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Blood test can predict how prostate How UK’s Covid-19 outbreak has barely
cancer will respond to treatment and if a changed in seven days
patient will relapse Britain still has a ‘significant burden of infection’, the Search
How many people does it kill? Prostate cancer Government’s top scientist warned as statistics...
became a bigger killer than breast cancer for the
first time, official statistics... RECENT POSTS

People’s Covid-19 risk should be scored
on a scale from 1 to 5
Britons should get an individual Covid-19 risk score
on a scale from one to five to allow healthy
youngsters out of lockdown,...
Families were given advice on how to
pronounce a death themselves during
height of covid pandemic
Families were given advice on how to pronounce a
death themselves if medics were not available
during the height of the coronavirus...
Vision: Observing the world during
childhood affects the rest of life
Much of what we will be as adults depends on the
first years of life, on what we simply observe
happening around us and not...
Electronic health records fail to detect up
to 33% of medication errors
Despite improvements in their performance over the
past decade, electronic health records (EHRs)
commonly used in hospitals...
Neuropathogenesis, neurologic
manifestations of coronaviruses
What The Study Did: Potential tissue targets and
routes of entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the central
nervous system and reported...
After R, the K number becomes crucial to
fighting second wave of covid
The R number has been guiding Government on
when to lift lockdown. But the K number will become
crucial for fighting a second...
UK announces official daily Covid-19
death toll of 113
The UK has announced 113 more Covid-19 deaths
today, the lowest since lockdown began, taking the
official count to 38,489. Today...
Study reveals factors influencing
outcomes in kidney cancer treated with
immunotherapy
BOSTON – By analyzing tumors from patients
treated with immunotherapy for advanced kidney
cancer in three clinical...
Venous thrombosis among critically ill
patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: A systematic assessment of
deep vein thrombosis among patients in an intensive
care unit in France...
Images in neurology: Brain of patient with
COVID-19, smell loss
What The Study Did: This case report describes a
25-year-old female radiographer with no significant
medical history who...
Covid-19: Tributes paid to ‘big daddy’ of renal medicine
South East NHS trusts suspend births at home and in
midwife-led units
Medics appeal for more to get higher level PPE
Covid: LA ambulances told not to transport some patients to
hospital
Doctors and nurses demand higher quality face masks in
letter to ministers
Covid UK: Daily deaths DOUBLE to 830 week-on-week with
60,916 cases
UK’s virus sequencing labs haven’t detected any cases in a
fortnight of South African strain
Coronavirus UK: Government data suggests super strain
cases falling
Many patients with long Covid have been unable to return
properly to work six months after infection
Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against
numerous chronic diseases
New study on circadian clock shows ‘junk DNA’ plays a key
role in regulating rhythms
Cattle grazing and soybean yields
How market incumbents can navigate disruptive technology
change
Antibiotics not needed after most sinus surgeries:
randomized controlled trial
New drug form may help treat osteoporosis, calcium-related
disorders
Common drug may protect hearts from damage caused by
breast cancer chemotherapy
Study finds people with brown tissue less likely to develop
chronic heart and metabolic disease
Covid vaccine: Studies suggest giving a single shot to more
people
Covid lockdown England: Boris Johnson ‘bets the house’ on
vaccine
New imaging method reveals if antibiotics reach bacteria
hiding in tissues

People more likely to accept nudges if
they know how they work and how
effective they are
The more people know about when and why
behavioural interventions are being used and their
effectiveness, the more likely...
Dietary and physical activity intervention
reduces LDL cholesterol level in children
An individualised and family-based physical activity
and dietary intervention reduced the plasma LDL
cholesterol concentration...

Clap for Carers: The nation celebrates the
work of the NHS and care workers
At 20:00 BST on Thursday, households across the
UK stood on their doorsteps and balconies and
applauded the efforts of the...
Coronavirus: ‘I’m high risk but made a
full recovery’
For those living with underlying health conditions,
the thought of contracting coronavirus can be
terrifying. But while the...

Coronavirus: The mystery of ‘silent Coronavirus: People shielding in England

spreaders’ allowed outdoors from Monday
As the crisis has unfolded, scientists have Vulnerable people in England who have been asked
discovered more evidence about a strange and to remain at home since the coronavirus lockdown
worrying feature of the coronavirus.... began will be able to go...

Coronavirus: ‘Several’ vaccines could be Coronavirus UK: Death toll passes 38,000
ready by end of year with 324 new fatalities
What type of vaccine is it? The vaccine is called
AZD1222 and is made from a weakened version of
a common cold virus (adenovirus)...
Survey suggests Britain is becoming less
scared about Covid-19
Britons appear to be less scared of coronavirus than
they have been in months as figures show nine out
of 10 adults ventured...
Britain is taking a risk by easing
lockdown on Monday, SAGE scientist
says
What’s changing? From Monday, people can meet
outside in groups of up to six as long as those from
different households...
UK announces 215 more Covid-19 deaths,
taking the number of victims to 38,376
What’s changing? From Monday, people can meet
outside in groups of up to six as long as those from
different households...
The most common organism in the
oceans harbors a virus in its DNA
IMAGE: The viruses, colored orange, attached to a
membrane vesicle from the SAR11 marine bacteria,
colored gray, that...
Next frontier in bacterial engineering
From bacteria-made insulin that obviates the use of
animal pancreases to a better understanding of
infectious diseases and...
Blood test as a potential new weapon in
the fight to eliminate malaria
IMAGE: (A) How to detect dormant hypnozoite of P.
vivax? Antibodies can predict recent infections if
they have the...
Immunotherapy for bowel cancer could
change clinical practice
A large international trial involving UCL and
University College London Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust (UCLH) has found that...
Disabled pupils are STILL caught in
lockdown limbo
Thousands of severely disabled children are being
barred from returning to school because head
teachers insist they cannot...
Lifeline for bowel cancer patients as
experts hail game-changing breakthrough
drug
Patients ravaged by advanced bowel cancer have
been thrown a lifeline – thanks to a breakthrough
drug hailed by experts...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Want to know
how long you’ll live? See how many of
these you can do in one minute
It sounds bizarre, but the length of time you are able
to stand on one leg is a powerful predictor of how
long you will...
Britain today announced 324 more Covid-19 deaths,
taking the official number of coronavirus victims past
38,000 as separate...
Doorknobs, handrails and shopping
trolleys should be coated in copper to
prevent spread of Covid-19
Doorknobs, handrails and shopping trolleys should
be coated in copper to prevent the spread of
coronavirus, according to...
The ONLY way to picnic: Scientists say
groups must sit in a hexagon, pentagon
or parallelogram
Groups should picnic in the shape of a
parallelogram, hexagon or pentagon if they want to
meet together while still maintaining...
Coronavirus lockdown to be eased for
2.2million vulnerable people shielding
since March
Families across England will finally be able to see
their elderly relatives again tomorrow, as millions of
vulnerable people...
Taking a deep look into animals
IMAGE: Light-sheet imges of different DEEP-Clear
processed animals labelled with neurosystem
specific markers. ...
Research explores the impact of invasive
grasses on South Texas landscapes
IMAGE: UAV photo of a pasture invaded by the
perennial warm-season bunchgrass, tanglehead
[Heteropogon contortus (L.)...
First cases of COVID-19 in New York City
primarily from European and US sources
In New York City, the first confirmed COVID-19
cases arose mostly through untracked transmission
of the virus from Europe...
Government’s stimulus program to boost
consumer spending
The world has been experiencing an unprecedented
economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A significant number of...
Why won’t the NHS test for the heart
attack gene 200,000 of us don’t even
know we have?
More than 200,000 Britons unknowingly carry a
gene that puts them at high risk of a fatal heart
attack or sudden stroke...
Itching, baldness and painful sex: The
embarrassing questions that you’re too
shy to ask your GP
We doctors are a fairly unshockable bunch. We’ve
seen it all – multiple times, usually, and probably that
same day....
DR ELLIE CANNON answers your
questions on coronavirus
How do the newly eased lockdown rules apply to
people who are vulnerable and shielding? While
restrictions continue to be...
DR ELLIE CANNON: Don’t be one of the
80 per cent of men who’d rather be ill
than admit to a problem
Is the cliche true – are men reluctant to talk to
doctors about their health? Surveys paint a
depressing picture: up to...
Benefits of social networks to disaster
response questioned
Hirokazu Shirado, an assistant professor in
Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer
Interaction Institute, said...
‘Single pixel’ vision in fish helps
scientists understand how humans can
spot tiny details
In a paper published this week, researchers at the
University of Sussex found that zebrafish are able to
use a single photoreceptor...
Scientists develop method to help
epidemiologists map spread of COVID-19
The method was created by Nathaniel Barlow,
associate professor in RIT’s School of Mathematical
Sciences, and Steven...
Contamined soils determined root
characteristics
IMAGE: The place where the studies were carried
out. view more Credit: T Marañón Tree roots have
multiple...
Limits on evolution revealed by statistical
physics
What is and is not possible for natural evolution may
be explained using models and calculations from
theoretical physics,...
Better outcomes, lower cost in first-ever
oncology hospital at home evaluation
IMAGE: Kathleen Mooney presents data on
Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Huntsman at Home
evaluation. view...
Better prepared for future crises
The article gives an overview of the spread of Covid-
19 and outlines six causes of the crisis: the
exponential infection...
Coronavirus: Volunteers help protect NHS
workers
BBC Stories meets the army of volunteers making
scrubs for doctors, sending spare masks to hospitals
and making hand sanitiser...
Coronavirus: ‘Dangerous moment’ as UK
lockdown eases
Media captionProfessor Jonathan Van-Tam: “Follow
the guidance don’t tear the pants out of it” The...
An imbalance of electrons in the liver
may be a common risk factor for disease
Reductive stress occurs when cells build up an
overabundance of electrons, which play an essential
role in producing energy....
New molecule stops drug cravings in
mice, with fewer side effects
In mice that were treated with the stimulant cocaine
or methamphetamine, the new molecule was found
to calm their drug-induced...
Study charts developmental map of inner
ear sound sensor in mice
The study data is shared on a unique platform open
to any researcher, creating an unprecedented
resource that could catalyze...
Key player in hepatitis A virus infection
The research, published in Nature Microbiology, has
revealed gangliosides as a key player in HAV and
has led to several other...
Glucocorticoids are harmful in treating
viral respiratory infections
Glucocorticoids are widely used in treating acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) despite there
being no indisputable...
Towards a climate neutral Europe: The
land sector is key
In 2014, EU leaders agreed that all sectors should
contribute to the European 2030 emission reduction
target, including the...
Astronomers predict bombardment from
asteroids and comets in another
planetary system
The planetary system around star HR8799 is
remarkably similar to our Solar System. A research
team led by astronomers from...
Please see special handling
A new study highlights the risks of pulmonary
complications in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
who undergo surgery, according...
Coronavirus: Meet the ex-NHS staff who
are returning to work
Thousands of retired doctors, nurses and other
healthcare workers have offered to return to the
NHS during the coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Tory MPs call for change in
2m social distancing rule
Senior Conservative MPs are urging Boris Johnson
to consider changing the 2m social distancing rule to
1.5m, amid fears for...
As hospitals walk the tightrope of patient
data-sharing, one system offers a new
balance
Such efforts would take partnerships between
industry and academic institutions — which are
already essential to medical...
Immune landscape of multiple brain
cancers charted
“Looking at these tumors side by side, we could very
clearly see the differences not just between primary
and metastatic...
Combination therapy well-tolerated and
highly effective for patients with IDH1-
mutated AML
Across all treatment groups, the composite complete
remission rate was 78% overall and 100% for
treatment-naïve patients....
Scientists develop sorbent for purifying
water from radioactive elements
IMAGE: SEM images of tungsten oxide samples, a
WO3-100, b WO3-300, c WO3-600, d WO3-900.
view more Credit:...
Targeted therapy tepotinib for non-small
cell lung cancer with MET exon 14
skipping mutation shows durable
response
IMAGE: This is Xiuning Le, M.D., Ph.D. view more
Credit: The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center HOUSTON...
Targeted therapy pralsetinib achieves
high response rates in advanced cancers
with RET gene fusions
IMAGE: This is Vivek Subbiah, M.D. view more
Credit: The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center ABSTRACT:...
Adoptive T-cell therapy ADP-A2M4
targeting MAGE-A4 shows early activity
in patients with advanced solid tumors
IMAGE: This is David Hong, M.D. view more Credit:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Center ABSTRACT:...
Imaging reveals unexpected contractions
in the human placenta
Blood circulation in the human placenta is critical for
fetal development. A technique called magnetic
resonance imaging...
Wildfires can alter Arctic watersheds for
50 years
“Forest fires in this region of the Arctic used to
happen about every hundred years and now we’re
seeing them...
Anesthesia’s effect on consciousness
solved, settling century-old scientific
debate
A new study from Scripps Research published
Thursday evening in the Proceedings of the National
Academies of Sciences (PNAS)...
Fearful Great Danes provide new insights
to genetic causes of fear
For the purposes of the study, carried out by
Professor Hannes Lohi’s research group and
published in the Translational...
Researchers conduct metabolite analysis
of ALS patient blood plasma
High-throughput analysis of blood plasma could aid
in identification of diagnostic and prognostic
biomarkers for amyotrophic...
Study: Integrating satellite and
socioeconomic data to improve climate
change policy
IMAGE: Atul Jain led a study that used a
combination of satellite and census data to identify
deforestation and expanding...
Researchers identify healthcare data
defects, create software for easier defect
detection
Researchers at the University of Maryland,
Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a
method to investigate the quality of...
COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery
are at increased risk of postoperative
death
Patients undergoing surgery after contracting
coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of
postoperative death, a new global...
Researchers examine data to identify
optimal vasopressor treatment for rare
type of stroke
Results of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) study
assessing the most commonly used medications for
raising blood pressure...
Researchers identify mechanisms that
make skin a protective barrier
One of the most important roles of the skin is to act
as a barrier that prevents water loss and protects
the skin from pathogens....
New technology enables fast protein
synthesis
MIT chemists have devised a protocol to
dramatically reduce the amount of time required to
generate synthetic proteins. Their...
Solution to century-old math problem
could predict transmission of infectious
diseases
The long-sought-after solution could be used to
accurately predict encounter and transmission
probability between individuals...
How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer’s
disease
The present study is a collaboration between Lund
University in Sweden and McGill University in
Canada, and provides information...
Watcher’ tracks coronavirus in Cincinnati
and beyond
IMAGE: Benjamin Wissel, an MD/PhD student at the
University of Cincinnati. view more Credit:
Cincinnati Children’s...
Trastuzumab achieves slight reduction in
recurrence for women with HER2-positive
DCIS
The addition of the monoclonal antibody therapy
Trastuzumab to radiotherapy did not reach the
protocol objective of a 36%...
New model predicts the peaks of the
COVID-19 pandemic
IMAGE: Fits of the data for active cases available on
08 May 2020 for various severely affected countries
around the...
Study: Paper-thin gallium oxide transistor
handles more than 8,000 volts
BUFFALO, N.Y. — People love their electric cars.
But not so much the bulky batteries and related
power systems that...
Nanoparticles can make home
refrigeration more accessible for low-
income households
IMAGE: Nanoparticles can reduce the power
consumption of cooling devices such as
refrigerators, freezers and air-conditioning...
Social distancing: A practical guide to
how to socialise now
The UK is starting to relax its coronavirus lockdown
rules, meaning some of us can now see friends and
family we have been...
Coronavirus: GPs not told when patients
removed from ‘shielding lists’
Some extremely vulnerable people have been
removed from shielding lists via text message,
without the knowledge of their...
Coronavirus was spreading ‘cryptically’
in the US by early February, CDC data
reveals
Coronavirus was spreading ‘cryptically’ in the US by
early February, CDC data reveals A CDC analysis of
flu-like...
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Just like
Prince William, I hate public speaking.
Here’s how I beat my fears
Hands up: who actually likes public speaking? I bet
most people would rather stick pins in their eyes, but
it’s something...
‘Cytokine storm’ may be to blame for life-
threatening condition in kids with covid
Children with a rare, life-threatening inflammatory
condition linked to coronavirus may be suffering
from a pediatric version...
New method to map cholesterol
metabolism in brain
The research, published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences of the USA, shows
the major locations of cholesterol...
Using riboflavin, UV light reduces SARS-
CoV-2 pathogens in plasma, whole blood
The study, “Pathogen reduction of SARS-CoV-2
virus in plasma and whole blood using riboflavin and
UV light,”...
When COVID-19 meets flu season
Trastuzumab combined with trimodality
treatment does not improve outcomes for
patients
Results of the NRG Oncology clinical trial RTOG
1010 indicated that the addition of the monoclonal
antibody trastuzumab to...
The fight goes on: Clinical trial shows
promising new treatment for rare blood
cancer
IMAGE: Novel therapy in intravascular large B-cell
lymphoma. view more Credit: Kazuyuki Shimada
Lymphoma...
Coronavirus: What are the risks for
children?
Some children in England will be going back to
school from Monday 1 June. Following a heated
debate, the government published...
Coronavirus: Relaxing lockdown ‘risky’
and a ‘political decision’
Relaxing lockdown is a risk because levels of the
coronavirus are still “very high”, one of the
government’s...
Your wearable fitness trackers might
detect coronavirus up to NINE DAYS
before you have symptoms
Your wearable devices might be able to detect that
you’ve been infected with the novel coronavirus
days before you...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY launches a health
revolution with a diet that really could
save your life
Like everyone else, normal life for the Mosley family
has been on hold since late March. But that is about
to change. Or...
What a year it’s been for the Downing
Street mutt… Dilyn’s diary as told by JAN
MOIR
Hey, it’s paw-ty time! Happy Birthday to Me, Happy
Birthday to Me! Dilyn the Dog here, the nation’s
Numero Uno...
‘Watcher’ tracks coronavirus in
Cincinnati and beyond
Benjamin Wissel, a student in the UC College of
Medicine’s Medical Scientist Training Program, and
Pieter-Jan Van Camp,...
Growing evidence that minority ethnic
groups in England may be at higher risk
of COVID-19
Previous pandemics have often disproportionately
impacted ethnic minorities and socioeconomically
disadvantaged populations....
Researchers develop experimental rapid
COVID-19 test using nanoparticle
technique
“Based on our preliminary results, we believe this
promising new test may detect RNA material from
the virus as early...
Dr. Benjamin Singer, a Northwestern Medicine
pulmonologist who treats COVID-19 patients in the
intensive care unit, outlines...
Paid sick leave mandates hold promise in
containing COVID-19
Since 2007, several state and local governments
have enacted laws requiring employers to provide
their workers with paid...
A rising tide of marine disease? How
parasites respond to a warming world
IMAGE: Sea star wasting disease, pictured here, is
likely caused by the sea star associated densovirus.
view...
Evolution of pandemic coronavirus
outlines path from animals to humans
DURHAM, N.C. — A team of scientists studying the
origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the
COVID-19 pandemic,...
Oesophageal surgery: Quality increases
with larger case volumes
In complex surgery, is there a correlation between
the volume of services provided per hospital and the
quality of treatment...
Largest study of its kind of women in
labor finds nitrous oxide safe, side
effects rare
AURORA, Colo. (May 29, 2020) – Researchers at
the University of Colorado College of Nursing and
the School of Medicine...
More than 40% of all coronavirus patients
may be asymptomatic, study finds
More than 40% of people with coronavirus are
asymptomatic, suggesting the virus may be far more
widespread than the CDC’s...
LI anesthesiologist turned coronavirus
doctor recalls when a patient asked if
they were going to die
While many of us follow stay-at-home orders and
wait for lockdowns to end, healthcare workers
continue to battle on the frontlines...
How coronavirus changed the BRAIN of a
25-year-old patient who lost her sense of
smell
Revealed: How coronavirus changed the BRAIN of a
25-year-old patient who lost her sense of smell – but
hardly showed...
How many people have died of Covid-19
in YOUR area?
Government data has revealed an area-by-area
breakdown of where the most and fewest people
have died of the coronavirus since...
Users of high-potency cannabis four
times more likely to report associated
problems
Older men worry less than others about
COVID-19
This is a concern because older men are already
more at risk of severe or fatal COVID-19 infections.
Data from the CDC show...
SARS-CoV-2 possibly emerged from
shuffling and selection of viral genes
across different species
A combination of genetic shuffling and evolutionary
selection of near-identical genetic sequences among
specific bat and...
How well do Germans understand
weather risks?
Although the current focus is on coronavirus, it is
important not to forget a crisis that poses an even
greater threat in...
How the coronavirus could be prevented
from invading a host cell
IMAGE: Photo shows Maurizio Pellecchia (left) and
Carlo Baggio. view more Credit: Carrie Rosema.
RIVERSIDE,...
RIT scientists develop method to help
epidemiologists map spread of COVID-19
Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have
developed a method they believe will help
epidemiologists more efficiently...
Coronavirus: Drug for children’s disease
had promising results
Ninety percent of severely ill adults with coronavirus
who were treated with a drug for children’s immune
disease started...
More than 70% of coronavirus patients
who died in 40 Louisiana hospitals were
black, study finds
More than 70 percent of hospitalized coronavirus
patients who died in one Louisiana health system
were black, a disturbing...
Coronavirus that triggered US epidemics
arrived weeks later than thought, study
finds
Coronavirus cases that set off Washington’s
epidemic did not arrive until three weeks after the
first case was confirmed...
Fury over study that halted global Covid-
19 trials as letter questions its methods
On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO)
announced it was suspending the
hydroxychloroquine arm of its trial...
Beyond the garnish: Will a new type of
produce get the microgreen light?
“You’ve probably heard of sprouts and baby greens,”
said lead researcher and registered dietitian
nutritionist...
Molecular effects of exercise detailed
The test could complement treadmill tests, a more
traditional clinical evaluation of fitness, and provide
individuals with...
Published today on JAMA Psychiatry the research
uses data from Children of the 90s, a long-term
health study that recruited...
Restoring nerve-muscle communication
in ALS
The culprit behind inherited cases of ALS is
frequently an error in the C9orf72 gene, which
incorrectly instructs the cell...
Using brain imaging to demonstrate
weaker neural suppression for those with
autism
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- May 29, 2020 – According to
the National Autism Association, people with autism
spectrum disorder...
Study: Public health campaigns can do
better on cannabis harm reduction
IMAGE: Jessica Kruger, PhD, is a clinical assistant
professor in the Department of Community Health
and Health Behavior...
‘Black nitrogen’
IMAGE: Dr. Dominique Laniel, Alexander von
Humboldt Foundation research fellow, at the
Bavarian Research Institute...
Researchers develop new method to map
cholesterol metabolism in brain
A team of researchers led by Swansea University
have developed new technology to monitor
cholesterol in brain tissue which...
Recovering from coronavirus: Three
harrowing stories of surviving Covid-19
While the number of coronavirus deaths has risen
above 2,000 in the UK, most people who contract
the virus go on to get better. Some...
Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000
The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the
coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It has
seen more fatalities than any...
Domestic violence reports on the rise as
COVID-19 keeps people at home, study
shows
The scholars, who are leaders in applying
mathematics to interpret and make sense of police
crime data, predict that the...
HLH research points to treatment for
COVID-19 cytokine storms
One of the genetically engineered mouse strain’s
inventors — Cincinnati Children’s cancer pathologist
Gang...
Cancer drugs cause large cells that resist
treatment; scientist aims to stop it
IMAGE: Human tumor lymphoma cells. Daruka
Mahadevan, MD, PhD, a researcher at the Mays
Cancer Center, home to UT Health...
Breaking up is hard to do (especially for
sex chromosomes)
Survey identifies learning opportunities
related to health impacts of climate
change
The survey suggests there exist a range of
educational offerings on climate-health, including
sessions, courses, programs,...
Combined cediranib and olaparib
presents similar activity to standard of
care treatment
Results of the NRG Oncology phase III clinical trial
NRG-GY004 indicated that the addition of the
investigational agent cediranib...
Assessing cancer diagnosis in children
with birth defects
Scientific studies suggest that children with birth
defects are at increased risk of cancer. However, it
has not been assessed...
Bangladeshi eggplant farmers reap
rewards via genetics
Farmers in Bangladesh achieved significantly higher
yields and revenues by growing insect-resistant,
genetically engineered...
A hormone — plant style
Plants produce the hormone jasmonic acid as a
defence response when challenged. This is how
they ensure that their predators...
Coronavirus: How will contact tracing
work in England?
People who’ve been in close contact with someone
found to have Covid-19 in England and Scotland are
now being traced...
NHS Seacole: Covid-19 rehab centre
takes first patients
The first hospital dedicated to helping coronavirus
patients recover from the long-term effects of the
illness has received...
COVID-19 vaccine development: New
guidelines for ethical approach to
infecting trial volunteers
Dr Adair Richards at the University of Warwick has
developed a set of ethical guidelines to guide
researchers on an ethical...
Blocking tumor signals can hinder
cancer’s spread
For most people who die of cancer, the spread of
the initial tumor is to blame. “Metastasis is what kills
most cancer...
Study questions benefits of social
networks to disaster response
PITTSBURGH– Faced with a common peril, people
delay making decisions that might save lives, fail to
alert each other...
New streamlined assay can improve
prenatal detection of alpha-thalassemia
May 27, 2020, NEW YORK, NY – As chromosomes
go, X and Y make an unlikely pair. The X is large
and contains thousands...
A roadmap for effective treatment of
COVID-19
Due to the devastating worldwide impact of COVID-
19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus,
there has been unprecedented...
New gut-brain link: How gut mucus could
help treat brain disorders
Mucus is the first line of defence against bad
bacteria in our gut. But could it also be part of our
defence against diseases...
Nurse tested negative for coronavirus
twice before being hospitalised and
spending 12 days in ICU
NHS nurse who was clapped out of the hospital after
spending 12 days in ICU with coronavirus reveals
she tested negative...
Coronavirus: Infected can see others
after 10 symptom-free days
Coronavirus patients can safely see others within 10
days of symptoms starting if they’ve improved or
been fever-free...
Coronavirus UK: R-rate still near one as
death toll hits 37,837
Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific officer, today
said the R number of the coronavirus is now
between 0.7...
Tackling airborne transmission of COVID-
19 indoors
In a study published by the City and Environment
Interaction journal, scientists from Surrey’s Global
Centre for Clean...
Impact of major life events on wellbeing
The study examined 18 major life events, and how
they affected a sample of 14,000 Australians
between 2002 and 2016. The...
gnomAD Consortium releases its first
major studies of human genetic variation
Now, in seven papers published in Nature, Nature
Communications, and Nature Medicine, gnomAD
Consortium scientists describe...
Using electrical stimulus to regulate
genes
This might sound like science fiction but it could
soon become reality. A team of researchers led by
Martin Fussenegger,...
Well begun is half done? Skoltech
researchers study the recipe for efficient
protein synthesis
IMAGE: An outline of the Escherichia coli
experiment view more Credit: Pavel Odinev /
Skoltech Skoltech...
Philadelphia, May 29, 2020 – In a report in The
Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by
Elsevier, researchers...
Nilotinib appears safe and affects
biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease
clinical trial
WASHINGTON – A Georgetown University Medical
Center clinical trial investigating the cancer drug
nilotinib in people...
Cheltenham Festival and Liverpool’s
Champions League match led to MORE
deaths
A consultant working in intensive care has described
the decision to let two Stereophonics gigs go ahead
at the start of...
Coronavirus antibody tests are wrong up
to half of the time, the CDC warns
Antibody tests for COVID-19 may be wrong up to
half of the time, according to updated information
from the Centers for Disease...
Number 10 ‘didn’t notice’ officials
stopped publishing number of people
tested for Covid-19
Number 10 ‘didn’t notice’ that the Department of
Health had not announced the number of people
being tested...
Researchers flag similarities between
COVID-19 deaths and severe rheumatic
illnesses
A substantial proportion of COVID-19 patients
admitted to intensive care die of pneumonia due to a
cytokine storm, where...
Exploiting viruses to attack cancer cells
Hokkaido University scientists have made an
adenovirus that specifically replicates inside and kills
cancer cells by employing...
Key components of proteins are twisted
to boost reactions useful to medicine
The amide bonds that hold amino acids in place to
form proteins ordinarily have a flat shape, said to be
planar. This planar...
Heart surgery stalled as COVID-19 spread
Dr. Marc Ruel, professor in the Departments of
Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Medicine at
uOttawa Faculty of Medicine,...
Gold mining with mercury poses health
threats for miles downstream
IMAGE: Duke researcher Helena Frischtak, (right
front) administers psychological assessments with a
pair of Peruvian...
Study finds surge in
hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
prescriptions during COVID-19
A new study by investigators from Brigham and
Women’s Hospital examines changes in prescription
patterns in the United...
Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of
loaded dice
The fast and efficient generation of random numbers
has long been an important challenge. For
centuries, games of chance...
Researchers track how bacteria purge
toxic metals
ITHACA, N.Y. – Bacteria have a cunning ability to
survive in unfriendly environments. For example,
through a complicated...
Modified Parkinson’s drug shows
potential in treating nonalcoholic fatty
liver disease
IMAGE: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
often leads to various liver complications, but there
is a lack of...
Coronavirus: R number ‘very similar’
across UK
Coronavirus cases are falling at roughly the same
rate across the UK, according to a leading scientist
advising the government....
Coronavirus: Dental practices to reopen
from 8 June
Dental practices in England have been told they can
reopen from Monday, 8 June, if they put in place
appropriate safety measures. All...
Even mild coronavirus illness leads to
antibodies: French study raises hope of
immunity
Even people with mild symptoms of the coronavirus
develop antibodies, according to a study that raises
hopes that survivors...
Britons’ mood tracked through
coronavirus pandemic lockdown
Britons have been on an emotional rollercoaster
during the coronavirus lockdown, from the high of
initial isolation to the...
Coronavirus UK: Government’s contact
tracing site crashes
An ex-shop worker now paid £10-an-hour as an
NHS coronavirus ‘track and tracer’ claimed she had
nothing to do...
Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson says
lockdown can be eased
Boris Johnson tonight gave the green light to the
first limited socialising since lockdown as he
revealed that up to six...
New method allows minimally invasive
cell sampling
A team led by Northwestern Engineering faculty has
developed a minimally invasive method to sample
cells that can be repeated...
The death marker protein cleans up your
muscles after exercise
Physical activity benefits health in many ways,
including the building and maintenance of healthy
muscles, which are important...
PSA screening: Benefit does not
outweigh harm
The benefit of population-based PSA screening for
men with an average risk of prostate cancer does
not outweigh the harm...
Two bacteria allow spittlebugs to thrive
on low-nutrient meals
ITHACA, N.Y. – A new study examines the symbiotic
relationship between two types of bacteria and
spittlebugs that...
Coronavirus: Test and trace system kicks
off in England and Scotland
Thousands of contact tracers are making their first
phone calls to track down people who will be told to
self-isolate under...
About 7% have had coronavirus, says
ONS survey
About 7% of people in England have been infected
with coronavirus, antibody tests on a random
sample of households suggest. “Herd...
Cancer, asthma and transplant patients
are ditched from Government’s
coronavirus shielding list
Fury as cancer, asthma and organ transplant
patients are ditched from Government’s coronavirus
shielding list in an...
April was the deadliest month on record
in England and Wales: Figures show
88,000 people died
April was the deadliest month on record in England
and Wales, according to shocking official statistics
released today that...
Opening schools next week is ‘NOT safe’:
‘Independent SAGE’ warns
It’s ‘not safe’ to reopen all schools next week and
could lead to a surge in coronavirus cases,
experts...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 37,837
with 377 new fatalities
Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific officer, today
said the R number of the coronavirus is now
between 0.7...
Female Gulf War combat veterans have
persistent symptoms more than 25 years
later
A sizeable percentage of the female combat
veterans still report neurological symptoms; about
two-thirds report difficulty...
Exploring the use of ‘stretchable’ words
in social media
In spoken and written language, stretched words
can modify the meaning of a word. For instance,
“suuuuure” can...
New technique offers higher resolution
molecular imaging and analysis
The new system, called asymmetrically dispersed
spectroscopic single-molecule localization
microscopy (SDsSMLM), builds upon...
Sugars could be the key to an earlier,
more accurate test for prostate cancer
The test works by identifying sugars, known as
glycans, in blood. These sugars are attached to
protein molecules called PSA...
New stroke guidelines aim to improve
care amid COVID-19
IMAGE: UVA Health’s Karen Rheuban, MD, and
stroke expert Andrew Southerland, MD,
demonstrate telehealth in an...
Ludwig Lausanne study charts the
immune landscape of multiple brain
cancers
IMAGE: Graphical representation of the Brain Tumor
Immune MicroEnvironment view more Credit:
Image credit:...
New study: Stroke patients are
significantly delaying treatment amid
COVID-19
FAIRFAX, Va. — New research published today in
the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS)
shows ischemic stroke...
Tel Aviv University and IDC Herzliya
researchers thwart large-scale
cyberattack threat
In October 2016, a cyberattack temporarily took
down Amazon, Reddit, Spotify and Slack for users
along the U.S.’s East...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 37,460
with 412 new fatalities
Britain today announced 412 more Covid-19 deaths,
taking the official number of victims to 37,460 – as
NHS data showed...
Plasma from recovered coronavirus
patients DOES help those suffering from
the infection heal faster
Coronavirus patients treated with plasma from
people who recovered from the infection are nearly
TWICE as likely to survive...
Ex jockey and TalkTalk CEO during £80m
cyber attack who will lead UK’s test and
trace scheme
The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at
the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80
million cyber attack...
Not every recovered coronavirus patients
develops enough ‘neutralizing’ antibodies
EVERY recovered COVID-19 patient develops
‘neutralizing’ antibodies to the virus – but they may
not be...
Children may not always grow out of
being picky eaters
By age four, children could be established picky
eaters, a new study suggests. And the more parents
try to control and restrict...
Designing technologies that interpret
your mood from your skin
Previously claimed memory boosting font
‘Sans Forgetica’ does not actually boost
memory
The Sans Forgetica font has received much press
coverage, after researchers in Australia claimed
they had designed a new...
Configurable circuit technology poised to
expand silicon photonic applications
IMAGE: The researchers have developed a wafer-
scale prober that is being tested at the University of
Southampton (left)....
Environmental groups moving beyond
conservation
Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
have become powerful voices in world
environmental politics, little is known...
Stem cell treatments ‘go deep’ to
regenerate sun-damaged skin
May 28, 2020 – For a while now, some plastic
surgeons have been using stem cells to treat aging,
sun-damaged skin....
Autism severity can change substantially
during early childhood
IMAGE: UC Davis MIND Institute logo view more
Credit: UC Davis Health During early childhood, girls
with...
Coronavirus UK: Confusion as firms
asked to STOP home tests
Health officials have banned people from buying at-
home coronavirus antibody tests that use finger-
prick blood samples because...
Coronavirus in sewage can predict
outbreaks up to a WEEK before cases
peak
Measuring coronavirus genes in sewage can predict
spikes in cases up to a WEEK before cities see
upticks in positive tests Yale...
Coronavirus UK: Contact tracing scheme
launches TODAY
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that
the UK’s coronavirus contact tracing programme will
finally launch...
UK’s test, trace and isolate scheme will
only cut infections by 5%, scientists warn
The Government’s contact tracing programme will
only bring down infections by a mere 5 per cent,
according to Royal Society...
AI management can benefit the growing
online workforce
To help companies ease the transition online, USC
researchers studied the challenges to increasing the
use of crowdwork —...
More effective human antibodies possible
with chicken cells
An international team of researchers from Sweden
and the UK have developed an innovative way of
interpreting biological signals...
Optimal time to treat Huntington’s
disease identified
The researchers say their findings, published in The
Lancet Neurology, could help with clinical trials by
pinpointing the...
How do we disconnect from the
environment during sleep and under
anesthesia?
Now, a series of new studies by researchers at Tel
Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and
Sagol School of...
‘Knowing how’ is in your brain
Although we often think of knowledge as “knowing
that” (for example, knowing that Paris is the capital
of France),...
Altered sense of taste present in half of
COVID-19 cases
Nearly half of individuals who contract COVID-19
experience changes in their sense of taste, a new
analysis led by a University...
Public option would lower health
premiums, but not greatly expand
coverage
Offering a government-sponsored health plan with
publicly determined payment rates to people who
buy their own insurance...
Summer forage capabilities of tepary
bean and guar in the southern great
plains
IMAGE: A field view of tepary bean at 55 days after
planting at the USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research
Laboratory, El Reno,...
‘I have the most antibodies in the UK’
The NHS is urging men, over 35s and those who
have recently recovered from Covid-19 to donate
plasma. Alessandro Giardini...
Coronavirus: Schools and workplaces
could see ‘local lockdowns’
Local lockdowns could see schools and workplaces
targeted in areas of England that have “flare-ups” of
coronavirus,...
Simple and readily available saline
solution can reliably transport COVID-19
samples to testing labs
Clinical specimens suspected to contain viruses are
usually shipped to testing laboratories in a complex
mixture called virus...
Taking inventory of which drugs the
world is using to treat COVID-19
The findings published in Infectious Diseases and
Therapy today. “We can’t win this fight if we don’t
take...
Often shaped like the letter Y, antibodies are
produced by the immune system to fight infections
and prevent re-infection....
Clues to COVID-19 in the brain uncovered
in new study
The findings, published in the journal Radiology,
reveal that altered mental status and stroke are the
most common neurological...
Where stress lives
Brain scans of people exposed to highly stressful
and troubling images — such as a snarling dog,
mutilated faces or...
New evidence for a blood-based
biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease
A potential blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer’s
and other neurodegenerative diseases seems even
more promising thanks...
American Indians and Alaska Natives
have disproportionately higher rates of
CVD
DALLAS, May 28, 2020 — Type 2 diabetes (T2D)
affects American Indians and Alaska Natives at
approximately three times...
Unique ‘home built’ device provides fast
disease analysis in kidneys affected by
diabetes
WASHINGTON — The amount of scarring in
damaged kidneys as a result of diabetes or acute
injury, is a key factor in...
Adolescent exposure to anesthetics may
cause alcohol use disorder, new research
shows
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Early exposure to
anesthetics may make adolescents more
susceptible to developing alcohol use disorder...
Hairdressers say they are ready to open
in June
A group representing hairdressers in the UK says
politicians are taking too long to give salons
permission to open. The Hair...
Coronavirus: Test and trace system will
start on Thursday
A massive system to find people who come into
close contact with those infected with coronavirus
will start in England on...
Mouse model mimics SARS-CoV-2
infection in humans
“A small animal model that reproduces the clinical
course and pathology observed in COVID-19
patients is highly needed,”...
New linguistic findings on the prevalence
of ‘LOL’
The study’s authors, Katie Welch and Marco
Shappeck, highlight how their work with students
conducting linguistics...
Genomic analysis in samples of
Neanderthals and modern humans shows
a decrease in ADHD-associated genetic
variants
The new genomic analysis compares several
ADHD-associated genetic variants described in
current European populations to assess...
New understanding of RNA movements
can be used to treat cancer
Short RNA molecules in our cells, called
microRNAs, are important regulators of messenger
RNAs (mRNA) — the molecule...
An exploratory study of metformin and
rapamycin as maintenance therapy
IMAGE: Patient dispositions view more Credit:
Correspondence to – Dung T. Le – dle@jhmi.edu
Volume...
Finding working capital is key to small
businesses efforts as reopening
accelerates
As small businesses reopen after a lengthy
pandemic shutdown, one key challenge will be
finding working capital to replenish...
Human growth hormone treatment after
ACL injury may prevent loss of muscle
strength
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – After experiencing an ACL
injury, a common sports injury involving ligaments in
the knee, many athletes...
Search-and-rescue algorithm identifies
hidden’traps’ in ocean waters
The ocean is a messy and turbulent space, where
winds and weather kick up waves in all directions.
When an object or person...
Mass testing will cut how many people
will need to be quarantined by the track
and trace system
Mass coronavirus testing will cut down the sheer
numbers who will need to be quarantined under
coronavirus contact tracing,...
Coronavirus: 40% Weston-super-Mare
hospital staff test positive
Forty per cent of staff at a hospital in Weston-super-
Mare closed to new admissions because of a spike
in Covid-19 patients...
Children’s temperament traits affect their
motor skills
In essence, motor skills comprise locomotor, ball
and balance skills, all of which are present in
everyday life tasks like...
Multifunctional e-glasses monitor health,
protect eyes, control video games
Devices that measure electrical signals from the
brain (electroencephalogram; EEG) or eyes
(electrooculogram; EOG) can help...
Molecular pair offers potential for
Parkinson’s treatment, finds NTU
Singapore-Harvard study
Surgeons study guidelines for treating
cancer patients during pandemic
Today, new research published in Annals of Surgery
from the University of Colorado Department of
Surgery at the Anschutz...
Ear infections discovered in remains of
humans living in Levant 15,000 years ago
“Our research seeks to determine the impact of our
environment on illnesses in different periods,” says
lead...
Device simulates filtering and ion
transport functions of human kidney
IMAGE: Christa Hestekin, University of Arkansas
view more Credit: University of Arkansas Chemical
engineering...
Low vaccination rates and ‘measles
parties’ fueled 2019 measles outbreak in
NYC
An analysis of the 2018-2019 measles outbreak in
New York City–the largest such outbreak in the
United States in nearly...
Study shows domestic violence reports
on the rise as COVID-19 keeps people at
home
IMAGE: Two police officers at the front door of a
home view more Credit: iStock.com/RyanJLane A
UCLA-led...
Women and minorities lacking in
research and clinical trials for new
cardiometabolic medications
DALLAS, May 27, 2020 — Women and minorities,
particularly African Americans, continue to be
inadequately represented...
Coronavirus UK: Health regulator BANS
home antibody tests
British health officials have told companies offering
Covid-19 antibody tests to stop processing blood
samples from patients...
Chimpanzees help trace the evolution of
human speech back to ancient ancestors
The evolution of speech is one of the longest-
standing puzzles of evolution. However, inklings of a
possible solution started...
Public parks guaranteeing sustainable
well-being
Public parks are many things to many people: a
space devoid of domestic chores and patriarchal
expectations, a spot to cultivate...
Study uncovers gender roles in physics
lab courses
ITHACA, N.Y. – A robust body of research examines
and addresses gender discrepancies in many fields,
but physics is...
Training bystanders to intervene will help
to prevent domestic violence and abuse,
study shows
IMAGE: Prostaglandins, PGE1 and PGA1, bind to
Nurr1 and activate it, resulting in a marked increase
in dopamine production...
How a network of hospitals reduced
average age at cerebral palsy diagnosis
to 9.5 months
More than 50 percent of all eventual cerebral palsy
(CP) cases spend time in the Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit, making early...
CU Anschutz surgeons study guidelines
for treating cancer patients during
pandemic
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic not
only affects patients who have the virus, but strikes
the entire healthcare...
Impact of a health system’s three-
pronged strategy to address the opioid
epidemic
United States has been facing a serious problem of
drug abuse and addiction, and has seen around
700,000 deaths within a...
Coronavirus: Sports events in March
’caused increased suffering and death’
Two major sporting events held in March “caused
increased suffering and death”, the scientist leading
the UK’s...
Coronavirus: Apprentice star’s ads
banned over Covid-19 claims
A former Apprentice contestant’s company has had
three social media adverts banned by the
Advertising Standards Authority...
Boeing and Airbus are studying how
coronavirus may spread on their
airplanes
Boeing and Airbus are studying how
coronavirus may spread on their airplanes, and
taking a no-stone-unturned approach to...
US pharmacies plan for surge in flu
vaccines as two-thirds of Americans plan
to get jab in the fall
US pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu
vaccinations when the season kicks, hoping to curb
tens of thousands...
Dentists are told to plan for treating
patients again ‘in three weeks’
Reopen wide! Dentists are told to plan for treating
patients again ‘in three weeks’ Government facing
calls for dentists...
Public disclosure of COVID-19 cases is
more effective than lockdowns, study
shows
The COVID-19 outbreak was identified in both South
Korea and in the United States on Jan. 13. As of
May 22, South Korea had...
Evidence shows cloth masks may help
against COVID-19
“The point is not that some particles can penetrate
the mask, but that some particles are stopped,
particularly outwardly,...
Empowering people to intervene when they witness
unacceptable behaviour can help to prevent
domestic violence and abuse,...
Researchers incorporate computer vision
and uncertainty into AI for robotic
prosthetics
IMAGE: Imaging devices and environmental context.
(a) On-glasses camera configuration using a Tobii
Pro Glasses 2 eye...
Depression viewed differently when
thought to be biological
People who believe more strongly that depression is
biologically caused also tend to think it is more
severe and long lasting,...
Coronavirus: The human cost of virus
misinformation
A BBC team tracking coronavirus misinformation
has found links to assaults, arsons and deaths. And
experts say the potential...
Coronavirus: NHS app paves the way for
‘immunity passports’
Facial recognition has been added as a way of
logging in to an NHS app that lets people order
prescriptions, book appointments...
Stanford researchers under investigation
for ‘tipping the scale’ on antibody studies
Researchers at Stanford University are being
accused of ‘tipping the scale’ on their antibody study
and implying...
Coronavirus US: Vaccine trial participant
fainted after injection
Ian Haydon, 29 (pictured), Seattle, Washington, is
one of 45 people enrolled in Moderna Therapuetics’
coronavirus...
Stunning new graphs show how
coronavirus is still surging in many US
ciites
Shocking new graphics show that the novel
coronavirus is still surging in several counties across
the US. As states begin...
Coronavirus UK: MHR tells labs to STOP
analysing home tests
British health officials have told companies offering
Covid-19 antibody tests to stop processing blood
samples from patients...
Remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time
to recovery, peer-reviewed data shows
The study began on Feb. 21, 2020 and enrolled
1,063 participants in 10 countries in 58 days.
Patients provided informed consent...
How maternal intestinal microbiota is
involved in fetal development
The positive influence of the intestinal flora on our
immune system has been recognized for a long
time. Interestingly, even...
Increased usability and precision in
vascular imaging
Various diseases in humans and animals — such as
tumors, strokes or chronic kidney disease —
damage the blood...
Patient notes could offer solution to the
‘missing’ coronavirus diagnoses
And, according to a ‘citizens’ jury’ study at Brighton
and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), the main
thing...
NASA catches the extra-tropical ending
of Mangga
IMAGE: NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a visible
look at extra-tropical storm Mangga the
southwestern coast of...
Palliative care for heart failure patients
may lower rehospitalization risk and
improve outcomes
DALLAS, May 27, 2020 — Palliative care is valuable
for heart failure patients, and, for those who are
hospitalized,...
Study shows patients with hemorrhagic
brain disease have disordered gut
microbiomes
A new study shows that people with a rare genetic
disease that causes bleeding in the brain have gut
microbiomes distinct...
Age, gender and culture ‘predict
loneliness’
Young people, men and people in “individualistic”
societies report higher levels of loneliness,
according to...
Homemade cloth masks CAN help stop
the spread of COVID-19
Cloth masks can prevent the spread of COVID-19
by blocking up to 99 per cent of infectious particles,
according to scientists...
Novel electric impulses relieve the pain
The vagus nerve plays an important role in our body.
It consists of various fibres, some of which connect
to the internal...
Immune molecule’s complex role in
Huntington’s disease
“If one looks back in the literature of the Huntington’s
disease field many people have postulated that
reductions...
High-strain exercise linked to very early
pregnancy loss
“Risk related to physical activity is different for
pregnancy failure close to the time of implantation
compared with...
Beware of false negatives in diagnostic
testing of COVID-19
Laboratory professionals across the U.S. and the
globe have used RT-PCR to find out if a person has
been infected with SARS-CoV-2,...
Similar to humans, chimpanzees develop
slowly
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for
Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig have now
systematically mapped a wide array...
Researchers find no benefit for treatment
used to avoid surgery for abdominal
aortic aneurysm
A new landmark study by researchers at the
University of Maryland School of Medicine
(UMSOM) found that patients with a vascular...
A new potential target for the treatment of
alcohol-withdrawal induced depression
Maintaining abstinence from alcohol can be
exceptionally challenging. A main goal of addiction
research has been to find...
Anxiety needs global health attention
Led by King’s College London in collaboration with
the University of Zimbabwe and the London School
of Hygiene Tropical...
Studying the development of ovarian
cancer with organoids
IMAGE: Organoid of the mouse oviduct, in which
three genes were disabled that are often mutated in
ovarian cancer. ...
Coronavirus: WHO suspends
hydoxychloroquine trial over safety
A clinical trial of the anti-malaria
drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients has
been suspended amid safety concerns.
Hydroxychloroquine...
Infected Tube passenger showers
coronavirus droplets by talking
Americans are increasingly being spotted wearing
face masks in public amid the coronavirus
pandemic, as are people are around...
How a protein can inhibit cancer
development in mice
In a new study, the researchers discovered how the
protein PP2A works at the molecular level, and how
it inhibits the development...
Increased fertility for women with
Neanderthal gene, study suggests
“The progesterone receptor is an example of how
favourable genetic variants that were introduced into
modern humans...
New drug combination being tested to
conquer COVID-19
In March, Montefiore was the first New York location
to join the multicenter trial, which evaluated
remdesivir, a broad-spectrum...
Can copying your friends help you
achieve your goals?
A new paper published in the Journal of the
Association for Consumer Research shows that
encouraging people to find and mimic...
Study finds electrical fields can throw a
curveball
MIT researchers have discovered a phenomenon
that could be harnessed to control the movement of
tiny particles floating in...
Designing a flexible material to protect
buildings, military personnel
IMAGE: Lab equipment used to conduct
experiments in the study. view more Credit:
University of Missouri Shake,...
Researchers discover key player in
hepatitis A virus infection
IMAGE: Hepatitus A virus particles (pink) trapped in
lysosomes (yellow intracellular organelles), unable
to initiate...
Exposure to ‘good bacteria’ during
pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like
syndrome
Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during
the equivalent of the third trimester of pregnancy
prevents an autism-like...
Coronavirus: Can we stay safe as
lockdown eases?
As lockdowns are eased all over the world, what are
the risks of getting infected as people come into
closer contact with...
Coronavirus: Can it affect eyesight?
Dominic Cummings has faced a media grilling over
his decision during lockdown to drive his family 260
miles to his parent’s...
Coronavirus UK: One in 20 London care
home residents have died
One in 20 care home residents in London has died
from the coronavirus, shocking figures suggest.
Analysis of Office for National...
Number of Covid-19 deaths in week
ending May 15 dropped to a six-week
LOW
Fewer people died of coronavirus during the week
between May 9 and May 15 in England and Wales
than at any point over the...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 37,048
with 134 new fatalities
Britain today announced 134 more victims of the
coronavirus, taking the country’s total death toll to
37,048. The...
Mystery of Weston-super-Mare’s Covid-19
outbreak: Officials investigating spike in
cases
The cause of a Covid-19 outbreak in Weston-super-
Mare which forced health chiefs to shut the only
hospital remains a mystery. But...
Babies know when you imitate them —
and like it
In the study, a researcher met 6-month old babies in
their homes and played with them in four different
ways. The researcher...
New testing system predicts septic shock
outcomes
More than 1.7 million Americans develop sepsis
each year, and more than 270,000 die from it. The
condition–which happens...
High rates of COVID-19 on American
Indian reservations
May 26, 2020 – Early in the pandemic, American
Indian Reservations have experienced a
disproportionately high incidence...
Return of the Blob: Surprise link found to
edge turbulence in fusion plasma
IMAGE: Image showing spiraling magnetic field
fluctuations at the edge of the NSTX tokamak. view
more Credit:...
Countering COVID-19 impacts on children
from low-income households
IMAGE: COVID-19’s impact on children from low-
income households. view more Credit: Credit: M.E.
Newman,...
Coronavirus: UK authorises anti-viral
drug remdesivir
A drug treatment called remdesivir that appears to
shorten recovery time for people with coronavirus is
being made available...
Coronavirus deaths fall to six-week low
Coronavirus death registrations in the UK in the
week to 15 May reached their lowest point since the
beginning of April. Between...
Men with longer ring fingers face a lower
risk of dying from Covid-19
Men with longer ring fingers face a lower risk of
dying from Covid-19 and are more likely to suffer
mild symptoms, researchers...
Oxford Covid-19 trial of Trump-backed
hydroxychloroquine is CONTINUING
despite death fears
On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO)
announced it was suspending the
hydroxychloroquine arm of its trial...
Coronavirus: Researchers warn droplets
can spread up to 20ft
Current social distancing rule of 2m is
‘INSUFFICIENT’: Researchers warn coronavirus
droplets can spread up to...
NHS gets green light to treat coronavirus
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able to generate...
The Lancet: No evidence of benefit for
chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in
COVID-19 patients
A large observational study suggests that treatment
with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or its
analogue hydroxychloroquine...
Does MRI have an environmental impact?
New native grass species have been
discovered on the Iberian Peninsula and
Menorca
The team of researchers from the project “Flora
iberica X(2)” have discovered two new native grass
on the Iberian...
Blood test could predict diabetes years
before it strikes
Scientists have identified metabolites in the blood
that accurately predict whether a woman will
develop type 2 diabetes...
Coronavirus: Newcastle hospital ‘weeks
ahead’ on loss of smell-taste check
Screening for loss of smell and taste was started by
a health trust two months before the government
officially accepted...
Coronavirus: Children and older adults to
take part in vaccine trial
Children and older adults are to be included in the
second phase of vaccine trials to protect against
coronavirus. The first...
T-cells could be made into better cancer
killers by increasing their protein
production
The new technique, developed by the MUSC team,
can be used to monitor protein production in T cells
and understand how it...
Surging numbers of first-generation
learners being left behind in global
education
Research by academics at the Faculty of Education,
University of Cambridge, Addis Ababa University
and the Ethiopian Policy...
Skoltech team reports an important step
to making optical simulators real-world
devices
IMAGE: A group of Skoltech scientists, in
collaboration with colleagues from the University of
Southampton (UK), developed...
Oriented hexagonal boron nitride foster
new type of information carrier
IMAGE: The surface represents the low energy
bands of the bilayer graphene around the K valley
and the colour of the...
Why toothpaste and cement harden over
time
IMAGE: University of Delaware chemical and
biomolecular engineering professor and chair Eric
Furst and a team of researchers...
BCN MedTech presents an automatic
method to detect and segment the
intrauterine cavity
IMAGE: Anatomical representation and virtual reality
system of the laser photocoagulation procedure in
TTTS fetal surgery....
Coronavirus: Sensor on phone charging
port could test saliva
IMAGE: Samples were taken along rivers around
Tokyo. Measurements of rare earth element
quantities indicate a clearly...
CDC advises all babies born to COVID-19
positive or suspected mothers be tested
for the infection
CDC advises all babies born to COVID-19 positive
or suspected mothers be tested for the infection The
CDC is advising that...
Canadian nurse, 49, says she has tested
positive for coronavirus EIGHT times
over 50 days
A Canadian nurse who caught the novel coronavirus
months ago said she’s tested positive eight times in
the last 50...
Half of pregnant women at risk of pre-
eclampsia missing out on aspirin that can
help prevent it
Half of pregnant women who are at risk of pre-
eclampsia are missing out on aspirin that can help
prevent the condition, experts...
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: We mustn’t
fall prey to coronachondria
Yes, it was the perfect slogan: ‘Stay Home, Protect
the NHS, Save Lives’. Too perfect, perhaps? The
Government’s lockdown...
New mobile health tool measures
hemoglobin without drawing blood
“Our new mobile health approach paves the way for
bedside or remote testing of blood hemoglobin
levels for detecting...
A ‘switch’ that turns autoimmunity drugs
into powerful anti-cancer treatments
This work, published in the journal Cancer Cell,
focuses on a molecule called CD40 which is present
on the surface of immune...
Implantable biosensor operates without
batteries
In a paper published by Nano Energy, a team from
Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute (ATI), in
partnership with...
New urine testing method holds promise
for kidney stone sufferers
Kidney stones occur due to buildup of certain salts
and minerals that form crystals, which in turn stick
together and enlarge...
Parasitic wasp discovery offers chemical-
free pest control for growers
A species of parasitic wasp discovered by chance
could provide growers with a chemical-free way of
controlling a major pest. Researchers...
MSU scientists solve half-century-old
magnesium dimer mystery
Magnesium dimer (Mg2) is a fragile molecule
consisting of two weakly interacting atoms held
together by the laws of quantum...
Large-scale analysis of protein arginine
methylation by mass spectrometry
Could your phone diagnose you with COVID-19?
Quarter-size sensor attached to your device’s
charging port could test...
HALF of coronavirus antibody finger-
prick tests are unreliable, study of nine
finds
HALF of coronavirus antibody finger-prick tests are
unreliable, new study finds – including one that said
a drop of...
Coronavirus hijacks cells to turn our
immune system against us
The novel coronavirus ‘hijacks’ our body’s cells by
blocking certain genes that fight against infections,...
China’s coronavirus vaccine is ‘safe’ in
world’s first completed human trial
A coronavirus vaccine trialled in 108 healthy
volunteers in China safely triggered an immune
response in the participants,...
Scientists find evidence of link between
diesel exhaust, risk of Parkinson’s
Published in the peer-reviewed journal Toxicological
Sciences, the findings show that chemicals in diesel
exhaust can trigger...
Sex bias in pain research
“The pain literature is biased such that, because of
the overwhelming use of male animals in
experiments, we are increasingly...
Blood pressure lowering reduces risk of
developing dementia
Fourteen randomised controlled trials (96,158
participants) were included in this systematic review
and meta-analysis. Blood...
Glucose levels linked to maternal
mortality even in non-diabetic women
Diabetes mellitus and obesity are both associated
with adverse pregnancy outcomes but the
relationship between pre-pregnancy...
When predictions of theoretical chemists
become reality
IMAGE: Honeycomb-kagome structure view more
Credit: Yu Jing For the renowned journal Nature
Materials, this...
When developing vaccines against
COVID-19, ‘fast is slow, and slow is fast’
Bypassing clinical trials for a potential SARS-CoV-2
vaccine would be “catastrophic,” says Science
Advances deputy...
Mississippi Delta marshes in a state of
irreversible collapse, Tulane study shows
IMAGE: Salt marshes about 30 miles (50 km)
southeast of New Orleans are vulnerable to
drowning. view more Credit:...
A clue as to why it’s so hard to wake up
on a cold winter’s morning
Methylation (namely addition of a methyl group) of
arginine amino acid residues of proteins is a post-
translational modification...
Scientists identify a temperature tipping
point for tropical forests
All living things have tipping points: points of no
return, beyond which they cannot thrive. A new
report in Science shows...
Coronavirus: Immune clue sparks
treatment hope
UK scientists are to begin testing a treatment that it
is hoped could counter the effects of Covid-19 in the
most seriously...
Coronavirus: Key evidence on opening
schools revealed
The key evidence on the safety and impact of
reopening schools has been published by the
government’s scientific advisory...
Researchers start recruiting over 10,000
volunteers for coronavirus vaccine
Thousands of volunteers are being recruited for the
next two phases in clinical trials that could lead to a
coronavirus vaccine...
Coronavirus UK: Children are 56% less
likely to get infected
Children have half the chance of catching
coronavirus as adults, leading British scientists have
found. University College...
Brain’s ‘updating mechanisms’ may
create false memories
He explained, “For memories to be useful, they have
to have been well-formed during an event — that is,
they...
First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine
finds it is safe and induces rapid immune
response
“These results represent an important milestone.
The trial demonstrates that a single dose of the new
adenovirus type...
Placentas from COVID-19-positive
pregnant women show injury
The type of injury seen in the placentas shows
abnormal blood flow between the mothers and their
babies in utero, pointing...
Insight into mechanism of treatment-
resistant gonorrhea sets stage for new
antibiotics
IMAGE: Dr. Christopher Davies (left) and Dr.
Avinash Singh (right) of the Medical University of
South Carolina are...
Migration patterns reveal an Eden for
ancient humans and animals
IMAGE: Antelope in South Africa view more Credit:
N/A Pinnacle Point, a series of archaeological sites
that...
EVANSTON, Ill. — Winter may be behind us, but do
you remember the challenge of waking up on those
cold, dark days?...
Coronavirus: NHS may need to hire cabin
crew from airlines
The NHS in England may start hiring airline staff
who have lost their jobs to fill a gap in nurse
numbers, its chief executive...
Coronavirus: Children half as likely to
catch it, review finds
Children and adolescents are half as likely to catch
the coronavirus, the largest review of the evidence
shows. The findings,...
Thousands of lives could have been
saved ‘if Britain imposed lockdown a
WEEK earlier’
Sir Ian Boyd, a member of Number 10’s SAGE
panel, admitted ‘it would have made quite a big
difference’...
Test ALL care home residents and staff
every week or crisis in care homes will
continue to burn
Test ALL care home residents and staff every week
or coronavirus crisis in the sector will continue to
burn, says boss of...
Coronavirus UK: Testing abandoned in
March as outbreak too big
Hundreds of thousands of coronavirus home-testing
kits sent out have been counted but never returned
to labs, Public Health...
Algal genome provides insights into first
land plants
The report, “The Penium margaritaceum Genome:
Hallmarks of the Origins of Land Plants,” was
published May 21...
No evidence of benefit for chloroquine
and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19
patients, study finds
Treatment with these medications among patients
with COVID-19, either alone or in combination with
macrolide antibiotics,...
Pain doesn’t take a holiday: Dental
opioids study points to need for better
prescribing
IMAGE: Key findings from a study of more than 2
million Americans who had dental procedures in the
pre-COVID19 era ...
NASA examines tropical storm Mangga in
infrared light
IMAGE: On May 22 at 3:10 a.m. EST (0710 UTC),
the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite
gathered temperature...
No improvement in death rate for COVID-
19 patients who received
hydroxychloroquine
Boston, MA — A research team led by investigators
from Brigham and Women’s Hospital has evaluated
real-world...
Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces the
impact of dissociative seizures
Scientists have found that adding cognitive
behavioural therapy (CBT) to standardised medical
care gives patients with dissociative...
Preclinical study offers hope for
Hirschsprung’s
IMAGE: Human intestine, engineered in the
laboratory of Tracy Grikscheit, MD. view more
Credit: Children’s...
Towable sensor free-falls to measure
vertical slices of ocean conditions
The motion of the ocean is often thought of in
horizontal terms, for instance in the powerful
currents that sweep around...
Anti-obesity medications mitigate weight
regain in RYGB surgery patients
SILVER SPRING, Md.–Researchers have
discovered that anti-obesity medications such as
phentermine and topiramate, used...
Researchers uncover the arks of genetic
diversity in terrestrial mammals
Maximizing the protection of life on Earth requires
knowledge of the global patterns of biodiversity at
multiple dimensions,...
New to science newts from Vietnam with
an important message for Biodiversity
Day 2020
IMAGE: One of the newly discovered crocodile newt
species, Tylototriton pasmansi. view more Credit:
Cuong...
Coronavirus: Cases in the community
‘relatively stable’
The number of coronavirus cases in the community
is remaining relatively stable with one in 400 people
in England infected,...
Coronavirus: Virus test with 20-minute
results being trialled
A coronavirus test that gives results in 20 minutes is
being trialled, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has
announced. The new...
Johnson & Johnson is discontinuing its
talc-based baby powder in the US and
Canada
Johnson Johnson to pull its talc-based baby powder
from shelves in the US and Canada after sales
dropped 60% amid lawsuits...
Coronavirus UK: 20 of 60 care home
residents died with symptoms
Around a third of residents in a Liverpool care home
have died after showing tell-tale coronavirus
symptoms. Paisley Court...
Coronavirus did NOT arrive in the US
before 2020, says study
Coronavirus did NOT arrive in the US before 2020,
suggests Stanford study of 1,700 nose and throat
‘Time is vision’ after a stroke
A person who has a stroke that causes vision loss is
often told there is nothing she can do to improve or
regain the vision...
Scientists identify chemicals in noxious
weed that ‘disarm’ deadly bacteria
IMAGE: Emory University ethnobotanist Cassandra
Quave, shown in her lab with berries from the
Brazilian peppertree....
COVID-19 evidence and strategies for
orthopaedic surgeons
May 21, 2020 – How should orthopaedic surgeons
respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? A review in
The Journal of Bone Joint...
Australian researchers record world’s
fastest internet speed from a single
optical chip
Researchers from Monash, Swinburne and RMIT
universities have successfully tested and recorded
Australia’s fastest...
Artificial intelligence can make
personality judgments based on our
photographs
Russian researchers from HSE University and Open
University for the Humanities and Economics have
demonstrated that artificial...
Coronavirus: Time short on test, track
and trace
Time is running out to finalise a test, track and trace
strategy to avoid a possible second surge in
coronavirus cases, NHS...
NHS fees to be scrapped for overseas
health staff and care workers
Media captionMatt Hancock was asked whether the
PM changed his mind on the fees NHS staff and
care workers from...
Coronavirus infection rate in Premier
League THREE TIMES higher than
expected
Coronavirus is more common among Premier
League footballers and staff than it is across
England as a whole, data revealed...
Face masks can curb spread of the
coronavirus by up to 75%, study claims
More evidence face masks help curb the spread of
the coronavirus has emerged after a study found it
reduced infection by...
Coronavirus UK: Earlier lockdown could
have saved 11k lives
Triggering lockdown a week earlier could have
saved the lives of more than 30,000 people in the
UK, according to a shock...
Coronavirus UK: 363 more deaths in
hospitals as case rate slows
The UK has recorded another 363 hospital deaths
from COVID-19 today, taking the official total among
swabs that were collected...
Climate change will bring bigger swings
in European summer temperatures
While more extreme temperatures, and higher
average temperatures, have long been predicted by
scientists, a team at the University...
Heating poppy seeds, but not baking
them in muffins, reduces opiate levels
For thousands of years, people have grown poppies
both for their colorful flowers and analgesic
properties. The plant is...
Epigenetic mechanisms of blood cell
differentiation
If this differentiation process fails, it can be
detrimental to our health. For instance, if fewer
HSCs choose to follow...
CRISPR a tool for conservation, not just
gene editing
IMAGE: Longfin smelt can be difficult to differentiate
from endangered Delta smelt. Here, a longfin smelt
is swabbed...
Study unveils many ways carcinogens
trigger development of breast cancer
Newton, Mass. (May 21, 2020) – In the most
comprehensive review to date of how breast cancer
develops, scientists have...
Newspapers report on car safety recalls
less when manufacturers advertise more
with them
Is the reporting of media outlets biased in favor of
firms that advertise with them? A new study looked
at the relationship...
Survey shows parents? lack
understanding of teens? with cancer
preferred time to talk about end-of-life
issues
The findings of a survey of adolescent cancer
patients and their families at four tertiary care U.S.
pediatric hospitals...
Vaccination rates among New York City
children have dropped by 66% from last
year
New York City vaccination rates among children
have dramatically fallen during the coronavirus
pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio...
Europe WILL be hit by a second wave of
coronavirus, warns EU’s boss on disease
control
Europe will be hit by a second wave of coronavirus –
it’s just a question of when and how big, according
to the...
Coronavirus is still infecting 61,000
people every WEEK in England
The coronavirus is still infecting 61,000 people per
week in England, testing data revealed today. The
true figure could...
NHS and care home staff will get access
to coronavirus antibody tests from next
people who have tested...
Obesity not related to how close you live
to fast food or gyms
The areas where we live are known to be important
for our health. For example, obesity is more
prevalent in deprived neighborhoods....
Drug combination could eliminate side
effects of once-popular diabetes
treatment
Rosiglitazone, sold under the brand name Avandia,
won Food and Drug Administration approval in 1999
and became a leading...
Low-severity fires enhance long-term
carbon retention of peatlands
IMAGE: A proscribed burn at Pocosin Lakes
National Wildlife Refuge. view more Credit: Curt
Richardson, Duke...
Lungs of deceased COVID-19 patients
show distinctive features
In a new study in the New England Journal of
Medicine (NEJM), senior author, Steven J. Mentzer,
MD, thoracic surgeon at Brigham...
Preventing ‘cytokine storm’ may ease
severe COVID-19 symptoms
IMAGE: A potential COVID-19 treatment targets the
runaway immune response seen in some severely ill
patients. Researchers...
UVA, Peking Univ. and Cal Tech team
achieves broadest microcomb spectral
span on record
IMAGE: The nonlinear microresonator converts a
single wavelength pump coming in from the left into
a rainbow of frequency...
Government scientist says 2m social
distancing rule based on ‘very fragile’
evidence
One of the top scientific advisers to the British
Government said the two metre (6’6″) social
distancing rule...
Coronavirus: Scientists test cannabis
strains against infection
Canadian scientists are testing whether compounds
in marijuana can prevent coronavirus from ‘hijacking’
human...
Superdrug sells coronavirus antibody
test for £69
Superdrug today became the first high street retailer
to start selling a coronavirus antibody test to the
public and has...
Britain has the HIGHEST rate of excess
deaths in Europe
Britain has suffered the highest proportion of excess
deaths across Europe during the coronavirus crisis,
figures suggest. Around...
Not all multiple sclerosis-like diseases
are alike
week
NHS and care home staff will finally get free COVID-
19 antibody tests after Number 10 agreed a deal to
buy kits from pharmaceutical...
Parents with degrees give their children
significant advantage in math
Greater parental education is the strongest predictor
of maths attainment and faster future growth for
children moving into...
When is reading your partner’s emotions
beneficial, and when harmful?
While prior research on empathic accuracy had
yielded mixed findings, the new study shows that
couples who accurately perceive...
Environmental contaminants alter gut
microbiome, health
The review is published in the journal Toxicological
Sciences. The paper includes sections on
compounds used in manufacturing...
Adding a blend of spices to a meal may
help lower inflammation
In a randomized, controlled feeding study, the
researchers found that when participants ate a meal
high in fat and carbohydrates...
Tick-borne encephalitis spread across
Eurasia with settlers and their pets and
prey
Researchers from Sechenov University together
with colleagues from several Russian institutes
analysed data on the RNA structure...
Stroke rates among COVID-19 patients
are low, but cases are more severe
DALLAS, May 21, 2020 — The rate of strokes in
COVID-19 patients appears relatively low, but a
higher proportion of...
Measuring blood damage
IMAGE: This diagram depicts the way conductivity
will change as blood cells break. The yellow dots
represent electrons....
Emerging evidence on genetics of
schizophrenia raises hopes for new
treatment targets
May 21, 2020 – In recent years, genome-wide
association studies (GWAS) have identified many
different genetic variants...
Coronavirus: ‘Tackle harmful lockdown
drinking,’ BMJ editorial warns
Tackling harmful drinking during the lockdown will be
“an integral part of the nation’s recovery”, an
editorial...
Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial
begins in the UK
A trial to see whether two anti-malarial drugs could
prevent Covid-19 has begun in Brighton and Oxford.
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine...
Multiple sclerosis is a well-known demyelinating
disease of the central nervous system, but is not the
only one by far. In...
Legal cannabis hemp oil effectively treats
chronic neuropathic pain
Distinguished from its still largely criminally
prohibited cousin, “hemp” refers to Cannabis plants
with less...
Genetic barcodes can ensure authentic
DNA fingerprints
The technique relies on introducing genetic
“barcodes” to DNA samples as they are collected
and securely sending...
Scientists identify gene linked to thinness
that may help resist weight gain
“We all know these people: it’s around one percent
of the population,” says senior author Josef
Penninger,...
NUI Galway study compares the health of
Irish children to those across Europe and
Canada
A new report, Spotlight on Adolescent Health and
Well-being, published today by WHO Regional
Office for Europe, compiles...
Study identifies the mechanism by which
eating fish reduces risk of cardiovascular
disease
IMAGE: Núria Amigó and Xavier Correig,
researchers of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, carried
out the study together...
A replaceable, more efficient filter for N95
masks
IMAGE: A replaceable nanoporous membrane,
illustrated above, attached to an N95 mask filters out
particles the size...
MIPT biophysicists found a way to take a
peek at how membrane receptors work
IMAGE: MIPT biophysicists explained ways to
visualize membrane receptors in their different
states. Detailed information...
Coronavirus: NHS England official
cautions against buying antibody tests
People in England have been cautioned against
using coronavirus antibody tests being sold by some
retailers. NHS England’s...
Coronavirus: Time running out on track
and trace, NHS leaders warn
Time is running out to finalise a track and trace
strategy that would avoid a potential second surge in
coronavirus cases,...
Multiple miscarriages can increase a
woman’s risk of diabetes by up to 71%,
study suggests
Multiple miscarriages can increase a woman’s risk of
developing diabetes by up to 71%, new study
suggests Women who...
Coronavirus UK: Risk for children
‘unbelievably low’ says expert
Leading Cambridge University expert says risk for
children catching COVID-19 is ‘unbelievably low’
and teachers...
Daily contact with the joys of nature is
good for our health and happiness, new
survey reveals
Daily contact with the joys of nature is good for our
health and happiness, new survey reveals People
who usually feel little...
Coronavirus UK: SAGE file says diabetes
influences BAME risk
Black, Asian and minority ethnic people are no more
likely to die from coronavirus than white people, a
study given to government...
NHS leaders warn time is running out to
establish track and trace strategy
Ministers today admitted a crucial coronavirus
smartphone app will not be ready by June 1 as NHS
chiefs warned ‘time...
Fish feed foresight
As the world increasingly turns to aqua farming to
feed its growing population, there’s no better time
than now to...
Hearts that drum together beat together
Group work and cooperation are crucial in everyday
life. As such, it is important to explore the avenues
by which synchrony...
New gravitational-wave model can bring
neutron stars into even sharper focus
IMAGE: The results from a numerical relativity
simulation of two merging neutron stars similar to
GW170817. ...
Healthcare rationing could see ‘unlawful
deaths’ from COVID-19, researchers claim
While the initial coronavirus peak is starting to pass
– in Europe, at least – without the ventilator
shortages...
Image analysis technique provides better
understanding of heart cell defects
One of the pitfalls of these stem cell-generated
cardiomyocytes is that they do not represent adult
human cardiomyocytes...
RNA molecules in maternal blood may
predict pregnancies at risk for
preeclampsia
The findings are reported in the May 19, 2020 issue
of Cell Reports Medicine by researchers at
University of California San...
Simple question can lead to remedy for
older adults’ dizziness and impaired
balance
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is
common, and often undiagnosed, among senior
Only 37% of New Yorkers who think
they’ve had coronavirus have antibodies
Only 37% of New Yorkers who think they’ve had
coronavirus have antibodies to prove it, testing of
more than 1,300 city...
Coronavirus rages on: Worst day yet for
new cases as WHO records 106,000
infected
Coronavirus rages on: Worst day yet for new cases
as WHO records 106,000 people newly infected
around the world It comes...
IS wearing a mask bad for you? Nurse’s
experiment shows her N95 did NOT drive
up her CO2 levels
Most of us have been wearing face masks for
several weeks to help prevent the spread of the
novel coronavirus as the pandemic...
Tel Aviv University-led study finds high
variability is result of complex data
workflows
A new Tel Aviv University-led study published on
May 20 in Nature offers new evidence that the
complexity of contemporary...
How cosmic rays may have shaped life
IMAGE: Showers of high energy particles originating
from the sun and our galaxy collide with nitrogen
and oxygen in...
World can likely capture and store
enough carbon dioxide to meet climate
targets
The capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2)
underground is one of the key components of the
Intergovernmental Panel on...
Development of heat-tolerant annual
ryegrass germplasm
IMAGE: Crossing block of annual ryegrass cycle 3
of selection for germination at 40 degrees C. view
more Credit:...
Scientists eliminate drug side effects by
manipulating molecular chirality
The approach, which uses a nanostructure
fabrication device, can manipulate the chirality of
drug molecules by controlling...
Women are told more white lies in
evaluations than men
Women are more likely to be given inaccurate
performance feedback, according to new research
by Lily Jampol, Ph.D. ’14,...
Nanobowls serve up chemotherapy drugs
to cancer cells
Scientists have tried various approaches to prevent
liposomes from leaking, such as coating their
surfaces with polymers...
In China, quarantine improves air and
prevents thousands of premature deaths
Soon after coronavirus appeared, an all-
encompassing quarantine put into effect by the
Chinese government slowed the spread...
citizens. Many suffer in silence...
Primary care physicians experience more
burnout and anxiety than other health
professions
IMAGE: Dr. Debora Goetz Goldberg led the study,
one of the few that have examined anxiety as a
component of burnout...
Study indicates the need to revise the
protocol for detecting Zika in placenta
IMAGE: The group shows that the virus can infect
different placental regions and that collection and
storage methods...
Potentially treatable genetic mutations
revealed in subset of prostate cancer
patients
IMAGE: Intra-patient tumor heterogeneity makes
tissue sampling of the most appropriate index lesion
challenging. (A)...
Study: Ancient ocean oxygen levels
associated with changing atmospheric
carbon dioxide
IMAGE: Deep ocean floor sediment cores hold
chemical clues to Earth’s past. view more Credit:
Texas...
Max and Keira’s Law: Mum ‘blown away’
by organ transplant legacy
The mother of a girl who helped inspire a new law
making all adults in England potential organ donors
has said she is “blown...
Coronavirus: Track and trace system in
place from June
Media captionJohnson: “Test, track and trace
system in place in the UK by June 1” The PM says
England...
Coronavirus UK: Up to a FIFTH ‘caught
the virus in hospital’
Up to one in five coronavirus patients in NHS
hospitals caught the virus while they were there
being treated for something...
Mother whose son was treated for Covid-
19 with Ebola drug reveals moment she
thought she’d lost him
A 14-year-old boy left critically ill by the coronavirus
has survived his ordeal after being given the Ebola
drug remdesivir,...
Lab engineers 3D-functional bone tissues
Bioprinting is an emerging additive manufacturing
approach that takes biomaterials such as hydrogels
and combines them with...
Cooperation can be contagious
particularly when people see the benefit
for others
In a new study, psychology researchers at The
University of Texas at Austin confirmed that people
can be heavily influenced...
Untangling a key step in photosynthetic
oxygen production
IMAGE: A new technique allows scientists to map
how electrons flow in the oxygen-evolving complex
of Photosystem II....
Tip of the iceberg: Existing racial
inequalities in death from COVID-19 will
soar
IMAGE: Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.PH, senior
author, the first Sir Richard Doll professor and senior
academic advisor...
New insight into allergies could improve
diagnosis and treatment
Results from a study led by investigators at
Massachusetts General Hospital may help to
improve the diagnosis and treatment...
Coronavirus: Data delay left care homes
‘fighting losing battle’
Care homes in England were planning their
response to the coronavirus pandemic “with their
hands tied” because...
Hospital chief predicts post-Covid
‘restart’ will take 18 months
The head of a major research hospital says a
“sensitive and structured” restart of services post-
Covid will take...
Coronavirus UK: Daughters of woman
who died blast government
Daughters of care home resident, 68, who died from
coronavirus insist she wasn’t ‘frail or ill’ and say...
Scientists developing a face mask that
could trap and kill coronavirus ‘on
impact’
Scientists are developing a face mask that could
trap and kill coronavirus ‘on impact’ by catching it in
a chemical...
Emerging viral diseases causing serious
issues in west Africa
The findings are published in the current issue of
Acta Tropica. “Emerging viruses are at the forefront
of everyone’s...
Field courses boost student success,
support STEM diversity efforts
Field courses build the self-confidence and
“scientific competence” of all students, but the
benefits are particularly...
Landmark recommendations on
development of artificial intelligence and
the future of global health
Advances in information technology infrastructure
and mobile computing power in many low and
middle-income countries (LMICs)...
Potential drug treatment targets for
alcohol-related liver disease
But now, a team led by researchers from
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has
uncovered key molecular step stones in ALD...
Replacing time spent sitting with sleep or
light activity may improve your mood
New research, published by the American Journal of
Preventive Medicine, found that substituting
prolonged sedentary time...
Laser-based technique captures 3D
images of impressionist-style
brushstrokes
IMAGE: The researchers acquired OCT imaging
data of an impressionist-style oil painting (left
image). OCT images within...
Inspiring stories from women like
themselves helped these moms improve
their diet
COLUMBUS, Ohio – When researchers asked
prospective study participants who they would like to
see in videos promoting...
Legal Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats
chronic neuropathic pain
IMAGE: UNM researchers have found that hemp oil
helps to reduce pain in mice. view more Credit:
UNM Researchers...
Grasshoppers are perfectly aware of their
own coloration when trying to
camouflage
IMAGE: Grasshoper trying to camouflage view
more Credit: UPO A research team from the Pablo
de Olavide University...
Six feet may not be enough to stop the
coronavirus from spreading
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, we’ve all
been told to socially distance by standing or sitting
six feet (or...
Nearly 40% of critically ill coronavirus
patients in the US die
More than 20 percent of adults hospitalized for
coronavirus in the US have fallen ‘critically ill,’
meaning they...
Daily death toll from Covid-19 could fall to
almost zero by the end of next month,
expert claims
Expert Professor Carl Heneghan said daily
coronavirus deaths could be zero by the end of next
month The daily number...
Coronavirus: Korea CDC says those who
recover AREN’T infectious
People who recover from coronavirus and test
positive again are NOT contagious: Korean CDC
finds ‘re-positive’...
Maintaining heart health may protect
against cognitive decline
Dementia is a public health challenge, with 50
million people affected in 2017 and the World Health
Walking or cycling to work associated
with reduced risk of early death and
illness
These are the findings of a study of over 300,000
commuters in England and Wales, by researchers
from Imperial College London...
How social media platforms can
contribute to dehumanizing people
A recent analysis of discourse on Facebook
highlights how social media and an individual’s
sense of identity can be...
New SLAS Discovery auto-commentary
available
Oak Brook, IL – Protein phosphatases play an
essential role in cell signaling, yet due to a lack of
appropriate tools,...
Family environment affects adolescent
brain development
Childhood environment and socioeconomic status
affect cognitive ability and brain development during
adolescence independently...
NASA-NOAA satellite catches post-
tropical storm Arthur’s end
IMAGE: NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite found
post tropical storm Arthur out in the Western Atlantic
Ocean far...
Enlarged heart chamber may predict who
dies of coronavirus, study suggests
Can the heart predict who will die of coronavirus?
Hospitalized patients with enlarged right heart
chambers are nearly FOUR...
Coronavirus kills 1.04% of people who
catch it, says new study
The coronavirus could kill 1.04 per cent of all people
who catch it, according to scientists. This death rate,
estimated...
Type 2 diabetics are TWICE as likely to
die from Covid-19, new research shows
Patients with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to
die from coronavirus – and being obese increases
the risk even further,...
Cycle of six-week lockdowns could be the
safest way to beat coronavirus, scientists
say
Regular six-week lockdowns could be the way to
defeat the coronavirus, according to Cambridge
University scientists. Researchers...
A deeper connection to hyaline
fibromatosis syndrome
HFS is caused by mutation of a gene called
Capillary Morphogenesis Gene 2 or CMG2. It is also
abbreviated as ANTXR2 because...
Genome study links DNA changes to the
risks of specific breast cancer subtypes
The new analysis, published May 18 in Nature
Genetics, made use of data gathered by the
Organization predicting...
Cancer researchers locate drivers of
tumor resistance
By studying tumors in cell lines, mice and human
samples, the team documented genetic signals that
promote the conversion...
High five! It’s possible to create proximity
online
Touching a beloved family member, or even making
eye contact, is impossible online. Still, it’s possible to
feel close...
Subcellular chatter regulates longevity
For their studies, the scientists used the simple
roundworm, Caenorhabditis elegans, an important
model system for ageing...
Heat now more lethal than cold for people
with respiratory diseases in Spain
Barcelona, 20 May 2020. A new study by the
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a
centre supported by the “la...
Exercise improves memory, boosts blood
flow to brain
IMAGE: The ‘A’ image shows the cerebral blood flow
in a group of older adults at risk to develop
Alzheimer’s...
High blood pressure during and after
exercise may be markers for disease later
in life
(Boston)–Higher blood pressure during exercise and
delayed blood pressure recovery after exercise are
associated with...
Most young people with increased
suicide risk only display ‘mild to
moderate’ mental distress — study
The vast majority of young people who self-harm or
experience suicidal thoughts appear to have only
mild or moderate mental...
Coronavirus: Diabetic people offered
support
People with diabetes are being offered help and
support as a study reveals some people with the
condition may be at higher...
Coronavirus: Cancer surgery delays risk
‘thousands’ of deaths
The NHS must ensure cancer-surgery delays do not
cost more lives than the number of Covid-19
patients saved, the Institute...
More than 35,000 Floridians waited up to
two weeks to get ‘unreliable’ coronavirus
test results
A Florida-based health care system says the results
of more than 35,000 coronavirus tests are
‘unreliable’. According...
Vaccination rates for Michigan children
have fallen 20% amid the coronavirus
pandemic
Cambridge, UK-based Breast Cancer...
Mindfulness training shows promise for
people with MS
People with MS who underwent the four-week
mindfulness training not only improved more
compared to those who did nothing...
South Asia faces increased threat of
extreme heat, extreme pollution, study
shows
But as climate change impacts continue globally,
how often will humans be threatened by both of
those extremes when they...
Climate change will turn coastal
Antarctica green, say scientists
Scientists have created the first ever large-scale
map of microscopic algae as they bloomed across
the surface of snow along...
Every heart dances to a different tune
Sophia Antipolis – 20 May 2020: Play the same
piece of music to two people, and their hearts can
respond very differently....
The moral machine
Is it OK to kill time? Machines used to find this
question difficult to answer, but a new study reveals
that Artificial Intelligence...
COVID-19 related strokes, other
neurological impact under study
IMAGE: This is Dr. Elizabeth Rutkowski. view more
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta
University Traditional...
Coronavirus: More than 11,000 deaths in
care homes
More than 11,600 people have died from
coronavirus in care homes across the UK since the
start of the pandemic, figures suggest. But...
Coronavirus: ‘Wash hands at least six
times a day’
Media captionThe University of Westminster’s Dr
Adele McCormick demonstrates how to wash your
hands well...
Coronavirus: Brian Cox says ‘following
science’ used to deflect
Ministers are using mantra of ‘following the science’
as a defence to answer difficult questions about the
coronavirus,...
People with COVID-19 experience
psychiatric problems, study suggests
One in three people infected with coronavirus later
suffer symptoms post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), including depression...
Getting Britain in shape is a matter of life
and death
The number of five-month-old children getting
vaccinations has plummeted to below 50 percent in
Michigan amid the coronavirus...
Dr MARTIN SCURR’s advice on dealing
with a very whiffy problem
Help! I have developed body odour in my 50s: Dr
MARTIN SCURR’s advice on dealing with a very
whiffy problem By Martin...
Eating full fat milk or cheese twice a day
could REDUCE your risk of heart disease,
says new study
Eating full fat milk or cheese twice a day could
REDUCE your risk of heart disease, new study
suggests Two helpings of full...
The brain’s facial recognition area
doesn’t differentiate outgroup members
People struggle to differentiate between members of
social outgroups, including different races. This can
have dire consequences,...
Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an
army of protective microbes on human
teeth
Taking a translational approach, researchers at the
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental
Medicine and the Georgia...
How to improve the pneumococcus
vaccine
This week in mBio, pneumococcus experts at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham describe a
newly-found capsule —...
Observing the freely behaving brain in
action
Understanding how animals use their brain circuitry
to generate behavior in response to their
environment is one of the central...
Researchers urge clinical trial of blood
pressure drug to prevent complication of
Covid-19
Researchers in the Ludwig Center at the Johns
Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report they have
identified a drug treatment that...
Researchers find potential drug treatment
targets for alcohol-related liver disease
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a deadly
condition affecting more than 150 million people
worldwide with no treatment...
COVID-19 tests compared
COLD SPRING HARBOR, NEW YORK — In an
important, comprehensive, and timely review, an
expert team from the University...
Determining the quantity and location of
lipids in the brain
IMAGE: Jonathan Sweedler is interested in
analytical neurochemistry and studying the
distribution of neurotransmitters. ...
For too long, many people — doctors included —
have chosen to look the other way when there is any
mention of weight...
British teenagers are among the worst in
Europe for sleep problems, new report
suggests
British teenagers are stressed binge drinkers with
major sleep problems… but they are good at
brushing their teeth,...
Early visual experience drives precise
alignment of cortical networks for
binocular vision
The first issue that Max Planck scientists Jeremy
Chang, David Whitney, and David Fitzpatrick wanted
to address is whether...
How experiencing traumatic stress leads
to aggression
The consequences of traumatic stress linger long
after the stress ends. People suffering from post-
traumatic stress disorder...
Dairy-rich diet linked to lower risks of
diabetes and high blood pressure
The observed associations were strongest for full fat
dairy products, the findings indicated. Previously
published research...
Comedy club performances provide
insights on how robots, humans connect
via humor
“They always think I’m too robotic,” he deadpans. If
raucous laughter follows, he comes back with,
“Please...
Is your job killing you? Stress, lack of
autonomy, ability can lead to depression,
death
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As millions continue
working from home during the pandemic or are
required to report to jobs as...
Fishing rod ‘selfie stick’ and scientific
sleuthing turn up clues to extinct sea
reptile
IMAGE: An artistic life reconstruction of
Nannopterygius. view more Credit: Andrey Atuchin
A Russian paleontologist...
Protein shapes matter in Alzheimer’s
research
IMAGE: Fluorescent images show concentrations of
tau protein aggregates in soma of neuronal cells that
can cause neurodegenerative...
Depression symptoms linked to reduced
cognitive control in people with autism
IMAGE: Example of a congruent and an incongruent
picture-word Stroop view more Credit: UC Davis
Health According...
Temporary care workers helped to fuel
Britain’s coronavirus crisis in care homes
Temporary care workers helped to fuel Britain’s
coronavirus crisis in care homes, a damning
Government study has found. Agency...
What do we know about
hydroxychloroquine?
Donald Trump sparked backlash from medics
around the world after he revealed he is taking an
anti-malaria drug to try and...
Face visors may NOT stop infected
patients spreading coronavirus, public
health expert warns
Face visors may not stop infected patients
spreading coronavirus, a leading public health
expert has warned. Britons are...
People with lung conditions ‘should NOT
wear face masks if it makes it hard to
breathe’
People who have asthma or other lung conditions
should not wear a face mask if it makes it difficult for
them to breathe,...
Coronavirus: Iain Duncan Smith wants to
scrap social distancing
A former Conservative Party leader has called on
the Prime Minister to reconsider the two-metre
social distancing rule to...
Technology makes brain and other
tissues elastic and lasting for easier
imaging
“ELAST” technology, described in a new paper in
Nature Methods, provides scientists a very fast way
to fluorescently...
COVID-19: Study reports ‘staggering’
death rate in U.S. among those infected
who show symptoms
It’s a lot more deadly, concludes a new study by the
University of Washington published May 7 in the
journal Health...
Found: Brain structure that controls our
behavior
For our social life and our profession we must be
able to deal with our environment and other people.
Executive functions,...
Computer model can process disparate
sources of clinical data to predict brain
age
Scientists have trained a computer to analyse
different types of brain scan and predict the age of
the human brain, according...
Genetic tradeoffs do not stop evolution of
antibiotic resistance
Bacteria can still develop antibiotic resistance even
in the face of challenging genetic tradeoffs, or
compromises, associated...
Retrofitting of VW Diesel engines was
successful
IMAGE: A Volkswagen Passat Diesel from 2011.
Software updates after the Dieselgate-scandal in
2015 im-proved NOx-Emissions...
Ecosystem diversity drives the origin of
new shark and ray species
PIERS MORGAN: President Trump’s
latest reckless coronavirus cure claim
will kill Americans
President Trump just killed people. I don’t know how
many yet, or who they are, or when they will die, but
the one absolute...
People who have had suffered from a
COLD in the past could be protected
against COVID-19
People who have never been infected with COVID-
19 could already have some form of immunity
against it, if they’ve fought...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 35,023
with 227 more deaths
Britain today recorded another
545 coronavirus deaths, including a seven-year-old,
as the UK’s official number of...
Climate change threatens progress in
cancer control
The commentary, appearing in CA: A Cancer
Journal for Clinicians, says that progress in the fight
against cancer has been...
Gestures heard as well as seen
Gesturing while speaking, or “talking with your
hands,” is common around the world. Many
communications researchers...
Artificial pieces of brain use light to
communicate with real neurons
A prosthesis is an artificial device that replaces an
injured or missing part of the body. You can easily
imagine a stereotypical...
People with atrial fibrillation live longer
with exercise
“Regular endurance training and good fitness seem
to protect against serious cardiovascular events and
early mortality...
How does an increase in nitrogen
application affect grasslands?
IMAGE: The PaNDiv Experiment in the small Swiss
town of Münchenbuchsee, near the capital Bern.
view more Credit:...
Research shows that the combined
production of fish and vegetables can be
profitable
IMAGE: Greenhouse of the aquaponics facility of the
‘Mueritzfischer’ in Waren, Germany. view more
Credit:...
Why pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is
so lethal
IMAGE: Photomicrograph of a human pancreatic
cancer tumor showing a mixture of different kinds of
cells in close proximity...
Did VE Day parties cause a spike in
Covid-19 cases?
IMAGE: Gulf of California, Mexico view more Credit:
UNESCO / CityExpress What drives the evolution of
new...
Coronavirus: Delirium ‘may be common’
in Covid seriously ill
Delirium and confusion may be common among
some seriously-ill hospital patients with Covid-19, a
study in The Lancet suggests. Long...
Coronavirus: Nearly 10,000 deaths in care
homes
The total number of people dying in England and
Wales is continuing to fall, figures show. The Office
for National Statistic...
Can an £8 magnetic headband really
crush a pounding headache?
One in seven Britons suffers from recurrent
headaches or migraines which can be so severe
they require hospital treatment....
The painful truth about dentistry in
lockdown
Lesley Platts, an NHS occupational therapist who is
managing hard-pressed care services in London, is
suffering an additional...
Scientists discover another antibody that
may block coronavirus in a SARS
survivoR
Scientists discover another antibody that can block
coronavirus from entering human cells in blood
taken from a SARS survivor...
Nancy Pelosi says ‘morbidly obese’
Trump should not take
hydroxychloroquine
Donald Trump’s revelation that he is taking the drug
hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus sparked
immediate criticism...
FSU researcher detects unknown
submarine landslides in Gulf of Mexico
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida State University
researcher has used new detection methods to
identify 85 previously...
Cord blood study provides insights on
benefits, limitations for autism treatment
DURHAM, N.C. — In a recent study, Duke
researchers tested whether a single infusion of a
unit of a child’s own...
How the mouse conquered the house
Like humans, the house mouse, or Mus musculus
sp., is widespread throughout the world, making it
the most invasive rodent...
A spreadable interlayer could make solid
state batteries more stable
IMAGE: Solid state batteries are of great interest to
the electric vehicle industry. Scientists at Chalmers
University...
Chinese to rise as a global language
One day last week the number of new coronavirus
cases registered at Bradford Royal Infirmary jumped
to 30. Dr John Wright...
Coronavirus: UK too slow to increase
testing capacity, say MPs
The government’s ability to test people for
coronavirus has been “inadequate” throughout the
pandemic,...
Fitbit is shifting its resources to help
build ventilators designed to treat COVID-
19 patients
Fitbit is shifting its resources to help build ventilators
designed to treat COVID-19 patients The Google-
owned company...
Your top coronavirus questions answered
by our leading experts
Can I leave my bag on the kitchen worktop when I
get home? ‘That’s not a good idea,’ says Dr Andrew
Preston,...
Coronavirus UK: All monkeys in Oxford
vaccine trial infected
The coronavirus vaccine being developed by
scientists at Oxford University may not prevent
people from becoming infected...
The healing power of gardens
The turning point in Robin Hanbury-Tenison’s six-
week battle with the complications of Covid-19 was
a trip to a ‘secret...
Exoplanet climate ‘decoder’ aids search
for life
ITHACA, N.Y. – After examining a dozen types of
suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell
University astronomers...
Quantum Hall effect ‘reincarnated’ in 3D
topological materials
IMAGE: Matthew Foster is an associate professor of
physics and astronomy at Rice University and a
member of the Rice...
Pretty as a peacock: The gemstone for
the next generation of smart sensors
Scientists have taken inspiration from the biomimicry
of butterfly wings and peacock feathers to develop
an innovative opal-like...
Parent-led discussion about mutual
strengths benefits parent-teen
communication
Philadelphia, May 19, 2020–A primary care-based
intervention to promote parent-teen communication
led to less distress...
Scientists inject proteins into eukaryontic
cells
The T3SS is essential for virulence in many
important human pathogens, including Salmonella,
Shigella, and pathogenic Escherichia...
Engineers develop low-cost, high-
accuracy GPS-like system for flexible
Dr Gil’s paper challenges arguments that suggest
Chinese faces insurmountable hurdles to become a
commonly used international...
Global study confirms influential theory
behind loss aversion
Developed by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman
and Amos Tversky, prospect theory has been called
the most influential theoretical...
Releasing molecular ‘brake’ kick-starts
immune cell function
“These small microRNAs have an important role in
balancing the on/off state of the immune system,”
said Connie...
Brain-to-gut connections traced
The findings, published this week in the Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences, build a
scientific basis for the...
New study estimates the odds of life and
intelligence emerging beyond our planet
IMAGE: A new study uses Bayesian statistics to
weigh the likelihood of life and intelligence beyond
our solar system. ...
Scientists use pressure to make liquid
magnetism breakthrough
IMAGE: Artist’s rendering of electron spins frustrated
as the sample of magnetic material is pressurized
into...
CUNY SPH weekly COVID-19 survey
update week 10
IMAGE: Almost a quarter (23%) of New York
residents reported that one or more persons in their
household has been sick...
Urban heat waves imperil LA’s most
vulnerable communities
IMAGE: As heat waves intensify, low-income and
disadvantaged communities across south Los
Angeles are most at risk,...
Coronavirus vaccine: First evidence jab
can train immune system
The first hints that a vaccine can train people’s
immune system to fight coronavirus have been
reported by a company...
Coronavirus symptoms: UK adds loss of
smell and taste to list
Loss of smell or taste have been added to the UK’s
list of coronavirus symptoms that people should look
out for and...
Coronavirus: England had more deaths
than Italy at peak
England suffered more coronavirus deaths than Italy
during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis, according to
a shock new analysis. London...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 34,770
with 134 new fatalities
medical robots
The system was developed by Tania Morimoto, a
professor of mechanical engineering at the Jacobs
School of Engineering at...
A new tool to map the flow of info within
living cells
Published in Nature Chemical Biology, the research
provides a much-needed method for studying the
precise movement mechanisms...
Scientists find brain center that
‘profoundly’ shuts down pain
Somewhat unexpectedly, this brain center turns pain
off, not on. It’s also located in an area where few
people would...
Aluminum may affect lead levels in
drinking water
IMAGE: After a series of experiments, research led
by Professor Daniel Giammar at the McKelvey
School of Engineering...
Latest ‘Youth COVID-19’ study shows
young people worried for their future
IMAGE: Dr Andy Mycock is a Reader in Politics at
the University of Huddersfield and has collaborated
on the production...
BrainHealth Research advances
understanding of differences in effects of
cannabis use
DALLAS (May 15, 2020) – Researchers at Center
for BrainHealth®, part of The University of Texas at
Dallas, recently...
Location, location, location: The cell
membrane facilitates RAS protein
interactions
IMAGE: Caption: Top row from left: Leo Li and
Geoffrey Wahl. Bottom row from left: Nikki Lytle and
Luke Wang. ...
Fault warning for Emerade 500 adrenaline
pens
People carrying Emerade 500 microgram adrenaline
auto-infector pens should return them and get hold
of a prescription for...
Coronavirus: Five and overs in UK now
eligible for test
Everyone aged five and over in the UK with
symptoms can now be tested for coronavirus, Health
Secretary Matt Hancock has...
Coronavirus UK: Lockdown rules won’t
vary regionally
The government will not vary the lifting of
coronavirus lockdown by region, despite the R
infection rate varying widely in...
NHS hospital in Wales to trial giving
coronavirus patients nicotine patches
An NHS hospital in Wales may soon trial giving
COVID-19 patients nicotine patches amid mounting
evidence smokers are at less...
Coronavirus: Losing your sense of smell
or taste IS a symptom
Britain’s coronavirus death toll continued its
downward trend today after officials announced 160
more victims, taking...
Aging neurons accumulate DNA damage
In a study of mice, the researchers showed that
when HDAC1 is lost, a specific type of DNA damage
builds up as the mice age....
Northern Italy — Official COVID-19 deaths
underestimate the full impact of the
pandemic
IMAGE: Number of deaths per week in Nembro
(early January to mid April 2020), by age group.
Data: Italian National...
From digital to optical
Today, scientists from all over the world face the task
of creating optical switches. These devices will allow
for transmitting...
NASA finds heavy water vapor
concentration rings eye of Cyclone
Amphan
IMAGE: On May 18 at 3:40 a.m. EST (0740 UTC),
NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone
Amphan, located...
Genomic selection in dairy cows creates
opportunities not possible with traditional
selection
Philadelphia, May 18, 2020 – Genomic selection has
become a critical tool for the dairy industry around
the world since...
Eight million patients will be on routine
surgery NHS waiting lists by autumn due
to coronavirus
More than eight million people will be stuck on NHS
surgery waiting lists by autumn because of
treatment delays caused by...
Analysis of bird species reveals how
wings adapted to their environment and
behavior
IMAGE: Poecile montanus: Dispersal ability has a
prominent latitudinal gradient; species that live in
temperate regions,...
Study finds that aging neurons
accumulate DNA damage
IMAGE: In this figure, neurons in the bottom row,
which are missing the HDAC1 gene, show higher
levels of DNA damage...
Mussel reefs heighten risk of microplastic
exposure and consumption
IMAGE: Mussels clumped together on rocks at
Whitsand Bay in Cornwall, England. view more
Credit: University...
Study on body posture: Can powerful
poses improve self-confidence in
children?
A dominant body posture may help children to feel
more confident in school. These are the findings of a
new study by psychologists...
People should now self-isolate if they lose their
sense of smell or taste because it is a definite
symptom of coronavirus,...
CU researchers publish study on nerve
cell repair in Nature Neuroscience
AURORA, Colo. (May 18, 2020) – Researchers from
the University of Colorado School of Medicine have
identified a new...
NASA finds a disorganized tropical storm
Arthur near North Carolina coast
IMAGE: On May 18 at 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 UTC),
the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s
Aqua satellite showed...
What does drought mean for endangered
California salmon?
IMAGE: Juvenile salmon are particularly at risk due
to drought, as they can get trapped in drying
streams. view...
During pandemic stage of emerging
pathogen, climate has modest impact
compared to population suscept
In influencing the trajectory of the pandemic stage of
an emerging pathogen, a population’s susceptibility
to a novel...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 33,614
with 428 new fatalities
Britain’s daily COVID-19 death toll dropped again
today as the outbreak continues to slow, as officials
announced 428...
‘Tantalizing’ clues about why a
mysterious material switches from
conductor to insulator
Tantalum disulfide is a mysterious material.
According to textbook theory, it should be a
conducting metal, but in the real...
Fish feces reveals which species eat
crown-of-thorns
IMAGE: Dr. Frederieke Kroon looking at a crown-of-
thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. view more
Credit:...
Study finds people are more satisfied
after quitting the status quo
A new paper in The Review of Economic Studies,
published by Oxford University Press, finds that
people who use a coin toss...
Double helix of masonry — Researchers
discover the secret of Italian renaissance
domes
IMAGE: The double loxodrome technique is
comprised of rows of vertical herringbone bricks that
spiral around the dome...
International Nurses Day: The gran, mum
and daughter on the front line
Three generations of the same family are working
on the front line in the same hospital fighting
coronavirus. All based at...
Coronavirus: When did care homes go
into lockdown?
Many thousands of care home residents have died
since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. After
criticism from the Labour...
Coronavirus: UK daily death figure dips
to lowest since day after lockdown
The UK’s daily figure for coronavirus deaths has
dropped to 170 – the lowest since the day after
lockdown began. The...
Coronavirus UK: London’s R rate was
falling BEFORE lockdown
The coronavirus infection rate in London was
already falling before the country went into
lockdown, data shows. Analysis...
Michael Gove: More than 17,000
coronavirus contact tracers now hired
Michael Gove today revealed the Government has
recruited more than 17,000 coronavirus contact
tracers putting ministers on...
Almost a third of negative coronavirus
tests could be WRONG
Almost a third of negative coronavirus test results
could be wrong, scientists say, leaving thousands
believing they are...
Britain’s £130 million plan to manufacture
a coronavirus vaccine
Britain will get first access to a coronavirus vaccine
being developed by Oxford University with
pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca...
Affordable Care Act linked to better heart
failure care for minorities, yet disparities
persist
DALLAS, May 15, 2020 — The Affordable Care Act
(ACA) Medicaid Expansion appears to have eased
health care inequities...
Home health care after a heart attack may
lower patients’ hospital readmission rates
DALLAS, May 15, 2020 — Patients who receive
home health care after a heart attack are less likely
to be readmitted...
Modern sea-level rise linked to human
activities, Rutgers research reaffirms
IMAGE: Scientists boarding the D/V JOIDES
Resolution off New Jersey in 1993. The sea level in
an ice-free world would...
Tobacco companies minting it before
Wednesday’s UK menthol cigarette ban
Menthol cigarettes will be removed from shelves in
the UK this Wednesday (20 May 2020), yet new
research has found that tobacco...
Coronavirus UK: Lockdowns could be
eased regionally
Lockdowns could be eased regionally, Number 10
today admitted on the back of promising data that
suggested just 24 people...
Coronavirus: Calls to investigate global
response
Global health leaders are set to call for an
independent review into the international response
to the Covid-19 pandemic...
Coronavirus UK: 220k in England may be
infected currently
Up to 222,000 people in England may be infected
with the coronavirus right now, according to a
government testing survey,...
Spending a few seconds one metre from
a colleague is equivalent to an hour two
metres away
Spending a few seconds one metre from a
colleague is equivalent to an hour two metres away,
and talking loudly makes it worse,...
Coronavirus modelling by Professor Neil
Ferguson is branded a mess by experts
Scientists have levelled a flurry of criticism against
Professor Neil Ferguson’s modelling which warned
500,000 people...
UK suffers another 114 deaths from
coronavirus
Britain has announced a further 170 deaths from
coronavirus today on the first Sunday since
draconian lockdown measures were...
Researchers find the key to preserving
The Scream
IMAGE: View of the ESRF, the European
Synchrotron, Grenoble, France. view more Credit:
Credit: ESRF/Stef Candé Moisture...
Low-income adults less likely to receive
preventive heart disease care
DALLAS, May 15, 2020 — Low-income adults in the
United States were significantly less likely to be
screened for cardiovascular...
Federal program leads to intensified
treatment for high-risk heart patients
DALLAS, May 15, 2020 — When health care
providers enrolled in a federal program that provides
financial payments for...
Eavesdropping crickets drop from the
sky to evade capture by bats
Researchers have uncovered the highly efficient
strategy used by a group of crickets to distinguish
the calls of predatory...
Coronavirus UK: London records just 24
new cases a day
Tory MPs have told Downing Street to ditch its ‘we-
know-best attitude’ and to publish more of the secret
evidence...
Five million antibody kits are on standby
for the NHS after a SECOND test was
approved by officials
Five million coronavirus antibody kits are on standby
for NHS use after a second test was approved by
health officials. The...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 33,998
with 384 new fatalities
Britain’s crucial coronavirus reproduction rate has
crept up to the point where the outbreak could
spiral...
People in England will have to self-isolate
for two weeks before going to hospital for
routine ops
Patients will have to self-isolate for a fortnight before
going to hospital under new NHS rules Patients will
have to shut...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why coronavirus
is still a mystery
One of the most frustrating things about this
pandemic, for many I expect, is the lack of certainty.
Scientists across the...
Genome-wide pattern found in tumors
from brain cancer patients predicts life
expectancy
IMAGE: In her Genomic Signal Processing Lab,
Alter develops new mathematical methods that are
uniquely suited for personalized...
Ocean ‘breathability’ key to past, future
habitat of West Coast marine species
IMAGE: The 75-station pattern is typical for summer
and fall cruises by CalCOFI, which has collected
data on marine...
Study finds association between
atherosclerosis and changes in the
structure, heart function
(Boston)–Even among individuals free of heart
failure and myocardial infarction, there appears to
be evidence of an...
New ECU research finds ‘Dr. Google’ is
almost always wrong
IMAGE: New Edith Cowan University research has
found online symptom checkers are almost always
wrong. view more Credit:...
Coronavirus: Are children at risk and do
they spread it?
Some children are set to go back to primary schools
in England, but big questions remain about their role
in the pandemic....
Coronavirus: Imaging equipment
‘woefully underfunded’
Radiologists say they are “very concerned” patients
may not be cured of serious illnesses when demand
for services...
DR ELLIE CANNON: Seeing your GP has
never been easier… so do it
Over the years, I have been an outspoken critic of
GP apps and technology. I feared it might damage
the patient-doctor relationship,...
How getting fit can help defeat Covid-19
Gargling vinegar – or bleach. Munching through
bulbs of boiled garlic. And President Trump’s bizarre
and completely unfounded...
One in three patients who fall severely ill
with coronavirus develop deadly blood
clots
One in three patients who fall severely ill with
coronavirus develop dangerous blood clots that may
be contributing to their...
HEALTH NOTES: App gives voice to
Covid patients on ventilators
HEALTH NOTES: App gives voice to Covid patients
on ventilators Here’s how to help people impacted
by Covid-19 By Mail...
Food webs determine the fate of mercury
pollution in the Colorado River, Grand
Canyon
IMAGE: Researchers collect fish samples in the
tailwaters of the Glen Canyon Dam, Grand Canyon
National Park. ...
‘Pivotal’ trial results display favorable
outcomes for use of TPV device
WASHINGTON – A percutaneous transcatheter
therapy for congenital heart disease (CHD) patients
with severe pulmonary...
‘Hot and messy’ entanglement of 15
trillion atoms
Quantum entanglement is a process by which
microscopic objects like electrons or atoms lose
their individuality to become...
Estimated rates of COVID-19 in border
counties in Iowa vs. Illinois
What The Study Did: This study compares COVID-
19 cases in border counties in Iowa, which didn’t
issue a stay-at-home...
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: ‘They say I
have blood on my hands’
Within Bradford’s Asian community a few individuals
are spreading fake news that non-white patients will
be left to...
Coronavirus and dementia: ‘I’m scared to
go out after lockdown’
People living with dementia have said they are
worried about leaving home, because weeks of the
lockdown have had a profound...
Five exercises that helped Prince Charles
defeat coronavirus
The simple five stage fitness routine used by the
Canadian Air Force which helped Prince Charles
defeat Covid-19 Here’s...
Would you pay £300 for the test that tells
if you’ve already had the coronavirus?
It’s a niggling question eating away at millions of
Britons: was that wretched cough that lasted for
most of February...
Has warm spring suppressed UK’s
outbreak? Coronavirus fell after sunniest
April on record

Why can people get cleaners in but I’m
banned from inviting mum over?
Q: Why are people allowed to have their cleaner
come to the house now, but I can’t have my parents
round? It seems ridiculous. A:...
How spending less time in bed is VITAL
to ensuring a good night’s sleep
Flashes of temper and frustration. Hours spent
struggling to get to sleep at night. Anxious thoughts,
lethargy and dreams...
Using big data to design gas separation
membranes
IMAGE: Schematic representation of the proposed
materials design process: start with knowledge of
the structure of...
Big data and synthetic chemistry could
fight climate change and pollution
IMAGE: Laura Murdock, a University of South
Carolina PhD candidate in chemistry, examines a
polymer film that outperformed...
Clarification of microbial community
structures around Antarctic lakes
IMAGE: Sites of sample collection. view more
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY
OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL...
UHN-U of T-led study shows antiviral drug
can speed up recovery of COVID-19
patient
IMAGE: Dr. Eleanor Fish working in her lab at
University Health Network, Toronto. view more
Credit: University...
Decoding the massively complex gut
microbiome
For UC Santa Barbara researchers Eric Jones,
Zipeng Wang and Joshua Mueller, the gut
microbiome is a remarkable machine,...
Mouse and human eye movements share
important similarity
The researchers identified two types of mouse eye
movement coupled to head movement with different
functions: ‘head...
‘Metabolic signature’ can determine
adherence to Mediterranean diet, help
predict CVD risk
The metabolic signature consists of 67 metabolites
— small chemicals produced in the processes of
metabolism that circulate...
Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is
calling
Examining the drinking patterns of 479 female
Australian university students aged 18-24 years, the
world-first empirical...
Applying the analogy method to improve
the forecasting of strong convection
A sunny spring may partly explain why coronavirus
cases have fallen dramatically in the UK in recent
weeks, according to...
Britain reveals hundreds more
coronavirus deaths
Britain today recorded another 468 coronavirus
deaths on the first Saturday since the draconian
lockdown was eased, taking...
Proper synaptic joint will get you good
night’s sleep
The human brain contains billions of neurons which
communicate with each other via synapses. The
signals one neuron sends...
Tiny particle, big payoff
IMAGE: Visually indistinguishable particles of Brome
Mosaic Virus. view more Credit: Ayala Rao/UCR
UC Riverside...
Quantifying the impact of interventions
IMAGE: Due to the relaxation of restrictions as of
May 11, a further change in the infection rate is
expected. Three...
Chromium speciation in marine
carbonates and implications on
atmospheric oxygenation
IMAGE: The curves show the normalized XANES
spectra of the Cr(VI) standard K2CrO4, the Cr(III)
standard Cr(OH)3, the...
Enhancement of bitter taste sensor
reduces salt intake and improves
cardiovascular dysfunction
IMAGE: Long-term high salt intake impairs TRPM5
activity on tongue epithelial cells. view more Credit:
©Science...
New ways to nudge the brain
Researchers recently applied new techniques to
modify brain activity. Not only are these techniques
used to characterize...
New research into stem cell mutations
could improve regenerative medicine
The findings, published in Stem Cell Reports, show
that pluripotent stem cells are particularly
susceptible to DNA damage...
Designing vaccines from artificial
proteins
Building proteins like Legos The EPFL team created
artificial proteins designed using computational
methods. “They...
Foolproof new test to track the fats we
eat
Establishing reliable guidelines has been a
significant challenge for nutritional epidemiologists
until now, because they...
Pine martens like to have neighbors —
but not too near
IMAGE: Diagram of an analogy forecast of strong
convection. view more Credit: Na Li Strong
convective weather,...
New bone-graft biomaterial gives patients
a nicer smile and less pain
IMAGE: OCP/collagen sponge. view more Credit:
Shinji Kamakura and Hitoshi Inada, Tohoku
University A new...
Worldwide IOF-ISCD survey of bone
densitometry units published
There is high variability in access to, and quality of,
bone density scanning facilities worldwide,
according to a landmark...
Treatment guidance for lung cancer
patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lung cancer patients are at heightened risk for
COVID-19 and the reported high mortality rate
among lung cancer patients...
Psychiatrists fear ‘tsunami’ of mental
illness after lockdown
Psychiatrists are warning of a “tsunami” of mental
illness from problems stored up during lockdown.
They are...
Coronavirus test results waits
‘undermining confidence’
The government needs to make sure its coronavirus
testing strategy is fit for purpose instead of focusing
on hitting targets,...
Yes, inflammatory bowel disease and
celiac disease are linked
A systematic review and meta-analysis at the
Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research
Institute at McMaster in collaboration...
Microbiome therapy protects against
recurrent bacterial vaginosis
Bacterial vaginosis is one of the most frequent
bacterial infections, affecting nearly 30 percent of
women of reproductive...
Minimum legal age for cannabis use
should be 19, study suggests
A team of researchers at the Memorial University of
Newfoundland, Canada, investigated how
Canadians who started using cannabis...
One-two punch may help fight against
Salmonella
Researchers found that a natural product called
dephostatin is an effective partner for the antibiotic
colistin in treating...
Eavesdropping on single molecules with
light by replaying the chatter
Scientists have pioneered a new technique to
expose hidden biochemical pathways involving
single molecules at the nanoscale. A...
University of Tartu study shows a low
prevalence of the coronavirus in Estonia
IMAGE: A female pine marten with a radio collar
view more Credit: Nick Upton Pine martens need
neighbours...
Sea skaters are a super source of
inspiration
Tiny sea skaters, as insect ocean pioneers, may
hold the secret to developing improved water
repellant materials. A KAUST...
One in ten patients with major vascular
event, infection, or cancer will be
misdiagnosed
According to a new study published in De Gruyter’s
open access journal “Diagnosis“, approximately one
in...
Heart attack prevention lags for people
with stroke, peripheral artery disease
DALLAS, May 16, 2020 — Although several artery-
clogging diseases increase the risk of heart attack,
prevention efforts...
Coronavirus: Trial begins to see if dogs
can ‘sniff out’ virus
A UK trial to see whether specialist medical sniffer
dogs can detect coronavirus in humans is set to
begin. The dogs are...
Coronavirus: A third of hospital patients
develop dangerous blood clots
Up to 30% of patients who are seriously ill with
coronavirus are developing dangerous blood clots,
according to medical experts. They...
New hope for ACL injuries: Adding
eccentric exercises could improve
physical therapy outcomes
Now, a new University of Michigan study in rats
challenges conventional wisdom about which
exercises are most beneficial...
Novel treatment using patient’s own cells
opens new possibilities to treat
Parkinson’s disease
PD is the second most common degenerative
disease of the brain, and millions of people world-
wide experience its symptoms,...
Vitamin B3 revitalizes energy metabolism
in muscle disease
Vitamin B3 forms have recently emerged as potent
boosters of energy metabolism in rodents. These
vitamins are precursors...
Repurposed drug helps obese mice lose
weight, improve metabolic function
The scientific team studied groups of 9-month-old
lab mice who had been fed a high-fat diet for 12
weeks. As expected, this...
Exploring climate change impacts
through popular proverbs
The proverbs related to environmental issues
traditionally used by the local population in rural
areas of Spain are currently...
Parents that know a child’s preferences
can assertively guide exercise
IMAGE: In a cross-sectional study consisting of
eight survey waves, the researchers of the
University of Tartu will...
Ten-year results display strong safety and
efficacy profile for TPV device
WASHINGTON – Ten-year follow-up results of the
U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Trial of
the Melody transcatheter...
Bizarre new species discovered… on
Twitter
IMAGE: The photo shared on Twitter of the millipede
Cambala by Derek Hennen. The two red circles
indicate the presence...
Physically demanding jobs linked to
shorter working lives and more sick leave
The findings have implications for plans by various
European governments to increase statutory
retirement age, say the researchers. Amid...
SARS lessons for COVID-19 vaccine
design
In an article published today in Cell Host and
Microbe, Professor Subbarao stressed the
importance of detecting a neutralising...
Like thunder without lightning
Mergers between black holes and neutron stars in
dense star clusters are quite unlike those that form
in isolated regions...
Global cooling event 4,200 years ago
spurred rice’s evolution, spread across
Asia
IMAGE: A simplified map shows the spread of rice
into both northern and southern Asia following a
global cooling event...
Light, fantastic: the path ahead for faster,
smaller computer processors
IMAGE: From left: Associate Professor Stefano
Palomba, Dr Alessandro Tuniz, Professor Martijn De
Sterke in the lab...
Using telehealth to transition diabetes
inpatients to virtual care during COVID-19
IMAGE: Journal that covers new technology and
new products for the treatment, monitoring,
diagnosis, and prevention...
Coronavirus: Why hasn’t the UK listed
loss of smell as a symptom of Covid-19?
Government advisers have been considering since
March whether to include loss of smell among the
criteria for deciding whether...
Coronavirus infection ‘R’ rate in UK
creeps up
The infection rate in the UK has gone up and is
close to the point where the virus starts spreading
rapidly, government scientific...
IMAGE: Parent participating in the activities with the
child strengthen exercise motivation for the children.
...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases:
Sociodemographic factors associated
with a positive test for COVID-19 in
primary care
Deprivation, living in a densely populated area,
ethnicity, and chronic kidney disease associated with
a positive test...
Impacts of different social distancing
interventions detectable two weeks later,
shows German modeling study
In Germany, growth of COVID-19 cases declined
after a series of three social distancing interventions,
detectable at a two-week...
Global spread of the multi-resistant
pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
S. maltophilia strains occur in several natural and
human associated ecosystems. The bacterium was
long regarded as relatively...
If used with caution, SARS-CoV-2
serological assays can guide
reintroduction of workforce
With several high-quality serological assays for
SARS-CoV-2 now available, the key challenge in
using them to help people...
New technology will show how RNA
regulates gene activity
IMAGE: Reactions in the cell nucleus (a): The RNA
is depicted in red, with the DNA shown as black
double lines and...
McMaster chemists develop foolproof
new test to track the fats we eat
IMAGE: Philip Britz-McKibbin, Professor of
Chemistry Chemical Biology, McMaster University
view more Credit:...
Viral infection: Early indicators of vaccine
efficacy
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich
researchers have shown that a specific class of
immune cells in the blood...
Coronavirus: Does lockdown easing
‘follow the science’?
Policymakers say they are following the science on
coronavirus. So what does science say about easing
lockdown rules? Prime...
Coronavirus vaccine: Macaque monkey
trial offers hope
Media captionElisa Granato was the first volunteer
to be injected in a human trial A vaccine against
coronavirus...
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: What
Harvard and Yale can teach YOU about
how to lead a happier life
Yale University in the U.S. is one of the most august
educational institutions in the world, with 62 Nobel
Prize winners...
Former health commissioner fears
reopening signals US giving up on
stopping COVID
Reopening the US – despite the continuing upward
march of coronavirus cases and deaths – signals
that the country...
Quantifying the impact of interventions in
COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for
Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS) and the
University of Göttingen have...
Antiviral drug can speed up recovery of
COVID-19 patients, study shows
According to the new study, published today in
Frontiers in Immunology, treatment with
interferon(IFN)-?2b may significantly...
Model of critical infrastructures reveals
vulnerabilities
Caterina Scoglio, professor, and Qihui Yang,
doctoral student, both in electrical and computer
engineering, recently published...
Further evidence does not support
hydroxychloroquine for patients with
COVID-19
A randomised clinical trial from China also published
today shows that hospitalised patients with mild to
moderate persistent...
Satellites eye Typhoon Vongfong landfall
in the Philippines
IMAGE: On May 14 at 1:34 p.m. EDT (1734 UTC),
night-time NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP infrared
satellite imagery showed...
Indigenous protection
The global reach of COVID-19 is unquestionable.
Every day, news reports highlight the disease’s
increasing toll on...
Online romance scams: A modern form of
fraud
Over the last 20 years, the rapid development of
digital communication technology has given rise to
new forms of social interaction...
Voluntary collective isolation is best
response to COVID-19 for indigenous
populations
IMAGE: Tsimane Health and Life History Project
Team worked to translate and modify the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control...
Coronavirus is FIVE TIMES deadlier than
the seasonal flu, report finds
The novel coronavirus is about five times deadlier
for adults than the seasonal flu, a new study
suggests. As of early May,...
23andMe asks hospitals to help it recruit
the sickest coronavirus patients for DNA
study
Detailed analysis of immune response to
SARS-CoV-2 bodes well for COVID-19
vaccine
A collaboration between the labs of Alessandro
Sette, Dr. Biol. Sci. and Shane Crotty, Ph.D., at La
Jolla Institute for Immunology...
Social good creates economic boost
Written by Professor Martin Obschonka, Director of
QUT’s Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship
Research, and its founding...
Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke:
COVID-19’s dangerous cardiovascular
complications
The new paper from UVA Health’s William Brady,
MD, and colleagues aims to serve as a guide for
emergency-medicine doctors...
COVID-19 infection control, radiographer
protection in CT exam areas
As Jieming Qu, Wenjie Yang, and colleagues at
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School
Affiliated Ruijin Hospital noted,...
Observation of intervalley transitions can
boost valleytronic science and
technology
IMAGE: Image shows intervalley exciton light
emission from monolayer WSe2. Monolayer WSe2
consists of a two-dimensional...
AJR details COVID-19 infection control,
radiographer protection in CT exam areas
IMAGE: (HIS = hospital information system, RIS =
radiology information system) view more Credit:
American...
Gauging water loss from northern
peatlands, a likely accelerant of climate
change
IMAGE: Data on water loss from peatlands to the
atmosphere was collected by eddy covariance flux
towers in 95 locations...
Persistent inequitable exposure to air
pollution in Salt Lake County schools
IMAGE: Locations of the 174 public schools
included in the study and the PM 2.5 sensors. view
more Credit:...
What you REALLY need in your family
first aid kit
What you REALLY need in your family first aid kit:
As new report says many High Street kits are
impractical, here’s...
Coronavirus US: Drug for rare bone
marrow cancer tested
Clinical trial underway to test if drug for rare bone
marrow cancer will keep the sickest coronavirus
patients off of ventilators...
California biotech claims it’s discovere an
antibody that can block ‘100%’ of
coronavirus
At-home genetic testing giant 23andMe has
launched a DNA study in the hopes of discovering
why coronavirus makes some people...
Fluoride in water is not associated with
increase in osteosarcoma
More than sixty percent of the U.S. population have
access to community water fluoridation, considered
to be one of the most...
Drinking sugary drinks daily may be
linked to higher risk of CVD in women
In the large, ongoing California Teacher’s Study,
which began in 1995, drinking one or more of any
type of sugary beverage...
Malaria parasite ticks to its own internal
clock
Now, a study shows that even when grown outside
the body, malaria parasites can still keep a beat.
Reporting in the May 15...
NASA analyzes developing System 90L in
Straits of Florida
IMAGE: On May 15, 2020, at 3:45 a.m. EDT (0745
UTC), the MODIS instrument that flies aboard
NASA’s Aqua satellite...
The dreaming brain tunes out the outside
world
Scientists from the CNRS and the ENS-PSL in
France (1) and Monash University in Australia have
shown that the brain suppresses...
Scientists break the link between a
quantum material’s spin and orbital
states
In designing electronic devices, scientists look for
ways to manipulate and control three basic
properties of electrons:...
Shrub encroachment on grasslands can
increase groundwater recharge
IMAGE: A flume at the outlet of the watershed that
measures streamflow. view more Credit: Adam
Schreiner-McGraw/UC...
Coronavirus: Care homes felt ‘completely
abandoned’
Care homes felt “completely abandoned” as the
coronavirus crisis swept across the UK, the National
Care Association...
Coronavirus: Reopening NHS services
must be safe, unions say
Rapid testing and an adequate supply of protective
equipment must be in place when the NHS reopens
services cancelled during...
NIH begins clinical trial of
hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to
treat coronavirus patients
NIH doses first coronavirus patient in trial of
hydroxychloroquine and antibiotic combo touted by
Trump in hopes the controversial...
Coronavirus: TALKING in confined
spaces can cause spread
Just talking in a confined space could spread
coronavirus, a new study suggests. Researchers at
‘There is a cure’: California biotech company claims
it has discovered an antibody that can block
‘100%’...
Novel antiviral targeted drug for
nasopharyngeal cancer
The strategy of reactivation of EBV from its latency
is a new trend in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)
therapy, and some non-specific,...
Mucus breakthrough could help patients
breathe easy
Significant leap in mucus biology Mucus is mostly
comprised of water and mucin glycoproteins which
are very long protein...
Controlling cells with light
IMAGE: Partners in research: Florian Küllmer (from
left), Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Arndt and Veselin
Nasufovic in a laboratory...
Early humans thrived in this drowned
South African landscape
Early humans lived in South African river valleys
with deep, fertile soils filled with grasslands,
floodplains, woodlands,...
How do plants forget?
The study now published in Nature Cell Biology
reveals more information on the capacity of plants,
identified as ‘epigenetic...
Blood clotting abnormalities reveal
COVID-19 patients at risk for thrombotic
events
CHICAGO (May 15, 2020): When researchers from
the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical
Campus, Aurora, used a combination...
Coronavirus bubbles: How do they work
and who is in yours?
“Bubbles” of people we can meet safely may form
part of the plans to move the UK out of the
coronavirus lockdown....
Coronavirus: Mental health of NHS staff
at long-term risk
NHS staff are at risk of high rates of post-traumatic
stress disorder if they don’t get the right support as
the coronavirus...
Studies provide more evidence that
coronavirus damages the kidneys
Studies are continuing to emerge that the novel
coronavirus attacks and severely damages the
kidneys. Research has mostly...
Study finds just 1% of coronavirus
patients who received plasma suffered
side effects
Hope for a coronavirus treatment: Plasma from
recovered patients IS safe for those still suffering the
infection, early data...
US death rate for coronavirus is 1.3%,
making it 10 times more fatal than the
seasonal flu
the National Institutes...
Coronavirus US: New York City had 24k
‘excess deaths’ at peak
Coronavirus blamed for 75% of New York City’s
24,000 ‘excess deaths’ as fatalities tripled the usual
rate...
Two thirds of people who test positive for
coronavirus lost their sense of smell
More than 65 percent of people who test positive for
coronavirus report losing their sense of smell or
taste, a new study...
Misleading information in 1 in 4 most
viewed YouTube COVID-19 videos in
English, study finds
Public health misinformation on COVID-19 is
reaching far more people than in previous
pandemics and has considerable potential...
Lack of COVID-19 preparedness in line
with previous findings, economists find
That’s because the threat of a catastrophic
pandemic in 2014 — the West African Ebola
outbreak — did little...
‘Cell pores’ discovery gives hope to
millions of brain and spinal cord injury
patients
The breakthrough in treating such injuries —
referred to as central nervous system (CNS) edema
— is thought to...
Can COVID-19 spread through fecal
matter?
“Potential Fecal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2:
Current Evidence and Implications for Public Health”
will appear...
Tracking an organism’s development, cell
by cell
Scientists at the Stem Cell Research program at
Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute/Harvard...
Genetic origins of hybrid dysfunction
IMAGE: Three hybrid swordtail males displaying
varying degrees of melanin invasion, from a small
spot — like...
A soft touch for robotic hardware
IMAGE: A soft tube expands and contracts to create
movement. view more Credit: © 2020 Nakajima et
al. Robots...
Commercial airliners monitoring CO2
emissions from cities worldwide
IMAGE: (left) Japan Airlines� aircraft with a
special project logo (CONTRAIL) taking off at Tokyo
International...
What is project ‘Warp Speed’? US
scientist reveals government plan for
coronavirus vaccines
US death rate for coronavirus is 1.3% – TEN TIMES
more fatal than the seasonal flu but less deadly than
the WHO’s...
The doctor, 30, who feared she would die
with coronavirus
Struggling to breathe, feeling ‘like she was
drowning’, Dr Geraldine McGroarty found herself in
a bed at the...
In victory over polio, hope for the battle
against COVID-19
For many younger people in America, the idea of
living under threat from a serious infectious disease
has been hard to imagine,...
Researchers discover potential targets
for COVID-19 therapy
Since the start of February, the Medical Virology of
the Frankfurt University Hospital has been in
possession of a SARS-CoV-2...
The exposome: When our environment
drives health and disease
In the two contributions to Science, Prof.
Schymanski and her co-authors present the
exposome, a recent concept aiming to...
Dynamic stimulation of the visual cortex
allows blind and sighted people to ‘see’
shapes
“When we used electrical stimulation to dynamically
trace letters directly on patients’ brains, they were
able...
Online exercise advice rarely aligns with
national physical activity guidelines
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Whether for convenience, cost
or comfort, many people look to online resources for
fitness and exercise...
2D sandwich sees molecules with clarity
IMAGE: A model created at Rice University
illustrates charge distribution in glucose. The light
blue region shows the...
Saving livestock by thinking like a
predator
IMAGE: A new study by University of California,
Berkeley, researchers, argues that effectively
reducing encounters...
Treatment with interferon-α2b speeds up
recovery of COVID-19 patients in
exploratory study
Treatment with antivirals such as interferons may
significantly improve virus clearance and reduce
levels of inflammatory...
US coronavirus crisis could be over by
the end of JULY, experts predict
America’s coronavirus crisis could be over by the
end of July, a new model predicts. It comes as
several states –...
Scientists ask Health Secretary to
evaluate role of gut microbiome in
coronavirus
Last month, the US government launched
‘Operation Warp Speed’ to fast-track the production
of a coronavirus vaccine...
Coronavirus UK: Contract tracing may
mean 770k self-isolate a day
Test, track and trace is the Government’s three-point
plan for keeping tabs on the coronavirus when the
lockdown is...
15 US states now investigating link
between rare inflammatory condition in
children and coronavirus
At least 15 states are looking into cases of a rare
inflammatory syndrome mainly affecting children and
believed to be linked...
80% of children in Italian hospital with
rare inflammatory disorder tested
positive for coronavirus
A new analysis suggests the rare inflammatory
condition increasingly being seen in young children
is in fact linked to the...
Arthritis drug may improve respiratory
function in some patients with severe
COVID-19
“These data argue that the administration of
anakinra may be a viable treatment in severe
COVID-19 with sHLH, supporting...
Surplus antioxidants are pathogenic for
hearts and skeletal muscle
But what happens if the redox teeter-totter goes too
far down, creating antioxidative stress, also known
as reductive stress?...
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and
major diseases at the same time
The world is currently facing a global pandemic
without precedence. Looking at how leading
research organizations and scientists...
Newly emerged coronavirus did not spill
over from scaly anteaters, researchers
say
Last December, an outbreak of the coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China.
Recent studies have shown that...
Researchers reveal largest and hottest
shield volcano on Earth
IMAGE: The only remnants of P?h?honu that are
above sea level (Gardner Pinnacles). view more
Credit: NOAA In...
Retinal texture could provide early
biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease
IMAGE: A comparison of the thickness of retinal
layers between wild, healthy mice (top), and mice
that have been genetically...
A lost world and extinct ecosystem
IMAGE: Looking out at the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain
from the cave entrance at the Pinnacle Point, South
Africa, research...
1 Dr. Phillip Allsopp Lecturer (Nutrition) Ulster
University, Coleraine 2 Professor Simon Andrews
Professor of Molecular...
Coronavirus: US to get French vaccine
first after funding company
Americans will get priority for French drugmaker
Sanofi’s coronavirus vaccine because the US
rushed to be first to...
Women who get a caffeine fix two or three
times a day have less body fat than those
who drink none
How all those coffees help to keep the weight off:
Women who get a caffeine fix two or three times a
day have less body fat...
Unlocking the gate to the millisecond CT
Now a research team — led by Tohoku University
Professor, Wataru Yashiro — has developed a new
method using intense...
New guidance related to COVID-19 and
stroke care
Neurologist Adnan I. Qureshi, MD, a professor of
clinical neurology at the MU School of Medicine, led
a team of stroke experts...
Study tracks COVID-19 spread in
pediatric dialysis unit
“There are unique exposure challenges in dialysis
units that limit social distancing efforts, including
open bay formats...
Discovery of malaria parasite’s clock
could pave way to new treatments
The parasite that causes the disease has its own
internal clock, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Investigator Joseph Takahashi...
Ticking time bomb: Malaria parasite has
its own inherent clock
IMAGE: Plasmodium falciparum in ring stage in
human red blood cells. view more Credit: Ed
Reschke DALLAS...
‘Lean lab’ approach enables quick
research ramp down
IMAGE: Canan Dagdeviren, an assistant professor
at the MIT Media Lab, has implemented lean
management principles in...
Tiny pop-up devices work relentlessly,
even under extreme pressure
IMAGE: Miniature pop-up electronics based on the
ancient Japanese art of kirigami are ideal for
pressure sensing because...
Precision medicine guides choice of
better drug therapy in severe heart
disease
IMAGE: Is personalized medicine cost-effective?
Researchers have answered that question for one
medical treatment,...
New algorithm predicts optimal materials
among all possible compounds
IMAGE: The results of a Mendelevian Search for
hard and superhard materials view more Credit:
Zahed Allahyari...
Covid antibody test a ‘positive
development’
A test to find out whether people have been infected
with coronavirus in the past has been approved by
health officials in...
One in 400 people in England has
coronavirus, tests suggest
One in 400 people in England is infected with
coronavirus, a survey of 11,000 people in
households suggests. They were asked...
How the crucial coronavirus ‘R’ rate
varies across England
The coronavirus is infecting people twice as fast in
the North East of England than it is in London, data
shows. Research...
Screening ALL middle-aged men for
prostate cancer would pick up 8,000 extra
cases
Screening all middle-aged men for prostate cancer
using MRI scans would pick up 8,000 additional
cases a year, a landmark...
Coronavirus: Mouthwash could prevent
transmission, report says
Mouthwash has the potential to protect against
COVID-19 infection by killing the coronavirus before
it can infect human cells,...
How accurate is Roche’s newly-approved
antibody test?
British health chiefs last night finally approved an
antibody test, after several weeks of disappointment
in the UK’s...
COVID-19: Patients improve after heart
cell therapy
The therapeutic, known as CAP-1002, contains
cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) that are grown in
the laboratory from human...
Vitamin D determines severity in COVID-
19 so government advice needs to
change, experts urge
A new publication from Dr Eamon Laird and
Professor Rose Anne Kenny, School of Medicine,
and the Irish Longitudinal Study...
Our ability to focus may falter after eating
one meal high in saturated fat
The study compared how 51 women performed on a
test of their attention after they ate either a meal
high in saturated fat...
How range residency and long-range
perception change encounter rates
Coronavirus: Children affected by rare
Kawasaki-like disease
Scores of UK and US children have been affected
by a rare inflammatory disease linked to
coronavirus. In a tiny number of...
Coronavirus: A&E visits in England down
to record low
AE visits in England have halved since the
coronavirus outbreak started, dropping to their
lowest level since records began. Before...
British children struck down with
mysterious inflammatory syndrome ‘were
otherwise healthy’
None of the children who have suffered from a rare
inflammatory syndrome caused by COVID-19 in the
UK had long-term health...
NHS coronavirus contact tracing app
risks sidelining millions of people who
don’t have a mobile
The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app risks
sidelining millions of people who don’t have a mobile
phone when ministers...
Fresh air and sunshine are protective
against the coronavirus
Spending time in the fresh air and sunshine can
reduce someone’s risk of catching the coronavirus, a
scientific adviser...
Abbott’s five-minute coronavirus test
being used by White House misses up to
HALF of positive cases
Donald Trump’s personal valet, a Navy steward
whose identity remains unknown Tested positive
after suffering symptoms...
Steep decline in organ transplants amid
COVID-19 outbreak
The international team of transplant scientists,
including experts from the Perelman School of
Medicine at the University...
Passive immunization may slow down
SARS-CoV-2 and boost immunity in
patients, buying time
“Using valuable plasma from recovered patients
might be useful in our global war against COVID-
19,” explained...
Testing suggests 3 percent of NHS
hospital staff may be unknowingly
infected with coronavirus
Patients admitted to NHS hospitals are now
routinely screened for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and
isolated if necessary. But NHS...
COVID-19 may compound the social and
economic burdens of Parkinson’s disease
The potential long-term neurological manifestations
of COVID-19 infection are unknown. However,
clinical symptoms like the...
Moffitt researchers develop model to
predict prostate cancer aggressiveness
From vast herds of wildebeest thundering across the
Serengeti to a malaria-laden mosquito silently
stalking a human host,...
COVID-19 and terrorism: Assessing the
short and long-term impacts of terrorism
A new report authored by Pool Re and Cranfield
University’s Andrew Silke, Professor of Terrorism,
Risk and Resilience,...
University of Minnesota researchers
study radiation resistance in brain cancer
cells
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- May 14, 2020 – In a vertical
climb to avoid collision with a towering mountain, a
plane ejects cargo...
UMD researchers seek to reduce food
waste and establish the science of food
date labeling
IMAGE: Grocery Market view more Credit:
Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan Minimizing food waste
is top of mind right...
How an NHS trial is using virtual reality to
tackle patients’ worst phobias
There’s only a handrail between me and a 120 ft
drop on to massive granite rocks and crashing
ocean waves below. I...
Does taking medication encourage an
unhealthy lifestyle?
As a nation, we take a lot of pills. One in four people
in England take at least three different types of
medication daily,...
Nearly EVERYONE who recovers from
coronavirus develops antibodies to it,
study finds
Nearly EVERYONE who recovers from coronavirus
develops antibodies to it: 95% of patients had the
immune cells within 3 weeks,...
Is inflammation the link between
dementia, cancer and coronavirus?
Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, cancer,
Covid-19 — apparently unconnected conditions, but
at the root...
Acute stress may slow down the spread
of fears
“The global coronavirus crisis, and the pandemic of
misinformation that has spread in its wake,
underscores the importance...
Children with autism face higher risk of
eating disorders, study finds
Previous research has found that autism and eating
disorders can occur together, as 20-30% of adults
with eating disorders...
New map reveals distrust in health
expertise is winning hearts and minds
online
Researchers at the George Washington University
developed a first-of-its-kind map to track the vaccine
conversation among...
Tracing the evolution of self-control
TAMPA, Fla. — Prostate cancer is the most common
cancer in men. One in nine men will be diagnosed
during their lifetime....
Satellites eye typhoon Vongfong landfall
in the Philippines
IMAGE: The NOAA-20 satellite saw Typhoon
Vongfong at 12:03 p.m. EDT (1703 UTC) on May
13. The imagery showed features...
K-State infectious disease scientist offers
road map for future COVID-19 research
MANHATTAN, KANSAS — There are many
unanswered questions about COVID-19. A Kansas
State University infectious disease...
NASA’s ICESat-2 measures arctic ocean’s
sea ice thickness, snow cover
IMAGE: Scientists have used NASA’s ICESat-2 to
measure the thickness of Arctic sea ice, as well as
the depth...
Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your health
questions
Calcium and the true risk to you heart: Dr MARTIN
SCURR answers your health questions By Martin
Scurr for the Daily Mail...
So how many patients have died after
catching coronavirus in hospital?
A simple act of human kindness in an NHS ward
cruelly ended the life of Amanda Strudwick. While in
hospital being treated...
Do I REALLY have to wash my shopping
when it’s delivered?
Q. Do I need to wash all the shopping I have
delivered? A.‘The Government advises that the risk
of coronavirus cross-contamination...
PICTURED: Baby girl is believed to be the
first US child with coronavirus and
Kawasaki disease
Heartbreaking photos have been released of a six-
month old infant in the Bay Area, who is believed to
be the first recorded...
Protein that helps cancer cells to survive
One of the body’s most important processes is cell
division, which occurs throughout life. Normal cells
only have a...
Biomechanics: ‘Off-road’ mode enables
mobile cells to move freely
Usually, every cell within the organism binds to its
surrounding via specific adhesion receptors that are
present on its...
Excess coffee consumption a culprit for
poor health
Using data from over 300,000 participants in the UK
Biobank, researchers examined connections
between genetically instrumented...
While early hominins such as Homo erectus could
craft basic handaxes as early as 1.8 million years
ago, our hominin ancestors...
Older, larger companies benefit from not
investing in worker safety, study finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Companies best equipped to
provide safe workplaces are the least likely to do so,
because they benefit...
Infecting the mind: Burnout in health care
workers during COVID-19
IMAGE: Health care workers are fighting two
pandemics: COVID-19 and burnout. view more
Credit: Texas AM University...
FSU researchers find even small
disturbances can trigger catastrophic
storms
IMAGE: This is Jacob Carstens, a doctoral student
in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric
Science. ...
‘Vibrant’ cardiothoracic surgery specialty
faces considerable challenges head-on
CHICAGO (May 14, 2020) — Heart and lung
surgeons are fully aware of the difficulties that exist
in the intensely demanding...
Coronavirus: Germany not alarmed by
infection rate rise
The scientific body advising the German
government on coronavirus says it is not concerned
that the virus reproduction rate...
Coronavirus: Children affected by rare
inflammatory reaction
Scores of UK and US children have been affected
by a rare inflammatory disease linked to
coronavirus. A number of children...
Coronavirus: 40% children need
breathing tube and ventilator
Around 40% of all children hospitalized for
coronavirus have to be placed on ventilators – as
doctors find the majority...
Coronavirus US: Stanford antibody study
revises infection figure
Stanford antibody study walks back earlier estimate
that one California county had 80,000 coronavirus
cases – but still...
Coronavirus infections do NOT start with
a fever in most children, small study finds
How to know if kids have coronavirus: Infections do
NOT start with a fever in most children, small study
finds, as experts...
8million Brits with underlying conditions
‘should be exempt from going straight
back to work’
Eight million Britons with underlying health
conditions should be exempt from going back to
COVID-19 Disease Map: A comprehensive
repository
In an article published this week in Nature Scientific
Data, the researchers present their project and call
for contributions...
Dynamics of gut bacteria follow
ecological laws
The seemingly chaotic bacterial soup of the gut
microbiome is more organized than it first appears
and follows some of the...
Study finds only 3% of individuals with
autism receive recommended genetic
tests
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A study
analyzing data from the Rhode Island Consortium
for Autism Research and...
Designing flexible and stretchable single
crystal electronic systems
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign in collaboration with a Purdue team
have discovered that certain...
Persistence of forages is dependent on
harvest intervals
IMAGE: Alfalfa bloom after 35 days of growth in
monoculture. view more Credit:
doi:10.1002/cft2.20018 A...
Coronavirus: PM quizzed over
‘unexplained’ care home deaths
Media captionKeir Starmer says the government
was “too slow” to protect people in care homes from
coronavirus. Boris...
Coronavirus: Re-starting NHS ‘may take
months’
Re-starting NHS services could take many months,
experts say. Everything from cancer care and
routine surgery to district...
Coronavirus: Severe complications
TWICE as likely in smokers
Smokers and people with COPD hospitalized for
coronavirus are TWICE as likely to need ventilators
and are at a greater risk...
Doctors transplant neurons made from
brain cells to treat Parkinson’s in a world-
first
Doctors have transplanted brain cells to treat
Parkinson’s in a historic first for the medical world,
Stat News reported. Decades...
Britain’s COVID-19 death toll could
DOUBLE to 73,000 by next year if 10% of
people catch the virus
Another 30,000 Brits could die from coronavirus if
the vulnerable are not protected during the easing of
lockdown restrictions,...
NHS coronavirus tracing app will be
rolled out across England next week,
The NHS is rolling out its new coronavirus track-
and-trace app today for testing across the Isle of
Wight. This is how it...
work when the coronavirus lockdown...
A disease trigger for pancreatitis has
been identified
The main focus of previous research was on the so-
called acinus cells of the pancreas; these are
responsible for creating...
Children with cancer are not at a higher
risk for COVID-19 infection or morbidity,
study finds
Pediatric cancer patients are no more vulnerable
than other children to COVID-19 infection or
morbidity resulting from COVID-19....
3D VR blood flow to improve
cardiovascular care
One of the largest barriers to clinical adoption
however, is developing a user interface that allows
clinicians to easily...
Low proportion of individuals with autism
receive recommended genetic tests,
study finds
The results bring to light a dissonance between
professional recommendations and clinical practice,
the researchers behind...
Gut ecology
For something that has evolved with us over millions
of years, and remains part of our physiology over
our entire lives,...
Study confirms cats can become infected
with and may transmit COVID-19 to other
cats
MADISON, Wis. — In a study published today (May
13, 2020) in the New England Journal of Medicine,
scientists in the...
Humpback whales may risk collision with
vessels in the Magellan Strait
IMAGE: About 100 humpback whales feed each
summer in southern Chile. view more Credit: J.J.
Capella Every...
ECOG-ACRIN research at ASCO 2020
Researchers with the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer
Research Group will present a wide range of
research findings at the annual meeting...
Scientists are developing an app that
could detect COVID-19 with a phone
How you could be diagnosed with coronavirus by
your own PHONE: Scientists are developing an app
that uses the device’s...
Real care home death toll in England and
Wales could be as high as 22,000
More than 22,000 care home residents across
England and Wales may have already died as a
result of the coronavirus outbreak,...
Coronavirus started spreading among the
British public BEFORE the first two
people tested positive
Durable, washable textile coating can
repel viruses
When the coronavirus spread amongst healthcare
professionals and left PPE in short supply, finding a
way to provide better...
Scarcity reduces consumers’ concerns
about prices, even during a pandemic,
research shows
According to new research from the Indiana
University Kelley School of Business, it may not be
because consumers during this...
Is video game addiction real?
A recent six-year study, the longest study ever done
on video game addiction, found that about 90% of
gamers do not play...
Aerobics may be a smart workout for
your brain at any age
“As we all find out eventually, we lose a bit mentally
and physically as we age. But even if you start an
exercise...
US maternal health spending varies by
state, driven by cost of childbirth
Washington, DC – The average cost of childbirth
varies widely from state to state, according to new
national analysis...
Trial E3311 validates a less intense
treatment for HPV+ throat cancer
IMAGE: A lump in the neck and a sore throat are the
most common signs of oropharynx cancer, a
disease in which cancer...
Signs of fetal alcohol syndrome detected
in womb
New images reveal the earliest impairments to
nonhuman primate fetal brain development due to
alcohol ingested by the mother,...
Coffee linked to lower body fat in women
Women who drink two or three cups of coffee a day
have been found to have lower total body and
abdominal fat than those who...
Blundering dentists pulled out almost 150
HEALTHY teeth over a five-year period,
new study finds
Blundering dentists pulled out almost 150 HEALTHY
teeth over a five-year period, new study finds
Researchers warn the true...
Coronavirus test results from thousands
of people are ‘disappearing into a black
hole’
Britain’s testing fiasco has deepened again today
amid claims test results of tens of thousands of
people have ‘disappeared...
Coronavirus UK: Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria has highest case rate
The coronavirus started spreading in Britain before
health chiefs managed to find the first two patients in
York in January,...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 33,186
with 494 new fatalities
Britain today announced 494 more COVID-19
deaths, taking the official number of victims past
33,000 as the UK’s curve...
New weapon identified in arsenal against
disease
Published online by the journal Science on Thursday
7 May 2020, the new research from the Dustin
Group describes the structure...
Scientists show MRI predicts the efficacy
of a stem cell therapy for brain injury
“In order for stem cell therapies to benefit patients,
we need to be thoughtful and scientific about who
receives these...
Most powerful gene variant for height
known to date
The findings, published May 13 in Nature, are based
on an analysis of samples from ethnically diverse
Peruvians, a population...
Missing component of innate immune
signaling identified
The immune system is the body’s natural defense
system and is made up of a network of cells,
molecules, tissues, and...
COVID-19 disease map: LCSB
researchers coordinate international
effort
IMAGE: “The response from the research
community is already impressive, but we want to
gain more visibility...
Twin antibodies show neutralizing activity
against SARS-CoV-2
Scientists have identified a pair of neutralizing
antibodies – isolated from a patient who recovered
from COVID-19...
Expandable foam for 3D printing large
objects (video)
It’s a frustrating limitation of 3D printing: Printed
objects must be smaller than the machine making
them. Huge machines...
Chemistry job seekers face tough outlook
during pandemic
Even though it’s been over a decade, the 2008
recession and its effects still loom over the chemistry
enterprise. And...
Coronavirus: Royal Family thanks world’s
nurses in video calls
The Queen and senior royals have called healthcare
workers around the world to mark International
Nurses Day amid the coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Thousands of Covid
patients to have genome studied
One of the most remote towns in the country has
suffered more coronavirus cases per capita than
anywhere else in England...
Male coronavirus patients with low
testosterone levels are MORE likely to die
from COVID-19
Men with low testosterone levels that contract
COVID-19 are at far greater risk of dying from the
virus, a study has found. A...
Why visual perception is a decision -
making process
Our visual system starts making predictions within a
few milliseconds To fixate objects in the outside
world, our eyes perform...
Team shares blueprint for adapting
academic research center to SARS-CoV-2
testing lab
“As with other basic biology labs across the country,
we were forced to shutter operations due to the
pandemic,”...
Brain signal measurement using printed
tattoo electrodes
In 2015 Francesco Greco, head of the Laboratory of
Applied Materials for Printed and Soft electronics
(LAMPSe) at the Institute...
How blocking iron drives the lung
immune system to control infection
Although COVID-19 commands the headlines today,
tuberculosis (TB) remains the biggest infection killer
in the world and multiple...
‘The head-tail of tadpoles’: The dynamics
of polymers with a very singular shape
IMAGE: They are born from the union between a
circular component and a linear component and
present very special physical...
In France, population immunity to SARS-
CoV-2 at about 4.4% in may, modeling
suggests
By 11 May, when lockdown restrictions were eased
in France, about 4.4% of the French population had
been infected with SARS-CoV-2,...
EULAR 2020
Patients repeatedly express their concern that anti-
rheumatic drugs could promote the development of
breast cancer. In an...
Nurse’s emotional reunion with
coronavirus patient
Emilee Mae Challinor is a nurse on the respiratory
wing at Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent. She
goes the extra mile...
Coronavirus: Low level of transplants
sparks concern
Under 100 organ transplants were carried out in the
UK last month, the lowest number for 36 years
figures show. NHS Blood...
Peptides that can be taken as a pill
Researchers are to study the genetic codes of
severely-ill Covid-19 patients to find out why the
disease affects some people...
Transcranial direct current stimulation is
a safe treatment
Transcranial direct current stimulation is a non-
invasive method for modulating neuronal activity by
introducing a small...
‘Brain’s steering wheel’ in the brainstem
of mice
In a new study in mice, researchers from the
Department of Neuroscience at the University of
Copenhagen have come a little...
Randomly selecting leaders could prove
to be a remedy for hubris
Amsterdam, May 13, 2020– While history shows us
that power tends to corrupt, a team of Swiss and
German researchers...
Fine particulate matter may increase
mortality among young patients with
certain cancers
Bottom Line: An analysis of nearly 16,000 young
patients with cancer in Utah revealed that exposure
to fine particulate matter...
Blockchain: forget the criminal record, it
might just save your life — new study
Blockchain, the technology that underpins digital
currency and has acquired a slightly tainted
reputation as a useful tool...
Evidence suggests a small but important
number of people will develop
coronavirus-related psychosis
IMAGE: COVID-19 and Psychosis view more
Credit: Orygen Researchers at Orygen and La Trobe
University in...
Malaria mosquitoes eliminated in lab by
creating all-male populations
A team led by Imperial College London spread a
genetic modification that distorts the sex ratio
through a population of caged...
Genes may play a role in weight gain
from birth control
“For years, women have said that birth control
causes them to gain weight but many doctors failed
to take them seriously,”...
How memory function could be preserved
after brain injury
Further, the researchers found novel mechanisms
for how TLR4 regulates memory function in the
normal, uninjured brain. The...
Silver nanocubes make point-of-care
diagnostics easier to read
The results appeared online on May 6 in the journal
Nano Letters. Plasmonics is a scientific field that
traps energy in a...
‘Water wires’ may play bigger role in
cellular function
But almost none of these drug-peptides can be
taken orally. Since peptides are an important part of
food, the stomach and...
New measure of broad psychopathology
can predict future care requirement
“We found that a high p value could predict future
adverse outcomes, such as a higher suicide risk,
criminality or...
New tool helps distinguish the cause of
blood clots
The tool could help physicians diagnose what
caused a blood clot and help them select a
treatment that targets cause to break...
How COVID-19 kills
COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus
SARS-Cov-2, has infected over 4 million people in
212 countries, of whom at least...
‘Pingers’ could save porpoises from
fishing nets
IMAGE: A fisherman with a pinger view more
Credit: Fishtek Marine Underwater sound devices
called “pingers”...
Soybean seeding rates and risk
IMAGE: During the growing season in soybean
fields, there is attrition – or unexplained plant death
– each...
Tiny RNA that should attack coronavirus
diminish with age, disease
IMAGE: Drs. Carlos M. Isales and Sadanand
Fulzele. view more Credit: Phil Jones, Senior
Photographer, Augusta...
What we can’t see can help us find things
When participants were asked to spot everyday
objects in clutter, they found them about 20 percent
faster if they could factor...
AI techniques in medical imaging may
lead to incorrect diagnoses
A team of researchers, led by the University of
Cambridge and Simon Fraser University, designed a
series of tests for medical...
A combo of fasting plus vitamin C is
effective for hard-to-treat cancers, study
shows
In studies on mice, researchers found that the
combination delayed tumor progression in multiple
mouse models of colorectal...
The challenges of developing a safe and
effective COVID-19 vaccine
The National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor
and the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas
Children’s, co-led...
COVID-19’s silent spread: Princeton
study explores role of symptomless
transmission
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Each of our cells is
surrounded by a complex membrane that functions
as a biological border, letting...
High calcium levels in mitochondria
linked to neuronal death in Alzheimer’s
disease
For the first time, using a mouse model of
Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have documented a
link between raised levels...
A Finnish study adds to knowledge about
treating fractures of the humeral shaft
Surgical patients appear to recover faster and more
reliably than patients treated with functional bracing.
A study published...
Inexpensively locating friendly (and
unfriendly) radio waves
IMAGE: A smiley-face-shaped antenna (left) is
correctly identified by a new method for passively
locating radio wave...
Coronavirus: Seacole hospital ‘a tribute’
to BAME NHS staff
When a new community hospital named after
pioneering nurse Mary Seacole opened in Surrey
this month, it marked a victory...
Coronavirus: Four nurses on four
continents tell their story
With more than four million reported cases
worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic has brought
the work done by nurses into the...
Smokers and people with COPD are
TWICE as likely to suffer severe
complications from COVID-19
Smokers and people with COPD who catch
coronavirus are TWICE as likely to need ventilators
and are at a greater risk of dying...
Online Covid-19 game shows the
importance of social distancing
A desktop game aimed at helping children see the
importance of social distancing during the
coronavirus pandemic has racked...
Imposing lockdown sooner could have
prevented 2,000 coronavirus deaths in
Scotland, study finds
Tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths in Britain
may have been avoided if officials imposed the
lockdown a fortnight earlier,...
More than HALF of COVID-19 patients
caught the virus from someone before
they showed symptoms
More than half of people infected with the
coronavirus caught it from someone who wasn’t
showing any symptoms, a study...
Stroke evaluations drop by nearly 40
percent during COVID-19 pandemic
“Our stroke team has maintained full capacity to
provide emergency stroke treatment at all times,
even during the height...
IMAGE: Researchers at Princeton University looked
at the evolutionary strategies that pathogens employ
to spread through...
The COVID-19 pandemic reveals the
potential of telehealth to improve care
Two new articles provide insights on the use of
telehealth or virtual care in the age of COVID-19 and
beyond, pointing to...
Study finds newborn opioid withdrawal
rates show evidence of stabilizing
Rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have
plateaued after 20 years of increasing frequency
across the country, according...
Not all psychopaths are violent; a new
study may explain why some are
‘successful’ instead
RICHMOND, Va. (May 12, 2020) — Psychopathy is
widely recognized as a risk factor for violent
behavior, but many psychopathic...
Coronavirus: How many people have died
in the UK?
The number of people who have died because of
Covid-19 is nearly twice as high as the figure we
hear announced every day....
Coronavirus: Care home deaths ‘starting
to decline’
The number of coronavirus deaths in care homes
across the UK has started to fall, figures show. A
review of death certificates...
Government’s top experts ‘were not
asked to approve government’s
confusing ‘stay alert’ message
Neither Professor Chris Whitty or Sir Patrick
Vallance were asked to approve Number 10‘s
Government’s confusing...
Coronavirus: Animal abuse and
abandonment by owners increases
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in
acts of animal abuse, including abandonment by
owners over fears pets...
Coronavirus UK: Matt Hancock’s ‘ill-
tempered’ TV interviews
Matt Hancock has been involved in a series of ill-
tempered live TV and radio interviews today where
he appeared frustrated...
Britain will endure MORE lockdowns in
future unless government changes its
‘dangerous’ stance
Boris Johnson‘s ‘dangerous’ coronavirus strategy
will lead to more outbreaks and lockdowns, an
‘alternative...
Pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
X-ray, CT in review of new lung disorders
“Although there are some overlapping imaging
features of these disorders,” wrote first author
Alexandra M. Foust...
Link between blood vessel inflammation,
malfunctioning cellular powerhouses
Now, in new research, scientists at the Lewis Katz
School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM)
have uncovered a novel...
How is COVID-19 affecting the global
economic order?
Scientific scenarios have become an important tool
for political decision-makers as they tackle the
Covid-19 pandemic. Models...
World-first saliva test detects hidden
throat cancer
In what is believed to be a world-first, the non-
invasive test picked up HPV-DNA in a saliva sample
from an infected healthy...
Platelets exacerbate immune response
IMAGE: contribute to the activation of
inflammasomes in human macrophages (red; nuclei:
blue) and thus to an increased...
Psychological scars for child burn
survivors hurt more than physical
wounds
PHOENIX (May 12, 2020) – Children and young
adult burn survivors are more troubled by staring,
bullying, and uncomfortable...
Journal of Dental Research study:
Fluoridation is not associated with
increase in osteosarcoma
May 11, 2020, Alexandria, Va., USA–The Journal of
Dental Research published today the results of a
study that demonstrated...
Beauty and the beast: Why both can win
at social selling
Researchers from Lingnan University of Hong Kong
published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing
that examines the role...
Blood test a potential new tool for
controlling infections
The diagnostic test analyses a blood sample to
reveal immune markers that indicate whether — and
when — a person...
Antihistamines may help patients with
malignant melanoma
“Previous studies have shown that the same
antihistamines have survival benefits in breast
cancer. Now we see the same...
New AI diagnostic can predict COVID-19
without testing
The AI model uses data from the COVID Symptom
Study app to predict COVID-19 infection, by
comparing people’s symptoms...
Polymer composite could serve as
lighter, non-toxic radiation shielding
The bismuth trioxide compound is lightweight,
effective at shielding against ionizing radiation such
as gamma rays, and can...
Even animals benefit from social distance
to prevent disease, research shows
The scientists observed monkeys in the wild to
understand what role genetics, diet, social groupings
and distance in a social...
Sex, genes and vulnerability
For instance, the autoimmune conditions lupus and
Sjögren’s syndrome affect nine times more women
than men, while...
Presence of spouse alters how parents’
brains react to children stimuli
The researchers analysed how the brain activity of
24 pairs of husband and wife from Singapore
changed in response to recordings...
DNA metabarcoding reveals
metacommunity dynamics in a threatened
boreal wetland
The ability to accurately detect changes in
ecosystem biodiversity caused by human activity
has long challenged environmental...
Do democracies behave differently from
non-democracies when it comes to
foreign policy?
The question of whether democracies behave
differently from non-democracies is a central, and
intense, debate in the field...
Little skates could hold the key to
cartilage therapy in humans
IMAGE: A little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) hatchling
(left) with a skeletal preparation of a little skate
hatchling...
The butterfly effect: Climate change could
cause decline of some alpine butterfly
species
The long-term effects of climate change suggests
that the butterfly effect is at work on butterflies in the
alpine regions...
New HIV vaccine strategy strengthens,
lengthens immunity in primates
A paper describing the vaccine, which was given to
monkeys, will be published online May 11 in Nature
Medicine. The findings...
Artificial synapses on design
Memristors are considered a highly promising
alternative to conventional nanoelectronic elements
in computer Chips. Because...
Researchers ID target for colorectal
cancer immunotherapy
Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to
target and destroy cancer cells. Considered the
future of cancer treatment,...
Street smarts required in heat mitigation
The researchers and their colleagues were headed
to L.A. to start investigating how solar reflective
coatings on select city...
Solve invasive seaweed problem by
turning it into biofuels and fertilisers
UK researchers have developed a cheap and simple
way of creating biofuel and fertiliser from seaweed,
whilst removing plastic...
Penn State and NAGP identify and
reconstitute two lost Holstein lines
IMAGE: Picture of Netherland Prince from the
Holstein Herd-Book, Vol. 8, 1885. view more Credit:
Holstein...
Coronavirus infection in children — it
may not start with a cough
Children suffering from sickness and diarrhea,
coupled with a fever or history of exposure to
coronavirus, should be suspected...
Too little sleep can mean more asthma
attacks in adults
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – (MAY 12, 2020) – A
good night’s sleep is crucial to good health. A new
article...
Coronavirus: Wuhan in first virus cluster
since end of lockdown
New coronavirus clusters have been reported in
Wuhan city – where the virus first emerged – and
the north-eastern...
Coronavirus: Care-worker death rate
twice that of health workers
People working in social care in England and Wales
have been twice as likely to die with coronavirus as
the general working-age...
Emotional well-being while home
gardening similar to other popular
activities, study finds
The researchers found that, across the study’s
population, the level of emotional well-being, or
happiness, reported...
Imaging reveals bowel abnormalities in
patients with COVID-19
Several studies have evaluated the chest imaging
findings in COVID-19, which helped improve
understanding of how the disease...
Children face risk for severe
complications and death from COVID-19
The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, is the first
to describe the characteristics of seriously ill
pediatric COVID-19...
A close relative of SARS-CoV-2 found in
bats offers more evidence it evolved
naturally
On May 10 in the journal Current Biology,
researchers describe a recently identified bat
coronavirus that is SARS-CoV-2’s...
UCLA scientists create first roadmap of
human skeletal muscle development
IMAGE: These microscopic images show gene
expression in muscle stem and progenitor cells as
they mature from early...
ACR releases gout management
guideline
ATLANTA – Today, the American College of
Rheumatology (ACR) released the 2020 Guideline
for the Management of Gout. The...
Breaking down wood decomposition by
fungi
IMAGE: Through a combination of lab and field
experiments, researchers have developed a better
understanding of the...
Celiac disease linked to common
chemical pollutants
Elevated blood levels of toxic chemicals found in
pesticides, nonstick cookware, and fire retardants
have been tied to an...
DNA surprises surfacing in the
Atlantic: Species far from their usual
southern homes
IMAGE: Brazilian cow nose ray, never known north
of the Gulf of Mexico, found in the Atlantic off New
Jersey by DNA...
UK drug trial for over-50s recruiting
A trial of potential coronavirus drugs aimed at over-
50s, who are vulnerable to developing serious
symptoms, is looking to...
Coronavirus: Cover faces in some public
areas, people in England told
People in England should now aim to wear face
coverings on public transport and in some shops,
the UK government has said....
COPD and smoking associated with
higher COVID-19 mortality
COPD is a common, persistent dysfunction of the
lung associated with a limitation in airflow. An
estimated 251 million people...
Coordinated strategy to accelerate
COVID-19 vaccine candidates is key,
experts say
National Institutes of Health Director Francis S.
Collins, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases...
Are our brains hard-wired for longing?
“In order to maintain relationships over time, there
has to be some motivation to be with that person
when you are...
Multitasking in the workplace can lead to
negative emotions
“Not only do people experience stress with
multitasking, but their faces may also express
unpleasant emotions and that...
Use of a homozygous G608G progeria
mouse model for degenerative joint
diseases research
BOSTON – Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
(HGPS) is a fatal condition that is especially

UMBC gaming researchers develop a new
way to render characters with realistic
skin
Researchers at the University of Maryland,
Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a new
solution to render an essential detail...
Effects of antioxidant rich Indo-
Mediterranean foods on pre-heart failure
The role of diets in the pathogenesis of cardiac
dysfunction is controversial. However, it is well
known that Western diet...
UCLA and Carnegie Mellon researchers
develop real-time physics engine for soft
robotics
IMAGE: Sequence of a simulation showing a soft
robot with seven flexible limbs planning its forward
motion. Technology...
New York City had 24,000 ‘excess deaths’
during the height of coronavirus
outbreak, CDC report finds
Coronavirus blamed for 75% of New York City’s
24,000 ‘excess deaths’ as fatalities tripled the usual
rate...
Pregnant women are NOT at greater risk
of being hospitalised with severe COVID-
19
Pregnant women are at no greater risk of developing
severe COVID-19 than other women, according to
research. Some 427 mothers-to-be...
Coronavirus UK: 140k in England
infected, swab tests suggest
Almost 140,000 people in England currently have
the coronavirus, according to an early snapshot of a
government surveillance...
Coronavirus UK: Vaccine may not be
found, warns Boris Johnson
People’s lives will be affected for the ‘foreseeable
future’ by coronavirus, Boris ohnson warned today...
Healthy eating behaviors in childhood
may reduce the risk of adult obesity and
heart disease
The statement is the first from the Association
focused on providing evidence-based strategies for
parents and caregivers...
Single-cell RNA seq developed to
accurately quantify cell-specific drug
effects in pancreatic islets
The pancreas is an abdominal organ that produces
digestive enzymes as well as hormones that
regulate blood sugar levels....
COVID-19 places added prenatal stress
on mother and child that could have
lasting impact
An international consortium of researchers have
identified particular sources of prenatal stress, as
experienced by mothers,...
prevalent in the skin,...
FreshDirect depot brings increased traffic
to South Bronx
IMAGE: Study site, including locations used for
traffic counting, air quality measures, and noise
measures. ...
Soft robotic exosuit makes stroke
survivors walk faster and farther
IMAGE: The soft robotic exosuit (shown here from
the side) was worn by stroke patients on the
hemiparetic side of their...
New optical biosensor system may help
round-the-clock management of gout
IMAGE: Experimental set-up used in the study to
measure urate levels. view more Credit: Texas AM
University...
Researchers uncover MORE evidence
that smokers may be protected from the
deadly coronavirus
Researchers have uncovered more evidence that
smokers could be protected from the deadly
coronavirus. Fewer than five per...
The new advice to avoid catching
coronavirus
Britons were today given official guidance on how to
stay safe and avoid catching coronavirus when they
are out in public. Ministers...
Men working in the lowest-skilled jobs
face the highest risk of dying from the
coronavirus
Men working in low paid jobs are significantly more
likely to die of COVID-19 than anyone else between
the ages of 20 and...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 32,065
with 210 new fatalities
The UK has announced a further 210 victims of the
coronavirus today – the lowest daily increase since
March 26, as...
Using self-nudging to make better
choices
Adapting to life in self-isolation during the
coronavirus pandemic is a challenge, and we are all
figuring out how to restructure...
COVID-19 lockdowns significantly
impacting global air quality
WASHINGTON–Levels of two major air pollutants
have been drastically reduced since lockdowns
began in response to the...
Development of effective COVID-19
vaccines will require unprecedented
collaboration
A diversity of vaccine approaches, not a single
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine or vaccine platform, must be
pursued to meet the global...
COVID-19, digital technologies, and the
future of disease surveillance
Several data-driven epidemiological approaches that
have been proposed or trialed for COVID-19 are
justified if implemented...
Telehealth tools developed for Ebola
improve COVID-19 care
IMAGE: UVA Health’s Karen Rheuban, MD, and and
Andrew Southerland, MD, demonstrate telehealth in
an image taken...
Coronavirus lockdown: Lessons from
Hokkaido’s second wave of infections
It was once seen as something of a success story –
a region that worked to contain, trace and isolate the
virus –...
A coronavirus survivor’s story: ‘I touched
death’
Elizabeth, 49, knows she is lucky to be alive. After
falling seriously ill with Covid-19, she was admitted
to hospital earlier...
Boris Johnson claims the UK is testing
‘literally hundreds of thousands of people
every day’
Boris Johnson tonight claimed the UK is testing
‘literally hundreds of thousands of people every day’
Boris...
Mystery of the UK choir whose members
had virus symptoms in DECEMBER
Mystery of the UK choir whose members had virus
symptoms in DECEMBER… after singer’s partner
returned from Wuhan Coronavirus...
Study finds rising rate of mental health
visits among youth to emergency
departments
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – While the number of pediatric
emergency department (ED) visits across the nation
has remained stable...
Research shows even animals benefit
from social distance to prevent disease
MAY 11, 2020 — Microorganisms living inside and
on our body play a crucial role in both the
maintenance of our health...
Study finds breathing and talking
contribute to COVID-19 spread
Current knowledge about the role of aerosols in the
transmission of SARS-CoV-2 warrants urgent
attention. Current guidance...
The Lancet Rheumatology: Small
observational study of patients with
severe COVID-19 treated with the arthritis
drug anakinra finds clinical
improvements
Results from 29 Italian patients with COVID-19,
acute respiratory distress syndrome, and
hyperinflammation indicate that...
Traffic pollution drops in lockdown — but
other risks revealed by Manchester
experts
Eurovision voting points to more than
just musical tastes
How people vote in the Eurovision Song Contest
may tell us more than just the musical tastes of a
nation – according...
Microalgae food for honey bees
IMAGE: A blue-green microalgae could provide a
strong, sustainably produced artificial diet for honey
bees view...
Why the WHO got caught between China
and Trump
President Donald Trump has said he is going to halt
US funding to the World Health Organization (WHO)
because it had “failed...
Coronavirus: Use common sense to see
loved ones outdoors – Dominic Raab
Media caption“Use common sense” when meeting
up outdoors – Dominic Raab People in England can
“meet...
UK’s crucial coronavirus R rate could be
JUST below one, Boris Johnson admits
Prime Minister Boris Johnson tonight announced
that the coronavirus is ‘only just’ under control,
admitting its...
Early mammography screening lowers
risk of developing fatal breast cancer
An analysis of more than half a million women in
Sweden reveals that mammography screening
reduces the rates of advanced...
Defective graphene has high
electrocatalytic activity
IMAGE: This is defective graphene. view more
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Scientists
from the Moscow...
2D oxide flakes pick up surprise electrical
properties
IMAGE: Electrets — electrons trapped in defects in
two-dimensional molybdenum dioxide — give the
material...
Benthos in the Antarctic Weddell Sea in
decline
Over the past quarter-century, changes in Antarctic
sea-ice cover have had profound impacts on life on
the ocean floor. As...
Do I look mad? Reading facial cues with
the touch-screen generation
IMAGE: Sixth graders in the study looked at photos,
including this one, and were asked to identify
whether the person...
Men’s blood contains greater
concentrations of enzyme that helps
COVID-19 infect cells
Traffic pollution for most parts of the UK is
plummeting thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown but
more urban ozone – a dangerous...
Cancer research breakthrough as DNA
behavior is uncovered in 3D models
IMAGE: Scientists have used 3D models to break
down the DNA behavior of cancer cells, in a
breakthrough new study which...
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: ‘We aren’t
diagnosing many cancers now’
Planned surgery has been cancelled at hospitals
across the UK, leaving much work to be done once
the Covid-19 emergency is...
Coronavirus: UK sent 50,000 Covid-19
samples to US for testing
The government has admitted sending about 50,000
coronavirus tests to the US last week for processing
after “operational...
How TikTok could help you survive the
Covid-19 lockdown
It’s the video-sharing app for attention-seekers that,
until recently, will have been a mystery to anyone
over the...
New coronavirus infections accelerate in
Germany
New coronavirus infections accelerate in Germany
where the R number has risen above one for the
first time since lockdown...
Britain announces 269 more coronavirus
deaths
Britain has suffered a further 269 coronavirus deaths
– the lowest figure in six weeks since March 29
(214). A total...
Loyola Medicine neurologist calls for
broad changes in stroke care during
COVID-19
MAYWOOD, IL-Broad modifications to current
standards for treating acute stroke patients during
the COVID-19 pandemic may...
Dearth of medical resources in Africa for
COVID-19 reminiscent of early HIV/AIDS
pandemic
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2020) “We have seen this
before.” Global health scholars have issued a clarion
call about...
Ancient DNA paints genetic portrait of
Andes civilizations
IMAGE: Image of Machu Picchu from Pixabay view
more Credit: from Pixabay An international team of
researchers...
How herpes simplex virus can evade the
immune response to infect the brain
IMAGE: Herpes simplex virus (HSV1) replication in
brain slices was strongly impaired in the absence of
its VP1-2 protein’s...
Will Covid-19 survivors face a lifetime of
illness like those who battled polio?
IMAGE: The role of ACE2 in controlling the renin-
angiotensin system and the proteolytic shedding of
membrane-bound...
Coronavirus: The struggle of living in
lockdown with autism
For most people the Covid-19 crisis is an unsettling,
confusing time. But for hundreds of thousands of
adults with autism...
OCD: ‘I spent 20 years preparing for the
coronavirus pandemic’
Coping with a life-long phobia of germs meant Peter
Goffin was ready for the coronavirus pandemic. He
knew how to observe...
Vulnerable Britons stripped of social care
during Covid-19 lockdown
Local authorities are ‘using coronavirus as an
excuse’ to deny young, disabled Britons vital care,
charity bosses have...
What the lungs of a child with
coronavirus look like is revealed by CT
scans
Doctors who have published children’s CT scans
after they contract the killer coronavirus have
warned hospitalised...
Coronavirus CAN enter the body through
the eyes
Scientists have claimed the coronavirus can enter
the body through the eyes after finding they
contain a protein used by...
Stroke doctors establish best practices to
protect against COVID-19
IMAGE: Dr. David Liebeskind view more Credit:
UCLA Health To keep patients and health-care
providers safe...
Editorial: US healthcare must take a more
proactive approach to prepare for future
disasters
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed major
deficiencies and inequities in the U.S. healthcare
system, shining a spotlight on...
Controlling quantumness: Simulations
reveal details about how particles interact
IMAGE: The spin of a particle influences the
direction it will move. If the two particles move in
certain directions,...
New invisibility concept and
miniaturization of photonic circuits using
ultrafast laser
IMAGE: a, the ultrafast laser writing setup. b,
microscope images of the top view of a laser-written
waveguide (the...
The doctor who almost died of a heart
attack to avoid burdening the NHS
Not quite ‘right’. That’s the best way Dr Paul Trafford
can find to describe how he began to feel one
evening, two...
DR ELLIE CANNON: So what is the plan
for over-70s?
Crushing fatigue. Lung and heart damage. Strokes.
Even brain damage. These are just a few of the
frightening complications...
Lockdown could be needlessly prolonged
because of ministers’ obsession with
‘irrelevant’ R-value
Lockdown could be needlessly prolonged because
of the Government’s obsession with bringing the
‘irrelevant’ R value...
Warmer weather does NOT kill off
coronavirus: Two separate studies dash
hopes for summer
Warm weather does not kill off the coronavirus or
hamper its ability to spread, two separate studies
have found. US and Canadian...
Controversial trials to infect healthy
volunteers with covid IS justified, says
WHO
The World Health Organization has thrown its
support behind controversial trials in which healthy
volunteers are infected...
Potentially fatal combinations of humidity
and heat are emerging across the globe
IMAGE: Areas in the U.S. Southeast where
heat/humidity mixtures have driven temperatures to
‘wet-bulb’...
First simulation of a full-sized
mitochondrial membrane
IMAGE: Snapshot of the membranes of an entire
organelle, a mitochondrion, simulated for the first
time at molecular...
Computer vision helps SLAC scientists
study lithium ion batteries
IMAGE: A new computer vision algorithm for
identifying particles in a lithium-ion battery cathode
has helped researchers...
Gene therapy in mice builds muscle,
reduces fat
IMAGE: Researchers at Washington University
School of Medicine in St. Louis found that gene
therapy in mice helped...
Coronavirus: Should the public wear face
masks?
Media captionShould I wear a mask to stop
coronavirus? Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said
face coverings...
Coronavirus: Call for public inquiry into
BAME death risk
More than 70 public figures are calling for a full
independent public inquiry into deaths from Covid-
19 among people from...
Sea level could rise by more than 1 meter
by 2100 if emission targets are not met
An international study led by Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists
found that the global...
A pioneering study into the description of
the architecture of a new standard for
telecommunications
Q: I am in my 70s, and perfectly healthy but
guidance on social distancing for people like me
seems to change endlessly....
‘Two thirds of coronavirus cases in
Britain are going undiagnosed’
Pictured: Professor Tim Spector who has been
working with the Department of Health and Social
care on a tracking app,...
Britain announces hundreds more
coronavirus deaths
Britain has announced another 346 coronavirus
deaths today in a nearly 50 per cent drop in fatalities
announced last Saturday,...
Inspired by cheetahs, researchers build
fastest soft robots yet
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs,
researchers have developed a new type of soft robot
that is capable of moving more...
IST Austria scientists demonstrate
quantum radar prototype
IMAGE: This is an illustration of a quantum radar
prototype. view more Credit: © IST Austria/Philip
Krantz Quantum...
Prehistoric sea creatures evolved pebble-
shaped teeth to crush shellfish
IMAGE: CT scans of the Cartorhynchus fossil
showed pebble-shaped teeth hidden from view. The
teeth in its upper jaw...
Disproportionate burden of COVID-19 for
immigrants in the Bronx, New York
What The Viewpoint Says: The authors explain why
COVID-19 presents a greater burden for immigrant
communities and this article...
Coronavirus immunity: Can you catch it
twice?
Can you catch coronavirus again? Why are some
people sicker than others? Will it come back every
winter? Will a vaccine work?...
Coronavirus: ‘Phone apps helped me
spend time with my dying mum’
“A few hours before my mum died, I video-phoned
and heard her calling out the names of her nearest
and dearest. I soothed...
Flies sleep when need arises to adapt to
new situations
IMAGE: Neurons that carry signals from a fruit fly’s
wings to its brain are stained fluorescent purple in
the...
How a molecular ‘alarm’ system in plants
protects them from predators
IMAGE: A cellular pathway in plants to sense danger
signals and elicit a response. view more Credit:
Tokyo...
Scientists have created new
nanocomposite from gold and titanium
oxide
IMAGE: Figure 3 of the study shows business- and
residential-type deployments, as well as a series of
mechanisms that...
Our pupil moves to the rhythm of the
environment
When we find something particularly beautiful or
impressive, we literally get big eyes: Our pupils
dilate. The pupil controls...
Better antibiotic dosing could save lives
in ICU
More lives could be saved in intensive care units
around the world if new antibiotic guidelines
designed by The University...
Stretched beyond the limits
IMAGE: High mechanical load: Collagen provides
structural and mechanical stability to all our
connective tissues like...
Computer modeling reveals behavior of
individual lipid molecules
IMAGE: Lipids are essential building blocks of cell
membranes, which control the exchange of
substances and energy...
Hydrogen blamed for interfering with
nickelate superconductors synthesis
Prof. ZHONG Zhicheng’s team at the Ningbo
Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
(NIMTE) of the Chinese...
Perspective: Rapid COVID-19 vaccine
development
When seeking the fastest pathway to a vaccine to
prevent coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19),
defining the stakes and potential...
Kawasaki-like disease: Coronavirus risks
for children
There are concerns about a severe inflammatory
symptoms in children that could be linked to
coronavirus. So what does this...
Coronavirus: Why might the R number be
higher in Scotland?
The R-value or reproduction number is at the heart
of Nicola Sturgeon’s decision not to take Scotland
out of lockdown....
Stroke evaluations drop by nearly 40%
during COVID-19 pandemic
IMAGE: Scans of a stroke patient’s brain show the
area where tissue has died (magenta) and where
tissue is damaged...
Neighborhood and cognitive performance
in middle-age: Does racial residential
segregation matter?
May 8, 2020 — A study at Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health found that black
subjects who were exposed...
Forecasting urbanization
IMAGE: This is Maksim Sergeev, ITMO University.
view more Credit: ITMO.News Oxides of different
metals often...
NTU Singapore scientists develop
sustainable way to extract chitin from
prawn shells
IMAGE: NTU researchers used discarded prawn
shells and ferment them using sugars from fruit
waste, producing high-quality...
How the porn industry could help reopen
America amid coronavirus pandemic
Widespread testing and contact tracing are
emerging as the clear public health tools that the US
needs in order to to reopen. And...
Like a molecular knob: That is how a
gene controls the electrical activity of the
brain
IMAGE: Primary culture of neocortical, excitatory
and inhibitory neurons, labeled by fluorescent red
and green markers,...
How to manipulate light on the nanoscale
over wide frequency ranges
IMAGE: An international team has proposed a novel
method that allows to widely extend this range of
working frequencies...
Perspective: Rapid repurposing of drugs
for COVID-19
Given the rapid spread of COVID-19 and its
relatively high mortality, filling the gap for
coronavirus-specific drugs is urgent....
The Lancet: New triple antiviral drug
combination shows early promise for
treating COVID-19 in phase 2 randomized
trial
First evidence that early treatment with triple
antiviral therapy of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir-
ritonavir, and ribavirin...
Coronavirus: Eight things that have kept
us going in lockdown
Coronavirus has forced people around the world to
change the way they live their lives. In Britain we
have been spending...
Coronavirus: Young men ‘more likely to
ignore lockdown’
Young men are more likely than young women to
break lockdown rules, psychologists suggest. A
team from the University of...
Talent is key to school turnarounds
New research has demonstrated that the key to
implementing successful reform in low-performing
schools is hiring and retaining...
Transporting energy through a single
molecular nanowire
IMAGE: This is Associate Professor in Physics
Richard Hildner of the Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials, University...
IMAGE: University of Delaware data scientist Jing
Gao and collaborator Brian O’Neill from the
University of Denver...
Immune system discovery paves way to
lengthen organ transplant survival
IMAGE: Medical advances have helped dramatically
lower the rates of acute rejection (within the first
year) after transplant...
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: We can all
learn the lessons of life in lockdown
With some elements of the lockdown expected to
ease from Monday, now is a good time to start to
reflect on the past seven...
How does the brain link events to form a
memory? Study reveals unexpected
mental processes
This story, relayed by clinical psychiatrist and co-
author of a new study Mohsin Ahmed, MD, PhD, is a
powerful example of...
Chemistry breakthrough could speed up
drug development
Chemistry experts from Newcastle and Durham
universities, working in collaboration with SPT
Labtech, have grown the small...
Our pupils move to the rhythm of the
environment
Sensory impressions from our environment are often
rhythmic, not only when we hear, but also when we
see. For example, the...
Plasma medicine research highlights
antibacterial effects and potential uses
Researchers from Penn State’s College of
Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences and
College of Medicine say...
To err is human, to learn, divine
IMAGE: A graphical model of the research
conducted by Lynn et al. view more Credit:
Blevmore Labs The human...
New study shines light on mysterious
giant viruses
In recent years, giant viruses have been unearthed
in several of the world’s most mysterious locations,
from the thawing...
Individualized mosaics of microbial
strains transfer from the maternal to the
infant gut
IMAGE: Casey Morrow view more Credit: UAB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Microbial communities in the
intestine...
Seahorse and pipefish study by CCNY
opens window to marine genetic diversity
May 08, 2020
The direction of ocean currents can determine the
direction of gene flow in rafting species, but this
Epithelial GPS: Position of RNAi
machinery is associated with epithelial
identity
IMAGE: PLEKHA7 (green) and the RNAi machinery
(DROSHA in red) both localize to adherens
junctions. view more Credit:...
Promising study by Texas A&M scientists
offers hope for Menkes disease patients
A Texas AM AgriLife Research team has good news
for patients with copper-deficiency disorders,
especially young children...
Chemicals found in kitchenware can
DOUBLE your risk of obese
grandchildren, research shows
Chemicals found in kitchenware can DOUBLE your
risk of obese grandchildren, research shows
Pregnant women exposed to kitchenware...
Protein shredder regulates fat
metabolism in the brain
Every cell in the body is surrounded by a fatty film
called the plasma membrane. It also contains
numerous proteins that...
More selective elimination of leukemia
stem cells and blood stem cells
Selectively eliminating leukemic and hematopoietic
stem cells A team of scientists and physicians from
the University of...
Promising study offers hope for Menkes
disease patients
A team led by James Sacchettini, Ph.D. professor
and Welch Chair of Science, and Vishal Gohil,
Ph.D., associate professor,...
Newly discovered cell type plays crucial
role in immune response to respiratory
infections
Inflammation and immunity When our body faces an
infection, it responds with inflammation and fever.
This is a sign that...
To climb like a gecko, robots need toes
Robots with toes? Experiments suggest that
climbing robots could benefit from having flexible,
hairy toes, like those of...
OSU study shows grange a ‘natural
partner’ for expanding health outreach
IMAGE: The Willakenzie Grange Hall building in
Eugene, Ore. view more Credit: Courtesy Lilly
Anderson, Oregon...
The role of European policy for improving
power plant fuel efficiency
A new study published in the Journal of the
Association of Environmental and Resource
Economists investigates the impact...
Pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
x-ray, CT in review of new lung disorders
Leesburg, VA, May 8, 2020–Although the clinical
symptoms of new pediatric lung disorders such as
severe acute respiratory...
depends on species...
Coronavirus: Can you compare the UK
with Italy?
The UK has now overtaken Italy to have the highest
number of officially recorded coronavirus deaths in
Europe. The figures...
Coronavirus: Does being overweight or
obese affect how ill people get?
Being obese is known to increase the risk of a
number of diseases, including heart disease, cancer
and type 2 diabetes. Early...
Men are TWICE as likely to die from
coronavirus as women
Men are twice as likely to die from coronavirus as
women, the biggest-ever study into the disease’s
risk factors has...
NHS will have ‘answers’ on whether
experimental coronavirus drugs work by
JUNE
The NHS will ‘have answers’ about the effectiveness
of promising coronavirus drugs in June, health
bosses say. Stephen...
Coronavirus: Wales allows garden
centres and libraries to open
Wales today dropped limits on outdoor exercise and
announced garden centres and libraries will be able
to open – with...
Unique 3D-images reveal the architecture
of nerve fibers
“This knowledge can be used to map mechanisms
for how nerve fibers atrophy and grow back. It
means that we can better...
Safely relaxing social distancing comes
down to numbers
Co-authored by Professor Adrian Barnett, a
statistician with QUT’s School of Public Health and
Social Work, the paper...
Outpatient COVID-19 clues
Such accounts have mostly overlooked another
large and important category of patients — those
with symptoms concerning...
Fighting autoimmunity and cancer: The
nutritional key
“Our immune system is needed for a healthy body
function and protects us from all kinds of infections.
Particularly...
International research improves quality of
CT scan imagery
IMAGE: CT scans are one of the most effective
ways to see inside the body view more Credit:
National Cancer...
Discovered a multilayer haze system on
Saturn’s Hexagon
IMAGE: High-resolution images of Saturn’s Hexagon
obtained by the Cassini spacecraft. view more
Credit:...
A ‘difficult day’ on the Covid frontline
Media captionCoronavirus in Scotland: The frontline
in ICU The BBC has been granted exclusive access
to University...
Coronavirus: Sickest patients face long
recovery
Despite the horrific death toll caused by the
coronavirus, many thousands of people have now
survived the experience of having...
Coronavirus: Scientists estimate it kills
0.75% of all patients
COVID-19 could kill one in every 133 people it
infects, suggesting almost six million people in the
UK have had it already,...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll tops 31,000
with hundreds of new fatalities
Britain today declared 626 more coronavirus deaths,
including a six-week-old baby who is thought to be
Britain’s youngest...
Tiny devices promise new horizon for
security screening and medical imaging
The devices use terahertz radiation, which can
penetrate through materials such as plastics, wood
and skin. This form of...
Regularly attending religious services
associated with lower risk of deaths of
despair, study finds
“Despair is something that can confront anyone
dealing with severe difficulties or loss. While the
term ‘deaths...
Certain foods common in diets of US
adults with inflammatory bowel disease
The researchers analyzed the National Health
Interview Survey 2015 to determine the food intake
and frequency of consumption...
Accumulation of gene mutations in
chronic Graft-versus-host disease
Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a potentially
life-threatening medical condition that is common
after allogeneic hematopoietic...
USF researchers find human-driven
pollution alters the environment even
underground
IMAGE: Large volumes of water enter the cave.
view more Credit: University of South Florida The
Monte Conca...
COVID-19 and the role of tissue
engineering
IMAGE: Journal brings together scientific and
medical experts in the fields of biomedical
engineering, material science,...
Fishing can disrupt mating systems
IMAGE: At the Univesrity of Jyväskylä sexual
selection in fish have been studied using model
species like zebrafish. ...
Neandertals were choosy about making
bone tools
IMAGE: Evidence continues to mount that the
Neandertals, who lived in Europe and Asia until
about 40,000 years ago,...
Burning out in silence
Russian companies still pursue authoritarian
leadership styles, and employees often avoid
articulating their concerns and...
Pilot study launching to examine if dogs
can sniff out coronavirus
Can dogs SMELL coronavirus? Scientists are
launching pilot program to see if a ‘canine
surveillance’ unit can...
More than 128,000 people in US have
RECOVERED from coronavirus
The number of Americans who have recovered from
coronavirus is now DOUBLE the US death toll as
more than 128,000 have survived...
Skin-to-skin ‘kangaroo care’ shows
important benefits for premature babies
Parent-infant skin-to-skin care (SSC) or kangaroo
care, started in the late 1970s in Columbia when
incubators to keep babies...
Vitamin D levels appear to play role in
COVID-19 mortality rates
Led by Northwestern University, the research team
conducted a statistical analysis of data from
hospitals and clinics across...
Variance in tree species results in the
cleanest urban air
A study carried out at the Institute for Atmospheric
and Earth System Research (INAR) of the University
of Helsinki modelled...
See a 3D mouse brain with single-cell
resolution
“We hope the wider neuroscience community will
use it as a new standard reference atlas,” says co-
senior author...
Prediction tool shows how forest thinning
may increase Sierra Nevada snowpack
RENO, Nev. – The forest of the Sierra Nevada
mountains is an important resource for the
surrounding communities in...
Pangolins may possess evolutionary
advantage against coronavirus
Similar to how a smoke detector sounds off an
alarm, certain genes sense when a virus enters the
body, alerting of an intruder...
Newly discovered mechanism can explain
increased risk of dementia
IMAGE: Proton pump inhibitors’ effect on the
enzyme that synthesizes the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine ...
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 in
pets and livestock
IMAGE: Dedicated to diseases transmitted to
humans by insects or animals. view more Credit:
Mary Ann Liebert,...
Remdesivir trial data ‘offers hope,’ says
Gilead CEO
On the heels of an early announcement that
coronavirus patients given Gilead’s Ebola drug
remdesivir fared better than...
A THIRD kind of coronavirus test in
development could be easier to make and
return faster results
A new third type of test may offer a simpler way for
healthcare workers to identify positive coronavirus
cases. The two tests...
Killing ‘sleeper cells’ may enhance breast
cancer therapy
The research team showed that venetoclax could kill
breast cancer cells that had been ‘put to sleep’ by a
drug...
Possible vaccine for virus linked to type 1
diabetes
While an estimated 50,000 Swedes and 50, 000
Finns live with type 1 diabetes (sometimes known as
juvenile diabetes) the causes...
Accurate 3D imaging of sperm cells
moving at top speed could improve IVF
treatments
The research, a study of which was published in
Science Advances on April 10, was led by Prof.
Natan Shaked of the Department...
Vitamin D linked to low virus death rate,
study finds
The research, led by Dr Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin
University (ARU) and Mr Petre Cristian Ilie, lead
urologist of Queen Elizabeth...
Stem cells shown to delay their own
death to aid healing
ITHACA, N.Y. – Already known for their shape-
shifting abilities, stem cells can now add “death-
defying”...
Dendrimers finally have what it takes to
break into the laser scene
IMAGE: Molecular structure of carbon-bridged
phenylenevinylene-carbazole dendrimers
(GnCOPV2, n = 1, 2, 3), fluorescent...
New antigen test for detecting COVID-19
could help triage patients during the
pandemic
One of the most important tools in stopping the
spread of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is
rapid, reliable and relatively...
Canadian study finds temperature,
latitude not associated with COVID-19
spread
Temperature and latitude do not appear to be
associated with the spread of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), according...
KIST-CUK research team develops
vaccine platform applicable to various
viruses
IMAGE: Dr. Keum Gyo-chang(right) and Dr. Bang
Eun-kyoung(left) from the KIST’s Center for Neuro-
Medicine are...
STIs: Lockdown ‘once in a lifetime
opportunity’ for sexual health
No parties. No pulling. No new sexual partners. Self-
isolation has meant a huge change in a lot of
people’s sex lives...
Coronavirus: Does obesity increase the
risk?
Being obese is known to increase the risk of a
number of diseases, including heart disease, cancer
and type 2 diabetes. Early...
Oxford scientists working on coronavirus
vaccine will know in six weeks if it’s likely
to work
Scientists working on a vaccine for coronavirus
could know within six weeks if it is likely to work. Sir
John Bell, Regius...
FDA has APPROVED experimental drug
Remdesivir for emergency use for
coronavirus patients
Remdesivir costs about $1 a day to make, and the
CEO of the company that developed it, Gilead, said
the firm is committed...
California doctor says arthritis drug
improved coronavirus patients’
symptoms within 72 hours
California doctor says arthritis drug being tested in
the US and France to treat coronavirus has
improved patients’...
How much will remdesivir cost? Experts
say even $10 may be too much for
Gilead’s antiviral
Experts say even $10 is too much for the US-made
antiviral drug approved to treat the novel
coronavirus. Gilead Sciences’...
A role reversal for the function of certain
circadian network neurons
Circadian networks are collections of neurons that
serve as master body clocks in all animals, helping
them know when to...
Immunity of recovered COVID-19 patients
could cut risk of expanding economic
activity
The presumed immunity of those who have
recovered from the infection could allow them to
safely substitute for susceptible...
Revealing links between education and a
good diet
Using national data on 27,334 individuals from 12
European countries, researchers at the University of
Leeds, in collaboration...
Blood thinners may improve survival
among hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Coronavirus: Am I at risk during
pregnancy?
As a precaution, pregnant women have been told to
be particularly strict about avoiding social contact,
so they reduce their...
Coronavirus: Black Britons face ‘twice
the risk’ of death, says ONS
Black men and women are nearly twice as likely to
die with coronavirus as white people in England and
Wales, according to...
Gilead can make enough remdesivir to
treat ‘several million’ next year
Gilead Sciences said that it has capacity to make
enough doses of its drug remdesivir for ‘several
million treatment...
US Military scientists working on germ
warfare make COVID-19 test
US Military scientists working on germ warfare
develop new test that can detect COVID-19 within
24 hours – before carriers...
Why there are lies, damned lies…and
coronavirus death statistics
Every day, hundreds more lives are lost to Covid-19.
Social media is awash with data and graphs, our
death rate plotted...
Arthritis drug may improve coronavirus
patients
Arthritis drug may help coronavirus patients breathe
better and combat lung inflammation, small study
finds – but experts...
The feeling a limb doesn’t belong is
linked to lack of brain structure and
connection
“The feeling that a limb belongs to us relies on the
extent to which the sensorimotor limb area is
functionally connected...
Lipid metabolism controls brain
development
Enzyme regulates brain stem cell activity An
international research team led by Sebastian
Jessberger, professor at the Brain...
Which COVID-19 models should we use
to make policy decisions?
During a disease outbreak, many research groups
independently generate models, for example
projecting how the disease will...
Key mechanism of cytokine storm in
Castleman disease
“With iMCD, just as with COVID-19, it is the body’s
hyper-response that’s deadly rather than the
disease...
Scientists measured electrical
conductivity of pure interfacial water
The study found that hospitalized COVID-19
patients treated with anticoagulants had improved
outcomes both in and out of...
Olanzapine may help control nausea,
vomiting in patients with advanced
cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Olanzapine, a generic drug
used to treat nervous, emotional and mental
conditions, also may help patients...
Telescopes and spacecraft join forces to
probe deep into Jupiter’s atmosphere
IMAGE: These images of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
were made using data collected by the Hubble
Space Telescope...
Treatment for opioid use disorder is rare
in hospitals, study finds
Despite a national opioid-related overdose epidemic
that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives
annually, a new nationwide...
Hygiene reduces the need for antibiotics
by up to 30%
According to a new Position Paper published in the
American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) online,
improved everyday...
Brits are the most concerned about
coronavirus, study suggests
Britons are more concerned about the coronavirus
than people in any other country, including Spain
and Italy, according to...
Britons urged not to buy miracle
coronavirus cures online
Britons are being urged not to buy ‘miracle
coronavirus cures’ on the internet by the UK’s drugs
watchdog. The...
Coronavirus UK: Lockdown is perfect
time to lose weight
Millions of overweight Britons have been urged to
slim down amid stark warnings that obesity may
double the risk of becoming...
Coronavirus: Nations hit hardest had
most international travel
Air travel was the main driver behind the spread of
coronavirus, according to a study which adds more
weight to the theory...
For better migraine treatment, try adding
some downward dogs
“Migraine is one of the most common headache
disorders, but only about half the people taking
medication for it get...
Middle age may be much more stressful
now than in the ’90s
A team of researchers led by Penn State found that
across all ages, there was a slight increase in daily
stress in the 2010s...
IMAGE: Graphical abstract view more Credit:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Skoltech
scientists in...
Gemini gets lucky and takes a deep dive
into Jupiter’s clouds
Researchers using a technique known as “lucky
imaging” with the Gemini North telescope on
Hawaii’s Maunakea...
CCNY physicists shed light on the
nanoscale dynamics of spin
thermalization
IMAGE: Image represents a system of nuclear spins
whose interactions are mediated by electron spins.
view more Credit:...
By the third day most with COVID-19 lose
sense of smell
IMAGE: Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, shown in the
University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience
Institute. view more Credit:...
Just NINE US states are testing enough
people to reopen, experts reveal
Rt.Live uses current infection data to track the
reproduction rate of the virus in each state over
time. The site uses an...
Fury over coronavirus swabbing as GPs
claim to have not received hundreds of
thousands of results
GPs in England say they have ‘no idea’ how many
of their patients have coronavirus because the
Government is...
Being obese may DOUBLE the risk of
needing hospital treatment for the life-
threatening coronavirus
Being obese may double the risk of needing hospital
treatment for the coronavirus, according to a major
study. British scientists...
Coronavirus CAN be found in semen,
study shows
Coronavirus could be spread through sex, experts
now fear after they detected the infection in the
semen of recovering men. Researchers...
Most critically ill patients with COVID-19
survive with standard treatment, study
reveals
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals around
the world have shared anecdotal experiences to
help inform the care of affected...
Novel way to treat snakebite
LSTM’s Dr Laura-Oana Albulescu and colleagues
looked at various compounds that bind to metal ions
as potential pre-hospital...
Sleep difficulties linked to altered brain
development in infants who later develop
autism
But when sleep is disrupted, as occurs more often
among children with autism, brain development may
be affected, too. New...
Clay layers and distant pumping trigger
arsenic contamination in Bangladesh
groundwater
To avoid arsenic contamination, many Bangladeshi
households access water via private wells drilled to
300 feet or less, beneath...
Repurposing existing drugs for COVID-19
offers a more rapid alternative to a
vaccine
Since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in
late 2019, more than 3.5 million people are known to
have been infected, leading...
Molecule reduces multiple pathologies
associated with Alzheimer’s disease
IMAGE: With his colleagues, U. of I. chemistry
professor Liviu Mirica developed a compound that
effectively targets...
NIH-funded study links early sleep
problems to autism diagnosis among at-
risk children
A small study funded by the National Institutes of
Health suggests that sleep problems among children
who have a sibling...
Key failings in government’s approach to
COVID-19 preparations and emergency
response
The UK government made key failings in their
strategic preparations and emergency response to
coronavirus and this, in turn,...
Using digital twins to design more
sustainable cities
IMAGE: HLRS researchers have been using a
combination of data and 3D modelling to develop a
digital twins of the city...
Coronavirus: Concerns for wellbeing of
babies born in lockdown
Concerns for the wellbeing of babies born in
lockdown are being raised, as parents struggle to
access regular support services. England’s...
Coronavirus PPE: Gowns ordered from
Turkey fail to meet safety standards
Some 400,000 surgical gowns ordered from Turkey
do not meet British safety standards, the UK
government has said. Up to half...
Promises that a coronavirus vaccine
could be available in the fall are
unrealistic, experts say
The race to develop a vaccine against the novel
coronavirus is setting up impractical expectations
that simply cannot be...
Gilead looks for global partners to help
make its experimental coronavirus drug
remdesivir
Gilead Sciences Inc says it is planning to work with
international partners to boost production of its
experimental coronavirus...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 30,076
with 649 new fatalities
Survey: Half of Americans concerned
about new moms, babies being in public
amid COVID-19
A new national survey conducted by The Ohio State
University Wexner Medical Center confirms these
fears, finding that nearly...
Clinicians and autistic transgender youth
partner to create first community-built
care model
Washington – (May 4, 2020) – The first ever set of
specific recommendations to support transgender
autistic young...
GW survey evaluates influence of social
media in attracting patients
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2020) – Patients often do
not take social media into consideration when
looking for a dermatologist,...
The great unconformity
The geologic record is exactly that: a record. The
strata of rock tell scientists about past environments,
much like pages...
Treatment for Diverticulitis — updated
ASCRS Guidelines published in Diseases
of the Colon & Rectum
May 7, 2020 – Reflecting research-driven changes
in clinical practice, a revised set of evidence-based
recommendations...
The patients who just can’t shake off
Covid-19
David Harris’s world has shrunk to the size of his
front room. Seven weeks ago he developed Covid-
19 symptoms that...
Coronavirus: UK becomes first country in
Europe to pass 30,000 deaths
The UK has become the first country in Europe to
pass 30,000 coronavirus deaths, according to the
latest government figures. A...
Blood thinners could improve survival of
hospitalized coronavirus patients by up
to 50%
Blood thinners could improve the survival odds of
hospitalized coronavirus patients by up to 50%, new
study finds Researchers...
Officials put entire Long Island town on a
diet to lower coronavirus risks driven by
obesity
Health officials are putting an entire Long Island
town on a diet to drive down rising obesity rates
amid the coronavirus...
HALF of women say they’re concerned
about going out in public while pregnant
or after birth
Nearly half of US women would be afraid to go out
in public during the coronavirus pandemic if they
were pregnant or had...
Coronavirus: Italian researchers claim
vaccine neutralises it
The UK has today become the first country in
Europe to record 30,000 deaths from the
coronavirus after it announced 649 more...
Donald Trump ABANDONS plans to
disband coronavirus taskforce
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the
coronavirus pandemic was the worst ‘attack’ the
U.S. has ever...
Ultraviolet light exposes contagion
spread from improper PPE use
A physician from Florida Atlantic University’s
Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators from
the University of...
Blueprint to protect the mental health of
frontline medical workers
Associate Professor Dan Siskind said employers
can use several practical steps to minimise mental
health impacts. “These...
‘Terrible twos’ not inevitable: With
engaged parenting, happy babies can
become happy toddlers
The flexible method of parenting, known as
‘autonomy support’, places emphasis on the child
taking the lead....
Trial questions benefits of organic
nitrates for bone health
The study was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-
controlled trial of three different nitrate preparations
and two different...
Graphene sets sail in microgravity
Overseas exploration and trade during the Age of
Discovery (15th-17th centuries) were possible by
sail technology, and deep-space...
New review of studies shows no link
between prenatal antidepressant
exposure and autism
IMAGE: Jeffrey Newport, Dell Medical School at the
University of Texas at Austin view more Credit:
University...
How nonprofits can boost donations
using the marketing mix
Researchers from University of California Irvine
published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing
that finds that marketing...
How to win back customer defectors
Researchers from University of Groningen,
University of Mannheim, and SAP Germany
published a new paper in the Journal of...
Europe’s East-West divide on
coronavirus cases after eastern countries
close borders
Europe has seen an East-West divide in the
coronavirus crisis with eastern countries suffering far
less after shutting their...
Italian researchers have revealed plans to test a
vaccine on humans after claiming their jab is the
‘first in the world’...
Metrics of cost-effective screening for
type 1 diabetes
Recently, researchers have begun exploring the
feasibility of general population screening to identify
children and youth...
Neurology: Study finds ‘volume dial’ for
turning neural communication up or
down
Working in the model of fruit flies, the team
determined that the protein Synaptotagmin 7
(SYT7), which is also found in...
Could hotel service robots help the
hospitality industry after COVID-19?
Lead author Dr Tracy Xu, Lecturer in Hospitality at
The University of Surrey’s world-renowned School of
Hospitality...
Towards antibodies against COVID-19
An antibody against COVID-19 Since the start of the
COVID-19 outbreak, the quest for finding antibodies
has proceeded relentlessly....
Unplanned extubations in preterm infants
leads to poor outcomes, increased care
costs
IMAGE: Dupree Hatch, MD, MPH, assistant
professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology Division, was
the first to describe the...
Sleep difficulties linked to altered brain
development in infants who late
Infants spend most of their first year of life asleep.
Those hours are prime time for brain development,
when neural connections...
Emergency drug overdose visits
associated with increased risk for later
suicide
A new data analysis funded by the National
Institutes of Health finds patients who visited the
emergency department for an...
Modeling gas diffusion in aggregated
soils
Agricultural soils contribute to 16% of total
Greenhouse gas emissions, particularly nitrous
oxide (N2O). Migration of gases...
Calls for coronavirus inquiry as UK
becomes the sickest nation in Europe
Doctors have called for an inquiry into how the
British Government has handled the coronavirus
crisis as its death toll surges...
Coronavirus: Obese higher risk as fat
cells are infection targets
The reason why obese people may be more at risk
of dying from coronavirus could be because their fat
cells make large amounts...
Coronavirus: Experts clash over
‘aggressive’ virus mutation
Scientists have today claimed there is no evidence
the coronavirus has mutated into more aggressive
strains – despite...
Terrifying footage shows how droplets
from a cough can spread 12 FEET –
double COVID
Health officials recommend a safe distance of six
feet (two metres) from one another to minimise the
spread of the coronavirus. But...
Coronavirus UK: 100k wrongly told
‘extremely vulnerable’
More than 100,000 people were wrongly told that
they were ‘extremely vulnerable’ to coronavirus and
needed to...
Sewage poses potential COVID-19
transmission risk, experts warn
The response to the global pandemic has focused
upon preventing person-to-person transmission,
however, experts now believe...
Bat ‘super immunity’ may explain how
bats carry coronaviruses, study finds
Coronaviruses such as MERS, Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and more recently
the COVID19-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus,...
First-in-kind study reveals genetic
markers of type 2 diabetes in East Asians
This research, published in Nature, shows how
different populations of people share most of the
genetic susceptibilities...
Focused ultrasound opening brain to
previously impossible treatments
Richard J. Price, PhD, of UVA’s School of Medicine
and School of Engineering, is using focused
soundwaves to overcome...
Mats made from nanofibers linked to a
red wine chemical could help prevent
oxidation
Spoiling foods, souring wine and worsening wounds
have a common culprit — a process called
oxidation. Although the...
Outsmarting the enemy: Treefrogs rely on
illusions to find a mate without being
eaten
IMAGE: Researchers at Purdue University have
discovered that male treefrogs reduce their
attractiveness to predators...
Researchers find certain foods common
in diets of US adults with inflammatory
bowel disease
IMAGE: Dr. Didier Merlin, professor in the Institute
for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University
view...
How we might recharge an electric car as
it drives
Coronavirus: Amount of particles, or
‘viral load’ affect severity
Professor Lucy Yardley, from the University of
Bristol, sounded the alarm today, saying evidence
shows ‘viral...
Coronavirus: Scotland refuses to join
NHS contact tracing app
Fears were raised today that the new NHS
coronavirus contact tracing app only ‘half-works’ on
iPhones after experts...
New computational method unravels
single-cell data from multiple people
Published this week in Nature Methods, the software
could increase efficiency of single-cell experiments,
assisting research...
Dual personalities visualized for shape-
shifting molecule
Publishing in the journal Nature, the research team
developed a bioinformatics technique to resolve
separate structures of...
Obesity is linked to gut microbiota
disturbance, but not among statin-treated
individuals
Today, research teams led by Jeroen Raes (VIB-KU
Leuven) and Prof. Clément (INSERM, Paris),
together with the Metacardis...
Cholesterol lowering drugs linked to
improved gut bacteria composition in
obese people
It has for long been known that imbalances in the
composition of gut microbes link with a variety of
chronic human disorders...
Scientists shed light on essential carbon-
fixing machinery in bacteria
IMAGE: Array of cyanobacterial cells showing
carboxysomes labeled with green fluorescent
protein (GFP) and the photosynthetic...
Position statement addresses difficult
issue: allocating scare resources in
COVID-19 era
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented
pressure on societies worldwide, given the
pandemic’s rapid, often deadly...
Study reveals most critically ill patients
with COVID-19 survive with standard
treatment
Clinicians from two hospitals in Boston report that
the majority of even the sickest patients with
COVID-19–those who...
Police stop fewer black drivers at night
when a ‘veil of darkness’ obscures their
race
The largest-ever study of alleged racial profiling
during traffic stops has found that blacks, who are
pulled over more frequently...
Coronavirus: Prostate-cancer men swap
chemo for precision drugs
Stanford engineers have taken a big step toward
making it practical for electric cars to recharge as
they speed along futuristic...
Coronavirus: Neil Ferguson to face no
police action for ‘undermining’ lockdown
Former government adviser Prof Neil Ferguson will
not face police action after he accepted making an
“error of judgment”...
Coronavirus mutations: Scientists puzzle
over impact
Researchers in the US and UK have identified
hundreds of mutations to the virus which causes the
disease Covid-19. But none...
Coronavirus: Europe and UK strain more
infectious than China’s
The version of the coronavirus now gripping the UK
and Europe is more infectious than the one that
triggered the pandemic...
Does banning travellers REALLY curb
coronavirus?
Countries that banned international travellers from
entering amid the coronavirus pandemic have fared
better in controlling...
Antibody blocks infection by the SARS-
CoV-2 in cells, scientists discover
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly across
the globe infecting more than 3.3M people
worldwide and killing more than...
Extinguishing fearful memories depends
on the flexibility of your DNA
Now, in a new paper published in the journal Nature
Neuroscience, the University of Queensland’s
Professor Tim Bredy...
Editing selfies is counter productive
In a study published in Body Image, Flinders
University psychology researchers asked 130
women aged 18 to 30 to view Instagram...
Liver surgery success boosted by growth
hormone
Researchers at The University of Queensland
Diamantina Institute investigated how the body’s
growth hormone assists...
Winter warm spells see an increase in
duration and frequency in UK
temperature records
IMAGE: Professor Sandra Chapman of the
University of Warwick Department of Physics. view
more Credit: University...
Researchers identify a fundamental
protein to guarantee liver regeneration
Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of the
University of Barcelona and the CELLEX Biomedical
Research Centre from IDIBAPS,...
Men with advanced prostate cancer can take highly
targeted hormone therapies at home instead of
coming into hospital for...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson ‘bitterly
regrets’ care home crisis
Boris Johnson has said he “bitterly regrets” the
coronavirus crisis in care homes – and the
government...
Coronavirus UK: 12 different strains in
March, one unique
At least a dozen different strains of coronavirus were
spreading through the UK in March, a Government-
funded study has found. Leading...
British scientists say over-70s and the
most vulnerable SHOULD stay in
lockdown for longer
Over-70s and vulnerable people should remain in
lockdown when the draconian social restrictions are
lifted, scientists advising...
Keir Starmer tears into Boris Johnson
over Government decision to abandon
testing on March 12
Boris Johnson has promised a capacity of 200,000
new daily coronavirus tests a day by the end of May
– as Labour leader...
Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2
revealed
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been
transmitted from animals to humans and is
spreading worldwide. It causes the new...
Sky-high surprise bills from air
ambulance flights possible for many
patients
Every minute matters for someone badly injured in a
car crash, suffering a heart attack or stroke, or
needing critical care...
Already vulnerable, gig economy workers
in San Francisco suffer during pandemic,
survey finds
The unique, in-person survey reached 643 workers
with Uber, Lyft, Doordash, GrubHub, Instacart, and
Shipt early this year....
Epidemiologists develop new tool for
measuring the pace of aging across the
life course
“The goal of our study was to distill a measurement
of the rate of biological aging based on 12-years of
follow-up...
Management of inflammatory bowel
diseases: Clinical perspectives
Bethesda, MD (May 6, 2020) — In a new special
issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
the clinical practice...
Investigating the dynamics of stability
IMAGE: Pietro Lopez operates the setup used to
perform the in situ dissolution measurements of
trace levels of iron...
Bat ‘super immunity’ may explain how
bats carry coronaviruses — USask study
IMAGE: USask researcher Vikram Misra (left) and
former PhD student Arinjay Banerjee posing with a
bat finger puppet. ...
Controlling your home by the power of
thought
Walking across the room to switch on a light – such
a simple everyday activity involves enormously
complex computations...
‘Wonder-drug’ made to fight ebola could
be the world’s first real weapon against
Covid-19
The fight against coronavirus has been an uphill
battle. Although we may be past the peak, hundreds
are still dying every...
One-third of Americans say they WON’T
get vaccinated against the coronavirus,
new survey finds
More than 30 percent of Americans say they won’t
be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus once a
jab is developed,...
Prostate cancer drugs will be made
available before chemotherapy during
coronavirus crisis
Hormone drug to keep prostate cancer patients out
of hospital as NHS agrees to hand out the treatment
before chemotherapy...
New coronavirus antibody blood test
being used by the US Navy can deliver
results in just 15 MINUTES
A new coronavirus antibody test being used by
American armed forces can tell if people have been
previously infected in a...
Researchers release COVID-19 symptom
tracker app
“The app collects daily information from individuals
in the community about whether they feel well, and if
not, their...
Cellular mechanism involved in Krabbe
disease
The paper, titled “Macrophages Expressing GALC
Improve Peripheral Krabbe Disease by a
Mechanism Independent of Cross-Correction,”...
Grandfamilies: New study uncovers
common themes and challenges in
kinship care
More recently, with the COVID-19 pandemic, media
outlets have written about the high risk these
grandparents are at for COVID-19,...
Researchers develop chemistry needed
to create marijuana breathalyzer
The legalization and decriminalization of marijuana
in California and elsewhere have made marijuana
detection especially...
Use of emergency contraceptive pills
among Scandinavian women
Use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) is
common among Scandinavian women, with one-
Fiber optics capture seismic signatures
of the rose parade
IMAGE: Seismic records showing vibrations caused
by motorcycles driving back and forth during 2020
Rose Parade in Pasadena,...
Transforming surgery in the aftermath of
COVID-19
To restart surgeries cancelled because of the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
Canada needs to adopt single-entry...
Doctors say they’re inundated with calls
about COVID toes from people with no
other symptoms
Doctors are being ‘inundated’ with calls about
‘COVID toes’ from people whose only coronavirus
symptoms...
Mutant strain of coronavirus that may
make it more infectious now ‘dominant’
Scientists have discovered a coronavirus mutation
that is of ‘urgent concern’ because it makes the virus
more...
Some patients have antibodies that
protect cells while others’ immune cells
stop viral replication
Coronavirus immunity may not be equal: Not all
recovered patients develop the same antibodies
against the virus – and...
New coronavirus test uses CRISPR gene-
editing too to detect virus
One of the teams that developed the revolutionary
(but controversial) gene-editing tool, CRISPR, has
retooled it to make...
Unexpected suspect in age-related
macular degeneration
The findings suggest that an immune-stimulating
protein called interleukin-4 (IL-4) and its receptor
may be promising targets...
Coronavirus structure clue to high
infection rate
Researchers also note that, aside from primates,
cats, ferrets and mink are the animal species
apparently most susceptible...
Small red blood cells could indicate
cancer
Medical Sciences student Rhain Hopkins was lead
author of the study of more than 12,000 UK patients
aged over 40, which found...
Genetic variation in a brain-cleansing
water channel affects human sleep
Recent insights suggest that sleep may enable and
promote a flow of cerebrospinal fluid into the brain
that literally removes...
Green tea may help with weight loss
efforts
In an analysis of randomized controlled trials,
individuals who consumed green tea experienced a
third having used them at least...
Day services benefit patients with
Alzheimer’s disease
Day services–programs designed to provide
stimulation in a safe environment during the day for
adults with physical...
Work-related PTSD in nurses
A recent analysis of published studies examined the
prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
among nurses and...
Study reveals impact of ‘soft opt-out’
system for organ donation
Research published in Anaesthesia suggests that a
“soft opt-out” system may increase consent rates for
organ...
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Is lockdown
good for your heart?
Are people having fewer heart attacks? And should
hospitals protect black, Asian and minority ethnic
healthcare workers by...
Coronavirus: Mass testing earlier ‘would
have been beneficial’
It would have been “beneficial” to have ramped up
Covid-19 testing quicker, the UK’s chief scientific
adviser...
Children CAN spread coronavirus,
studies claim as NIH launches trial to
track pediatric infections
Children are capable of transmitting the novel
coronavirus, two new international studies claim.
Over the course of the pandemic,...
Would you know what to say if you saw
someone about to take their own life?
Picture this. You’re out for a walk when you came
across a stranger showing worrying signs of mental
distress — would...
The patients fast-tracked on new drugs
BEFORE they’ve been approved
As many as 400,000 people a year in England and
Wales are told they’ve reached the end of their
treatment options,...
Sleep your way to beat corona: It’s a
crucial way to boost your immunity and
could be a vital weapon
At this time of Covid-19 and the heightened stress
that most of us are experiencing, our internal body
clocks and ability...
More berries, apples and tea may have
protective benefits against Alzheimer’s
The epidemiological study of 2,800 people aged 50
and older examined the long-term relationship
between eating foods containing...
Despite millennial stereotypes, burnout
just as bad for Gen X doctors in training
significant decline in body...
Cancer survivors’ experiences with
financial toxicity
Many cancer survivors with high medical
copayments experience financial toxicity, an
economic side effect of cancer treatment....
What influences adolescents to
continuously use e-cigarettes?
In a study of adolescents who have used e-
cigarettes in the past month, certain factors were
associated with frequent use. In...
Interleukin-12 electroporation may
sensitize ‘cold’ melanomas to
immunotherapies
Bottom Line: Combining intratumoral electroporation
of interleukin-12 (IL-12) DNA (tavokinogene
telseplasmid, or TAVO) with...
Coronavirus: Scientists publish advice to
government
Scientists advising ministers on Covid-19 feared
people would deliberately try to catch the disease or
buy fake test results...
Coronavirus: ‘Segment and shield’ way to
lift UK lockdown now
Strengthening protection for people shielding, while
easing restrictions for everyone else, is the only
immediate way to...
Researchers say team of robots could
eventually conduct 3,000 COVID-19 tests
per day
Researchers say team of robots could help conduct
3,000 COVID-19 tests per day in an effort to speed
up virus testing process The...
FDA gives emergency approval to
Roche’s coronavirus antibody blood test
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
issued emergency use approval to Swiss drug
maker Roche Holding AG for an...
Will I ever be able to eat without bad
heartburn? DR MARTIN SCURR answers
your health questions
Will I ever be able to eat without bad heartburn? DR
MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions By
Martin Scurr for the Daily...
Scientists identify microbe that stops
mosquitoes catching or spreading
malaria
Malaria is a life-threatening tropical disease spread
by mosquitoes. It is one of the world’s biggest
killers, claiming...
Evidence that human brains replay our
waking experiences while we sleep
During sleep, the brain replays neural firing patterns
experienced while awake, also known as “offline
replay.”...
Cognition and gait speed often decline
together, study shows
According to the study of 588 millennial and
Generation X residents and fellows, millennial
physicians in training did not...
Simulations forecast US nationwide
increase in human exposure to extreme
climate events
This potential future was the conclusion that a team
of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak
Ridge National...
All disease models are ‘wrong,’ but
scientists are working to fix that
Rebecca Morrison, an assistant professor of
computer science at the University of Colorado
Boulder, led the research. For...
Study reports high level of hazardous
drinking among Pacific Islander young
adults in US
IMAGE: Andrew Subica is an assistant professor of
social medicine, population, and public health at the
UC Riverside...
AMP recommends minimum set of
pharmacogenetic alleles to help
standardize clinical genotyping testing
for warfarin response
ROCKVILLE, Md. – May 5, 2020 – The Association
for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global,
molecular diagnostic...
PPE, plus training, lowers risk of COVID-
19 for health care workers
Health care workers carry a significant burden of
coronavirus infections worldwide, but a new
evidence review by researchers...
Decoding the skies: The impact of water
vapor on afternoon rainfall
The role that atmospheric water vapor plays in
weather is complex and not clearly understood.
However, University of Arizona...
High levels of protein in the blood could
predict which coronavirus patients will
need ventilators
Scientists discover high levels of protein in the blood
could predict which coronavirus patients will need to
be put on ventilators The...
Scientists to test if drugs for cancer,
depression and high blood pressure can
treat coronavirus
Scientists trial cancer, depression and high blood
pressure drugs to see if they could prevent lung
damage caused by coronavirus Clinical trials...
Deliberately infecting healthy Britons may
be the only way to test a COVID-19
vaccine
Sir Terence Stephenson said deliberately infecting
healthy Britons will be the only way to test a COVID-
19 vaccine...
Wearing masks can curb spread of
coronavirus, Government’s chief scientist
says
The researchers analyzed data from 370
participants in the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of
Aging (SALSA) and found that...
How spaceflight affects risk of blood
clots in female astronauts
The study, published in Aerospace Medicine and
Human Performance, in collaboration with King’s
College London, the...
Heating could be the best way to disinfect
N95 masks for reuse
N95 masks contain a layer of “meltblown”
polypropylene fibers that form a porous, breathable
network. To help...
Innovative drunk driving program lowers
risk of rearrest
An innovative statewide alcohol-monitoring program
that requires drunk drivers to be tested frequently for
alcohol use significantly...
Liquid metal research invokes
‘Terminator’ film — but much friendlier
BINGHAMTON, NY — Pu Zhang likes to compare
his team’s research on liquid metals to the
Terminator — specifically...
Inhibiting thrombin protects against
dangerous infant digestive disease
TAMPA, Fla. (May 4, 2020) — Necrotizing
enterocolitis (NEC), a rare inflammatory bowel
disease, primarily affects premature...
Unraveling one of prion disease’s deadly
secrets
IMAGE: Yeast colonies with the prion in a shape
with a larger nucleation seed (white) than can be
cured (red). ...
Hayfever sufferers can have allergic
reactions even if there’s no pollen
around, study finds
Hayfever may be in the mind… not your nose:
Sufferers can have allergic reactions even if there’s
no pollen around,...
Coronavirus UK: ‘Lift lockdown to deal
with second worse wave’
Back in November 1918, the San Francisco
authorities thought they had beaten the deadly
Spanish flu pandemic that had spread...
Coronavirus UK: SEWAGE analysis may
be used to track spread
The Government is considering testing sewage to
track the size of the coronavirus outbreak in Britain,
it has been revealed. Defra...
Italy WILL face a deadlier second
coronavirus wave, grim Imperial College
London study finds
Face masks will have some benefit in halting the
spread of the coronavirus in post-lockdown Britain,
Number 10‘s chief...
Long-term risks of hypertensive
disorders during pregnancy impact more
women
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) include
four categories: preeclampsia, gestational
hypertension, chronic hypertension...
How COVID-19 spread has been
contained by travel bans
Using a newly developed mathematical
epidemiology simulation, the study, published in
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and...
Immunity passports to vaccination
certificates for COVID-19: Equitable and
legal challenges
Writing in The Lancet, Alexandra L. Phelan, SJD,
LLM, LLB, an assistant professor at Georgetown
University Medical Center...
Protective shield: How pathogens
withstand acidic environments in the
body
Each year, thousands of patients in Swiss hospitals
become infected with dangerous pathogens that can
hardly be controlled...
Worms freeload on bacterial defence
systems
Scientists have untangled a sensory circuit in worms
that allows them to choose whether to spend energy
on self-defence or...
Colorado emergency departments take
new steps to prevent youth suicide
A new study conducted in seven Front Range
emergency departments demonstrated success in
helping parents make their homes...
COVID-19 symptom tracker smartphone
app could predict outbreak hotspots
Daily symptoms logged by more than two and a half
million users of the COVID-19 Symptom Tracker, a
mobile application launched...
Potato power: Spuds serve high quality
protein that’s good for women’s muscle
IMAGE: Stuart Phillips, Professor of Kinesiology,
McMaster University view more Credit: JD Howell,
McMaster...
Coronavirus: World leaders pledge
billions for vaccine fight
More than $8bn (£6.5bn) has been pledged to help
develop a coronavirus vaccine and fund research
into the diagnosis and...
Coronavirus: Lockdown psychiatric care
‘severely disrupted’
Media captionSome patients, like David, have seen
their symptoms change since lockdown began
Isolation during...
Italy will be hit by a more deadly second coronavirus
wave as it eases lockdown, according to a sobering
report from Imperial...
Overlapping versions of our genetic
history complicate precision medicine
The breakthrough, which identified the location and
function of every human gene, offered the promise
of medical care tailored...
Genetic study ties higher alcohol
consumption to increased stroke and
PAD risk
While observational studies have consistently shown
that heavy alcohol consumption is associated with
an increased risk of...
Lymphatic vessels in mice and humans:
Alike yet different
The unique microenvironment of the lymph nodes
plays an important role in maintaining an efficient
immune system. When we...
Novel device to improve performance of
underactive bladders
Dr Faezeh Arab Hassani, a researcher from the
National University of Singapore (NUS), has recently
invented a device that...
Supercapacitor promises storage, high
power and fast charging
IMAGE: An illustration, provided by the lab of Penn
State researcher Huanyu “Larry ” Cheng, of the
manganese...
Four years of calculations lead to new
insights into muon anomaly
IMAGE: A typical diagrammatic representation of the
hadronic light-by-light scattering contribution with
Argonne’s...
Electrical activity in living organisms
mirrors electrical fields in atmosphere
Most electrical activity in vertebrates and
invertebrates occurs at extremely low frequencies,
and the origin — and...
Canadian chiropractors remove
vaccination info on websites after media
coverage
IMAGE: Jason Busse is an associate professor of
the departments of anesthesia and of health
research methods, evidence,...
Coronavirus: France’s first known case
‘was in December’
A patient diagnosed with pneumonia near Paris on
27 December actually had the coronavirus, his
doctor has said. This means...
Coronavirus: Key workers to trial NHS
tracing app
An NHS app that aims to track the spread of
coronavirus is being rolled out for the first time, as
part of a trial on the...
75 coronavirus patients to get
experimental HIV and cancer drug this
month
A new trial will be giving 75 coronavirus patients an
experimental drug this month after two critical
patients treated with...
Vaccines: Some experts fear corners may
be cut as two teams are pursuing very
different approaches
Five years, minimum. That’s how long it usually
takes to develop a vaccine. Yet of the 78 being
worked on for Covid-19,...
Doctors call for oxygen monitors to be
prescribed to most vulnerable
Doctors have launched a campaign calling for home
devices that measure blood oxygen levels to be
available on prescription. They...
Coronavirus UK: Pressure on
government to recommend face masks
Pressure today mounted on ministers to make a
formal face masks announcement after an expert
panel ruled they can curb the...
Malaria risk is highest in early evening
“Wide-scale use of insecticide-treated bed nets has
led to substantial declines in the global burden of
malaria in...
How synaptic changes translate to
behavior changes
Learning influences behavior by changing the
synapses, the connections between neurons.
Although simple, those changes prove...
Intensive farming increases risk of
epidemics
An international team of researchers led by the
Universities of Bath and Sheffield, investigated the
evolution of Campylobacter...
Similar brain glitch found in slips of
signing, speaking
Speaking and signing come naturally, except when
we stumble over words, or swap one word for
another when we speak or sign...
‘Unnecessary’ genetic complexity: A
spanner in the works?
IMAGE: McMaster University researcher Bhagwati
Gupta, a Professor of Biology. view more Credit: JD
Howell,...
Early government intervention is key to
reducing the spread of COVID-19
Early and strict governmental intervention is a key
factor in reducing the spread of COVID-19 cases.
That’s the conclusion...
Considering social influences across the
customer journey
Coronavirus mutation found in one
sample could signal it’s getting weaker
Scientists have discovered a unique mutation to
coronavirus in Arizona – and it’s a pattern that
they’ve...
From a face shield to phone sanitiser and
a hook to open doors… Gadgets to stop
you catching Covid
Frequent handwashing and social distancing are
known to reduce the spread of infection. But could
gadgets — such as a prong...
Critically-ill coronavirus patient saved by
quick-thinking doctor who gave him an
arthritis drug
A critically-ill coronavirus patient was saved after
getting a promising arthritis drug that is being trialled
by doctors...
Coronavirus UK: Obesity, gender and
race death risks examined
Urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths:
Matt Hancock orders health officials to find why
certain groups including...
Study to determine incidence of novel
coronavirus infection in U.S. children
begins
“One interesting feature of this novel coronavirus
pandemic is that very few children have become
sick with COVID-19...
Targeting depression: Researchers ID
symptom-specific targets for treatment of
depression
Now, for the first time, physician-scientists at Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have
identified two clusters...
Two drugs show promise against COVID-
19
The investigators tested the drugs in Vero cells, a
cell line developed from kidney cells of the African
Green Monkey, which...
COVID-19 has unmasked significant
health disparities in the U.S.
The perspective essay, “At the Heart of the Matter:
Unmasking and Addressing COVID-19’s Toll on
Diverse Populations,”...
Timing of maturity, feelings about
ethnicity and race can positively affect
black males’ self-concept, well-being
Black males start puberty at younger ages than
males of other racial or ethnic groups, and early
puberty has been linked...
Novel necklace detects abnormal heart
rhythm
Sophia Antipolis – 5 May 2020: An ingenious
necklace which detects abnormal heart rhythm will
be showcased for the...
Supercomputer simulations present
potential active substances against
coronavirus
Researchers from Emory University, University of
Maryland, Vanderbilt University, and Hong Kong
University of Science and...
Saving energy and lives: How a solar
chimney can boost fire safety
A must-have in green building design, solar
chimneys can slash energy costs up to 50%. Now
research reveals they could also...
Dermatologists warn red spots, blisters
and itchy wheals could be a sign of the
killer coronavirus
Red spots on the hands, blisters on the torso and
itchy wheals have been identified as possible signs
of the coronavirus. Dermatologists...
Gilead CEO promises to make remdesivir
affordable
The antiviral remdesivir has shown promise for
treating coronavirus, and the head of the drug’s
maker, Gilead Sciences,...
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Don’t fall
victim to furlough Merlot
Have you found yourself reaching for a soothing
glass of wine or three, or a hefty gin and tonic each
night during lockdown? While...
How to put neurons into cages
In a collaboration with Stanford University, nerve
cells have now been introduced into spherical cage
structures using acoustic...
Viruses from feces can help combat
obesity and diabetes
In recent years, faecal transplants from healthy
donors to sick patients have become a popular way
of treating a serious...
How many jobs do robots really replace?
Now a study co-authored by an MIT professor puts
firm numbers on the trend, finding a very real impact
— although one...
Recently recovered COVID-19 patients
produce varying virus-specific antibodies
It is not clear why immune responses varied widely
across the patients. The authors say this variability
may be related to...
Strenuous exercise safe for people at
high risk of knee arthritis
Many worry strenuous exercise could hurt their
joints 10 years of vigorous activity did not pose risk
Strenuous activity...
Brazilian and Indian scientists produce
crystal with many potential applications
IMAGE: Structure of Mn0.5Zn0.5Cr2O4 molecule
with corresponding atom clusters. Thanks to its
magnetic properties, the...
Public health training in climate change:
What are prospective employers
thinking?
Several drugs approved for treating hepatitis C viral
infection were identified as potential candidates
against COVID-19,...
New therapeutic targets for treating
memory impairment in Down syndrome
Barcelona, 4th May, 2020. A team of researchers led
by Dr. Victoria Puig from the Hospital del Mar
Medical Research Institute...
Study casts doubt over
hydroxychloroquine’s potential for
treating coronavirus
Hydroxychlorouquine, the malaria drug touted by
Trump as a ‘game-changer’ for treating coronavirus,
may impair...
Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine may
trigger heart arrhythmia
Doctors are cautioning that using
hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus may be
dangerous after more than 90 percent of...
Biomaterial immune control discoveries
could reduce implant rejection
Artificial joints, stents and dental implants are
among the most common devices that use
biomaterials to restore function...
Chronic illness in childhood linked to
higher rates of mental illness
In the study, published in Development and
Psychopathology, children reported to have chronic
health problems showed higher...
Dawn of good, fast and cheap human
genome assembly
About a year later, using the PromethION nanopore
sequencer, a similar effort proved significantly faster,
cheaper, and easier,...
New insight on maternal infections and
neurodevelopmental disorders
Both genetics and a variety of environmental risk
factors are thought to play a role in mental illness,
said Professor Kim...
COVID-19 has unmasked significant
health disparities in the US; essay on
behalf of the Association
DALLAS, May 4, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic
has unmasked longstanding racial and ethnic
health-related disparities,...
New COVID-19 guidance for
gastroenterologists
AGA has published new expert recommendations in
Gastroenterology: AGA Institute Rapid Review of
the GI and Liver Manifestations...
Providing child support after prison:
Some state policies may miss the mark
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Many states have policies that
attempt to help formerly incarcerated people find
work by limiting an...
CUNY SPH Weekly COVID-19 Survey
update week 8
IMAGE: If businesses reopen June 1 with some
spacing precautions view more Credit: CUNY SPH
May 4, 2020n — Researchers at Columbia
University Mailman School of Public Health found
that 92 percent of employers...
Effects of recommender systems in e-
commerce vary by product attributes and
review ratings
Recommender systems are used in e-commerce to
guide consumers with messages like “People who
purchased this item also...
Malaria ‘completely stopped’ by microbe
Scientists have discovered a microbe that
completely protects mosquitoes from being infected
with malaria. The team in Kenya...
Coronavirus: UK contact-tracing app is
ready for Isle of Wight downloads
A test version of the NHS’s coronavirus contact-
tracing app has been published to Apple and
Google’s app stores. Council...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: I have loathed
them for years. Now I discover video
games boost the brain!
Like many, I’ve long believed that our relentless use
of social media is, for want of a better term, rotting
our brains....
DIY stores, at-home tests and frostbitten
toes: DR ELLIE CANNON answers your
questions
My local DIY store has just reopened, so does that
mean it’s now safe to enter? BQ reopened all of its
stores last...
Is obesity the second biggest COVID-19
risk factor? Experts warn the overweight
to be ‘cautious’
Obesity may be one of the biggest risk factors for
developing severe COVID-19, according to
scientists. Elderly people,...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 28,675
with 229 more fatalities
Boris Johnson today urged Britons not to ‘ease up’
on lockdown measures too early Britain’s
preliminary...
User research at BESSY II: How new
materials increase the efficiency of direct
ethanol fuel cells
IMAGE: The material consists of Nafion with
embedded nanoparticles. view more Credit:
B.Matos/IPEN Ethanol...
Activating an estrogen receptor can stop
pancreatic cancer cells from growing
IMAGE: Activating a receptor found on the surface
of many normal and cancer tissues can not only
stop pancreatic cancer...
Ohio State’s Mehta leads AHA statement
on cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new statement issued today
by the American Heart Association emphasizes the
importance of taking...
New York, May...
Coronavirus: World must ‘pull together’
to find and fund vaccine
The European Commission has launched a global
effort to fund research on a vaccine and other tools
to combat the coronavirus. It...
Nightingale Hospital in London placed on
standby
The Nightingale Hospital in London is expected to
be placed on standby in the coming days, and will
no longer be admitting...
Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic
minority health workers PPE at all times
Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic minority health
workers PPE at all times amid alarming Covid-19
death rates among black...
What we can all learn from the 100-year-
old super survivors who caught
coronavirus
The odds were stacked against 100-year-old Elsie
Kelsall. Three weeks ago, the great-great-
grandmother from Staffordshire...
EVE SIMMONS: What’s so wrong with a
doctor on the Covid front line enjoying a
doughnut on his break?
Becoming infected with coronavirus undoubtedly
tops the list of current health fears for most Britons.
But getting fat seems...
Coronavirus UK: Care home deaths NOT
inevitable, report says
Coronavirus deaths in care homes are not
inevitable, a report has warned amid fears the killer
virus has claimed the lives...
Women’s heart attack symptoms are not
all that different
“Heart attack symptoms are often labelled as
‘typical’ in men and ‘atypical’ in women,”...
URI professor: Climate change increases
risk of fisheries conflict
KINGSTON, R.I. – May 4, 2020 – A team of fisheries
scientists and marine policy experts, led by a
University...
Research suggests new therapeutic
target for kidney diseases
(Boston)–Researchers have published a new study
that suggests a signaling pathway called ROBO2 is
a therapeutic target...
Chronic medical conditions may place
youth at an increased risk for anxiety
disorders
Washington, DC, May 4, 2020 – Youth who report
one of the seven chronic medical conditions
(CMCs), including asthma,...
Expansion, environmental impacts of
irrigation by 2050 greatly underestimated
The amount of farmland around the world that will
need to be irrigated in order to feed an estimated
global population of...
Being fat triggers a ‘troublesome’
immune response to Covid-19, scientists
fear as SAGE investigates
Being fat triggers a ‘troublesome’ immune response
to COVID-19, scientists fear. Scientists advising
Government...
DR ELLIE CANNON: The £20 gadget no
family should be without during the
coronavirus pandemic
It’s impossible to comprehend how terrifying
coronavirus is – until it hits someone you care about.
A month ago,...
Official list of Covid symptoms is ‘dodgy
and inadequate’: Top scientific adviser
The official list of COVID symptoms has been
branded ‘dodgy’ and ‘inadequate’ by a top
scientific...
One in four coronavirus patients on
ventilation suffer KIDNEY failure
Over a quarter of coronavirus patients on ventilation
suffer kidney failure, causing a shortage of vital
equipment. Charities...
How catastrophic outburst floods may
have carved Greenland’s ‘grand canyon’
IMAGE: Benjamin Keisling, at the time a UMass
Amherst Ph.D. student, conducted fieldwork in
Northeast Greenland at...
Alternate light 5 times more effective in
detecting bruises on victims of color
IMAGE: A George Mason University study led by Dr.
Katherine Scafide found alternate light was five
times better at...
Labels on alcohol bottles increase
awareness of drinking harms, guidelines
IMAGE: Do alcohol warning labels work? Findings
from a real-world experiment view more Credit:
University...
Last supper: Fish use sharp barbs and
spines to fight off hungry seals
IMAGE: 3D models of fur seal skull showing the fish
spines. view more Credit: David Hocking What price
are...
Social distancing and coronavirus: The
science behind the two-metre rule
Media captionThe UK government is advising us to
stay two metres apart – but what does that look like?
Ministers...
Coronavirus: Contact tracing app to be
trialled on Isle of Wight
An NHS app aimed at limiting a second wave of
coronavirus will be trialled on the Isle of Wight this
week. It will be the...
Study highlights gallium oxide’s promise
for next generation radiation detectors
New research from North Carolina State University
finds that radiation detectors making use of single-
crystal gallium oxide...
Elderly coronavirus patients should be
given anti-ageing drugs to make immune
systems ‘younger’
Elderly coronavirus patients could be given anti-
ageing drugs to restore their ‘young’ immune system
and help...
Son, 55, nurses Covid-stricken father, 81,
back to health after he was released from
hospital to die
A son has managed to nurse his coronavirus-
stricken father back to health at home despite the
81-year-old being released...
UK announces another 315 coronavirus
deaths bringing total fatalities to 28,446
Britain has announced 315 new coronavirus deaths
today, bringing total fatalities to 28,446 and putting
the country on course...
Antibody tests to tell millions if they had
coronavirus will be rolled out within two
weeks
Accurate antibody tests that are able to tell millions
of Britons if they have had coronavirus are set to be
rolled out...
New players in the programmed cell
death mechanism
IMAGE: The steps involved in the identification of
the final list of proteins: view more Credit: Skoltech
Apoptosis...
Aphantasia clears the way for a scientific
career path
People with low or no visual imagery are more likely
to work in scientific and mathematical industries
than creative sectors,...
Scientists take a step closer to heat-
tolerant wheat
LANCASTER, England — Researchers working on
molecular-level responses in crops have taken a
step closer to their goal...
Software flaws often first reported on
social media networks, PNNL researchers
find
RICHLAND, Wash. — Software vulnerabilities are
more likely to be discussed on social media before
they’re revealed...
Coronavirus: Testing falls short of
100,000 daily target
Testing for coronavirus fell sharply on Saturday,
days after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the
government had met its...
Coronavirus: UK hospital trials new
treatment drug
A new drug developed by UK scientists to treat
Covid-19 patients is being trialled at University
Hospital Southampton. Developed...
High blood pressure medications safe for
patients with COVID-19 disease, study
finds
Published online May 1 in the New England Journal
of Medicine, the study was launched in response to
a March 17 joint statement...
NASA space laser missions map 16 years
of ice sheet loss
IMAGE: Using data from the ICESat and ICESat-2
laser altimeters, scientists precisely measured how
much ice has been...
Persistent and worsening insomnia may
predict persistent depression in older
adults
Older adults with depression may be at much higher
risk of remaining depressed if they are experiencing
persistent or worsening...
Scientists use phononic crystals to make
dynamic acoustic tweezers
Acoustic tweezers are a powerful tool for contactless
manipulation of particles and cells using acoustic
radiation forces...
UBC researchers establish new timeline
for ancient magnetic field on Mars
IMAGE: Catherine Johnson, professor in the
department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric
Sciences at the University of...
Cracking the Lyme disease code
Troy Bankhead, associate professor in WSU’s
Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology department,
and his team have spent...
Neural circuit that drives physical
responses to emotional stress found
Emotional stress activates the sympathetic nervous
system, which leads to physical responses, such as
a rise in blood pressure...
Emergence of deadly honey bee disease
revealed
Honey bee colonies from across the UK are
increasingly suffering from a viral disease, a new
study has shown. Publishing...
CO2 emissions from dry inland waters
globally underestimated
IMAGE: River Elbe (Germany) in June 2018. view
more Credit: Matthias Koschorreck / UFZ Inland
waters such...
Ocean acidification prediction now
possible years in advance
IMAGE: On February 8, 2016, the Visible Infrared
Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi
NPP satellite captured...
AI-supported test for very early signs of
glaucoma progression
IMAGE: A patient’s retina showing hyperfluorescent
signals – each white spot is a single ‘sick’...
Antibodies from llamas could help in fight
against COVID-19, study suggests
The researchers linked two copies of a special kind
of antibody produced by llamas to create a new
antibody that binds tightly...
Unlocking promising properties to create
future technologies
TROY, N.Y. — Hidden within countless materials are
valuable properties that will enable the next
generation of technologies,...
Risky business: Courtship movements
put katydids in danger
IMAGE: This discovery will open new avenues of
research, exploring adaptations of gleaning bats to
their prey, as they...
Long-lasting, low toxicity antimicrobial
peptide fights ‘superbug’ lung infections
IMAGE: A newly created antibiotic, D8, kills much
more drug-resistant bacteria (purple) than the
placebo in mouse lungs. ...
Sustainable structural material for plastic
substitute
IMAGE: The cellulose nanofiber-derived bulk CNFP
structural material and its characterization. (a)
Photograph of large-sized...
Molecular basis of rare neurological
disorder reveals potential treatment
Now, his team has figured out how mutations in this
protein, called synaptotagmin-1 or syt1, can lead to
a rare condition...
Twisting 2D materials uncovers their
superpowers
IMAGE: The twist angle between the layers governs
the crystal symmetry and can lead to a variety of
interesting physical...
Real-time observation of enzymatic
processes on DNA
IMAGE: Infrared spectra at different points of time
(0-79 min) after the poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation reaction
started due...
In search of the lighting material of the
future
IMAGE: Smolentsev in front of SwissFEL view more
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic
At the...
QT interval prolongation,
hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin in
hospitalized patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: This observational study
examines the association of hydroxychloroquine or
hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin...
Coronavirus: When your child’s in
intensive care with Covid-19
Children make up a small percentage of those so far
diagnosed with coronavirus and often have milder
reactions than adults...
Coronavirus: ‘Covid toe’ and other rashes
puzzle doctors
Five rashes, including Covid toe, are affecting some
hospital patients diagnosed with Covid-19, a small
study by Spanish...
Coronavirus: Doctors ‘buy their own PPE
or rely on donations’
Almost half of doctors in England might be buying
their own protective equipment or are relying on
donations, according to...
Coronavirus: How UK death toll
compares with rest of world
Britain has the fourth deadliest major coronavirus
outbreak in the world and has now suffered more
deaths per million people...
Why do some people get two coronavirus
tests?
The Government was today accused of ‘fiddling’ its
data to make it look like it had hit its target of
testing...
Interactive map shows location of
hundreds of UK locations that have
managed to avoid a fatality
An interactive map which shows coronavirus deaths
by postcode reveals hundreds of towns and villages
have managed to avoid...
Contact tracing assessment of COVID-19
transmission dynamics in Taiwan
What The Study Did: This study delineates the
transmission dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) and evaluates...
Interference cancellation with high
precision, high speed and low
computational complexity
IMAGE: In-band full-duplex transceiver (top), circuit
block model of transceiver (middle), mathematical
model using...
Cancer patients face high mortality from
COVID-19
Bronx, NY (May 1, 2020) People with cancer who
develop COVID-19 are much more likely to die from
the disease than those without...
Why smartphones are digital truth serum
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania
published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing
that explains that the device...
Structural visualizations illuminate
remdesivir’s mechanism of action
In a new study, researchers report the structure of
remdesivir – an antiviral drug that has shown
promise against the...
Chinese scientists uncover structural
basis for SARS-CoV-2 inhibition by
Remdesivir
A team of Chinese scientists have reported the high-
resolution cryo-EM structure of Remdesivir-bound
RNA replicase complex...
Coronavirus doctor’s diary: Take care
when you clap for carers
The Thursday evening celebration of NHS workers
causes a spike in arrivals at AE, Dr John Wright of
Bradford Royal Infirmary...
Doctors say Chinese ventilators sent to
British hospitals would harm patients
Doctors in the UK have shared their fears over 250
ventilators purchased from China and called for their
‘withdrawal...
Coronavirus UK: Interactive map shows
fatalities by postcode
An interactive map which reveals coronavirus
deaths by postcode shows that people living in the
poorest parts of England...
UK announces hundreds more
coronavirus deaths
The UK has today announced another
621 coronavirus deaths, taking Britain’s official
fatality toll to 28,131 –...
Assessment of QT intervals in case
series of patients with COVID-19 treated
with hydroxychloroquine alone or in
combination with azithromycin
What The Study Did: Case series assesses QT
intervals for French patients with coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) treated...
Red light for stress
IMAGE: Researchers at The University of Tokyo and
Yokohama City University create elastic fluorescent
crystals that...
UniSA research uncovers treatment
combo that sees smokers six times more
likely to quit
New research led by University of South Australia
has found that smokers who receive the medication
varenicline tartrate...
Rubies on sapphire: Recipe for making
crystals in flux
IMAGE: Ruby crystal grown on sapphire substrate at
the Nagano engineering campus, Shinshu
University. view more Credit:...
Hidden symmetry found in chemical
kinetic equations
IMAGE: Anatoly Kolomeisky, left, and Oleg Igoshin
are senior scientists at Rice University’s Center for
Theoretical...
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infects cells of
the intestine
IMAGE: Intestinal organoids, the right one infected
with coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The coronavirus is
colored white,...
Boosting levels of good fats with an
experimental drug that acts on two newly
characterized genes
IMAGE: From left: Justin Wang, Alan Saghatelian
and Meric Erikci Ertunc. view more Credit: Salk
Institute LA...
Nanostimulators boost stem cells for
muscle repair
IMAGE: Nanostimulators bind to the surface of stem
cells, delivering agents that spur the cells to release
factors...
Tree trunks take a licking as koalas
source water
Koalas are one of the world’s most charismatic
animals. But there is a lot we still don’t know about
them. For...
Coronavirus R: Is this the crucial
number?
There is a simple, but crucial number at the heart of
understanding the threat posed by the coronavirus.
It is guiding governments...
Coronavirus: Thousands signal interest
in plasma trial
More than 6,500 people have signed up for a trial to
see if blood plasma from Covid-19 survivors can
treat hospital patients...
Organoid models reveal how the COVID-
19 virus infects human intestinal cells
A new analysis of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that
causes COVID-19, reveals that the pathogen can
infect and replicate in cells...
LSU Health study suggests nicotine
exposure alone leads to pulmonary
hypertension
New Orleans, LA – A study conducted by a team of
researchers at LSU Health New Orleans has shown
for the first time...
Green method could enable hospitals to
produce hydrogen peroxide in house
IMAGE: The researchers’ H-cell setup used in
developing their hydrogen peroxide production
method. view...
Aromatherapy may reduce nurses’ stress,
WVU researcher suggests
IMAGE: Aromatherapy may alleviate on-the-job
stress in nurses, suggests a new study led by
Marian Reven, a doctoral...
Many published psychology experiments
lack evidence of validity, study finds
The study — conducted by David Chester, Ph.D., a
psychology professor at Virginia Commonwealth
University, and Emily...
New STM technique points way to new
and purer pharmaceuticals
Using a carbon monoxide tipped super sharp needle
frozen to 7 Kelvin (minus 266 degrees centigrade),
the researchers could...
Scientists identify a new potential
reservoir of latent HIV
These reservoirs remain the main obstacle to curing
HIV/AIDS. But there is at present no easy way of
targeting reservoir...
Certain scores may predict which trauma
patients face high risk of multiple
Stopping deforestation: lessons from
Colombia
A study of deforestation in Colombia by researchers
from The University of Queensland has revealed
some valuable insights...
Coronavirus: How does contact tracing
work and is my data safe?
Millions of people in the UK will soon be asked to
track their movements to limit the spread of
coronavirus. The government...
Coronavirus: ‘Many said goodbye to
loved ones in an ambulance’
When Dr Nigel Kennea talks of the “unexpectedness
and awfulness” of deaths in his hospital in the past
six weeks,...
Natural fires help native bees, improve
food security
Most flowering plant farms employ honeybees, a
non-native species originally imported from Europe
and managed by beekeepers....
Children in rural communities at risk for
poor lawnmower injury outcomes
Philadelphia, May 1, 2020– Children in rural
communities are 1.7 times more likely to undergo an
amputation after a...
Researchers identify unique glucose-
sensing neurons that regulate blood
sugar
IMAGE: Dr, Yong Xu view more Credit: Baylor
College of Medicine Low blood sugar levels, known
as hypoglycemia,...
Study finds natural fires help native bees,
improve food security
IMAGE: Native bee in Yosemite National Park’s
Illilouette Basin. view more Credit: Lauren Ponisio
/...
First direct look at how light excites
electrons to kick off a chemical reaction
IMAGE: Scientists have directly seen the first step in
a light-driven chemical reaction for the first time.
They used...
Potential treatment for chronic pain
Between seven and ten percent of the world’s
population suffers from chronic pain originating from
nerves that have...
Naked mole-rats need carbon dioxide to
avoid seizures and here’s why
“While they thrive in their cramped nest quarters, the
air composition just above the surface of their
burrows in East...
Stroke experts offer guidelines for
treatment during pandemic
The report, published in Stroke, a journal of the
American Heart and American Stroke associations,
is timely as more data...
Understanding the initial immune
response after dengue virus infection
infections
Trauma patients are at risk of developing multiple
infections while in the hospital, but it’s difficult to
identify...
Family history misses identifying
individuals with high genetic risk of CVD
or cancer
Certain genetic changes, termed “pathogenic
variants,” substantially increase risk for
cardiovascular disease...
Parkinson’s dyskinesia mechanism
explained
JUPITER, Fla.–May 1, 2020–Many people with
Parkinson’s disease eventually develop debilitating
movements...
How to brand cultural products in
overseas markets
Researchers from Shanghai University of Finance
and Economics and the University of Arizona
published a new paper in the...
Coronavirus: NHS doctor ‘overwhelmed’
after Visor Army plea
A doctor who urged volunteers to make visors for
NHS staff due to a shortage at her hospital says she
is “overwhelmed”...
Coronavirus: Parents urged to keep up
child vaccinations
NHS England says it is still offering essential
vaccinations and is appealing to parents not to miss
appointments for their...
Telemedicine transforms response to
COVID-19 pandemic in disease epicenter
The findings, published online this week in the
Journal of the American Informatics Association,
captures the largest experience...
Low-income workers disproportionally
affected by COVID-19
The study, published in Covid Economics: Vetted
and Real-Time Papers, used Thailand as a case
study but the findings are...
Exploiting a chink in the armor of bacteria
could result in new drug therapies
The researchers from the University of Leeds have
pieced together how bacteria build their outer,
defensive wall —...
For people with diabetes and COVID-19,
blood sugar control is key
“We were surprised to see such favourable
outcomes in well-controlled blood glucose group
among patients with COVID-19...
Researchers develop ‘piggyback’ method
to improve drug delivery of RNA
therapeutics
IMAGE: Professor Molly Shoichet is working with
SickKids Hospital to develop a new drug delivery
method using diptheria...
SILVER SPRING, Md. – A study led by scientists at
the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research sheds
new light on the...
During tough times, ancient ‘tourists’
sought solace in Florida oyster feasts
IMAGE: Out-of-towners flocked to ceremonial sites
on Florida’s Gulf Coast for hundreds of years to
socialize...
Rheumatoid arthritis patients on
medicare seeing increased costs for
specialty medications
After a sharp drop in out-of-pocket costs between
2010 and 2011, Medicare patients who use specialty
biologic medications...
Found: Neural circuit that drives physical
responses to emotional stress
IMAGE: Neural circuit that drives physical responses
to emotional stress. Emotional stress signals are
processed in...
Coronavirus: Fertility treatments to start
again in UK
Fertility clinics in the UK can open again from 11
May to offer treatment to families wanting to have
children. Clinics –...
Coronavirus: Target reached as UK tests
pass 100,000 a day
Media captionTesting will “help us to unlock the
lockdown”, Matt Hancock says The UK provided
more...
Cause of craniofacial abnormalities
Using CRISPR genome editing and other research
tools in zebrafish, the scientists found that zebrafish
PHETA1-like proteins...
Different trigger points for seeking
healthcare may explain gender divide
The threshold for making an appointment with a
family doctor seems to be lower among women,
while older women also tend to...
New targets for childhood brain tumors
identified
Children with the genetic condition
neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) can develop brain
and nerve tumors. If a tumor develops...
Nicotine exposure alone leads to
pulmonary hypertension, study suggests
Although cigarette smoking is the single most
important risk factor for developing cardiovascular
and lung diseases, the...
Timing of immune response to COVID-19
may contribute to disease severity
A new USC study suggests that temporarily
suppressing the body’s immune system during the
early stages of COVID-19...
Window to another world: Life is bubbling
up to seafloor with petroleum from deep
below
IMAGE: Hydrocarbon seep in the southern Gulf of
Mexico emitting a viscous petroleum, much like
asphalt. Hydrocarbons...
Schizophrenia drug combined with
radiation shows promise in treating
deadly brain tumors
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive
Cancer Center and colleagues have found that
adding a drug once commonly used...
Study finds high blood pressure
medications safe for patients with COVID-
19 disease
Despite concerns expressed by some experts,
common high blood pressure drugs did not increase
the risk of contracting COVID-19...
Scientists explore links between
genetics, gut microbiome and memory
While tantalizing links between the gut microbiome
and brain have previously been found, a team of
researchers from two U.S....
Scientists edge closer to treatment for
myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy is a long-term genetic disorder
that affects muscle function. It is the most common
form of muscular dystrophy...
First pregnancy complications linked to
increased risk of future premature birth
The findings suggest that term complications may
share important underlying causes with preterm
delivery that persist from...
Smoking during pregnancy results in an
increased risk of asthma even in
adulthood
Exposure to cigarette smoke is known to increase
the risk of asthma in childhood, but research
findings on its later effects...
Looking for dark matter with the
universe’s coldest material
IMAGE: Bose-Einstein condensate
comagnetometer, formed by two distinct atomic
internal states of 87Rb which are contained...
Pressing ‘pause’ on nature’s crystal
symmetry
IMAGE: Researchers from Drexel University have
discovered a way to grow hollow crystal spheres,
and pause they’re...
New toolkit provides rapid
implementation guide for adopting
telemedicine during COVID-19
CHICAGO (May 1, 2020): Stay-at-home orders
caught many medical practices and health care
systems off guard, leaving them...
Defects in the ‘Swiss-army knife’ of gene
expression may contribute to neuronal
diseases like Alzheimer’s
Army researchers see path to quantum
computing at room temperature
Army researchers predict quantum computer circuits
that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures
to function could...
Hydroxychloroquine linked to increased
risk of cardiac arrhythmias
Boston, Mass. — Since the World Health
Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health
Concern of Global Interest on...
Infectious disease modeling study casts
doubt on impact of Justinianic plague
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Many have claimed the
Justinianic Plague (c. 541-750 CE) killed half of the
population of Roman Empire....
New genes linked to severe childhood
speech disorder
The research analysed the genetic make-up of 34
affected children and young people, and showed
that variations in nine genes...
Personality traits of patients with social
anxiety disorder
“Social anxiety disorder seems to be a problem that
is strongly intertwined with personality, but at the
same time...
Certain diabetes drugs may protect
against serious kidney problems
The findings provide further support for the use of
SGLT2 inhibitors in a broad range of patients with
type 2 diabetes. Type...
Plant extract combo may relieve
hangover symptoms
And received wisdom that it’s the dehydrating effects
of alcohol and the associated loss of electrolytes —
electrically...
DNA damage and faulty repair jointly
cause mutations
Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics
Institute (EMBL-EBI), the University of Dundee and
the Wellcome Sanger...
Half of UK rice breaches limits on arsenic
for children, warn scientists
Scientists have called for labelling to warn the public
about levels of arsenic in rice, after their research
found half...
New self-forming membrane to protect
our environment
Newcastle University researchers have developed a
new class of self-forming membrane to separate
carbon dioxide from a mixture...
New study examines which galaxies are
best for intelligent life
IMAGE: Daniel Whitmire view more Credit: Russell
Cothren FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Giant elliptical
IMAGE: Favor or optimal codons comparing to
nonoptimal codons. view more Credit: Toshifumi
Inada, Tohoku University The...
PPE ‘designed for women’ needed on
frontline
There is growing concern that standard personal
protective equipment (PPE), which often has a
unisex design, doesn’t...
Coronavirus: What it’s like to be shielding
in your twenties
Grace is a buzzcut-donning, tattoo-wearing 26-year-
old with an invisible illness. She can’t see her
boyfriend or her family...
Coronavirus possibly EIGHT times more
fatal than first thought
Coronavirus may be far more deadly than current
official fatality rates indicate, a new study suggests.
Predictions University...
‘Wonder drug’ to help the misery of
migraines
The feeling is ‘as if your head is shut in a vice, with
hundreds of worms crawling around inside your
skull’,...
Coronavirus: Children just as likely to
catch infection, study says
Children are just as likely as adults to get infected
with the coronavirus and spread it to other people, a
study has found. In...
Schizophrenia related to abnormal fatty
metabolism in the brain
In recent years, drug therapy for schizophrenia has
come to a stand-still. Most of the drugs available for
schizophrenia...
COVID-19 crisis: Millions of US workers
at risk of infections on the job
Marissa Baker, an assistant professor in the UW
School of Public Health, based her calculations on
research she published...
Scientists regenerate neurons in mice
with spinal cord injury and optic nerve
damage
New research by scientists at the Lewis Katz School
of Medicine Temple University (LKSOM) shows,
however, that gains in functional...
Climate-smart agricultural practices
increase maize yield in Malawi
IMAGE: Festus Amadu, post-doctoral research
associate in the Department of Agricultural and
Consumer Economics at the...
Balancing impacts of range-shifting
species: Invasives vs. biodiversity
IMAGE: The native northern flying squirrel has
disappeared from Massachusetts as its larger
competitor, the southern...
Obese adults facing Medicaid expansion
gap
galaxies...
Coronavirus: NHS dashboard to predict
protective gear shortages
The NHS has begun feeding health workers’ use of
personal protective equipment (PPE) into a “data
store”. The...
Coronavirus: UK ‘likely to get close to or
hit’ 100,000 tests target
The government is likely to meet or “come close” to
its target of 100,000 daily coronavirus tests,
Communities...
Coronavirus: Is UK standard for antibody
tests TOO high?
Wondfo, the maker of an antibody test used in
China, is not believed to have had its rapid-response
test approved...
AstraZeneca strikes deal with Oxford
University to mass produce experimental
COVID-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca strikes deal with
Oxford University to mass produce experimental
COVID-19 vaccine for no...
Major trial shows breast cancer drug can
hit prostate cancer Achilles heel
Olaparib, a pill lacking the side effects of
chemotherapy, can target an Achilles heel in
prostate cancers with a weakness...
A milder hair dye based on synthetic
melanin
Melanin is a group of natural pigments that give hair
and skin their varied colors. With aging, melanin
disappears from hair...
Memory misfires help selfish maintain
their self-image
When asked to recall how generous they were in the
past, selfish people tend to remember being more
benevolent than they...
Better understanding of nature’s
nanomachines may help in design of
future drugs
“NRPSs are really fantastic enzymes that take small
molecules like amino acids or other similar sized
building blocks...
Children who have difficult relationships
with their moms are clingy towards
teachers
Children who experience “dependent” or clingy
relationships with their preschool teachers tend to
also have difficulties...
COVID-19 diagnostic tests highlighted in
special report
As the new coronavirus continues to claim lives, the
race is on to develop fast, convenient and accurate
diagnostic tests...
Cytokine storms and T cell counts may
offer clues on how to treat COVID-19
 Despite overall increases in insurance coverage for
low-income individuals in Medicaid expansion
states, some gaps remain...
How franchisors can use contract
ambiguity to their advantage
Researchers from City University of Hong Kong,
Texas AM, and University of North Texas published
a new paper in the Journal...
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