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Glimmer of hope even as Covid cases Covid: Anti-masker who caught virus had
rise ‘worst two weeks’
But none are in the same camp as Greater A man who refused to wear a mask to protect Search
Manchester and now Nottinghamshire where people himself from Covid-19 after believing fake theories
are in the “very high”... about the disease has said...

Covid-19: PM set to announce month-
long England lockdown
It comes as documents suggested the UK was on
course for a much higher death toll than during the
first wave.
Liquid nanofoam: A game changer for
future football helmets
When a helmet withstands an impact severe enough
to cause a concussion to the player wearing it, the
safety features of the...
Graphene-based memory resistors show
promise for brain-based computing
A drop in temperature
Over time, however, and in more recent years, lower
body temperatures have been widely reported in
healthy adults. A 2017...
New estimates of breast cancer risks
associated with HRT
It confirms that HRT use is associated with
increased risks of breast cancer, particularly for
older women. However, it suggests...
Cut chores and kill chill time: New advice
to boost children’s academic
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Modern computing is digital, made up of two states,
on-off or one and zero. An analog computer, like the
brain, has many...
achievement
Exploring associations between 24-hour daily
activities (sleep, sedentary time, light physical
activity and moderate-to-vigorous...
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
Professor Louw Hoffman said black soldier fly’s
larvae, which was already utilised for animal feed,
Nucleus accumbens recruited by cocaine,
sugar are different
In a study using genetically modified mice, a
University of Wyoming faculty member found that
‘We filmed our dad’s final months to help people’
JOANNA HALL’S 30-day exercise plan to kickstart your New
Year
New mutant coronavirus strain IS more contagious by nearly
50%

was a high quality...
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...
the nucleus accumbens recruited...
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...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY launches a new series to make
2021 your healthiest year yet
Allergists offer reassurance regarding potential allergic
reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
Putty-like composites of gallium metal with potential for real-
world application
Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain
disorders

Parasitology Well oriented

A new study examines local perceptions of Chagas Polypropylene (PP) is one of the most widely used
disease in a region where the infectious agent is plastics in the world. By controlling the spatial
endemic. The results underline... orientation of the propylene...

New artificial skin functions like natural
skin
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems
Dynamics Research (BDR) have developed an
improved human-skin equivalent that...
AI teachers must be effective and
communicate well to be accepted, new
study finds
ORLANDO, Oct. 30, 2020 – The increase in online
education has allowed a new type of teacher to
emerge ¬– an...

Collecting sperm from Covid-19 patients
IMAGE: Professor Cecilie Svanes at the University
of Bergen is collecting sperm from Covid-19
patients. view...
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 Why staying fit needs to be more than a
yields deeper understanding of cancer walk in the park
BOSTON – An evolving understanding of cancer Are you managing to keep fit? Chances are,
that incorporates the physical properties of tumors probably not. We all know that maintaining fitness
and their surrounding...
Covid-19 UK: Hull, Bath and Derby
outbreaks growing quickest
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing fastest in Hull,
Derby, and Bath, according to official data that
MailOnline has converted...
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...
SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins disrupt the
blood-brain barrier, new research shows
Respiratory symptoms, however, are only part of the
story. Increasing evidence points toward blood
vessel inflammation as...
Is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting
dengue virus case numbers?
The dengue virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitos
and can cause severe fever, headache, muscle and
joint pain, fatigue and...
Water fleas on ‘happy pills’ have more
offspring
“These substances are antidepressants, so-called
‘happy pills,’ that are often used in the treatment of...
For Black LGBQ+ Americans,
intersectional experiences can hurt — or
help, YSPH study finds
For Black LGBQ+ Americans, Intersectional
Experiences Can Hurt — Or Help, YSPH Study
FindsUsing a new method for quantifying...
A malformation illustrates the incredible
plasticity of the brain
IMAGE: Neuronal fibers in a healthy brain (top) and
a brain with agenesis of the corpus callosum
(bottom). In the healthy...
Future lake food webs in subarctic have
more biomass and contain more omega-3
fatty acids
IMAGE: In northern lakes algal and fish biomass are
increasing with temperature and productivity. At the
same time,...
A new spin on atoms gives scientists a
closer look at quantum weirdness
IMAGE: Artist’s rendering of a method of measuring
and controlling quantum spins developed at
Princeton University. ...
Covid spreading faster in England than
‘worst-case scenario’, documents show
It had estimated 85,000 deaths from Covid over the
course of winter.
NIH scientists discover rare genetic
inflammatory condition in men
levels is crucial, not just...
Mouse studies link some autism to brain
cells that guide sociability and platonic
love
The findings, the researchers say, could eventually
fuel the development of autism therapies that target
disease symptoms...
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...
Early results from DETECT study suggest
fitness trackers can predict COVID-19
infections
The DETECT study, launched on March 25, uses a
mobile app to collect smartwatch and activity tracker
data from consenting...
Face mask aims to deactivate virus to
protect others
With this in mind, the researchers developed a new
concept for a mask that aims to make the wearer
less infectious. The central...
VUMC study finds faster, wider spread of
COVID-19 in US households
IMAGE: Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH, associate
professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center ...
RUDN University chemist developed
green method for malaria and leprosy
drug production
IMAGE: A chemist from RUDN University suggested
an eco-friendly method for the synthesis of dapsone,
a substance that...
Cancer patients, clinicians find value in
electronic real-time symptom
IMAGE: Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, at the University of
North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer
Center and his colleagues...
Collective impact partnership models
help close health care workforce gap
IMAGE: Tammie Jones, research manager and PhD
candidate in the Department of Health
Administration and Policy at the...
Essex mum’s shock at breastfeeding
photo backlash
The Breastfeeding Network said feeding in public
was “totally normal”.
Covid: When will it be over and we can do
this again?
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...
COVID-positive people spread the
infection to others at home 53% of the
time
Hundreds of men may be living with a potentially
deadly condition just discovered by National
Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Covid-19 hospitalisations spike by a third
in a week
The number of people being hospitalised with Covid-
19 in England spiked by almost a third in a week,
according to official...
‘World-beating’ Test and Trace missed
almost 25,000 positive cases
Test and Trace has continued its never-ending
downward spiral as official figures today showed the
bungling system is reaching...
Coronavirus UK: SAGE calls for national
lockdown to ‘save’ Christmas
Britain’s second coronavirus crisis is on track to kill
more than 85,000 people this winter if the country
doesn’t...
High rate of symptomless COVID-19
infection among grocery store workers
What’s more, among those testing positive, three out
of four had no symptoms, suggesting these key
workers could be...
New synthetic DNA vaccine against
Powassan virus
Unlike the widely recognized Lyme disease, POWV
causes a little known, potentially deadly infectious
disease that is transmitted...
AI teachers must be effective and
communicate well to be accepted
That’s why researchers at the University of Central
Florida’s Nicholson School of Communication and
Media are...
Coronavirus mutation may have made it
more contagious
The paper shows “the virus is mutating due to a
combination of neutral drift — which just means
random genetic...
China’s most important trees are hiding
in plain sight
IMAGE: Picture of treetops view more Credit:
provided by Harvard Forest In ecosystems around
the globe,...
Mobile smartphone technology is
associated with better clinical outcomes
for OHCA
IMAGE: Retrospective cohort cardiac arrest calls to
Paris Fire Brigade with “Staying Alive ” activation. ...
Stereotypes and discrimination
contribute to HIV-related stigma among
nursing staff
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
COVID-positive people spread the infection to
others at home 53% of the time – and kids are just
as likely to transmit...
Coronavirus Europe: Is mutated strain to
blame for second wave?
A mutated strain of coronavirus that originated in
Spain may be the culprit behind Europe’s
catastrophic second wave,...
Coronavirus UK: Hull, Bath and Derby
outbreaks growing quickest
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing fastest in Hull,
Derby, and Bath, according to official data that
MailOnline has converted...
Myocarditis linked to COVID-19 not as
common as believed, study shows
Reports of the rate of COVID-19 myocarditis have
varied widely, ranging from 60% among middle-aged
and elderly recovered...
Clinical trial indicates monoclonal
antibody lowered hospitalizations and
emergency visits
The multisite, Phase II clinical trial tested three
different doses of LY-CoV555, a monoclonal
antibody derived from the...
Infection by confection: COVID-19 and the
risk of trick-or-treating
In a study published October 30, 2020 in the journal
mSystems, researchers at University of California
San Diego School of...
Study finds faster, wider spread of
COVID-19 in US households
The study, led by Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH,
associate professor of Health Policy, and H. Keipp
Talbot, MD, MPH, associate...
Asteroid’s scars tell stories of its past
IMAGE: This image shows four views of asteroid
Bennu along with a corresponding global mosaic.
The images were taken...
Novel adoptive cell transfer method
shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture
IMAGE: A faster approach for T-cell therapy against
cancer. Knochelmann and colleagues show a subset
of CD4 T-cells,...
Can glucose-lowering drugs impact
mortality in COVID-19 patients with type 2
diabetes?
CAMBRIDGE, MA – October 27, 2020— In a
preprint paper, “Impact of Glucose-Lowering Drugs
on Mortality and...
Giving the immune system a double
boost against cancer
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
of those who support Trump–as well as a plurality of
those who...
Coronavirus UK: West Yorkshire MPs
angry about decision to put the region in
Tier 3 lockdown
Yorkshire MPs have railed against the Government’s
decision to push the area into Tier Three lockdown
from this weekend,...
Coronavirus UK: 19 NHS trusts have
more patients than in April
Almost 20 NHS trusts in England are already
treating more coronavirus patients than at the peak
of the first wave, according...
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing quickest
in Hull, Bath and Derby
Covid-19 outbreaks are growing fastest in Hull,
Derby, and Bath, according to official data that
MailOnline has converted...
Coronavirus London: Only EALING’s R
rate over England’s average
Only one London borough has a bigger coronavirus
outbreak than England’s average, MailOnline can
reveal amid fears...
Difficult to build a family after exposure
to chemical weapons
The study, published in BMJ Open, is based on
qualitative, in-depth interviews with 16 survivors of
the massive 1988 poison-gas...
Malaria parasites adapt to survive the dry
season
A team of international researchers, including Dr
Mario Recker from the University of Exeter, has
studied how the parasite,...
A new way to create a spectrum of
natural-looking hair colors
But there soon may be a solution for the growing list
of salons and hair color enthusiasts searching for
natural alternatives...
Aspirin use best for those with high
coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding
The findings, published online today in JAMA
Cardiology, could give doctors and patients more
concrete guidelines for making...
Wistar creates a new synthetic DNA
vaccine against Powassan virus
IMAGE: Powassan virus is a tick-borne, emerging
infectious disease. view more Credit: The Wistar
Institute PHILADELPHIA...
Dynamic photonic barcodes record
energy transfer at the biointerface
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
Hospital admissions for Covid-19 patients surged by
33 per cent in just seven days, official data reveals.
The biggest spike...
Coronavirus: UK’s infections are on
‘steady rise’ but not out of control, app
data suggests
Daily coronavirus infections in England surged by 50
per cent last week as almost 52,000 people were
catching the virus every...
Britain’s Covid-19 R rate has DROPPED
to between 1.1 and 1.3
Britain’s coronavirus R rate has dropped again,
according to the government’s scientific advisers.
SAGE today...
Coronavirus UK: Government considers
Tier 4 lockdown, hints Raab
Britain’s spiralling second coronavirus wave is on
track to kill more than 85,000 people this winter if
the country doesn’t...
Parasitology: Bringing the locals onboard
Chagas disease is found primarily in Latin America,
but globalization is promoting its spread beyond the
subcontinent. The...
Beetroot peptide as potential drug
candidate for treating diseases
The peptide that occurs in the roots of beetroot
plants belongs to a group of molecules that plants
use inter alia as a chemical...
Compression garments reduce strength
loss after training
Their research findings were published in the
European Journal of Applied Physiology. The team
— led by assistant professor...
Mothers pass on allergies to offspring
The study, which employed an animal model
conducted according to the National Advisory
Committee for Laboratory Animal Research...
Healthcare app reduces symptoms of
COPD compared to regular treatment
COPD is a common respiratory condition and one of
the top causes of hospital admissions each year,
particularly during winter...
New drug candidate for the treatment of
COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Kent, the
Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main (Germany),
and the Hannover Medical School...
Children with asymptomatic brain bleeds
as newborns show normal brain
development at age 2
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...
New cause of inflammation in people with
HIV identified
Boston – While current antiretroviral treatments for
HIV are highly effective, data has shown that people
living with...
Coronavirus antibodies that can
‘neutralize’ the virus can last at least five
months
Coronavirus immunity can last up to five months –
and maybe even longer – in the majority of
survivors, a new...
Coronavirus US: ICU units in Swing
States overwhelmed as cases rise
With the presidential election just five days days
away, coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and
deaths are all on sharp...
Brainstem neurons control both behavior
and misbehavior
The mammalian brain is big, but the state of its
activity is controlled by a much smaller number of
neurons. Many of these...
Cancer-fighting gene restrains ‘jumping
genes’
“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...
Models show how COVID-19 cuts a
neighborhood path
IMAGE: This census tract map shows estimated
ranges of the numbers of days to peak infection.
view more Credit:...
Landscape to atomic scales: Researchers
apply new approach to pyrite oxidation
IMAGE: Scanning electron microscope images of
raspberry-shaped pyrite (left) and partially oxidized
pyrite (right),...
The uncertainty and confusion caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic is being “widely exploited by
terror groups for spinning...
Coronavirus treatment: Experimental
drug in trial phase
Volunteers take part in Covid-19 drug trial. Video,
00:01:25Volunteers take part in Covid-19 drug trial
California twin girls, 9 months, conjoined
at the HEAD are successfully separated
California doctors say they have successfully
separated nine-month-old twin girls born conjoined
at the head after a marathon...
Coronavirus: Symptomless form spread
among grocery store workers
Grocery store workers have a 20-fold higher risk of
testing positive for COVID-19 than the general
population, a new study...
Should I run, or should I not? The neural
basis of aggression and flight
Previous studies from the Gross group at the site of
the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Rome
have revealed the...
Positive student-teacher relationships
benefit students’ long-term health, study
finds
“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...
World’s first agreed guidance for people
with diabetes to exercise safely
A Swansea University academic has helped draw up
a landmark agreement amongst international
experts, setting out the world’s...
Decaying jellyfish blooms can cause
temporary changes to water column food
webs
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
NEW YORK (October 30, 2020) — The floors of
hospital rooms are quickly and frequently
contaminated with antibiotic-resistant...
Doctors warn of a high rate of symptom-
less COVID-19 infections among grocery
store workers
Grocery store workers have a 20-fold higher risk of
testing positive for COVID-19 than the general
population, a new study...
Coronavirus: Purple ‘covid toes’
symptom can last FIVE MONTHS
Dermatologists warned of five skin symptoms that
may be a sign of the deadly infection after studying
375 patients in Spain...
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...
Tier Two lockdowns announced for 16
areas of England
WHICH AREAS ARE NOW IN TIER 3 AND WHICH
FACE NEW TIER 2 RULES? Areas in Tier 3: (From
midnight Sunday) West Yorkshire:...
Positive outlook predicts less memory
decline
A new study published in the journal Psychological
Science found that people who feel enthusiastic and
cheerful — what...
Muscle pain and energy-rich blood:
Cholesterol medicine affects the organs
differently
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...
High-sugar diet can damage the gut,
intensifying risk for colitis
“Colitis is a major public health problem in the U.S.
and in other Western countries,” says Hasan Zaki,
Ph.D.,...
Autoantibody order, timing predict
genetically at-risk children most likely to
get T1D
IMAGE: Kendra Vehik, Ph.D., of the University of
South Florida Health Informatics Institute, led the
TEDDY analysis...
Study finds 5 distinct dog types from
11,000 years ago
Evolution of consumption: A
psychological ownership framework
Researchers from Boston University, Rutgers
University, University of Washington, Cornell
University, and University of Pennsylvania...
Coronavirus NYC: 36% firefighters and
paramedics caught infection
More than a third of New York City firefighters and
first responders with the FDNY likely caught
coronavirus at the height...
Tier 3 IS bringing down the R rate in the
North West and cases are falling in
locked-down Liverpool
Tier Three restrictions are working and causing
Covid-19 outbreaks to tail off across badly hit parts
of England, official...
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’...
Coronavirus: What’s the TRUTH behind
England’s second wave?
Confusion over the true scale of England’s second
wave was sparked today as one study claimed there
are now more than...
Denisovan DNA in the genome of early
East Asians
In 2006, miners discovered a hominin skullcap with
peculiar morphological features in the Salkhit Valley
of the Norovlin...
Molecular compass for cell orientation
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...
Stronger treatments could cure Chagas
disease
Trypanosoma cruzi is a single-celled parasitic
organism that causes Chagas disease. At least 6
million people are infected...
Tube-dwelling anemone toxins have
pharmacological potential, mapping
study shows
IMAGE: Analysis identified 525 genes encoding
proteins that act on the nervous system,
cardiovascular system and cell...
Amount of COVID viral RNA detected at
hospital admission predicts how patients
will fare
An international team of researchers that includes a
Texas AM University professor has studied the
lineage of dogs and found...
Fungal species naturally suppresses cyst
nematodes responsible for major sugar
beet losses
IMAGE: Young females of sugar beet cyst
nematodes attached to host roots view more Credit:
James Borneman The...
Archaeologists reveal human resilience
in the face of climate change in ancient
Turkey
IMAGE: Microscope image of Iron Age oak twig from
Tell Tayinat in Hatay, Turkey view more Credit: Brita
Lorentzen TORONTO,...
NHS Covid-19 app to issue more self-
isolate alerts
“The update to the risk threshold is expected to
increase the number of people asked to self-isolate
by the app, having...
Moderna may know if its COVID-19
vaccine works by next month and is
preparing for a global launch
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...
How the immune system deals with the
gut’s plethora of microbes
But now, new research published in Nature suggests
that the gut’s local immune system can be quite
precise, creating...
New research shows SARS-CoV-2 spike
proteins disrupt the blood-brain barrier
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
In 2017 the term ‘populism’ made ‘Word of the Year’
according to The Cambridge Dictionary for its...
Priming the immune system to attack
cancer
Immunotherapies, such as checkpoint inhibitor
drugs, have made worlds of difference for the
treatment of cancer. Most clinicians...
Trust levels in AI predicted by people’s
relationship style, study shows
LAWRENCE — How likely you are to trust a self-
driving car or advice from Siri? A University of
Kansas interdisciplinary...
Tier 1+ DOESN’T exist, ministers say
Ministers today distanced themselves from Bristol’s
decision to introduce ‘Tier 1+’ measures.
Department...
IMAGE: High viral load is predictor of illness
outcome in patients with COVID-19 admitted with
pneumonia. view...
ICE detention centers saw sustained
outbreaks of vaccine-preventable
diseases, says study
More than a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) detention centers experienced
large, repeated outbreaks...
Decision conflict before cancer surgery
correlates with lower activity after
surgery
BOSTON – Nearly one-third of cancer patients who
decide to undergo surgery for their condition may
have second thoughts,...
Covid-19: Nearly 100,000 catching virus
every day
France and Germany have turned to forms of
lockdown to control the virus.
Gender, age divide in new bullying study
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...
Copolymer helps remove pervasive PFAS
toxins from environment
IMAGE: Illinois engineers Kwiyong Kim, left, Xiao
Su, Johannes Elbert and Paola Baldaguez Medina
are part of a team...
Smart bottle brushes
IMAGE: Upon heating thermoresponsive molecular
brushes with propylene oxide/ethylene oxide
copolymer side chains in...
Where were Jupiter and Saturn born?
IMAGE: New work led by Carnegie’s Matt Clement
reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and
Jupiter. ...
How people would choose who gets
scarce COVID-19 treatment
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As COVID-19 cases begin
climbing again in the United States, the possibility
arises of a grim moral...
Florida’s pandemic death toll may be
undercounted by 8,000
Florida‘s 2020 death toll is as many as 8,000
fatalities higher than a usual year’s, even beyond
the deaths directly...
Keeping gyms and leisure centres open
is critical to ensuring health and
wellbeing, say academics

Coronavirus: Bangladeshi doctor
‘catches infection for THIRD time’
A Bangladeshi doctor has allegedly caught
coronavirus three times, according to local reports
that would mark a world-first. The...
Nearly 100,000 people in England
catching Covid-19 every day, ‘worrying’
Government-led study finds
Nearly 100,000 Britons are getting infected with
coronavirus every day, according to results of
Government-led surveillance...
Male fin whales surprise scientists by
swapping songs
IMAGE: A glimpse of a fin whale taken off the coast
of San Diego, California. NMFS Permit 17312 view
more Credit:...
New analysis reveals ‘long-hauler’
COVID-19 patients with prolonged skin
symptoms
LUGANO, 29 October, 2020 – Some COVID-19
patients experience long-lasting skin symptoms that
vary according to type...
Effective stroke drugs are saving the NHS
millions
Drugs prescribed to high-risk stroke patients are
costing the NHS hundreds of millions each year –
but they are so...
Seesaw of Indo-Pacific summer
monsoons triggered by the tropical
Atlantic Ocean
IMAGE: The increasing influences from the tropical
Atlantic sea surface temperature could trigger the
observed multidecadal...
East London mural honours NHS
workforce
Giant new mural celebrates NHS. Video,
00:02:01Giant new mural celebrates NHS
Covid-19: Nearly 100,000 catching virus
every day
France and Germany have turned to forms of
lockdown to control the virus.
Coronavirus US: 94k children infected in
two weeks, 800k in total
Coronavirus infections among American children
make up 11 percent of all cases in the US, a new
report finds. As of October...
Eli Lilly’s antibody drug lowers viral loads
and improves symptoms in mildly ill
COVID-19 patients
Eli Lilly Co’s coronavirus antibody treatment can
almost completely reduce viral loads in COVID-19
patients to zero...
Gyms ARE Covid-safe: Experts say they pose a low
risk of spreading the virus and keeping them open
boosts health and wellbeing 487...
One in six working-age adults
hospitalised with coronavirus work for
the NHS, finds study
NHS workers and their relatives account for one in
six Covid-19 patients of working age who are
hospitalised, a study has...
Average body temperature among healthy
adults declined over the past two
decades
Over time, however, and in more recent years, lower
body temperatures have been widely reported in
healthy adults. A 2017...
Some COVID-19 "long haulers"
experience lasting skin problems
BOSTON – Some patients with COVID-19 have
persistent skin-related symptoms long after their
initial infection has cleared,...
New evidence shows microbe strain can
orally treat systemic inflammation in
psoriasis
LUGANO, 29 October, 2020 – Disruptive
innovations in psoriasis are leading the way at
EADV’s 29th Congress, EADV...
International team tracks record-setting
smoke cloud from Australian wildfires
IMAGE: USask researcher Prof. Adam Bourassa
view more Credit: Submitted/USask SASKATOON –
Researchers...
Study measures effectiveness of different
face mask materials when coughing
A team of researchers have tested everything from
t-shirts and socks to jeans and vacuum bags to
determine what type of mask...
Covid-19: ‘Too early to say’ what
Christmas rules will be says minister
Macron declares second national lockdown in
France The tough new curbs on travel, businesses
and gatherings are aimed at...
Coronavirus US: Trump administration to
pay $375m for antibody drug
Trump administration will pay Eli Lilly $375 million
for 300,000 doses of its coronavirus antibody drug if
FDA approves the...
Coronavirus US: CDC says 20% adults
under 30 DON’T wear face masks
The youngest American adults are by far the worst
at taking precautions to help reduce the spread of
coronavirus, the Centers...
Coronavirus: Destructive ‘autoantibodies’
develop in some survivors
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
Risk of breast cancer linked to receiving HRT during
menopause is a lower risk than previously feared,
study shows Oxford...
Genetic analysis system yields new
insights into bacterial pneumonia
“Bacterial pneumonia is a lot more common, and
more deadly, after a viral infection. Historically, a lot
of the deaths...
A patch that could help heal broken
hearts
To effectively treat MI, lost heart muscle tissue must
regenerate and new blood vessels must form to
restore oxygen and nutrients...
Researchers uncover health disparities in
childhood obesity and access to
treatments
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 Bell-
Shaped-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...
Shot of alcohol can help an irregular
heartbeat
Research out in this week’s issue of JAMA confirms
the success of a treatment for persistent atrial
fibrillation (AFib)...
Ministers should divert the money spent
on Test and Trace system to local health
teams
Doctors have called on the Government to divert the
millions of pounds spent on the private firms behind
the bungling NHS...
Coronavirus vaccines must be compared
and ‘only most effective used’
As scientists race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
to bring the world back to normal, MailOnline has
taken a look at the...
Coronavirus UK: Vaccine tsar warns first
approved jabs may not work
1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million
doses The Government revealed on July 29 it had
signed a deal with pharmaceutical...
Coronavirus UK: Independent scientists
blast SAGE lockdown approach
Death rates among people with severe
COVID-19 drop by a half in England
An analysis of over 21,000 hospital admissions,
published in Critical Care Medicine, found a
significant drop in death rates...
Paracetamol poisonings up
Paracetamol is the most widely used painkiller in the
world. “It is a very safe drug, but only for short-term
pain...
Study helps explain why motivation to
learn declines with age
This circuit is particularly important for learning to
make decisions that require evaluating the cost and
reward that come...
Forecasting elections with a model of
infectious diseases
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-of-
hearing 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),...
Study finds seabird ecosystem shift in
Falkland islands
IMAGE: A rookery of black-browed albatross nests
at a windy, exposed tussac grassland on West Point
Island in the Falkland...
No10’s publicly-available coronavirus
statistics are ‘disparate’, top scientists
warn
Number 10‘s publicly-available coronavirus statistics
are ‘disparate’ and mask the true scale of
England’s...
PM under new pressure for second
lockdown: SAGE scientists predict
second wave ‘deadlier than first’
The government’s scientific advisers are urging the
Prime Minister to prepare for a second wave of
coronavirus that...
Around 1.4% of Covid-19 patients will
suffer a stroke, scientists warn
At least one in every 100 Covid-19 patients admitted
to hospital will suffer a stroke, according to fresh
data. Academics...
Coronavirus UK: ALL of Nottinghamshire
in Tier 3 lockdown from Friday
A coronavirus lockdown row erupted today after
No10‘s scientific advisers called for another national
shutdown to...
‘Fast’ MRI detects breast cancers that 3-D
mammograms may miss
Surprised, Reisboard scheduled an appointment to
undergo an abbreviated MRI at Penn Medicine.
Twelve hours later, she received...
Judges’ decisions in sport focus more on
vigor than skill
The research was conducted by experts in animal
behaviour from the University of Plymouth’s School
of Biological and...
An artificial cell on a chip
In order to survive, grow and divide, cells rely on a
multitude of different enzymes that catalyze many
successive reactions....
Younger knee replacement patients more
likely to require reoperation
IMAGE: James Keeney, MD, associate professor of
orthopaedic surgery at the University of Missouri
School of Medicine ...
Machine learning helps hunt for COVID-
19 therapies
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University
Foundation Professor Guowei Wei wasn’t preparing
machine learning...
New dataset provides county-level
exposure numbers for tropical cyclones,
human health
IMAGE: Study area and storms considered in this
study. The lines show the paths of the study storms,
which included...
Let’s (not) stick together
IMAGE: Researchers used pendant drop
elastometry to compress and expand the biofilm that
the PASL cells formed. ...
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: ‘We blame
Eat Out To Help Out for our tragedy’
The residents of Springwood Avenue, Avenue Road
and Parkside Road survived the first wave of the
Covid pandemic relatively...
Coronavirus: Europe’s daily deaths rise
by nearly 40% compared with last week
While infections surged in Italy too, to almost 22,000
in the past 24 hours, officials said testing had also
been ramped...
Hospitals in the Midwest and Southwest
are seeing record levels of COVID-19
patients
Hospitals across the US – including in the Great
Plains, the Midwest and the Southwest – are seeing
record highs...
New York City’s coronavirus outbreak
spread from more European sources than
first reported
Manchester’s Nightingale hospital today became the
first moth-balled facility in England to open up again
in an attempt...
Estrogenic and anti-estrogenic effects of
PFASs could depend on the presence of
estrogen
PFASs have been widely used in a variety of
household products, including non-stick coatings,
polishes, fire-retardant foams...
Specific and rapid expansion of blood
vessels
Research team leader Professor Ferdinand le Noble
of the Department of Cell and Developmental
Biology at the KIT explains...
Models for potential precursors of cells
endure simulated early-Earth conditions
IMAGE: Membraneless compartments, called
complex coacervates, which form micrometer-sized
droplets (center), are widely...
How hard is it to vote in your state?
IMAGE: A graphic ranking of ease of vote across the
United States. view more Credit: Northern Illinois
University DeKalb,...
Why are some COVID-19 infected people
asymptomatic?
IMAGE: The research was carried out in a
collaboration between researchers from Aarhus
University and Aarhus University...
Cracking the secrets of dinosaur
eggshells
IMAGE: Researchers studied eggshell
microstructures to help estimate whether an
unknown sample was laid by an ornithopod...
Covid: Why is coronavirus such a threat?
Remember the last pandemic? In 2009 there were
huge fears about H1N1, aka swine flu.
Skin cancer: How do I check my moles
for signs of melanoma?
Biden hits new battleground, Trump blitzes Midwest
Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump as a conman, while
the president promises...
Coronavirus US: 6% hospitalized in May
were health care workers
Health care workers made up 6% of all US
hospitalized coronavirus patients through May – and
4% of them died, CDC report...
About 20% of US adults under 30 do NOT
wear a face mask, CDC finds
The youngest American adults are by far the worst
at taking precautions to help reduce the spread of
coronavirus, the Centers...
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
virus on March 3 before infections exploded
throughout the metropolitan...
Coastal Greenland reshaped as
Greenland ice sheet mass loss
accelerates
Ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet has
accelerated significantly over the past two decades,
transforming the shape of...
Greater prostate cancer incidence;
mortality among Black men linked to
genetic alterations
Bottom Line: Prostate cancer tumors from African
American men had higher frequencies of certain
genetic alterations that...
How computer scientists and marketers
can create a better CX with AI
Researchers from Erasmus University, The Ohio
State University, York University, and London
Business School published a new...
Reforestation plans in Africa could go
awry
The state of mature ecosystems must be taken into
account before launching massive reforestation
plans in sub-Saharan Africa,...
Single brain region links depression and
anxiety, heart disease, and treatment
sensitivity
Depression is a debilitating disorder affecting
hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but people
experience it differently....
Now Edinburgh hospital cancels non-
urgent procedures to make room for
Covid patients
Hospitals in Leeds and Edinburgh have been forced
to cancel non-urgent operations in order to make
room for coronavirus patients,...
Langerhans cells are up to the job, they
just need a chance
A significant proportion of patients who receive
blood stem cells develop acute graft-versus-host
disease (aGVHD), which...
Cancer’s dangerous renovations to our
chromosomes revealed
This remodeling is important because the
arrangement of the components in our
chromosomes actually affects the workings of...
Britain’s Covid-19 deaths rise by 55% in a
week with 761 victims recorded in latest
seven-day spell
The number of Britons dying from Covid-19 reached
a four-month high last week after they rose by more
than 50 per cent in...
Neutrons chart atomic map of COVID-19’s
viral replication mechanism
IMAGE: The first neutron structure of the SARS-
CoV-2 main protease enzyme revealed unexpected
electrical charges in...
IMAGE: Findings from a large study show regular
consumption of foods rich in omega-3s, including
walnuts and fish,...
Mountain gorillas are good neighbours
Mountain gorilla groups are friendly to familiar
neighbours – provided they stay out of “core” parts
of...
Scientists discover new organic
compounds that could have helped form
the first cells
IMAGE: A new study by scholars based at the Earth-
Life Science Institute at Tokyo Institute of
Technology showed that...
Coral researchers find link between
bacterial genus and disease
susceptibility
IMAGE: Healthy and diseased Acropora cervicornis
(OSU College of Science) view more Credit: (OSU
College of...
New York City’s coronavirus outbreak
spread from more European sources than
first reported
Previous testing had detected the first case of the
virus on March 3 before infections exploded
throughout the metropolitan...
Study finds PTSD interacts with klotho
gene, may cause premature aging in the
brain
Researchers from the National Center for PTSD at
VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston
University School of Medicine (BUSM)...
Tiny golden bullets could help tackle
asbestos-related cancers
In a study published today in journal Small, the
researchers demonstrate that once inside the
cancer cells, the nanotubes...
Coronavirus: Aspirin-taking patients ‘47%
less likely to die’
Taking aspirin could reduce the risk of hospitalized
Covid-19 patients falling severely ill or dying, a new
study suggests. Researchers...
New tactic to stop the growth of a deadly
brain cancer
For some time, scientists have observed a tumour’s
ability to recruit cells from the immune system. Until
now, they...
Eight in 10 Covid-19 hospital patients are
vitamin D deficient, study
Further proof that vitamin D could protect people
from coronavirus emerged today after a study found
deficiencies in the...
New strategy for treating common retinal
diseases shows promise
LA JOLLA, CA–Scientists at Scripps Research have
uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye
diseases that...
Coronavirus UK: 367 deaths and 21,331
new cases in daily toll
Britain today recorded 367 more Covid-19 victims in
the highest daily death toll since the end of May as a
senior health...
Hurricanes pack a bigger punch for
Florida’s west coast
IMAGE: Dr. Joanne Muller (left) and Ilexxis Morales
(right) using a hand coring technique, with a 3-meter
core and...
Coronavirus UK: Heatmaps show how
quickly second wave spread
Britain’s second wave of coronavirus lurched from
being a handful of small outbreaks to penetrating the
entire UK and...
Astronomers are bulging with data
For the first time, over 250 million stars in our
galaxy’s bulge have been surveyed in near-
ultraviolet, optical, and...
Proton regulator of essential cancer
microRNA
Understanding how miRNAs are regulated has been
the focus of intense recent study. Over the years,
scientists have discovered...
What do breast cancer cells feel inside
the tumor?
“We are now able to see these features because our
approach allows us to take measurements within
living, intact, 3D...
More than half of American adults with
advanced MS report mistreatment by
caregivers
IMAGE: Dr. Elizabeth Morrison-Banks is a health
sciences clinical professor at UC Riverside. view
more Credit:...
Scientists use clues in the human
genome to discover new inflammatory
syndrome
Nearly 125 million people in the U.S. live with some
form of a chronic inflammatory disease. Many of
these diseases have...
Scientists map structure of potent
antibody against coronavirus
The antibody — a tiny, Y-shaped protein that is one
of the body’s premier weapons against pathogens
including...
Syria: Inside a refugee camp where Covid
is spreading
Doctors expect ‘Covid catastrophe’ in Syria. Video,
00:03:25Doctors expect ‘Covid catastrophe’ in...
Covid has thrived on racial
discrimination, says Baroness Doreen
Lawrence
Coronavirus cases to be tracked by ethnicity
Coronavirus: Infection as likely if you
stay in the UK, says ONS
People are now just as likely to catch coronavirus in
England as they are if they went abroad on holiday,
official data suggests. Before...
Cucurbit downy mildew pathogen has two
genetically distinct host-adapted clades
IMAGE: Field work in North Carolina view more
Credit: E. C. Wallace, K. N. D’Arcangelo, and L. M.
Quesada-Ocampo Cucurbit...
Differences in malaria clearance between
males and females
The findings, originally posted on the preprint server
medRxiv*, suggest that biological sex-based
differences are an important...
Drug resistance linked to antibiotic use
and patient transfers in hospitals
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health
threat, but preventing it takes smart choices at the
local level. The...
Innovative surgery restores movement in
patients with Parsonage-Turner syndrome
IMAGE: Orthopedic surgeons at Hospital for Special
Surgery performed successful microsurgery to repair
damaged nerves...
Cancer treatment without side effects?
Charles Limoli, professor of radiation oncology at
UCI, and Marie-Catherine Vozenin, associate
professor of radiation oncology...
Empathy may be in the eye of the
beholder
But do we always want people to show empathy?
Not so, said researchers from the University of
California, Davis. A recently...
Coronaviruses are masters of mimicry,
new study finds
NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 27, 2020)–Coronaviruses are
adept at imitating human immune proteins that have
been implicated in...
Covid nurse: ‘I thought I wasn’t going to
make it’
She is acutely aware from personal experience and
many reports, that people from ethnic minorities are
at greater risk of...
India’s first ‘saviour sibling’ cures brother
of fatal illness
At the time, many questioned whether the baby boy
was really wanted or merely “created as a medical
commodity”...
Eli Lilly ends antibody drug trial early
after it failed to help patients recover
Eli Lilly ends paused trial of antibody drug and
remdesivir after the NIH found the combo failed to
help recovery of hospitalized...
Coronavirus patients with heart damage
are up to 11 times more likely to die than
those without it
Hospitalized coronavirus patients with heart damage
are up to ELEVEN times more likely to die than
those without it, study...
Hospitalized patients taking aspirin daily
were 47% less likely to die of COVID-19
Taking aspirin could reduce the risk of hospitalized
Covid-19 patients falling severely ill or dying, a new
study suggests. Researchers...
Covid-19 vaccine could still work,
scientists claim
A coronavirus vaccine could trigger an immune
response that lasts for much longer than the natural
protection derived from...
New COVID-19 related genes — helpful
and harmful — found in massive screen
The pro-viral and anti-viral role of these genes will
help guide scientists in development of new
therapies to combat COVID-19,...
Scientists discover how a common
mutation leads to ‘night owl’ sleep
disorder
People with this condition are unable to fall asleep
until late at night (often after 2 a.m.) and have
difficulty getting...
Black Hispanic individuals hardest hit by
COVID-19
Results from previous COVID-19 research have
shown that Latinx populations, as a whole, have
worse outcomes compared to other...
Aerosol microdroplets inefficient carriers
of COVID-19 virus
Modeling of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in confined
spaces suggests aerosol transmission is not a very
efficient route. The results...
Surprising players in acute liver failure
point to potential treatment
Acute liver failure is a devastating, rapidly
progressing disease that results in death in 80% of
cases, unless an emergency...
Biodiversity monitoring programmes
need a culture of collaboration
IMAGE: The participation of expert volunteers in
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:
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...
Fewer than 4% of people in Wuhan with
no covid history have antibodies
Fewer than four percent of people in Wuhan, the city
where the coronavirus pandemic began last year,
have antibodies to the...
Business minister defends test and trace
boss Baroness Dido Harding
The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at
the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80
million cyber attack...
Ultrasounds show impact of COVID-19 on
the heart
“Early detection of structural abnormalities may
dictate more appropriate treatments, including
anticoagulation and...
Over 80 percent of COVID-19 patients
have vitamin D deficiency, study finds
Vitamin D is a hormone the kidneys produce that
controls blood calcium concentration and impacts
the immune system. Vitamin...
Biomarkers could be used in a quick,
inexpensive COVID-19 blood screening
tool
“As the second wave progresses and COVID-19
cases rise, there is an overwhelming demand for
testing,” says Dr....
Random effects key to containing
epidemics
“The key idea is that, at low infection numbers,
fluctuations can alter the course of the epidemics
significantly,...
What do breast cancer cells feel inside
the tumour?
Using a new technique, a team of McGill University
researchers has found tiny and previously
undetectable ‘hot spots’...
Cancer cells mediate immune
suppression in the brain
Scientists have long believed that the brain protects
itself from an aggressive immune response to keep
down inflammation....
A question of affinity
Most of us are familiar with silicon solar cells, which
can be found on the rooftops of modern houses.
These cells are made...
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...
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’
Air pollution may have contributed to 170,000
coronavirus deaths worldwide, a study has
claimed. An international team...
Are tailor-made supplements really worth
the money?
Decide you want to take a vitamin supplement or
two, and you face a barrage of choice — in price,
formulations and health...
Months after falling ill with the virus,
puppeteer Matthew Corbett has had to
move home for care
Sooty puppeteer Matthew Corbett first experienced
symptoms of Covid-19 when he popped down to the
cellar to fetch a bottle...
Just 4% of England has antibodies now,
government study finds
Far fewer Britons have coronavirus antibodies now
than at the peak of the first wave, according to a
Government-led study. It...
Tracking evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus
mutations
A group of graduate students in a spring-semester
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology class at Illinois
tracked the mutation...
CRISPR screen identifies genes, drug
targets to protect against SARS-CoV-2
infection
In order to better understand the complex
relationships between host and virus genetic
dependencies, the team used a broad...
Time-keeping brain protein influences
memory
The brain contains ‘clock’ neurons that mold
circadian behaviors and link them to cues from the
environment,...
Localized vaccination surveillance could
help prevent measles outbreaks
The research also shows that when people who are
not vaccinated are geographically clustered, the
probability and size of...
Wildlife flock to backyards for food from
people
To see wildlife in the Triangle, sometimes you need
go no further than your own backyard. A new study
helps explain why some...
Risk score predicts prognosis of
outpatients with COVID-19
BOSTON – A new artificial intelligence-based score
considers multiple factors to predict the prognosis of
individual...
Vampire bats social distance when they
get sick
IMAGE: A new paper in Behavioral Ecology finds
that wild vampire bats that are sick spend less time
Fewer than HALF of Americans are now
avoiding restaurants and gatherings
compared to 80% in April
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to drag on, fewer
Americans are taking measures to reduce the
spread of coronavirus. During...
Robot hip replacement gets you home
from the hospital and walking the same
day
Just a few months ago, James Franklin was
struggling to do everyday tasks because of constant
pain in both of his hips. The...
FIFTY Northern Tory MPs demand a
‘roadmap out of lockdown’: Boris
Johnson faces a ‘red wall’ revolt
WHAT ARE THE TIER THREE RULES? AND
WHEN DO THEY COME INTO FORCE? Warrington
will be subject to Tier Three lockdown rules...
War songs and lullabies behind origins of
music
In an article published recently in the journal
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, a team of
anthropologists and psychologists...
Estimating risk of airborne COVID-19 with
mask usage, social distancing
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers
from Johns Hopkins University and the University of
Mississippi used...
T-cells from recovered COVID-19 patients
show promise to protect vulnerable
patients from infection
“We found that many people who recover from
COVID-19 have T-cells that recognize and target
viral proteins of SARS-CoV-2,...
Artificially sweetened drinks may not be
heart healthier than sugary drinks
Research has shown that diets including beverages
sweetened with sugar can have a negative impact
on cardio-metabolic health....
On-surface synthesis of graphene
nanoribbons could advance quantum
devices
IMAGE: Scientists synthesized graphene
nanoribbons, shown in yellow, on a titanium dioxide
substrate, in blue. The...
The BrainHealth project could create a
resilient economy
DALLAS (October 26, 2020) – After the COVID-19
pandemic crippled the global economy, scientists at
the Center for BrainHealth®,...
‘White matter lesion’ mapping tool
identifies early signs of dementia
IMAGE: Caption: MRI image of human brain shows
multiple bright spots (white matter hyperintensities)
in center Courtesy...
Postpartum depression may persist three
years after giving birth
A National Institutes of Health study of 5,000 women
has found that approximately 1 in 4 experienced
near others from...
Swiss fatalism protects against negative
feelings in the pandemic
Trust or disappointment in government crisis
management is an important factor for the general
mood, shows a study by the...
Boots to offer 12-minute turnaround on
Covid nasal swab test
The technology has been developed by LumiraDx,
which has also struck a deal to provide supplies to
the NHS in Scotland.
Covid: Antibodies ‘fall rapidly after
infection’
There have been very few confirmed cases of
people getting Covid twice. However, the
researchers warn this may be due to...
Under the microscope: Novelist Shirley
Conran, 88, answers our health quiz
Under the microscope: Novelist Shirley Conran, 88,
answers our health quiz By Yvonne Swan For The
Daily Mail Published:...
Are the crippling side-effects of new
cancer ‘wonder drugs’ worth the risk?
Surviving cancer against the odds can give patients
a new lease of life. But what if the very drugs that
save them then leave...
Eureka! The once-a-night pill that can
banish snoring by easing the symptoms
of sleep apnoea
A Pill taken at bedtime could stop snoring for good.
The new tablet eases the symptoms of obstructive
sleep apnoea (OSA)...
Coronavirus: UK recording more daily
deaths per million than US
Britain is now recording more Covid-19 deaths each
day for the size of its population than the US for the
first time since...
Hard physical work may significantly
increase the risk of dementia
The general view has been that physical activity
normally reduces the risk of dementia, just as
another study from the University...
Can scientists take the STING out of
common respiratory viruses?
Published in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences, the research reveals an
Achilles heel of rhinoviruses,...
Most dentists have experienced
aggression from patients
The study, published in the October issue of the
Journal of the American Dental Association, is the
first to document aggression...
New insights into a potential target for
autoimmune disease
high levels of depressive...
Covid: Nottingham to move into tier 3
Though it did have the highest figures in the UK
earlier this month, Nottingham’s seven-day rate of
infection has dropped...
Don’t hold home firework displays, urge
doctors
Fireworks thrown at West Bromwich crowd hits
police officer
Popping jaw, cracking shoulder, whistling
nose …Your very noisy body (and what it
all means)
You may want a quiet life, but your body has
different ideas, gurgling, clicking and buzzing all day
long. Sometimes, these...
US is still in an ‘elongated first wave’ of
the pandemic, Dr Fauci says
The U.S. is still in its first wave of the coronavirus
pandemic, top infectious disease physician Dr
Anthony Fauci believes. ‘I...
My blood pressure worries me, can you
help? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your
health questions
Q: My blood pressure worries me. The top number
is very high, between 138 and 216, while the bottom
number is in the 70s...
12-minute Covid test expected to be
available at Boots within weeks
Boots is launching a coronavirus testing service with
results in just 12 minutes. The high-speed test has
proved 97 per cent...
How exercise stalls cancer growth
through the immune system
“The biology behind the positive effects of exercise
can provide new insights into how the body
maintains health as...
State gun laws may help curb violence
across state lines: study
Results of the study appear in the journal
Epidemiology, and are based on an analysis of
county-level data on firearm homicides...
Microplastics in groundwater (and our
drinking water) present unknown risk
While microplastics in groundwater likely affect
human health, only a handful of studies have
examined the abundance and...
New map of the immune landscape in
pancreatic cancer could guide
immunotherapy
A new study led by the University of Michigan Rogel
Cancer Center combined single-cell RNA
sequencing with two other investigative...
‘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
findings from a multi-institutional...
Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal species
on heterodera glycines
IMAGE: Soybean plants with and without AMF
species view more Credit: M. L. Pawlowski and G.
L. Hartman Introduced...
Common liverwort study has implications
for crop manipulation
A new study on genetic pathways in the common
liverwort could have future implications for crop
manipulation. The findings...
Phytoplasma effector proteins devastate
host plants through molecular mimicry
Phytoplasma are a type of bacteria that live within
the cells and cause devastating diseases with
damaging effects. For example,...
Healthcare as a climate solution
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Although the link may not
be obvious, healthcare and climate change — two
issues that...
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
day for the size of its population than the US for the
first time since...
Self-isolation row as No10 confirms it IS
looking at halving it to SEVEN days
Self-isolation row as No10 confirms it IS looking at
halving it to SEVEN days for those who come into
contact with Covid...
Coronavirus UK: Nottingham among
areas to ‘enter Tier 3 this week’
WHAT ARE THE NEW TIER THREE RULES IN
WARRINGTON? NEW RULES People must not
socialise with anybody they do not live with,...
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
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...
“Wound healing is one of the most complex
biological processes,” write Professor Kazumitsu
Sugiura and Dr Kenta...
Floating gardens: More than just a pretty
place
IMAGE: Floating garden in summer. view more
Credit: Credit Abigail Heath. Boulder, Colo., USA:
Floating...
Haunted house researchers investigate
the mystery of playing with fear
Chainsaw-wielding maniacs and brain-munching
zombies are common tropes in horror films and
haunted houses, which, in normal...
Why do certain chemotherapies increase
the likelihood of blood cancer?
In recent years, improvements in cancer therapy
have led to a significant increase in cancer
survivorship. Experts estimate...
Heart inflammation in athletes who
survive COVID-19 is NOT a major
concern, say US doctors
Doctors say heart inflammation in American athletes
who survived COVID-19 is not a major concern.
Recent reports have found...
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
the latest suite of...
US reports record 481,000 new
coronavirus cases in a single week as
hospitalizations spike by 14.5%
The US has set a record for new coronavirus cases
reported in a single week with more than 481,300
infections, as the virus...
Nearly one in three young adults in the
US does not know common stroke
symptoms
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...
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,...
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
IMAGE: Cryo-electron microscopy reconstructions of
the cell adhesion proteins vinculin (left, orange) and
a-catenin...
A blast of gas for better solar cells
A simple process for depositing silicon oxide onto
silicon wafers could be a great step forward for
making silicon-based...
Neuron-based gene expression study
reveals insights on fear and its regulation
Highlights The expression of a gene called CREB in
certain neurons may function as a switch to regulate
feelings of fear...
Researcher found female candidates are
more likely to discuss the economy than
males
IMAGE: This graph shows the different topics
discussed by each group on Twitter. view more
Credit: Deserai...
Covid: Spain imposes national night-time
curfew to curb infections
Entire Chinese city tests after one virus case
Kashgar city officials say around 4.7m people will be
tested over a few days.
Boots to offer 12-minute Covid nasal
swab test
Coronavirus: How to get a Covid test
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,...
Liver cancer diagnoses and deaths
impacted by geography and household
income
An analysis of information from a large U.S. cancer
database indicates that patients with liver cancer
from rural regions...
How to prevent the spread of tumor cells
via the lymph vessels
What role do the lymphatic vessels play in the
metastasis of cancer cells? Scientists from the
German Cancer Research Center...
People with type 2 diabetes need not
avoid eating potatoes based on glycemic
index
People with type 2 Diabetes (T2D) are frequently
told to avoid eating potatoes, and other high
Glycemic Index (GI) foods,...
Timekeeping theory combines quantum
clocks and Einstein’s relativity
IMAGE: Quantum mechanics allows for a clock to
move as if it were simultaneously traveling at two
different speeds....
Scientists develop genetic ‘monitors’ that
detect when genes are active
New genetic sensors, developed by scientists at
University of Warwick and Keele University, could
function as a lab test...
How to figure out what you don’t know
IMAGE: These colored maps each have different
shapes. Each shape represents a different
hypothetical way to answer...
Odds are good for unique 2D compound
HOUSTON – (Oct. 26, 2020) – Engineers at Rice
University and Texas AM University have found a 2D
material that...
Prue Leith: NHS can serve ‘delicious’
food on a budget
The review was launched after a deadly outbreak of
listeriosis in hospitals last year was linked to pre-
packaged sandwiches...
Mother and baby units: ‘It’s our job to
keep them safe’
Maternity units ‘too defensive’ and failing to learn
from mistakes
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...
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.
...
Kid influencers are promoting junk food
brands on YouTube — garnering more
than a billion views
Kids with wildly popular YouTube channels are
frequently promoting unhealthy food and drinks in
their videos, warn researchers...
Concrete structure’s lifespan extended by
a carbon textile
IMAGE: Failure test of a concrete slab strengthened
with TRM panel view more Credit: Korea Institute of
Civil...
Researchers uncover crucial gene for
growth of Ewing sarcoma
IMAGE: Photo of Sara Sanchez Molina view more
Credit: Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu
Researchers...
Healthcare’s earthquake: Lessons from
COVID-19
Boston, Mass. – The COVID-19 pandemic has
fundamentally disrupted U.S. healthcare
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
node (dLN) of treated mice....
The effects of social determinants of
health on kidney transplant candidates
Highlights Social determinants of health are
associated with patient-reported outcomes in adults
who are eligible to undergo...
Next generation BRAF inhibitor cancer
drug shows promise in early patient trial
A new drug designed to work on cancers with an
altered BRAF gene has shown promise in an early
patient trial presented at...
Coronavirus: Inside Europe’s most
infected area
Inside Europe’s most infected area. Video,
00:02:20Inside Europe’s most infected area
Coronavirus: 14-day quarantine for Covid
contacts could be reduced
Writing in the Telegraph, Conservative MP Sir
Bernard Jenkin said a “vacuum of leadership in Test
and Trace”...
Poor women in Bangladesh reluctant to
use healthcare
Women living in poorer households of Dhaka,
Bangladesh are unwilling to give birth at maternal
healthcare facilities. A...
Charging electric cars up to 90% in 6
minutes
With Telsa in the lead, the electric vehicle market is
growing around the world. Unlike conventional cars
that use internal...
Targeted inhibitor of mutated KRAS gene
shows promise in lung, bowel, & other
solid tumors
IMAGE: Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD view more Credit:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute A novel agent that
targets...
Oncotarget: Survival after resection of
brain metastases: A matched cohort
analysis
IMAGE: This figure depicts overall survival and local
in-brain recurrence-free survival in the study’s
subgroups. ...
The hidden threat of the home office
It may seem a bit contradictory at first glance, but
increased flexibility in our workday may have given
us less flexibility...
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
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...
Globalized economy making water,
energy and land insecurity worse: Study
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries
face from dependence on water, energy and land
resources has found...
Coronavirus: US cases reach record high
amid new wave of infections
Hospital admission numbers are rising, too. As of
Friday, 41,485 people were being treated in hospital,
according to Covid...
Down’s syndrome: ‘In all honesty we
were offered 15 terminations’
Nicola runs a charity called The Ups and Downs,
which supports more than 70 families, and has set
up a website called Positive...
How a Twitter hashtag provides support
for people with breast cancer
A UCLA-led review of nine years of social media
posts with the hashtag #BCSM suggests that Twitter
can be a useful resource...
Study: 34% of older adults in the US are
prescribed potentially inappropriate
drugs
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The prescription of potentially
inappropriate medications to older adults is linked to
increased hospitalizations,...
Indian and Pakistani women diagnosed
with more aggressive breast cancer at
younger age
Indian and Pakistani women are diagnosed with
breast cancer, including more aggressive forms of
the disease, at a younger...
Inhibitor of KRAS gene mutation shows
promise in lung, bowel and other solid
tumors
IMAGE: Patient CT scans before and after treatment
with adagrasib. Yellow arrow marks location of main
tumor. ...
Keeping the spark lit into the golden
years
Research confirms what a lot of folks have guessed:
as we age, motivation wanes and getting off the
couch and out the door...
Study reveals bat-winged dinosaurs had
short-lived gliding abilities
IMAGE: Figure 1. Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence
(LSF) image of the fossil of Yi qi, a bat-winged
dinosaur from the Late...
War on plastic is distracting from more
urgent threats to environment, experts
warn
demand, modelling support...
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
quantum network research....
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies detectable up to
seven months post COVID-19 onset,
shows new Portuguese study
A new study led by Marc Veldhoen, principal
investigator at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João
Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal)...
Twin left fighting for his life with cystic
fibrosis has finally got £28,000 drug that
will save him
A sigh, or a yawn. A great, big, chest-expanding,
lungs-full- to-burst gulp of air. The simple pleasure
of taking a deep,...
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
service over the edge:...
How a 65p pill can end the terrifying
delusions that haunt thousands with
Parkinson’s
Ghostly figures that drift in and out of the shadows.
Disembodied voices and the doorbell constantly
ringing when no one’s...
New ‘sponge on a string’ test can pick up
early signs of oesophageal cancer
Patients at risk of oesophageal cancer are being
offered a new ‘sponge on a string’ test to help pick
up the...
Ancient origins of speed control during
movement
Scientists have known for quite some time how
motor neurons in the spinal cord that activate
muscles are organized to generate...
Researchers reveal why heat stress
damages sperm
In humans, the optimal temperature for sperm
production is just below body temperature, in a
range of about 90-95 degrees...
Scientists from NUST MISIS manage to
improve metallic glasses
IMAGE: Metallic glass sample view more Credit:
NUST MISIS Researchers at National University of
Science...
Easy home cancer test means patients
can avoid hospital for colonoscopies
Findings from the largest international research
study found that using FIT is almost 100% accurate
at ruling out bowel cancer...
Study finds field of forensic anthropology
lacks diversity
A team of leading environmental experts,
spearheaded by the University of Nottingham, have
warned that the current war on...
Not all cats are grey in the dark!
IMAGE: Two mode-locked femtosecond laser beams
of slightly different pulse repetition frequencies are
superimposed...
Breast cancer survivors launch bra fitting
service
Breast cancer survivors launch bra fitting service.
Video, 00:02:04Breast cancer survivors launch bra
fitting service
DR ELLIE CANNON: How Matt Hancock
holds us in utter contempt
As doctors, we make a promise to protect our
patients from harm. But over the past few months, I
have become deeply concerned...
Thousands of Britons with mouth cancer
will be spared chemotherapy thanks to
immune-boosting drug
Thousands of Britons with deadly mouth cancer will
be spared gruelling chemotherapy thanks to
immune-boosting drug Treatment...
Can you really lose weight by eating
MORE?
It sounds too good to be true: a plan that lets you
eat more while still losing weight. No surprise that
‘reverse...
HEALTH NOTES: Video games can give
teenagers a blast of joy
HEALTH NOTES: Video games can give teenagers
a blast of joy By Mail on Sunday Reporter
Published: 18:11 EDT, 24 October...
Malaria-preventive drugs dramatically
reduce infections in school children
The study was the first meta-analysis of its kind and
included 15,000 schoolchildren across seven African
countries. It was...
New therapeutic approach against
leukemia
Since blood cells have a limited lifespan, are lost
during bleeding or are used up during infections,
they must be replaced...
Marine biology — Sponges as
biomonitors of micropollution
Sponges are filter feeders that live on particulate
matter – but they can also ingest microscopic
fragments of plastics...
Bioplastics no safer than other plastics
Conventional plastic is made from oil. The
production of plastic is not sustainable, and it can
contain substances we know...
New data on increasing cloth mask
effectiveness
(Boston)–The field of forensic anthropology is a
relatively homogenous discipline in terms of diversity
(people of...
Model predicts acute kidney injury
requiring dialysis in patients with COVID-
19
Highlights In a recent study, a new algorithm
achieved good performance for predicting which
hospitalized patients...
How to beat the winter blues: Shoppers
swear by this £9.99 SAD desk lamp for
boosting their mood
How to beat the winter blues: Amazon shoppers
swear by this £10 SAD desk lamp for boosting their
mood while working from...
FDA to let AstraZeneca’s coronavirus
vaccine trials resume in the US
US regulators said on Wednesday that AstraZeneca
can resume the US arm of its trial of Oxford
University’s coronavirus...
‘Universal’ mask-wearing could prevent
130,000 US COVID-19 deaths
If 95 percent of Americans wore masks consistently,
nearly 130,00 lives could be saved between now
and March 2021, a new...
Bone density is associated with regular
use, study finds
IMAGE: Kathryn Clancy, right, and Katherine Lee
are interested in studying how daily activities
influence bone density. ...
New study details atmosphere on ‘hot
Neptune’ 260 light years away that
‘shouldn’t exist’
LAWRENCE — A team led by an astronomer from
the University of Kansas has crunched data from
NASA’s TESS and Spitzer...
Texas A&M expert: New clues revealed
about Clovis people
IMAGE: Clovis spear points from the Gault site in
Texas. view more Credit: Center for the Study of the
First...
Protective shield: Membrane-attached
protein protects bacteria & chloroplasts
from stress
IMAGE: Multiple IM30 proteins form large,
oligomeric ring structures. IM30 rings bind to
stressed membrane surfaces,...
Coronavirus vaccine: What are human
challenge trials?
Volunteers are set to be deliberately infected with
Covid-19 after the UK Government said it will set up
human challenge...
Covid blood plasma donation: What is
blood plasma?
The NHS wants people who have recovered from
coronavirus to donate their blood plasma. It’s part of
a trial looking...
Recent FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb argued that he’d
“rather try to get everyone in masks” and “try...
New model predicts which patients with
kidney disease may develop heartbeat
irregularities
Highlights * A new model that incorporates a type of
artificial intelligence can accurately predict which
individuals...
Poor US counties with crowded housing
are 38-times more likely to become
COVID-19 ‘hotspots’
Coronavirus has spread far more rapidly in poorer
areas of the US, which had 25 percent more cases
relative to their populations...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: All I want for
Christmas is a vaccine
With just two months until Christmas, it is time to
start thinking about presents. This year, what I would
love to give my...
Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent
COVID-19 in health care workers, trial
shows
The pre-exposure prophylaxis trial results, which
were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases,
determined that taking...
ASTRO highlights Winship study showing
increased failure-free survival in prostate
cancer
A study from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory
University (Winship) has the potential to change how
patients whose prostate...
Fish exposed to even small amounts of
estrogen produce fewer males
IMAGE: UC is using least killifish as a model
organism to study the effects of hormones in
drinking water. They are...
SPOTlight supercharges cell studies
IMAGE: Researchers at Rice University and Baylor
College of Medicine have developed a platform,
SPOTlight, that speeds...
Oncotarget: Evaluation of cellular
alteration & inflammatory profile of cells
IMAGE: Percentage of apoptosis in PMC, A549
and/or MCF7 after 24 hours exposed to talc. PMC =
pleural mesothelial cells;...
Christie hospital: Inside Europe’s largest
cancer unit
Adapting in a pandemic: Inside Europe’s largest
cancer unit. Video, 00:03:35Adapting in a pandemic:
Inside Europe’s...
Covid: The NHS workers ‘still recovering’
as second wave looms
And Jo Billings, a psychologist from the Covid
Trauma Response Working Group at University
College London, says “the...
Coronavirus cases are rising in 79% of
US states and territories, CDC director
warns
Coronavirus cases are on the rise in nearly 80
percent of US states and territories, a top US official
warned on Friday. ‘New...
Covid risk factors for ethnic minorities
‘can’t be changed overnight’
Dr Raghib Ali, a clinical epidemiologist Cambridge
University, said ethnic minorities will likely continue
to be...
Liverpool’s hospitals are now treating
more coronavirus patients now than in
April
Liverpool’s hospitals are treating more coronavirus
patients now than they were at the peak of the
crisis, it was...
Coronavirus UK: SAGE warns against
letting young ‘go back to normal’
Herd immunity occurs when a disease runs out of
room and can no longer spread because enough of
the population have been...
Coastal permafrost more susceptible to
climate change than previously thought
IMAGE: Micaela Pedrazas (left) and Cansu Demir,
both graduate students at The University of Texas at
Austin Jackson...
Mathematical modeling suggests optimal
timing for antiviral therapies against
COVID-19
A new mathematical modeling study by Ashish
Goyal and colleagues, informed by data collected
from 25 patients hospitalized...
New imaging method reveals HIV’s
sugary shield in unprecedented detail
IMAGE: An artistic rendering–based on cryo-EM
maps and computer simulations–shows how glycans
create a...
Media alert: new articles in the CRISPR
Journal
IMAGE: The Journal is dedicated to validating and
publishing outstanding research and commentary on
all aspects of...
No 10 admits Test and Trace must
improve as beleaguered system posts
ANOTHER worst-ever performance
Number 10 today admitted Britain’s beleaguered
Test and Trace system ‘must improve’ after data
revealed...
Just 13% of people in England feel they
‘fully understand’ Covid-19 lockdown
rules
Just 13 per cent of people in England claim they
‘fully understand’ the current Covid-19 lockdown
rules, a study...
Hopes rise that Covid cases are being
driven down because young people have
started following rules
Coronavirus cases are being driven down because
young people have been shocked into following
lockdown rules, according to...
Coronavirus infection rates in England’s
worst-hit student areas have HALVED in a
fortnight
Coronavirus infection rates in England’s worst-hit
student areas dropped by half in the first two weeks
of October...
Airport testing could catch six in 10
Covid-19 carriers as research debunks
PHE’s claims of 7%
Airport testing could identify up to six in ten
coronavirus cases, experts claim. Public Health
England has said testing...
Deadly cytokine storm strikes Covid-19
patients after they start to feel better, top
doctor reveals
Calm before the cytokine storm: Deadly immune
overreaction killing many coronavirus patients
cruelly strikes AFTER people...
Residents of U.S. counties with more
connections to China or Italy were more
likely to follow early pandemic
restrictions
Residents of U.S. counties with more social
connections (measured as Facebook friends) to
China or Italy – the first...
RUDN University chemist created a
catalyst from orange peel for organic
compounds production
IMAGE: N-heterocycles are organic substances
used in the chemical industry and medicine. To
produce them, expensive...
PTSD and alcohol abuse go hand-in-
hand, but males and females exhibit
symptoms differently
LA JOLLA, CA–Through intricate experiments
designed to account for sex-specific differences,
scientists at Scripps...
Cause of Alzheimer’s disease traced to
mutation in common enzyme
IMAGE: The mutant MARK4 creates a form of tau
which accumulates easily in brain cells, causing
neurons to die. ...
Three-quarters of A&Es unable to
maintain social distancing due to
overcrowding
Three quarters of AEs are unable to comply with
social distancing because they are ‘dangerously’
overcrowded,...
Children mental health problems have
rocketed by 50% during coronavirus
pandemic, new report shows
The proportion of children with mental health issues
is 50 per cent higher than before the pandemic, an
NHS study revealed...
Coronavirus UK: Oxford vaccine works
perfectly by safely triggering an immune
response
The Covid-19 vaccine developed at Oxford
University works perfectly and builds strong
immunity to the virus, a study shows. Great...
COVID-19: Asymptomatic children with
coronavirus may have LESS of the virus
than those with symptoms
Asymptomatic children who test positive for the
coronavirus seem to have LESS of the virus than
those with symptoms, study...
34% of older adults in the US are
prescribed potentially inappropriate
drugs
The research, which sought to determine the impact
of potentially inappropriate medications on health
care utilization and...
Happiness and the evolution of brain size
The research team of Wieland Huttner at the Max
Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and
Genetics, who is one of the...
Metal deposits from Chinese coal plants
end up in the Pacific Ocean, USC
research shows
Emissions from coal-fired power plants in China are
fertilizing the North Pacific Ocean with a metal
nutrient important for...
Stars and planets grow up together as
siblings
IMAGE: The dense L1709 region of the Ophiuchus
Molecular Cloud, mapped by the Herschel Space
Telescope, which surrounds...
Fipronil, a common insecticide, disrupts
aquatic communities in the U.S.
IMAGE: Ecologist Janet Miller collects rock trays in
the Cache La Poudre River in Colorado. view more
Credit:...
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to publish Journal
of Correctional Health Care
IMAGE: Journal focusing on this complex and
evolving field. An invaluable resource for clinicians,
allied health practitioners,...
Huawei seeks to get its own version of
NHS Covid-19 app
But models released since mid-2019 – including its
P40, Mate 30 and Honor 30 series – lack access to
the Google...
Covid-19 app users can’t get isolation
payment
Disappearing Covid-19 app alerts cause alarm
Convalescent plasma therapy DOESN’T
cut the risk of dying from Covid-19
Convalescent plasma has been used to treat
infections for at least a century, dating back to the
1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It...
Artificial ‘mini-lungs’ grown in a lab let
scientists watch how the coronavirus
infects human cells
Tiny artificial lungs grown in a lab from adult stem
cells have allowed scientists to watch how
coronavirus infects the lungs...
England’s Covid-19 lockdown led to
12million adults doing almost no
exercise, poll claims
England’s coronavirus lockdown led to almost
12million adults doing almost no exercise, according
to research. The...
A new technique predicts how
earthquakes would affect a city’s
hospitals
But the risks to life and limb are compounded when
earthquakes are the agent of destruction, because
they not only kill and...
COVID-19 a double blow for chronic
disease patients
Among the adverse impacts of the pandemic for
people with NCDs, the study found they are more
vulnerable to catching and...
Chemists develop framework to enable
efficient synthesis of ‘information-dense’
molecules
LA JOLLA, CA–A team led by scientists at Scripps
Research has developed a theoretical approach that
could ease the...
Researchers create human airway stem
cells from patients’ cells
BOSTON – For the first time, researchers have
successfully created airway basal stem cells in vitro
from induced pluripotent...
Exploring the source of stars and planets
in a laboratory
IMAGE: Physicist Himawan Winarto with figures
from paper behind him. view more Credit: Collage
by Elle Starkman/PPPL...
Elkhorn coral actively fighting off
diseases on reef, study finds
IMAGE: Disease transmission. view more Credit:
Photo: Margaret Miller, SECORE International
MIAMI–As...
Covid: Sewage sites to test for more
traces of virus
Coronavirus: Sewage testing for Covid-19 begins in
England
Coronavirus infections continue to rise
across UK
It comes as stricter rules come into force for millions
more people across the UK.
Oxford University stands to make
hundreds of millions of pounds from
Covid-19 vaccine
Oxford University stands to make hundreds of
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...
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,...
Britain couldn’t eradicate Covid-19 even if
it banned ALL international travel
Britain could never eradicate Covid-19 — even if it
banned all international travel, top experts believe.
Professor Paul...
Obesity and disease tied to dramatic
dietary changes
The “mismatch hypothesis” argues that each of our
bodies has evolved and adapted to digest the foods
that our...
Details about broadly neutralizing
antibodies provide insights for universal
flu vaccine
The study, published October 22 in Immunity,
explores the behavior of polyreactive antibodies —
antibodies that are...
Gut hormone blocks brain cell formation
and is linked to Parkinson’s dementia
Blood-borne factors such as hormones regulate the
process of brain cell formation — known as
neurogenesis — and...
Regenerated forests offset 12% of carbon
emissions in Brazilian Amazon in 33
years
IMAGE: A study quantified the size and age of the
forests that grow naturally in degraded and
abandoned areas, creating...
Endangered vaquita remain genetically
healthy even in low numbers, new
analysis shows
IMAGE: The first vaquita caught as part of a
conservation effort in 2017. view more Credit:
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-
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
IMAGE: This gene network was generated by
HumanBase for the kidney cell type most vulnerable
to SARS-CoV-2 infection....
New approach to fighting cancer could
reduce costs and side effects
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...
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...
Warrington WILL move into Tier 3 ‘next
week’ as Nottinghamshire could face
even tighter curbs
Warrington will move into Tier 3 next week after
council leaders agreed to a £6million support
package from the Government. The...
‘Spooky’ similarity in how brains and
computers see
A new paper in Current Biology details how neurons
in area V4, the first stage specific to the brain’s
object vision...
Tracer molecule may improve imaging
tests for brain injury
As described in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow
Metabolism, the novel tracer, called [18F]3F4AP, is
designed to bind...
Aspirin use reduces risk of death in
hospitalized COVID-19 patients
“This is a critical finding that needs to be confirmed
through a randomized clinical trial,” said study
leader...
Response to adjuvant bevacizumab
among patients with resected melanoma
may vary by age
Bottom Line: Younger patients with resected
melanoma had some benefit from adjuvant
treatment with the anti-VEGF therapeutic...
Regeneration of eye cells: Warning lights
discovered
Moving around in the half-light is difficult but not
impossible. To help us in this undertaking we have
the rods, a type...
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...
QCLs exhibit extreme pulses
IMAGE: Quantum cascade photonic device. view
more Credit: Spitz et al., doi
10.1117/1.AP.2.6.066001 Extreme...
Multiple sclerosis as the flip side of
immune fitness
UniSA’s Future Industries Institute PhD student
Mona Elsemary has developed a microfluidic
approach to purify chimeric...
Researchers solve ‘protein paradox’ and
suggest way to exploit cancer weakness
The most essential step in this process is DNA
replication, where the DNA in a mother cell is copied
into its two daughter...
Tackling alarming decline in nature
requires ‘safety net’ of multiple,
ambitious goals
WASHINGTON (Oct. 22, 2020)–A “safety net” made
up of multiple ambitious and interlinked goals is
needed...
Ancient Maya built sophisticated water
filters
IMAGE: A temple rises above the rainforest at the
ancient Maya city of Tikal. view more Credit: David
Lentz Ancient...
Collaboration sparks new model for
ceramic conductivity
As insulators, metal oxides – also known as
ceramics – may not seem like obvious candidates
for electrical conductivity....
Coating implants with ‘artificial bone’ to
prevent inflammation
IMAGE: Schematic diagram of the laser-induced
single-step coating induced hydroxyapatite
synthesis, HAp-substrate mixed...
Lockdown made life worse for two in five
children, NHS report says
NHS Digital’s report is based on a survey of 3,570
children and young people up to the age of 22 who
were interviewed...
Covid: Sewage sites to test for traces of
virus
Coronavirus: Sewage testing for Covid-19 begins in
England
Moderna has competed enrollment of
30,000 diverse volunteers for its
coronavirus vaccine trial,
Moderna Inc announced on Thursday that it has
completed enrollment of 30,000 volunteers for the
final stage of its coronavirus...
FDA approves Gilead’s remdesivir as a
treatment for coronavirus patients
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
granted full approval to the antiviral drug remdesivir
as a coronavirus treatment...
Antiretroviral therapy can’t completely
stop accelerated cell aging seen in HIV
This is the first longitudinal study conducted to
investigate the contribution of HIV-infection, versus
treatment, on the...
Toward a new staging system for prostate
cancer, and why it matters
Although it is one of the most common cancers
worldwide, prostate cancer remains one of the few
major cancers for which the...
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that
damages the brain and the spinal cord and often
severely limits a person’s...
How’d we get so picky about friendship
late in life? Ask the chimps
When humans age, they tend to favor small circles
of meaningful, already established friendships rather
than seek new ones....
Future VR could employ new ultrahigh-
res display
IMAGE: Illustration of the meta-OLED display and
the underlying metaphotonic layer, which improves
the overall brightness...
Shared religious experiences bring
couples together
Couples that pray together stay together. It’s a
common religious saying, but a new study from the
University of Georgia...
Scientist develops new way to test for
COVID-19 antibodies
IMAGE: Members of the SEPS lab at Seattle
Children’s Research Institute, Kaleb Tsegay (left)
and Edward Gniffke...
COVID-19 lockdown reduced mental
health, sleep, exercise
A first-of-its-kind global survey shows the initial
phase of the COVID-19 lockdown dramatically
altered our personal habits,...
Covid: US gives full approval for antiviral
remdesivir drug
“Veklury is the first treatment for COVID-19 to
receive FDA approval,” the FDA said in a statement.
Covid: Why is coronavirus so deadly?
Remember the last pandemic? In 2009 there were
huge fears about H1N1, aka swine flu.
Coronavirus US: People waiting nearly
three days for test results
Americans are still waiting nearly three days for
coronavirus test results – too slow for contact tracing
to detect...
Will US COVID-19 mortality catch up to
surging cases?
Daily coronavirus fatality rates in the US remain a
fraction of what they were in the deadly spring peak,
even as cases climb...
Simplified method to modify disease
signaling with light
Cellular optogenetics uses light to precisely control
cell signaling in space and over time, making it an
invaluable technique...
Increasing sleep time after trauma could
ease ill effects
Published today in Scientific Reports, the study
helps build a case for the use of sleep therapeutics
following trauma exposure,...
Individuals may legitimize hacking when
angry with system or authority
Individuals are more likely to experience anger when
they believe that systems or authorities have
overlooked pursuing justice...
Stigma impacts psychological, physical
health of multiracial people
Published in the journal Policy Insights from the
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the study finds that
such stigmas may be...
Tel Aviv University researchers discover
molecular link between diet and risk of
cancer
An international team of researchers has identified a
direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets
and the development...
Coronavirus mutations show early safety
measures and restrictions limited viral
spread
The coronavirus, responsible for the COVID-19
pandemic, has one official name–SARS-CoV-2. But
according to virologists,...
DNA in fringe-lipped bat poop reveals
unexpected eating habits
IMAGE: Hypothesized approach of a sleeping white-
necked jacobin, Florisuga mellivora, by the fringe-
lipped bat, Trachops...
Medical minds meet to develop novel
treatment for one patient’s immune
system defect
BOSTON – A young woman who had been
hospitalized for three months straight due to
debilitating, recurrent infections...
Coronavirus has cost more than 2.5
million years of potential human life in
the US
Coronavirus pandemic has cost more than 2.5
million years of potential human life in the US as
people die years earlier than...
Steroid inhalers/pills for asthma linked to
heightened risk of brittle bones and
fractures
The higher the cumulative dose, and the longer the
period of treatment, the greater these risks seem to
be, indicate the...
New research reveals why low oxygen
damages the brain
“These powerful protein responders initially protect
brain cells from low oxygen as expected, but we find
that their...
Cognitive elements of language have
existed for 40 million years
Language is one of the most powerful tools available
to humankind, as it enables us to share information,
culture, views...
Preventing lead poisoning at the source
Using a variety of public records — including
assessed market value, sales, foreclosure and tax
history, code violations,...
Humans are born with brains ‘prewired’
to see words
Analyzing brain scans of newborns, researchers
found that this part of the brain — called the “visual
word form...
A promising discovery could lead to
better treatment for Hepatitis C
Professor Terence Ndonyi Bukong and his team of
virologists, in partnership with Professor Patrick
Labonté, discovered this...
Artificial intelligence can now predict
students’ educational outcomes based on
tweets
IMAGE: Thematic clusters: t-SNE representation of
the words with the highest and lowest scores from
the training data...
DrugCell: New experimental AI platform
matches tumor to best drug combo
IMAGE: Experimental artificial intelligence system
DrugCell predicts the best drugs to use against a
tumor. ...
Report calls for easing access, improving
home health for older adults
Older adults have suffered disproportionately from
the COVID-19 pandemic, with increased risk of
severe illness and death...
COVID-19 anxiety linked to body image
issues
A new study has found that anxiety and stress
directly linked to COVID-19 could be causing a
number of body image issues...
Back corner of the classroom may be
SAFEST spot in the room, study claims
Schoolkids hiding in the back corner of the
classroom are sat in the SAFEST part of the room to
avoid COVID, study claims US...
Drinking green tea and coffee daily linked
to lower death risk in people with
diabetes
Drinking 4 or more daily cups of green tea plus 2 or
more of coffee was associated with a 63% lower risk
of death over a...
Turbulent era sparked leap in human
behavior, adaptability 320,000 years ago
The first analysis of a new sedimentary drill core
representing 1 million years of environmental history
in the East African...
Bacterial metabolism of dietary soy may
lower risk factor for dementia
Their study, published today in the journal
Alzheimer’s Dementia: Translational Research
Clinical Interventions,...
Finally, a way to see molecules ‘wobble’
Now, researchers at the University of Rochester and
the Fresnel Institute in France have found a way to
visualize those molecules...
Comparing canine brains using 3D-
endocast modelling
IMAGE: Based on digital endocranial cast models
the canine brain does not increase proportionally
with body size. ...
COVID-19: Dexamethasone discovery
carries treatment implications
IMAGE: An artist’s rendering of the dexamethasone
discovery, by Marcin Minor. view more Credit:
Courtesy...
Lab-grown mini-lungs mimic the real
thing
IMAGE: A single lung stem cell copied itself to
generate thousands of cells and generate a bubble-
like structure that...
Why is fertilizer used in explosives?
(video)
IMAGE: Over the last century, the compound
ammonium nitrate has been involved in at least 30
disasters and terrorist...
Covid: No safety concerns found with
Oxford vaccine trial after Brazil death
Covid: Brazil’s coronavirus cases pass five million
CQC report: Care of people with learning
disabilities ‘inhumane’
The CQC’s review comes after a 2019 BBC
Panorama programme exposed the mistreatment of
residents at Whorlton Hall Hospital.
World could get a Covid-19 vaccine in the
next few months but the virus will exist
‘forever’
A coronavirus vaccine could be available before the
end of winter but the world should still be preparing
to cope with Covid...
Coronavirus UK: 26,688 new cases and
191 deaths in daily toll
Britain today recorded 26,688 more Covid-19 cases
and 191 deaths as a SAGE adviser warned the
second wave of coronavirus...
Ethnic minorities more likely to catch and
die from Covid-19 because of jobs and
geography
Dr Raghib Ali, one of the main researchers behind
today’s report, ruled out structural racism as a factor
behind...
Carers are to be banned from working in
more than one home to halt Covid spread
FEBRUARY – SAGE scientists warned Government
‘very early on’ about the risk to care homes
Britain’s...
An unusual mechanism of robustness in
charge of brain mRNAs
Neurons, also known as nerve cells, send and
receive signals in our brain. They are particularly
complex and unique in many...
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...
Soil fungi act like a support network for
trees, study shows
Being highly connected to a strong social network
has its benefits. Now a new University of Alberta
study is showing the...
New tool can diagnose strokes with a
smartphone
IMAGE: Kathryn Atkinson, a patient at Houston
Methodist Hospital, participates in a smartphone
screening test to analyze...
Researchers identify how night-shift work
causes internal clock confusion
IMAGE: David Gozal, MD, the Marie M. and Harry L.
Smith Endowed Chair of Child Health at the MU
School of Medicine ...
Rogue website sells ‘dodgy wigs’ to
cancer patients
Trump and Obama lock horns in rival rallies Mr
Obama likened his successor to a “crazy uncle”
while Mr Trump...
Ethnic minority Covid risk ‘not explained
by racism’
An earlier report by Public Health England said
racism may contribute to the unequal death toll.
Algorithm could help ‘share the load’ of
ICU beds and support up to 1,000 Covid-
19 patients
A new algorithm could be used in the NHS to help
hospitals ‘share the load’ and ensure Covid-19
patients get...
Pubs ARE being sacrificed to keep
schools open, top scientist says
Pubs and restaurants are ‘bearing the brunt’ of local
lockdown rules because there is no proof that
anywhere...
Cambridge experts claim South West and
East are only two regions where
outbreaks are not plateauing
Coronavirus outbreaks are surging in the East of
England and South West— but are plateauing
everywhere else in England,...
Covid-19 vaccines may not stop people
from getting sick and dying, scientist
warns
Covid-19 vaccines may not prevent people from
getting severely sick or dying, it was claimed today.
Trials of hundreds of...
Interactions within larger social groups
can cause tipping points in contagion
flow
In the journal Chaos, from AIP Publishing, Nicholas
Landry and Juan G. Restrepo, from the University of

The biological ‘record’ of extremely
preterm birth differs in men and women
The study, published online in the journal
Development and Psychopathology, followed infants
who weighed between 580 and...
Vitamin A boosts fat burning in cold
conditions
In humans and mammals, at least two types of fatty
depots can be discerned, white and brown adipose
tissue. During obesity...
Seeing no longer believing: the
manipulation of online images
Image editing software is so ubiquitous and easy to
use, according to researchers from QUT’s Digital
Media Research...
Genome sequencing shows climate
barrier to spread of Africanized bees
IMAGE: A wild honeybee in Davis, California.
European honeybees (Apis mellifera) were
introduced to the Americas in...
User-friendly cucurbit downy mildew
diagnosis guide suited for both experts
and beginners
IMAGE: Scientists in the field looking at Cucurbit
Downy Mildew view more Credit: Andres Salcedo,
Mary Hausbeck,...
Analyzing web searches can help experts
predict, respond to COVID-19 hot spots
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Web-based analytics have
demonstrated their value in predicting the spread of
infectious disease,...
Technology shines the light on ovarian
cancer treatments
IMAGE: This image shows time-frequency
biomarker masks. The numerical values are the z-
factors for each biomarker. ...
Head of Operation Warp speed says he
expects coronavirus vaccine trials to
resume next week
Paused AstraZeneca and Johnson Johnson
coronavirus vaccine trials expected to resume this
WEEK, Operation Warp Speed chief...
Diagnosing Parkinson’s disease with skin
samples could lead to earlier detection
The study, published in the scientific journal
Movement Disorders, shows how a chemical assay
can detect clumping of the...
Transcription factors may inadvertently
lock in DNA mistakes
By being choosy about which genes they turn on,
transcription factors determine which rooms in the
house are lighted and...
Tumor DNA in spinal fluid could help
doctors better monitor childhood brain
cancer
Colorado Boulder,...
New theory sheds light on how the
environment influences human health
The environment impacts human health in profound
ways, yet few theories define the form of the
relationship between human...
Nanogenerator ‘scavenges’ power from
their surroundings
Australian researchers led by Flinders University are
picking up the challenge of ‘scavenging’ invisible
power...
ALMA shows volcanic impact on Io’s
atmosphere
New radio images from the Atacama Large
Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) show for the
first time the direct effect of...
How fear encourages physical distancing
during pandemic
IMAGE: Associate Professor, University of Houston
Conrad. N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant
Management ...
Dual brain imaging provides insight into
neural basis of patient-clinician
relationship
BOSTON – The potential impact of the patient-
clinician relationship on a patient’s response to
treatment is widely...
Thymoquinone induces apoptosis & DNA
damage in 5-Fluorouracil-resistant
colorectal cancer
IMAGE: TQ induces apoptosis and reduces
proliferation in NOD-SCID and NOG mice. view
more Credit: Correspondence...
Black coronavirus patients nearly twice
as likely to be hospitalized as whites, new
study finds
Black Americans have a three-fold risk of testing
positive for coronavirus and are nearly twice as
likely to be hospitalized...
Surge of coronavirus cases in 75% of US
is a ‘distressing trend’ officials say
Surge of coronavirus cases in 75% of US is a
‘distressing trend’ – but ‘hope is on the way’...
Scientists take major step toward
Angelman Syndrome gene therapy
This work, published in Nature and led by senior
author Mark Zylka, PhD, Director of the UNC
Neuroscience Center and W.R....
Americans’ responses to COVID-19 stay-
home orders differed according to
population density
In the study, which appeared online September 30 in
the journal Landscape and Urban Planning, the
researchers examined publicly...
Genome archeologists discover path to
activate immune response against cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel
Cancer Center and Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott
Children’s Hospital,...
DNA: At our cores, we’re all strengthened
by ‘dumbbells’
Rice University scientists on a long quest to study
the structure and function of chromosomes have
found that amid the apparent...
Highly effective tumor detection strategy
for common childhood brain tumors
A team of scientists at Texas AM University, Baylor
College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital
have developed...
Gut bacteria linked to weight gain
following chemotherapy treatment for
breast cancer
Approximately 30% of breast cancer patients who
receive chemotherapy treatment gain weight, though
it is unclear why this...
Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes
pest regulation
IMAGE: Dominik Schwab and field assistant Gatien
Rasolofonirina during field research. view more
Credit: Annemarie...
U of M trial shows hydroxychloroquine
does not prevent COVID-19 in health care
workers
University of Minnesota Medical School physician
researchers studied hydroxychloroquine as a
treatment to prevent COVID-19...
Covid: Noon deadline for Manchester
coronavirus deal
Elsewhere in the UK, in Wales people will be told
from Friday to stay at home, while pubs, restaurants
and non-essential...
Covid: Lockdown had ‘major impact’ on
mental health
Coronavirus: Severe mental health problems rise
amid pandemic
Study that touted neck gaiters as
effective face coverings against COVID-
19 is questioned
Questions have risen over a new study that claims
neck gaiters do help stop the spread of the novel
coronavirus. Researchers...
One in ten under-50s will be struck by
‘long Covid’, data shows
One in ten under-50s who catch the coronavirus will
be plagued by ‘long Covid’ and suffer lasting side
effects...
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. ...
The work builds on Princess Margaret Senior
Scientist Dr. De Carvalho’s previous ground-
breaking discovery known as...
Observed COVID-19 variability may have
underlying molecular sources
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside,
and University of Southern California may have an
answer to this mystery. In...
Mayo Clinic: diagnostic, therapeutic
advance for rare neurodegenerative
disorder
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic researchers,
along with national and global collaborators, have
developed a potential...
NOAA report reveals condition of natural
and cultural resources of
Papahānaumokuākea
IMAGE: Rare fishes at Kure view more Credit:
NOAA/Richard Pyle-Bishop Museum NOAA has
published a peer-reviewed...
Covid-19 interventions can cut virus
infections, severe outcomes, and
healthcare needs
IMAGE: Interventions such as voluntary shelter-in-
place, quarantines and other distancing strategies to
control the...
Oncotarget: quantitative ultrasound
radiomics in prediction of treatment
response for breast cancer
IMAGE: Figure 4: Generation of parametric and
texture maps from radiofrequency data. Diagram
showing flowchart of the...
‘We had more than 60 calls from test and
trace’
Two weeks ago, Martin Usborne, a publisher who
lives in east London, found out a close family
contact had coronavirus. A...
Long Covid: Who is more likely to get it?
The findings come from an analysis of people
entering their symptoms and test results into the
Covid Symptom Study app.
Does Greater Manchester REALLY need a
Tier 3 lockdown? Cases were already
slowing for 40% of region
More than a million people in Greater Manchester
are living in boroughs where coronavirus infections
are falling, casting...
Death rates for Covid-19 are now almost a
QUARTER of what they were during the
peak
Death rates for hospitalised Covid-19 patients are
now almost a quarter of what they were during the
peak of the pandemic,...
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
breaker by a week: Leader announces curfew and
closure of pubs and restaurants...
Community noise may affect dementia
risk
Researchers studied 5,227 participants of the
Chicago Health and Aging Project who were aged
65 years or older, of whom 30%...
High flavanol diet may lead to lower
blood pressure
The findings, published in Scientific Reports, studied
the diet of more than 25,000 people in Norfolk, UK
and compared what...
Cognitive performance
Every day our brains are continuously called upon to
meet high-level cognitive challenges. When we
write, play games or watch...
A new way of looking at the Earth’s
interior
There are places that will always be beyond our
reach. The Earth’s interior is one of them. But we do
have ways of...
MonoEye: A human motion capture
system using a single wearable camera
IMAGE: MonoEye is based on a single ultra-wide
fisheye camera worn on the user’s chest, enabling
activity capture...
Mass screening method could slash
COVID-19 testing costs, trial finds
Using a new mathematical approach to screen large
groups for Covid-19 could be around 20 times
cheaper than individual testing,...
A flexible color-changing film inspired by
chameleon skin (video)
IMAGE: Drawing inspiration from chameleon skin,
researchers have developed a flexible film that
changes color in response...
Moderna’s CEO predicts the firm’s shot
could get emergency FDA approval by
December
Moderna Inc says it will know if its experimental
coronavirus vaccine is effective at preventing people
from contracting...
Boris Johnson’s three-tier lockdown
system is ‘the worst of all worlds’, SAGE
member warns
England’s three-tiered lockdown system is ‘the worst
of all worlds’, a SAGE member warned today
— 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...
Phase 3 clinical trial to treat mild
Alzheimer’s disease using deep brain
stimulation
Keck Medicine of USC is enrolling individuals in an
international phase 3 clinical trial to examine the
safety and effectiveness...
Hypothyroidism in pregnant mothers
linked to ADHD in their children
These chemicals, or hormones, are produced in the
thyroid gland in the neck and are known to influence
fetal growth. Investigators...
Congress must clarify limits of gene-
editing technologies
According to a new paper co-written by a University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign legal expert who
studies the ethical...
Virtual Reality health appointments can
help patients address eating disorders
This paper demonstrates the potential value of Multi-
User Virtual Reality (MUVR) remote psychotherapy
for those with body...
Ketamine, a painkiller used by the army,
does not impair tolerance to blood loss
A low dose of ketamine, administered intravenously,
does not alter a healthy human’s tolerance to blood
loss. In other...
3D hand pose estimation using a wrist-
worn camera
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo
Tech) working in collaboration with colleagues at
Carnegie Mellon University,...
Delivering proteins to testes could
someday treat male infertility
IMAGE: Delivering a protein (red fluorescence) to
mice testes with a fibroin nanoparticle-encapsulated
cationic lipid...
Chili-shaped device could reveal just how
hot that pepper is
IMAGE: A chili pepper-shaped device containing a
paper-based electrochemical sensor can be
connected to a smart phone...
How statins ‘can help women survive
cancer’ according to latest research
Statins could give women better chance of beating
cancer by halting growth of tumours, study suggests
Statins lower cholesterol...
Man, 47, dies ‘from long Covid’ two
months after leaving ICU
A coronavirus patient who was cheered out of
intensive care just months ago after surviving a 60-
day battle with the disease...
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
Doctors are now able to predict how likely their
patient is to die or be hospitalised from Covid-19
using a new tool. Researchers...
‘Use it or lose it’: Regular social
engagement linked to healthier brain
microstructure in older adults
The findings, reported today in the Journal of
Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, suggest that
“prescribing”...
Coronavirus: Study finds further door
opener into the cell
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect various
organs such as the lung and kidneys and also
trigger neurological symptoms,...
Salt-based mosquito-control products are
ineffective
In a series of lab tests conducted in five locations
using nine species of mosquito, researchers found
no evidence that adult...
Cholesterol medications linked to lower
cancer-related deaths in women
Among women with breast cancer, colorectal
cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking
cholesterol-lowering medications, were...
Do black lives matter protests impact
fatal police interactions and crime?
A new analysis of nine years of nationwide data
examines the impacts of the Black Lives Matter
movement on fatal interactions...
Does classroom indoor environmental
quality affect teaching and learning?
IMAGE: A new study published in Indoor Air
indeicates that indoor environmental quality can
affect short-term students’...
Oncotarget: Sirolimus-eluting stents —
opposite in vitro effects on the
clonogenic cell potential
IMAGE: Experiment design for clonal assay in T75
flasks in cell lines treated with sirolimus at different
time and...
People with kidney disease face THREE-
FOLD higher risks of dying from COVID-
19
People with kidney disease face THREE-FOLD
higher risks of dying from COVID-19 compared to
healthy patients – and having...
Coronavirus: Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford
and York face Tier Three
Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees and York could
get almost £55million between them, if they are next
to face the strictest...
Britain records another 18,804 Covid-19
cases and 80 deaths
Children with autism, ADHD have more
doctor and hospital visits during infancy
The findings from Duke Health researchers,
appearing online Oct. 19 in the journal Scientific
Reports, provide evidence that...
Neuropilin-1 drives SARS-CoV-2
infectivity, finds breakthrough study
Unlike other coronavirus, which cause common
colds and mild respiratory symptoms, SARS-CoV-2,
the causative agent of COVID-19,...
New tool pulls elusive COVID-19 marker
from human blood
But measuring the critical marker has been
extremely challenging, given its nearly undetectable
presence in the biological...
CRISPR meets Pac-Man: New DNA cut-
and-paste tool enables bigger gene edits
Publication of the UCSF study on Oct. 19, 2020 in
the journal Nature Methods comes less than two
weeks after two researchers...
Researchers analyze studies of
interventions to prevent violence against
children
Numerous studies have examined interventions
aimed at preventing violence against children. A
recent analysis reveals various...
The effects of wildfires and spruce beetle
outbreaks on forest temperatures
IMAGE: Results from a study published in the
Journal of Biogeography indicate that wildfires may
play a role in accelerating...
Critically ill infants given blood
transfusions before surgery have poorer
outcomes
WILMINGTON, Del. (October 21, 2020) – Critically ill
newborns who receive blood transfusions prior to
surgery had about...
Innovation spins spider web architecture
into 3D imaging technology
IMAGE: A spiderweb-inspired fractal design is used
for hemispherical 3D photodetection to replicate the
vision system...
Nearly two-thirds of hospitalised Covid-
19 patients still have lung damage
Nearly two-thirds of coronavirus hospital patients are
still suffering organ damage months after being
discharged, a small...
Coronavirus caused just 3% of 26,000
excess deaths since September
At least 26,000 more people than usual have died at
home during the coronavirus pandemic in England
and Wales potentially...
Lockdowns are driving unhealthy habits
like eating takeaways in people at risk of
heart disease
Britain today recorded another 18,804 Covid-19
cases and 80 deaths as both infections and fatalities
continue to creep upwards. Department...
Sir Patrick Vallance warns Covid-19 will
never go away
Coronavirus will probably never disappear and a
vaccine won’t stop it completely, according to Sir
Patrick Vallance. The...
Anti-inflammatory therapy shows
promise in slowing progression of
multiple sclerosis
Christopher Power, professor in the Faculty of
Medicine Dentistry, and Leina Saito, a graduate
student on his team, showed...
Targeting the shell of the Ebola virus
How can we battle these infectious agents that
reproduce by hijacking cells and reprogramming
them into virus-replicating...
New anti-AB vaccine could help halt
Alzheimer’s progression, preclinical
study finds
A team led by Chuanhai Cao, PhD, of the University
of South Florida Health (USF Health), has focused
on overcoming, in those...
High levels of microplastics released
from infant feeding bottles during formula
prep
In response, the researchers involved — from
AMBER, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced
Materials and Bioengineering...
Hot-button words trigger conservatives
and liberals differently
IMAGE: Graphic shows differences in liberal and
conservative brain responses to news media view
more Credit:...
One way to prevent cancer: map the
fundamentals of how cells go awry
Someday, scientists may be able to prevent cancer
by controlling two proteins that operate deep inside
the quagmire of epigenetic...
Light pollution may increase biting
behavior at night in Aedes aegypti
mosquitoes
IMAGE: Aedes Aegypti Mosquito view more Credit:
University of Notre Dame Artificial light abnormally
increases...
Evidence review confirms CDC guidance
about infectivity of novel coronavirus
A review of dozens of studies by researchers at
Oregon Health Science University and Oregon State
University suggests that...
UK set to become the first country to
deliberately infect people with Covid-19
The UK is set to become the first country in the
world to deliberately infect healthy volunteers with
the coronavirus, the...
Lockdowns are driving unhealthy habits like eating
takeaways in people at risk of heart disease and
Covid-19, doctors warn Lockdowns...
The road to uncovering a novel
mechanism for disposing of misfolded
proteins
AAT deficiency can develop in people who carry the
AAT gene with a mutation called Z. “I began
studying AAT deficiency...
Coronavirus vaccines stir doubts among
many people worldwide, new study
shows
To date, more than 90 COVID-19 vaccines are in
development, half of which are in human trials. In
addition to addressing...
Cutting-edge, whole-heart imaging
provides new details on heart defects
Surgery and other interventions can help repair
structural heart defects in many of the 1% of infants
born with congenital...
Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme
Rubisco
The enzyme Rubisco catalyzes the assimilation of
CO2 from the atmosphere into organic matter. This
is the central step in...
A CNIO team describes how a virus can
cause diabetes
IMAGE: Islet of Langerhans with beta cell-secreting
insulin (in red) and alpha cell-secreting glucagon (in
green). ...
How initiatives empowering employees
can backfire
IMAGE: In recent decades, companies have
increasingly implemented various forms of
empowerment initiatives that assume...
Tradition of petrified birds in the Dome of
the Rock
IMAGE: The Birds on the Dome of the Rock view
more Credit: Photo: Elon Harvey. On the southern
exterior...
Safety considerations for visiting primary
care doctors
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many people with
chronic health conditions relying on telemedicine
rather than seeing their...
How infection rates are falling in big
cities across England despite threat of
lockdown
Coronavirus infections are now falling in some of
England’s biggest cities, figures show – despite
Health Secretary...
Coronavirus deaths rise for FIFTH week
in a row in England and Wales
The number of people dying of Covid-19 in England
and Wales has risen for the fifth week in a row to
438 between October...
Failing to quarantine infected patients is
to blame for second Covid-19 wave,
warns the WHO
A failure to quarantine enough coronavirus patients
is to blame for the second wave rolling across
Europe, the World Health...
Covid-induced stress on doctors and
nurses could ‘make them more prone to
making errors’
Covid-induced stress on doctors and nurses could
leave them more prone to making medical errors,
top expert suggests Professor...
Britain’s Covid-19 daily cases have
DROPPED for the first time since the end
of September
Britain today recorded the deaths of 241 people with
Covid-19 in its highest death toll since June 5, as
another 21,331 people...
Research could lead to customized
cochlear implants
University of Sydney School of Biomedical
Engineering researcher, Dr Greg Watkins, hears
with the assistance of two cochlear...
COVID-19: Distancing and masks — good
but not enough
TU Wien (Vienna), the University of Florida, the
Sorbonne in Paris, Clarkson University (USA) and
the MIT in Boston were...
Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces
insomnia symptoms among young
drinkers
More than half of young adults at risk for alcohol-
related harm report symptoms of insomnia.
Cognitive behavioral therapy...
National laboratories point to sugars as a
key factor in ideal feedstock for biofuels
Popular wisdom holds that tall, fast-growing trees
are best for biomass, but new research by two U.S.
Department of Energy...
Newly discovered gene may give ‘sea
pickles’ their glow
A new study describes a bioluminescent gene that
could be the reason that so-called “sea pickles,” or
pyrosomes,...
Mortality rate higher for US rural
residents
Syracuse, N.Y. – A recent study by Syracuse
University sociology professor Shannon Monnat
shows that mortality rates...
Covid: Burn-out fears of ‘exhausted’
unpaid carers
The ‘hidden’ role of unpaid carers in lockdown
UK plan to be first to run human
challenge Covid trials
Covid-19: UK volunteers could be given virus to test
vaccine
60,000 more Covid-19 deaths in UK if
white people faced the same risk as black
people, report claims
Almost 60,000 more coronavirus deaths could have
occurred in England and Wales if white people faced
the same risk as black...
Are Covid-19 outbreaks slowing down in
university towns? Analysis
Half of England’s major university towns are already
coming out of the other side of their coronavirus
outbreaks, analysis...
In recovering COVID-19 patients,
antibodies fade quickly
This week in mBio, an open-access journal of the
American Society for Microbiology, researchers
report that antibody levels...
Study shows active older adults have
better physical and mental health
With a rapidly aging population and nearly 16.9
million cancer survivors in the United States today,
there is a need to identify...
Nanodevices show how living cells
change with time, by tracking from the
inside
IMAGE: At this point in development, the embryo
chromosomes (which appear red in the centre) are
preparing to separate...
Does the new heart transplant allocation
policy encourage gaming by providers?
For the past two years, a different national allocation
policy has been in effect in order to more fairly
distribute hearts...
Mammography screening saves lives also
in older age
IMAGE: Håkan Jonsson, Department of
Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå university
view more Credit: Lena...
Colorful Perovskites: NREL advances
thermochromic window technologies
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
report a breakthrough in...
Covid: Noon deadline approaches for
Manchester coronavirus deal
In Wales, people will be told from Friday to stay at
home, while pubs, restaurants and non-essential
shops will shut, as...
‘We had more than 60 calls from test-and-
trace’
Two weeks ago, Martin Usborne, a publisher who
lives in east London, found out a close family
contact had coronavirus. A...
Why doctors may start prescribing
nicotine to help beat disease
Matt Eagles smoked his first cigarettes — which he
bought quite easily from the local newsagent —

Porridge goes ‘posh’
If there were a prize for the healthiest breakfast,
humble porridge would win. Oats provide slow-
release carbs that give...
The ‘goldilocks day’: The perfect day for
kids’ bone health
Examining 804 Australian children aged between 11
and 13 years old, the world-first study found that
children need more moderate-to-vigorous...
Exercise and nutrition regimen benefits
physical, cognitive health
The findings appear in the journal Scientific Reports.
Participants were randomly assigned to the two
groups. The exercise...
AI methods of analyzing social networks
find new cell types in tissue
The tissue composing our organs consists of trillions
of cells with various functions. All the cells in an
individual contain...
Criteria to predict cytokine storm in
COVID-19 patients identified
Predicting which COVID-19 patients will develop
cytokine storm is challenging, owing to the many
variables that influence...
Focal epilepsy often overlooked
Having subtler symptoms, a form of epilepsy that
affects only one part of the brain often goes
undiagnosed long enough to...
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: cGAS-STING pathway in
oncogenesis and cancer therapeutics
IMAGE: Coordination of innate and adaptive
immune signaling resulting from cGAS-STING
activation. view more Credit:...
Children with chronic kidney disease
have outsized health burden
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Chronically ill children with
kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital,
incur larger...
Coronavirus US: Wisconsin woman, 52,
needs DOUBLE lung transplant
Wisconsin mother, 52, is fighting for her life as she
waits for a DOUBLE lung transplant after spending
45 days on a ventilator...
Former FDA head says the US is entering
the ‘biggest wave’ of the coronavirus
pandemic
aged 12. ‘I was...
Coronavirus: Why you MUST wash your
face mask more regularly
Wearing a face covering became a condition of entry
to indoor public spaces in the UK in late July — and,
according to...
What lies between grey and white in the
brain
“We demonstrated that the superficial white matter
contains a lot of iron. It is known that iron is
necessary for the...
Hand-held device reads levels of cancer
biomarker
The device works much like the monitors that
diabetics use to test their blood-sugar levels and
could be used in a medical...
Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate
human coronaviruses, study finds
Craig Meyers, distinguished professor of
microbiology and immunology and obstetrics and
gynecology, led a group of physicians...
Patients who had more severe COVID-19
may be the best donors for convalescent
plasma therapy
The findings suggest that older males who have
recovered from COVID-19 after having been
hospitalized are strong candidates...
Why school bullying prevention programs
that involve peers may be harmful to
victims
School bullying has been identified as harmful to
students’ mental health. Many studies have
evaluated the effectiveness...
Oncotarget: Inhibition of HAS2 and
hyaluronic acid production by 1,25-
Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in breast
IMAGE: Clinical relevance of HAS2 in TCGA
METABRIC dataset of human breast cancer. view
more Credit: Correspondence...
Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half
in the short-term
PULLMAN, Wash. – People with obsessive-
compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity
of their symptoms was...
Rethinking the link between cannabinoids
and learning
IMAGE: Fluorescent image of a mouse brain with
the cerebellum highlighted in the shape of a
marijuana leaf. ...
Why the demise of the family doctor will
be the death of us
When I started out as a GP some 35 years ago, the
doctor was expected to give his dying patients his
home telephone number,...
How porridge got posh
If there were a prize for the healthiest breakfast,
humble porridge would win. Oats provide slow-
release 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
Wearing a face covering became a condition of entry
to indoor public spaces in the UK in late July — and,
according to...
Has the stress of Covid given Boris
dandruff?
As though Boris Johnson didn’t have enough to
contend with, last week he was pictured in the
House of Commons with...
Lullabies in any language relax babies
Researchers at Harvard’s Music Lab have
determined that American infants relaxed when
played lullabies that were unfamiliar...
Scientists map the human proteome
Their work was published Oct. 16 in Nature
Communications and announced today by the
Human Proteome Organization (HUPO)....
Immune activation in the liver illuminated
with new glycan-tagging strategy
New research from the lab of biochemist Mia Huang,
PhD, an assistant professor at Scripps Research in
Jupiter, Florida, presents...
Scientists find medieval plague outbreaks
picked up speed over 300 years
The findings, published today in the Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences, show a striking
acceleration in plague...
Glimpse deep into Earth’s crust finds
heat source that may stabilize continents
IMAGE: Rocks collected from Kilbourne Hole crater
in New Mexico revealed the thinning lithosphere in
the Rio Grande...
Study identifies key enzyme for
development of autoimmune diseases
IMAGE: It increases CNS autoimmune inflammation.
The confocal image displays PKM2 expression (in
red) within the inflammatory...
Tropical cyclones moving faster in recent
decades
IMAGE: Hurricane Isabel visible from space. view
more Credit: NASA About 40% of the U.S.
population lives...
Patients who had more severe covid-19
may be the best donors for convalescent
plasma therapy
Sex, age, and severity of disease may be useful in
identifying COVID-19 survivors who are likely to
have high levels of antibodies...
Deaths at home: More than 26,000 extra
this year, ONS finds
Daily coronavirus infection rates are
higher in the UK, Europe, than in the US
Even as the US enters its dreaded third wave of the
coronavirus pandemic and cases tick up, daily
infection rates in much...
Finally given hope…by the kindness of
strangers
When Harrison Smith finished his first triathlon, it
was not the fact he was only eight years old that
was amazing. It was...
For toddlers with autism, more
intervention hours are not necessarily
better
“When parents receive the first diagnosis, they
typically ask: What kind of treatment should I seek
and for how many...
Research network aims to improve
learning outcomes for students
underrepresented in STEM
Their report published in CBE — Life Sciences
Education lays out gaps in the biology education
field and proposes leveraging...
Restoration of retinal and visual function
following gene therapy
Published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering,
the paper, titled, “Restoration of visual function in
adult mice...
Fear and anxiety share same bases in
brain
The report by an international team of researchers
led by Alexander Shackman, an associate professor
of psychology at UMD,...
Less invasive ventilation use grows
dramatically, without needed data
More research is needed before a less invasive form
of ventilation is used near the end of life for patients
who have cancer...
Untreated sleep apnea is associated with
flu hospitalization
DARIEN, IL – As we approach flu season, adults
with obstructive sleep apnea may want to take extra
precautions. A study...
Astrophysics team lights the way for
more accurate model of the universe
Light from distant galaxies reveals important
information about the nature of the universe and
allows scientists to develop...
UMD-led study shows fear and anxiety
share same bases in brain
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Anxiety, the most common
family of mental illnesses in the U.S., has been
pushed to epic new heights...
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-
year average during...
Covid: England boosting plasma stocks
for patients
Their plasma contains antibodies that are believed
to help other sufferers fight the virus.
Social activities, board games and
cinema ‘may ward off dementia’
Playing a board game or going to the cinema could
help to ward off dementia by protecting the grey
matter of the brain, a...
Spending more on social services could
save the lives of hundreds of babies a
year in the US
Hundreds of babies’ lives could be saved if the US
spent more on social services and environmental
protections, study...
Cold water swimming may help defend
the brain from dementia, scientists say
Taking a dip in cold water could help defend the
brain against dementia and other degenerative
diseases, research suggests. Scientists...
What can we learn from nations that got it
right? VICTORIA ALLEN analyses UK’s
Covid testing farce
What can we learn from nations that got it right?
VICTORIA ALLEN analyses the UK’s coronavirus
testing farce By Victoria...
One-two punch of symptoms that
exacerbate Alzheimer’s
The work, published this week in the Journal of
Neuroscience, suggests that treatments targeting
vascular health in the brain...
Changes in blood metabolite profile are
visible years before diagnosis of alcohol-
related disease
Alcohol is the cause underlying many severe
diseases, such as alcohol dependence, liver
cirrhosis and different types of...
Food waste: cities can make the
difference
IMAGE: Application of the framework to the analysis
of the 40 European leading cities in urban food
waste initiatives....
New lab test clarifies the potential
protective effects of COVID-19 antibodies
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Knowing you have developed
antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus after
recovering from COVID-19...
Oldest securely dated evidence for a river
flowing through the Thar Desert, Western
India
IMAGE: Map showing the location of Nal Quarry at
the threshold of the Asian monsoon, and ~200km
away from modern rivers...
A key sticking point of the dispute is that Greater
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wants the
government to reintroduce the...
Covid: Wales to go into ‘firebreak’
lockdown from Friday
But a UK government scheme to cover most of the
wages of workers in businesses forced to close, due
to start on 1 November,...
More than 40% of coronavirus cases in
US nursing homes are asymptomatic,
new study finds
More than 40% of coronavirus cases in US nursing
homes are asymptomatic, new study finds
Researchers looked at data from...
Mass testing and a better contact tracing
programme could slash UK’s R rate in
HALF, SAGE says
Mass testing and a better contact tracing regime
could bring the UK’s coronavirus outbreak under
control, SAGE has...
Brushing teeth more ‘could help ward off
coronavirus’
Brushing your teeth whenever you leave your home
may help ward off Covid-19, a dentistry professor
has claimed. Professor...
Dutch man unable to walk, talk or eat for
eight years is cured after taking sleeping
pill AMBIEN
A man whose brain injury left him unable to walk or
talk for eight years regained full consciousness 20
minutes after taking...
How cancer cells escape crowded tumors
Tissue cells protect their “personal space” The
human body consists of trillions of cells growing in
confined...
Natural killer cells also have a memory
function
NK cells are natural cytotoxic killer cells in human
blood and are a type of lymphocyte, a subgroup of
white blood cells...
LSU Health New Orleans review suggests
HNB tobacco products may threaten
health
New Orleans, LA – A review of heat-not-burn (HNB)
tobacco products from the laboratory of Dr. Jason
Gardner, Professor...
Magnetic field and hydrogels could be
used to grow new cartilage
Using a magnetic field and hydrogels, a team of
researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania...
Biochar helps hold water, saves money
IMAGE: A map shows low, mid-range and high
estimates for theoretical water-holding capacity
changes in soil with the...
Rutgers finds new way to personalize
treatments for prostate cancer
Rutgers researchers have discovered human gene
markers that work together to cause metastatic
prostate cancer – cancer...
Boris Johnson offers Manchester tens of
millions of pounds extra support to go
into Tier 3 lockdown
Doctors claim that Manchester is at risk of running
out of hospital beds for coronavirus patients as talks
over whether the...
Big babies could be at higher risk of
common heart rhythm disorder in
adulthood
Beijing, China 19 Oct 2020: Elevated birth weight is
linked with developing atrial fibrillation later in life,
according...
68% of deaths from firearms are from
self-harm, majority in older men in rural
regions
A new study of gun injuries and deaths in Ontario
found that 68% of firearm-related deaths were from
self-harm, and they...
New study shows how complex
metabolism may have self-assembled
from simple precursors
IMAGE: A reaction of thioacetic acid, thiols and iron
producing thioesters and an iron sulfide mineral.
view...
Creating perfect edges in 2D-materials
IMAGE: Researchers at Chalmers University of
Technology present a method to finely control the
edges of two-dimensional...
Endometriosis care needs urgent
improvement, MPs say
Sarah Smallbone, 37, from Essex, who gave
evidence to the inquiry, was diagnosed with
endometriosis aged 30 and had four...
Unprecedented energy use since 1950
has transformed humanity’s geologic
footprint
A new study coordinated by CU Boulder makes
clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases
in energy use, economic...
The mental health impact of pandemics
for front line health care staff
Mental health problems such as Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder, anxiety and depression are
common among healthcare staff during...
Quarter of partially-sighted have unmet
needs
Almost a quarter of people with severe sight loss in
the UK are going without the treatment they need,
according to a new...
IVF success rates higher at clinics that
provide more outcomes data
AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 18, 2020) – Success rates for
in vitro fertilization are higher at clinics that
An ultrasonic projector for medicine
IMAGE: Stuttgart researchers are writing the
alphabet using micro-particles by modulating sound
pressure profiles....
Losing flight had huge benefits for ants,
finds new study
IMAGE: Both workers and queens (larger and with
wings) are shown in the image. view more Credit:
Philip Gronski Ants...
Mystery over decline in sea turtle
sightings
IMAGE: Green turtle view more Credit: Rod
Penrose, MEM The number of sea turtles spotted
along the coasts...
Early-arriving endangered Chinook
salmon take the brunt of sea lion
predation
IMAGE: A sea lion devours a salmon. view more
Credit: LE Baskow The Columbia River is home to
one of the...
CBD helps reduce lung damage from
COVID by increasing levels of protective
peptide
IMAGE: Dr. Babak Baban, DCG immunologist and
associate dean for research and Dr. Jack Yu,
physician scientist and chief...
The British athletes battling eating
disorders in sport
Rachel Morris won gold medals while competing for
Britain in rowing and cycling. She also has a history
of eating disorders,...
USC study reveals one-two punch of
symptoms that exacerbate Alzheimer’s
A new Alzheimer’s study found that impaired blood
flow in the brain is correlated with the buildup of tau
tangles,...
Membranes for capturing carbon dioxide
from the air
IMAGE: Technological solutions for the CO2
emission into the atmosphere should include variety
of approaches as there...
A new strategy for siRNA stabilization by
an artificial cationic oligosaccharide
IMAGE: ODAGal4 strongly stabilises duplex
structures of siRNAs, particularly nucleotides with
phosphorothioate linkages,...
Surrey is leading the way in perovskite
tandem solar cells
Scientists from the University of Surrey have
revealed the significant improvements they are
making in perovskite-based solar...
Humans and climate drove giants of
Madagascar to extinction
IMAGE: Investigating the drivers of extinction: By
analyzing stalagmites from the La Vierge Cave
voluntarily share...
Catholic OB-GYNs can face moral
dilemmas in issues of family planning
AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 16, 2020) – A study of
Catholic obstetrician-gynecologists shows that many
face moral dilemmas...
Novel mechanical mechanism of
metastatic cancer cells in substrates of
different stiffness revealed
IMAGE: Experimental schematics of viscoelastic
measurements using magnetic tweezers. view more
Credit: HKUST During...
Covid-19: Pooled testing among
recommendations to fix test, trace and
isolate system
In a series of recommendations to fix the struggling
Covid-19 test, trace and isolate system in England,
health researchers...
All-female scientific coalition calls for
marine protected area for Antarctica
Peninsula
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
A leading scientist who sits on the SAGE committee
that advises the government has told the BBC that
the current row between...
Covid: What the tier rules say about the
split between science and politics
On the first day of lockdown, one gym owner
showed his defiance by remaining open and was
fined for it.
Study reveals kidney disease or injury is
associated with much higher risk of
mortality for COVID-19 patients in ICU
New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of
the Association of Anaesthetists) reveals the much
higher risk of mortality...
Energy System 2050: solutions for the
energy transition
IMAGE: Energy System 2050 ” is an initiative of the
research field Energy of the Helmholtz Association
aimed...
RUDN University soil scientist: Paddy soil
fertilization can help reduce greenhouse
effect
IMAGE: A soil scientist from RUDN University
discovered the effect of fertilization on the ability of
the soil to retain...
Oncotarget: Th1 cytokines potentiate
apoptosis of breast cancer cells and
suppress tumor growth
IMAGE: MK-2206 in conjunction with
immunotherapy slows progression of rodent HER-
2pos tumors. view more Credit:...
DR ELLIE CANNON: Why do I keep on
getting a pain in my chest at bedtime?
located on Rodrigues...
Researchers discover a uniquely
quantum effect in erasing information
IMAGE: A bit of information can be encoded in the
position of a particle (left or right). A demon can
erase a classical...
Malice leaves a nasty smell
IMAGE: Part of the human brain contributing the
most to the prediction of pain and olfactory disgust.
view more Credit:...
Slowing light in an optical cavity with
mechanical resonators and mirrors
We are all taught at high school that the speed of
light through a vacuum is about 300000 km/s, which
means that a beam from...
Covid-19: Is Sweden getting it right?
Covid-19: Is Sweden getting it right? Video,
00:04:22Covid-19: Is Sweden getting it right?
Circuit breaker: What is a circuit breaker
lockdown?
What is a circuit breaker in Covid terms? Circuit
breakers have been used in some countries such as
Singapore and Israel...
Stopping the virus and closing borders
Until mid-March 2020, the WHO, the EU as well as
German authorities were convinced that the spread
of the virus could not...
Body MRI reinterpretations plagued by
discrepancies and errors
IMAGE: Lesion was originally reported as
indeterminate enhancing mass, and outside report
recommended biopsy. Classic...
The future of krill
Krill is rapidly gaining popularity. The small shrimp-
like organism from the Antarctic is used as fish food
in aquaculture...
Moffitt researchers develop tool to better
predict treatment course for lung cancer
TAMPA, Fla. — Personalized treatment options for
patients with lung cancer have come a long way in
the past two decades....
Jodie Kidd: ‘I thought my boyfriend was a
gym fanatic
Jodie Kidd’s nine-year-old son Indio pointed to the
bowl of spaghetti on the dinner table in front of him.
‘How many...
Why are diabetics STILL not given the
gadget that frees them from finger prick
Q. A few years ago I was diagnosed with atrial
fibrillation. I take medication for it but have recently
begun to feel a pain...
Over a million Britons with sleep apnoea
could be diagnosed within days thanks to
stick-on ‘pebble’
More than a million Britons with the most common
sleep disorder could be diagnosed within days
thanks to a stick-on ‘pebble’...
Is tracking down every super spreader
the REAL key to beating Covid-19?
As Covid-19 outbreaks once again ignite like
wildfires across Britain, it is a question that
continues to trigger debate:...
Peptides+antibiotic combination may
result in a more effective treatment for
leishmaniasis
IMAGE: Schematic representation of how the
conjugate of the peptide + the drug manages to
enter inside the cell of...
Investigational ALS drug prolongs patient
survival in clinical trial
BOSTON – An experimental medication that was
recently shown to slow the progression of the
neurodegenerative disease...
Additional data, advanced analytics
improve performance of machine learning
referral app
IMAGE: Research scientists from Regenstrief
Institute and Indiana University have further
improved the performance...
Deep-sea corals reveal secrets of rapid
carbon dioxide increase as the last ice
age ended
IMAGE: Researchers examined deep-sea coral
fossils – species Desmophyllum dianthus – to study
carbon sequestration...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says taking
action is ‘right and responsible thing to
do’
Covid tier action ‘right and responsible’ thing. Video,
00:00:40Covid tier action ‘right and responsible’...
Gyms and coronavirus: What are the
facts?
It’s not nationwide this time – only places on the
“very high” tier of England’s new alert...
Study: More than 200 million Americans
could have toxic PFAS in their drinking
water
WASHINGTON – A peer-reviewed study by
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...
blood tests?
Thousands of diabetics are being put at risk of
serious complications after being denied access to
lifesaving technology,...
Why won’t councils re-open our public
loos? ‘Covid-says-no’ attitude leaving
many stranded at home
A few weeks back, a friend of mine was almost
caught short on the way to work. OK, it wasn’t a
friend, it was me. When...
Fats fighting back against bacteria
The international collaboration between UQ Institute
for Molecular Bioscience researchers Professor
Robert Parton and Professor...
New dimensions in the treatment of
muscle spasticity after stroke and
nervous system defects
First-in-class antispastic drug candidate to reach
clinical phase is published in the prestigious life
science journal, Cell....
uOttawa researchers find cheaper, faster
way to measure the electric field of light
IMAGE: The detection of currents induced in
ambient air plasma by a pair of cross-polarized laser
pulses is used to...
Calcium bursts kill drug-resistant tumor
cells
Multidrug resistance (MDR) — a process in which
tumors become resistant to multiple medicines — is
the main cause...
Utilizing telemedicine in the ER can
reduce wait times and patient length of
stay
INFORMS Journal Information Systems Research
New Study Key Takeaways: Increasing telemedicine
availability in the emergency...
‘Heartbreaking insight’ into impact of
lockdown
Ten days ago we published the results of our survey
of over 2,000 families in our Born in Bradford
research study. As the...
Covid: Remdesivir ‘has little or no effect’
on survival, says WHO
Dexamethasone, remdesivir, Regeneron: Trump’s
Covid treatment explained
Natural nanodiamonds in oceanic rocks
IMAGE: The fluid inclusions inside the olivine
contain nanodiamonds, apart from serpentine,
magnetite, metallic silicon...
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
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Allegiance and loyalty to
your country is highly valued in America, but what if
you feel America...
USask scientists develop model to
identify best lentils for climate change
impacts
IMAGE: USask plant scientist Kirstin Bett. view
more Credit: Debra Marshall Photography With
demand for...
Virus-mimicking drug helps immune
system target cunning cancer cells
The findings, published today in the journal Science
Translational Medicine, open up the possibility of
using drugs that...
Reviving cells after a heart attack
Now, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
have unraveled potential...
Young adults face higher risk of severe
disease from infections than school-age
children
Led by the London School of Hygiene Tropical
Medicine, the study analysed data of 32 different
infectious diseases, 19 viral...
Blue-light glasses improve sleep and
workday productivity, study finds
“We found that wearing blue-light-filtering glasses is
an effective intervention to improve sleep, work
engagement,...
New study highlights the role of risk
communication in coping with COVID-19
IMAGE: Making victory sign during COVID-19
pandemic before takeoff view more Credit: Zheng
JIN The mental...
Those funky cheese smells allow
microbes to ‘talk’ to and feed each other
IMAGE: Fungi and bacteria key to ripening cheese
communicate with and feed each other using volatile
compounds ...
Oncotarget: Induction of phenotypic
changes in HER2-postive breast cancer
cells
IMAGE: RNAseq results demonstrating differences
between normal, cancer, and redirected cells. view
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...
Coronavirus: Higher ethnic death risk
‘not linked to health’
The Office for National Statistics analysis found all
ethnic minority groups, other than Chinese, are
NASA supercomputing study breaks
ground for tree mapping, carbon research
Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and international
collaborators demonstrated...
New study may reveal link to lipids
playing a key role in Parkinson’s disease
IMAGE: Researchers in the Neuroregeneration
Institute are making strides in Parkinson’s disease
research ...
Could loss of interest be sign of dementia
risk?
“Apathy can be very distressing for family members,
when people no longer want to get together with
family or friends...
COVID-19 lockdowns averted tens of
thousands of premature deaths related to
air pollution, study finds
According to research published in The Lancet
Planetary Health, scientists at the University of
Notre Dame found that particulate...
Risk of heart complications after major
surgery is higher than previously thought
“Our study reveals a greater likelihood of having
heart problems or dying after non-cardiac surgery
than has been recognised...
Drug repurposing
University of New Mexico researchers who combed
through a “library” of previously approved drugs
believe they...
Internet connectivity is oxygen for
research and development work
IMAGE: Emmanuel Togo, IT architect for the
University of Ghana, gave a tour of the university’s
campus network...
Enzymatic DNA synthesis sees the light
(BOSTON) — According to current estimates, the
amount of data produced by humans and machines
is rising at an exponential...
Echo from the past makes rice paddies a
good home for wetland plants
IMAGE: Rice paddies which were originally wetland
are able to provide a new home for the original
wetland plant species...
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 infections still rising rapidly
This figure is far higher than the number of
confirmed cases announced by the government
each day.
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...
Coronavirus US: CDC reports surge in
Hispanic American deaths
American minorities have been hit particularly hard
by COVID-19 – and the share of Hispanic people
dying of the disease...
Boost to develop microalgae into health
foods
However, its widespread development has been
hampered by the current limits of bioimaging tools
needed to allow easy, rapid...
Safe sex or risky romance? Young adults
make the rational choice
This is not to say that young adults make risk-free
choices, but they appear to consider both the risks
and benefits of their...
Existing medications may fight
coronavirus infection
“The gist of it is we think we found a drug that is on
par with remdesivir and is much cheaper,” said
Tudor Oprea,...
Octopus-inspired sucker transfers thin,
delicate tissue grafts and biosensors
“For the last few decades, cell or tissue sheets have
been increasingly used to treat injured or diseased
tissues....
Deep sea coral time machines reveal
ancient CO2 burps
IMAGE: Coral images: Analysis of the fossil remains
of deep-sea corals (pictured here) were used to
examine the history...
Congenital heart defects may not
increase the risk of severe COVID-19
symptoms
NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 16)–Adults and children born
with heart defects had a lower-than-expected risk of
developing moderate...
Results from the FORECAST Trial
reported at TCT Connect
NEW YORK – October 16, 2020 – In the
FORECAST randomized clinical trial, the use of
fractional flow reserve management...
Results from the DEFINE-FLOW study
reported at TCT Connect
NEW YORK – October 16, 2020 – A new
observational study of deferred lesions following
combined fractional flow...
Ethnic minorities are twice as likely to die
from Covid-19 than white people because
of poverty
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...
Personality traits affect shelter at home
compliance
“We found that people who scored low on two
personality traits — openness to experience and
neuroticism —...
Fraction of money earmarked for COVID-
19 recovery could boost climate efforts
Governments worldwide are planning stimulus
packages to boost the economy following the
disruptions caused by the COVID-19...
Remember that fake news you read? It
may help you remember even more
Past research highlights one insidious side of fake
news: The more you encounter the same
misinformation — for instance,...
Study explains the process that
exacerbates MS
MS is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central
nervous system (CNS) and one of the main causes
of neurological functional...
Viral ‘molecular scissor’ is next COVID-19
drug target
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA – American and Polish
scientists, reporting Oct. 16 in the journal Science
Advances, laid out...
New research comparing HIV medications
set to change international
recommendations
IMAGE: The study’s lead author, Dr. Steve Kanters,
who completed the research as a PhD candidate in
UBC’s...
‘Classified knots’: uOttawa researchers
create optical framed knots to encode
information
In a world first, researchers from the University of
Ottawa in collaboration with Israeli scientists have
been able to create...
Results from the TARGET FFR study
reported at TCT Connect
NEW YORK – October 16, 2020 – Results from the
randomized controlled TARGET FFR trial show that
while a physiology-guided...
Nearly 27MILLION GP appointments in
England ‘were lost to the Covid-19
pandemic’
Nearly 27million GP appointments have been ‘lost’
during the coronavirus pandemic, fuelling fears of a
ticking...
Coronavirus: Government adviser says
country should be shut around EVERY
school holiday
Ethnic minorities are twice as likely to die from
Covid-19 than white people because they live in
deprived areas and work...
Physios and paramedics will be trained to
deliver flu and Covid-19 jabs
Physios and paramedics will be trained to deliver flu
and Covid-19 jabs to help the NHS carry out its
mass vaccination programme...
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
coronavirus infections last week amid calls for a
second circuit-breaker...
England’s Covid-19 outbreak grows 64%
in a week
The R rate remains stable for the UK as a whole but
it has dropped for the second week in a row in
England, falling...
Gel instrumental in 3D bioprinting
biological tissues
“The reason why this is important is that the current
cell aggregate bioprinting techniques can’t make
complicated...
Plant genetic engineering to fight ‘hidden
hunger’
Micronutrient malnutrition leads to severe health
problems. For instance, vitamin A and zinc
deficiency are leading risk...
A flash of light to identify tumors: the
results of the VIBRA project of the
Politecnico di Milano
IMAGE: Optical Microscope view more Credit:
Politecnico di Milano The VIBRA project, “Very fast
Imaging...
Two planets around a red dwarf
IMAGE: The SAINT-EX Observatory is a fully robotic
facility hosting a 1-metre telescope based in Mexico.
view...
World’s greatest mass extinction
triggered switch to warm-bloodedness
IMAGE: The origin of endothermy in synapsids,
including the ancestors of mammals. The diagram
shows the evolution of...
How is STEM children’s programming
prioritizing diversity?
IMAGE: “Children soak up subtleties and are
learning and taking cues from everything; by age 5,
you can see...
How is the plan for 48 hospitals going?
Boris Johnson said in his virtual conference speech:
“This government is pressing on with its plan for 48
hospitals....
Now they want a SERIES of circuit breakers:
Government adviser says we should shut down the
country around EVERY school holiday
Coronavirus...
Where’s REALLY had the most Covid-19
deaths? Study says Belgium but data
reveals SAN MARINO
A US study of 19 countries found Belgium has had
the highest death toll per 100,000 people. It was
followed by Spain,...
How Devon, Oxford and Coventry all have
higher Covid-19 infection rates than
London
Devon, Oxford and Coventry all have higher
coronavirus infection rates than London but will face
no lockdown rules when the...
Prenatal cannabis exposure linked to
cognitive deficits, altered behavior
That’s according to a new study by neuroscientists
in Washington State University’s Integrative
Physiology and...
Researchers make counterintuitive
discoveries about immune-like
characteristics of cells
The article describing the research, “DNA Damage
Promotes Epithelial Hyperplasia and Fate Mis-
specification via Fibroblast...
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,...
Lineage tracing of direct astrocyte-to-
neuron conversion for brain repair
IMAGE: Neurons converted from lineage-traced
astrocytes. view more Credit: Jinan University
Regeneration...
Long-term data show a recent
acceleration in chemical and physical
changes in the ocean
IMAGE: From L to R: Rod Johnson (BATS Co-PI),
Emily Davey (Research Technician), Dom Smith
(Research Technician) and...
Is sitting always bad for your mind? A
new study suggests maybe not
IMAGE: Person walking view more Credit: Colorado
State University It’s generally accepted health
advice...
Pinpointing the ‘silent’ mutations that
gave the coronavirus an evolutionary
edge
DURHAM, N.C. — We know that the coronavirus
behind the COVID-19 crisis lived harmlessly in bats
and other wildlife...
Covid: Why bats are not to blame, say
scientists
Outbreaks of emerging diseases have been linked
to human destruction of nature. When forests or

Covid-19: Are we still listening to the
science?
Documents released by the Scientific Advisory
Group for Emergencies (Sage) reveal a call to action
three weeks ago.
Now Matt Hancock says you SHOULD
take vitamin D amid mounting evidence it
protects against Covid-19
Matt Hancock has today urged people to take
vitamin D to help boost their overall health amid
mounting evidence it can protect...
Sweden hasn’t suffered a ‘second wave’
of Covid-19 because it has some
immunity and clear messaging
Sweden hasn’t suffered a ‘second wave’ of Covid-19
because it has some immunity and kept its
messaging...
Chinese experimental Covid-19 vaccine is
safe and produces an immune response
Hopes of getting a Covid-19 vaccine were boosted
again today after an experimental Chinese jab was
found to be safe and produce...
Coronavirus: Soaring infections and
death rates… but do the claims justify
lockdowns?
With half of Britain set to be plunged into stricter
lockdowns from midnight tomorrow, you could be
forgiven for thinking...
Diamond-studded silk wound dressing
detects infection and improves healing
In research led by RMIT University’s Dr Asma
Khalid, smart wound dressings made of silk and
nanodiamonds effectively...
STAT3 identified as important factor in
emotional reactivity
The STAT3 signal transduction pathway is activated
in response to a series of immunogenic and non-
immunogenic stimuli, i.e....
Helping youth diagnosed with early
stages of psychosis
“Identity development is a normal part of growing up
and generally happens when someone is in their
late adolescence...
Machine learning uncovers potential new
TB drugs
Using this new approach, which allows computer
models to account for uncertainty in the data they’re
analyzing, the...
Instituting a minimum price for alcohol
reduces deaths, hospital stays
IMAGE: Bottles of distilled spirits. view more Credit:
Rutgers Center of Alcohol Substance Use Studies
PISCATAWAY,...
A promising new tool in the fight against
melanoma
grasslands are razed to graze...
Coronavirus testing lab ‘chaotic and
dangerous’, scientist claims
Covid: NHS staff testing ‘dismantled’ in virus
hotspots
Coronavirus UK: Agency staff are STILL
working in multiple homes
One of Britain’s largest care home chains was
forced to deny it would let staff work in multiple
homes to protect residents...
Coronavirus: HALF of England in Tier 2 or
3 lockdown amid backlash
What is the difference between Tier One and Tier
Two? TIER ONE Normal social distancing should
be followed. Face masks...
Coronavirus swabs should be analysed
using ‘pooled testing’, experts say
Coronavirus swabs should be analysed in batches
to speed up the Government’s lagging testing
programme, experts say. The...
Just 0.05% of healthy under-70s who get
Covid-19 will die from the disease, study
claims
Covid-19 may actually only kill one in 2,000 healthy
people under the age of 70, according to research.
Dr John Ioannidis,...
Computational approach to optimize
culture conditions required for cell
therapy
That may soon change as researchers at Duke-NUS
Medical School, Singapore, and Monash University,
Australia have devised...
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,...
Athletes fear being judged as weak when
they experience pain or injury
LBP is common in rowers and can cause extended
time out from the sport and even retirement for
some athletes. Rowers from...
Inexpensive and rapid testing of drugs for
resistant infections possible
Antimicrobial resistant infection is one of the major
threats to human health globally, causing 2.5 million
infections and...
When good governments go bad
IMAGE: The ruins of the Roman Forum, once a site
of a representational government. view more Credit:
(c) Linda...
ctDNA may predict outcomes with first-
line, but not second-line immunotherapy
for melanoma
IMAGE: Edith Cowan University Associate Professor
Elin Gray view more Credit: Edith Cowan University
An...
During COVID, scientists turn to
computers to understand C4
photosynthesis
When COVID closed down their lab in March, a
team from the University of Essex turned to
computational approaches to understand...
Immunotherapy combo halts rare, stage 4
sarcoma in teen
IMAGE: John Theurer Cancer Center at
Hackensack University Medical Center. view more
Credit: (Hackensack Meridian...
Head of Operation Warp Speed says he
believes pandemic could be under
control by next flu season
The chief of the Trump administration’s Operation
Warp Speed says he believes the coronavirus
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: Remdesivir has ‘little effect’
on death risks, says WHO
Remdesivir – which was used to treat Trump – has
‘little effect’ on a COVID patient’s chances...
A new approach boosts lithium-ion
battery efficiency and puts out fires, too
If adopted, the researchers said, this technology
could address two major goals of battery research:
extending the driving...
Marriage or not? Rituals help dating
couples decide relationship future
“Rituals have the power to bond individuals and give
us a preview into family life and couple life. We
found they help...
Bark beetle outbreaks benefit wild bee
populations, habitat
New research led by Colorado State University and
published online in Scientific Reports suggests that
spruce beetle outbreaks...
Ingestible capsule that could help
demystify the gut-brain axis
Right now, these conditions and diseases are
primarily diagnosed by patients’ reports of their
symptoms. However, neuroscientists...
Research could change how blood
pressure is managed in spinal cord injury
patients
New research from the International Collaboration
on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) challenges the
current standard for managing...
New bioprosthetic valve for TAVR fails to
demonstrate non-inferiority
Bottom Line: Baseline levels of circulating tumor
DNA (ctDNA) predicted responses to first-line, but
not second-line,...
Oncotarget: Geriatric nutritional risk
index
IMAGE: ROC for cancer death was plotted to verify
the optimum cutoff of GNRI. Abbreviation: ROC,
receiver operating...
COVID: women are less likely to put
themselves in danger
IMAGE: Paola Profeta view more Credit: Paolo
Tonato The increased adherence of women to
Coronavirus policies...
Cuomo asks Trump for guidance on
vaccine distribution
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking
President Trump to meet with US governors and
provide guidance on how coronavirus...
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,...
Sixty percent of Americans want
universal health care, study finds
More than a third of Americans now want the
government to create more of a social safety net –
ensuring health and...
Trigger that leads to faster nerve healing
A new study published in Current Biology identifies
the biological triggers that promote quicker nerve
regeneration. From...
Framework for gauging health impacts of
self-driving vehicles
However, less attention has been focused on the
potential health impacts of self-driving vehicles.
Texas AM University researchers...
Treating ringing in the ears with Sound
and electrical stimulation of the tongue
The findings could potentially help millions of people
since tinnitus affects about 10 to 15 percent of the
population worldwide....
Most effective drugs for common type of
neuropathic pain
The study compared four drugs with different
mechanisms of action in a large group of patients
with CSPN to determine which...
Researchers develop framework to
identify health impacts of self-driving
vehicles
IMAGE: The proposed conceptual model for
assessing the health implications of autonomous
vehicles. view more Credit:...
New technology diagnoses sickle cell
disease in record time
NEW YORK – October 15, 2020 – In a randomized
clinical trial, SCOPE II, a new self-expanding
bioprosthetic valve...
Supergene discovery leads to new
knowledge of fire ants
IMAGE: A Fire Ant view more Credit: UGA A unique
study conducted by University of Georgia
entomologists...
Results from the MITHRAS trial reported
at TCT Connect and published in
Circulation
NEW YORK – October 15, 2020 – The MITHRAS
randomized clinical trial found that interventional
closure of an iatrogenic...
Covid Sage documents: The scientific
evidence and what No 10 then did
The papers, which date from 21 September, were
published on Monday night. They set out in black
and white what scientists...
Covid-19: Talks continue over new
restrictions for parts of England
But Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has
said he is meeting the PM’s team later to discuss the
issue.
‘I fear being a forgotten casualty of
pandemic’
Coronavirus: Virus isolation period extended from
seven to 10 days
FDA approves first treatment for Ebola
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
Astrazeneca took a MONTH to turn over coronavirus
vaccine trial data to the FDA after a participant’s rare
spinal complication...
Herd immunity approach to coping with
coronavirus would be a ‘dangerous’ error,
experts say
Trying to cope with coronavirus by letting it spread to
develop herd immunity would be a ‘dangerous’ error
with...
Study linking 28 genes to developmental
disorders to mean diagnoses for about
500 families
The authors collated anonymised healthcare and
research data to create the largest available genetic
resource for developmental...
EALING is now London’s Covid-19
hotspot and the capital will be in Tier 2
tomorrow night
Ealing has become London’s new Covid-19 hotspot,
figures revealed today as it was confirmed that the
capital is being...
Men are women ‘face an EQUAL risk of
dying from Covid-19’
IMAGE: An Acousto Thermal Shift Assay “lab-on-a-
chip ” device shown next to a quarter for size
comparison. ...
Results from the REFLECT II Trial
reported at TCT Connect
NEW YORK – October 15, 2020 – The REFLECT II
randomized clinical trial evaluating the safety and
efficacy of...
FSU researchers find diverse
communities comprise bacterial mats
threatening coral reefs
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Researchers are learning
more about the brightly colored bacterial mats
threatening the ecological...
East Kent Hospitals: ‘Toxic culture risks
patients’ lives’
The BBC has already revealed how a man with
dementia was restrained by security on 19 separate
occasions to allow treatment...
Covid-19: Talks continue over new
restrictions for parts of England
But Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has
said he is meeting the PM’s team later to discuss the
issue.
‘I fear being a forgotten casualty of
pandemic’
Coronavirus: Virus isolation period extended from
seven to 10 days
Covid: NHS staff testing ‘dismantled’ in
virus hotspots
Coronavirus: ‘Long Covid could be four
different syndromes’
There could be a huge psychological impact on
people living with long-term Covid-19, the National
Institute for Health Research...
Herd immunity approach to coping with
coronavirus would be a ‘dangerous’ error,
experts say
Trying to cope with coronavirus by letting it spread to
develop herd immunity would be a ‘dangerous’ error
with...
Seeing evolution happening before your
eyes
“What we see in terms of biodiversity in nature is
caused, to a large degree, by changes in
enhancers,” explains...
Distracted learning a big problem, golden
opportunity for educators, students
And while numerous researchers found that
simultaneous use of electronic devices has a
significant detrimental impact on...
Breakthrough blood test developed for
brain tumors
Men and women have died of coronavirus in similar
numbers, despite previous research suggesting the
disease has a more severe...
Therapy plus medication better than
medication alone in bipolar disorder
For the paper, published in JAMA Psychiatry
researchers analyzed studies that included adult
and adolescent patients currently...
Liverpool’s NHS trust claims its intensive
care units are only 80% full and quieter
than usual
Intensive care units at Liverpool’s biggest NHS trust
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
eye following recent debates about the initiative to
limit the influx...
Oxford University scientists create a five-
minute coronavirus test
Oxford University scientists create a five-minute
coronavirus test which could be used in airports and
offices Team behind...
Coronavirus swab snaps and gets stuck
in tracheostomy patient’s LUNG
Coronavirus swab gets stuck in patient’s LUNG
when it snaps and falls into breathing tube put in her
neck after surgery Swabs...
Bats save energy by reducing
energetically costly immune functions
during annual migration
IMAGE: Bat- Victim of a wind turbine blow. view
more Credit: Christian Voigt, Leibniz-IZW Both
seasonal...
Study upends understanding about joint
injuries
The paper, published Oct. 7 in Scientific Reports, is
the first that investigates the role of a protein, known
as lubricin,...
A new toolkit for capturing how COVID-19
impacts crime
Previous research has demonstrated how crime
patterns can be affected by regular seasonal factors,
such as holidays and hours...
Small RNA as a central player in
infections
Helicobacter pylori uses several “virulence” factors
that allow it to survive in the stomach and can lead
to...
Ultrasound technique offers more
precise, quantified assessments of lung
health
Researchers from North Carolina State University
and the University of North Carolina have developed
a technique that uses...
Comparing blood samples from patients with
gliomas with tumor biopsy tissues from the same
patients, Leonora Balaj, PhD,...
Stay in touch with your emotions to
reduce pandemic-induced stress
It may be anguish over the sickness or death of a
friend or family member. It may be anxiety over a job
that has been altered...
An alternative to animal experiments
Standard cell lines and animal experiments have
certain disadvantages. One main issue is the lack of
applicability of the...
Test and Trace records another worst-
ever performance as just 63% of contacts
reached
Britain’s Test and Trace system is being
overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus infections
after it only reached 63...
Researchers step toward understanding
how toxic PFAS chemicals spread from
release sites
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A study
led by Brown University researchers sheds new light
on how pollutants...
New study to assess pandemic’s impact
on Canadian veterans and their spouses
IMAGE: Drs. Don Richardson (left) and Anthony
Nazarov (right), researchers at Lawson Health
Research Institute ...
Plastic bags with holes in may be an
alternative to shields, Indian doctors
claim
Plastic bags with holes cut out work as PPE and
could be an alternative to shields, doctors on the
Covid-19 frontline have...
Synthego’s CRISPR platform enables
faster ID of potential Coronavirus
treatment
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 15, 2020 –
Synthego, the genome engineering company, has
collaborated with The Krogan...
UT Southwestern leads national efforts
around childhood blood disorders
DALLAS – Oct.15, 2020 – When a child has a rare
blood disorder, clinicians can struggle to find the
best diagnostic...
Predicting influenza epidemics
“Our method predicts influenza epidemics by using
data from real episodes of care and consultations
about influenza...
Novel antiviral strategy for treatment of
COVID-19
They discovered that a class of metallodrugs
currently used in the treatment of other infectious
diseases is showing efficacy...
Automatic decision-making prevents us
harming others
A team based in the Universities of Birmingham and
Oxford in the UK and Yale University in the US
investigated the different...
Will the COVID-19 virus become
endemic?
Shaman is a professor of environmental health
sciences and director of the Columbia Mailman
School Climate and Health program...
Repurposing drugs for a pan-coronavirus
treatment
The consortium included researchers at EMBL’s
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the
Quantitative Biosciences...
People with type O blood may be less
likely to catch coronavirus
Drug overdose deaths have soared by nearly 10
percent over the last year, early data from the
Centers for Disease Control...
Nearly 75% of New Yorkers believe
coronavirus cases on the city will spike
by this winter
Most New York City residents believe coronavirus
cases will soon spike to levels not seen in the early
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
key workers and get tested for Covid-19 weekly to
enable safe visits...
Hundreds more under-65s than normal
have died of heart problems since the
Covid crisis, study shows
Hundreds of under-65s have been killed by strokes
and heart attacks because of the lockdown, a shock
report reveals today. Deaths...
Army researchers collaborate on
universal antibody test for COVID-19
Dr. Jimmy Gollihar, biochemist and biotechnologist
for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development
Command’s Army...
Impact of COVID-19 infection on patients
with congenital heart disease
In what may be the largest study of its kind to date,
researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College
of Physicians and...
New study suggests crucial role for
lymphocytes in asymptomatic COVID-19
infection
A retrospective study of 52 COVID-19 patients,
published this week in mSphere, an open-access
journal of the American Society...
Severe morning sickness linked to
depression new study finds
Deep learning artificial intelligence keeps
an eye on volcano movements
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — RADAR satellites can
collect massive amounts of remote sensing data that
can detect ground movements...
Healthy skepticism: People may be wary
of health articles on crowdsourced sites
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — People may be
skeptical about medical and health articles they
encounter on crowdsourced websites,...
Britain must not be sacrificed on the altar
of fighting Covid-19, writes Professor
ROBERT DINGWALL
Boris Johnson, it emerged this week, has finally
decided to disagree with Sage, the committee of
scientists that seems to...
Almost half of Britons could be less likely
to catch Covid-19 because they have
Type O blood
People with blood type O could be less likely to get
sick with Covid-19, according to new research. Their
risk of severe...
Pfizer’s shot left fewer than half of
participants with side effects
A second experimental coronavirus vaccine being
tested by Pfizer Inc and its German partner
BioNTech SE showed promising...
Long Covid could actually be four
different syndromes but scientists admit
‘we still don’t know’
‘Long Covid’ could actually be split into four different
syndromes, scientists today claimed. Thousands of
survivors...
Scientists identify sensor protein that
underlies bladder control
The discovery, published Oct. 14 in Nature, marks a
key advance in basic neurobiology and may also
lead to better treatments...
Aerosols vs. droplets
UC Santa Barbara researchers Yanying Zhu and Lei
Zhao hope to arm people with better knowledge of
how SARS-CoV-2 spreads...
COVID-19 rapid test has successful lab
results, research moves to next stages
Professor Misra, in the University’s College of
Engineering Chemical and Materials Department,
has been working on...
Are corals genetically equipped to
survive climate change?
“Acropora corals are especially susceptible to
bleaching and are expected to decline in the future,”
said Professor...
Australian carp virus plan ‘dead in the
water’
Severe morning sickness, known as hyperemesis
gravidarum (HG), is a debilitating condition that
affects around 1-2 per cent...
Strategic interventions in dairy
production in developing countries can
help meet growing global demand for
milk
IMAGE: Projected volumes of milk (ECM,
International Energy Corrected Milk) that will be
produced by region in 2030...
Australian research shows NASA’s James
Webb telescopes will reveal hidden
galaxies
IMAGE: An artist impression of the James Webb
Space Telescope, fully deployed. view more Credit:
NASA Two...
Does science have a plastic problem?
Microbiologists take steps to reducing
plastic waste
Led by Dr Amy Pickering and Dr Joana Alves, the
lab replaced single-use plastics with re-useable
equipment. Where alternatives...
Research finds that blue-light glasses
improve sleep and workday productivity
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — During the pandemic, the
amount of screen time for many people working and
learning from home as...
Coronavirus: Ethnic-minority vaccine
volunteers needed
Researchers want more British people belonging to
ethnic minorities to sign up for coronavirus vaccine
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...
US ‘general public’ will be able to get
covid vaccines by APRIL, Fauci says
Dr Fauci predicts the US will have enough doses of
coronavirus vaccines for the general public by
APRIL When asked on CBS...
Cambridge academics estimate more
than 400,000 people caught Covid-19 the
day before lockdown
Coronavirus infections in England are still more than
eight times below the devastating levels they
reached in the spring...
Relatives of care home residents will be
treated as key workers
Relatives of care home residents will be treated as
key workers and get tested for Covid-19 weekly to
enable safe visits...
Coronavirus UK: Daily cases jump 40% in
a week to 19,724
Britain’s daily Covid-19 cases have jumped 40 per
cent in a week as health officials today announced
19,724 more infections...
Plans to release a virus to reduce numbers of
invasive Common Carp in Australia are unlikely to
work and should be dropped,...
Facebook users spread Russian
propaganda less often when they know
source
Russian propaganda is hitting its mark on social
media — generating strong partisan reactions that
may help intensify...
Oncotarget: Exosomal lncRNA PCAT-1
promotes Kras-associated
chemoresistance
IMAGE: Exosomal PCAT-1 promotes tumor growth
and guides lymph node metastasis in vivo view
more Credit: Correspondence...
Golden meat: Engineering cow cells to
produce beta carotene
A group of researchers at Tufts University have
genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce
plant nutrients not natively...
Coronavirus: Are some soaps better than
others?
Over the last few months we’ve been told how
important it is to wash our hands regularly – for at
least 20 seconds –...
Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine trial
paused due to ill volunteer
“We’re also learning more about this participant’s
illness, and it’s important to have all the facts...
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...
Glitch in NHS Covid-19 app causing
phantom notifications is FINALLY ‘fixed’
The NHS Covid-19 app has finally been given an
update to address the glitch causing phantom
notifications which led to widespread...
NHS hospitals in England are cancelling
operations to make way for a surge in
coronavirus patients
Hospitals across England are cancelling routine
operations to make way for a surge in coronavirus
patients. University Hospitals...
How Covid-19 could leave you DEAF
A 45-year-old man suddenly lost his hearing
because of his Covid-19, doctors have claimed in
the first British case of its...
Assessing state of the art in AI for brain
disease treatment
One tough problem is the diagnosis, surgical
treatment, and monitoring of brain diseases. The
range of AI technologies available...
Effectiveness of fitness-boosting
strategies may be linked to personality
traits
Strategies to alter people’s health behaviors — such
as increasing their physical activity — vary in
effectiveness,...
New study shows about one-third of
young people in 43 low- and middle-
income countries have lost a sibling
before age 25
Though research examining the impact of sibling
death on children and families is growing, much of
this new literature focuses...
Novel software assesses phonologial
awareness
The ATLAS, or Access to Literacy Assessment
System, program — the first test of its kind for
children with speech and/or...
Studies offer new evidence for possible
link between blood type and COVID-19
susceptibility
As the pandemic continues, the global biomedical
research community is working urgently to identify
coronavirus risk factors...
Thinning and prescribed fire treatments
reduce tree mortality
ALBANY, Calif. — To date in 2020, 1,217 wildfires
have burned 1,473,522 million acres of National
Forest System lands...
Researchers mine data and connect the
dots about processes driving
neuroblastoma
IMAGE: Jinghui Zhang, Ph.D., chair of the St. Jude
Department of Computational Biology. view more
Credit:...
Could an existing vaccine make COVID-
19 less deadly? Mexico City study
provides support
IMAGE: Nurse Fernanda A. Rodriguez-Monroy,
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
Southampton researchers have identified a blood
profile that could help identify COVID-19 patients at
greatest risk of deterioration...
England and Wales saw SECOND worst
death toll in Europe during first wave of
Covid-19
England and Wales have been two of the three
European countries to suffer the most excess deaths
during the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Liverpool’s biggest hospitals are 10%
closer to capacity than they normally are
in October
Liverpool’s biggest hospitals are only 10 per cent
closer to capacity than normal for October, official
data has revealed. The...
A new, comprehensive approach to
measure inequality in preventable child
mortality
One of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
calls for a substantial reduction in preventable
deaths for children...
Scientists show jet lag conditions impair
immune response in mice
Shiftwork and experimental models of frequent flying
across time zones have been correlated with cancer
risk, but not much...
Nerves that sense touch may play role in
autism
“More than 70% of people with autism have
differences in their sensory perception,” said study
author Sung-Tsang...
Protein that keeps immune system from
freaking out could form basis for new
therapeutics
IMAGE: Two macrophages (blue) fighting to engulf
the same pathogen (green). GIV/Girdin is shown in
red. view...
UMaine researcher: How leaves reflect
light reveals evolutionary history of seed
plants
The way leaves reflect light can illuminate the
evolutionary history of seed plants, according to an
international team of...
Beak bone reveals pterosaur like no other
IMAGE: An artist’s impression of Leptostomia
begaaensis view more Credit: Megan Jacobs,
University of...
Glitter litter could be damaging rivers
New research indicates that glitter could be causing
ecological damage to our rivers and lakes. The
study, led by Dr Dannielle...
‘Slim’ chance that Oxford’s coronavirus
vaccine will be ready in 2020, jab chief
says
As scientists race to develop a coronavirus vaccine
to bring the world back to normal, MailOnline has
taken a look at the...
PHE told peers on September 15 that UK
‘on same trajectory as Germany’
PHE was reassuring politicians the UK was ‘on the
same trajectory as Germany’ and would NOT see
spikes like in...
London’s Covid-19 outbreak sees 12
boroughs top infection threshold of 100
cases per 100,000
Twelve London boroughs have seen Covid-19
infection rates tip the worrying threshold of 100
cases per 100,000 people, amid...
Academics behind ‘circuit breaker’ study
admit their death figures are over-
estimated
One of the scientists behind a paper saying a ‘circuit
breaker’ half-term lockdown could save thousands
of lives...
Britain’s coronavirus cases jump 40% in a
week with 19,724 more infections
Britain’s daily Covid-19 cases have jumped 40 per
cent in a week as health officials today announced
19,724 more infections...
Watching nature on TV can boost
wellbeing
The research has also shown that experiencing
nature in virtual reality could have even larger
benefits, boosting positive...
Head and neck injuries make up nearly 28
percent of all electric scooter accident
injuries
In a study of e-scooter injuries, Kathleen
Yaremchuk, M.D., chair of the Department of
Otolaryngology — Head and Neck...
Even minimal physical activity
measurably boosts health
Stand up, your life may depend on it It is well-
documented that exercise and other moderate-to-
vigorous physical activity...
Biggest carbon dioxide drop: Real-time
data show COVID-19’s massive impact on
global emissions
“What makes our study unique is the analysis of
meticulously collected near-real-time data” explains
lead author...
New blood test predicts which COVID-19
patients will develop severe infection
IMAGE: Professor Gerry McElvaney (left), the
study’s senior author and a consultant in Beaumont
Hospital, and...
New insight into neovessel formation
shows promise in future treatment of
cardiovascular diseases
A new study by researchers at the University of
Eastern Finland provides novel insight into the
previously unknown effects...
Clean and clear: How being more
transparent over resources helps cut
carbon emissions
IMAGE: Study author Benjamin K Sovacool,
Professor of Energy Policy at the University of
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...
Wales WILL ban people from parts of the
UK with high Covid rates from entering
Wales says it will BAN people from Covid hotspots
in England travelling across the border from Friday –
but how will...
And the winner is … dependent on
judging accountability
Professor Simone Ferriani, Professor at the
Business School (formerly Cass) and University of
Bologna, Professor Gino Cattani...
Relationship value and economic value
are evaluated by the same part of the
brain
Researchers from several Japanese universities
have revealed that the orbitofrontal cortex, the part
of the brain responsible...
Unraveling the network of molecules that
influence COVID-19 severity
Researchers from the Morgridge Institute for
Research, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and
Albany Medical College sought...
Molecular dance keeps your heart beating
Filament-like proteins in heart muscle cells have to
be exactly the same length so that they can
coordinate perfectly to...
New study highlights links between
inflammation and Parkinson’s disease
IMAGE: ©University Of Luxembourg view more
Credit: ©University Of Luxembourg Around 15% of
Parkinson’s...
The atomic makeup of M. pneumoniae’s
‘nap’ structure glides into view
Caterpillars are small bugs with two rows of tiny legs
that all move in a coordinated manner, causing the
caterpillar to...
Tied to undiagnosed disease, aortic
dissection in pregnancy proves difficult
to predict
In a time already full of challenges and changes,
some pregnant and postpartum women will also
experience a rare but dangerous...
Bringing a power tool from math into
quantum computing
IMAGE: A novel quantum circuit that calculates the
Fourier transform in a much quicker, versatile, and
more efficient...
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
The Consumer Protection Association (VSV), a
private organisation in Austria, said it was seeking
damages of up to €100,000...
Coronavirus: Patient has sudden
permanent hearing loss
The ear-nose-and-throat experts told BMJ Case
Reports journal steroid drugs could help avoid this
damage if given early enough....
Indoor mask mandates reduce
coronavirus infection rates by nearly
HALF, new study finds
Coronavirus infection rates were 50% lower in
regions with indoor mask mandates – and a
nationwide order issued in...
The distance local energy goes to bring
power to the people
A study published today in the journal Frontiers in
Sustainability by the University of California, Davis,
sheds light on...
Anticancer compounds for B cell cancer
therapy targeting cellular stress response
The ER is an important organelle in our cells that
oversees the quality control of protein folding under
normal conditions...
Effects of low-level lead exposure and
alcohol consumption
The study, published in Neuropharmacology, looked
at whether developmental lead exposure can
increase the propensity to relapse...
New study shows which medical
procedures pose COVID-19 risk to health-
care providers
The team, led by University of Alberta medicine
professor Sebastian Straube, carried out a
systematic review of public health...
Oncotarget: Genomic markers of
midostaurin drug sensitivity in leukemia
patients
IMAGE: RGL4 expression correlates with response
to midostaurin in FLT3-ITD positive samples. (A)
Distribution of midostaurin...
Scientists shed new light on viruses’ role
in coral bleaching
IMAGE: Pocillopora corals from Mo’orea. view more
Credit: (photo by Andrew Thurber, OSU).
CORVALLIS,...
Swine coronavirus replicates in human
cells
New research from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill suggests that a strain of coronavirus
that has recently...
Machine learning model helps
characterize compounds for drug
discovery
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Tandem mass
spectrometry is a powerful analytical tool used to
characterize complex mixtures...
Covid-19: New three-tier restrictions
come into force in England
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland is set to extend the
half-term holidays for schools, from Monday,
alongside other new measures...
28% US college-age adults say they do
NOT drink, study finds
Nearly 30% of college-age Americans say they do
NOT drink and the number of young adults abusing
alcohol has fallen by nearly...
Want to wait less at the bus stop? Beware
real-time updates
In fact, people who followed the suggestions of
transit apps to time their arrival for when the bus
pulls up to the stop...
COVID-19 recovery at home possible for
most patients
The study, published by the Journal of the American
College of Emergency Physicians Open, showed
that none of those patients...
New insight on mole growth could aid
development of skin cancer treatments
The findings in mice could help scientists develop
new ways to prevent skin cancer growth that take
advantage of the normal...
Technique to recover lost single-cell
RNA-sequencing information
With their new approach, the MIT team could extract
10 times as much information from each cell in a
sample. This increase...
Inhibition of HDAC and mTOR may
improve outcomes for relapsed/refractory
Hodgkin lymphoma
Bottom Line: The histone deacetylase (HDAC)
inhibitor vorinostat (Zolinza) in combination with the
mTOR inhibitor sirolimus...
DNA-peptide interactions create complex
behaviours which may have helped shape
biology
IMAGE: Short double-stranded DNA (Oligo dsDNA)
co-assemble in an end-to-end stacked fashion with
a cationic peptide...
Research demonstrates a molecular
dance that keeps your heart beating
IMAGE: A microscope photograph of a heart muscle
cell. The regular green patterns show stained actin
filaments. ...
An innovative method to tune lasers
toward infrared wavelengths
Researchers at Institut national de la recherche
scientifique (INRS) have discovered a cost-effective
way to tune the spectrum...
Young, white US men are the least likely
to wash their hands amid the coronavirus
pandemic
White college-aged men in the US are the least
likely to wash their hands amid the coronavirus
pandemic, a new report finds. This...
Up to ONE-THIRD of people believe
unproven theories that the coronavirus
was made in a Chinese lab
Up to one-third of people believe the coronavirus
was engineered in a laboratory in Wuhan, China –
where the pandemic...
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam: North of
England never squashed Covid-19
outbreak properly
The North is bearing the brunt of the second
coronavirus wave because it didn’t squash its first
outbreak as well,...
Coronavirus UK: Professor Jonathan
Van-Tam’s numbers behind Boris
Johnson’s ‘traffic light’ lockdown
England’s second wave of coronavirus is extending
south of the worst-affected areas in the North of the
country...
What the SAGE scientists REALLY told
Boris Johnson: 10pm pubs curfew won’t
work
Number 10 was today blasted for not ‘following the
science’ after bombshell documents showed
ministers shunned a...
How psychological ownership can
enhance stewardship for public goods
Caring for the Commons: Using Psychological
Ownership to Enhance Stewardship Behavior for
Public Goods aims to help solve...
Multiple neurodevelopmental conditions
may lead to worse educational outcomes
Children with neurodevelopmental conditions such
as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
autism spectrum disorder...
Ultrasound screening may be limited in
ability to predict perinatal complications
The diagnostic effectiveness of ultrasound screening
in predicting the delivery of a macrosomic infant,
shoulder dystocia...
Novel discoveries in preventing epileptic
seizures
Temporal lobe epileptic seizures are debilitating and
can cause lasting damage in patients, including
neuronal death and...
Cover crop could solve weed problems
for edamame growers
URBANA, Ill. – For vegetable growers, weeds can
mean lost income from reduced yield and foreign
plant matter contaminating...
American Pikas show resiliency in the
face of global warming
IMAGE: American pika view more Credit: Andrew
Smith, Arizona State University The American pika
is a charismatic,...
To make mini-organs grow faster, give
them a squeeze
‘No evidence’ newborns can catch the
coronavirus from their mothers after
birth, study claims
Newborns face no risk of catching Covid-19 from
their mothers in the womb, a study has claimed.
Out of 101 babies born...
Covid-19 infection rates at universities
are up to SEVEN TIMES higher than in
local cities
Coronavirus outbreaks in student areas are much
bigger in the universities than in the towns and cites
around them, data...
Coronavirus UK: 13,972 new cases and
50 deaths as daily toll rises
The UK today announced 13,972 new
coronavirus cases and 50 more victims as Boris
Johnson plunged millions of people into...
Bacterial toxin with healing effect
Normally they are among the many harmless
organisms found in and on the human body: one in
four people have millions of Staphylococcus...
New global temperature data will inform
study of climate impacts on health,
agriculture
A new data set published in the journal Scientific
Data provides high-resolution, daily temperatures
from around the globe...
Television advertising limits can reduce
childhood obesity, study concludes
Childhood obesity is a global problem with few signs
of progress. As part of the UK government’s plan to
halve childhood...
Teen brain differences linked to increased
waist circumference
Findings from this study provide the first evidence of
microstructural brain differences that are linked to
waist circumference...
College of Medicine researcher makes
novel discoveries in preventing epileptic
seizures
IMAGE: Sanjay Kumar, an associate professor in
the Florida State University College of Medicine’s
Department...
Foreign election interference: A global
response
IMAGE: provides global, interdisciplinary coverage
of election law, policy, and administration view more
Credit:...
Clinic reduces GA1 brain injury risk by
83% with therapies developed over 30
years
A new study summarizes over 30 years of clinical
experience in the treatment and management of
glutaric acidemia type 1 (GA1),...
Trees and lawns beat the heat
IMAGE: In this image, the cell division marker Ki67
shows that the number of dividing cells in organoids
increases...
Watching nature on TV can boost
wellbeing, finds new study
Watching high quality nature programmes on TV can
uplift people’s moods, reduce negative emotions,
and help alleviate...
Covid 19: Care home visitor scheme to be
piloted in England
Trump Supreme Court pick evasive on key issues
Amy Coney Barrett refuses to give views on abortion
and healthcare at her...
Shielding not needed yet, despite rising
Covid rate
The advice is tailored according to the local Covid
alert level the person lives in, using the new three-
tier system:
Dutch woman in her 80s becomes ‘first
person to die after being re-infected with
coronavirus’
An 89-year-old Dutch woman is thought to have
become the first person in the world to die after
getting re-infected with...
Shielding for the vulnerable will NOT be
brought back for coronavirus local
lockdowns in England
Shielding for vulnerable people will not be brought
back into use in England as the country battles a
second wave...
Just 2% of Britons are getting Covid-19
test results within a day, data shows
Nine out of 10 people taking coronavirus tests in
England have to wait more than 24 hours for their
result, despite Boris...
Government releases handy interactive
tool showing COVID restrictions in YOUR
area
Britons confused by lockdown rules can find
out what Covid-19 restrictions and infection rates
are in their area thanks...
Scientists engineer bacteria-killing
molecules from wasp venom
In the study, published today in the Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers
altered a highly toxic...
How deadly parasites ‘glide’ into human
cells
Gliding enables the Apicomplexa parasites to enter
and move between host cells. For example, upon
entering the human body...
Act now on wildfires, global climate
change, human health, study says
A special report published in the New England
Journal of Medicine, led by Professor Yuming Guo
and Dr Shanshan Li from the...
Customers prefer partitions over
mannequins in socially-distanced dining
In cities, humans replace the natural ground cover
with roofs, pavement and other artificial materials
that are impervious...
Covid-19: Why is Essex County Council
pleading for tighter restrictions?
The number of cases in Essex has risen from just
over 700 in the week to 2 October to just over 1,000
in the week to 9 October.
Trial to test if Vitamin D protects against
Covid
Should I take vitamin D?
Doctors will trial whether vitamin D can
protect people from Covid-19
Doctors will finally trial whether vitamin D can
actually protect people from Covid-19 amid
mounting evidence the 3p-a-day...
Covid-19 deaths continue to creep up
with 321 victims in England and Wales
last week
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in England and
Wales has risen for the fourth week in a row, official
figures revealed...
Harvard study finds patients with severe
COVID-19 infections have protection up
to four months
People who survive severe cases of the novel
coronavirus may have immunity that is longer-
lasting, a new study suggests. Researchers...
Coronavirus UK: Daily deaths exceed 100
for first time since JUNE
Britain today recorded more than 100 coronavirus
deaths for the first time in four months as officials
announced 143 more...
Blocking immune system pathway may
stop COVID-19 infection, prevent severe
organ damage
Based on their findings, the researchers believe that
inhibiting the protein, known as factor D, also will
curtail the potentially...
Age and likelihood of SARS-CoV-2
infection
There have been a large number of deaths due to
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and it has been
shown that elderly individuals...
Study underscores the gut-brain
connection, shows hunger hormone
impacts memory
The study was published in the journal Current
Biology on Sept. 17. Animals and humans have the
hormone ghrelin in their...
COVID-19 frequently causes neurological
injuries
Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of
Medicine, the study showed no cases of brain or
nerve inflammation (meningitis...
A study indicates that hair loss might be
prevented by regulating stem cell
rooms
A study published in the International Journal of
Hospitality Managementrevealed that consumer
perceptions of the dining...
Mental accounting is impacting
sustainable behavior
Mental accounting is a concept that describes the
mental processes we employ to organise our
resource use. Human beings tend...
Alcohol use changed right after COVID-19
lockdown
SPOKANE, Wash. – One in four adults reported a
change in alcohol use almost immediately after stay-
at-home orders were...
Quantum physics: Physicists
successfully carry out controlled
transport of stored light
IMAGE: For the experiment, atoms of rubidium-87
are first pre-cooled and then transported to the main
test area, which...
Winners and losers of energy transition
The European Green Deal aims to drastically reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector,
which could have substantial...
As actress Terri Dwyer found, delaying
bunion surgery can have agonising effect
At times the pain was so bad that it kept actress and
TV presenter Terri Dwyer awake at night. Hers isn’t
the kind of pain...
Can sitting down make you incontinent?
A staggering seven million women in the UK suffer
from urinary incontinence — often caused by a
weakening of the pelvic...
Coronavirus will cost the US $16
TRILLION – 90% of the GDP
The coronavirus pandemic will cost the US an
estimated $16 trillion – about 90 percent of the
annual gross domestic...
The pandemic has led to 225,000 excess
deaths in the US, study finds
The pandemic has directly or indirectly led to
225,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US, whether those
people died of COVID-19 itself...
New model may explain rarity of certain
malaria-blocking mutations
Malaria is a potentially lethal, mosquito-borne
disease caused by parasites of the Plasmodium
genus. Several protective adaptations...
Media trust correlated with COVID-19
prevention behaviors, study finds
In 2020, individuals’ behavior in response to the
pandemic has closely correlated with the kinds of
mass media outlets...
metabolism
Hair follicle stem cells, which promote hair growth,
can prolong their life by switching their metabolic
state. In experiments...
Well-formed disorder for versatile light
technologies
IMAGE: Red light is transformed into blue light by
frequency doubling inside tiny spheres made of
nanocrystals. ...
If the glove fits
IMAGE: Israeli archaeologists found an astonishing
common denominator among storage jars in Israel
over a period of...
Research team discovers mechanism that
restores cell function after genome
damage
A research team from Cologne has discovered that
a change in the DNA structure – more precisely in
the chromatin –...
For nearly six months RAY CONNOLLY
has been in hospital fighting Covid-19.
Now he shares his story
From the very beginning I was afraid of Covid-19.
That was in January when I first began to read
reports of deaths in China. If...
The targeted radiation beam helps cancer
patients swallow
A new technique can help patients undergoing
radiotherapy for throat cancer retain the ability to
swallow normally — a...
Simple treatment that could free diabetics
from insulin
A 45-minute hospital procedure could enable those
with type 2 diabetes to stop using insulin. A small
hot water-filled balloon...
Is this hi-tech ear bud the answer to
heartburn?
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reduce indigestion, according to a study by Harvard
Medical School. The...
Heat has stronger effect on health in less
developed cities, study finds
Heat exposure, which will increase with global
warming, is associated with increases in mortality
and morbidity but little...
Pregnant women with severe COVID-19
face additional risks and early delivery
Meanwhile, the study, published in the American
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, also found
that pregnant women with...
Black and Asian patients have increased
risk of severe COVID-19 at different
stages of the disease, UK study finds
Data analysis published Oct. 9, 2020 in
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
various separate risk factors that have been brought
up in debates...
Osteoarthritis biomarker could help 300
million people worldwide
A study led by PhD student Olivia Lee and her
supervisor Associate Professor Paul Anderson using
mass spectrometry imaging...
Eyeglass-attached display device
provides fluoroscopic guidance during
spine surgery
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fluoroscopic monitor by turning the head away from
the surgical field. B:...
The ur-Iris likely had purple flowers,
pollinated by insects for nectar
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(B) I. bismarckiana; (C) I. fulva; (D) I. historio; (E) I.
loretti;...
When reproductive rights are less
restrictive, babies are born healthier
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policy climate for each state plus the District of
Columbia in the...
Athletes don’t benefit from relying on a
coach for too long
BINGHAMTON, NY — Athletes increasingly relying
on a coach over the course of a season may be a
sign that they aren’t...
Long Covid: Derbyshire woman says she
uses swimming to help
We know Covid-19 has caused thousands of deaths
and left many more hospitalised. But scientists and
doctors are only starting...
Covid: Sage scientists called for short
lockdown weeks ago
It comes as the Liverpool region prepares to enter a
“very high” Covid alert level from Wednesday, the
highest...
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protect you from infection
For many people, getting the annual flu jab is
nothing more than an irritating chore — and nearly a
third of those who...
Forget the R rate, it’s the Covid-19
clusters we need to stop
During the coronavirus pandemic, the reproduction
number — R for short — has been used as a key
measure of whether the...
How can I stop night sweats from
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Pandemic-related stress leads to less
employee engagement
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right kind of boss helped reduce stress and increase
engagement and pro-social...
The making of memory B cells and long-
term immune responses
IMAGE: B cell differentiation in GC view more
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan — The
current...
Blood tests could be developed to help
predict pregnancy complications new
study suggests
UCLA researchers say a blood test commonly used
to detect fetal genetic abnormalities may help
predict complications associated...
Crayfish ‘trapping’ fails to control
invasive species
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celebrity chefs, crayfish ‘trapping’ is not helping to
control...
Oncotarget: miR-708-5p targets
oncogenic prostaglandin E2 production
in lung cancer cell
IMAGE: miR-708 and the arachidonic acid pathway.
Illustration of miR-708’s relationship to the AA
signaling pathway....
Covid: Nightingale hospitals in northern
England told to get ready
It comes as a new three-tier system of lockdown
rules for England has been announced.
Covid reinfection: Man gets Covid twice
and second hit ‘more severe’
But the study in the Lancet Infectious Diseases,
raises questions about how much immunity can be
built up to the virus.
The remedies that can make your
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thousands turned to the trusty painkiller ibuprofen to
combat symptoms such...
Nevada man, 25, contracted coronavirus
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his second bout
Researchers in the US have confirmed the country’s
first case of a patient becoming reinfected with the
novel coronavirus. According...
Should you pay £100 for a first aid kit?
We review a range of ready-made packs
These days there’s a health kit available for almost
every eventuality. But are they worth the money, or
would a quick...
Harvard timelapse map reveals how
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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
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...
Very low risk to newborns from moms
with COVID-19, finds study
The study was published online today in JAMA
Pediatrics. “Our findings should reassure expectant
mothers with COVID-19...
Scientists find neurochemicals have
unexpectedly profound roles in the
human brain
The discovery shows researchers can continually
and simultaneously measure the activity of both
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...
Using robotic assistance to make
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The milestone brings closer the prospect of an
intelligent robotic system being able to guide
instruments to precise locations...
The valuation of a company’s investment
properties may bring surprises
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statements...
Mass loss driven shape evolution model
unveils formation of flattened ‘snowman’
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IMAGE: Mass loss driven shape evolution of
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Xuan from PMO The...
IPK scientists discover gene that ensures
slim inflorescence shape of barley
IMAGE: A field of barley near Halle view more
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meristem”...
Age does not contribute to COVID-19
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IMAGE: The age distribution of mortality by COVID-
19 was similar in Italy (reported on 13th May 2020),
Japan (reported...
Lung cancer referrals are down 50%
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19, experts claim
Thousands of lung cancer patients may have gone
undiagnosed because the disease’s symptoms are
so similar to coronavirus,...
the virus is most...
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...
To protect nature’s benefits, focus on
people
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at the Stanford Natural Capital Project and lead
author on...
More young adults are abstaining from
alcohol
Between 2002 and 2018, the number of adults aged
18-22 in the U.S. who abstained from alcohol
increased from 20% to 28% for...
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...
Australian valley a ‘natural laboratory’ to
test carbon sequestration theory
Geoscientists at the University of Sydney have
discovered a natural laboratory to test claims that
the carbon captured during...
Using electric current to stabilize low-
permeability soils
According to EU Science Hub, increasingly frequent
extreme weather events will cause intensifying
damage to infrastructure,...
A circular economy could save the
world’s economy post-COVID-19
IMAGE: Dr Taofeeq Ibn-Mohammed, from WMG,
University of Warwick view more Credit: WMG,
University of Warwick The...
Making disorder for an ideal battery
IMAGE: Three-dimensional surface of sodium ion
diffusion in a hydroborate crystal. This new material
forms a disordered...
How Covid-19 cases are less than HALF
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prediction of 50,000
Britain’s coronavirus crisis has fallen far short of the
Government’s doomsday prediction of 50,000 cases
a day...
NHS trust tells patients they will have to
wait up to TWO YEARS for non-urgent
treatment
Hospitals in Liverpool have began the process of
scaling back non-urgent treatments because of a
spike in Covid-19 patients,...
London saved from tougher lockdown…
for now: PM steps back from new
restrictions for the capital
Boris Johnson stepped back from immediately
placing the capital into the second Very High risk
group as he outlined...
New research on SARS-CoV-2 virus
‘survivability’
The research, undertaken at the Australian Centre
for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong,
found that SARS-CoV-2: survived...
Computational approach to optimise
culture conditions required for cell
therapy
IMAGE: The scientists used EpiMogrify, an
innovative computational biology algorithm, to
predict molecules needed to...
Skeletal muscle development and
regeneration mechanisms vary by gender
IMAGE: ER? controls muscle growth in young
female mice ER? is essential for muscle
regeneration in female mice Inactivation...
Multi-state data storage leaving binary
behind
IMAGE: Computing consumes 8% of global
electricity, largely in massive, factory-sized data
centres. This already-unsustainable...
Revealing the reason behind jet formation
at the tip of laser optical fiber
IMAGE: The schematics of the jet formation
mechanism. view more Credit: Junnosuke Okajima,
Tohoku University When...
US Election 2020: Anthony Fauci says
Trump campaign ad quote misleading
Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci has
said a clip of him used in a Trump campaign advert
is misleading. In it, Dr...
Covid: Three-tier lockdown system to be
unveiled in England
Liverpool recorded 600 cases per 100,000 people in
the week ending 6 October. The average for
England was 74.
White people have driven spiralling cases
of Covid-19 cases over the past fortnight,
data reveals
White people are fuelling England’s latest surge in
coronavirus infections, official data has shown.
Cases among...
Proud parents celebrate the birth of their
twin girls just months after mother battled
Covid-19
A father-of-five has revealed he was left ‘terrified’ for
his pregnant partner’s life after she was placed...
Risk of coronavirus death in hospital is
falling, new figures reveal
Risk of coronavirus death in hospital is FALLING:
Treatment helps intensive care fatalities drop to
20%, new figures reveal Proportion...
Immune evasion strategy used by
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The NYUAD researchers, in collaboration with the
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur
le Paludisme in Burkina...
Studying the sun as a star to understand
stellar flares and exoplanets
IMAGE: (Foreground) The time evolution of the total
brightness of various solar emissions as a group of
sunspots rotated...
MHz, multi-beams coherent XUV source
by intracavity high-order harmonic
generation
IMAGE: a, A schematic diagram of 3 MHz repetition-
rate, multiport coherent XUV source by intracavity
HHG with a Yb:YAG...
Surface waves can help nanostructured
devices keep their cool
IMAGE: A research team led by the Institute of
Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo finds that
hybrid surface...
Damaged muscles don’t just die, they
regenerate themselves
IMAGE: Single myofibers were isolated from mouse
muscle tissue in a suspension cell culture. Satellite
cells on the...
Rugby League star ‘determined to beat
MND’
Rugby League legend Rob Burrow was diagnosed
with motor neurone disease in December 2019.
BBC Breakfast has followed Rob...
Covid-19: Qingdao to test nine million for
coronavirus in five days
The Chinese city of Qingdao is testing its entire
population of nine million people for Covid-19 over a
period of five days....
Coronavirus UK: CQC will probe use of
‘do not resuscitate’ orders in care homes
The use of do not attempt resuscitation orders will
be reviewed by health regulators after it emerged
some care homes have...
Infected Covid-19 Brits should get Netflix
to self isolate at home, SAGE papers
reveal
Coronavirus-infected Britons should be given Netflix,
Now TV and Amazon Prime to encourage them to
stay at home, according...
Coronavirus survivor, 45, reveals how
‘long Covid’ has left her ‘barely
functioning’
Coronavirus survivor, 45, who used to cycle 60 miles
with ease reveals how ‘long Covid’ has left her
‘depleted...
Novel therapeutic approach against
Epstein-Barr virus-associated tumors
EBV infects about 95% of the human population and
causes more than 200,000 cases of cancer each
year and that around 2% of...
Avoiding ableist language in autism
research
IMAGE: Journal dedicated to research and
scholarship on the most pressing issues affecting
adults on the autism spectrum,...
KIST addressing algal bloom in
conventional water treatment facilities
IMAGE: Powder activated carbon developed by
KIST researchers. view more Credit: Korea Institue
of Science...
NFL teams with critical mass of women
executives have fewer football player
arrests
Keeping players on the field and out of the
courtroom is key for a team’s success. A new study
provides a possible...
Moms report mild to high levels of
COVID-19 anxiety and insomnia in study
by Ben-Gurion University
BEER-SHEVA, Israel — Many mothers are
experiencing an increase in insomnia severity and
mild-to-high levels of acute...
Two drinks a week in early pregnancy
could stunt a baby’s brain, scientists
warn
Two drinks a week in early pregnancy could stunt a
baby’s brain, scientists warn Just two drinks a week
in early pregnancy...
Turning a hot spot into a cold spot: Fano-
shaped local-field responses probed by a
quantum dot
IMAGE: (a) Schematics of the QD-loaded
nanoantenna excited by a polarization-controlled
light beam. (b) Simulated spectral...
Asthma and food allergies during
childhood associated with increased risk
of IBS
IMAGE: Those with IBS at 16 were almost twice as
likely to have had asthma at the age of 12 (11.2% vs
6.7%). Almost...
Weight loss surgery in obese diabetic
patients significantly cuts pancreatic
cancer risk
IMAGE: The study, presented today at UEG Week
2020 Virtual, analysed 1,435,350 patients with
concurrent diabetes and...
Transgender people who experience
discrimination likelier to have poor
mental health
A University of Waikato study has found that
transgender people who have experienced stigma,
including harassment, violence,...
Covid: Brazil’s coronavirus death toll
passes 150,000
According to figures from the health ministry,
150,198 people in Brazil have died of Covid since
the first fatality was recorded...
Study examines cancer’s effects on
young women’s employment and
finances
Cancer and its treatment can impact an individual’s
ability to work, and employment disruptions can lead
to financial...
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...
Central Asian horse riders played ball
games 3,000 years ago
IMAGE: The area near the city of Turfan in
northwest China. view more Credit: (Picture: UZH)
Today, ball...
Engineers print wearable sensors directly
on skin without heat
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components of the sensor bond, an international
team of researchers...
New perspectives to treat
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Researchers at the Institute of Biology, Eötvös
Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary,
studied the major types of...
HKUMed develops a novel therapeutic
approach against Epstein-Barr virus-
associated tumours
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approach against Epstein-Barr virus-associated
tumours by using exosomes...
COVID-related delays to CRC screening
causing 11.9% rise in death rates,
research reveals
IMAGE: UEG Week Virtual 2020 view more Credit:
UEG (Vienna, October 12, 2020) New research
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In the eye of a stellar cyclone
IMAGE: Infrared image of Wolf-Rayet binary,
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Matt Hancock on 16,000 missing
coronavirus test results
Missing test results ‘should never have happened’
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have happened’
BCG: Can a vaccine from 1921 save lives
from Covid-19?
Scientists in the UK have begun testing the BCG
vaccine, developed in 1921, to see if it can save
lives from Covid.
Covid: Second national lockdown
possible, says top UK scientist
The plans have already sparked opposition, with
Labour MPs in Greater Manchester telling Mr
Johnson they would not support...
New peer reviews of COVID-19 research
highlight promising, warn of misleading
studies
CAMBRIDGE, MA – October 8 2020–The preprints
selected for review in Rapid Reviews: COVID-19
(RR:C19), an open-access...
Black and Asian patients have increased
risk of severe COVID-19 at different
stages of the disease
Patients of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of
requiring hospital admission for COVID-19, while
patients of Asian...
Four in 10 extra deaths in Lombardy not
linked to COVID-19
The study, published in PLOS ONE, looked at the
number of deaths in each of the 7,251 local authority
areas of Italy during...
Cnew research on SARS-CoV-2 virus
‘survivability’
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banknotes. Results from the study The effect of
temperature on persistence...
Study shows how climate impacts food
webs, poses socioeconomic threat in
Eastern Africa
IMAGE: The research team spent 12 days on Lake
Tanganyika collecting core samples from the lake’s
floor. They...
The Colorado river’s water supply is
predictable owing to long-term ocean
memory
IMAGE: The Colorado River is the most important
water resource in the semi-arid western United
States. Scientists at...
More than 40% of women suffer from
constipation during pregnancy and right
after childbirth
Women are 2-3 times more likely to suffer from
constipation during pregnancy and right after
childbirth than at any other...
Oncotarget: Cooperative tumorigenic
effects of targeted deletions of tumor
suppressors
IMAGE: Genetic interactions between TSGs in
suppressing pituitary and pancreatic islet
tumorigenesis. Thick solid lines...
Coronavirus: How A&E is coping in the
pandemic
With coronavirus cases rising across the country,
more people are finding themselves in hospital
needing treatment. The figure...
Long Covid: Why are some people not
recovering?
Polarimetric parity-time-symmetric
photonic system
IMAGE: The system consists of a single spatial loop,
in which two equivalent polarimetric loops are
formed by recirculating...
Global initiative IDs keys that could
unlock better personalized cancer
treatments
SAN FRANCISCO – Neoantigens, tiny markers that
arise from cancer mutations, flag cells as cancerous
and could be the...
Scientists find upper limit for the speed of
sound
A research collaboration between Queen Mary
University of London, the University of Cambridge
and the Institute for High...
‘Universal law of touch’ will enable new
advances in virtual reality
Seismic waves, commonly associated with
earthquakes, have been used by scientists to
develop a universal scaling law for...
UMD researchers use artificial
intelligence language tools to decode
molecular movements
IMAGE: University of Maryland researchers used an
artificial intelligence system to create an abstract
language from...
NYUAD researchers discover immune
evasion strategy used by Malaria-causing
parasite
IMAGE: A river in the Comoe province at the
Southwestern part of Burkina Faso where malaria is
endemic view...
Most nations failing to protect nature in
COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans
IMAGE: The financial district of New York City as
seen from Liberty State Park in New Jersey during
the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Droughts are threatening global
wetlands: new study
IMAGE: Acidic (pH 4) and iron rich (indicated by
orange-brown colour) water in a wetland following
exposure during...
Parents record song ‘to change
perceptions of Down’s syndrome’
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people first’
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work? It’s not clear
In many areas under local lockdown, cases and
hospital admissions have continued to soar. Does
that mean restrictions don’t...
DR ELLIE CANNON answers your non-
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It can utterly destroy people’s quality of life. “My
fatigue was like nothing I’ve experienced before,”...
Successfully completing ten press-ups
means you will live longer
My pelvis thumps against the floor for the fifth time
in five minutes. I push hard against the rubber mat
under my palms,...
How councils have closed down 300
toilets since Covid-19 outbreak
For the best part of four months during the height of
the pandemic, 65-year-old Mandy Simons, who lives
alone and has severe...
Breakthrough in treatment of cancer
which killed Inspector Morse star John
Thaw
A breakthrough drug for oesophageal cancer can
give more than two years of life to some patients
who would otherwise have...
A dance of histones silences
transposable elements in pluripotent
stem cells
IMAGE: The mechanism of a peculiar type of
heterochromatin, used by embryonic stem cells to
silence ‘parasitic’...
Future ocean conditions could cause
significant physical changes in marine
mussels
IMAGE: Marine mussels are commonly used to
monitor water quality in coastal areas view more
Credit: University...
Spitzer space telescope legacy
chronicled in Nature Astronomy
IMAGE: UCF planetary scientist Noemí Pinilla-
Alonso is eager to see the James Webb Space
Telescope launch to see what...
New research provides fresh hope for
children suffering from rare muscle
diseases
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myofibrillar myopathy models view more Credit:
Taylor Francis Results...
Quality control mechanism closes the
protein production ‘on-ramps’
The DNA that comprises the chromosomes housed
in each cell’s nucleus encodes the recipes for how to
make proteins,...
Palladium catalysts can do it
Palladium catalysts help synthesize key chemicals
for many industries. However, direct reaction of two
basic reagents, aryl...
Geologists solve puzzle that could
predict valuable rare earth element
deposits
IMAGE: Pioneering new research has helped
geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could
help pinpoint new, untapped...
For the first time since the start of all of this, I feel
utterly hopeless. I wish I could give you more of an
upbeat opening...
Have you any of the growing list of Covid-
19 side effects?
Swollen toes, prickly skin, long-term heart damage,
disturbing hallucinations – it seems there’s nothing
that Covid-19...
Surprising study that suggests you
should take antidepressants… even if
you are NOT depressed
It is an idea as concerning as it is intriguing –
prescribing a course of antidepressants to perfectly
happy people. The...
Government buys 1 million pin prick
Covid-19 tests which ‘don’t work’
One million finger-prick blood tests bought by the
Government to diagnose Covid-19 within 20 minutes
are ‘not yet proven...
Post-traumatic stress experienced by
partners following miscarriage
One in 12 partners experience post-traumatic stress
after miscarriage, suggests a new study. The
research, led by Imperial...
Perforated bone tissue from too little
sugar
Could something as simple as a certain type of
sugar water be medicine for perforated bones, and
even bone marrow cancer...
Pulmonary artery thrombosis a
complication of radiation therapy
IMAGE: A, Axial CT scan shows RT plan. Absolute =
absolute dose of RT, Iso = isocenter. B, CT scan
obtained 1 month...
RUDN University chemists developed a
domino reaction for producing new
antitumor drugs
IMAGE: A team of chemists from RUDN University
suggested a new reaction to produce organic
compounds in one vessel....
Genomes offer new insights into fig-wasp
symbiotic system
IMAGE: Figs and fig wasps view more Credit:
WANG Gang Banyan trees are fig trees that begin
their life as...
Identification of a viral factor that impairs
immune responses in COVID-19 patients
IMAGE: One of the features distinguishing SARS-
CoV-2 from its more pathogenic counterpart SARS-
CoV is the presence...
Ice melt projections may underestimate
Antarctic contribution to sea level rise
IMAGE: Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica, pictured in
2019. view more Credit: NASA Fluctuations in the
weather...
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...
Scientists suggest global guidelines for
sustainable use of non-native trees
IMAGE: Pinus pinaster, one of many non-native
trees that is highly invasive and causes major
impacts in South Africa....
Coronavirus: Europe experiencing
‘pandemic fatigue’
Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with
rising levels of apathy among some populations, the
World Health Organization...
Covid: What is the mental health cost to
the young?
Young people’s risk of becoming ill with Covid-19 is
tiny – but could the long-term mental health impact
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...
Cortex-wide variation of neuronal cellular
energy levels depending on the sleep-
wake states
To investigate whether the cellular energy status in
the brain of living animals is always constant or
variated, the researchers...
Cannabis use appears to encourage, not
replace, non-medical opioid use
The study, which compared the probability of non-
medical opioid use on days when cannabis was
used with days when cannabis...
Breakthrough discovery in gene causing
severe nerve conditions
A research study, led by the Murdoch Children’s
Research Institute (MCRI) and gracing the cover of
and published in...
Hydroxychloroquine does not counter
SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, high dose of
favipiravir does: study
Virologists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute have
been working on two lines of SARS-CoV-2 research:
searching for a vaccine...
A new look at sunspots
IMAGE: One of the largest sunspots seen in early
January 2014, as captured by NASA’s Solar
Dynamics Observatory....
HSE University researcher develops
global HIV prevention index for drug
users
Peter Meylakhs, from HSE University – St.
Petersburg, together with colleagues from Georgia
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,...
Covid can be airborne, US CDC
guidelines now say
Its updated guidance says this airborne route of
transmission is still uncommon – bigger droplets
from coughs, sneezes...
East Kent Hospitals Trust: Covid-19
practice failings revealed by inspection
East Kent Hospitals faces action over Covid-19
controls
Neck gaiters DO work, study finds
Popular neck gaiters do help to stop the spread of
coronavirus, new research suggests. It comes after
a Duke University...
‘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,...
Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw
with your cat
The new study ‘The role of cat eye narrowing
movements in cat-human communication’, published
online in the Nature...
Experimental glioblastoma therapy
shows curative powers in mice models
In an Oct. 8 study published online in Molecular
Cancer Therapeutics, a journal of the American
Association for Cancer Research,...
Olympic athletes should be mindful of
their biological clocks
‘In many sports, the differences between coming first
or second, or winning no medal at all, are very
small,’...
Investing in protective gear for health
care workers pays off
IMAGE: Fig 5. Cumulative HCW mortality as a
percentage of total workforce, by strategy. view
more Credit:...
School absences correlate to impaired air
quality
IMAGE: School books in a classroom. view more
Credit: University of Utah In Salt Lake City schools,
absences...
Stay-at-home orders cut noise exposure
nearly in half
People’s exposure to environmental noise dropped
nearly in half during the early months of the
coronavirus pandemic,...
State University (USA)...
What tiny surfing robots teach us about
surface tension
IMAGE: Flow pattern around a chemically active
Marangoni surfer. view more Credit: Saeed Jafari
Kang and Hassan...
Planting parasites: Unveiling common
molecular mechanisms of parasitism and
grafting
IMAGE: (Left) Parasitism between the roots of P.
japonicum and Arabidopsis. (Right) Grafting of P.
japonicum with Arabidopsis....
Coronavirus could be with us ‘forever’ if
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warns
Coronavirus could be with us ‘forever’ if people can
get re-infected, a British scientist has warned.
Professor...
Coronavirus cases DOUBLE in a week in
England to more than 17,000 a day
The number of people catching the coronavirus
every day in England more than doubled in the last
week of September to 17,400,...
Evidence pubs are a major source of
Covid-19 transmission is ‘very weak’,
economists claim
The Government’s assertion that 30 per cent of all
coronavirus transmissions may be happening in
pubs, bars, cafes...
Experts warn daily Covid cases could be
as high as 45,000 in England
Britain’s daily coronavirus case count dropped today
to 13,864 from more than 17,000 yesterday and
official estimates...
There’s a gene for detecting that fishy
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how we perceive and describe fish, licorice, and
cinnamon odors,”...
New class of highly effective inhibitors
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focused on the so-called NMDA receptor. This
receptor is an ion channel protein...
The choroid plexus: A conduit for
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“There is a correlation between maternal illness
during pregnancy and autism, and we wanted to
investigate how this...
Female surgeons perform less complex
cases than male peers, likely due to
systemic bias
Only about one in five surgeons practicing in U.S. is
female. Unemployment is virtually nonexistent
among surgeons, but many...
Antibodies from patients infected with
SARS-CoV in 2003 cross-neutralized
SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
Oncotarget: Characterization of porcine
hepatocellular carcinoma for liver cancer
IMAGE: CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of
Oncopig KRASG12D and TP53R167H transgenes.
(A) Schematic representation of...
Coronavirus lockdowns ‘may kill MORE
than herd immunity’
Ministers were last night under intense pressure to
rethink after experts cast fresh doubt over Covid
restrictions. Research...
Coronavirus infection rates in student
areas ‘up to seven times higher than
elsewhere’
Coronavirus outbreaks in student areas are
significantly worse than in other parts of the country
and in one part of Manchester...
Britain’s Covid-19 R rate is DOWN, SAGE
says
A hat-trick of studies today confirmed coronavirus
cases are surging in England with as many as
45,000 people catching the...
Only Luton, Wolverhampton and the Isles
of Scilly saw Covid-19 infection rates
drop last week
Luton, Wolverhampton and Cornwall and the Isles of
Scilly were the only three places in England to
record a fall in Covid-19...
HIV up close: Unprecedented view of
virus reveals essential steps for causing
AIDS
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target DNA,...
DNA test identifies genetic causes of
severe fetal and newborn illness
In the UCSF-led study, scientists used a technique
called exome sequencing to identify genetic
diseases as the underlying...
Bone Loss: Perforated bone tissue from
too little sugar
Inside our bodies are some jellyfish-like cells that
actually eat away at our bones. Every year, they eat
about ten per cent...
Nerve cell activity shows how confident
we are
You are sitting in a café and want to enjoy a piece of
cake with your cappuccino. The Black Forest gateau
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More evidence of benefits of REGN-COV2
antibody cocktail to both protect from
and treat disease
In June, two studies in Science reported an antibody
cocktail against SARS-CoV-2 developed from
studies in humanized mice...
Population health and the COVID-19
pandemic: Emerging stronger next time
Antibodies in serum samples collected from patients
infected with SARS-CoV during the 2003 outbreak
effectively neutralized...
New NIST project to build nano-
thermometers could revolutionize
temperature imaging
IMAGE: These prototype nanoparticle cores for
thermometry are 35 nm in diameter. view more
Credit: A. Biacchi/NIST Cheaper...
Immune cell activation in severe COVID-
19 resembles lupus
In severe cases of COVID-19, Emory researchers
have been observing an exuberant activation of
immune cells, resembling acute...
Researchers 3D print unique micro-scale
fluid channels used for medical testing
In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the
University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities...
Coronavirus: Rapid bedside test shows
promise in hospitals
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Covid cases increase rapidly as next
steps planned
Coronavirus cases in England have “increased
rapidly”, data shows, as ministers grapple with what
to do next. Estimates...
Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as
many people as flu and pneumonia this
year
Coronavirus has killed three times as many people
as influenza and pneumonia this year, official data
revealed today ahead...
UK announces 17,540 Covid-19 cases and
77 deaths as infections treble in a
fortnight
Britain today recorded 17,540 more cases
of coronavirus, with the number of people testing
positive for the disease every...
Two-in-five under 30s with Covid in
England caught it in a pub, bar or
restaurant
At least 41 per cent of under-30s suffering from
coronavirus in England may have caught the virus in
a pub, bar or restaurant,...
NHS cancer wait times drop to a 10-year
low, ‘extremely worrying’ figures reveal
NHS cancer waiting times are the worst in 10 years
with a 20,000 suspected patients not seen within 14
days of an urgent...
Hubble sees swirls of forming stars
IMAGE: Located in the constellation of Fornax (the
Furnace), the blue and fiery orange swirls show us
where stars have...
IMAGE: The Journal delivers a comprehensive,
integrated approach to the field of population health
and provides information...
Hydroxychloroquine does not counter
SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, high dose of
favipiravir does
IMAGE: Lab technicians have to wear protective
suits when working with infectious SARS-CoV-2
samples. view more Credit:...
Rutgers experts urge ban of menthol
cigarettes nationwide
The American Medical Association has joined the
African American Tobacco Control Leadership
Council in suing the Food and...
Covid hospital cases jump nearly 25% in
England
Extra restrictions have been introduced in many
areas of the UK to try to contain the spread of the
virus – including...
Covid: South Asian hospital patients ‘at
greater risk of dying’
Black and South Asian patients are more severely
affected by Covid-19 than white patients at different
stages of the disease,...
Experts slam Donald Trump’s
‘irresponsible’ claim that he was cured of
coronavirus by Regeneron
Donald Trump was given the experimental antibody
treatment REGN-COV2 as well as a host of other
drugs to treat his...
More than 32,000 contacts of
coronavirus-infected patients in England
were not tracked down
Test and Trace is performing worse than ever:
Nearly 32,000 contacts of coronavirus-infected
patients in England were not...
Heat map reveals the 200 towns and
cities with high Covid-19 infection rates
Tendring 52.5 (77), 12.3 (18) Broxbourne 52.4 (51),
50.4 (49) Hart 51.5 (50), 20.6 (20) Vale of White
Horse 51.5 (70), 22.8...
Hospitals in Blackpool, Newcastle and
Liverpool seeing two thirds as many
Covid patients as at peak
NHS hospitals in Blackpool are treating up to 65 per
cent as many patients as they were at the peak of
the outbreak in April,...
Effects of poverty on childhood
development seen in children as young
as 5
Researchers trained kindergarten teachers in 98
school districts across the United States to
administer the Early Development...
Oldest monkey fossils outside of Africa
found
IMAGE: Reconstruction of M. pentelicus from
Shuitangba by Mauricio Antón view more Credit:
Mauricio Antón Three...
NASA shows heaviest rainfall displaced
in Typhoon Chan-hom
IMAGE: On Oct. 9 at 4:30 a.m. EDT (0830 UTC),
NASA’s IMERG estimated Chan-hom was
generating as much as 30 mm...
Climate patterns linked in Amazon, North
and South America, study shows
IMAGE: David Stahle, Distinguished Professor of
geosciences, at the University of Arkansas Tree
Ring Laboratory ...
NASA finds hurricane delta packing
heavy rainfall
IMAGE: On Oct. 9 at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 UTC),
NASA’s IMERG estimated Delta was generating as
much as 50 mm(~2...
Type 1 diabetes could develop when
babies are still in the WOMB
Type 1 diabetes could develop when babies are still
in the WOMB, study finds Previously experts
thought it only strikes...
SwRI scientists study the rugged surface
of near-Earth asteroid Bennu
IMAGE: As NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s Touch-
And-Go asteroid sample collection attempt
approaches, Southwest...
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...
Six-Year MiSight contact lens study: 23%
of eyes showed no additional myopia
progression
IMAGE: CooperVision MiSight 1 day is the first and
only soft contact lens the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has...
Oncotarget: Rapid onset type 1 diabetes
with anti-PD-1 directed therapy
Volume 11, Issue 28 of Oncotarget features “Rapid
onset type 1 diabetes with anti-PD-1 directed
therapy“, by...
Covid-19: New restrictions to be
announced for parts of England ‘within
days’
A three-tier system for local lockdowns is also likely
to be announced.
Coronavirus: Year-long waits for NHS
care at highest since 2008
Coronavirus lockdown: All shops can open on
Monday in England
Remdesivir shortens recovery time from
COVID-19 by FIVE days and reduces risk
fo death by 25%
Graphene microbubbles make perfect
lenses
IMAGE: In situ optical microscopic images showing
the process of the microbubble generation and
elimination. ...
Meltwater lakes are accelerating glacier
ice loss
IMAGE: Hooker Lake, New Zealand (2016) view
more Credit: Jenna Sutherland Meltwater lakes that
form at glacier...
RUDN University ecologists developed
new models to identify environmental
pollution sources
IMAGE: According to a team of ecologists from
RUDN University, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) can be used...
New drug carrier systems
IMAGE: UD’s Kristi Kiick and colleagues are working
to program novel drug carrier systems capable of
delivering...
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...
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...
Development of cost-efficient
electrocatalyst for hydrogen production
IMAGE: Schematic diagram of the step-by-step
synthesis process for the preparation of Ti.MoP.
view more Credit:...
Belgian anaesthetist accused of causing
Brit’s death while drunk
FBI busts ‘plot’ to abduct US governor Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has become a target of
coronavirus...
Covid deaths three times higher than flu
and pneumonia
FBI busts ‘plot’ to abduct US governor Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has become a target of
coronavirus...
Nevada directs nursing homes to stop
using rapid COVID-19 tests after high
rates of false-positives
Nevada health officials order nursing homes to
STOP using rapid COVID-19 tests after finding 60%
of positive results were...
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,
final results of a study by...
Brace for TWO YEARS of mask-wearing,
warns Spanish virologist
Much of the world will probably be wearing masks
‘for couple of years,’ warns a prominent Spanish
virologist. ‘We...
How an egg cell’s ‘operating manual’ sets
the stage for fertility
The general outline of how immature egg cells are
assisted by specific ovarian helper cells starting
even before a female...
Drug delivery systems to treat connective
tissue disorders
The UD researchers have devised tiny cargo-
carrying systems many times smaller than a human
hair. These systems, or carriers,...
NASA examines Hurricane Delta’s early
morning structure
IMAGE: The Waning Gibbous moon (65%
illumination) was enough to see both the
tropospheric waves as well as the central...
Low-hanging fruit
For seven years now, the University of California
system has been working hard to reduce its carbon
emissions as part of...
Media trust correlated with COVID-19
prevention behaviors
Whether someone wears a mask, practices physical
distancing or performs other behaviors to prevent
COVID-19 infection may...
Survey shows broad bipartisan support
for a stronger focus on science
ARLINGTON, VA — A recent survey commissioned
by Research!America on behalf of a working group
formed to assess America’s...
Regeneron aims to make 300K doses of
covid antibody drug this fall
The US could have up to 300,000 doses of
Regeneron’s antibody treatment for coronavirus this
fall, White House officials...
Pregnancy complications linked to
heightened risk of heart disease and
stroke in later life
Several other factors related to fertility and
pregnancy also seem to be associated with
subsequent cardiovascular disease,...
Silk fibers improve bioink for 3D-printed
artificial tissues and organs
In a study recently published in Materials Today Bio,
researchers from Osaka University have used silk
nanofibers obtained...
Light stimulation makes bones heavier
Lasers have been used in medical and dental
practice for their beneficial photo-biomodulation
effects on tissue healing....
Does coronavirus BLOCK pain? Study suggests it
could act like a painkiller to mask illness in the early
stages as the virus...
Novel digital dashboard improves cancer
case review efficiency
“In addition to saving time, the NAVIFY digital tumor
board solution resulted in less variability in
preparation time,”...
Cannabis ads and store location
influence youth marijuana use
Stacey J.T. Hust, associate dean in the Murrow
College of Communication, and Jessica Fitts
Willoughby, associate professor...
UCI, others see agriculture as major
source of increase in atmospheric nitrous
oxide
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Certain pre-existing conditions may
double, triple mortality risk for COVID-19
HERSHEY, Pa. — A large, international study of
COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular
disease, hypertension,...
Young people hospitalized with COVID-19
face substantial adverse outcomes
While older age is widely recognized as a risk factor
for increased morbidity and mortality due to COVID-
19, younger patients...
Study describes COVID-19 transmission
pattern
IMAGE: According to this assumption, agents of
different scales carry the virus to other agents of the
same scale in...
Coronavirus was found in a 64-year-old
woman’s EYE two MONTHS after she
recovered,
Coronavirus was found in a 64-year–old woman’s
eye two months after she has recovered, a new
report reveals. In...
Older adults using cannabis to treat
common health conditions
University of California San Diego School of
Medicine researchers report that older adults use
cannabis primarily for medical...
Exercise intensity not linked to mortality
risk in older adults, finds trial
Physical activity has been highlighted as one of the
most important actions people of all ages can
engage in to improve health,...
Stem cell sheets harvested in just two
days
A joint research team comprised of Professor Dong
Sung Kim and researcher Andrew Choi of
POSTECH’s Department of Mechanical...
Lack of support prolongs unemployment
Amelie Schiprowski, economist of the Cluster of
Excellence ECONtribute at the Universities of
Cologne and Bonn (Germany),...
Novel Radioimmunotherapy Reverses
Resistance to Commonly Used
Lymphoma Drug
IMAGE: Synergistic effect of 177Lu-lilotomab in
combination with rituximab in mice with rituximab
resistant Raji2R...
Understanding the progress of viral
infections
IMAGE: Team leader Prof. Guiscard Seebohm at the
patch clamp measuring station. view more Credit:
Marlen Keß It...
Genomic study reveals evolutionary
secrets of banyan tree
IMAGE: The banyan tree Ficus macrocarpa
produces aerial roots that give it its distinctive look.
A new study reveals...
A new assembler for decoding genomes
of microbial communities developed
IMAGE: The metaFlye assembler is designed to
assemble DNA samples from microbial
communities. With its help, it is...
Coronavirus: Scientists to map hospital
spread
Scientists are to map the spread of Covid in over 15
UK hospitals, to see how it can defeat even the best
infection-control...
Covid: Pubs and restaurants in central
Scotland to close
Media captionNicola Sturgeon announces tougher
restrictions for pubs and restaurants All pubs and
restaurants...
The sweets that can fight dementia are
created by British inventor hat could save
patients
The sweets that can fight dementia: British inventor
launches ‘rehydration’ tablets that could save the
lives...
2020 hardest year in history due to Covid-
19, says NHS boss Simon Stevens
NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens warned the
health service will need to be ‘agile’ to combat a...
More than a QUARTER of people in
England now have ‘no confidence’ in the
government
More than a QUARTER of people in England now
have ‘no confidence’ in the government’s handling of
the Covid-19...
Boris Johnson will IGNORE critics and
plunge 10 million northerners into tough
‘Tier Three’ lockdown
Boris Johnson (pictured) is set to ignore critics and
impose Tier Three restrictions – the highest level
of...
Reducing the high social cost of death
The cost of grief is not confined to personal mental
anguish. It reduces productivity, causes dependency
Crabs are key to ecology and economy in
Oman
IMAGE: The most abundant crab in Barr Al Hikman
is the sentinel crab Macrophthalmus Sulcatus.
Literally billions of...
Poor families must move often, but rarely
escape concentrated poverty
Unforeseen circumstances force low-income
families to quickly move from one home to the next,
a process that helps to perpetuate...
Revised clinical trial rules during COVID-
19 pandemic may benefit patients, survey
shows
IMAGE: “I think the longer someone works in
clinical research, the more they tend to question the
status quo,...
Women’s incomes improve when
democrats hold public office, study finds
IMAGE: Caption: Over the last half century, women’s
incomes grew almost twice as fast under
Democratic White...
Children not able to give ‘proper’ consent
to puberty blockers, court told
Children are not able to properly understand the
lifelong consequences of taking puberty blockers
and cross-sex hormones,...
Covid: New restrictions for England likely
next week
Covid restrictions are to be further tightened in parts
of England early next week, with the closure of bars
and restaurants...
Trump admits that a vaccine won’t be
available until after the election
President Donald Trump has admitted that a vaccine
will likely not be available until after the November 3
election and called...
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...
Almost 90% of coronavirus-infected
patients DON’T have any symptoms
Almost 90 per cent of Covid-19 patients don’t have
any of the three main symptoms of the disease on
the day they are...
Covid vaccine ‘rolled out NEXT MONTH
with tens of thousands getting jab every
day by Christmas’
Covid-19 jabs are expected to be on offer by the
NHS from as early as next month, as five mass
vaccination centres are planned...
Advanced prostate cancer has an
unexpected weakness that can be
targeted by drugs
on medicine and...
Cerenkov luminescence imaging
identifies surgical margin status in
radical prostatectomy
Radical prostatectomy is one of the primary
treatment options for men with localized prostate
cancer. The goal of a radical...
Taking the STING out of MND
The research team have uncovered how
inflammation in MND is triggered. Pinpointing the
molecules involved in this pathway...
Simple sugar possible therapy for
repairing myelin in multiple sclerosis
Published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the
study also demonstrates that in mice, delivering N-
acetylglucosamine...
Boosting chickens’ own immune
response could curb disease
URBANA, Ill. – Broiler chicken producers the world
over are all too familiar with coccidiosis, a parasite-
borne intestinal...
Musical training can improve attention
and working memory in children
IMAGE: Dr Kausel and colleagues analyzing the
fMRI results view more Credit: L. Kausel and
coauthors Neuroscientists...
Pollinator monitoring more than pays for
itself
IMAGE: Mining bee (Andrena nitida) on dandelion
view more Credit: Credit Nadine Mitschunas
Monitoring schemes...
INRS researchers design the world’s
fastest UV camera
IMAGE: Artistic impression of single-shot UV-CUP
which made the front cover of the 10th issue of the
journal Laser...
HHS threatens to cut off funding for US
hospitals if they don’t report data on
COVID-19 patients
HHS threatens to cut off funding for US hospitals if
they do not start reporting data on COVID-19
patients within 14 weeks...
Eddie Van Halen blamed his tongue
cancer on the fact that he held metal
guitar picks in his mouth
Eddie Van Halen, the legendary lead guitarist for the
band Van Halen, passed away on Tuesday at the
age of 65 from throat...
Pregnancy problems could leave women
more at risk from heart disease or strokes
later in life
Pregnancy problems could leave women more at
risk from heart disease or strokes later in life,
research suggests Researchers...
Hormone therapy is often chosen for the treatment
of metastatic prostate cancer but nearly half of
patients develop resistance...
Invisible threat: Listeria in smoked fish
Not all Listeria bacteria cause illness. Of the 20
Listeria species described, only Listeria (L.)
monocytogenes is a significant...
Mouse study suggests parental response
to infant distress is innate but adapts to
change
When housed with mice who have given birth,
unmated female mice will assist with the care of the
newborn pups. The researchers...
Researchers develop tools to sharpen 3D
view of large RNA molecules
The new method, which expands the scope of
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy,
will enable researchers to understand...
The effects of oxytocin on social anxiety
depend on location, location, location
Studies have long suggested that oxytocin — a
hormone that can also act as a neurotransmitter —
regulates prosocial...
Ants adapt tool use to avoid drowning
Researchers have observed black imported fire ants
using sand to draw liquid food out of containers,
when faced with the...
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...
New algorithm sharpens focus of world’s
most powerful microscopes
IMAGE: A composite image of the enzyme lactase
showing how cryo-EM’s resolution has improved
dramatically in...
A quarter of pregnant women who catch
coronavirus have symptoms for two
months or MORE
A quarter of pregnant women who catch coronavirus
have symptoms for two months or MORE, study
finds Researchers followed...
Trump falsely calls covid antibody drug a
‘cure’ and promises it will be free
Trump calls Regeneron’s coronavirus antibody
cocktail ‘a cure’ as he claims it will soon get
emergency...
BEN SPENCER: Basic IT blunder exposes
flaws in coronavirus test-and-trace
service
Computer problems are a recurring problem for
Britain’s health services. When the NHS was
brought to its knees by computer...
Sir Paul Nurses urges ministers to invest
in ‘small ship’ labs to save UK’s chaotic
testing system
A top scientist today urged ministers to let ‘small
ship’ laboratories help tackle the UK’s Covid
testing...
Does general anesthesia increase
dementia risk?
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
study included 7,499 matched pairs of community-
dwelling individuals aged...
A hydrogel that could help repair
damaged nerves
Injuries in which a peripheral nerve has been
completely severed, such as a deep cut from an
accident, are difficult to treat....
Mammals share gene pathways that allow
zebrafish to grow new eyes
A description of the study, published online by the
journal Science on Oct. 1, offers a better
understanding of how genes...
New key player in long-term memory
The team, led by McGill University Professors
Nahum Sonenberg and Arkady Khoutorsky,
Université de Montréal Professor Jean-Claude...
Same-gender couples interact better than
heterosexual couples
Same-gender couples have higher-quality
interactions with one another than heterosexual
couples in Southern California, a...
NYUAD study uses mathematical
modeling to identify an optimal school
return approach
IMAGE: Dr. Alberto Gandolfi, Professor of Practice
in Mathematics at NYU Abu Dhabi view more
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...
Enhanced reimbursement to oncology
clinics increases prescriptions of
evidence-based drugs
PHILADELPHIA–A pay-for performance program
that offers enhanced reimbursement to oncology
practices for prescribing...
Coronavirus: Health experts join global
anti-lockdown movement
Thousands of scientists and health experts have
joined a global movement warning of “grave
concerns” about Covid-19...
Coronavirus: Specialist ‘long Covid’
clinics to be set up in England
People with “long Covid” symptoms will be offered
specialist help at clinics across England, the head of
NHS...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020:
CRISPR/Cas9 method for genome editing
Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
have discovered one...
Physical activity and sleep in adults with
arthritis
In the 172-participant study, four profiles were
apparent with differences characterized by variations
in time spent sleeping...
Study confirms genetic link in cerebral
palsy
In the study published in the journal Nature Genetics
researchers employed gene sequencing to examine
the DNA of 250 cerebral...
Traveling brain waves help detect hard-
to-see objects
Now, a team of Salk Institute scientists led by
Professor John Reynolds has uncovered details of
the neural mechanisms underlying...
Study finds older adults using cannabis
to treat common health conditions
IMAGE: Alison Moore, MD, chief of the Division of
Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at UC San
Diego School of...
Next-gen smartphones to keep their cool
IMAGE: Model for NGF growth with respect to the Ni
surface topography. The variable number of
graphene layers correlates...
Urban air pollution may make COVID-19
more severe for some
IMAGE: Researchers from Emory University found
that long-term exposure to urban air pollutants,
especially NO2, may...
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:...
Sugar reduction in food well below target
of 20%
There was a small 3% overall reduction in sugar in
food products sold between 2015 and 2019,
according to a Public Health...
Patients’ access to vital NHS tests
delayed by warehouse failure
Key NHS tests for conditions from cancer to
coronavirus are under threat, after a supply chain
failure at a major diagnostics...
Number of severely ill Covid-19 patients
being placed on ventilators has more
than HALVED
Dexamethasone This steroid was added to doctors
arsenal of medications for treating coronavirus in

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 has left us too scared to
perform CPR: 14% fewer people would
give chest compressions
People are less likely to give life-saving CPR during
the Covid-19 pandemic because of fears they may
catch the infection,...
Coronavirus: UK recording more daily
cases per capita than the US
The UK is recording more coronavirus cases relative
to the size of its population than the US for the first
time since March,...
Coronavirus surging in the North of
England because of ‘deprivation and
students’
Experts today blamed the North of England’s rapidly
rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions on
a number of factors...
As pandemic affects children’s health,
programs that work are still underused
“America’s children are already less healthy than
children in every other industrialized nation, and
poverty...
A simple enrollment change yields big
dividends in children’s early learning
program
The new research from the Center for Child and
Family Policy at Duke University’s Sanford School of
Public Policy appears...
Expanded newborn screening could save
premature infants’ lives
The study, published in Nature Pediatric Research
by scientists at the UCSF California Preterm Birth
Initiative (PTBI-CA),...
Why some friends make you feel more
supported than others
Researchers found that people perceived they had
more support from a group of friends or family who
all knew and liked each...
NASA analyzes Hurricane Delta’s water
vapor concentration
IMAGE: On Oct. 7 at 2:50 a.m. EDT (0650 UTC),
NASA’s Aqua satellite found highest concentrations
of water vapor...
Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw
with your cat
IMAGE: A Maine Coon cat demonstrating the
narrowed-eye movement. view more Credit: Prof
Karen McComb University...
UCI biochip innovation combines AI and
nanoparticle printing for cancer cell
June. The cheap and widely...
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...
Having a vitamin D deficiency could make
you more likely to catch Covid-19,
another study claims
Further proof that vitamin D could protect people
from coronavirus emerged today after another study
found adults deficient...
Sadiq Khan warns Londoners’ lives at
risk if capital continues to suffer a Covid-
19 testing shortage
Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners’ will die if the
capital continues to be hit with coronavirus testing
shortages Sadiq...
Influenza vaccination may provide
roadmap to prevent COVID-19 in CV
disease patients
The World Health Organization estimates that
influenza kills as many as 650,000 people every
year globally, citing influenza...
Supercharged ‘clones’ spark scarlet
fever’s re-emergence
UQ’s Dr Stephan Brouwer said health authorities
globally were surprised when an epidemic was
detected in Asian countries...
Evidence of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and
MND in brains of young people exposed
to dirty air
Previous studies have linked fine particulate air
pollution exposure with Alzheimer’s disease, and
researchers have...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020: A method
for genome editing
Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
have discovered one...
Molecular swarm rearranges surface
structures atom by atom
IMAGE: Much like a zipper, carbene molecules
cooperate on a gold surface to join two rows of
atoms into one row, resulting...
JNCCN: New research finds low bone
health testing rates after prostate cancer
treatment
IMAGE: JNCCN October 2020 Cover view more
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7, 2020] — New...
Fighting intestinal infections with the
body’s own endocannabinoids
IMAGE: The mammalian cannabinoid receptors
(CB1 and CB2) sense endogenous
endocannabinoids and plant and synthetic...
Climate change could mean fewer sunny
days for hot regions banking on solar
analysis
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 7, 2020 – Electrical engineers,
computer scientists and biomedical engineers at the
University...
Unusually shallow earthquake ruptures in
Chinese fracking field
An unusually shallow earthquake triggered by
hydraulic fracturing in a Chinese shale gas field
could change how experts view...
Face masks don’t work in the rain,
experts warn
Face masks don’t work in the rain, experts warn as
they call on ministers to tell the public that coverings
need to...
Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales
spike by 55% with 215 victims last week,
ONS
The number of coronavirus deaths in England and
Wales has spiked for the third week in a row, official
figures show –...
Coronavirus UK: Number of hospital
admissions in England jump from 386 on
Saturday to 478 on Sunday
The number of Britons in hospital with coronavirus
has soared by 25 per cent in a day, new data has
today revealed, as figures...
Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown petition
calling for herd immunity reaches 30,000
signatures
Scientists from the world’s top universities have
penned an open letter calling for the UK and US to
build herd immunity...
Research identifies sperm biomarker
associated with couples’ pregnancy
probability
The discovery applies not just to couples seeking
care for infertility but also for the general population.
This biomarker...
IL-21 protein a key part of immune
response to central nervous system
infections
CD4 T cells in the immune system produce IL-21,
which is critical for the development of CD8 tissue-
resident-memory (TRM)...
Protective factors against suicidal
behaviors among black college students
Having a strong ethnic identity was linked with a
lower risk of suicidal behaviors among Black college
students in a recent...
Applying artificial intelligence to science
education
A new review published in the Journal of Research
in Science Teaching highlights the potential of
machine learning–a...
Women’s expected longevity linked to
age at birth of last child
power
IMAGE: Hot, arid regions may see greater
fluctuations in sunlight as the climate changes, the
researchers reported....
Covid-19 treatment hopes as
GlaxoSmithKline’s antibody drug moves
onto phase 3 trial
Monoclonal antibody therapy is a form of
immunotherapy that uses monoclonal antibodies
(mAb). It’s given as an injection...
Hospital and deaths data shows north-
south divide in England’s second wave of
coronavirus
The numbers of people being admitted to hospital
with Covid-19 have levelled off in huge areas of
England as data suggests...
Map reveals how Covid-19 infection rates
soared in the North of England after
PHE’s Excel bungle
Public Health England’s Excel bungle has drastically
changed the outlook of England’s coronavirus
outbreak, with...
Matt Hancock warns cancer patients may
not be treated if Covid-19 is ‘out of
control’
Matt Hancock has said that cancer treatments may
be affected if the virus gets out of control as cases
spiral by...
Safe resumption of research is important,
feasible
While guidelines from federal and state government
and medical specialty societies currently exist to
help restarting health...
Researchers use multi-ancestry
comparison to refine risk factors for
coronary artery disease
It is known that coronary artery disease — the
world’s leading cause of death — is highly heritable,
and...
Prevalence of suicide-related behaviors
among physicians
An analysis of published studies has found a
relatively high prevalence of suicidal behaviors
among physicians. The findings...
Risk of human-to-wildlife transmission of
the COVID-19 virus
IMAGE: There’s considerable risk that humans
transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-
19, to wildlife,...
Scientists are more specialized in larger
and interdisciplinary teams
The roles of scientists change as research teams
become more interdisciplinary and larger, finds new
research from ESMT Berlin....
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
that leukocyte telomere...
Study finds ‘missing link’ in the
evolutionary history of carbon-fixing
protein rubisco
IMAGE: A ribbon diagram (L) and molecular surface
representation (R) of carbon-fixing form I’ rubisco,
showing...
New insights for drug research: Breaking
the coupling process
This can be achieved by molecules specifically
designed for this purpose, which thereby obtain
pharmacological effects as...
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...
Remote control of blood sugar:
Electromagnetic fields treat diabetes in
animal models
“We’ve built a remote control to manage diabetes,”
says Calvin Carter, PhD, one of the study’s lead...
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...
A timeline on the evolution of reptiles
IMAGE: Animals sampled in the analysis. view
more Credit: Tiago R. Simões Challenging a 75-
year-old notion...
Study finds odor-sensing neuron
regeneration process is adaptive
AURORA, Colo. — Olfactory sensory neurons are
nasal neurons that make use of hundreds of
different types of odorant...
Do eyeglasses help keep coronavirus
out? Johns Hopkins expert says more
evidence needed
During the current pandemic, we’ve all been advised
to protect ourselves from infection by the SARS-
CoV-2 virus that...
California’s August Complex largest fire
in state’s history
IMAGE: NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite
captured another startling image of the August
Complex of fires that has...
Adults CAN get the inflammation
condition linked to COVID-19 seen in kids
Adults CAN get the life-threatening Kawasaki-like
condition linked to COVID-19 as at least two people
over 18 die from the...
IMAGE: Findings related to the use of facemask
when working in hot environments view more
Credit: Andreas...
Coronavirus cases in Arizona declined by
75% during the summer after mask
mandate, CDC report finds
Coronavirus cases in Arizona declined by 75%
during the summer after the governor implements a
mask mandate, CDC report finds In...
Children use make-believe aggression
and violence to manage bad-tempered
peers
Academics from the University of Cambridge believe
that the tendency for children to introduce
aggressive themes in these...
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...
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are
younger, healthier than influenza
patients, study finds
OHDSI has established an international network of
researchers and observational health databases
with a central coordinating...
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...
NASA catches development of Tropical
Storm Norbert as Marie declines
IMAGE: NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite
captured a visible image of the development of
Tropical Storm Norbert...
UM researchers help study largest
estimated Greenland ice loss
MISSOULA – University of Montana researchers
have contributed to a study forecasting significant
ice loss in Greenland....
Infrared NASA imagery finds Chan-hom
organizing, consolidating
IMAGE: On Oct. 6 at 0353 UTC (Oct. 5 at 11:53 p.m.
EDT) NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed Tropical Storm
Chan-hom...
‘Brain fog’ following COVID-19 recovery
may indicate PTSD
IMAGE: Dr. Andrew Levine view more Credit: UCLA
Health A new report suggests that lingering “brain...
NHS will now officially recognise ‘Long
Covid’ as long-term coronavirus effect
The NHS will officially recognise ‘Long Covid’ and
draw up guidelines for doctors on how to treat the
debilitating...
Study of ‘excess deaths’ finds there may
be another 75,000 unconfirmed COVID-19
fatalities
US coronavirus death toll may be undercounted by
as much as 36%: Study of ‘excess deaths’ finds
there may be...
Coronavirus UK: Matt Hancock faces
MPs’ fury after ‘Excel blunder’
A frightening rise in coronavirus cases was recorded
in Britain today as the Department of Health
announced 12,594 more positive...
Dried blood spot sampling offers
inexpensive way to widen access to
antibody testing for COVID-19
Currently antibody testing for COVID-19 uses serum
or plasma, which requires a full intravenous blood
sample, collected by...
Evolution: Shifts in mating preference
In their efforts to identify the genetic basis for
differences in mate choice that keep two co-existing
species of butterfly...
Multi-institutional team extracts more
energy from sunlight with advanced solar
panels
IMAGE: Silicon solar panels are reaching their
technological limit, but researchers are
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...
Hunting for the lowest known nuclear-
excited state
IMAGE: A false color scanning electron microscopy
image of the 8×8 array of maXs30 detectors. view
more Credit:...
Covid-19 updates: One in 10 worldwide
may have had virus, WHO says
One in 10 people around the world may have
contracted Covid-19, the World Health Organization
said, at a special meeting...
‘Long Covid’: Why are some people not
recovering?
For most people, Covid-19 is a brief and mild
disease but some are left struggling with symptoms
including lasting fatigue,...
Mental Health: Adding ornamental plants
to your front garden can help you feel
happier
Adding ornamental plants such as daffodils and
petunias to your front garden can lower stress levels
and help you feel happier,...
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fresh? Our expert dietitian reveals
Canned and frozen foods tend to be seen as less
nutritious than fresh versions — but that’s not
Trump aide pressured CDC to alter report
on kids’ coronavirus risks
A Trump administration aide pressured Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experts to
alter its report on children’s...
Has COVID-19 knocked us onto our
backsides?
Kent State’s College of Education, Health and
Human Services professors Jacob Barkley, Ph.D.,
Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and...
Warmer winters are keeping some lakes
from freezing
WASHINGTON–Warmer winters due to climate
change are causing lakes in the Northern
Hemisphere to experience more ice-free...
New techniques probe vital and elusive
proteins
IMAGE: New methods of determining the structure
of membrane proteins using lipidic cubic phase
(LCP) microcrystals...
NREL, UK university partner to dive
deeper into how enzymes digest plastic
A collaboration between scientists at the U.S.
Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL),...
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...
Coronavirus: Paris to shut bars and raise
alert to maximum
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin acknowledged
closing bars would be difficult for Parisians. “We are
French, we love...
Covid could cause ‘tsunami of cancelled
NHS operations’
There could be a “tsunami” of cancelled operations
this winter as the NHS copes with rising numbers of
coronavirus...
More than 80% of hospitalized
coronavirus patients have neurological
symptoms, study finds
More than 80% of hospitalized coronavirus patients
have neurological symptoms, study finds – but
White House doctor...
Covid spread from girl, 13, to 11 other
family members in a house
A 13-year-old girl infected 11 out of 13 of her
relatives with coronavirus while the family was
staying together in a vacation...
CDC says coronavirus DOES spread
through the air
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) now admits that coronavirus does spread
always the case. According...
HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir do NOT
work as a Covid-19 treatment or cure,
study finds
The HIV drug combination of lopinavir and ritonavir
does not treat Covid-19, a major study has
concluded. One of many experimental...
The foods and drinks you should eat to
reduce inflammation in your digestive
system
An Australian nutritionist has revealed how to avoid
inflaming your digestive system by eating the right
food every day. ...
Men predominate in more than 85 percent
of COVID-19 decision-making/advisory
bodies globally
This has become a “disturbingly accepted pattern of
global health governance” that undermines the
effectiveness...
Face masks unlikely to cause over-
exposure to carbon dioxide, even in
patients with lung disease, study finds
In “Effect of Face Masks on Gas Exchange in
Healthy Persons and Patients with COPD,” Michael
Campos, MD and co-authors...
Deep learning gives drug design a boost
With a new deep learning-based technique created
at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering,
they may soon get...
Dog brains do not prefer faces
Faces constitute a critical part of communication for
humans and other primates, so much so that faces
have a special status...
Study defines risk factors for
unemployment in working people with
multiple sclerosis
IMAGE: Dr. Strober is a senior research scientist in
the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience
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
Terra satellite provided a visible image of Tropical
Storm Gamma...
Social media postings linked to hate
crimes
A new paper in the Journal of the European
Economic Association, published by Oxford
University Press, explores the connection...
Novel testing platform designed for
breast cancer cells
IMAGE: A Purdue University team has developed a
novel testing platform to evaluate how breast cancer
cells respond...
through airborne transmission,...
China has responded best to the Covid-
19 pandemic, study claims
Chinese people are happiest with their government’s
handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to
a survey. US...
Internet gaming youth not more prone to
psychiatric disorders
Symptoms of a gaming disorder include that it has
an impact on school, work or friendships, that we
continue to play even...
COVID-19 pandemic has created flood of
potentially substandard research, expert
says
This has implications for patients, clinicians, and
potentially government policy, says Adjunct
Professor Katrina Bramstedt,...
How long does the preschool advantage
last?
“Ensuring that young children enter kindergarten
ready to learn has been of great research and policy
interest. By...
Innovation could improve detection of
COVID-19 infections
The team’s results, published in the scientific journal
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, describe a
mathematical...
Individual suicide risk can be
dramatically altered by social ‘sameness,’
study finds
IMAGE: Bernice Pescosolido view more Credit:
Indiana University Similarities among individuals
living in...
Black and Hispanic people more likely to
live in high-risk flood zones, study finds
Black and Hispanic people and people with low
incomes are more likely to live in areas at high risk
of flooding from natural...
Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
coincide with a heavy mental health
burden
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a heavy mental
health toll even on people who are not directly
impacted by the disease, shows...
Telehealth trains parents to improve
behavior skills of children with autism
Training parents of children with autism spectrum
disorder virtually about early behavioral intervention
is an accessible...
What your loo reveals about
you! Scientists believe it could be a
warning system for Covid outbreaks
Since early July, British scientists grappling with the
coronavirus pandemic have been involved in some
very unlikely detective...
Experts believe it’s time for a radical
rethink of how endometriosis is treated
At Liverpool Street Station in London at rush hour,
Helen McLaughlin was overcome by waves of
agonising pain — then she...
I’m not ill but I can’t taste anything: DR
MARTIN SCURR answers your health
questions
Q: I have had no sense of taste since December
and a coating on my tongue. I’ve not been ill, and
my doctor hasn’t...
Would you sue if your op went
wrong? Patients awarded millions if they
weren’t warned of dangers
Constant back pain for almost two years had left
mother-of-three Tracy Hassell struggling to do the
simplest things. Getting...
Ireland ‘needs to go back into full national
lockdown’, health advisors warn the
government
Ireland’s government has been advised to introduce
the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions across the
country in...
Scientists reveal how the brain may fuel
intense neural communication
The team studied synapses that use the
neurotransmitter glutamate to communicate.
Communication happens when a packet of...
Letter from leading researchers urges
terminology update, shift in COVID-19
guidance
The researchers write in the open letter that the
scientific community must clarify the terminology
used related to aerosols...
Preliminary results of two large immune
therapy studies show promise in
advanced cervical cancer
David O’Malley, MD, of The Ohio State University
Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James
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...
Advancing multiprincipal alloys
IMAGE: Blurring the lines between majority and
minority populations of atomic species in a
multiprincipal element alloy...
NASA infrared imagery reveals wind
shear displacing Marie’s strongest
storms
IMAGE: On Oct.5 at 6:20 a.m. EDT (1020 UTC), the
MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua
satellite gathered...
Hi-tech corset that can help ease lower
back pain by stretching the spine
Is this the cure for an aching back? Hi-tech corset
that can help ease lower back pain by stretching the
spine with tiny...
Under the microscope: Best-selling
author Lynda La Plante, 77, takes our
health quiz
Under the microscope: Best-selling author Lynda La
Plante, 77, takes our health quiz By Roz Lewis for
the Daily Mail Published:...
Coronavirus can survive for up to NINE
HOURS on human skin, study finds
Coronavirus can survive for up to NINE HOURS on
human skin – four-fold longer than the flu can live on
our hands or...
High throughput screening identifies
molecules that reduce cellular stress
A new paper in the journal Science Advances
describes the discovery of several promising small
molecules that appear to reduce...
Process for regenerating neurons in the
eye and brain identified
Now, a team of researchers from the University of
Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins University, Ohio State
University and the University...
Exposure to vitamin D in the womb might
minimize risk of high blood pressure for
children born to mothers with
preeclampsia
The findings, based on an analysis of data on 754
mother-child pairs in Massachusetts, suggest that
higher vitamin D levels...
Excess folic acid during pregnancy
harms brain development of mice
“We believe there’s a Goldilocks effect with folic
acid. Too little is not good, too much is not good; you
have...
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...
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...
Pancreatic surgery: lower mortality with
larger case volumes
For certain surgical procedures, can a correlation be
shown between the volume of services provided per
hospital and the...
‘Like a fishing net,’ nanonet collapses to
trap drug molecules
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University
researchers are casting a net for nanoparticles. The
team has discovered a...
COVID-19 transmission rebounds quickly
after physical distancing rules are relaxed
BOSTON – Across the U.S., the relaxation of
statewide physical distancing measures that are
designed to control the...
Long Covid: ‘Everything tasted like
cardboard’
It’s been a long day, your stomach’s rumbling and
you’ve just tucked into your favourite Jamaican
dish:...
Covid: How many cases might contact
tracers have missed?
An IT failure has caused almost 16,000 coronavirus
cases to go missing from official data in England.
The infected individuals...
Less than HALF of Britons will get
coronavirus vaccine as it will be saved
for the vulnerable
1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million
doses The Government revealed on July 29 it had
signed a deal with pharmaceutical...
Manchester is Britain’s Covid-19 capital
and only NINE authorities saw infections
drop last week
Manchester is now England’s Covid-19 capital with
an infection rate higher than any other authority in
England, according...
England records coronavirus deaths
while Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland suffer no new victims
Britain today recorded another 12,594 Covid-19
cases as official statistics show the number of daily
infections has more...
760MILLION people ‘have had Covid-19’:
WHO predicts 10% have caught disease
One in 10 people around the world has been
infected with coronavirus, according to the World
Health Organization. Dr Michael...
Women more likely to embrace behaviors
aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-
19
In an article published in Behavioral Science Policy,
New York University and Yale University researchers
report that women...
Millimeter-precision drug delivery to the
brain
Today, this is practically impossible — drugs
travelling through the bloodstream reach the entire
brain and body, which...
Diagnosing COVID-19 in just 30 minutes
In Korea, there are many confirmed cases among
those arriving from abroad but diagnosis does not
take place at the airport...
Lighting the path to recycling carbon
dioxide
Semiconductive photocatalysts that efficiently
absorb solar energy could help reduce the energy
required to drive a bioelectrochemical...
Covid: Welsh quarantine considered for
UK coronavirus hotspots
Media captionVaughan Gething said English
hotspots would face Welsh quarantine rules if they
were countries People...
Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Hepatitis
C discovery
Three scientists who discovered the virus Hepatitis
C have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or
Physiology. The winners...
Why was Donald Trump REALLY given
dexamethasone to treay Covid-19?
Donald Trump is being treated with a cheap steroid
that only works on severely ill coronavirus patients,
sparking confusion...
Every London borough saw a spike in
coronavirus cases last week except
Camden
Coronavirus cases are soaring in every part of
London except Camden, according to official data.
The capital city so far...
Furious blame game after 16,000 Covid
cases are missed due to Excel glitch
An Excel bungle that led to thousands of cases
being lost in government systems masked daily
cases in the UK hitting 11,000. A...
Taking antibiotics is just as effective for
appendicitis as having an operation,
major study finds
Having an operation to remove your appendix may
become a thing of the past after a study found
antibiotics are almost as...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2020: Discovery of Hepatitis C virus
This year’s Nobel Prize is awarded to three
scientists who have made a decisive contribution to
the fight against blood-borne...
Hunger encourages risk-taking
“Just as there are humans who are more cautious
and others who take more risks, among animals of a
particular species...
A small switch with a big impact
Scientists of the universities of Würzburg and Mainz
have now figured out new details of these
processes, showing that tiny...
High blood pressure linked to baroreflex
in rats
“We’ve been studying high blood pressure for 100
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...
Study finds cancer mutations accumulate
in distinct regions based on structure of
genome and mutation
IMAGE: A study finds that cancer mutations occur in
distinct patterns based on the 3D structure of the
genome and the...
Looking sharp: Most detailed image yet
of famous stellar nursery
Astronomers using the international Gemini
Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, have
captured the western wall...
Spinach: good for popeye and the planet
“Eat your spinach,” is a common refrain from many
people’s childhoods. Spinach, the hearty, green
vegetable...
Fly larvae extract will replace antibiotics
in fighting plant pathogens
IMAGE: MIPT doctoral student Heakal Mohamed
holding a Petri dish used in the experiment. view
more Credit:...
ONS finds number of coronavirus cases
is down week-on-week
More signs emerged today that the UK’s second
wave of coronavirus is beginning to slow down, as
the number of new positive...
Has Boris cancelled Halloween? No10
issues warning over trick-or-treat
including FINES for parents
Boris Johnson tonight blamed the ‘blase’ public for
causing a resurgence of coronavirus that forced him
to...
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’
by a computer glitch that meant thousands of new
cases were...
Some antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 are more
protective than others, researchers find
This information, discovered from the joint study and
published online in the Journal of Clinical
Investigation’s JCI...
A social-belonging intervention improves
STEM outcomes for ESL students
IMAGE: A social-belonging intervention improves
STEM outcomes for students who speak English as
a second language. ...
Primary care office-based vs telemedicine
care visits during COVID-19 pandemic
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...
RUDN university summer school of soil
sciences covered 5 climatic zones from
the barents sea to the
IMAGE: A team of soil scientists from RUDN
University organized a summer school to study
urban soils in 5 climatic...
Researchers identify process for
regenerating neurons in the eye and brain
IMAGE: David Hyde in his lab. view more Credit:
Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame. The death
of neurons,...
NIH scientists reveal how the brain may
fuel intense neural communication
IMAGE: NIH scientists discovered that intense
neural conversations thought to underlie learning
and memory may be fueled...
How Covid-19 infection rates DOUBLED
in most local lockdown areas in England
One in three Britons will be living under tougher
Covid-19 rules than the rest of the country tomorrow,
despite data showing...
BEN SPENCER analyses the good news
graphs the experts didn’t show you
Four times yesterday we were told that Covid
numbers are going in the wrong direction. Cases are
up, hospital admissions...
Manchester’s coronavirus rate has risen
FIFTEEN-fold since local lockdown came
in
Manchester’s coronavirus rate has risen FIFTEEN-
fold since local lockdown came in – with local mayor
Andy Burnham...
High risk of deep vein thrombosis and
pulmonary embolism in patients with
COVID-19
“From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,
studies reported an increased rate of thrombosis
and pulmonary embolism...
Pain relief caused by SARS-CoV-2
infection may help explain COVID-19
spread
The finding may explain why nearly half of people
who get COVID-19 experience few or no symptoms,
even though they are able...
Study highlights shortcomings in
telemedicine despite large increases in
remote consults during COVID-19
pandemic
Despite increased use of telemedicine during the
COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have had
significantly fewer consultations...
Effect of avoiding cow’s milk formula at
birth on preventing asthma in children
What The Study Did: This observational study
quantified national changes in the volume, type and
content of primary care...
Body size of the extinct Megalodon
indeed off the charts in the shark world
IMAGE: Schematic drawing showing the distribution
of maximum possible sizes of all known 70 non-
planktivorous genera...
Development of haptic touch sensor that
works by static electricity
IMAGE: Image of wearable touch sensor on flexible
substrat. view more Credit: Korea Institue of
Science and...
Covid: Care homes policies violated
human rights, says Amnesty
Sending thousands of older untested patients into
care homes in England at the start of the
coronavirus lockdown was a violation...
Covid: Things ‘bumpy to Christmas and
beyond’
Media captionBoris Johnson: “It’s going to continue
to be bumpy through to Christmas” Boris...
Sensor rapidly detects COVID-19
infection
A crucial part of the global effort to stem the spread
of the pandemic, therefore, is the development of
tests that can rapidly...
The mode of detection of high-risk breast
cancers is linked to patient prognosis
Breast cancers that are detected in the interval
between national screening programme
mammograms have a worse prognosis than...
Liquid biopsies timely and effective
testing method for NSCLC patients in
Canada
Denver–October 2, 2020–Next-generation
sequencing (NGS) of cell-free DNA (cfDNA)
obtained from blood samples...
AI predicts patients at highest risk for
severe pain, increased opioid use post-
surgery
CHICAGO – Artificial intelligence (AI) used in
machine learning models can predict which patients
are at highest risk...
A tale of two cesspits: DNA reveals
intestinal health in Medieval Europe and
Middle East
IMAGE: The medieval latrine at Riga during
excavation view more Credit: Uldis Kal?jis A new
study published...
Liquid biopsy faster than tissue biopsy,
improves time to treat
Denver–October 2, 2020–A pilot study comparing
the effects of a liquid biopsy with tissue-based test
showed that...
Woodpeckers’ drumming: Conserved
meaning despite different structure over
the years
What The Study Did: Extended follow-up of
randomized clinical trial participants was used to
investigate whether the risk...
Parents less aware when their kids vape
than when they smoke
Most parents know or suspect when their child
smokes, but they are much more likely to be in the
dark if the child vapes...
Some planets may be better for life than
Earth
PULLMAN, Wash. – Earth is not necessarily the
best planet in the universe. Researchers have
identified two dozen planets...
Covid: UK announces 12,872 new cases
after technical glitch
The UK has announced more than 10,000 new
coronavirus cases for the first time since mass
testing began. There were 12,872...
Covid: 16,000 coronavirus cases missed
in daily figures after IT error
Nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus were not
entered into the national computer system used for
official figures because of...
Nitric oxide a possible treatment for
COVID-19, study finds
“To our knowledge, nitric oxide is the only substance
shown so far to have a direct effect on SARS-CoV-
2,” says...
Cancer immunotherapy ‘uniquely
suppressed’ by liver tumors
Though cancer immunotherapy has become a
promising standard-of-care treatment–and in some
cases, perhaps a cure–for...
New tool shows main highways of
disease development
As people get older they often jump from disease to
disease and carry the burden of more chronic
diseases at once. But is...
Anglo-Saxon warlord found by
detectorists could redraw map of post-
Roman Britain
IMAGE: The remains of the warlord. view more
Credit: University of Reading Archaeologists have
uncovered...
How the brain helps us navigate social
differences
Our brain responds differently if we talk to a person
of a different socioeconomic background from our
own compared to when...
Lab grown tumour models could lead to
improved ovarian cancer treatments
Scientists have created a three-dimensional (3D)
tumour model in the laboratory for ovarian cancer
that could lead to improved...
New nanotechology design provides
hope for personalized vaccination for
treating cancer
Animal acoustic signals are amazingly diverse.
Researchers from the University of Zurich and the
University of Saint-Etienne,...
Cheating birds mimic host nestlings to
deceive foster parents
The common cuckoo is known for its deceitful
nesting behaviour – by laying eggs in the nests of
other bird species,...
Physicists build circuit that generates
clean, limitless power from graphene
IMAGE: Paul Thibado, professor of physics, holds
prototype energy-harvesting chips. view more
Credit: Russell...
Coronavirus: What is the R number and
why does it matter?
Governments around the world keep talking about
R0, also known as the “Reproduction-number” or “R-
number”. It’s...
Coronavirus: Rapid antigen test rolled out
in Madrid
Rapid coronavirus test rolled out in Madrid. Video,
00:01:40Rapid coronavirus test rolled out in Madrid
A factor limiting recovery from bleaching
in corals
IMAGE: Fluorescent photographs of Aiptasia polyps
3 days after culturing with symbiont cells in different
treatments,...
Awakening after a sleeping pill
Patient with serious brain injury can temporarily talk,
walk, and recognize family members Awakening
after a sleeping pill...
Potential new tool for frost screening in
crops
IMAGE: Frost-damaged barley in field trials. view
more Credit: University of Adelaide Agricultural
scientists...
New research on cataract surgery in
order to improve health care
IMAGE: Prof. Madeleine Zetterberg, University of
Gothenburg. view more Credit: Photo by Anna-
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...
Why aren’t doctors warning women with
bladder cancer that surgery cure can also
end their love life?
Thousands of women with bladder cancer are
having life-changing surgery without realising it will
end their sex lives, a...
Coronavirus UK: Does your face cream
reek of rotting rubbish? It’s probably
Covid!
One of the key challenges in developing effective,
targeted cancer treatments is the heterogeneity of
the cancer cells themselves....
Searching for the chemistry of life
IMAGE: Nucleobase powder and steel balls in a
milling jar. view more Credit: Rudjer Boskovic
Institute, Tomislav...
Coastal flooding will disproportionately
impact 31 million people globally
IMAGE: An aerial view of Belem, Brazil, a city
situated along the Amazon Delta in northeastern
Brazil. A new study...
Staffordshire nurse learns sign language
to help deaf patients
Nurse learns sign language to help deaf patients.
Video, 00:01:31Nurse learns sign language to help
deaf patients
Covid: UK announces more than 10,000
new cases for first time
The UK has announced more than 10,000 new
coronavirus cases for the first time since mass
testing began. There were 12,872...
Could a poo transplant one day be the
secret of eternal youth?
Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of
eternal youth? Faecal transplants could one day be
used as a therapy to...
A putative mechanism that switches brain
pathology from anxiety to depression
discovered
IMAGE: ?hronic social defeat stress model in
C57BL/6?J male mice view more Credit: Prof.
N.N.Kudryavtseva’s...
COVID-19: Social dilemmas about
protective measures
We need to know about these psychological and
social profiles so we can understand how protective
actions against contagious...
How speech propels pathogens
IMAGE: Production of saliva filaments on the lips.
view more Credit: M. Abkarian and H.A. Stone
Speech and...
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 ‘Covid-
secure’...
‘Tutankhamun Hands’: Can a skin expert
help JO ELVIN from getting red hands
after using sanitiser?
Of all the things to keep me awake in 2020, I never
imagined it would be my hands. And yet there I was,
for the fourth night...
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
symptoms of Covid-19 is losing the sense of smell.
In some cases, it can be...
Coronavirus UK: Care home policies
‘exposed residents to virus then
BLOCKED them from medical care’
It is an excoriating verdict that will, undoubtedly, give
voice to the rage and anguish of thousands of
families: the Government’s...
Black children more than twice as likely
to die after surgical complications
CHICAGO – When it comes to surgery, minority
children lag far behind white children, according to
two analyses of large...
COVID-19 testing of children before
anesthesia saves PPE
CHICAGO – Universal COVID-19 testing of children
who are having procedures requiring anesthesia
promotes efficient...
Treating DCIS with surgery and
radiotherapy lowers cancer risk but
benefits drop over time
A major study of women with ductal carcinoma in
situ (DCIS) – a breast condition that can become
invasive cancer –...
Surgery for benign breast disease does
not impair future breastfeeding capability
CHICAGO: Young women with benign breast
conditions may undergo surgery without
jeopardizing their ability to breastfeed later...
Coronavirus: How do monoclonal
antibodies work?
A new treatment that uses laboratory-made
antibodies is to be trialled on Covid-19 patients in
UK hospitals. These monoclonal...
How to get a Covid test
An increase in demand for coronavirus tests has led
to local shortages – with some people being directed
to test sites...
Finding right drug balance for
Parkinson’s patients
But the benefits of levodopa wear off as the disease
progresses. The relationship between its dosage
and its effectiveness...
A first in-depth look at the latent virus
reservoir of individuals living with HIV
As a result, scientists have struggled to learn what
the reservoir looks like in individuals with HIV. And
without this knowledge,...
New discovery helps researchers rethink
organoid cultures
The researchers discovered that the size of
organoids differ depending on where they are
located within the hydrogel material...
Medical mystery: ‘Creeping fat’ in Crohn’s
patients linked to bacteria
After a brief respite, Covid-19 cases are rising. A
second wave? Or, as I have warned, just a bump in
the road? If we keep...
Can mobile tech offer new pathways to
improve recovery from serious traumatic
injuries?
Across a numerous of other health conditions,
mobile technology-based prevention and treatment
interventions have been used...
Researchers zero in on genetic
connection to postpartum hemorrhage
CHICAGO – Researchers have identified genetic
mutations that appear to protect women from severe
bleeding after childbirth,...
Significant decline in prescription opioid
abuse seen among Americans at last
CHICAGO – Almost 20 years into the opioid
epidemic, there finally is evidence of significant and
continual decreases...
Female Spanish-only speakers get
screening mammograms less often than
other women
CHICAGO: Limited English-language proficiency
(LEP) is a risk factor for getting potentially lifesaving
screening mammograms...
Hospitals serving minority patients follow
breast cancer recommendations at
similar rate
CHICAGO: Among accredited U.S. cancer centers,
hospitals serving primarily minority patients are as
likely as other hospitals...
Trump: Oxford professor on president’s
experimental Covid-19 treatment
Oxford professor explains Trump’s experimental
treatment. Video, 00:01:36Oxford professor explains
Trump’s experimental...
Covid: Faith groups’ singing studied for
coronavirus risk
Faith communities are being invited to take part in a
study of the role singing plays in spreading
coronavirus. Participants...
Deep learning model provides rapid
detection of stroke-causing blockages
Large vessel occlusions are blockages in the
arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the brain.
These occlusions account...
‘Liking’ an article online may mean less
time spent reading it
In a lab experiment, researchers found that people
spent about 7 percent less time reading articles on
controversial topics...
Planaria flatworms can be alternative
screening tool to avoid rabbit skin testing
A team at the University of Reading and Newcastle
University have found that planaria, a type of
flatworm, can be used as...
All members of military surgical teams
can benefit from military-civilian
partnerships
Now, investigators have identified a critical clue. In a
study published in the journal CELL this week,
researchers from...
Study shows need for balance in post-
surgery opioid prescribing guidelines
CHICAGO: To address the opioid epidemic,
surgeons have embraced guidelines to reduce the
number of opioid pills they prescribe...
Virtual follow-up care is more convenient
and just as beneficial to surgical patients
IMAGE: The Value of Time: Analysis of Surgical
Post-Discharge Virtual vs. In-Person Visits. view
more Credit:...
Program to improve outcomes for
geriatric surgery patients shows promise
CHICAGO: People age 65 years and older account
for 40 percent of inpatient operations and one-third
of outpatient procedures,1,2...
Transportation barriers to care may
increase likelihood of emergency surgical
intervention
CHICAGO: Transportation barriers, such as
personal access to a vehicle or public transportation,
disproportionally affect...
LED-based UV irradiation safely prevents
the loss of bone and muscle mass in
mice
Decreased bone density (osteoporosis) and the loss
of muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia) are age-
related disorders. While...
Cause of 1990s Argentina cholera
epidemic uncovered
The data have influenced health policy in Argentina,
where the national alert surveillance system now
uses whole-genome sequencing...
Safety and effectiveness of fecal
microbiota transplantation
“While the value of fecal microbiota transplantation
for treating recurrent C. difficile infection is clear
from research...
Gene expression altered by direction of
forces acting on cell
The findings could provide insights into physiology
and diseases such as fibrosis, cardiovascular
disease and malignant cancer,...
Tweaks to land-based conservation
efforts would pay huge freshwater
ecosystem dividends
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Conservation projects aimed at
protecting land-dwelling species could net major
gains in helping...
Genetic tracing ‘barcode’ is rapidly
revealing COVID-19’s journey and
evolution
IMAGE: Researchers from Drexel University are
using a new technique for spotting patterns in the
genetic sequence of...
CHICAGO: Military surgical teams face unique
demands on and off the battlefield. Combat trauma
represents 0.5 percent of...
New artificial intelligence models show
potential for predicting outcomes
CHICAGO: New applications of artificial intelligence
(AI) in health care settings have shown early
success in improving survival...
STOP THE BLEED training has saved
lives from Sierra Leone to Connecticut
CHICAGO: The STOP THE BLEED® course
teaches a skill with lifesaving potential that is easy to
learn and globally relevant....
Pregnant women have better outcomes
after immediate surgery for complicated
appendicitis
CHICAGO: Pregnant women who underwent
immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed
appendix and their fetuses had significantly...
Inside Walter Reed where Trump will be
treated for coronavirus in a secure
‘Presidential Suite’
President Donald Trump’s admission to Walter Reed
Medical Center on Friday marks the first time in 39
years that a...
Two molecular handshakes for hearing
The findings, published last week in the Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences, involve very
fine filaments in...
Fecal transplantation can restore the gut
microbiota of C-section babies
Normally infants receive gut bacteria from the
mother at birth. Some of these maternal bacteria
grow out in the infant as...
Cells sacrifice themselves to boost
immune response to viruses
“The immune system consists of several different
types of cells, all acting in coordination,” said Minsoo
Kim,...
Rare genetic form of dementia discovered
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative
disease characterized by a buildup of proteins,
called tau proteins,...
New model examines how societal
influences affect US political opinions
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University
researchers have developed the first quantitative
model that captures how...
UArizona Health Sciences researchers
identify new target for creating flavivirus
vaccines
The results of a recent study moved University of
Arizona Health Sciences researchers one step
closer to developing effective...
Solving global challenges using insect
research
IMAGE: Colobathristide bug (ordered Heteroptera),
Pilchicocha (Ecuador). view more Credit: © IRD –...
Smartphone surveys find a connection
between daily spiritual experiences and
well-being
IMAGE: Baylor University sociologist Matt
Bradshaw, Ph.D. view more Credit: Baylor
University Using smartphone...
Support bubbles: How do they work and
who is in yours?
As lockdown restrictions have eased, people across
the UK can now set up support bubbles. The aim is
to help people who’ve...
Covid: What is the risk to Donald Trump’s
health?
Donald Trump has clear risk factors – including his
age, weight and being male – that all raise the
chances of...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why the power of
your mind can be as potent as any
painkiller
On the thankfully rare occasions I have to take a
painkiller, I give myself a little pep talk before I
swallow them. I tell...
Babies’ random choices become their
preferences
Though researchers have long known that adults
build unconscious biases over a lifetime of making
choices between things...
Drink coffee after breakfast, not before,
for better metabolic control
Research from the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise
Metabolism at the University of Bath (UK) looked at
the effect of broken...
Hidden DNA fragment the ‘trigger switch’
for male development
An international research collaboration with The
University of Queensland found the Y-chromosome
gene that makes mice male...
Personalized cancer therapy improves
outcomes in advanced disease
Led by Razelle Kurzrock, MD, director of the Center
for Personalized Cancer Therapy at Moores Cancer
Center and senior author...
Personalized cancer therapy improves
outcomes in advanced disease, says
study
IMAGE: Razelle Kurzrock, MD, director of the
Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy at Moores
Cancer Center. ...
New COVID test doesn’t use scarce
reagents, catches all but the least
infectious
Future climate changes in nature
reserves
IMAGE: In the Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador.
view more Credit: Photo: Samuel Hoffmann. The
Earth’s...
Caesarean birth, prolonged labour
influence infant gut bacteria, risk of
childhood obesity
Events at birth may affect the microbes living in a
baby’s gut during the first few months of life, leading
to a higher...
Coronavirus: Doctors told to plan for
vaccination scheme
He said planning for the rollout had already begun,
according to the Local Democracy Reporting
Service.
Covid: Growth in Covid cases ‘may be
levelling off’
There is more evidence new coronavirus infections
may be increasing more slowly than in previous
weeks. Data from three different...
Experimental Regeneron drug used to
treat Trump showed promise in trials
President Donald Trump is being treated with an
experimental coronavirus antibody cocktail
developed by Regeneron, the White...
Could a fecal transplant one day be the
secret of eternal youth?
fecal transplants could one day be used as a
therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly —
according to new...
New clues about the link between stress
and depression
After experiencing trauma or severe stress, some
people develop an abnormal stress response or
chronic stress. This increases...
Researchers demonstrate how changing
the stem cell response to inflammation
may reverse periodontal disease
The current treatment for periodontal disease
involves opening the infected gum flaps and adding
bone grafts to strengthen...
Biomedical sciences researchers find
new way to prevent and cure rotavirus,
other viral infections
Rotavirus, which causes severe, life-threatening
diarrhea in young children and moderate
gastrointestinal distress in adults,...
Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers
barely reduces water-quality benefits
IMAGE: Riparian buffer designs studied included
widths of 35 to 100 feet, some all grass, some all
trees, and some...
Scale-adaptive auto-context-guided fetal
US segmentation with structured random
forests
IMAGE: Jason Botten and Emily Bruce, who
pioneered a streamlined COVID-19 test that doesn’t
use scarce chemicals,...
Subsidized cars help low-income families
economically, socially
ITHACA, N.Y. – For one low-income woman, not
having a car meant long commutes on public transit
with her children in...
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...
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...
Smart cruise control steers drivers
toward better decisions
What if, like a murmuration of starlings, our cars and
trucks moved cooperatively on the road in response
to each vehicle’s...
Obstructive sleep apnea risk varies in
patients with different types of epilepsy
The study, published in the October issue of the
journal Epilepsy Behavior, will help physicians better
understand who is...
‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead’: The sleep-
deprived masculinity stereotype
A cultural complication is the notion that getting less
than the recommended amount of sleep signals
something positive about...
Cannabinoids associated with negative
respiratory health effects in older adults
with COPD
The findings, published Wednesday in Thorax, have
significant clinical implications as more physicians
prescribe cannabinoids...
Users of blood pressure medicine have a
lower risk of dying from influenza and
pneumonia
Drugs to lower blood pressure of the type ACE
inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers reduce
the mortality rate of...
Medicine for multiple sclerosis patients
inhibits coronavirus
An antiviral medication which effectively inhibits
replication of the coronavirus causing the COVID-19
and, at the same time,...
Forsyth researchers demonstrate how
changing the stem cell response to
inflammation may reverse periodontal
disease
IMAGE: For the study, Dr. Alpdogan Kantarci, his
PhD student Dr. Emmanuel Albuquerque, and their
team removed stem...
Announcing a new article publication for BIO
Integration journal. In this article the authors Xin
Yang, Haoming Li, Li Liu,...
Yan report’s claims that SARS-CoV-2 was
created in a Chinese lab are misleading,
unethical
CAMBRIDGE, MA – September 30, 2020–The MIT
Press Journal Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RRC:19)
has openly published...
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,...
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...
Childhood chemo alters heart’s caretaker
cells
The journal PLOS ONE published the results Sept.
22 during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. “We
don’t fully...
Wearable sensor to help people with
inflammatory bowel disease
A team of bioengineers demonstrated the
wristwatch-like device in a proof-of-concept study
funded by the Crohn’s Colitis...
Autoimmune disease: UM171 saves
another life
The procedure was done by a medical team at the
Institute of Hemato-oncology and Cellular Therapy
(iHOTC) of Maisonneuve-Rosemont...
Climate change responsible for record
sea temperature levels, says study
Global warming is driving an unprecedented rise in
sea temperatures including in the Mediterranean,
according to a major...
NASA finds heavy rainfall ringing major
Hurricane Maria’s eye
IMAGE: On Oct. 2 at 4:30 a.m. EDT (0830 UTC),
NASA’s IMERG estimated Hurricane Maria was
generating as much as...
Nitric oxide a possible treatment for
COVID-19
Researchers at Uppsala University have found that
an effective way of treating the coronavirus behind
the 2003 SARS epidemic...
National Academies release framework
for equitable allocation of a COVID-19
vaccine for adoption by HHS, state, tribal,
local, and territorial authorities
WASHINGTON — The National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today released
the final report of a consensus...
Research shows cell perturbation system
could have medical applications
IMAGE: This image depicts the delivery/sampling
system. view more Credit: Northwestern McCormick
School of...
Covid: Woman ‘heartbroken’ after
terminating baby alone
How will coronavirus affect my pregnancy, scans
and the birth?
Coronavirus: Loss of smell may be
clearer sign than cough
Loss of a sense of smell may be a more reliable
indicator of Covid-19 than cough or fever, research
suggests. A study by...
Trump’s FDA has warned and banned a
TENTH as many researchers as the
agency did under Obama
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)
oversight of clinical trials has become more lax
under President Donald...
Coronavirus antibodies from blood
plasma donations start to fade three
months after symptoms start
Coronavirus survivors’ plasma may be useless for
treating people with COVID-19 if it isn’t donated
soon enough...
All NHS staff should be tested weekly for
coronavirus as a matter of urgency, MPs
say
All NHS staff must be tested for coronavirus every
week to prevent them being put at ‘further
unnecessary risk’...
Prostate cancer: immunotherapy offers
hope
Ipilimumab is a humanised monoclonal IgG1
antibody that is active against CTLA-4. CTLA-4 is a
molecule that controls part...
High-fiber diet, low level inflammation:
Sidestepping the effects of radiation
Conducted by the University of Gothenburg, Lund
University and the University of South Australia, the
preclinical study found...
Can the common cold help protect you
from COVID-19?
The study, published in mBio, is the first to show that
the COVID-19-causing virus, SARS-CoV-2, induces
memory B cells, long-lived...
Cancer cells use nerve-cell tricks to
spread from one organ to the next
Recently, Rockefeller scientists found that breast
and lung tumors can appropriate a signaling
pathway used by neurons to...
15-year trend persists in disparate insulin
pump use in children
IMAGE: Terri H. Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, the
Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition,
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Trying out
tech that may help make worship Covid-
secure
A Bradford mosque is trying out new equipment
designed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Dr
John Wright, of the city’s...
Children’s gender identity clinic concerns
go back 15 years
Doctors at a child gender clinic raised concerns
about the use of puberty blockers 15 years ago – an
issue that was...
Volunteers in covid vaccine trials
describe painful side effects
Coronavirus vaccines might leave us laid up for a
day with headaches, fevers, sore muscles, shivering
chills and no energy,...
Iowa woman leaked brain fluid from her
nose after COVID-19 swab test
Iowa woman in her 40s with a skull defect started
leaking BRAIN FLUID out of her nose after getting a
swab test for COVID-19 A...
Coronavirus: Super-spreaders are just
8%, but cause 60% infections
A small percentage of coronavirus patients are
responsible for major outbreaks, the largest study-
to-date of transmission...
Artificial lung supports pre-term babies in
distress
The group has proven the concept using a live
piglet, a major step along the route toward approval
for use in humans, where...
A cancer shredder
Researchers at the universities of Würzburg and
Frankfurt have now developed a drug that can
disarm Aurora. Dr. Elmar Wolf,...
Inflammatory gene provides clue to
obesity risk
UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience researcher Dr
Denuja Karunakaran said she was determined to
unravel the links between...
Cannabis data lacking, but machine
learning could help
Anyone who has used, sold, studied or even read
much about marijuana likely recognizes these
acronyms as active ingredients...
Ice discharge in the North Pacific set off
series of climate events during last ice
age
IMAGE: The JOIDES Resolution, a research vessel
that drills into the ocean floor to collect and study
core samples...
Researchers hear more crickets and
katydids ‘singing in the suburbs’
IMAGE: Collection methods used to monitor
populations of katydids, such as this rattler round-
Professor of Nursing...
MUSC researchers test brain stimulation
in zero gravity
“It’s exciting. I love this stuff!” said Bashar Badran,
Ph.D. “This is so fun.” Not many researchers...
Laundry lint can cause significant tissue
damage within marine mussels
IMAGE: Marine mussels are commonly used to
monitor water quality in coastal areas. view more
Credit: University...
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...
More than half of bad dreams people
experience now revolve around the
pandemic
Cleared supermarket shelves, bans on visiting the
pub and the construction of giant emergency
hospitals may feel like something...
Coronavirus UK: Infection rates NOT
rising in school-age children
Coronavirus infection rates are NOT going up
among school-age children, Professor Chris Whitty
says in ‘important’...
Why is the North and Scotland being hit
so badly? Experts say it could be the
weather
Colder temperatures, less sunlight and more rain in
the North and Scotland may be to blame for them
suffering a worse hit...
Matt Hancock stands by 10pm pubs
curfew despite Tory fury
Matt Hancock today warned that ‘hundreds of
thousands’ of Britons could die from Covid-19, if
ministers ease...
800 million children still exposed to lead
The huge international numbers come from a new
report from Pure Earth and UNICEF. Pure Earth
works to solve pollution problems...
Flexible and biodegradable electronic
blood vessels
“We take the natural blood vessel-mimicking
structure and go beyond it by integrating more
comprehensive electrical...
Expert opinion: COVID-19 vaccine rollout
unlikely before fall 2021
The survey was carried out in late June 2020. The
majority of those surveyed were mostly Canadian or
American academics with...
Yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain
winged katydid, can be...
Face masks unlikely to cause over-
exposure to CO2, even in patients with
lung disease
IMAGE: Face masks do not contribute to carbon
dioxide poisoning. Face masks is key to preventing
COVID-19 infection. ...
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during Covid-19 lockdown,...
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Coronavirus: UK announces deaths for
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Matt Hancock wrongly claims vitamin D
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock was told to ‘get his
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as a potential...
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during 2015 epidemic
The University of Notre Dame researchers who
conducted the study, published in PLOS Neglected
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Carb-eating bacteria under viral threat
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by their bacterial hosts, are described in a new Cell
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Element in blood is part of human — and
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study reveals
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that rapidly responds to severe physiologic stress
and potentially serves...
People with Parkinson’s disease have a
higher risk of dying from COVID-19
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University of Iowa Health Care based on patient
data in the TriNetX COVID-19...
Tool helps clear biases from computer
vision
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condition affecting an estimated 100 million people
in the United States, which...
Caltech researcher unveils sensor that
rapidly detects COVID-19 infection
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cell phone...
Are organ transplant recipients at greater
risk of death from COVID-19?
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new study, published in
Transplantation, finds that risk of death from COVID-
19 in organ transplant...
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same drug?
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comprehensively mapped how a key class of
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bushing systems that play a critical role in supplying
communities with electricity....
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plant
Up to 200 jobs could as part of Cornwall Council
cuts
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response
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communication” from NHS bodies in England during
the Covid...
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be standardised into three tiers
The government is to push ahead with a new “three-
tier” approach to coronavirus restrictions in local
areas of...
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normal in spring’
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life to normal in spring, a group of leading scientists
has warned. A...
Study: Unnecessary stress testing
performed prior to knee and hip
replacement surgeries
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severity of PTSD symptoms
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identified a host of genetic risk factors that help
explain why some veterans...
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diarrheal parasite, study finds
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human-altered landscapes
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links between eye...
Penn Medicine researchers discover a
rare genetic form of dementia
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buildup of tau protein in parts of the brain —
helped...
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hospital where 60 cases have been linked to an
outbreak on the site. Planned...
Patients left ‘in limbo’ by NHS virus
response
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communication” from NHS bodies in England during
the Covid...
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be standardised into three tiers
The government is to push ahead with a new “three-
tier” approach to coronavirus restrictions in local
areas of...
Covid-19: Growth in cases may be
slowing in England
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down, the largest study of the infection in England
suggests. A team at...
New research sheds light on the
reluctance of farmers to adopt new
technologies
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bacteria
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to other infants from...
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effect of nanoparticles
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impulses at high resolution
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Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering
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disease uncovered
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PhD, a professor of Genetics,...
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understand how the brain processes
color
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brain, we will be able to better understand how
different animals...
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pediatric brain injury
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injury. A UT Southwestern...
Survey finds American support for
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strong,”...
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chronic pain
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which supports the process...
Successful TB vaccine moves forward
after phase 2 trial
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cause of death in the world (1.5 million deaths per
year compared to 1 million...
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experiment which took...
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intensifying
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Study suggests your mental health affect
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previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder are
more likely to die if they...
Treat your sweet tooth and boost your
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impaired decision making that is commonly seen in
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supermassive...
Alien species to increase by 36%
worldwide by 2050
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and Western Europe. ...
The most sensitive optical receivers yet
for space communications
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Timothy Ray Brown, dies
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– has died from cancer. Mr Brown, who was also
known as “the...
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‘slashes risk of cervical cancer by 88%’
Giving the HPV vaccine to schoolgirls slashes their
risk of getting cervical cancer by 88%, major study
claims The Swedish...
Report claims coronavirus is unlikely to
spread on NYC subway and buses
Riders of the New York City subway and bus system
are at low risk of being infected with the novel
coronavirus, researchers...
Cancer-stricken Public Health England
official slams ban on assisted dying
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two years to live slams ban on assisted dying as
‘inhumane’...
Elderly face wait for flu vaccine as
leading chemists suspend appointments
amid shortage of jabs
Pensioners could face severe delays getting a flu
vaccine this winter, with a surge in demand caused
by the coronavirus pandemic...
New research provides clues on
optimizing cell defenses when viruses
attack
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California San Diego scientists describes fresh
details about the mechanisms...
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spread
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Over the last few decades, there has been growing
concern about loneliness across all ages,
particularly in middle-aged and...
Foreign election interference focuses on
cultivating distrust, reducing consensus
Foreign interference in U.S. elections likely focuses,
in part, on creating distrust among Americans, with
paralyzing the...
The development of climate security
discourse in Japan
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security discourse view more Credit: NIES As the
level...
Ecological power storage battery made of
vanillin
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batteries by vanillin. ...
Leicestershire baby with breathing
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Coronavirus: The fight to get partners back into
maternity wards
Coronavirus: Delirium ‘key symptom’ in
frail older people
Doctors and carers should look out for signs of
confusion or strange behaviour in frail older people
because it could be...
Coronavirus US: Over 4,000 NY children
have lost a parent to illness
More than 4,000 children in New York state have
lost a parent or a guardian to the novel coronavirus,
a new report finds. One...
Minnesota scientists find coronavirus in
samples of beach water for the first time
Minnesota scientists find coronavirus in samples of
beach water for the first time – but it is not likely the
disease...
Is THIS why men are more badly affected
by Covid-19? Disease depletes
testosterone, study finds
The coronavirus saps men’s testosterone and
leaves them more susceptible to falling seriously ill
as well as robbing...
Coronavirus UK: Cases spiralled after
August Bank Holiday
Britain’s Covid-19 outbreak could have started to
grow again after the August Bank Holiday and Black
Lives Matters...
In deadly COVID-19 lung inflammation,
discover a culprit in NFkB pathway
Their efforts have borne a leap forward in our
understanding of how COVID-19 infections trigger
deadly levels of lung inflammation....
Delirium a key sign of COVID-19 in frail,
older people
The findings, published in the journal Age and
Ageing, highlight that doctors and carers should be
 says. “It...
Rapeseed instead of soy burgers:
Researchers identify a new source of
protein for humans
For a balanced and healthy diet, humans need
protein. “It contains essential amino acids which can
not be synthesized...
Screen time can change visual perception
— and that’s not necessarily bad
Maybe not. It turns out that our visual perception is
highly adaptable, according to research from
Psychology Professor and...
NASA confirms, heavy rainfall,
strengthening of tropical storm Marie
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NASA’s IMERG estimated Tropical Storm Marie was
generating as...
Poor cognitive performance predicts
impairment in activities of daily living
years later
IMAGE: Hector M. Gonzalez, PhD, associated
professor, Department of Neurosciences, UC San
Diego School of Medicine...
Scientists discover bacterium linked to
deadly childhood disorder
Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity
(CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of
Public Health have discovered...
Hackers targeting companies that fake
corporate responsibility
A new study suggests some hackers aren’t just in it
for the money but instead are motivated by their
disappointment...
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