
coronavirus cases for the first time since mass testing began. There were 12,872...
A factor limiting recovery from bleaching in corals
Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?
IMAGE: Fluorescent photographs of Aiptasia polyps
Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of
3 days after culturing with symbiont cells in different
eternal youth? Faecal transplants could one day be
treatments,...
used as a therapy to...
Awakening after a sleeping pill walk, and recognize family members Awakening
A putative mechanism that switches brain pathology from anxiety to depression discovered
after a sleeping pill...
IMAGE: ?hronic social defeat stress model in
Patient with serious brain injury can temporarily talk,
C57BL/6?J male mice view more Credit: Prof. N.N.Kudryavtseva’s...
Potential new tool for frost screening in crops
COVID-19: Social dilemmas about protective measures
IMAGE: Frost-damaged barley in field trials. view
We need to know about these psychological and
more Credit: University of Adelaide Agricultural
social profiles so we can understand how protective
scientists...
actions against contagious...
New research on cataract surgery in order to improve health care
How speech propels pathogens
IMAGE: Prof. Madeleine Zetterberg, University of
view more Credit: M. Abkarian and H.A. Stone Speech and...
Gothenburg. view more Credit: Photo by Anna-
IMAGE: Production of saliva filaments on the lips.
Maria Timbus In...
Physiotherapy ‘as good as surgery’ for fixing frozen shoulder, UK surgeons find Physiotherapy ‘as good as surgery’ for fixing frozen shoulder that blights lives of one in ten Britons, UK surgeons...
Coronavirus UK: There is almost NO reason to wear a mask to walk to a table in a pub If you’re visiting a bar or restaurant this week, expect to feel somewhat baffled by so-called ‘Covidsecure’...
Why aren’t doctors warning women with bladder cancer that surgery cure can also end their love life?
‘Tutankhamun Hands’: Can a skin expert help JO ELVIN from getting red hands after using sanitiser?
Thousands of women with bladder cancer are
Of all the things to keep me awake in 2020, I never
having life-changing surgery without realising it will
imagined it would be my hands. And yet there I was,
end their sex lives, a...
for the fourth night...
Coronavirus UK: Does your face cream reek of rotting rubbish? It’s probably Covid!
Coronavirus UK: DR ELLIE CANNON says high risk people can decide for themselves to shield or not
Alongside a fever and a cough, one of the key
After a brief respite, Covid-19 cases are rising. A
symptoms of Covid-19 is losing the sense of smell.
second wave? Or, as I have warned, just a bump in
In some cases, it can be...
the road? If we keep...
Coronavirus UK: Care home policies ‘exposed residents to virus then BLOCKED them from medical care’
Can mobile tech offer new pathways to improve recovery from serious traumatic injuries?
It is an excoriating verdict that will, undoubtedly, give voice to the rage and anguish of thousands of
Across a numerous of other health conditions, mobile technology-based prevention and treatment
families: the Government’s...
interventions have been used...
Black children more than twice as likely to die after surgical complications
Researchers zero in on genetic connection to postpartum hemorrhage
CHICAGO – When it comes to surgery, minority
CHICAGO – Researchers have identified genetic
children lag far behind white children, according to two analyses of large...
mutations that appear to protect women from severe bleeding after childbirth,...
COVID-19 testing of children before anesthesia saves PPE
Significant decline in prescription opioid abuse seen among Americans at last
CHICAGO – Universal COVID-19 testing of children
CHICAGO – Almost 20 years into the opioid
who are having procedures requiring anesthesia
epidemic, there finally is evidence of significant and
promotes efficient...
continual decreases...
Treating DCIS with surgery and radiotherapy lowers cancer risk but benefits drop over time
Female Spanish-only speakers get screening mammograms less often than other women
A major study of women with ductal carcinoma in
CHICAGO: Limited English-language proficiency
situ (DCIS) – a breast condition that can become
(LEP) is a risk factor for getting potentially lifesaving
invasive cancer –...
screening mammograms...
Surgery for benign breast disease does not impair future breastfeeding capability CHICAGO: Young women with benign breast
Hospitals serving minority patients follow breast cancer recommendations at similar rate
conditions may undergo surgery without
CHICAGO: Among accredited U.S. cancer centers,
jeopardizing their ability to breastfeed later...
hospitals serving primarily minority patients are as likely as other hospitals...
Coronavirus: How do monoclonal antibodies work?
Trump: Oxford professor on president’s experimental Covid-19 treatment
A new treatment that uses laboratory-made
Oxford professor explains Trump’s experimental
antibodies is to be trialled on Covid-19 patients in
treatment. Video, 00:01:36Oxford professor explains
UK hospitals. These monoclonal...
Trump’s experimental...
How to get a Covid test An increase in demand for coronavirus tests has led
Covid: Faith groups’ singing studied for coronavirus risk
to local shortages – with some people being directed
Faith communities are being invited to take part in a
to test sites...
study of the role singing plays in spreading coronavirus. Participants...
Finding right drug balance for Parkinson’s patients
Deep learning model provides rapid detection of stroke-causing blockages
But the benefits of levodopa wear off as the disease
Large vessel occlusions are blockages in the
progresses. The relationship between its dosage
arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the brain.
and its effectiveness...
These occlusions account...
A first in-depth look at the latent virus reservoir of individuals living with HIV
‘Liking’ an article online may mean less time spent reading it
As a result, scientists have struggled to learn what
In a lab experiment, researchers found that people
the reservoir looks like in individuals with HIV. And
spent about 7 percent less time reading articles on
without this knowledge,...
controversial topics...
New discovery helps researchers rethink organoid cultures
Planaria flatworms can be alternative screening tool to avoid rabbit skin testing
The researchers discovered that the size of
A team at the University of Reading and Newcastle
organoids differ depending on where they are
University have found that planaria, a type of
located within the hydrogel material...
flatworm, can be used as...
Medical mystery: ‘Creeping fat’ in Crohn’s patients linked to bacteria
All members of military surgical teams can benefit from military-civilian partnerships
Now, investigators have identified a critical clue. In a
CHICAGO: Military surgical teams face unique
study published in the journal CELL this week,
demands on and off the battlefield. Combat trauma
researchers from...
represents 0.5 percent of...
Study shows need for balance in postsurgery opioid prescribing guidelines
New artificial intelligence models show potential for predicting outcomes
CHICAGO: To address the opioid epidemic,
CHICAGO: New applications of artificial intelligence
surgeons have embraced guidelines to reduce the
(AI) in health care settings have shown early
number of opioid pills they prescribe...
success in improving survival...
Virtual follow-up care is more convenient and just as beneficial to surgical patients
STOP THE BLEED training has saved lives from Sierra Leone to Connecticut
IMAGE: The Value of Time: Analysis of Surgical Post-Discharge Virtual vs. In-Person Visits. view
CHICAGO: The STOP THE BLEED® course teaches a skill with lifesaving potential that is easy to
more Credit:...
learn and globally relevant....
Program to improve outcomes for geriatric surgery patients shows promise
Pregnant women have better outcomes after immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis
CHICAGO: People age 65 years and older account for 40 percent of inpatient operations and one-third of outpatient procedures,1,2...
CHICAGO: Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix and their fetuses had significantly...
Transportation barriers to care may increase likelihood of emergency surgical intervention
Inside Walter Reed where Trump will be treated for coronavirus in a secure ‘Presidential Suite’
CHICAGO: Transportation barriers, such as
President Donald Trump’s admission to Walter Reed
personal access to a vehicle or public transportation,
Medical Center on Friday marks the first time in 39
disproportionally affect...
years that a...
LED-based UV irradiation safely prevents the loss of bone and muscle mass in mice
Two molecular handshakes for hearing
Decreased bone density (osteoporosis) and the loss
fine filaments in...
The findings, published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involve very
of muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia) are agerelated disorders. While...
Cause of 1990s Argentina cholera epidemic uncovered
Fecal transplantation can restore the gut microbiota of C-section babies
The data have influenced health policy in Argentina,
Normally infants receive gut bacteria from the
where the national alert surveillance system now
mother at birth. Some of these maternal bacteria
uses whole-genome sequencing...
grow out in the infant as...
Safety and effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation
Cells sacrifice themselves to boost immune response to viruses
“While the value of fecal microbiota transplantation
“The immune system consists of several different
for treating recurrent C. difficile infection is clear
types of cells, all acting in coordination,” said Minsoo
from research...
Kim,...
Gene expression altered by direction of forces acting on cell
Rare genetic form of dementia discovered
The findings could provide insights into physiology
disease characterized by a buildup of proteins,
and diseases such as fibrosis, cardiovascular
called tau proteins,...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative
disease and malignant cancer,...
Tweaks to land-based conservation efforts would pay huge freshwater ecosystem dividends
New model examines how societal influences affect US political opinions
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Conservation projects aimed at
researchers have developed the first quantitative model that captures how...
protecting land-dwelling species could net major
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University
gains in helping...
Genetic tracing ‘barcode’ is rapidly revealing COVID-19’s journey and evolution
UArizona Health Sciences researchers identify new target for creating flavivirus vaccines
IMAGE: Researchers from Drexel University are
The results of a recent study moved University of
using a new technique for spotting patterns in the
Arizona Health Sciences researchers one step
genetic sequence of...
closer to developing effective...
Solving global challenges using insect research
Future climate changes in nature reserves
IMAGE: Colobathristide bug (ordered Heteroptera),
IMAGE: In the Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador.
Pilchicocha (Ecuador). view more Credit: © IRD –...
view more Credit: Photo: Samuel Hoffmann. The Earth’s...
Smartphone surveys find a connection between daily spiritual experiences and well-being
Caesarean birth, prolonged labour influence infant gut bacteria, risk of childhood obesity
IMAGE: Baylor University sociologist Matt
Events at birth may affect the microbes living in a
Bradshaw, Ph.D. view more Credit: Baylor
baby’s gut during the first few months of life, leading
University Using smartphone...
to a higher...
Support bubbles: How do they work and who is in yours?
Coronavirus: Doctors told to plan for vaccination scheme
As lockdown restrictions have eased, people across
He said planning for the rollout had already begun,
the UK can now set up support bubbles. The aim is
according to the Local Democracy Reporting
to help people who’ve...
Service.
Covid: What is the risk to Donald Trump’s health?
Covid: Growth in Covid cases ‘may be levelling off’
Donald Trump has clear risk factors – including his
There is more evidence new coronavirus infections
age, weight and being male – that all raise the
may be increasing more slowly than in previous
chances of...
weeks. Data from three different...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why the power of your mind can be as potent as any painkiller
Experimental Regeneron drug used to treat Trump showed promise in trials
On the thankfully rare occasions I have to take a
experimental coronavirus antibody cocktail
painkiller, I give myself a little pep talk before I
developed by Regeneron, the White...
President Donald Trump is being treated with an
swallow them. I tell...
Babies’ random choices become their preferences
Could a fecal transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?
Though researchers have long known that adults
fecal transplants could one day be used as a
build unconscious biases over a lifetime of making
therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly —
choices between things...
according to new...
Drink coffee after breakfast, not before, for better metabolic control
New clues about the link between stress and depression
Research from the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise
After experiencing trauma or severe stress, some
Metabolism at the University of Bath (UK) looked at
people develop an abnormal stress response or
the effect of broken...
chronic stress. This increases...
Hidden DNA fragment the ‘trigger switch’ for male development
Researchers demonstrate how changing the stem cell response to inflammation may reverse periodontal disease
An international research collaboration with The University of Queensland found the Y-chromosome gene that makes mice male...
The current treatment for periodontal disease involves opening the infected gum flaps and adding bone grafts to strengthen...
Personalized cancer therapy improves outcomes in advanced disease Led by Razelle Kurzrock, MD, director of the Center
Biomedical sciences researchers find new way to prevent and cure rotavirus, other viral infections
for Personalized Cancer Therapy at Moores Cancer
Rotavirus, which causes severe, life-threatening
Center and senior author...
diarrhea in young children and moderate gastrointestinal distress in adults,...
Personalized cancer therapy improves outcomes in advanced disease, says study
Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers barely reduces water-quality benefits
IMAGE: Razelle Kurzrock, MD, director of the
widths of 35 to 100 feet, some all grass, some all
Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy at Moores
trees, and some...
IMAGE: Riparian buffer designs studied included
Cancer Center. ...
New COVID test doesn’t use scarce reagents, catches all but the least infectious
Scale-adaptive auto-context-guided fetal US segmentation with structured random forests
IMAGE: Jason Botten and Emily Bruce, who
Announcing a new article publication for BIO
pioneered a streamlined COVID-19 test that doesn’t
Integration journal. In this article the authors Xin
use scarce chemicals,...
Yang, Haoming Li, Li Liu,...
Subsidized cars help low-income families economically, socially ITHACA, N.Y. – For one low-income woman, not
Yan report’s claims that SARS-CoV-2 was created in a Chinese lab are misleading, unethical
having a car meant long commutes on public transit
CAMBRIDGE, MA – September 30, 2020–The MIT
with her children in...
Press Journal Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RRC:19) has openly published...
DECT in the ED: better diagnoses, less follow-up, more savings IMAGE: A, Sagittal reformatted bone window CT image of thoracic spine shows wedge-shaped deformity at T6 and subtle...
Sex-specific adverse drug effects identified by Columbia University algorithm There is a paucity of real-world clinical data that evaluates adverse drug effects in women, among other underserved populations,...
What could White House doctors treat Trump with? As president, Donald Trump is sure to get the most promising treatments for COVID-19 – but only a handful have shown...
First ‘pathoconnectome’ could point toward new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases Moran’s Marclab for Connectomics was the first to complete a map of the circuitry of the retina, or connectome, in...
Smart cruise control steers drivers toward better decisions
Childhood chemo alters heart’s caretaker cells
What if, like a murmuration of starlings, our cars and
The journal PLOS ONE published the results Sept.
trucks moved cooperatively on the road in response
22 during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. “We
to each vehicle’s...
don’t fully...
Obstructive sleep apnea risk varies in patients with different types of epilepsy
Wearable sensor to help people with inflammatory bowel disease
The study, published in the October issue of the
A team of bioengineers demonstrated the
journal Epilepsy Behavior, will help physicians better
wristwatch-like device in a proof-of-concept study
understand who is...
funded by the Crohn’s Colitis...
‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead’: The sleepdeprived masculinity stereotype
Autoimmune disease: UM171 saves another life
A cultural complication is the notion that getting less
The procedure was done by a medical team at the
than the recommended amount of sleep signals
Institute of Hemato-oncology and Cellular Therapy
something positive about...
(iHOTC) of Maisonneuve-Rosemont...
Cannabinoids associated with negative respiratory health effects in older adults with COPD
Climate change responsible for record sea temperature levels, says study
The findings, published Wednesday in Thorax, have
sea temperatures including in the Mediterranean,
significant clinical implications as more physicians
according to a major...
Global warming is driving an unprecedented rise in
prescribe cannabinoids...
Users of blood pressure medicine have a lower risk of dying from influenza and pneumonia
NASA finds heavy rainfall ringing major Hurricane Maria’s eye
Drugs to lower blood pressure of the type ACE
NASA’s IMERG estimated Hurricane Maria was
inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers reduce
generating as much as...
IMAGE: On Oct. 2 at 4:30 a.m. EDT (0830 UTC),
the mortality rate of...
Medicine for multiple sclerosis patients inhibits coronavirus
Nitric oxide a possible treatment for COVID-19
An antiviral medication which effectively inhibits replication of the coronavirus causing the COVID-19
Researchers at Uppsala University have found that an effective way of treating the coronavirus behind
and, at the same time,...
the 2003 SARS epidemic...
Forsyth researchers demonstrate how changing the stem cell response to inflammation may reverse periodontal disease
National Academies release framework for equitable allocation of a COVID-19 vaccine for adoption by HHS, state, tribal, local, and territorial authorities
IMAGE: For the study, Dr. Alpdogan Kantarci, his
WASHINGTON — The National Academies of
PhD student Dr. Emmanuel Albuquerque, and their
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today released
team removed stem...
the final report of a consensus...
Research shows cell perturbation system could have medical applications IMAGE: This image depicts the delivery/sampling
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Trying out tech that may help make worship Covidsecure
system. view more Credit: Northwestern McCormick
A Bradford mosque is trying out new equipment
School of...
designed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Dr John Wright, of the city’s...
Covid: Woman ‘heartbroken’ after terminating baby alone
Children’s gender identity clinic concerns go back 15 years
How will coronavirus affect my pregnancy, scans
Doctors at a child gender clinic raised concerns
and the birth?
about the use of puberty blockers 15 years ago – an issue that was...
Coronavirus: Loss of smell may be clearer sign than cough
Volunteers in covid vaccine trials describe painful side effects
Loss of a sense of smell may be a more reliable
Coronavirus vaccines might leave us laid up for a
indicator of Covid-19 than cough or fever, research
day with headaches, fevers, sore muscles, shivering
suggests. A study by...
chills and no energy,...
Trump’s FDA has warned and banned a TENTH as many researchers as the agency did under Obama
Iowa woman leaked brain fluid from her nose after COVID-19 swab test
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of clinical trials has become more lax
leaking BRAIN FLUID out of her nose after getting a
Iowa woman in her 40s with a skull defect started swab test for COVID-19 A...
under President Donald...
Coronavirus antibodies from blood plasma donations start to fade three months after symptoms start
Coronavirus: Super-spreaders are just 8%, but cause 60% infections
Coronavirus survivors’ plasma may be useless for
responsible for major outbreaks, the largest study-
treating people with COVID-19 if it isn’t donated
to-date of transmission...
A small percentage of coronavirus patients are
soon enough...
All NHS staff should be tested weekly for coronavirus as a matter of urgency, MPs say
Artificial lung supports pre-term babies in distress
All NHS staff must be tested for coronavirus every
piglet, a major step along the route toward approval
week to prevent them being put at ‘further
for use in humans, where...
The group has proven the concept using a live
unnecessary risk’...
Prostate cancer: immunotherapy offers hope
A cancer shredder
Ipilimumab is a humanised monoclonal IgG1
Frankfurt have now developed a drug that can
antibody that is active against CTLA-4. CTLA-4 is a
disarm Aurora. Dr. Elmar Wolf,...
Researchers at the universities of Würzburg and
molecule that controls part...
High-fiber diet, low level inflammation: Sidestepping the effects of radiation
Inflammatory gene provides clue to obesity risk
Conducted by the University of Gothenburg, Lund
UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience researcher Dr
University and the University of South Australia, the
Denuja Karunakaran said she was determined to
preclinical study found...
unravel the links between...
Can the common cold help protect you from COVID-19?
Cannabis data lacking, but machine learning could help
The study, published in mBio, is the first to show that
Anyone who has used, sold, studied or even read
the COVID-19-causing virus, SARS-CoV-2, induces
much about marijuana likely recognizes these
memory B cells, long-lived...
acronyms as active ingredients...
Cancer cells use nerve-cell tricks to spread from one organ to the next
Ice discharge in the North Pacific set off series of climate events during last ice age
Recently, Rockefeller scientists found that breast and lung tumors can appropriate a signaling pathway used by neurons to...
IMAGE: The JOIDES Resolution, a research vessel that drills into the ocean floor to collect and study core samples...
15-year trend persists in disparate insulin pump use in children
Researchers hear more crickets and katydids ‘singing in the suburbs’
IMAGE: Terri H. Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, the
IMAGE: Collection methods used to monitor
Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition,
populations of katydids, such as this rattler round-
Professor of Nursing...
winged katydid, can be...
MUSC researchers test brain stimulation in zero gravity “It’s exciting. I love this stuff!” said Bashar Badran,
Face masks unlikely to cause overexposure to CO2, even in patients with lung disease
Ph.D. “This is so fun.” Not many researchers...
IMAGE: Face masks do not contribute to carbon dioxide poisoning. Face masks is key to preventing COVID-19 infection. ...
Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels IMAGE: Marine mussels are commonly used to
Enhancing blood sugar control boosts brain health for people with type 2 diabetes
monitor water quality in coastal areas. view more
Controlling blood sugar levels improved the ability to
Credit: University...
clearly think, learn and remember among people with type 2 diabetes...
Vaccine ingredients could be hiding in small molecule libraries IMAGE: The researchers found a molecule that can be used as vaccine adjuvant and strengthens the immune response when...
600 more breast cancer deaths in UK because of cancelled appointments in lockdown, medics warn Up to 600 more women in Britain could die from breast cancer because of cancelled appointments during Covid-19 lockdown,...
More than half of bad dreams people experience now revolve around the pandemic
Black people are at almost twice the risk of dying from Covid-19
Cleared supermarket shelves, bans on visiting the
Covid-19 as white people, according to a study that
pub and the construction of giant emergency
adds to growing evidence...
Black people are almost twice as likely to die from
hospitals may feel like something...
Coronavirus UK: Infection rates NOT rising in school-age children
Coronavirus: UK announces deaths for Thursday
Coronavirus infection rates are NOT going up
Britain has announced another 6,914 coronavirus
among school-age children, Professor Chris Whitty
cases as a wave of statistics today suggested the
says in ‘important’...
UK’s spike in infections...
Why is the North and Scotland being hit so badly? Experts say it could be the weather
Matt Hancock wrongly claims vitamin D doesn’t work for Covid-19
Colder temperatures, less sunlight and more rain in
facts straight’ today after shooting down vitamin D
the North and Scotland may be to blame for them
as a potential...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock was told to ‘get his
suffering a worse hit...
Matt Hancock stands by 10pm pubs curfew despite Tory fury
Zika infections drastically underreported during 2015 epidemic
Matt Hancock today warned that ‘hundreds of
The University of Notre Dame researchers who
thousands’ of Britons could die from Covid-19, if
conducted the study, published in PLOS Neglected
ministers ease...
Tropical Diseases, said the...
800 million children still exposed to lead
Carb-eating bacteria under viral threat
The huge international numbers come from a new
The viruses, and the way they evade counterattack
report from Pure Earth and UNICEF. Pure Earth
by their bacterial hosts, are described in a new Cell
works to solve pollution problems...
Reports paper. Bacterioides...
Flexible and biodegradable electronic blood vessels “We take the natural blood vessel-mimicking
Element in blood is part of human — and hibernating squirrel — stress response, study reveals
structure and go beyond it by integrating more
The discovery demonstrates a biological mechanism
comprehensive electrical...
that rapidly responds to severe physiologic stress and potentially serves...
Expert opinion: COVID-19 vaccine rollout unlikely before fall 2021
People with Parkinson’s disease have a higher risk of dying from COVID-19
The survey was carried out in late June 2020. The
The new analysis conducted by researchers with
majority of those surveyed were mostly Canadian or
University of Iowa Health Care based on patient
American academics with...
data in the TriNetX COVID-19...
Yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
Tool helps clear biases from computer vision
Chronic pain is a common and serious medical
IMAGE: In one data set, REVISE uncovered a
condition affecting an estimated 100 million people
potential gender bias in images containing people
in the United States, which...
(red boxes) and the musical...
Caltech researcher unveils sensor that rapidly detects COVID-19 infection
Bright light bars big-eyed birds from human-altered landscapes
IMAGE: When attached to supporting electronics,
IMAGE: In a study of 240 bird species, Florida
the sensor can wirelessly transmit data to the user’s
Museum of Natural History researchers found strong
cell phone...
links between eye...
Are organ transplant recipients at greater risk of death from COVID-19?
Penn Medicine researchers discover a rare genetic form of dementia
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new study, published in
IMAGE: Abnormal neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) — a
Transplantation, finds that risk of death from COVID-
buildup of tau protein in parts of the brain —
19 in organ transplant...
helped...
Why do people respond differently to the same drug?
Invasion by non-native insects expected to increase 36 percent worldwide by 2050
Scientists at Scripps Research have
IMAGE: New research by an international team of
comprehensively mapped how a key class of
scientists suggests that worldwide, invasion by non-
proteins within cells regulates signals coming...
native insects...
Research may curb economic losses to power plants after earthquakes
Covid: Eight die in Royal Glamorgan Hospital outbreak
Sitting atop power transformers are wavy shaped
Eight patients have died with coronavirus at a
bushing systems that play a critical role in supplying
hospital where 60 cases have been linked to an
communities with electricity....
outbreak on the site. Planned...
Covid: 170 test positive at Cornwall meat plant
Patients left ‘in limbo’ by NHS virus response
Up to 200 jobs could as part of Cornwall Council
The stress and anxiety caused to patients by “poor
cuts
communication” from NHS bodies in England during the Covid...
Patients left ‘in limbo’ by NHS virus response
Coronavirus: Restrictions for England to be standardised into three tiers
The stress and anxiety caused to patients by “poor
The government is to push ahead with a new “three-
communication” from NHS bodies in England during the Covid...
tier” approach to coronavirus restrictions in local areas of...
Coronavirus: Restrictions for England to be standardised into three tiers
Covid-19: Growth in cases may be slowing in England
The government is to push ahead with a new “three-
The growth in cases of coronavirus may be slowing
tier” approach to coronavirus restrictions in local
down, the largest study of the infection in England
areas of...
suggests. A team at...
Covid: Vaccine will ‘not return life to normal in spring’ Even an effective coronavirus vaccine will not return
New research sheds light on the reluctance of farmers to adopt new technologies
life to normal in spring, a group of leading scientists
Research from the University of Kent’s School of
has warned. A...
Economics sheds new light on a long-standing obstacle to improving...
Study: Unnecessary stress testing performed prior to knee and hip replacement surgeries
Feeding C-section babies their mothers’ POOP helps them develop healthy gut bacteria
A new study out of the University of Chicago
Feeding C-section babies their mothers’ POOP
Medicine shows the overall rate of preoperative
helps them develop healthy gut bacteria transferred
stress testing for hip and knee...
to other infants from...
Nurture trumps nature in determining severity of PTSD symptoms
Our health: New focus on the synergy effect of nanoparticles
Researchers at Yale and elsewhere previously
Nanoparticles are used in a wide range of products
identified a host of genetic risk factors that help
and manufacturing processes because the
explain why some veterans...
properties of a material can change...
Repurposed anti-malarial compounds kill diarrheal parasite, study finds
Recording thousands of nerve cell impulses at high resolution
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A class of compounds used for
Now, researchers from Hierlemann’s group at the
malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite
Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering
Cryptosporidium,...
of ETH Zurich in Basel,...
Epigenetic drivers for Alzheimer’s disease uncovered
Study finds yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
Research led by Raffaella Nativio, PhD, a former
IMAGE: Mindful yoga and meditation can help
research associate of Epigenetics, Shelley Berger, PhD, a professor of Genetics,...
improve the structure and function of the body, which supports the process...
New method developed to help scientists understand how the brain processes color
Successful TB vaccine moves forward after phase 2 trial
“If we can understand how seeing color affects the
cause of death in the world (1.5 million deaths per
brain, we will be able to better understand how
year compared to 1 million...
Tuberculosis is most common infectious disease
different animals...
Using machine learning to predict pediatric brain injury
Forgetting past misdeeds to justify future ones
IMAGE: ECMO machines such as this one save
To find out, a team of behavioural economists from
countless lives, but in some cases can lead to brain
the CNRS (1) recruited 1322 volunteers in an online
injury. A UT Southwestern...
experiment which took...
Survey finds American support for human-animal chimera research
NASA finds Hurricane Marie rapidly intensifying
“The take-home point is that the overall support for
IMAGE: On Oct. 1 at 4:10 a.m. EDT (0910 UTC)
this kind of research across the American public is
NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed Hurricane Marie’s
strong,”...
cloud top...
10-year egg freezing limit should be scrapped because women feel under pressure
Study suggests your mental health affect your coronavirus risks
10-year egg freezing limit should be scrapped
previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder are
because women feel under pressure to use them
more likely to die if they...
People who catch coronavirus and have been
before time runs out, ethics...
Fewer than 20% say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if President Trump says it is safe
Treat your sweet tooth and boost your health!
Fewer than 20% of Americans say they would get
your tastebuds — in the latest in our unique
COVID-19 vaccine if Trump says it is safe, survey
inflammation-busting series,...
Eating healthily does not mean you have to deprive
finds In a new poll, only...
How Zika virus degrades essential protein for neurological development via autophagy
Tone of voice matters in neuronal communication
“The Zika virus is able to disrupt our cellular
faculty, introduced students to the debate over how many synaptic vesicles...
mechanisms to create a conducive environment to
In 2016 Watanabe, then on the Neurobiology course
replicate,” explains...
Spinal cord stimulation reduces pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients
Association between screen time use, diet and other health factors
Writing in the September 28, 2020 issue of
technology and the ubiquity of streaming services
Bioelectronic Medicine, first author Krishnan
has allowed for the proliferation...
Over the next several decades, advancements in
Chakravarthy, MD, PhD, assistant...
Regular use of acid reflux drugs linked to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes
A revised map of where working memory resides in the brain
And the longer these drugs are taken, the greater
And, as a new study of forgetful mice shows, the
the risk seems to be, the findings show, prompting
brain processes behind this skill are more complex
the researchers to advise...
than commonly appreciated. In...
Prototype graft, designed to replace damaged heart vessels, shows promise in cell study
Computer model explains altered decision making in schizophrenia
The findings, which were made in partnership with
impaired decision making that is commonly seen in
researchers from Case Western Reserve University,
schizophrenia, involving...
The model identifies a potential mechanism for the
are part of an effort...
COVID-19 infects majority of bad dreams — study
From San Diego to Italy, study suggests wisdom can protect against loneliness
COVID-19 has turned 2020 into a nightmare for
Over the last few decades, there has been growing
many people, as they struggle with health problems,
concern about loneliness across all ages,
economic uncertainty and...
particularly in middle-aged and...
ESO telescope spots galaxies trapped in the web of a supermassive black hole
Foreign election interference focuses on cultivating distrust, reducing consensus
With the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT),
Foreign interference in U.S. elections likely focuses,
astronomers have found six galaxies lying around a
in part, on creating distrust among Americans, with
supermassive...
paralyzing the...
Alien species to increase by 36% worldwide by 2050
The development of climate security discourse in Japan
IMAGE: Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
IMAGE: Summary of the four categories of climate
originally from Africa and now established in Central
security discourse view more Credit: NIES As the
and Western Europe. ...
level...
The most sensitive optical receivers yet for space communications
Ecological power storage battery made of vanillin
IMAGE: An illustration of the new concept’s
IMAGE: TU Graz researcher Stefan Spirk has found
experimental setup view more Credit: Yen
a way to replace liquid electrolytes in redox flow
Strandqvist/Chalmers...
batteries by vanillin. ...
Claims Birmingham surgeon kept bones of patients probed
Leicestershire baby with breathing problems helped in new trial
Updates as police incident sees Brierley Hill
Coronavirus: The fight to get partners back into
alleyway sealed off
maternity wards
Berlin patient: First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, dies
Coronavirus: Delirium ‘key symptom’ in frail older people
The first person cured of HIV – Timothy Ray Brown
Doctors and carers should look out for signs of
– has died from cancer. Mr Brown, who was also
confusion or strange behaviour in frail older people
known as “the...
because it could be...
Giving the HPV vaccine to schoolgirls ‘slashes risk of cervical cancer by 88%’
Coronavirus US: Over 4,000 NY children have lost a parent to illness
Giving the HPV vaccine to schoolgirls slashes their
More than 4,000 children in New York state have
risk of getting cervical cancer by 88%, major study
lost a parent or a guardian to the novel coronavirus,
claims The Swedish...
a new report finds. One...
Report claims coronavirus is unlikely to spread on NYC subway and buses
Minnesota scientists find coronavirus in samples of beach water for the first time
Riders of the New York City subway and bus system
Minnesota scientists find coronavirus in samples of
are at low risk of being infected with the novel
beach water for the first time – but it is not likely the
coronavirus, researchers...
disease...
Cancer-stricken Public Health England official slams ban on assisted dying Cancer-stricken Public Health England official with
Is THIS why men are more badly affected by Covid-19? Disease depletes testosterone, study finds
two years to live slams ban on assisted dying as
The coronavirus saps men’s testosterone and
‘inhumane’...
leaves them more susceptible to falling seriously ill as well as robbing...
Elderly face wait for flu vaccine as leading chemists suspend appointments amid shortage of jabs
Coronavirus UK: Cases spiralled after August Bank Holiday
Pensioners could face severe delays getting a flu
grow again after the August Bank Holiday and Black
vaccine this winter, with a surge in demand caused
Lives Matters...
Britain’s Covid-19 outbreak could have started to
by the coronavirus pandemic...
New research provides clues on optimizing cell defenses when viruses attack
In deadly COVID-19 lung inflammation, discover a culprit in NFkB pathway
A study published recently in eLife by University of
understanding of how COVID-19 infections trigger
California San Diego scientists describes fresh
deadly levels of lung inflammation....
Their efforts have borne a leap forward in our
details about the mechanisms...
Breaking COVID-19’s ‘clutch’ to stop its spread
Delirium a key sign of COVID-19 in frail, older people
“Our concept was to develop lead medicines
The findings, published in the journal Age and
capable of breaking COVID-19’s clutch,” Disney
Ageing, highlight that doctors and carers should be
says. “It...
aware of delirium as a...
Rapeseed instead of soy burgers: Researchers identify a new source of protein for humans
Antidepressant drug effective in treating ‘lazy eye’ in adults
For a balanced and healthy diet, humans need
subanesthetic ketamine reactivates adult visual
protein. “It contains essential amino acids which can
cortical plasticity and...
“Our study, demonstrates how a single-dose of
not be synthesized...
Screen time can change visual perception — and that’s not necessarily bad
AI can detect COVID-19 in the lungs like a virtual physician, new study shows
Maybe not. It turns out that our visual perception is highly adaptable, according to research from
The study, recently published in Nature Communications, shows the new technique can also
Psychology Professor and...
overcome some of the challenges...
NASA confirms, heavy rainfall, strengthening of tropical storm Marie
Metal-ion breakthrough leads to new biomaterials
IMAGE: On Sept. 30 at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 UTC),
ITHACA, N.Y. – Metals such as iron and calcium
NASA’s IMERG estimated Tropical Storm Marie was generating as...
play a crucial role inside the human body, so it’s no surprise...
Poor cognitive performance predicts impairment in activities of daily living years later
Can organic plant protection products damage crops?
IMAGE: Hector M. Gonzalez, PhD, associated
have discovered that the spores of the fungus
professor, Department of Neurosciences, UC San
Trichoderma, which...
IMAGE: Researchers at the University of Göttingen
Diego School of Medicine...
Scientists discover bacterium linked to deadly childhood disorder
Hand pollination, not agrochemicals, increases cocoa yield and farmer income
Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity
IMAGE: Cocoa Agroforest in Sulawesi (Indonesia)
(CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of
view more Credit: M Toledo, University of Göttingen
Public Health have discovered...
Cocoa...
Hackers targeting companies that fake corporate responsibility
Texas A&M study: Marine heatwaves can strengthen hurricanes
A new study suggests some hackers aren’t just in it
Oceanographers have found that a hurricane can be
for the money but instead are motivated by their
considerably strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico
disappointment...
through the compounding...
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