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Half of Americans diagnosed with COVID-
19 don’t know how they got it
Less than half of Americans diagnosed with
coronavirus knew they had come into contact with
someone who had tested positive,...
Nightingale hospitals will be converted
into cancer testing centres to cope with
backlog
Two newly-built Nightingale hospital are being
converted into cancer testing centres to clear a huge
backlog of potential...
Number of people dying in England and
Wales drops BELOW average for the first
time since March
Britain today announced 155 more coronavirus
deaths as a leading scientist claimed the first wave
is finally over with the...
Coronavirus UK: BAME NHS staff twice
as likely to get infected
Healthcare workers from black, Asian and ethnic
minority (BAME) backgrounds are twice as likely to
catch coronavirus, a study...
Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant
brain connectivity
The study from researchers led by Stephan Eliez,
MD, PhD, at Geneva University, Switzerland,
appears in Biological Psychiatry:...
Life-hack: Rituals spell anxiety relief
“In the current context of the pandemic, if you were
a completely rational being — perhaps an
extraterrestrial...
Universal gut microbiome-derived
signature predicts cirrhosis
In a new paper published online June 30, 2020 in
Cell Metabolism, a team of scientists, led by
researchers at University...
COVID-19 causes ‘hyperactivity’ in blood-
clotting cells
They say better understanding the underlying
causes of these changes could possibly lead to
treatments that prevent them...
Sneaky salmonella finds a backdoor into
plants
As the world wrestles with the coronavirus (COVID-
19) pandemic, which arose after the virus jumped
from an animal species...
New winter squash decline research
paves the way for understanding the
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Organization warns
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Six times the UK Government changed its
mind on coronavirus rules Covid-19: Tributes paid to ‘big daddy’ of renal medicine
South East NHS trusts suspend births at home and in
Facebook has today launched a campaign to weed midwife-led units
out misinformation about the coronavirus — even Medics appeal for more to get higher level PPE
though the truth about the... Covid: LA ambulances told not to transport some patients to
hospital
Doctors and nurses demand higher quality face masks in
letter to ministers
Coronavirus: Catching colds could Covid UK: Daily deaths DOUBLE to 830 week-on-week with
protect you from infection 60,916 cases
Covid-19 survivors may only be protected from
UK’s virus sequencing labs haven’t detected any cases in a
fortnight of South African strain
reinfection for six months, according to a study
Coronavirus UK: Government data suggests super strain
which casts doubt over the... cases falling
Many patients with long Covid have been unable to return
properly to work six months after infection
Coronavirus England: Which areas face Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against
numerous chronic diseases
lockdown after Leicester?
New study on circadian clock shows ‘junk DNA’ plays a key
Thirty-six authorities in England have suffered a role in regulating rhythms
spike in coronavirus cases over the past fortnight, Cattle grazing and soybean yields
official figures revealed... How market incumbents can navigate disruptive technology
change
Antibiotics not needed after most sinus surgeries:
Lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ suggest COVID-
randomized controlled trial
19 virus can infect human brain cells New drug form may help treat osteoporosis, calcium-related
The results, which suggest that the virus can infect disorders
Common drug may protect hearts from damage caused by
human brain cells, were published online June 26,
breast cancer chemotherapy
2020, in the journal...
Study finds people with brown tissue less likely to develop
chronic heart and metabolic disease
Researchers identify multiple molecules Covid vaccine: Studies suggest giving a single shot to more
that shut down SARS-Cov-2 polymerase people
Covid lockdown England: Boris Johnson ‘bets the house’ on
reaction
vaccine
Researchers at Columbia Engineering and the New imaging method reveals if antibiotics reach bacteria
University of Wisconsin-Madison have identified a hiding in tissues
library of molecules that shut...
Glowing dye may aid in eliminating
cancer
With an innovative approach to cancer surgery,
researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are
investigating a technique...
Light drinking may protect brain function
The study examined the link between alcohol
consumption and changes in cognitive function over
time among middle-aged and...
Breaking the silence: scientists
investigate epigenetic impact across
whole genome
All life depends on a genome, which acts as an
instruction manual for building all the products
essential for development...
About half of people use health
technology to communicate with their
disease
IMAGE: Winter squash field view more Credit:
Hannah Rivedal Winter squash is an important crop
grown in...
RDA publishes final version of COVID-19
recommendations and guidelines on data
sharing
IMAGE: Today, 30 June 2020, the Research Data
Alliance publishes the final version of the RDA
COVID-19 Recommendations...
New treatment strategy may benefit
patients with brain cancer
Gliomas with mutations in what are called the
isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genes are the most
common brain tumors diagnosed...
Coronavirus: ‘When lockdown eased, my
panic attacks returned’
Seaneen Molloy’s panic attacks stopped when the
coronavirus pandemic started. But as restrictions
begin to ease, the...
Leicester lockdown tightened as
coronavirus cases rise
Media captionHealth Secretary Matt Hancock says a
number of under 18s have tested positive for
coronavirus The...
CDC adds nausea, diarrhea and
congestion to COVID-19 symptoms list
CDC adds nausea, diarrhea and congestion to list of
common coronavirus symptoms In the pandemic’s
earliest days, the...
Do press-ups really mean you’re ‘fit as a
butcher’s dog’?
One of the most striking pictures of the weekend
was the sight of the Prime Minister prone on the
floor of his Downing Street...
Blow for holidaymakers as Greece
extends UK flight ban to July 15 despite
air bridge hopes
The Government officially dropped its blanket
coronavirus quarantine for arrivals today – as
Greece dashed the hopes...
Strain of swine flu virus prevalent in
China has the potential to spread to
humans, scientists warn
A new strain of swine flu virus identified in pigs in
China has the potential to spread to humans and
cause another pandemic...
Engineered immune cells recognize,
attack human and mouse solid-tumor
cancer cells
They report their findings in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences. “Cancer cells
express on their surface...
Scientists urge business and government
to treat PFAS chemicals as a class
BERKELEY, Calif.–All per- and polyfluorinated
substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class
health providers
INDIANAPOLIS — New research shows that 47
percent of people are using technology to
communicate with their healthcare...
Oncotarget: IQGAP1 control of
centrosome function defines variants of
breast cancer
IMAGE: Mislocalization of IQGAP1-BRCA1 in
human TNBC tumors phenocopies the dominant
mutants and the TNBC cells. (A)...
Novel potassium channel activator which
acts as a potential anticonvulsant
discovered
IMAGE: Figures: Identification of a G protein-
independent activator (GiGA1) of GIRK channels
view more Credit:...
Coronavirus: Worst could be yet to come,
WHO warns
The worst could be still to come in the Covid-19
pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO)
has warned, six months on...
Death rate ‘back to normal’ in UK
The number of deaths registered in the UK over one
week has fallen below the five-year average for the
first time since mid-March....
Coronavirus US: Public transit may
explain racial discrepancies
Public transit is linked to greater coronavirus death
risks – and it may explain higher fatality rates for
black Americans...
A lung physio is the secret weapon in this
65-year-old widower’s coronavirus
recovery
When Charlie Coulton regained consciousness after
42 days in intensive care fighting Covid-19 — half of
that time on a...
Toll of 25,000 dementia patients died in
just two months of the pandemic, figures
reveal
Twice as many dementia patients died at the height
of the pandemic compared with previous years,
figures reveal today. More...
Humans and monkeys show similar
thinking patterns
In experiments on 100 study participants across age
groups, cultures and species, researchers found that
indigenous Tsimane’...
The price of taking a stance: How
corporate sociopolitical activism impacts
bottom line
As the political climate in the United States becomes
increasingly charged, some businesses are looking
to have their voices...
A cosmic mystery: ESO telescope
captures the disappearance of a massive
star
and avoided for nonessential...
Major new paleoclimatology study shows
global warming has upended 6,500 years
of cooling
IMAGE: Holocene global mean surface temperature.
view more Credit: Victor O. Leshyk, Northern
Arizona University Over...
Could your computer please be more
polite? Thank you
IMAGE: Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University
have developed an automated method for making
communications more...
Implants: Can special coatings reduce
complications after implant surgery?
IMAGE: Images of macrophages (red) in which the
active substance (green) is distributed. On the left,
the active substance...
These 13 survivors are sharing their
stories of what it’s like to have a
miscarriage
The tribute to her husband, chef Jamie Oliver, on
their 20th wedding anniversary last week was
deeply personal — ‘We...
Peanut butter overtakes jam as our
breakfast spread of choice
Peanut butter has overtaken jam as our breakfast
spread of choice, with sales up 35.5 per cent over
the past 12 weeks. Peanuts...
Nearly two-thirds of people in the UK
have been sleeping badly since lockdown
After Radio 4 presenter the Reverend Richard Coles
tweeted about his poor sleep recently, his post
received 34,000 likes...
CDC report reveals coronavirus spread to
72% of inmates exposed in Louisiana
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) report suggests that one coronavirus test
may not be enough to be...
Responses to cyberbullying
Online bullying, or cyberbullying, is not a new
phenomenon, but as the world becomes more
dependent on online communication,...
Engineers use ‘DNA origami’ to identify
vaccine design rules
The DNA particles, which closely mimic the size and
shape of viruses, are coated with HIV proteins, or
antigens, arranged...
Ladder falls have long-lasting
consequences for older men
In the world’s first study of long-term impacts from
ladder falls, Queensland researchers have found
half of fallers...
Microbiome confers resistance to cholera
Bacteria live everywhere on the planet — even
inside the human body. UCR microbiologist Ansel
IMAGE: This illustration shows what the luminous
blue variable star in the Kinman Dwarf galaxy could
have looked like...
Goodbye Northwestern Crow, hello
Mexican Duck
The latest supplement to the American
Ornithological Society’s Checklist of North and
Middle American Birds, published...
A revolutionary new treatment alternative
to corneal transplantation
The team was co-led by May Griffith, a researcher at
Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre,
which is affiliated with...
Texas woman was charged $6,408 for a
coronavirus test at an emergency room
Two friends in Texas received two drastically
different bills when they were tested for the novel
coronavirus. Pamela LeBlanc...
DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health
questions
Question My husband has pitting oedema and the
doctor says there is no cure. Is this the case, and is
it safe for him to...
How to tell if you DO have a temperature
Fever is one of the major tell-tale signs of infection
with coronavirus — when we come down with an
infection, our temperature...
The 3p wonder pill
Suzy Birkett thinks the drugs industry ‘has taken its
eye off the ball’ by looking in the wrong direction
for...
Clostridium difficile: Fecal microbial
transplantation more effective and less
costly than antibiotics
CDI is an infection of the bowel, which commonly
affects people who have recently been treated in
hospital, those with underlying...
Even minor heart defects are associated
with long-term problems in adulthood
A congenital heart defect in childhood increases the
risk of chronic diseases, such as arrhythmia and
heart failure, in adulthood....
Quantum physics provides a way to hide
ignorance
University of Queensland researchers have
successfully verified a counterintuitive idea from
quantum theory — that...
Artificial intelligence identifies, locates
seizures in real-time
Their results were published May 26 in the journal
Scientific Reports. The research comes from the lab
of Jr-Shin Li, professor...
New study shows how tests of hearing
can reveal HIV’s effects on the brain
Hsiao studies whether...
Researchers look for answers as to why
western bumblebees are declining
IMAGE: Christy Bell, a Ph.D. student in the
University of Wyoming Department of Zoology and
Physiology, observes a...
New treatment for common form of
muscular dystrophy shows promise in
cells, animals
Researchers have designed a potential new
treatment for one of the most common forms of
muscular dystrophy, according to...
Women significantly more likely to be
prescribed opioids, study shows
IMAGE: Journal dedicated to the diseases and
conditions that hold greater risk for or are more
prevalent among women,...
Pernicious effects of stigma
The recent killings of unarmed individuals such as
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and
Tony McDade have sparked...
Many government call handlers traced no
Covid contacts
Thousands of workers in the government’s new test
and trace call centre failed to trace a single contact
of a coronavirus...
Leicester lockdown: Coronavirus
restrictions could be extended
Pubs and restaurants in Leicester may stay closed
for two more weeks due to a surge in coronavirus
cases, the city’s...
Celebrity photographer Rankin turns his
lens on to the NHS heroes who helped
fight coronavirus
One of the world’s most renowned celebrity
photographers, who has snapped the likes of David
Bowie and Madonna, has...
Almost a QUARTER of Britons drunk at
least four times a week during lockdown
The number of Britons drinking alcohol at
‘problematic’ levels has risen dramatically during the
coronavirus...
Britain plans to brand Covid-19 tracing
app ‘PPE in your pocket’
The NHS is considering branding Britain’s
coronavirus contact tracing app ‘PPE in your pocket’
when it...
Coronavirus UK: 25 new fatalities in
preliminary death toll
Britain today announced 25 more
coronavirus deaths as data showed half of NHS
trusts in England have gone a week without...
Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-
print blood vessels
Even with effective anti-retroviral therapy, patients
infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) sustain central...
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…
or is it?
EAST LANSING, Mich. – How do you feel about
your neighborhood now that you’ve been confined
during a pandemic?...
Solving the CNL6 mystery in Batten
disease
Batten disease is a family of 13 rare, genetically
distinct conditions. Collectively, they are the most
prevalent cause of...
USC scientists examine the impact of a
very specific defect in DNA replication
USC researchers peering deep inside a living cell
have discovered something surprising: Its system for
preventing genetic...
Nurse hugs two-year-old son after 11
weeks apart
A self-isolating nurse has finally hugged her two-
year-old son after 11 “heartbreaking” lockdown
weeks apart. Charlotte...
Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found
in China
A new strain of flu which has the potential to
become pandemic has been identified in China by
scientists. It emerged recently...
Coronavirus US: Pandemic caused 15k
extra Alzheimer’s deaths
Coronavirus pandemic led to a spike of at least
15,000 deaths from dementia and Alzheimer’s in just
four months, CDC...
Fury as UK still only recognises THREE
Covid-19 symptoms
The UK has today been accused of playing catch up
with the rest of the world when it comes to spotting
Covid-19 after the...
Scotland ‘should consider making
travellers from England self-isolate for 14
days’
Scotland should consider quarantining travellers
from England if the coronavirus crisis continues, one
leading scientist...
Covid-19 death rate in UK care homes 13
TIMES higher than in Germany
Coronavirus has killed more care home residents in
Britain than any other European country and the
death rate is 13 times...
Wearable-tech glove translates sign
language into speech in real time
“Our hope is that this opens up an easy way for
people who use sign language to communicate
directly with non-signers...
Why some words may be more
memorable than others
In research published today in the journal Nature
Biomedical Engineering, Rice bioengineers showed
they could keep densely...
Producing a gaseous messenger
molecule inside the body, on demand
But it has been difficult for researchers to study
exactly what its role is in these systems and how it
functions. Because...
Bioengineered uteri support pregnancy
Published today in the journal Nature Biotechnology,
the scientists were able to show that bioengineered
uteri in an animal...
The gut shields the liver from fructose-
induced damage
The findings, in mice, help to unravel longstanding
questions about how the body metabolizes fructose
— a form of sugar...
Raw milk may do more harm than good
Raw or unpasteurized cows’ milk from U.S. retail
stores can hold a huge amount of antimicrobial-
resistant genes if...
Team dramatically reduces image
analysis times using deep learning, other
approaches
WOODS HOLE, Mass. – A picture is worth a
thousand words -but only when it’s clear what it
depicts. And therein...
Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric
properties could lead to many advances
IMAGE: Chiral (mirror) molecules give relaxor
ferroelectrics their amazing properties. view more
Credit: MRI,...
Fat cells found to play a central role in
renal failure-associated cardiomyopathy
IMAGE: Fat cells found to play a central role in
renal failure-associated cardiomyopathy. Please
see: https://jcesom.marshall.edu/news/musom-
news/fat-cells-found-to-play-a-central-role-in-renal-
failure-associated-cardiomyopathy/ … ...
Neil Ferguson admits breaking lockdown
to see lover ‘wrong’
Professor Neil Ferguson today admitted breaching
the Covid-19 lockdown for secret trysts with his
married lover was the ‘wrong...
Neil Ferguson admits breaking lockdown
to see lover ‘wrong’
Professor Neil Ferguson today admitted breaching
the Covid-19 lockdown for secret trysts with his
married lover was the ‘wrong...
Coronavirus: Could statins reduce risk of
death?
Giving hospitalised Covid-19 patients statins could
cut their risk of dying or needing to be hooked up to
a ventilator, a...
Gender bias kept alive by people who
think it’s dead
“We found that some words are much more
memorable than others. Our results support the idea
that our memories are wired...
Air pollution’s connection to infant
mortality
“Africa and other developing regions have made
remarkable strides overall in improving child health
in recent decades,...
Study finds exercise increases benefits of
breast milk for babies
Findings from the study published online today in
the journal Nature Metabolism. “We’ve done studies
in the past...
Study: New leaders emerge as
organizations go to virtual work spaces
When work meetings shifted online this spring,
some may have noticed new standouts among their
colleagues. According to new...
New eye drops may prevent a common
cause of blindness
IMAGE: Eyedrops with a caspase-9 inhibitor prevent
retinal injury from retinal vein occlusion. In the left
image, RVO...
Princeton’s Nieng Yan tackles long-
standing mysteries about membrane
protein structure
Ion channels and membrane transporters are in the
business of moving ions and small molecules across
cellular membranes....
Osmotic stress identified as stimulator of
cellular waste disposal
IMAGE: Image of mouse astrocytes showing the
actin cytoskeleton (red) and lysosomes (green) view
more Credit:...
Neil Ferguson admits breaking lockdown
to see lover ‘wrong’
Professor Neil Ferguson today admitted breaching
the Covid-19 lockdown for secret trysts with his
married lover was the ‘wrong...
Neil Ferguson admits breaking lockdown
to see lover ‘wrong’
Professor Neil Ferguson today admitted breaching
the Covid-19 lockdown for secret trysts with his
married lover was the ‘wrong...
Coronavirus: Could statins reduce risk of
death?
Giving hospitalised Covid-19 patients statins could
cut their risk of dying or needing to be hooked up to
a ventilator, a...
Coronavirus: Could statins reduce risk of
death?
Giving hospitalised Covid-19 patients statins could
cut their risk of dying or needing to be hooked up to
a ventilator, a...
The SAGE files: One in 20 Covid-19
patients is infectious after 14 days, report
finds
Workplace gender bias is being kept alive by people
who think it’s no longer an issue, new research
suggests. In the...
The SAGE files: One in 20 Covid-19
patients is infectious after 14 days, report
finds
Boris Johnson was warned confusion about the
Covid-19 alert level may spark ‘public anxiety’ days
before eased...
Blood pressure connected to eye health
in young children
DALLAS, June 29, 2020 — Young children with
narrow retinal artery diameters were more likely to
develop higher blood...
Tiny antibodies found in ALPACAS could
help suppress a second wave of
coronavirus
Tiny antibodies found in ALPACAS could help
suppress a second wave of coronavirus and allow
countries to safely lift lockdown,...
Soft coral garden discovered in
Greenland’s deep sea
A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been
discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from
UCL, ZSL and Greenland...
Coronavirus: UK confirms Sunday death
toll
Another 36 people have died of coronavirus in
hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland,
taking the total death toll...
Gold mining restricts Amazon rainforest
recovery
IMAGE: Initial forest loss at a gold mining site at
Mahdia, Guyana 2016. view more Credit: Michelle
Kalamandeen...
Now wait a YEAR for your hip op:
Patients face long delays for ‘routine’
surgery
Patients will have to wait up to a year for hip and
knee replacements as the NHS imposes strict
infection controls, doctors’...
First measurement of spin-orbit
alignment on planet Beta Pictoris b
IMAGE: To derive the stellar rotation axis of Beta
Pictoris the team used the unique high angular and
high spectral...
Britain is ‘on a knife edge’ in coronavirus
crisis, SAGE scientist warns
The UK is ‘on a knife edge’ in its coronavirus crisis
and faces a very real threat of a second surge in the
winter,...
Britain is ‘on a knife edge’ in coronavirus
crisis, SAGE scientist warns
The UK is ‘on a knife edge’ in its coronavirus crisis
and faces a very real threat of a second surge in the
winter,...
Boris Johnson was warned confusion about the
Covid-19 alert level may spark ‘public anxiety’ days
before eased...
The SAGE files: One in 20 Covid-19
patients is infectious after 14 days, report
finds
Boris Johnson was warned confusion about the
Covid-19 alert level may spark ‘public anxiety’ days
before eased...
Tiny antibodies found in ALPACAS could
help suppress a second wave of
coronavirus
Tiny antibodies found in ALPACAS could help
suppress a second wave of coronavirus and allow
countries to safely lift lockdown,...
Tiny antibodies found in ALPACAS could
help suppress a second wave of
coronavirus
Tiny antibodies found in ALPACAS could help
suppress a second wave of coronavirus and allow
countries to safely lift lockdown,...
Coronavirus: UK confirms Sunday death
toll
Another 36 people have died of coronavirus in
hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland,
taking the total death toll...
Coronavirus: UK confirms Sunday death
toll
Another 36 people have died of coronavirus in
hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland,
taking the total death toll...
Now wait a YEAR for your hip op:
Patients face long delays for ‘routine’
surgery
Patients will have to wait up to a year for hip and
knee replacements as the NHS imposes strict
infection controls, doctors’...
Now wait a YEAR for your hip op:
Patients face long delays for ‘routine’
surgery
Patients will have to wait up to a year for hip and
knee replacements as the NHS imposes strict
infection controls, doctors’...
Ecosystem degradation could raise risk
of pandemics
Environmental destruction may make pandemics
more likely and less manageable, new research
suggests. The study, by the University...
Britain is ‘on a knife edge’ in coronavirus
crisis, SAGE scientist warns
The UK is ‘on a knife edge’ in its coronavirus crisis
and faces a very real threat of a second surge in the
winter,...
Researchers print, tune graphene
sensors to monitor food freshness, safety
IMAGE: Researchers are using aerosol-jet-printing
technology to create these graphene biosensors that
can detect histamine,...
Pakistan was the origin for HALF of
Britain’s 60 recent imported coronavirus
cases
Half of Britain’s imported coronavirus cases in June
came from Pakistan, data suggests amid calls for
tougher quarantine...
Pakistan was the origin for HALF of
Britain’s 60 recent imported coronavirus
cases
Half of Britain’s imported coronavirus cases in June
came from Pakistan, data suggests amid calls for
tougher quarantine...
Coronavirus: Number of mobile testing
units to more than double
The number of mobile Covid-19 testing units in the
UK will more than double over coming weeks, with
the military earmarked...
Life-emulating molecules show basic
metabolism
IMAGE: This is Sijbren Otto, Professor of Systems
Chemistry at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry,
University of...
Trends in the global burden of thyroid
cancer
What The Study Did: This study examined the
worldwide trends of thyroid cancer from 1990 to
2017 according to geographic...
Declining eyesight improved by looking
at deep red light
IMAGE: This is an example of hand held LED torch
used in study. view more Credit: UCL Staring at a
deep...
MRI scan used for heart disease could
also pick out aggressive cancers
A type of smart MRI scan used in people with heart
disease could help assess whether children’s
cancers are especially...
Clinical characteristics, outcomes in
patients with COVID-19, multiple
sclerosis
What The Study Did: The clinical characteristics and
outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis who
contract COVID-19 are...
Cellulose for manufacturing advanced
materials
IMAGE: Lecturer and researcher in the Department
of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects at the
Faculty of Engineering-Bilbao...
Fancy Aussie bees flew in from Asia
Ancestors of a distinctive pollinating bee found
across Australia probably originated in tropical Asian
countries, islands...
No leg to stand on for Australia’s
flamingos
The sweeping pink salt lakes across Australia’s
interior are all that remain of the lush green places
three species...
Pakistan was the origin for HALF of
Britain’s 60 recent imported coronavirus
cases
Half of Britain’s imported coronavirus cases in June
came from Pakistan, data suggests amid calls for
tougher quarantine...
Pregnancy stereotypes can lead to
workplace accidents
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Fears of confirming
stereotypes about pregnant workers as incompetent,
weak or less committed to...
Coronavirus: Survivors ‘at risk of PTSD’
People who were seriously ill in hospital with
coronavirus need to be urgently screened for post-
traumatic stress disorder,...
SNAP work requirements put low-income
Americans at risk
WASHINGTON, DC (June 26, 2020) – When work
requirements for a federal food safety-net program
start again, many low-income...
A focused approach to imaging neural
activity in the brain
IMAGE: Using a new calcium indicator that
accumulates in the cell bodies of neurons (boxes at
right), MIT neuroscientists...
Excessive sugar intake linked with
unhealthy fat deposits
Sophia Antipolis, 29 June 2020: Sugar consumption
is linked with larger fat deposits around the heart
and in the abdomen,...
New solar forecasting model performs
best
IMAGE: Varied cloud cover, such as here outside
the Angstrom Laboratory at Uppsala University,
makes reliable forecasts...
Development of safe liver sinusoid
coating agents to increase the efficacy of
gene therapy
5pm on June 26, 2020 – Kawasaki/Japan: The
Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM), the
National Institute for Quantum...
Tiny Japanese dinosaur eggs help
unscramble Cretaceous ecosystem
Tsukuba, Japan – When most of us think of
dinosaurs, we envision large, lumbering beasts, but
these giants shared their...
Precise measurement of liquid iron
density under extreme conditions
IMAGE: Our planet has a layered structure of
silicate mantle and metallic core. The liquid outer
core is located 2900...
Chemistry paves the way for improved
electronic materials
IMAGE: A thin layer of indium nitride on silicon
carbide, created using the molecule developed by
researchers at Linköping...
Can we go on holiday with another
family? And other questions
The prime minister has announced major changes
to the lockdown in England from 4 July. BBC News
answers questions about...
Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse
reopening as US cases pass 2.5m
Coronavirus infections across the United States
have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of
cases reported in the states...
The millenial pre-colonial cultural
inluence is evident in the Amazon forest
IMAGE: Aerial view of a main research site called
Tequinho. view more Credit: Martti Pärssinen More
than...
Function-based sequencing technique
permits analysis of just a single bacteria
cell
IMAGE: Design of the RAGE chip view more Credit:
XU Teng A new function-based sequencing
technique using...
Analysis of volcanic tuff gives new data
about Permian-Triassic extinction event
It’s not often that scientists are able to find tuff in
continental sedimentation, but this was
accomplished in the...
Sexist views on education within families
affect future academic choices
According to senior researcher at the Universitat
Oberta de Catalunya’s Internet Interdisciplinary
Institute (IN3)...
Safety on the beach and why gyms can’t
reopen: DR ELLIE CANNON answers your
questions on coronavirus
Last week we had to stay two metres apart. Now it’s
one metre. Are they making it up as they go along?
The two-metre distancing...
Creaky shoulder? Try a reverse ball and
socket joint!
People battling debilitating arthritis in the shoulder
are finding relief thanks to a revolutionary
‘backward’...
DR ELLIE CANNON: I’m going to stick my
neck on the line…I don’t think there will
be a second wave
It feels like we are a nation divided – over whether
or not we plan to go for a pint next Saturday. There
are those who,...
Would you dare to have a full eye lift…
while wide awake?
Patients are being offered cosmetic surgery to
banish stubborn eye-bags – while awake and with
their eyes wide open. While...
A vital game of hide-and-seek elucidated
by novel single-molecule microscopy
DNA is a double-helical molecule that stores all the
instructions a cell requires to sustain itself. The
information is encoded...
Coronavirus: Expert says Scotland ‘could
be Covid-free by end of summer’
Scotland could eliminate coronavirus by the end of
the summer if the decline in new cases continues,
according to a public...
Coronavirus: Leicester ‘could be locked
down’ says home secretary
The city of Leicester may be facing a localised
lockdown after a rise in coronavirus cases, Home
Secretary Priti Patel has...
Novel and simple method to engineer a
platform mimicking blood vessels
The blood circulatory system serves as critical
infrastructure for mass transportation of nutrients
and facilitates the exchange...
Extensive review of spin-gapless
semiconductors: Next-generation
spintronics candidates
IMAGE: The band structures of parabolic and Dirac
type SGS materials with spin-orbital coupling, which
leads to the...
Pantera leo’s family tree takes shape
IMAGE: In 1950 there were a million lions living the
wild. Today there are only between 20.000 and
30.000. If we are...
Non-tobacco plant identified in ancient
pipe for first time
IMAGE: Replica pipes used to experimentally
“smoke ” tobacco and other native plants in WSU
laboratories...
Desperate to hit the gym when they
reopen? Do these five exercises first,
writes MARIAM AL-ROUBI
Desperate to hit the gym when they reopen? Do
these five exercises first, writes MARIAM AL-ROUBI
By Mariam Al-roubi, Personal...
TV presenter AIDY SMITH reveals mental
tricks used to beat the tics of Tourette’s
A voice roared from across the train carriage: ‘Will
someone shut that kid up!’ I was eight years old at
the...
NHS to seal the deal on miracle cystic
fibrosis medicine
It has been a little under ten months since Elliott
Usher died, aged just 30 – a victim of the incurable
genetic disease...
Towards an AI diagnosis like the doctor’s
Doctor vs AI In recent years, artificial intelligence
has been on the rise in the diagnosis of medical
imaging. A doctor...
The tug-of-war at the heart of cellular
symmetry
Publishing in Nature Communications, a team led by
Kyoto University’s Hakubi Center for Advanced
Research has announced...
Superbug impact on the gut
Clostridioides difficile is the most common hospital-
acquired disease and causes persistent and life-
threatening gut infections...
Critical new allergy pathway
The researchers, whose study was published online
June 22 in Nature Immunology, found that allergy-
triggering molecules from...
Gas cooker exposure can lower blood
pressure, study finds
The study, published recently in Circulation
Research and led by a team from King’s College
London, has investigated...
Side effects of testicular cancer predicted
by machine learning
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in
young men. The number of new cases is increasing
worldwide. There is a relatively...
Scientists propose strategy for site-
selective chiral drug synthesis in living
systems
IMAGE: The preparation of MSN-Pd/CD@Neu and
subsequent intracellular catalysis. view more Credit:
CIAC Enantioselectivity...
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in
water splitting
IMAGE: Atomic QTAIM basins of platinum and
aluminium (transparent) and Al-Pt bond basin (red)
in the Al2Pt compound,...
Coronavirus: Volunteers recruited for
antibody home test trials
Volunteers are being sought from NHS staff and
other public service workers for a study into the
effectiveness of Covid-19...
Liverpool: Crowds celebrating title win
despite coronavirus fears ‘told to leave’
Football fans who gathered in Liverpool for a second
night after their team netted the Premier League title
have been asked...
Marine training may take more mental
than physical grit
To help determine predictors of success or failure in
elite military training, Leslie Saxon, MD, executive
director of the...
Computational model decodes speech by
predicting it
“Brain activity produces neuronal oscillations that
can be measured using electroencephalography,”
begins Anne-Lise...
Researchers destroy cancer cells with
ultrasound treatment
Dr. Ilovitsh developed this breakthrough technology
during her post-doctorate research at the lab of Prof.
Katherine Ferrara...
Microbiome of anticancer compound-
producing marine invertebrate
Ascidians, or “sea squirts,” are primitive, sac-like
marine animals that live attached to ocean-bottoms
around...
Long-term use of muscle relaxants has
skyrocketed since 2005
Moreover, in 2016, nearly 70 percent of patients
prescribed muscle relaxants were simultaneously
prescribed an opioid —...
Neuromarketing of taste
Marina Domracheva and Sofya Kulikova,
researchers from HSE University’s campus in Perm,
have discovered a new approach...
Global economic stability could be
difficult to recover in the wake of the
COVID-19, finds study
Analysis from the University of Surrey suggests that
the economies of countries such as America, the
United Kingdom and Germany...
We feel connected when we move
together in time with music
Creating social bonds is essential for our health and
well-being. In a new study conducted at Center for
Music in the Brain...
Many families must ‘dance’ their way to
COVID-19 survival — study
Marketing managers and academics have been
studying how families plan ahead and make
decisions about family care and family...
Coronavirus: Second national lockdown
not needed
A former government adviser has said he does not
believe a second national lockdown would be
necessary during the coronavirus...
Comparing 13 different CRISPR-Cas9
DNA scissors
Led by Professor Hyongbum Henry Kim, the
research team of the Center for Nanomedicine,
within the Institute for Basic Science...
From the lab, the first cartilage-mimicking
gel that’s strong enough for knees
The material may look like a distant cousin of Jell-O
— which it is — but it’s incredibly strong. It’s...
New protein complex gets chromosomes
sorted
How cells disseminate genetic material has
fascinated researchers for centuries. In a study
published in June 2020 in Nucleic...
New study examines recursive thinking
“Recursion is a way to organize information that
allows humans to see patterns in information that
are rich and complex,...
Repeated head impacts associated with
later-life depression symptoms, worse
cognitive function
Scientists from the Boston University (BU)
Alzheimer’s Disease and Chronic Traumatic
Encephalopathy (CTE) Centers,...
Traffic density, wind and air stratification
influence concentrations of air pollutant
NO2
IMAGE: Traffic density, wind and air stratification
influence the pollution with the air pollutant nitrogen
dioxide,...
Process for ‘two-faced’ nanomaterials
may aid energy, information tech
IMAGE: Selenium atoms, represented by orange,
implant in a monolayer of blue tungsten and yellow
sulfur to form a Janus...
Simple bed-side test detects bleeding risk
in patients after surgery or major injury
Impaired blood clotting after surgery or major injury
can lead to severe bleeding or hemorrhage in
patients if they are not...
Common childhood vaccine might
prevent severe complications of COVID-
19
New Orleans, LA – A paper published by Paul Fidel,
Jr., PhD, Professor and Director of the Center of
Excellence in...
New compounds from starfish of Kuril
basin show efficacy against cancer cells.
IMAGE: Starfish Ceramaster patagonicus trawled
from a depth of 170 meters by R/V Vesteraalen
north of Rat Island, Aleutians...
Macroscopic quantum interference in an
ultra-pure metal
IMAGE: Scanning electron microscope image of a
PdCoO2 microstructure to measure c-axis resistivity.
view more Credit:...
Case for axion origin of dark matter gains
traction
IMAGE: The axion field rapidly runs over the
potential barriers and eventually begins oscillations
when sufficiently...
Pattern analysis of phylogenetic trees
could reveal connections between
evolution, ecology
IMAGE: A simulated phylogenetic tree. Time runs
from top to bottom, and nodes represent species,
lines represent the...
Coronavirus: Tsar says PPE shortage
crisis is over
Media captionLord Deighton has admitted the
government was in “crisis management” over the
PPE shortage...
Coronavirus: More care urged for
pregnant BAME patients
NHS England is asking doctors and midwives to
provide more checks and support to black, Asian
and ethnic-minority (BAME)...
Templating S100A9 amyloids on Aβ
fibrillar surfaces revealed
IMAGE: AFM image of the amyloid templating of
S100A9 fibrils on the surface of A? fibrils. view
more Credit:...
Rapid genomic profiling of colon cancers
can improve therapy selection for
patients
IMAGE: New study of Idylla led by Gregory J.
Tsongalis, PhD, of Dartmouth and Dartmouth-
Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton...
The geological record of mud deposits
The nature of the sediments on the Basque
continental shelf is very heterogeneous. From the
point of view of distribution,...
Unknown currents in Southern Ocean
have been observed with help of seals
Using state-of-the-art ocean robots and scientific
sensors attached to seals, researchers in Marine
Sciences at the University...
It’s not just Alzheimer’s disease:
Sanders-Brown research highlights form
of dementia
The long-running study on aging and brain health at
the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center
on Aging Alzheimer’s...
The nature of nuclear forces imprinted in
photons
IMAGE: A two-dimensional map of the “quality of
gamma line fit ” surface (chi^2 surface) as a
function...
Air pollution could help London transport
planners fight COVID-19
Measuring air quality across London could help fight
COVID-19 by providing a rapid means of deciding
whether to reduce public...
Designer peptides show potential for
blocking viruses, encourage future study
Designer peptides show potential for blocking
viruses, e TROY, N.Y. — Chemically engineered
peptides, designed and...
Coronavirus: US hits record high in daily
cases
The United States recorded an all-time daily high of
40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures
from Johns Hopkins...
Coronavirus death rate falling in
hospitals
Coronavirus patients in hospital in England are
dying at a slower rate now than they were at the
peak of the epidemic, analysis...
£30k-a-year prostate cancer drug too
expensive for NHS
Thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer
will be denied life-extending wonder drug because
NHS watchdog says £30,000-a-year...
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: The photo
that proves the power of forgiveness
The three most powerful words in the English
language are said to be: ‘I love you.’ But there are
another three words...
Ministers claim they have now delivered
TWO BILLION bits of PPE to the NHS and
social care workers
The British Government has now delivered more
than two billion pieces of personal protective
equipment (PPE) to NHS staff...
Tracking the spread of mosquito
insecticide resistance across Africa
There are more than 400,000 deaths due to malaria
worldwide each year, with more than half of all
cases occurring in just...
These muscle cells are guideposts to
help regenerative flatworms grow back
their eyes
The lab’s latest project offers some insight: in a
paper published in Science June 26, researchers in
Reddien’s...
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite sees
Tropical Storm Boris form
IMAGE: On June 25, 2020, NASA-NOAA’s Suomi
NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible
image of Tropical...
How to have a better day during the
pandemic
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (June 26,2020) — It’s entirely
reasonable during a pandemic to feel more
stressed, anxious,...
St. Jude Cloud portal expands access to
treasure trove of pediatric solid tumor
data
An innovative, interactive cloud-based data portal
debuted this week that lets academic researchers
mine the world’s...
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite
analyzes Saharan dust aerosol blanket
IMAGE: This June 24, 2020 image is from the Suomi
NPP OMPS aerosol index. The dust plume moved
over the Yucatan Peninsula...
Doctors raise concerns over the
government’s ‘ad hoc’ Covid-19 test and
trace system
Number 10‘s ‘ad hoc’ Covid-19 test, track and trace
scheme relies too heavily on private companies
and...
Fighting off future Covid-19 is ‘touch and
go’, top WHO official warns
It is ‘touch and go’ as to whether local Covid-19
outbreaks can be controlled, a top World Health
Organization...
Are doctors better at treating Covid-19?
Uk’s death rate has FALLEN to a quarter
of peak level
COVID-transmissions are often lower in
states where most people wear masks
Public health officials have been urging Americans
that mask-wearing works to slow the spread of
coronavirus – and...
Selling something? Tap into consumer
arrogance
A new study from Michigan State University
published in Journal of the Academy of Marketing
Science shows that leveraging...
Children of academics exhibit more
stress
Stress hormone accumulates in the hair In stressful
situations, the body releases an increased amount
of the hormone cortisol,...
New way to analyze fMRI data offers path
to improving treatment for schizophrenia
Researchers at the University of Maryland,
Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed tools to
improve the analysis of functional...
Automated stage discrimination of
Parkinson’s Disease — BIO Integration
Announcing a new article publication for BIO
Integration journal. In this research article the
authors Vered Aharonson, Nabeel...
International team of scientists warns of
increasing threats posed by invasive
species
KINGSTON, R.I. – June 26, 2020 — In a new study,
scientists from around the world – including a
professor...
Agricultural fires in central Africa light up
in Suomi NPP satellite image
IMAGE: Fires have spread across the majority of the
landscape in Angola and the Democratic Republic of
the Congo in...
Children are unlikely to fall seriously ill
with coronavirus, another study shows
Children are unlikely to fall seriously ill with
coronavirus and the risk of them dying from the
disease is ‘very low’,...
Smoking and vaping RAISES the risk of
falling critically ill with Covid-19, study
claims
Smoking and vaping raises the risk of falling
critically ill with Covid-19, experts have warned —
despite a growing body...
Covid-19 could lead to strokes in up to
six out of 10 patients hospitalised
The coronavirus may cause brain damage in as
many as six in 10 critically-ill patients in hospital, a
study has suggested. British...
Coronavirus UK: Home antibody tests
finally being trialled
Britain today moved one step closer to finally getting
a DIY Covid-19 antibody test – including one that
The risk of dying from coronavirus after being
hospitalised has plummeted since the peak of the
outbreak, suggesting doctors...
Coronavirus killed TWICE as many
factory workers and security guards as
doctors and nurses
Men working in factories or as security guards were
twice as likely to die of coronavirus than healthcare
workers during...
COVID-19 costs primary care billions
The lost revenue adds up to a shortfall of $15 billion
to primary care practices across the United States,
according to the...
EMS calls have dropped 26 percent
nationwide in U.S. since the start of the
pandemic
But the study also found that EMS-attended deaths
have doubled, indicating that when EMS calls were
made, they often involved...
Many families must ‘dance’ their way to
COVID-19 survival, study finds
Although there has been a lot of talk about how
COVID-19 has ‘slowed down’ family life, a new
study in the Journal...
Global economic stability could be
difficult to recover in the wake of COVID-
19 pandemic, finds study
Rates of growth across member states of
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) have been in decline...
A new mechanism of toxicity in
Alzheimer’s disease revealed by the 3D
structure of Aβ protein
IMAGE: The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is
inserted into the cell membrane of neurons. After
sequential cleavage...
1/3 of parents in 3 states may not send
children to school because of COVID-19
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Kindergartners in face masks.
Closed playground structures. Random COVID-19
testing. They are among...
Study finds strong evidence for a causal
link between long-term exposure to fine
air particles and greater mortality in
elderly Americans
A new analysis of 16 years of publicly accessible
health data on 68.5 million Medicare enrollees
provides broad evidence...
Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic
pollution
IMAGE: The ancient city of Tikal rises above the
rainforest in northern Guatemala. view more Credit:
David...
Lister and Watford hospitals discharged
130 without Covid-19 tests
More than 130 hospital patients were discharged
into care homes without being tested for Covid-19, a
health board meeting...
gives results...
‘Where are my keys?’ and other memory-
based choices probed in the brain
In a new study published in the June 26 issue of the
journal Science, a collaborative team of
neuroscientists from Caltech...
Estimating COVID-19 spread by looking
at past trends of influenza-like illnesses
Alex Washburne, a researcher in the Bozeman
Disease Ecology Lab, which is housed in the
College of Agriculture’s Department...
Measuring air pollution could help
London transport planners fight COVID-
19
Analysis of air pollution, COVID-19 cases and
fatality rates in London demonstrates a connection
between increased levels...
Children more resilient against
coronavirus, study reveals
Researchers from the Long School of Medicine at
The University of Texas Health Science Center at
San Antonio prepared the...
Early-onset colorectal cancer study in
young adult men reveals ‘hotspots’ of
death in US
IMAGE: This is a map of colorectal cancer hotspots
in the United States. view more Credit: Rogers et al.
American...
More evidence of causal link between air
pollution and early death
Boston, MA – Strengthening U.S. air quality
standards for fine particulate pollution to be in
compliance with current...
SARS-CoV-2-attacking T cells found in 10
COVID-19 patients and 2 uninfected
controls
Patients suffering from severe respiratory symptoms
as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection can rapidly
generate virus-attacking...
IO hybrid adsorbent to remove hazardous
Cadmium(II) from wastewater
In a paper published in NANO, a group of
researchers from Hebei University of Technology,
Tianjin, China have discovered...
Coronavirus: 70% of BAME pharmacists
have had no risk assessment
More than two thirds of black, Asian and minority
ethnic pharmacists have not had workplace risk
assessments for coronavirus,...
Coronavirus: Taxi drivers ‘unprotected’
against Covid-19
Taxi drivers have been left without “adequate
protection and guidance” despite many working
throughout the lockdown,...
Coronavirus: Most children ‘experience
only mild disease’
A study of European children with Covid-19
suggests deaths are extremely rare. Four of the 582
children studied died, two...
Countries with early adoption of face
masks showed modest COVID-19
infection rates
In “COVID-19 and Public Interest in Face Mask
Use,” researchers from the Chinese University of
Hong Kong shared...
Bringing burnt bones back to ‘life’ using
3D technology
In the first known study of its kind, researchers took
fragmented burnt human bones and tested the
ability to make 3D models...
Scientists discover cellular structure of
poorly understood visual brain region
At that point, two decades had passed since
scientists reported that a small area in the brain’s
visual thalamus had...
Hubble watches the "flapping" of cosmic
bat shadow
The young star HBC 672 is known by its nickname
of Bat Shadow because of its wing-like shadow
feature. The NASA/ESA Hubble...
Illinois professor proposes guide for
developing common data science
approaches
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The use of data science tools in
research across campuses has exploded – from
engineering and...
How ApoE4 endangers the brain
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is kind of like a delivery
service for the human brain. It supplies neurons with
important nutrients,...
Developing new techniques to improve
atomic force microscopy
IMAGE: Chemical signal produced by a 4 nm thick
polymer film collected using previous deflection
AFM-IR detection,...
Coronavirus US: Florida girl, 17, dies as
cases surge in state
A Florida teenager has died of complications from
the novel coronavirus as cases continue to surge in
The Sunshine State. Carsyn...
Steroid that helps severely ill coronavirus
patients may be dangerous for milder
cases
A steroid found to help severely ill coronavirus
patients does nothing to help people with milder
cases, a new study suggests. Last...
Economic alien plants more likely to go
wild
Faulty brain processing of new
information underlies psychotic
delusions
The results, published today in the journal Molecular
Psychiatry, describe how a chemical messenger in
the brain called dopamine...
Transgenic rice lowers blood pressure of
hypertensive rats
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is
a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and
stroke. A common class...
Medicinal cannabis may reduce
behavioral problems in kids with
intellectual disabilities
The pilot study, led by the Murdoch Children’s
Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the
British Journal of Clinical...
Molecular simulations show how drugs
block key receptors
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are among
the protein target groups of the greatest importance
for drug development....
Helping consumers in a crisis
A new study shows that the central bank tool known
as quantitative easing helped consumers
substantially during the last...
Smile! Photos converted into 3D from any
mobile device
IMAGE: Representative image for “One Shot 3D
Photography ” view more Credit: Facebook
CHICAGO–It’s...
Planning for a growing elderly population
The fact that people are living longer lives
represents one of the crowning achievements of the
last century, but also requires...
Maryland offshore wind farm could
become stop-over for migrating sturgeon,
striped bass
IMAGE: Researcher Ellie Rothermel configures an
acoustic receiver off coast of Ocean City, Maryland,
to monitor to...
A mother’s obesity may raise liver cancer
risks for generations to come, mouse
study suggests
A mother’s obesity may raise liver cancer risks for
generations to come, mouse study suggests
Researchers fed mice...
Coronavirus: Pregnant women have
higher hospitalization risk
Pregnant women with coronavirus are FIVE TIMES
more likely to be hospitalized and 1.5 times more
likely to end up in ICUs...
Treating leukaemia more effectively
These results could improve the treatment of ALL in
the future. In rare cases, B-ALL cells contain very
Cultivation a major driver of the introduction of alien
plants The international team of biologists from the
University of...
Genetic malfunction of brain astrocytes
triggers migraine
Malfunction of astrocytes in the cingulate cortex A
team of neuroscientists led by Mirko Santello at the
Institute of Pharmacology...
Genes affecting brains and brawn?
“Copy number variants have been studied
extensively, because they are often associated with
important neurodevelopmental...
One-time treatment generates new
neurons, eliminates Parkinson’s disease
in mice
For decades, Fu and his team at University of
California San Diego School of Medicine studied a
protein called PTB, which...
Research shows COVID-19 is an
independent risk factor for acute
ischemic stroke
IMAGE: Puneet Belani, MD, Assistant Professor,
Radiology and Neurosurgery, Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai ...
Looking for better customer engagement
value? Be more strategic on social media
IMAGE: Social Media view more Credit: Thomas
Ulrich/ Pixabay.com The more interactions and
connections firm’s...
Airborne chemicals could become less
hazardous, thanks to a missing math
formula
IMAGE: Purdue researchers have figured out a way
to calculate surface viscosity just by looking at a
stretched droplet...
NRL telescope onboard ESA, NASA
SOHO discovers 4000th comet
IMAGE: Courtesy Photo | The 4,000th comet
discovered by ESA (European Space Agency) and
NASA’s SOHO observatory...
Coronavirus UK map: How many
confirmed cases are there in your area?
There have been more than 300,000 confirmed
cases of coronavirus in the UK and over 43,000
people have died, government figures...
NHS annual clap: UK encouraged to mark
anniversary on 5 July
A nationwide clap to thank the NHS will take place
on 5 July, in what is intended to become an annual
tradition. People will...
Coronavirus US: Spring breakers DID fuel
the spread infection
GPS tracking of seven million US college students
who traveled for spring break this year ahead of
lockdowns suggests they...
Up to 10,000 care home residents and
staff will get monthly Covid-19 tests
little SAMHD1 so...
Turning alcohol into key ingredients for
new medicines
In a study published Monday in the journal Nature
Chemistry, researchers explained the
transformation, which involves selectively...
Variability in natural speech is
challenging for the dyslexic brain
This may compromise the learning of native
language phonemes already at an early age for
infants at familial risk for dyslexia. Dyslexia...
Receptor makes mice strong and slim
On their surface, cells carry numerous different
“antennas,” called receptors, which can receive
specific signal...
Researchers discover critical new allergy
pathway
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health have identified the sequence of
molecular events by which...
Common food additive causes adverse
health effects in mice
IMAGE: Hang Xiao is professor and Clydesdale
Scholar of Food Science at UMass Amherst. view
more Credit: UMass...
Unorthodox desalination method could
transform global water management
IMAGE: Illustration of the TSSE (temperature swing
solvent extraction) process, a pioneering
desalination approach...
Survey: Alternative medicine is
widespread among people with MS
A new survey of more than 1,000 people with
multiple sclerosis finds that an overwhelming
majority use complementary and...
UK weather: What is the UV Index and
why could it break UK records?
The UK could experience a record UV level of nine
on Thursday as the temperature continues to rise.
So what is UV and why...
Coronavirus: Tracers ask over 100,000 to
self-isolate
More than 100,000 people in England have been
asked to self-isolate by contact tracers in the past
three weeks to contain...
Pregnant women with coronavirus are
FIVE TIMES more likely to be
hospitalized, new CDC report finds
Pregnant women with coronavirus are FIVE TIMES
more likely to be hospitalized and 1.5 times more
likely to end up in ICUs...
161 ways to prevent another pandemic:
Cambridge University study
Up to 10,000 care home residents and staff in
England will get monthly coronavirus tests, the
government announced today. Health...
Coronavirus R-rate could be ABOVE the
dreaded figure of one in England
The R rate of the coronavirus in England could be
higher than the dreaded number of one, according
to a leaked government...
Coronavirus: Between 1,900 and 3,200
people catching Covid-19 per day in
England
Between 1,900 and 3,200 people are catching the
coronavirus every day in England — but the speed
at which the outbreak...
A shorter IQ test for children with special
needs
To solve this problem, researchers at the University
of Missouri’s Thompson Center for Autism and
Neurodevelopmental...
Three potential new targets for treating
epilepsy
The study was led by researchers at FutureNeuro,
the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare
Neurological Diseases and RCSI...
Control over work-life boundaries creates
crucial buffer to manage after-hours work
stress
But according to research co-written by a team of
researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign who study...
Dangerous tick-borne bacterium
extremely rare in New Jersey
But cases of tick-borne spotted fevers have
increased east of the Mississippi River, and more
research is needed to understand...
Researchers discover new boron-
lanthanide nanostructure
IMAGE: The family of boron-based nanostructures
has a new member: metallo-borospherenes, hollow
cages made from 18...
Mountain meadow restoration can bring
birds back
New Research: Mountain Meadow Restoration Can
Bring Birds Back In a new study led by scientists at
Point Blue Conservation...
Study reveals key finding about
microbiome of anticancer compound-
producing marine invertebrate
IMAGE: Synoicum adareanum: The Antarctic sea
squirt, Synoicum adareanum at 80′ (24 meters) lives
amongst the...
Scientists devise new ‘bar code’ method
to identify critical cell types in the brain
IMAGE: Two molecular markers, indicated by the
red and green fluorescence, are found together only
in synaptic Schwann...
All over-50s in Britain ‘could get the flu
jab on the NHS this winter’
Going vegan, banning the trade of exotic animals
and clamping down on crowded farms could prevent
the world from being ravaged...
Half of coronavirus-infected Brits give NO
contact details to NHS test and trace
Fewer than half of people referred to NHS Test and
Trace after testing positive for coronavirus have
given any details of...
Coronavirus UK: 149 new fatalities
Britain today announced 149 more Covid-19 deaths
as the outbreak that has plagued the nation for three
months continues...
Entry point for curbing the evolution of
antibiotic resistance discovered
‘We wanted to know how genetic disorders in the
bacterium E. coli interact with the later evolutionary
adaptation to...
First successful delivery of mitochondria
to liver cells in animals
This groundbreaking experiment marks the first time
researchers have ever successfully introduced
mitochondria into specific...
Driving bacteria to produce potential
antibiotic, antiparasitic compounds
The researchers wanted to overcome a decades-old
problem that confronts those hoping to study and
make use of the countless...
New study looks at post-COVID-19
emerging disease in children
The array of findings includes airway inflammation
and rapid development of pulmonary edema,
coronary artery aneurysms, and...
University of Minnesota Medical School
finds promising treatment to slow kidney
disease doesn’t prove out in clinical trial
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- June 25, 2020 – Historically,
half or more of people with type 1 diabetes develop
kidney disease,...
Promising treatment to slow kidney
disease doesn’t prove out in clinical trial
BOSTON – (June 25, 2020) – Historically, half or
more of people with type 1 diabetes develop kidney
disease,...
X-rays size up protein structure at the
‘heart’ of COVID-19 virus
IMAGE: Overlapping X-ray data of the SARS-CoV-2
main protease shows structural differences between
the protein at room...
Global pollution estimates reveal
surprises, opportunity
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values from 1998-2018. Warm colors indicate
positive trends, cool colors...
Coronavirus UK: 64 new fatalities in
preliminary death toll
All over-50s in Britain could get the flu jab on the
NHS this winter, under plans reportedly being
considered by ministers...
Coronavirus UK: NHS holidays cancelled
amid second wave fears
NHS staff are being denied holiday in autumn
because health bosses fear a second wave of
Covid-19 will overwhelm Britain’s...
Coronavirus: Coughs, sneezes AND
talking all cause spread
Coughing, sneezing and talking can all spread the
coronavirus – and some droplets spread more than
eight feet (2.4m)...
Could SALT WATER fight Covid-19?
Sottish scientists begin gargling trial
Salt water could treat Covid-19, according to
scientists who will test whether the unusual remedy
actually works. Gargling...
Early pandemic paradox: Fewer UK
deaths from December 2019 to March
2020 compared to the previous 5 years
Researchers from the Institute of Digital Healthcare,
WMG and Warwick Medical School, at the University
of Warwick, have...
A second COVID-19 wave could be
avoided if social distancing and the use
of face masks are maintained, study finds
Several countries that initially imposed strict
lockdown measures to limit the spread of SARS-
CoV-2 are in the process of...
Three-quarters of US workers can’t work
exclusively from home, face greater risks
during pandemic
Such job disruptions can cause stress, anxiety and
other mental health outcomes that could persist
even as the United States...
Air pollution major risk for cardiovascular
disease regardless of country income
But even small reductions in air pollution levels can
result in a reduction of disease risk. The study
shows that countries...
New strategy for Canada’s National
Emergency Stockpile System
To manage Canada’s emergency stockpile of
medical supplies and personal protective
equipement (PPE), the government...
AI could help improve performance of
lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells
A new machine learning algorithm allows
researchers to explore possible designs for the
microstructure of fuel cells and...
Researchers identify N95 respirator
decontamination method using
microwave-generated steam
Washington, DC – June 25, 2020 – Due to the rapid
spread of COVID-19, there is an increasing shortage
of personal...
Britain today announced 154 more Covid-19 deaths
and just 653 coronavirus cases, in the lowest daily
jump for more than...
More than half of locked-down Britons are
now exercising once a day
More than half of locked-down Britons are now
exercising or meditating at least once a day, data
shows. A survey by University...
Herd immunity could develop from just
43% of people catching Covid-19,
scientists claim
National herd immunity to the coronavirus could
build up with just four out of 10 people catching the
disease, scientists...
Covid-19 antibody tests are NOT ‘game-
changers’, top scientists warn
Coronavirus antibody tests should not be used to tell
people whether they have had the infection already,
scientists have...
Scientists support the use of ultraviolet
light to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
indoors
Studies show that the virus transmission follows two
main paths. Firstly, the virus can transmit through air
in droplets...
SARS-CoV-2: New insights on antibody
testing and RNA testing
Each of two papers published in the Journal of
Clinical Microbiology (JCM) addresses one of these
testing modalities. One...
Bedtime media use linked to less sleep in
children who struggle to self-regulate
behavior
According to a study from the Arizona State
University Department of Psychology, media use in
the hour preceding bedtime...
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to
doubling in dementia risk
What’s more, dementia was diagnosed around 7
years earlier in people with IBD than it was in those
without this gut...
Indirect adverse effects of COVID-19 on
children and youth’s mental, physical
health
Despite reports that children and young people may
be less likely to get coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) than older adults,...
Novel function of platelets in tumor blood
vessels found
IMAGE: The image shows platelets (red) in close
contact with tumour vessels (green). Platelets are
activated in the...
Carbon cycling in wet soils
IMAGE: Automated fluctuating water table soil
column experimental setup in which the waterlogged
conditions are imposed...
Gold nanoparticles to save neurons from
cell death
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fluorescence microscope view more Credit: IIT-
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Lecce,...
Why are gyms and swimming pools still
closed? And other questions
The prime minister has announced major changes
to the lockdown in England from 4 July. BBC News
answers questions about...
Coronavirus: Antibody test lacks ‘proper
assessment’
Covid-19 antibodies tests for NHS and care staff are
being rolled out without “adequate assessment”,
experts...
Texas on the verge of Covid crisis:
Houston’s largest hospital’s ICU is 97%
full
A hospital in Houston, Texas, says its intensive care
unit is near capacity as cases of the novel
coronavirus continue to...
Researchers develop low-cost, easy-to-
use emergency ventilator for COVID-19
patients
The team built an automated system around the bag
and brought down the cost of an emergency
ventilator to just $500 per unit...
Bacterial predator could help reduce
COVID-19 deaths
Called bacteriophages, these viruses are harmless
to humans and can be used to target and eliminate
specific bacteria. They...
Twitter posts reveal polarization in
Congress on COVID-19
Using artificial intelligence and resources from the
Ohio Supercomputer Center, researchers conducted
an analysis that covered...
Far-UVC light safely kills airborne
coronaviruses, study finds
“Based on our results, continuous airborne
disinfection with far-UVC light at the current
regulatory limit could greatly...
New drug pathway linked with tuberous
sclerosis
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurological
disorder causing non-cancerous tumors, called
cortical tubers, to grow...
A metabolic enzyme drives lymphoma
and is a potential drug target
Because of how aggressively they divide, cancer
cells have an increased demand for building
materials and energy. They meet...
Scientists develop new tool to design
better fusion devices
IMAGE: PPPL physicist Michael Cole view more
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of
Communications One way...
Uganda’s Ik are not unbelievably selfish
and mean
IMAGE: Ik women sharing a meal. view more
Credit: Cathryn Townsend The Ik, a small ethnic
group in Uganda,...
Coronavirus: Human trial of new vaccine
begins in UK
Volunteers have begun being immunised with a new
UK coronavirus vaccine. About 300 people will have
the vaccine over the...
Coronavirus deaths have cost the US
more than 138,000 years of life
Coronavirus has cost the US more than 138,000
years in potential human life, according to a Harvard
University study. Although...
Scientists uncover new genetic mutations
linked to autism spectrum disorder
“Prior to this work, the CNOT1 gene was not on the
radar of autism researchers,” says Rolf Bodmer,
Ph.D., director...
Study confirms ‘classic’ symptoms of
COVID-19
Other major symptoms include fatigue, losing the
ability to smell and difficulty in breathing. The study
ratifies the list...
Tuberculosis cases and deaths predicted
to spike due to COVID-19
Before COVID-19, over 4,000 people were dying
from TB every day. In countries where health
services are strained, there is...
Protein in mitochondria appears to
regulate health and longevity
The researchers examined humanin, a peptide
encoded in the small genome of mitochondria — the
powerhouses of the cell....
MSK researchers find that common
cancer treatments don’t worsen
coronavirus infection
Background: The characterization of COVID-19 in
patients with cancer remains limited in published
studies and nationwide...
Sunnier but riskier
IMAGE: New results suggest that conservation
efforts to open up overgrown snake habitat do
provide more opportunities...
Consumers can distinguish between
bitter tastes in beer — doesn’t alter liking
Although most beer consumers can distinguish
between different bitter tastes in beer, this does not
appear to influence which...
Study shows better option for treatment
of inoperable anal cancer
IMAGE: Lead U.S. investigator Cathy Eng, MD,
David H. Johnson Chair in Surgical and Medical
Oncology at Vanderbilt...
Unexpected mental illnesses found in a
spectrum of a rare genetic disorder
UC Davis MIND Institute researchers found an
unexpected set of mental illnesses in patients with a
spectrum of a rare genetic...
Coronavirus US: 64 Texas students
infected on Mexico trip
A group of University of Texas college students
travelled en masse to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for
spring break – and...
Anxiety rates have DOUBLED in young
people during Britain’s Covid-19 crisis,
study claims
Anxiety rates have doubled among young people
during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a
study. University of Bristol...
The SAGE files: Shutting UK’s borders
would have ‘little value’ in stopping
Covid-19 crisis
Scientists steered the Government away from
shutting the UK’s borders because it would have had
‘surprisingly...
Up to 30% of Covid-19 survivors could be
left with damaged and scarred lungs
A third of Covid-19 survivors may suffer long-term
damage to their lungs that leaves them struggling to
breathe, according...
Urine test reveals quality of your diet —
and whether it’s the best fit for your body
Scientists at Imperial College London in
collaboration with colleagues at Northwestern
University, University of Illinois,...
New class of precision medicine strips
cancer of its DNA defenses
The new study, designed to test the drug’s safety,
found that half of patients given the new drug either
alone or with...
Current serotype of dengue virus in
Singapore disguises itself to evade
vaccines and therapeutics
So far, there are no highly protective vaccines or
therapeutic agents that target DENV. This is due to
the possibility that...
Wildfire smoke has immediate harmful
health effects
In a study published today in Environmental Health
Perspectives, researchers found that exposure to
elevated levels of fine...
USC-led study: Protein in mitochondria
appears to regulate health and longevity
A new study led by researchers at the USC Leonard
Davis School of Gerontology is the first to
demonstrate that a tiny protein...
Rogue’s gallery of dusty star systems
reveals exoplanet nurseries
IMAGE: This figure shows the dust rings around
young stars captured by the Gemini Planet Imager
Exoplanet Survey, or...
Could an old gout drug help treat
coronavirus? Study suggests colchicine
can fight inflammation
Could an old gout drug help treat coronavirus?
Study suggests colchicine can fight inflammation
and improve survival odds...
Coronavirus US: Wisconsin music
festival raises outbreak fears
A music festival is set to take place in Wisconsin
next month designed to give people immunity
against the novel coronavirus. As...
Coronavirus UK: 57 new fatalities as R-
rate stays below 1
Britain today announced 173 more coronavirus
deaths including a 12-year-old, as government
scientists confirmed the outbreak...
‘Coronavirus paradox’: Protective
measures reduced other deaths
The number of deaths in England and Wales was
actually lower than average before Covid-19 struck
the UK, researchers have...
Pioneering research reveals certain
human genes relate to gut bacteria
The international study, led by the University of
Bristol and published today in Nature Microbiology,
found specific changes...
Super-strong surgical tape detaches on
demand
Now they have further developed their adhesive so
that it can be detached from the underlying tissue
without causing any...
New research confirms higher rates of
new coronavirus in Latinx populations
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for
Data Science in Emergency Medicine and the Johns
Hopkins University School...
COVID-19: Herd immunity threshold could
be lower, study finds
Mathematicians from the University of Nottingham
and University of Stockholm devised a simple model
categorising people into...
Polarized tweets reveal deep divisions in
congressional COVID-19 messaging
An analysis of COVID-19-related tweets issued by
members of Congress from January 17 through
March 31, 2020 finds that Democrats...
Resident parasites influence appearance,
evolution of barn swallows
IMAGE: A barn swallow in the Czech Republic
stares inquisitively at the camera. view more Credit:
Amanda Hund Barn...
Effects from low-level concentrations of
harmful chemicals preserved in three
generations of fish
IMAGE: An inland silverside fish three days after
hatching from the egg. view more Credit: Nathan

COVID-19 from food safety and
biosecurity perspective
The researchers, in this perspective, discuss about
the recent outbreak of COVID-19 throughout the
world and its relation...
Subtypes in Alzheimer’s disease may be
linked to tau protein modifications
A new study reveals a possible biological reason
that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) progresses at
different rates in different...
Top US health official Fauci warns of
‘disturbing’ new US surge
Media captionDr Fauci: ‘We’re now seeing a
disturbing surge of infections’ America’s top
infectious...
Coronavirus: UK must prepare for second
virus wave
Health leaders are calling for an urgent review to
determine whether the UK is properly prepared for
the “real risk”...
Two doses of Oxford University Covid-19
vaccine produces stronger immune
response than one
Hopes of a coronavirus vaccine were raised today
after scientists found giving two doses of one of the
most promising candidates...
Summer sun can kill coronavirus in just
30 minutes, virologists say
Sunlight can kill the coronavirus in just 30 minutes,
according to a study that comes as the UK gears up
for its hottest...
Coronavirus: Risk of infection from eating
meat is ‘very low’
The risk of catching the coronavirus from eating
meat is ‘very low’, Sir Patrick Vallance assured
Britons today...
Testing ALL of Britain for coronavirus
every week ‘could prevent second
lockdown’
Testing everyone for coronavirus every week could
drive out the coronavirus without a second wave or
another lockdown, according...
Gear treated with ‘forever chemicals’
poses risk to firefighters
Fabric used for firefighter turnout gear tested
positive for the presence of per- and polyfluorinated
alkyl substances (PFAS),...
Pulse pressure: A game changer in the
fight against dementia
A recent paper published in Frontiers in
Neuroscience, outlines a pulse-pressure-induced
pathway of cognitive decline that...
Use of continuous combined oral
contraceptives demonstrates bone health
benefits
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 24, 2020)–Women with
premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) become
estrogen deficient at an early...
Burns CORVALLIS,...
Simulations reveal how saltwater
behaves in Earth’s mantle
IMAGE: An artist’s depiction of highly compressed
saltwater at high temperature. view more Credit:
Zhang...
The virus hunter who got Covid
He’s one of the world’s leading infectious disease
experts. The man who was part of the team that
discovered the deadly...
Coronavirus: More than half wait too long
for non-Covid tests
The number of people in England waiting longer
than six weeks for tests and scans increased five-
fold between March and April....
Men ‘make more Covid-19 antibodies
than women’
Men make more Covid-19 antibodies than women
and are better plasma donors, a study has revealed
today. Coronavirus survivors...
Covid-19 vaccine might work best as a
nasal spray instead of an injection
A coronavirus vaccine may be more effective as a
nasal spray or inhaler, researchers behind Britain’s
most promising...
Coronavirus UK: Government response
‘disastrously wrong’
Number 10’s response to coronavirus has been
‘disastrously wrong’, a government scientific adviser
dramatically...
More than HALF of NHS patients in
England are waiting six weeks for tests
More than half of people waiting for NHS tests in
England had been waiting for six weeks or more by
April, statistics have...
Scientists use protein, RNA to make
hollow, spherical sacks called vesicles
These bubble-like entities — which form
spontaneously when specific protein and RNA
molecules are mixed in an aqueous...
Income, race are associated with
disparities in access to green spaces
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Access to green spaces in
metro areas–parks, trails, even the tree cover in a
neighborhood –...
Environmental DNA detection could cut
pathogens in pet trade
PULLMAN, Wash. – As the SARS-CoV-2 puts new
focus on zoonotic pathogens, a Washington State
University researcher...
Food-grade wheatgrass variety released
for public use
IMAGE: MN-Clearwater wheatgrass seed, whose
grain threshes freely from the hulls 63% of the time.
view more Credit:...
KIST develops eco-friendly, flame-
retardant carbon plastic ideal for
recycling
IMAGE: KIST research team used plant-originated
tannic acid to develop a flame-retardant carbon
fiber-reinforced plastic...
Nutrition a key ingredient for cognitive
health of midlife and older Canadians
A new study, investigating factors associated with
verbal fluency among a large sample of anglophone
Canadians aged 45-85,...
Common medication may protect diabetic
women from coronavirus
Yet another study has found an increased risk of
dying from coronavirus among obese diabetic
people – but a drug commonly...
Role-play shows which expectant dads
will thrive as new fathers
Researchers videotaped 182 expectant fathers
during the third trimester of their partners’
pregnancy, observing how...
Universal flu vaccine may be more
challenging than expected
The findings highlight the challenges involved in
designing such a vaccine, and should be useful in
guiding its development. In...
Study links increased exercise with lower
sleep apnea risk
A study published online as an accepted paper in
the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that
increased physical activity...
NASA satellite gives a hello to tropical
storm Dolly
IMAGE: NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible
image of Tropical Storm Dolly in the western North
Atlantic...
Leveraging biodiversity science
infrastructure in the COVID-19 era
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions
of topical issues related to the biological sciences.
The pandemic resulting...
Defining paths to possible mother to child
coronavirus transmission
UC Davis Health researchers took a critical step in
defining the possible paths for the severe acute
respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2...
Coronavirus: German outbreak sparks
fresh local lockdowns
German authorities in the state of North Rhine-
Westphalia have reimposed lockdown restrictions in
two districts after a spike...
Coronavirus: Morning-after pill access
‘hit by lockdown’
Lockdown saw access to the morning-after pill fall
significantly, figures suggest. Retail data show sales
fell by 50% from...
Biomedical researchers get closer to why
eczema happens
BINGHAMTON, NY — A new study from
researchers at Binghamton University, State
University of New York may help to peel...
First patient to use CRISPR to treat sickle
cell disease says the technology is
alleviating symptoms
A mother-of-four, who is the first American patient to
have her genes edited with the controversial
CRISPR technology to...
Profiling of lone terrorists is flawed
“Significant confusion surrounds correct profiling of
lone terrorists. There are key unanswered questions
about the...
Prenatal stress associated with infant gut
microbes
Prenatal stress can be associated with infant growth
and development. However, the mechanisms
underlying this association...
Tool to protect children’s online privacy
Dr. Kanad Basu, assistant professor of electrical and
computer engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of
Engineering and...
Introducing a new isotope: Mendelevium-
244
IMAGE: Jennifer Pore, a Berkeley Lab project
scientist who led the study detailing the discovery of
mendelevium-244,...
Simple device monitors health using
sweat
IMAGE: A multivalve sweat collector for monitoring
health view more Credit: Jennifer M. McCann/ Penn
State A...
Two-thirds of Americans think
government should do more on climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2020) – A majority
of Americans (63%) continue to say they see the
effects of climate change...
Supply chain expert reveals methodology
behind Bordeaux pricing model
TROY, N.Y. — What is the value of a really good
bottle of Bordeaux? Not one that can be bought at
the neighborhood...
Coronavirus: Newborn Mexican triplets
test positive in ‘unprecedented’ case
Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for
coronavirus in an “unprecedented” case, according
to local...
Coronavirus: Warning thousands could
be left with lung damage
Tens of thousands of people will need to be recalled
to hospital after a serious Covid-19 infection to
check if they have...
8.7 million Americans may have been
infected with coronavirus in MARCH, but
80% were never diagnosed
Millions of Americans may have contracted the
novel coronavirus at the outset of the pandemic, but
the majority were never...
Coronavirus US: Americans
OVERESTIMATE risks, says study
Americans may be overestimating their risk of
contracting the novel coronavirus, a controversial
new study from California...
Coronavirus UK: Lockdown eased on
pubs, weddings and haircuts
What can re-open on July and what will have to
remain closed? Boris Johnson unveiled a widely
expected relaxation of the...
A furry social robot can reduce pain and
increase happiness
According to a new study by Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev (BGU) researchers published in
Scientific Reports, a one-time,...
Study: Air pollution major risk for
cardiovascular disease regardless of
country income
CORVALLIS, Ore. — From low-income countries to
high-income countries, long-term exposure to fine
particulate outdoor...
Are you a hugger? It might be hereditary
A new study of twins finds that genetics play a
significant role in how affectionate women are, but
the same can’t...
Does ‘mommy brain’ last? Study shows
motherhood does not diminish attention
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — “Mommy brain” is a
long-held perception that mothers are more forgetful
and less...
Machine learning has a flaw; it’s gullible
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
technologies are poised to supercharge productivity
in the knowledge economy,...
Coronavirus US: Cold air may cause
infections in meat plants
Meatpacking plants across the US have become
notorious hotspots for coronavirus, and the cold air
inside them may be fanning...
Biochemist Dr Libby Weaver busts the six
biggest myths around energy
A leading biochemist has busted the biggest myths
around energy – including whether you really need
coffee to function...
Boris Johnson prepares to announce
‘Super Saturday’ lockdown easing TODAY
Friends and family could be given the green light to
meet up indoors for the first time in months today as
Sun’s rays can ‘inactivate’ 90% of
coronavirus, but will it help?
A new study claims that summer sunlight at high
noon can kill up to 90 percent of coronavirus in most
US and international...
The return of the Great British staycation:
Holidaymakers can book breaks in
hotspots from July 4
Brits will be able to take holidays in beauty spots in
places like Devon and Cornwall – as the Prime
Minister officially...
Social and behavioral factors most
closely associated with dying
The study analyzed survey data collected from
13,611 adults in the U.S. between 1992 and 2008,
and identified which factors...
Slow-growing rotavirus mutant reveals
early steps of viral assembly
IMAGE: This transmission electron micrograph
(TEM) of intact rotavirus particles. view more Credit:
CDC Rotavirus...
Gravitational wave scientists grapple with
the cosmic mystery of GW190814
A highly unusual gravitational wave signal, detected
by the LIGO and Virgo observatories in the US and
Italy, was generated...
Innovative smartphone-camera
adaptation images melanoma and non-
melanoma
IMAGE: Fig. 1 Two dermascope implementations.
The USB-camera-based PMSI and PWLI
dermascope is shown in (a) and (b)....
Study suggests universal flu vaccine may
be more challenging than expected
LA JOLLA, CA–Some common strains of influenza
have the potential to mutate to evade broad-acting
antibodies that could...
Experts fear vast numbers of people will
end up on antidepressants they don’t
need
As if the Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t enough,
unprecedented numbers of people are suffering
emotional fallout from isolation,...
Coronavirus US: Emergency room visits
fell due to pandemic
ER visits for heart attack, stroke and high blood
sugar levels fall by nearly 20% as Americans scared
of catching COVID-19...
Are statins making my hair fall out? DR
MARTIN SCURR answers
I was prescribed statins to lower my cholesterol but,
after a couple of months, my hair is starting to thin. I
want to lower...
What does the ‘love hormone’ do? It’s
complicated
Much of what we know about the actions of
neuromodulators like oxytocin comes from
Boris Johnson...
This enigmatic protein sculpts DNA to
repair harmful damage
In a recent example, scientists seeking to
understand the mechanism of a DNA-repairing
enzyme have discovered that the molecule...
Chronobiology: Researchers identify
genes that tell plants when to flower
How do plants know when it is time to flower?
Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-
Wittenberg (MLU) have studied...
Companies spent more than $1 billion in
ads for sugary drinks and energy drinks
in 2018
Hartford, Conn. — Beverage companies spent $1.04
billion to advertise sugary drinks and energy drinks
in 2018, a 26%...
Illuminating cell surface receptors
IMAGE: Site-specific incorporation of two
noncanonical amino acids for two-color
bioorthogonal labeling and crosslinking...
Females use anti-inflammatory T cells to
keep their blood pressure down
IMAGE: Dr. Jennifer C. Sullivan, pharmacologist and
physiologist view more Credit: Phil Jones, Senior
Photographer,...
Coronavirus: South Korea confirms
second wave of infections
Health officials in South Korea believe the country is
going through a second wave of coronavirus,
despite recording relatively...
Cancer drug: New treatment halts tumour
growth
A drug that could stop cancer cells repairing
themselves has shown early signs of working. More
than half of the 40 patients...
Can we trust ANY antibody test? Expert
doubts their efficacy
More and more people are desperate to know if they
have already had coronavirus as evidence grows
that the vast majority...
Could a cat allergy save you from a
severe case of Covid-19?
People who are cursing their hay fever right now
may want to think again. A growing body of
evidence suggests that everyday...
Why a big support bubble hug after the
lockdown really is good for your health
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson
announced the formation of ‘support bubbles’ as
part of the easing of...
Florida widow donates kidney to man
given late husband’s organs
A Florida widow has donated a kidney to the man
who received her late husband’s organs 16 years
ago. In 2004, roofer...
behavioral studies of lab animals in standard...
Online program improves insomnia in
adolescent and young adult cancer
survivors
The program, which consists of six, 20-30 minute
sessions, shows how sleep habits that may have
helped patients cope with...
Death risk highest for people with newly
diagnosed Type 2 diabetes who get heart
failure
DALLAS, June 23, 2020 — Heart failure posed the
greatest 5-year risk of death for people newly
diagnosed with Type...
Tongue microbes provide window to
heart health
IMAGE: Clinically, there are differences in tongue
images, including tongue coating and tongue colour
between chronic...
New research deepens mystery of
particle generation in proton collisions
A group of researchers including scientists from the
RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based
Science, University of Tokyo,...
Reducing the damage of a heart attack
IMAGE: This protein acts like an automobile collision
specialist, ensuring heart function is restored by
regulating...
Coronavirus: Shielding to stop at end of
July in England
The 2.2 million people who have been self-isolating
in England during the pandemic will no longer need
to shield from 1 August. From...
Coronavirus: Male plasma contains
higher levels of antibodies
Men who have had coronavirus are being urged to
donate plasma from their blood to be used in
research into treatments for...
JENNI MURRAY reveals surgery that
helped her lose 10 stone
Jenni Murray is pictured above after her weight loss.
She lost eight stone in less than a year In the final
part...
Health breakthrough with new jab that
can stop heart attacks in the early stages
A self-administered jab could halt a heart attack in
its earliest stages and save thousands of lives in the
UK each year. The...
The products that really work to banish
your blemishes
Most people have a scar. However, you may not
have to live with yours, as there are a host of
products that claim to minimise...
FDA warns Americans not to use nine
hand sanitizers because they contain
toxic methanol

Smokers good at math are more likely to
want to quit
Researchers found that smokers who scored higher
on a test of math ability were more likely than others
to say they intended...
Critically ill COVID-19 patients are 10
times more likely to develop cardiac
arrhythmias
Researchers say the results suggest that cardiac
arrests and arrhythmias suffered by some patients
with COVID-19 are likely...
Nuclear softening allows cells to move
into dense tissue, encouraging injury
repair
The study focuses on cells in the meniscus, which is
a thin layer of dense connective tissue in the human
knee. However,...
Immune cells infiltrating tumors may play
bigger cancer role than previously
thought
The study, published June 10, 2020 in PLoS Biology,
is the first to uncover the role a molecule called
IRE1? plays in determining...
Fluorocarbon bonds are no match for
light-powered nanocatalyst
IMAGE: An artist’s illustration of the light-activated
antenna-reactor catalyst Rice University engineers
designed...
Proportion of children born into care in
England now one in 200
IMAGE: The research, published in the Children and
Youth Services Review, uncovered significant
differences between...
Decline in green energy spending might
offset COVID-era emissions benefits
The short-term environmental benefits of the
COVID-19 crisis, including declines in carbon
emissions and local air pollution,...
Researchers study myxobacteria’s ability
to distinguish self from non-self
IMAGE: Vera Troselj (left) and Christopher Vassallo,
both Ph.D. candidates in University of Wyoming
Professor Dan Wall’s...
Coronavirus pandemic has NOT led to a
rise in loneliness in the US, study finds
Loneliness did not increase among Americans
during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study
suggests. When social distancing...
Saliva test for Covid-19 to make it easier
for people to check themselves at home
is being piloted
A weekly at-home saliva test to make it easier for
the public to check themselves is being piloted by
the Health Secretary. It...
FDA warns Americans not to use nine ‘toxic’ hand
sanitizers made by Mexican company because they
contain up to...
Better measure of ‘good cholesterol’ can
gauge heart attack and stroke risk in
some populations
Now, UT Southwestern scientists have analyzed
data on more than 15,000 people to better
understand the association between...
COVID-19 lockdown reveals human
impact on wildlife
Many countries around the world went into lockdown
to control the spread of Covid-19. Brought about by
the most tragic circumstances,...
Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80
times greater than originally reported
Now, a new study from Penn State estimates that
the number of early COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
may have been more than 80...
Hamsters develop protective immunity to
COVID-19 and are protected by
convalescent sera
Syrian hamsters, commonly found as pets, have
served critical roles in understanding human
infectious diseases for decades....
Study finds HCV-positive livers safe for
transplantation; Patients cured afterward
IMAGE: Shimul Shah, MD from University of
Cincinnati view more Credit: University of Cincinnati
Patients...
UTEP professor collaborates on LGBTQ+
COVID-19 Texas study
IMAGE: UTEP Associate Professor Oralia Loza, left,
and Brenda Risch, Ph.D., Borderland Rainbow
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Alzheimer’s: New gene may drive earliest
brain changes
NEW YORK, NY (June 22, 2020)–A newly
discovered Alzheimer’s gene may drive the first
appearance of amyloid plaques...
Climate change and the rise of the Roman
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The assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of
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Father-of-two, 56, who is Britain’s longest
Covid-19 sufferer goes home after 92
DAYS in hospital
A father-of-two, who is Britain’s longest coronavirus
sufferer, has finally been allowed to go home after a
shocking...
Sage adviser suggests elderly people
could wear ribbons to indicate they are
social distancing
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends
a one metre distance between two people from
separate households. The reason...
Coronavirus UK: First wave OVER by 13
July, study claims
Britain’s coronavirus outbreak could have died out
by July 13 — with daily confirmed cases dropping to
zero in all...
Coronavirus England: Shielding of
‘vulnerable’ to end on 6 July
More than two million people trapped at home under
the Government’s ‘shielding’ scheme to protect
them...
Medicinal leech genome sequenced
An international team of researchers, led by Royal
Ontario Museum (ROM) scientist Sebastian Kvist,
have announced the completion...
Urban density not linked to higher
coronavirus infection rates, study finds
The study was published online June 18 in the
Journal of the American Planning Association. For
their analysis, the researchers...
First known case of a potentially deadly
heart rhythm disturbance induced by
chloroquine therapy for COVID-19
reported
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are commonly
used to treat malaria and some rheumatic diseases.
Their use as a treatment...
COVID-19 affects adolescent and young
adults sexual and reproductive health
Huge changes for adolescents and young adults,
include school closures, potentially much more time
with family, the interruption...
Brazilian scientists develop COVID-19
accelerometer
IMAGE: Online application shows in real time
whether the disease is spreading faster or slower in
over 200 countries...
Geometry of intricately fabricated glass
makes light trap itself
IMAGE: Animation showing a topological soliton
rotating anticlockwise. Laser light traveling through
waveguides, intricate...
Virginia Tech scientists confirm usually
harmless virus attacks the heart’s
electrical system
IMAGE: Patrick Calhoun (left), and mentor James
Smyth, an associate professor at the Fralin
Biomedical Research Institute...
New design for ‘optical ruler’ could
revolutionize clocks, telescopes,
telecommunications
IMAGE: Experimental setup to generate a set of
stable frequencies in a cryogenically cooled laser
microresonator frequency...
Coronavirus: Social tree climbing ‘boosts
mental health’
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 42,647
with 15 new fatalities
Britain today announced just 15 more Covid-19
deaths in the lowest daily toll since 10 days before
lockdown was introduced...
Coronavirus UK: Outbreaks in meat
plants fuel second wave fears
Cold air in slaughterhouses and meat-packing
factories could be behind coronavirus outbreaks,
suggesting winter could bring...
Diabetic ketoacidosis threatens
hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Diabetic ketoacidosis almost always requires special
care in the hospital which usually takes place in the
intensive care...
Clear signs of brain injury with severe
COVID-19
Some people infected with the coronavirus SARS-
CoV-2 get only mild, cold-like symptoms, while
others become severely ill...
Boston partnership leverages local
manufacturing to quickly produce
reusable face shields
The authors of the study say it provides an efficient
and generally applicable approach for leveraging
local manufacturing...
More than 80 percent of Americans report
nation’s future is significant source of
stress
Following protests over racial injustice sparked by
the death of George Floyd at the hands of
Minneapolis police —...
SLAC and Stanford scientists home in on
pairs of atoms that boost a catalyst’s
activity
IMAGE: A study at SLAC and Stanford identified
which pairs of atoms in a catalyst nanoparticle are
most active in a...
Mouse model identified to study common
form of heart failure linked to age-related
obesity
IMAGE: Ganesh Halade, PhD, (center) with his
research team, postdoctoral fellow Bochra Tourki,
PhD, (left) and research...
Research in land plants shows
nanoplastics accumulating in tissues
IMAGE: A graphic showing roots and root hairs
absorbing nanoplastics. At the bottom are pieces of
plastic waste. ...
‘Game changer’ for reporters: 2016 US
presidential election coverage
IMAGE: Ryan J. Thomas, University of Missouri-
Columbia view more Credit: University of Missouri
The 2016...
Coronavirus: Children ‘developing post-
traumatic stress’ from pandemic
A Hampshire company that teaches people to climb
trees has seen a surge in interest as lockdown
restrictions begin to ease. Syd...
Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second
country to pass 50,000 deaths
Brazil has become the second country, after the US,
to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19.
It comes amid growing...
Vitamin D may help prevent a common
side effect of anti-cancer immunotherapy
New research indicates that taking vitamin D
supplements may help prevent a potentially serious
side effect of a revolutionary...
Sugary drink tax models show health
gains, cost reductions, but vary by tax
design
DALLAS, June 22, 2020 — A simulation model of
different designs of taxes on sugary drinks, which
are linked to obesity,...
Scientists provide new explanation for
the far side of the Moon’s strange
asymmetry
IMAGE: The composition of the Moon’s near side is
oddly different from that of its far side, and scientists
think...
Scientists produce first open source all-
atom models of full-length COVID-19 ‘S’
protein
The virus SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the
known cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19). The “spike”...
Anal cancer’s first randomized trial for
inoperable disease sets the treatment
standard
IMAGE: Dr. Cathy Eng of the Vanderbilt-Ingram
Cancer Center is the lead US investigator for
InterAAct, the first randomized...
New research leads to Army drones
changing shape mid-flight
IMAGE: Wings on fixed-wing small unmanned aerial
systems, like the RQ-20A Puma, launched by
Soldiers could soon have...
New study: Publicizing OSHA violations
increases compliance
DURHAM, N.C. — A single press release naming a
company that has violated workplace health and
safety regulations can...
Researchers study a novel type of
extracellular vesicles
Researchers from Sechenov University and the
University of Pittsburgh compared the properties of
two groups of extracellular...
Stroke survival rates worse in rural areas,
study says
A major U.S. study reveals large gaps between
urban and rural patients in quality of care received
after a stroke and rates...
Children are developing serious mental health
conditions, including post-traumatic stress, because
of the coronavirus pandemic,...
‘Do it at home’ coronavirus saliva test
trialled
A new “no swab” saliva coronavirus test that lets
people collect their own sample at home by spitting
into a...
Capital funding of health care in Canada
is critical, yet declined in last 20 years
Capital funding of health care, used to build new
hospitals, redesign or upgrade existing facilities and
invest in new technologies,...
Design flaws in Universal Credit for
couples revealed as claims soar
Researchers behind the report – Uncharted
Territory: Universal Credit, Couples and Money
[released Monday 22 June,...
Preventing lithium loss for high-capacity
lithium-ion batteries
IMAGE: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
(KIST) announced the development of a technology
that provides a simple...
How chandelier cells light up the brain
IMAGE: Illustration of a chandelier cell (on top in
red) connecting to a pyramidal neuron (in green on
the bottom)...
Crowded homes, poor neighborhoods
linked to COVID-19
A study of nearly 400 pregnant women in New York
City is among the first to show that lower
neighborhood socioeconomic status...
Researchers make next-generation, high-
toughness battery component
IMAGE: Research shows that reduced graphene
oxide (rGO) can help prevent the propagation of
cracks in ceramic materials...
Women and men still choose partners like
they used to
This release has been removed upon request of the
submitting institution. Please contact Nancy
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New York man, 52, walks again after
learning back pain was a rare form of
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A New York City father-of-two learned that his back
pain and loss of movement was actually from a
genetic heart condition...
Targeting stem cells: The path to curing
poor-prognosis leukaemia
Researchers at Children’s Cancer Institute have
discovered what could prove a new and improved
way to treat the poor-prognosis...
New research says displaying fake
reviews increases consumer trust in
platforms by 80%
New INFORMS Journal Information Systems
Research Study Key Takeaways: 80% of users in
our survey agree they trust a...
Depression and anxiety rise among new
moms amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Pregnant and postpartum women are already at a
high risk of depression and anxiety – one in seven
women struggle with...
Early clinical trial supports tumor cell-
based vaccine for mantle cell lymphoma
IMAGE: A schematic of the vaccination schedule
used to treat MCL patients in the phase I/II trial.
ASCT stands for...
Human activity on rivers outpaces,
compounds effects of climate change
IMAGE: Professor Jim Best led a review of the
health and resiliency of the world’s largest river
systems and...
New therapy reduces chronic low back
pain in large international study
A new study has found that tanezumab, a
monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve activity,
provides relief in patients with...
Variation in ventilator allocation
guidelines by state during COVID-19
pandemic
What The Study Did: State guidelines for ventilator
allocation decision-making during the COVID-19
pandemic are examined...
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and
resuscitations during COVID-19
pandemic in New York
What The Study Did: This study describes the
characteristics associated with outpatient cardiac
arrests and death during...
Leicester ramps up Covid-19 testing after
cases rise
A mobile coronavirus testing site has been set up in
Leicester city centre following a surge in cases.
Leicester mayor Sir...
Coronavirus: New Covid-19 tracing tool
appears on smartphones
A Covid-19 tracing software tool has appeared in the
settings of both Android phones and iPhones as part
of an update of...
Miracle cystic fibrosis drug which has
been dubbed the ‘holy grail’ could be free
on NHS next month
When Nicole Adams says ‘it’s great to be alive’, it’s
impossible not to smile. From just about anyone
else, it would...
HEALTH NOTES: Why spotting a urinary
infection is now child’s play
HEALTH NOTES: Why spotting a urinary infection is
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KKH’s novel clinical triage protocol for
threatened miscarriages saves
pregnancies
19 June 2020, Singapore – A study conducted by
clinicians from KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
(KKH)...
Ancient societies hold lessons for
modern cities
Today’s modern cities, from Denver to Dubai, could
learn a thing or two from the ancient Pueblo
communities that once...
Synaptic variability provides adaptability
for rhythmic motor pattern
IMAGE: Aplysia in motion and in a feeding state, as
well as the identified neurons in the central nervous
system that...
Patient data can predict life expectancy
for older adults with diabetes
IMAGE: Dr. Kevin Griffith of the VA Boston
Healthcare System was one of the leads on a study
that identified dozens...
Signs of being prone to adult diabetes are
already visible at age 8 years old
Early signs of being more susceptible to type 2
diabetes as an adult can be seen in children as
young as 8 years old, decades...
Resounding yes to message on a bottle
The findings – that 68 percent of Australians and 67
percent of New Zealanders surveyed are in favour –
come...
Single-spin electron paramagnetic
resonance spectrum with kilohertz
spectral resolution
IMAGE: The comparison of the paramagnetic
resonance spectrum between the traditional method
(top) and the new method...
Coronavirus: What is a second wave and
is one coming?
Coronavirus is far from over. Some countries are still
dealing with large epidemics, but even those
currently controlling...
DR ELLIE CANNON: Your country needs
YOU… to join me for the UK’s Covid-19
vaccine trials
Like everyone over the past few months, I have
watched the news, day in day out, with dread.
Thousands of Covid-19 cases...
Worrying risks of the Skinny Jab stars
such as Kerry Katona and Gemma Collins
love to plug
The failure of health watchdogs to clamp down on
companies selling weight loss injections may have
put thousands of unwitting...
Now breast, lung, bowel and prostate
cancer can all be treated in a WEEK
Thousands of cancer patients are set to be spared
from weeks of back-to-back hospital visits – after
Published: 17:01 EDT,...
Injections of ‘superglue’ could be the
latest quick fix for varicose veins
Unsightly varicose veins in the legs could be
banished by injections of ‘superglue’, after a new
procedure was approved...
The relationship between
looking/listening and human emotions
IMAGE: (a) Pupillary responses during presentation
of emotionally arousing pictures (b) Pupillary
responses during...
Proteins expressed by viruses
transmitted by Aedes aegypti Mosquito
The life span of the Aedes aegypti mosquito ranges
from two to four weeks depending on environmental
conditions, during which...
Wind beneath their wings: Albatrosses
fine-tuned to wind conditions
IMAGE: Albatross view more Credit: University of
Liverpool A new study of albatrosses has found that
wind...
One in four UK adults at risk of hunger
and potential malnutrition following
lockdown
One in four adults in the UK are experiencing food
insecurity, which is likely to have left them
susceptible to hunger and...
Simple blood test could one day
diagnose motor neuron disease
Currently, it can take up to a year for a patient to be
diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),
more commonly...
How Toxoplasma parasites glide so
swiftly
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, about 11% of the U.S. population,
and up to 60% of people...
The brain’s functional organization slows
down following a relationship breakup
IMAGE: Calculation of ignition-based measures of
dynamical complexity. These intrinsic ignition events
reflect the...
Coronavirus: A wake-up call to
strengthen the global food system
Global food production is incredibly efficient, and the
world’s farmers produce enough to feed the global
population....
Fungal pathogen disables plant defense
mechanism
IMAGE: Infection of an Arabidopsis thaliana plant by
the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. This fungus,
which causes...
Researchers pioneer new production
method for heterostructure devices
IMAGE: Researchers at the University of Exeter
have developed a pioneering production method for
heterostructure devices,...
studies and trials...
An ant-inspired approach to
mathematical sampling
In a paper published by the Royal Society, a team of
Bristol researchers observed the exploratory
behaviour of ants to inform...
The exhaust gas from a power plant can
be recovered and used as a raw reaction
material
IMAGE: CO2 partial pressure in the desorber is
lowered by the H2 supplied to the bottom of the
desorber and the mass...
Cell removal as the result of a mechanical
instability
IMAGE: Schematic illustration of cell extrusion from
epithelial tissue. view more Credit: Kanazawa
University The...
Extremely low thermal conductivity in 1D
soft chain structure BiSeX (X = Br, I)
IMAGE: Schematic crystal structures and electronic
localization functions (ELFs) of 2D, 1D, and soft 1D
Bi2Se3, Sb2Se3...
Switching from general to regional
anaesthesia may cut greenhouse gas
emissions
The evidence suggests that regional anaesthesia
provides more effective pain relief, has fewer
unpleasant side effects than...
Tick surveillance and control lagging in
US
Annually reported cases of tickborne disease more
than doubled between 2004 and 2018, according to
the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Silicosis: Ominous resurgence of an
occupational lung condition reported
AS is composed of finely crushed stone mixed with
synthetic resins and has a high silica content. It
emits respirable crystalline...
Why businesses should offer free trials to
existing customers
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Everybody loves...
Two quantum cheshire cats exchange
grins
Prof. LI Chuanfeng, XU Jinshi, and XU Xiaoye from
University of Science and Technology of China
(USTC) of the Chinese Academy...
Geologists shed light on the tibetan
plateau origin puzzle: an open-and-shut
perspective
IMAGE: Scientists unraveled part of the mystery
surrounding the complex geological structures of the
southern Tibetan...
Heat may kill more people in US than
previously reported: BU and UBC study
Death records point to hundreds of U.S. deaths from
heat each year, but even moderately hot weather
may actually be killing...
Coronavirus: How does contact tracing
work?
People who have been in close contact with
someone found to have Covid-19 are now being
traced. NHS contact tracers will...
The Kerguelen oceanic plateau sheds
light on the formation of continents
IMAGE: View of the Rallier du Baty peninsula in the
vicinity of the Mont du Commandant, Kerguelen
Islands. A pale-coloured...
New system uses wind turbines to defend
the national grid from power cuts
A ‘smart’ system that controls the storage and
release of energy from wind turbines will reduce the
risk of power...
Polymers can fine-tune attractions
between suspended nanocubes
Colloids are complex mixtures in which microscopic
particles of one substance are suspended evenly
throughout another. They...
Breakthrough discovery to transform
prostate cancer treatment
IMAGE: A novel formulation of the prostate cancer
drug abiraterone acetate – currently marketed as
Zytiga –...
‘Mild’ form of IVF could save NHS
millions, says fertility doctor
‘Mild’ form of IVF that’s far safer for women and
babies could save the NHS millions, says top fertility
doctor Medical...
Is the glass half-full… or half-empty? The
answer could affect your risk of getting
dementia
The optimist sees the glass as half-full, focusing on
what is actually there Are you a glass half-full or a
glass...
Physical activity prevents almost 4
million early deaths worldwide each year
The team behind the study argue that too often we
focus on the negative health consequences of poor
levels of physical activity...
Renewed hope for treatment of pain and
depression
Opioid-related disorders such as severe pain are
currently predominantly treated through drugs that
act on the opioid system....
Fantastic muscle proteins and where to
find them
In the process, they made an unexpected discovery:
myosin, one of the three main proteins that make up
striated muscle fibers,...
Higher rates of severe COVID-19 in BAME
populations remain unexplained
Higher rates of severe COVID-19 infections in Black,
Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) populations are
not explained by socioeconomic...
Coronavirus: Scam warning over NHS
test and trace
People are being warned to be on their guard
against scammers posing as NHS contact tracers.
Local councils in England and...
Smartphone app uses voice recordings to
detect fluid in the lungs
Sophia Antipolis – 19 June 2020: Voice analysis by
a smartphone app identifies lung congestion in heart
failure patients,...
Mortality rates higher following kidney
injury, University of Cincinnati research
finds
New research from the University of Cincinnati
shows kidney failure resulting from acute kidney
injury (AKI) leads to a higher...
How a historic drought led to higher
power costs and emissions
Drought can mean restrictions for watering the lawn,
crop losses for farmers and an increased risk of
wildfires. But it can...
Shining light on a malignant lung cancer
IMAGE: The therapy could involve injecting a
podoplanin antibody conjugated with a
photoabsorber and then shining near-infrared...
Pregnant women can now enroll in U
Penn plasma coronavirus trial
Pregnant women with coronavirus can now
participate in a trial using plasma from survivors of
the infection to treat them,...
Kids Robitussin and Dimetapp cough
syrups recalled over dosing fears
Kids Robitussin and Dimetapp cough syrups
recalled over fears missing marks on their dosing
cups could lead to accidental...
How cancer drugs find their targets could
lead to a new toolset for drug
development
But in the past few years, research at Whitehead
Institute and elsewhere has shown that there are
other cellular organelles...
Memory impairment in mice reduced by
soy derivate that can enter the brain
intact
Derived by breaking apart the proteins in soybeans,
the memory-effecting molecule is classified as a
dipeptide because it...
Researchers attempt new treatment
approach for blood cancer
(Boston)–In an effort to improve the survival of
patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms, a type of
leukemia, researchers...
Measuring a tiny quasiparticle is a major
step forward for semiconductor
technology
TROY, N.Y. — A team of researchers led by Sufei
Shi, an assistant professor of chemical and

Skyrmion dynamics and traverse mobility
As the demands on information technology increase,
the need to improve the storage of data also grows.
Many solid-state systems...
Adolescents from disadvantaged
neighborhoods show gene regulation
differences
DURHAM, N.C. – The neighborhood a child grows
up in may influence their health for years to come in
previously invisible...
New adjuvant successful in extending
immunity against HIV
ATLANTA – Researchers at the Yerkes National
Primate Research Center and the Emory Vaccine
Center (EVC) are first to...
NHS child gender clinic: Staff concerns
‘shut down’
Staff at England’s only children’s NHS gender clinic
say concerns about patient welfare were shut down,
leaked...
Coronavirus: UK’s Covid-19 alert level
reduced from four to three
The UK’s coronavirus alert level has been
downgraded from four to three, its chief medical
officers have said. Under...
Human brain size gene triggers bigger
brain in monkey fetus
The expansion of the human brain during evolution,
specifically of the neocortex, is linked to our
cognitive abilities such...
Survey finds US adults largely supported
measures to limit spread of COVID-19 in
May
No mass gatherings. Stay-at-home orders.
Nonessential business closures. Use of cloth face
coverings. In April, these and...
New research hints at the presence of
unconventional galaxies containing 2
black holes
CLEMSON, South Carolina – A Clemson University
scientist has joined forces with an international team
of astronomers...
Teaching physics to neural networks
removes ‘chaos blindness’
Researchers from North Carolina State University
have discovered that teaching physics to neural
networks enables those networks...
Babies with COVID-19 tend to have mild
illness, mostly with fever
A report from Ann Robert H. Lurie Children’s
Hospital of Chicago shows that infants under 90
days of age who tested...
Coronavirus UK: 13-day-old baby among
135 new fatalities
A healthy 13-day-old baby has become Britain’s
youngest Covid-19 victim, health chiefs confirmed
today as 135 more...
biological engineering...
Is teleportation possible? Yes, in the
quantum world
IMAGE: A quantum processor semiconductor chip is
connected to a circuit board in the lab of John
Nichol, an assistant...
NASA observes large Saharan dust
plume over Atlantic ocean
IMAGE: On June 18, 2020, NASA-NOAA’s Suomi
NPP satellite captured this visible image of the large
light brown...
Daughter volunteers in Chelmsford care
home to see father
A woman furloughed from her job has been
volunteering at a care home in order to see her
father. Nina Ambrose, from Writtle...
Coronavirus: ‘Secrecy’ claims over
Cleckheaton outbreak
A coronavirus outbreak at a meat factory was
shrouded in “secrecy”, it has been claimed. Health
Secretary Matt...
Gut bacteria may modify behavior in
worms, influencing eating habits
“We keep finding surprising roles for gut bacteria
that go beyond the stomach,” said Robert Riddle,
Ph.D., program...
Old drug standards delay new drug
approvals
IMAGE: Old drug standards delay new drug
approvals. view more Credit: University of Texas at
Austin. AUSTIN,...
Simulating wind farm development
Wind farms are large, highly technical projects but
their development often relies on personal decisions
made by individual...
A new social role for echolocation in bats
that hunt together
IMAGE: The research team tested whether M.
molossus can use echolocation calls to discriminate
among different group...
Environmental conditions found to affect
stability of virus that causes COVID-19
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A new study led by
Marshall University researcher M. Jeremiah Matson
found that environmental conditions...
How many people have REALLY died of
Covid-19?
At least 130,000 more people have died during the
coronavirus pandemic globally than is being officially
reported, an investigation...
Coronavirus UK: 13-day-old baby among
135 new fatalities
A healthy 13-day-old baby has become Britain’s
youngest Covid-19 victim, health chiefs confirmed
today as 135 more...
Babies born to mothers infected with
Covid-19 ‘already have antibodies against
the virus’
Some babies born to coronavirus-infected mothers
already have antibodies against the viral disease,
one of the UK’s...
Coronavirus UK: Health workers and at-
risk to get vaccine first
Frontline health workers, over-50s and Britons with
heart or kidney disease will be the first in line to get
a Covid-19...
Coronavirus UK: Outbreak is shrinking,
app estimates
Britain’s coronavirus outbreak is continuing to shrink
as two separate batches of data released today
suggested only...
How many people have REALLY been
infected with Covid-19 in China?
How many people have REALLY been infected with
Covid-19 in China? Data shows 1.2MILLION people
had the ‘flu’...
South Asians are 20% more likely to die
from Covid in hospital than white people
South Asians are 20 per cent more likely to die of
coronavirus after being admitted to hospital than
white people, a major...
Routine tests for ALL office workers to
combat coronavirus
Britain could roll out ‘batch’ Covid-19 testing to
sample swabs from up to ten people at a time, it has
been...
Overconsumption and growth economy
key drivers of environmental crises
A group of researchers, led by a UNSW
sustainability scientist, have reviewed existing
academic discussions on the link between...
Matching-commitment agreements to
incentivize climate action
Many countries are failing to comply with the non-
binding commitments of the Paris Agreement,
making it increasingly clear...
Non-invasive fetal oxygen monitor could
make for safer deliveries
Since the 1970s, U.S. obstetricians have monitored
fetal heart rate and the mother’s rate of contractions
as a way...
For babies born with a rare immune
deficiency, a unique new test to better
target care
Routine neonatal screening, although not yet
available in Quebec, has led to an increase in the
incidence of patients diagnosed...
MRI test for football players that could
detect CTE, developed by Ben-Gurion U.
researcher
IMAGE: This image of DCE-MRI reveals persistent
blood brain barrier disorder in American football
players. Using brain...
Babies born to mothers infected with
Covid-19 ‘already have antibodies against
the virus’
Some babies born to coronavirus-infected mothers
already have antibodies against the viral disease,
one of the UK’s...
Coronavirus UK: Health workers and at-
risk to get vaccine first
Frontline health workers, over-50s and Britons with
heart or kidney disease will be the first in line to get
a Covid-19...
MMR vaccine could protect against the
worst symptoms of COVID-19
Washington, DC – June 19, 2020 – Administering
the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine could
serve as a preventive...
Study finds ‘dark matter’ DNA is vital for
rice reproduction
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science
and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have
shed light on the reproductive...
New light shone on inflammatory cell
death regulator
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have
made significant advances in understanding the
inflammatory cell death regulatory...
The rate we acquire genetic mutations
could help predict lifespan, fertility
Differences in the rate that genetic mutations
accumulate in healthy young adults could help
predict remaining lifespan in...
Coronavirus is sending British society
back to the 1950s for many women’
UK society has ‘regressed to a 1950s way of living’
for many British women because the Covid-19
pandemic has...
Classes set by ability are hitting
children’s self-confidence
This is according to a new substantial study, by
experts from the UCL Institute of Education,
Queen’s University Belfast...
A novel radioisotope therapy for children
with neuroblastoma
IMAGE: Scintigrams at 131I-MIBG therapy. Multiple
131I-MIBG accumulations are seen in bone
metastases (red arrows)....
Brainsourcing automatically identifies
human preferences
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have
developed a technique, using artificial intelligence,
to analyse opinions,...
Coronavirus: What is dexamethasone and
how does it work?
An anti-inflammatory drug called dexamethasone
has been hailed as a ground-breaking treatment for
hospital patients seriously...
UK virus-tracing app switches to Apple-
Google model
In a major U-turn, the UK is ditching the way its
current coronavirus-tracing app works and shifting to
a model based on...
Coronavirus: South Asian people most
likely to die in hospital
South Asian people are the most likely to die from
coronavirus after being admitted to hospital in Great
Britain, major analysis...
Nine in 10 Americans are worried drug
prices will go UP due to COVID-19
The majority of Americans believe the costs of their
insurance, drugs and health care will rise in the
wake of the coronavirus...
Poor sleep significantly linked with
teenage depression
In a paper published in the Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, researchers analysed
self-reported sleep quality...
Hookworm trial offers new hope to MS
patients
The findings of the research, published in the journal
JAMA Neurology, show that infecting MS patients
with a safe dose of...
Genetic variation may affect bacterial
composition and healing of wounds
Chronic wounds, which fail to show signs of healing
within three weeks, are a costly burden to patients.
Bacterial infection...
Sedentary behavior independently
predicts cancer mortality
“This is the first study that definitively shows a
strong association between not moving and cancer
death,” said...
Information recorded over time in medical
records tells more about diseases
Electronic health records (EHRs) contain important
information about patients’ health outlook and the
care they receive,...
Mayo finds convalescent plasma safe for
diverse patients with COVID-19
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic researchers and
collaborators have found investigational
convalescent plasma to be safe...
UC Davis study details use of extreme
risk protection orders in Calif. over first
four years
IMAGE: Map shows the number of Gun Violence
Restraining Order respondents in California
counties, 2016 to 2019. ...
Strenuous daily exercise may shorten,
not prolong, longevity
IMAGE: Kabuki artists showed lower survival
compared with the other three types of traditional
Coronavirus: Nurses’ leaders urge ‘care
for those who caring’
Nurses’ leaders want all healthcare employers –
including the NHS – to “care for those who have
been...
Coronavirus: Woman, 32, STILL has
symptoms 93 days later
New Jersey woman, 32, STILL gets short of breath
and loses her sense of smell 93 days after she was
diagnosed with coronavirus...
Earth’s species have more in common
than previously believed
Now an international team of researchers has
analysed the proteins found in 100 different species
— from bacteria and...
Open-source machine learning tool
connects drug targets with adverse
reactions
The work, published June 18 in the Lancet journal
EBioMedicine, offers a new method for developing
safer medicines by identifying...
Achievement isn’t why more men are
majoring in physics, engineering and
computer science
“Physics, engineering and computer science fields
are differentially attracting and retaining lower-
achieving males,...
Scientists decode how the brain senses
smell
In experiments in mice, NYU Grossman School of
Medicine researchers have for the first time created
an electrical signature...
New research shows tiny, decoy
‘sponges’ attract coronavirus away from
lung cells
IMAGE: Anna Honko mixes the nanosponges with
live SARS-CoV-2 virus and lung cells at the NEIDL,
evaluating how well...
The Parkinson’s disease gut has an
overabundance of opportunistic
pathogens
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Parkinson’s disease is a
common, progressive and debilitating
neurodegenerative disease. It...
Are planets with oceans common in the
galaxy? It’s likely, NASA scientists find
Several years ago, planetary scientist Lynnae Quick
began to wonder whether any of the more than
4,000 known exoplanets,...
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic through
testing
IMAGE: Testing for the novel coronavirus, SARS-
CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy
image), can help scientists...
Coronavirus: 45% of asymptomatic
patients may have lung damage
As many as half of coronavirus patients with NO
symptoms may silently suffer ‘disturbing’ lung
arts performers (based...
Spending 30 minutes less time sitting
down a day may cut the risks of dying
from cancer by 8%
Spending 30 minutes less time sitting down a day
may cut the risks of dying from cancer by 8% – and
replacing it with...
Coronavirus: Vitamin D deficient ‘at
higher risk of death’
Nearly 99 per cent of Covid-19 patients who are
vitamin D deficient die, according to a terrifying
study that adds to mounting...
Not smoking and being socially active
keys to longevity
Associate Professor Yoram Barak, a consultant
psychogeriatrician, says the results show people
can have some control over...
Simulating cooperation in local
communities
Many goods and service providers in China rely on
supplies from local governments, but these are often
limited by financial...
Nanoparticle for overcoming leukemia
treatment resistance
One of the largest problems with cancer treatment is
the development of resistance to anticancer
therapies. Few FDA-approved...
Viruses can steal our genetic code to
create new human-virus genes
This finding is presented in a study published online
today and in print June 25 in Cell. The cross-
disciplinary collaborative...
UAlberta clinician-scientists identify pink
eye as possible primary symptom of
COVID-19
A case of pink eye is now reason to be tested for
COVID-19, according to University of Alberta
researchers. Coughing, fever...
Stunning new hubble images reveal stars
gone haywire
The NASA/Hubble Space Telescope demonstrates
its full range of imaging capabilities with two new
images of planetary nebulae....
Uncovering the genetic basis of
hermaphroditism in grapes, the trait that
allowed domestication
IMAGE: People have been harvesting grapes for at
least 8,000 years. All wild grapes are dioecious, with
male and female...
US cities with pro sports see more flu
deaths
IMAGE: Brad Humphreys view more Credit: West
Virginia University Sports leagues may want to
consider calling...
Coronavirus: Prince Charles’s sense of
smell and taste still not back
Prince Charles has still not fully regained his sense
of smell and taste after having coronavirus in March,
he revealed on...
damage that leaves...
Coronavirus: Study shows knowledge
across socio-economic groups
Gaps in knowledge about the novel coronavirus
were seen among different races, sexes and ages, a
new study suggests. Researchers...
A deep-learning E-skin decodes complex
human motion
Conventional approaches require many sensor
networks that cover the entire curvilinear surfaces of
the target area. Unlike...
Using LEGO to test children’s ability to
visualize and rotate 3D shapes in space
One tool to increase spatial visualization skills
among college students is a mobile app, called
Spatial Vis, which allows...
Decide now or wait for something better?
Our standards drop over time
“We have to make decisions like this countless times
every day, from the small ones like looking for a
parking space...
Age discrimination laws don’t protect
older women as they do older men
“Age discrimination laws may be ineffective or less
effective for older women,” says Joanne Song
McLaughlin,...
Researchers create a photographic film
of a molecular switch
IMAGE: Molecular structure of the photo-responsive
molecular switch (center) surrounded by solvent
molecules. The scientists...
Researchers discover unique material
design for brain-like computations
IMAGE: The dynamic intercalation of a wide variety
of organometallics in expandable van der Waals
gaps of layered HfS2,...
Study shows sedentary behavior
independently predicts cancer mortality
IMAGE: Susan Gilchrist, M.D. view more Credit:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Center HOUSTON...
Hubble provides holistic view of stars
gone haywire
IMAGE: Hubble was recently retrained on NGC
6302, known as the “Butterfly Nebula, ” to observe it
across...
Coronavirus: What is the true death toll of
the pandemic?
At least another 130,000 people worldwide have
died during the coronavirus pandemic on top of
440,000 officially recorded...
Coronavirus: ‘We need a designated
shielding hour’
Hundreds of people have backed Natasha Howard’s
campaign to introduce a “shielding hour”. The idea is
to...
Coronavirus: One in four infected by
virus cannot be reached
More than one in four people who test positive
cannot be reached by the test and trace system in
England, data shows. In...
Coronavirus US: Vaccine will be free to
‘vulnerable’ poor
Trump administration will make eventual coronavirus
vaccine free to ‘vulnerable’ frontline workers, elderly
Americans...
Coronavirus cases in prisons and jails
have DOUBLED to more than 68,000 over
the past month
Cases of the novel coronavirus in American prisons
and jails have doubled over the last month. There
are more than 68,000...
East Coast kids have gained SEVEN
POUNDS amid covid lockdowns
Children at home during coronavirus lockdowns on
the East Coast have gained an average of 7lbs
since March, a new survey...
Britons are still spending two or three
days at home a week
Britons are still spending two or three days at home
a week – despite the easing of lockdown measures,
study shows The...
Endogenous insulin production is
preserved in Type 1 diabetes with anti-
TNF drug
The study also demonstrated that golimumab, an
anti-tumor-necrosis-factor (TNF) therapy, reduced
the amount of injected insulin...
Nanosponges could intercept
coronavirus infection
The first data describing this new direction for
fighting COVID-19 were published on June 17 in the
journal Nano Letters....
Mild thyroid dysfunction affects one in
five women with a history of miscarriage
or subfertility
Thyroid disorders are common in women of
reproductive age. Although the prevalence of thyroid
disorders in pregnancy are...
Overcoming a vexing problem in vaccine
research
For Mycoplasma pneumoniae, vaccine development
has been stalled since the 1960s due to a
phenomena called vaccine-enhanced...
Researchers take a bloody good look at
the medicinal leech genome
IMAGE: An international team of researchers, led by
Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) scientist Sebastian
Kvist, have announced...
COVID-19 toll in nursing homes linked to
staffing levels and quality
A new study shows that residents of long-term care
facilities with lower nurse staffing levels, poorer
More than 40% of Detroit ICU patients
with coronavirus died
More than 40% of coronavirus patients in one
Detroit hospital system’s ICUs died – and three
quarters of its...
American Red Cross will test all blood,
plasma and platelet donations for COVID-
19 antibodies
American Red Cross to start testing all blood,
plasma and platelet donations for coronavirus
antibodies ‘to give donors...
Just one hour of laying on their stomachs
improves oxygen levels in coronavirus
patients
Spending just one hour lying on their stomachs
improves hospitalized coronavirus patients’ oxygen
levels and reduces...
People who rely on Facebook and
YouTube for Covid news ‘believe 5G
conspiracy theories’
People who rely on social media for information
about coronavirus are more likely to believe
conspiracy theories and go outside...
Irregular findings common in knees of
young competitive alpine skiers
Routine knee MRI of adolescents often reveals
tumor-like irregularities in the bone of the distal
femur, the part of the...
Hurricane season combined with COVID-
19 pandemic could create perfect storm
That’s the recommendation of a new article in
Nature Climate Change published Monday and co-
authored by a University...
Half of the world’s population exposed to
increasing air pollution
A team of researchers, led by Professor Gavin
Shaddick at the University of Exeter, has shown
that, despite global efforts...
Latest findings on bitter substances in
coffee
Caffeine is surely the best-known bitter coffee
constituent. However, this stimulating substance is
not solely responsible...
Study links financial hardship to more ED
visits; less preventive care
A new American Cancer Society study finds higher
medical and nonmedical financial hardships are
independently associated...
Researchers study catastrophic disease
events in marine mammals
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the
globe, people are beginning to understand, at a very
personal level, the ways...
Predicting side effects
A multi-institutional group of researchers led by
Harvard Medical School and the Novartis Institutes
for BioMedical Research...
quality scores, and...
Suicide rate for people with
schizophrenia spectrum disorders 170
times higher
June 18, 2020 (Toronto) – The suicide rate for
people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD)
is 170 times higher...
Research news tip sheet: Story ideas
from Johns Hopkins Medicine
Medical Cannabis Consumers Use Less Healthcare
Resources and Report Better Quality Of Life Media
Contact: Vanessa McMains,...
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has an
’80 to 90% chance’ of FDA approval, the
biotech’s CEO claims
Biotech firm Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has an
’80 to 90% chance’ of FDA approval, claims CEO as
they...
Exercise prevents 26,600 early deaths in
the UK every YEAR, new study shows
Exercise prevents 26,600 early deaths in the UK
every YEAR… and almost four million around the
world, new study shows Getting...
Ibuprofen and naproxen ‘may worsen
Covid-19’, study warns
Ibuprofen and other anti-inflammatory painkillers
could make hospital patients with coronavirus more
likely to die, according...
Cancer charities demand clarity on No
10’s shielding advice
Cancer charities demand clarity on No 10’s shielding
advice with 2.2million at-risk Brits set to be freed by
August...
Envy coupled with competition divides
society into an upper and lower class,
game theoretical study shows
It’s generally recognized that differences in
background and education cement class differences.
It is less clear when...
Researchers map out intricate processes
that activate key brain molecule
Scientists have never seen such details before in a
human receptor, said Cornelius Gati, a structural
biologist at the Department...
‘Cooperative’ and ‘independent’ dog
breeds may not react differently to unfair
outcomes
Dogs and many other animals display inequity
aversion — negative responses to unfair outcomes
— which is thought...
New insights into Alzheimer’s disease
FSU Assistant Professor of Psychology Aaron
Wilber and graduate student Sarah Danielle
Benthem showed that the way two parts...
NASA’s IBEX charts 11 years of change at
boundary to interstellar space
It’s not about money — why academic
scientists engage in commercial activities
For scientists, engaging in commercial activities
such as patenting and starting new ventures can be
much more lucrative...
Coronavirus: 80% Atlanta patients were
black, studies show
Black coronavirus patients in Atlanta were six times
more likely to be hospitalized than white patients,
new CDC data shows Researchers looked...
Coronavirus can infect nostrils MUCH
more easily than the lungs
Wearing a mask that covers both your mouth and
nose is crucial to protecting yourself (and others)
from coronavirus, because...
Coronavirus: Scientists use cow’s blood
for antibody treatment
Are COWS the key to treating coronavirus? Human
trial of an antibody treatment made from bovine
blood is set to start next...
Coronavirus: UK ranks near bottom of
damning league table
Britain ranks near the bottom of a damning global
league table that compares how countries have
tackled the Covid-19 pandemic. Only...
Detecting antibodies with glowing
proteins, thread and a smartphone
While some tests simply detect the presence of an
antibody, sometimes doctors want to know how
much is circulating in the...
Centenarian study suggests living
environment may be key to longevity
Published in the International Journal of
Environmental Research and Public Health and
based on Washington State mortality...
Is Santa real? Examining children’s
beliefs in cultural figures and ‘non-real’
people
Children as young as three are capable of
understanding the difference between “real” and
“non-real.”...
Discovery allows 3D printing of sensors
directly on expanding organs
The research is published in Science Advances, a
peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the
American Association for...
CUNY SPH weekly COVID-19 survey
update week 12 — Vaccines
IMAGE: How do vaccines work? correct answers by
age and education level view more Credit: CUNY
Graduate School...
Evidence lacking for drug treatment of
multiple sclerosis-related cognitive
impairment
IMAGE: As the Sun wades through the interstellar
medium, it generates a hot, dense wave like the
wave at the front...
AI goes underground: root crop growth
predicted with drone imagery
IMAGE: Michael Selvaraj, right, prepares to fly a
drone at the Colombia campus of the Alliance of
Bioversity International...
Without intervention, a 70% reduction in
strokes or death in patients with brain
AVMs
Montreal, June 17, 2020–For people with a brain
arteriovenous malformation, a congenital vascular
system defect, fate...
Seeing corneal degeneration in a new
light
IMAGE: Vinod Mootha, M.D. view more Credit: UT
Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – June 17,
2020 – The...
Coronavirus: Missed smear tests put
‘pressure’ on NHS
Health services will come under “huge pressure” to
work through backlogs of missed smear tests during
the Covid-19...
Coronavirus: Dexamethasone being used
to treat NHS patients today
A life-saving treatment for seriously-ill hospital
patients with Covid-19 is being used across the UK
from today, following...
1,500 experts demand Boris publishes a
clear plan for schools reopening
More than 1,500 leading experts have demanded
Boris Johnson publish a clear plan for getting
children back to school before...
Coronavirus UK: Government orders
review into vitamin D
Government orders urgent review into whether
vitamin D can slash the risk of severe Covid-19 as
scientist says the ‘sunshine...
Coronavirus UK: Woman’s immune
system fluid ‘crushed her heart’
A mother-of-three was left fighting for her life after
Covid-19 ‘crushed her heart’ with fluid and
prevented...
Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app
could be UK-wide in winter
Anyone who develops Covid-associated symptoms
is being told to self-isolate and get tested under the
test and trace scheme. Close...
New nanoparticle drug combination for
atherosclerosis
The CSNP-based combination drug delivery therapy
was proved to exert cholesterol-lowering, anti-
inflammatory, and anti-proliferative...
A sugar hit to help destroy cancer cells
The discovery, which could have important
implications for new metabolic treatments for cancer,
was led by Dongqing Zheng,...
IMAGE: Dr, Genova is assistant director of the
Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience
Research at Kessler Foundation....
FSU researchers uncover new insights
into Alzheimer’s disease
A new study by Florida State University researchers
may help answer some of the most perplexing
questions surrounding Alzheimer’s...
Adhesive film turns smartwatch into
biochemical health monitoring system
IMAGE: The underside of this custom-built
smartwatch contains a double-sided adhesive that
can detect metabolites and...
Coronavirus: Report on BAME Covid-19
deaths sparks call for action
Doctors have called for the recommendations of a
report into the impact of Covid-19 on black, Asian
and minority ethnic people...
Back to school: Paediatricians seek clear
plans on return
More than 1,500 UK paediatricians have signed a
letter to the prime minister calling for clear plans on
getting children...
Covid-19 immunity may last just six
months, study finds
Covid-19 survivors may only be protected from
reinfection for six months, according to a study
which casts doubt over the...
Coronavirus China: Fears death toll ten
times higher than stated
China‘s real coronavirus death toll could be 14 times
higher than official statistics show, a study has
claimed. US...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 42,066
with 97 new fatalities
Britain today announced another 184 Covid-19
deaths as data revealed the number of daily
fatalities has dropped 25 per cent...
Coronavirus UK: Thousands of women
miss cervical screening
Up to half a million women have missed cervical
smear tests during the coronavirus pandemic and
the NHS will be under ‘huge...
A fair reward ensures a good memory
Empirically, it seems quite logical that obtaining a
reward can improve the memories associated with it.
But what are the...
Oral antibiotics work, shorten hospital
stays for IV drug users with infections
The findings, which are available online in Clinical
Infectious Diseases, have led Washington University
physicians at Barnes-Jewish...
Liver perfusion could save 7 in 10
rejected donor livers
The study, ‘Transplantation of discarded livers
following viability testing with normothermic machine
perfusion’,...
Why do so many of us feel guilty about
taking a lunch break?
The paper’s lead author Dr Mike Oliver explained:
“The legally required minimum time for a lunch
break at work...
Microbes might manage your cholesterol
Many species are known, like E. coli, but many
more, sometimes referred to as “microbial dark
matter,” remain...
What it means when animals have beliefs
Humans are not the only ones who have beliefs;
animals do too, although it is more difficult to prove
them than with humans....
To make a good impression, leave cell
phone alone during work meetings
LAWRENCE – To get on the good side of a new
boss, colleague or acquaintance in a business
meeting, leave your cell...
Research brief: New discovery allows 3D
printing of sensors directly on expanding
organs
In groundbreaking new research, mechanical
engineers and computer scientists at the University
of Minnesota have developed...
Quantum diamond sensing
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is
a widely used tool for chemical analysis and
molecular structure recognition....
People with some health conditions have
more coronavirus ‘doorways’
Is THIS why diabetes sufferers are vulnerable to
coronavirus? Scientists discover people with some
underlying diseases have...
Coronavirus UK: Shielding plan for 2m
most at risk ends in July
Vulnerable people, who were told not to leave their
homes as part of the government’s shielding
programme, will be...
Quarantine-free ‘air bridges’ allowing
Britons to holiday and not isolate could
arrive in two weeks
Quarantine-free ‘air bridges’ are set to be put in
place by June 30 which would allow Britons to travel
abroad...
AI reduces ‘communication gap’ for
nonverbal people by as much as half
The team, from the University of Cambridge and the
University of Dundee, developed a new context-
aware method that reduces...
More and safer heart transplants could
become possible with new heart box
The results from the study show clear signs of
improvement when the new method is used.
“Although it is too early to...
Light-activated ‘CRISPR’ triggers
precision gene editing and super-fast
DNA repair
Results of the experiments, published June 11 in
Science, not only reveal new details about the DNA
repair process, but also...
RNA structures by the thousands
IMAGE: Franz Narberhaus and Vivian Brandenburg
are discussing one of the deciphered RNA
structures. view more Credit:...
A step forward in solving the reactor-
neutrino flux problem
IMAGE: Upper panel: Comparison of the computed
(red line) and measured (black dots) spectral
shapes for the decay of...
Air quality impacts early brain
development
Researchers at the University of California, Davis,
have found a link between traffic-related air pollution
and an increased...
Scientists gain detailed images of how a
protein that calms brain activity works
IMAGE: In this artist’s depiction, cryo-EM structures
of GABAB captured in four different conformations
along...
New blood test can spot coronavirus
victims without symptoms
The ‘game-changer’ blood test: Tens of thousands
more Covid-19 victims may be identified thanks to
new check...
Former coronavirus patient says new
miracle drug dexamethasone saved him
A former coronavirus patient who was treated with a
drug which was hailed by the Prime Minister today
as the ‘biggest...
Coronavirus: Berlin households in
lockdown after positive tests
Authorities in Berlin have placed 369 households
under quarantine after dozens of people tested
positive for coronavirus. Officials...
NHS staff must be tested ‘twice a week’
for coronavirus
NHS staff should be tested twice a week for
coronavirus to ‘regain public confidence’, the
president of the Royal...
Vegetarians tend to be slimmer and less
extroverted than meat eaters, study finds
It was found that the rarer the proportion of animal
food in a person’s diet, the lower their body mass
index (BMI)...
Intelligence is impacted if born small for
gestational age
It has been previously determined by researchers
from the University of Warwick that those with a
smaller head circumference...
Behavioral science perspectives on an
alternative Internet
You’re scrolling through your YouTube, Facebook, or
Twitter feed when a video appears: a report on
secret political...
Hunting in savanna-like landscapes may
have poured jet fuel on brain evolution
Northwestern University researchers recently
discovered that complex landscapes — dotted with
trees, bushes, boulders...
Young people with early psychosis may
not require antipsychotic medications to
recover
IMAGE: Young people with early psychosis may not
require antipsychotic medications to recover, new
Australian research...
Half of the world’s population exposed to
increasing air pollution, study shows
IMAGE: Figure 1: (a) Map of global PM2.5 in 2016;
(b) Changes in concentrations between 2010 and
2016. Units for both...
Crop residue decisions affect soil life
IMAGE: Controlled burns can be used to remove
crop residue from farm fields between growing
seasons. view more Credit:...
Nanomaterial gives robots chameleon
skin
A new film made of gold nanoparticles changes
color in response to any type of movement. Its
unprecedented qualities could...
Flushing ‘can propel viral infection 3ft
into air’
Flushing the toilet with the lid up creates a cloud of
spray that can be breathed in and may spread
infection, such as coronavirus,...
‘Invisible’ unpaid carers going hungry in
lockdown
Christie Michael is so worried about protecting her
elderly mother that she has not gone outside her
front door since the...
Patients may need to book an
appointment to go to A&E as NHS copes
with social distancing post-virus
The backlog of NHS operations cancelled because
of the coronavirus pandemic may take up to five
years to clear, the UK’s...
Researchers identify potent antibody
cocktail to treat COVID-19
The antibody cocktail evaluated by UMSOM
researchers will be used to treat COVID-19 patients
in a clinical trial that was...
What do ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’
‘Macbeth,’ and a list of Facebook friends
all have in common?
New research published in Nature Physics uses
tools from network science to explain how complex
communication networks can...
Following a variety of healthy eating
patterns associated with lower heart
disease risk
“Although each healthy eating pattern represents a
different combination of dietary constituents, our
study indicates...
Persistent DNA damage in the placenta
affects pregnancy outcomes
The researchers found that mice with cohesin
mutations had placentas that accumulated damage
to their DNA, entered a permanent...
Fish evolution in action: Land fish forced
to adapt after leap out of water
IMAGE: A group of Pacific leaping blennies out of
the water on the foreshores of the island Guam.
view more Credit:...
New structural ‘map’ solves mysteries of
gigantic gene regulator
IMAGE: Associate Professor James Murphy (L) and
PhD student Ms Alexandra Gurzau (R) were part of
a team who have extended...
This supernova in a lab mimics the
cosmic blast’s splendid aftermath
Nestled in the constellation Taurus, a spectacle of
swirling cosmic gases measuring half a dozen
lightyears across glows...
CMU method makes more data available
for training self-driving cars
IMAGE: A technique called scene flow can be used
to predict the future position of a cyclist by
comparing the current...
Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first
life-saving drug
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the
lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The
low-dose steroid...
Coronavirus: NHS staff need tests ‘twice
a week’
A leading surgeon has said NHS staff must be
routinely tested for coronavirus up to twice a week.
Prof Derek Alderson, president...
Novel antisense drug shows promise in
slowing fatty liver disease
The gene silencing approach represents a novel
way to reverse NAFLD. The findings are published
in the June 15, 2020 online...
‘Relaxed’ T cells critical to immune
response
T cells have to react fast and do so nearly perfectly
to protect people from diseases. But first, they need
a little “me”...
Primitive stem cells point to new bone
grafts for stubborn-to-heal fractures
The researchers said these grafts could be used to
promote swift and precise bone healing so that
patients maximally benefit...
TERAVOLT registry tracks outcomes
among thoracic cancer patients sickened
by COVID-19
While the majority of those who died were
hospitalized, only 9% were admitted to intensive
care units, according to a study...
Virus co-opts immune protein to avoid
antiviral defences
Viruses have many strategies to avoid immune
system defenses. They often do this by hijacking the
immune system’s own...
Fred Hutch and University of Washington
experts: Treat COVID-19 earlier to save
lives
IMAGE: Infectious disease experts from Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW
Medicine are advocating for earlier...
Thinking small: New ideas in the search
for dark matter
IMAGE: This Hubble Space Telescope composite
image shows a ghostly “ring ” of dark matter in a
galaxy...
Study evaluates stress level of
rehabilitated sea turtles during transport
IMAGE: A rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is
released off the coast of Virginia. view more
Credit:...
Classes set by ability are hitting
children’s self-confidence, study finds
The way a vast amount of schools are setup, with
classes grouping children based on their ability, is
severely affecting...
Two-metre rule has NO basis in science,
leading scientists say amid calls to drop
the measure
Britain’s two-metre social distancing rule is based on
no evidence, leading scientists have claimed amid
mounting calls...
Super-potent antibodies taken from
Covid-19 survivors can protect animals
from severe disease
Super-potent antibodies taken from the blood of
Covid-19 survivors could protect animals from being
struck down badly, a...
Coronavirus: £5 steroid dexamethasone
‘reduces risk of death’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today hailed the
‘biggest breakthrough yet’ in the UK’s coronavirus
fight...
Scientists propose explanation for
baffling form of childhood OCD
Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, or
PANDAS, were first proposed in the 1990s. Thought
to be triggered by...
Depression associated with greater risk
of cardiovascular disease
A coordinated COVID-19 response helped
western Washington state ‘flatten the
curve’
The six pillars of the COVID-19 response identified
by the consensus panel are early communication
and coordination among...
Agroforestry is ‘win win’ for bees and
crops, study shows
IMAGE: Agroforestry example with woody plants
next to crops view more Credit: Alexa Varah
Planting woody...
Off-the-shelf tool for making mouse
models of COVID-19
IMAGE: Researchers led by Paul McCray and
Stanley Perlman at the University of Iowa have
created an off-the-shelf tool...
How the beetle got its bang
If you want to see one of the wonders of the natural
world, just startle a bombardier beetle. But be
careful: when the beetles...
How to build the plane while flying
When the SARS-nCoV-2 pandemic commenced in
Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, there were few
available clinical guidelines...
Covid-19 can leave the lungs of people
who died from the disease completely
unrecognisable
Covid-19 can damage the lungs of patients who died
from the disease so badly that the organs become
unrecognisable, a top...
Britain’s most senior surgeon warns it
could take five years to clear backlog
The backlog of NHS operations cancelled because
of the coronavirus pandemic may take up to five
years to clear, the UK’s...
The UK ‘not the most attractive place’ for
foreign nurses and doctors’ to work post-
Covid
NHS staff shortages could get worse if vital foreign
staff are put off joining the health service because of
the way Britain...
COVID-19 can pass between people up to
THREE FEET even with a mask
Covid-19 can pass between people up to THREE
FEET apart even when they are wearing masks as
study shows coughing causes saliva...
Working in the sun: Heating of the head
may markedly affect safety and
performance
This new study shows clear negative effects of
prolonged exposure of the head to sunlight, implying
that we may have underestimated...
Susceptibility to carcinogens varies due
to genetics
The global study tracked 145,862 middle-aged
participants from 21 countries and found a 20 per
cent increase in cardiovascular...
Simulated sea slug gets addicted to drug
The research is part of a long-term project to create
a working model of the brain, starting with the
simplest of circuits...
How does our brain trigger different
sighs? New findings could provide
answers
Humans and other mammals sigh automatically
once every few moments to maintain proper lung
function. This so-called basal...
Cattle vs. hippopotamus: Dung in rivers
of the Savannah
IMAGE: Hippos in the Mara River in Kenya. view
more Credit: Gabriel Singer In many regions of the
world,...
Study in Philadelphia links growth in tree
canopy to decrease in human mortality
The first city-wide health impact assessment of the
estimated effects of a tree canopy initiative on
premature mortality...
Digital strategies to fight COVID-19
IMAGE: The LIH Department of Population Health
(DoPH) view more Credit: Copyright LIH As the first
pandemic...
Experts analyze options for treating
multiple sclerosis-related cognitive
impairment
IMAGE: Dr. DeLuca, an expert in cognitive
rehabilitation research, is senior vice president for
Research and Training...
Coronavirus: Emotional journey of
transplant patient
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in April,
the BBC reported on the devastating effect the crisis
was having on organ...
The lockdown challenges of a 12-year-old
with autism
Marium Ahmad has spent time during lockdown
looking at TikTok, reading up on her latest
‘obsession’ – star...
Coronavirus levels in the brain surge by
TEN-FOLD within three days of infection,
study suggests
Coronavirus can infect the brain and replicate tiny
neuronal balls known as ‘mini-brains’ increasing
TEN-FOLD...
Sinovac vaccine triggered an immune
response in more than 90% of patients in
early human tests
New hope for a coronavirus vaccine as Chinese
company Sinovac’s shot triggered an antibody
response in more than 90%...
In the publication, “Tumour predisposition and
cancer syndromes as models to study gene-
environment interactions,”...
Brain research sheds light on the
molecular mechanisms of depression
Researchers of the national Turku PET Centre have
shown that the opioid system in the brain is
connected to mood changes...
Could the cure for IBD be inside your
mouth?
A new collaborative study from the U-M Medical and
Dental Schools reveals that inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), which included...
Coal-burning in Siberia led to climate
change 250 million years ago
IMAGE: A lump of coal weathering out from Siberian
flood basalts in a quarry near the town of Ust Ilimsk
view...
16 new papers describe discoveries at
long-term deep-sea research site off
California
IMAGE: MBARI scientists use the Benthic Rover
(top left) and ROV Doc Ricketts (top right) to study
animal communities...
Honeybee lives shortened after exposure
to two widely used pesticides
IMAGE: One cage from each of the three
experimental groups in an Oregon State University
honeybee study. The control...
Loss of lipid-regulating gene fuels
prostate cancer spread
IMAGE: Cancer cells gobble up lipids. Prostate cells
are stained with Oil-Red O to detect lipid droplets.
Our work...
Coronavirus: Intensive care and other key
terms explained
The coronavirus pandemic has introduced dozens of
new words and phrases to daily life, from social
distancing to herd immunity....
Coronavirus: US withdraws emergency
use of hydroxychloroquine
Emergency use of the anti-malaria drug
hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus
has been withdrawn by the US Food...
Having an underlying health condition
raises the risk of dying of coronavirus by
12-FOLD
Revealed: Having an underlying health condition
raises the risk of dying of coronavirus by 12-FOLD,
new CDC data shows Researchers...
Did hospital kill this mother with too
much paracetamol?
During his wife Laura’s desperate last few days in
hospital, Antony Higginson did everything he could
to communicate...
Trump DOESN’T believe FDA as it issues
another hydroxy warning
Donald Trump says he DOESN’T believe FDA as it
issues another warning on hydroxy claiming he has
‘heard some...
Neurons can shift how they process
information about motion
Some coordinate systems are more useful than
others for representing information. To represent a
location on Earth, for example,...
Higher parental stress linked to low
screen-time enforcement, research finds
A first of its kind in Canada, the study found parents
of young children reporting high levels of life or
parenting stress...
Human portraits reveals shift in culture,
cognition
“These cognitive factors cause greater spontaneous
attention to what is in front of — rather than behind
—...
Addressing the safety of high folate
levels in the older population and
implications for fortification in Ireland
The study published today (Monday, 15th June
2020) in the British Journal of Nutrition, forms part of
the largest representative...
Traits associated with increased risk of
gun use among high-risk adolescents
Research out today identifies traits among high-risk
adolescents associated with increased risk for gun
use. Among high-risk...
Adding lean beef to a healthy diet does
not adversely affect heart health or
diabetes risk
Bloomington, Ind. and Chicago, Ill. — Results from a
new study show that risk factors for cardiovascular
disease and...
Shining like a diamond: A new species of
diamond frog from northern Madagascar
IMAGE: The new species, Rhombophryne ellae, is
well camouflaged among the rainforest leaflitter view
more Credit:...
Wearable patch may provide new
treatment option for skin cancer
IMAGE: Purdue University innovators developed a
bioresorbable wearable skin patch comprised with
fully miniaturized...
My chaotic mind fizzes with puns and
punchlines
My best friend and my worst enemy — that’s what I
call it. Worst enemy because it’s not fun to be
disorganised,...
Would you volunteer to be infected with
Covid-19?
As more patients seem to be surviving
infection, John Naish asks: has Covid-19
burned itself out?
Nearly three months into Britain’s coronavirus
pandemic and death and infection rates are falling
steadily. Elsewhere...
Benchmark for detecting large genetic
mutations linked to major diseases
Now, researchers at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a
way for laboratories to determine...
Study examines the prevalence of COVID-
19 infections in pregnant women
A team led by investigators at Massachusetts
General Hospital has now provided a report on the
prevalence of infections with...
COVID-19 hospitalizations could mean
significant out-of-pocket medical costs
for many Americans
For their study, the researchers analyzed out-of-
pocket costs for pneumonia and other upper
respiratory illness hospitalizations...
Immune properties in ancient DNA found
in isolated villages might benefit
humanity today
An international study co-led by the Translational
Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of
City of Hope, and...
Yale scientists propose explanation for
baffling form of childhood OCD
Yale scientists may have found a cause for the
sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) in some children, they...
Antibodies against sugars, internal
radiation: Powerful package against
cervical cancer
IMAGE: The sugar coating on cancer cells helps
them thrive, and a new study indicates patients with
cervical cancer...
Turning faces into thermostats:
Autonomous HVAC system could provide
more comfort with less energy
As lockdown requirements ease, COVID-19 is
changing the way we use indoor spaces. That
presents challenges for those who...
Working in the sun — heating of the head
may markedly affect safety and
performance
IMAGE: Spanish construction worker during water
break view more Credit: Andreas Flouris
Approximately half...
Why changing sleeping position can beat
back pain…so which of these tricks really
work?
Lying on my stomach, right arm flung over my head
and with my left cheek squashed against the pillow, I
feel snug and secure...
Antibody drug shows promise for treating
severe COVID-19 patients
Oscar Tarpey is in the prime of life. Aged just 21, he
is looking forward to many years of good health and
happiness. Yet...
Will I ever be able to bend my thumb
again? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your
health questions
Will I ever be able to bend my thumb again? DR
MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions By
Martin Scurr for the Daily Mail...
How risky is your operation?
When she broke her elbow at the height of the
coronavirus pandemic, Jo Gotts was frightened
about going to AE. The 36-year-old...
Combination drug treatments for COVID-
19 show promise in cell culture tests
Now, a team of researchers from Norway and
Estonia have looked at different possible treatment
options — and found...
Researchers develop model to predict
likelihood of testing positive for COVID-
19, disease outcomes
According a new study published in CHEST, the risk
prediction model (called a nomogram) shows the
relevance of age, race,...
Loneliness alters your brain’s social
network
A brain region called the medial prefrontal cortex
(mPFC) maintains a structured map of a person’s
social circles,...
No single solution helps all students
complete MOOCs
Researchers tracked 250,000 students from nearly
every country in 250 massive open online courses
(MOOCs) over 2 1/2 years...
Taking a landslide’s temperature to avert
catastrophe
IMAGE: A bird’s-eye view of the massive scale of
the Vajont landslide, which created a tsunami more
than 800...
Calling for nursing support amid COVID-
19 pandemic
IMAGE: In an editorial published in the International
Journal of Nursing Studies, researchers, including
two from the...
Your brain shows if you are lonely or not
IMAGE: Loneliness was associated with lower self-
other similarity in the medial prefrontal cortex
(MPFC). Less self-other...
Mindfulness combined with hypnotherapy
aids highly stressed people, study finds
A new treatment for stress which combines
mindfulness with hypnotherapy has shown positive
results in a Baylor University...
Nearly 92 percent of patients severely ill and
hospitalized with coronavirus were discharged after
they were treated with...
Woman, 29, is diagnosed with cyclical
vomiting syndrome
The flower-arranging class were putting the finishing
touches to their creations when nausea swept over
one student, Miranda...
How coronavirus can attack the brain
As if Covid-19‘s vicious toll of deaths and damaged
lungs was not harmful enough, British experts are
starting to warn...
Research delves into causes of
nightmares that shadow female survivors
of sexual trauma
A new study from psychologists at the University of
Kansas just published in the Journal of Traumatic
Stress attempts to...
Maternal transmission of COVID-19 to
baby during pregnancy is uncommon,
study finds
The research also found that babies that did test
positive for COVID-19, were mostly asymptomatic.
The findings are published...
COVID-19 pandemic could decimate
outdoor environmental, science
education programs
By the end of May, the study’s authors estimated,
some 4 million youth had missed the opportunity to
engage in these...
Cancer: Drug with new approach on
impeding DNA repair shows promise in
first clinical trial
As detailed in a paper published online today by The
Lancet Oncology, patients with high-grade serous
ovarian cancer (HGSOC)...
Directly printing 3D tissues within the
body
(LOS ANGELES) – In the TV series Westworld,
human body parts are built on robotic frames using
3D printers. While...
Red Sea plankton communities ebb and
flow with the seasons
The communities of tiny picoplankton in oceans
reveal a great deal about the health of marine
ecosystems and food webs. KAUST...
Most people accessing USC COVID-19
patient self-assessment tool report mild
symptoms
Of the more than 275,000 people worldwide who
accessed a USC web-based COVID-19 patient self-
assessment tool, only 20 percent...
Coffee, cocoa and vanilla: an opportunity
for more trees in tropical agricultural
landscapes
IMAGE: The cultivation of vanilla secures the
income of many small-holder farmers in many
tropical countries. ...
Who can now get a test?
Testing will be vital to controlling coronavirus
outbreaks as lockdown eases. The government says
tests are now available...
Coronavirus: Face coverings compulsory
on public transport in England
Anyone travelling on public transport in England
must wear a face covering from Monday under a
new rule. More than 3,000...
WHO tells Boris Johnson NOT to lift
lockdown until contact tracing system
works ‘properly’
The UK should not lift lockdown rules until the test
and trace system is ready to cope with huge
numbers of people, a World...
Covid-19 treatment hope as heart failure
drug will be trialled on 60 critically-ill
patients
Covid-19 treatment hope as heart failure drug will be
trialled on 60 patients in the UK to try and stop blood
clots and lung...
Flu jabs for everyone could protect NHS
from second wave of Covid-19
Everyone in the UK could be offered a flu jab to
avoid a surge in serious cases this winter, when
there might be a second...
Coronavirus UK: Review of two-metre
rule will take ‘weeks’
Furious Tory MPs today lined up to demand
immediate easing of the two-metre rule after No10
said a decision might not be...
From clickbait to transparency:
Reimagining the online world
You’re scrolling through your YouTube, Facebook, or
Twitter feed when a video appears: a report on
secret political...
Tuberculosis spread from animals to
humans may be greater than previously
thought
“Tuberculosis kills 1.4 million people every year,
making it the most deadly disease arising from a
single infectious...
Researchers uncover drivers of healthy
gut maintenance
Cells in the lining of the small intestine are replaced
around every five days, the quickest rate for any
organ in the body....
Tuberculosis vaccine strengthens
immune system
The BCG vaccine (the abbreviation stands for
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) is the only vaccine that
provides effective protection...
Super-potent human antibodies protect
against COVID-19 in animal tests
LA JOLLA, CA–A team led by Scripps Research has
discovered antibodies in the blood of recovered
COVID-19 patients that...
Can I stay with my boyfriend now? And
other questions
In some parts of the UK, some people are being
allowed to have close contact once again with
people from outside their household. BBC...
Coronavirus: 2m review to be completed
in the ‘coming weeks’
A review into the 2m social distancing rule,
implemented to stop the spread of coronavirus, will
be completed “in the...
Second coronavirus vaccine in Britain to
start human trials WEDNESDAY and
doses could cost just £3
The second coronavirus vaccine made in Britain is
on track to start human trials as soon as
Wednesday, and could cost just...
A THIRD of ‘clinically vulnerable’ people
admit they did not stick to shielding
advice
More than a third of ‘clinically vulnerable’ people
ordered to shield themselves by the Government
admit they...
Coronavirus: Could HEATING protect
against infection?
Turning up the temperature inside buildings could
reduce the spread of the coronavirus, scientists
suggested in an advice...
Coronavirus UK: Shops reopen for first
time in three months
Tens of thousands of Britons hit the high street today
where they faced mile-long queues and two hour
waits with footfall...
Artificial synapse that works with living
cells created
Now, in a paper published June 15 in Nature
Materials, they have tested the first biohybrid
version of their artificial synapse...
Improved gut microbiota with cholesterol-
lowering medication
Scientists have previously found an association
between the gut microbiota and various metabolism-
related and cardiovascular...
Brothers in arms: The brain and its blood
vessels
Epigenetics turns on the nutrition program Given
their close relationship, it is important that the brain
and its vessels...
Molecules that reduce ‘bad’ gut bacteria
reverse narrowing of arteries in animal
study
The scientists, who report their findings in Nature
Biotechnology, created a set of molecules called
peptides that can slow...
Ushering an antibody cocktail, designed
to reduce antibody resistance, to trial as
COVID-19 therapy
Following two studies that screened thousands of
human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 to identify highly

Three new studies identify neutralizing
antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
A trio of papers describes several newly discovered
human antibodies that target the SARS-CoV-2 virus,
isolated from survivors...
Disrupted circadian rhythms linked to
later Parkinson’s diagnoses
Older men who have a weak or irregular circadian
rhythm guiding their daily cycles of rest and activity
are more likely to...
New study reveals racial disparities in
fear of police brutality
IMAGE: Melissa Sloan is an associate professor of
sociology at the University of South Florida. view
more Credit:...
Who is at risk of heart rhythm disorders?
Sophia Antipolis – 15 June 2020: Use the right tool
for the job. Today experts outline the best way to
identify people...
Scientists unravel the evolution and
relationships for all European butterflies
in a first
IMAGE: The figure shows the relationships of the
496 extant European butterfly species in the course
of their evolution...
Minimally-invasive treatment for ‘frozen
shoulder’ improves patients’ pain and
function
FAIRFAX, Va. (June 15, 2020) — A new nonsurgical
treatment decreases errant blood flow in the
shoulder to quickly reduce...
Novel treatment for mesothelioma shows
promise for patients
FAIRFAX, Va. (June 15, 2020) — A novel treatment
for advanced mesothelioma is safe and effective and
may improve the...
Coronavirus: Blood clots targeted in
treatment trial
Scientists are to test whether an experimental drug
can prevent potentially deadly blood clots
associated with Covid-19. The...
Fuel walking and cycling with low carbon
diets, researchers say
IMAGE: Walking and cycling have many benefits
and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but
researchers say we need...
The best parents: Genetically as
divergent as possible with similar
preferences
IMAGE: Evaluation of heterosis for grain yield in
field trial. view more Credit: Photos: Norman
Philipp/ IPK It...
Mixture and migration brought food
production to sub-Saharan Africa
potent pairs, in which...
Barriers exist to using risk stratification
tools to evaluate pulmonary embolism in
the ED
IMAGE: Semistructured interviews with 23
emergency department providers, hospitalists, and
primary care providers in...
Multilevel interventions improve HPV
vaccination rates of series initiation and
completion
BOSTON – New research from Boston Medical
Center shows that providing education and training
to pediatric and family...
First report of systemic delivery of micro-
dystrophin gene therapy in children with
DMD
Researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital
have published in JAMA Neurology results from the
first four patients...
Research sheds new light on intelligent
life existing across the galaxy
One of the biggest and longest-standing questions
in the history of human thought is whether there are
other intelligent...
Study demonstrates feasibility of
hologram technology in liver tumor
ablation
FAIRFAX, Va. (June 15, 2020) — Data from one of
the first clinical uses of augmented reality guidance
with electromagnetically...
House-call model tapping interventional
radiology improves outcomes and access
to care
FAIRFAX, Va. (June 15, 2020)– Interventional
radiologists participating in a collaborative house call
model in rural...
One minute simultaneous analysis of
pungency components in kimchi
IMAGE: High-sensitivity, simultaneous analysis
technique of pungency components in kimchi. view
more Credit:...
Remixed mantle suggests early start of
plate tectonics
IMAGE: New Curtin University research on the
remixing of Earth’s stratified deep interior suggests
that global...
Discovery of oldest bow and arrow
technology in Eurasia
IMAGE: Fa-Hien Lena has emerged as one of South
Asia’s most important archaeological sites since the
1980s, preserving...
Cash me outside: Transfers to the poor
linked to eco-benefits
IMAGE: A new study found that Indonesia’s national
anti-poverty program reduced deforestation in
participating...
Maternal depression: seeking help
sooner is better for mums and kids
IMAGE: Paper co-author Dr. Christine Ogola
oversees excavations at Kakapel Rockshelter with
MPI-SHH PhD student Victor...
Advanced MRI scans may improve
treatment of tremor, Parkinson’s disease
IMAGE: Bhavya R. Shah, MD is first author of the
study and an assistant professor of radiology and
neurological surgery...
Ministers fear top scientists Chris Whitty
and Patrick Vallance could quit over two-
metre rule
Senior ministers fear the top scientists advising the
Government could quit over plans to ease the two-
metre rule. Professor...
Lancet editor blasts government for
allowing thousands of needless
coronavirus deaths
The Lancet’s editor has blasted the Government for
allowing thousands of needless coronavirus deaths
and attacked...
How targeting killer T cells in the lungs
could lead to immunity against
respiratory viruses
Now, a team of researchers led by Salk Professor
Susan Kaech has discovered that the cells
responsible for long-term immunity...
University of Michigan researchers
identify new approach to turning on the
heat in energy-burning fat cells
Researchers have discovered a new set of signals
that cells send and receive to prompt one type of fat
cell to convert fat...
LJI scientists uncover immune cells that
may lower airway allergy and asthma risk
IMAGE: These microscopic critters are hard to
avoid, which means nearly everyone has been
exposed. view more Credit:...
All that base
IMAGE: BE-Hive’s machine learning model predicts
which base editor performs best to repair thousands
of disease-causing...
Health profession: Social
interdependence in active learning
evaluated by Delphi procedure
Physicians must be competent collaborators with
team members in order to practice medicine
effectively. Health professional...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson launches
review into 2m social distancing rule
Boris Johnson has commissioned a review into the
2m (6ft) social distancing rule, following calls to
scrap it. Businesses...
Care homes were an ‘afterthought’ during
coronavirus response, damning report
NHS hospitals discharged 25,000 people into care
homes during the peak of Britain’s Covid-19 crisis
without testing...
The children of mothers with long-term depression
have been found to be at higher risk of behavioural
problems and poor development. University...
Coronavirus UK: Interactive map shows
London worst hit area
An interactive map which
highlights coronavirus deaths by postcode in
England and Wales shows that London is still the...
Harrods set to reopen after closing for
the first time in 170 years with a one-way
system
Harrods will reopen tomorrow after closing for the
first time in 170 years amid the COVID-19 crisis –
featuring a one-way...
People who eat a late dinner may gain
weight
Over 2.1 billion adults are estimated to have
overweight or obesity which make health
complications like diabetes and high...
Siblings of infants who have died
suddenly and unexpectedly at 10-fold risk
of same death
Such deaths remain rare, but affected parents need
extra help to cut the risks of recurrence, say the
researchers. Each year...
Changes in frequency of sex among US
adults
What The Study Did: This survey study of U.S.
adults ages 18 to 44 looked at changes in the
reported frequency of sexual...
COVID-19 in Geneva, less than 11% have
been infected
A study carried out among 2’766 people by the
University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), the Geneva
Centre for Emerging...
Study reveals impacts of climate change
on migrating mule deer
When drought reshuffles the green-up of habitats
that mule deer migrate across, it dramatically
shortens the annual foraging...
Circular reasoning: Spiraling circuits for
more efficient AI
IMAGE: Researchers from The University of Tokyo
create a new integrated 3D-circuit architecture for AI
applications...
Coronavirus: Child psychologists
highlight mental health risks of lockdown
The delay in getting children and adolescents back
to schools is a “national disaster” that is putting
their...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 41,481
with 202 new fatalities
The reproduction rate of the coronavirus could be as
high as 1.1 in the South West of England, officials
warned today meaning...
Coronavirus UK: Reports expect outbreak
to carry on into 2021
Scientific reports presented to the Government have
revealed that the UK’s Covid-19 will likely trundle on
well into...
BAME doctors feel ‘let down’ as more
than 1,000 have not had the promised
Covid risk checks
Two-thirds of NHS doctors from BAME backgrounds
who were promised extra protections from
coronavirus have not been given...
CORONAVIRUS UK: 181 more deaths
announced
Britain today recorded 181 more coronavirus deaths
in the lowest Saturday rise post-lockdown, taking the
total number of...
Clinical updates for diagnostic ultrasound
during coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
pandemic
According to first author Apoorva Gogna and
colleagues at Singapore General Hospital, “inpatient
US services are segregated...
Impact of COVID-19 on air transport
sector
The research — involving a series of in-depth
interviews with senior aviation industry executives
along with analysis...
COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous
system
About half of hospitalized patients have neurological
manifestations of COVID-19, which include
headache, dizziness, decreased...
A protein that helps to fight viruses can
also block lung damage repair
When a virus infects the lungs, the body attempts to
defend itself and fight off the infection. One
defensive mechanism is...
Minimizing thermal conductivity of
crystalline material with optimal
nanostructure
IMAGE: The optimum nanostructure designed with
MI (aperiodic superlattice structure) was actually
fabricated, and the...
Steering new mobility in the right
direction
IMAGE: Multimodal Street with Bicyclists and
Curbside Planters view more Credit: Cait McCusker
Advances...
Artificial intelligence makes blurry faces
look more than 60 times sharper
IMAGE: The system automatically increases any
image’s resolution up to 64x, ‘imagining’ features...
Printed perovskite LEDs
Microelectronics utilise various functional materials
whose properties make them suitable for specific
applications. For...
Harvey Weinstein shocking deformity
convicted rapist suffered from acute
infection of genital region
Even by the standards of an often graphic trial the
evidence given by Harvey Weinstein’s victims about
his deformed...
Lockdown is putting teenagers at risk of
future mental health problems
The coronavirus lockdown could have long-term
damaging effects on teenagers’ mental health,
leading experts have warned. Face-to-face...
Coronavirus tests could be carried out at
work under Matt Hancock’s plans
Coronavirus tests could be carried out at work with
results within two hours by the autumn, officials
claim. The Health Secretary...
Substandard hand sanitizers readily
available on market, confirm pharmacists
There is a real risk, they write in a new article, that
consumers are obtaining and using hand cleaners
with low or inadequate...
Promising path found for COVID-19
therapeutics
Led by Scott Pegan, director of UGA’s Center for
Drug Discovery, the team was the first to evaluate
the SARS-CoV-2...
Harnessing pickle power to promote
dental health
Pickles are an integral part of the diet in the
southwest of China. When fruits and vegetables are
fermented, healthy bacteria...
Chemotherapy/immunotherapy combo
shows promise for first-line treatment of
mesothelioma
According to Patrick Forde, M.B.B.Ch., associate
professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine,...
Royal Marsden trial leads to practice
changing milestone for advanced anal
cancer
Results from the first ever randomised clinical trial in
advanced anal cancer patients, led and supported
by The Royal Marsden...
Corrona Psoriasis Registry shares real-
world evidence at AAD Virtual Meeting
Portland, Ore. (June 12, 2020) — The Corrona®
Psoriasis Registry, a joint collaboration between the
National Psoriasis...
Together they stay alive longer
IMAGE: REM-image of an aerosol particle from
mycobacterial associations. view more Credit:
Elisabeth Pfrommer,...
Scientists call for long-term research on
ozone source apportionment
Tropospheric ozone is produced via the
photochemical reaction of volatile organic
compounds, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen...
DR ELLIE CANNON: Don’t stress about
how to wear your mask
Back in April, I started wearing a face mask – or
rather, a cloth face covering – when out and about.
And I suggested,...
Covid-19 patient survives 10 days on a
ventilator having been given a 50/50
chance of life
Rolling over on to his left side, Hugh Mullally
wondered where his bedside table had gone. Come
to think of it, his duvet...
Researchers create new type of COVID-19
antibody test
The researchers, who published their work in
Science Immunology, created a blood test to
pinpoint SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that...
Discovering how the brain works through
computation
A team led by Christos Papadimitriou, the Donovan
Family Professor of Computer Science at Columbia
Engineering, proposes...
COVID-19: Tradeoffs between economics
and public health
A new study by MIT researchers uses a variety of
data on consumer and business activity to tackle
that question, measuring...
Self-swabbing tests for COVID-19
accurate and safe, study reports
The study was published June 12 in the Journal of
the American Medical Association. The 30 study
participants, who previously...
Statistical analyses of plant metabolites
allow solid testing of plant defense
theories
IMAGE: The African cotton leafworm Spodoptera
littoralis feeds on the leaves of the wild tobacco
Nicotiana attenuata....
Hibernation in mice: Are humans next?
IMAGE: Posture of mouse during QIH. We induced
QIH, a synthetic hibernation-like state, to mouse and
took pictures...
Modeling the trajectory of COVID-19
cases in settings with weaker health
systems
A new modeling study evaluating unfolding COVID-
19 epidemics among different income countries
reports that, in lower income...
Versatile symbionts: Reed beetles benefit
from bacterial helpers through all life
stages
IMAGE: Bacterial symbionts in the Malpighian
tubules of the common reed beetle, Donacia
vulgaris. view more Credit:...
Coronavirus: What will a night out be like
after lockdown?
Are scientists about to reverse their
support for ‘good’ HDL cholesterol?
For decades we’ve been told there’s ‘good’
cholesterol and there’s ‘bad’ cholesterol. The bad
type, known...
Am I proof that some people will never be
immune to Covid-19?
Antibody testing is seen by many as our golden
ticket out of the corona quagmire. These simple
blood tests are able to spot...
Survey suggests the importance of
clearly communicating coronavirus risk,
behaviors
Perhaps as a result, a new study found respondents
showed large disagreements between the risks of
COVID-19 infection. Yet,...
Only 1 in 3 COVID-19 research authors
are women, and even fewer are senior
authors
Lockdown measures may have further widened
existing inequalities by restricting their capacity to
commit to research, because...
Cytokine implicated in HLH treatment
resistance
“For the last 20 years, treatment for HLH has
remained a combination of the drugs
dexamethasone and etoposide,”...
Personality traits linked to toilet paper
stockpiling
In the new study, researchers surveyed 1,029 adults
from 35 countries who were recruited through social
media. Between 23...
Transient increase in blood pressure
promotes some blood vessel growth
IMAGE: A new mechanism discovered which may
stimulate blood vessels’ inner liner. The finding may
lead to therapeutics...
School may be the key to improvement
for children in social care
IMAGE: Children in social care have poorer mental
health and perform worse in school than other
children. But they...
Addressing the drug problem in health
and social care will produce better
outcomes
The prevalence of drug use has increased for
decades all around the world despite the strict
measures taken. As the traditional...
Water bacteria have a green thumb
IMAGE: Scanning electron microscope image of
Stieleria maiorica. Cells in pink. Matrix in blue. view
more Credit:...
Coronavirus: Basildon physio’s ‘mum
guilt’ while helping Covid-19 patients
When people in the UK were asked last month what
they were most looking forward to post-lockdown,
only seeing friends and...
Coronavirus lockdown: ‘Support bubbles’
begin in England and NI
People who live alone in England and Northern
Ireland will be able to form a support bubble with
another household from Saturday,...
237+ million medication errors made
every year in England
The harms caused by medication errors have been
recognised as a global issue, amid increasingly
complex healthcare needs...
Study identifies mechanism affecting X
chromosome that could lead to new
disease therapies
Their findings, published in the journal
Developmental Cell on June 11, 2020, may also aid
in the creation of novel medicines...
Repairing thousands of disease-causing
mutations
“New base editors come out seemingly every week,”
said David Liu, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of
the Natural...
Researchers uncover cancer cell
vulnerabilities; may lead to better cancer
therapies
The study, published today in Nature
Communications, titled, “Quantification of ongoing
APOBEC3A activity in tumor...
Genetics could help diagnose diabetes in
Indians, study shows
Genetics could help diagnose diabetes in Indians,
study shows A new way of using genetics to
diagnose diabetes could pave...
Protecting scientific diversity
IMAGE: Infographic illustrating publication: Maas et
al. (2020) ‘Academic Leaders must support inclusive
scientific...
Inhibitory interneurons in hippocampus
excite the developing brain
WASHINGTON (June 12, 2020) – Brain function
depends on inhibitory cells that balance or ‘brake’
excitation....
Analysing the effects two decades after a
mining spill
IMAGE: There has been an important fall in the total
concentrations and evolution of the metal fraction
towards their...
Researchers uncover a new mindset that
predicts success
This research, led by Assistant Professor Patricia
Chen from the Department of Psychology at the
National University of Singapore...
Sounds of sickness: Perceptions of
coughs, sneezes not diagnosed
accurately
A physiotherapist working with Covid-19 patients
has spoken of her “mum guilt” and hopes one day
her children...
Coronavirus: Racism ‘could play a part in
BAME Covid deaths’
Factors such as racism and social inequality may
have contributed to increased risks of black, Asian
and minority communities...
Silicones may lead to cell death
The possible side effects of silicone breast implants
have been debated for decades. There are known
cases where the implants...
Unlocking PNA’s superpowers for self-
assembling nanostructures
Published this week in Nature Communications, the
work introduces a science of ?PNA nanotechnology
that enables self-assembly...
Fuel walking and cycling with low carbon
diets
In a paper published in the international journal,
Scientific Reports, the researchers say people who
shift from passive...
Scientists uncover immune cells that may
lower airway allergy and asthma risk
Still, many people do react with the typical allergic
symptoms: sneezing, a runny nose, and itchy,
swollen nasal passages....
Our sleep during lockdown: Longer and
more regular, but worse
Research assumes that many sleep disorders are
caused by our modern lifestyle, which is
characterized by pressure to constantly...
Heart attack in a dish: a 3D model
IMAGE: Low-oxygen cell culture conditions
combined with human heart organoids recreate
tissue-level features of a post-heart...
Bird feeding helps females more than
males
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows
that female birds benefit more from extra food in the
winter. If females...
Nitrogen in permafrost soils may exert
great feedbacks on climate change
IMAGE: Mohe County in northeast China is the
study site of the ‘NIFROCLIM’ project. view more
Credit:...
Ebola transmission risks would be taken
more seriously with ground-up
interventions
Findings were established after researchers
investigated residents’ opinions of the wildlife
potentially posing a risk...
Baboon model could aide in Alzheimer’s
disease interventions
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than
five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s,
Is that person sick or simply have a throat tickle?
Chances are you’re misidentifying the origins of
those sounds,...
Where have the swans gone?
IMAGE: The research was only possible because of
the code some swans carry. Sightings of these
tagged animals –...
India’s 50-year drying period and
subsequent reversal — Battle between
natural and anthropogenic variability
A billion people rely on rainfall from the Indian
summer monsoon (ISM). Its variability may produce
impacts both locally...
Radioactive cloud over Europe had
civilian background
IMAGE: The scientists carried out the isotope
measurements using such air filters. view more
Credit: Dorian...
Prodigiosin-based solution has selective
activity against cancer cells
IMAGE: The release of prodigiosin from p-HNTs in
cytoplasm of HCT116 cells. Fluorescence images of
p-HNTs-treated cells...
Coronavirus: Government sued over care
home deaths ‘disgrace’
A woman who said goodbye to her dying father
through a care home window is suing the
government over his death. Dr Cathy...
Coronavirus: How GPs are changing the
way they work
Media captionDr Debbie Noland wears full PPE
when seeing patients and cleans the examination
room between patients Covid-19...
Nearly a third of young US men have had
no sex in the last year
Fewer young Americans in the 21st century are
having sex, especially men, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that nearly...
CDC breaks silence to issue group safety
guidelines but does not discourage
crowds
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) punted on questions about increasing
coronavirus cases and hospitalizations...
‘Knock-on’ health fears as one in four
Britons have medical care postponed
because of the virus
The new Covid timebomb: ‘Knock-on’ health fears
as one in four Britons have medical care postponed
because of...
From bacteria to you: The biological
reactions that sustain our rhythms
and one...
New biomaterial has potential to repair
damaged bone with lower risk of
inflammation
IMAGE: Dr Caroline Curtin, Lecturer in Anatomy and
Regenerative Medicine at RCSI. view more Credit:
Titan...
Research links personality traits to toilet
paper stockpiling
IMAGE: How much toilet paper a person tends to
stockpile may depend on how threatened they feel
by COVID-19 and, among...
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health:
Experts call for more awareness of the
potential impact of physical distancing on
adolescent peer relationships and social
development
In an opinion piece, authors say that adolescents
could be more susceptible to negative effects of
physical distancing...
Elastomeric masks provide a more
durable, less costly option for health care
workers
IMAGE: Implementation of an Elastomeric Mask
Program as a Strategy to Eliminate Disposable N95
Mask Use and Resterilization:...
Coronavirus: First official analysis finds
PPE failings
The availability of personal protective equipment
(PPE) for health and care staff both before and
during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Coronavirus social-contact curbs ‘put
adolescents at risk’
Reduced face-to-face contact among teenagers and
their friends during the pandemic could have
damaging long-term consequences,...
Cuddling your pet dog or cat could give
you coronavirus
Cuddling your pet dog or cat could give you
coronavirus, Government scientists warn amid fears
animals may carry the virus...
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: To truly
make a difference to black lives, re-open
our schools now
Those venturing out in London’s most deprived
areas in the first weeks of lockdown might have
witnessed some rather odd...
Super-infectious coronavirus strain has
four-times as many ‘spikes’
A minute mutation to the strain of coronavirus that’s
spread in the US and Italy have made it far more
infectious than...
Dopamine signaling allows neural circuits
to generate coordinated behaviors
One such vital reaction is ‘methylation’, where a
methyl group — a carbon atom linked to three
hydrogen...
A vitamin A analog may help treat
diabetic retinopathy
“In an earlier study we found that diabetes causes
vitamin A deficiency in the retina, which results in
deterioration...
Researchers model human stem cells to
identify degeneration in glaucoma
The study, published June 11 in Stem Cell Reports,
focused on targeting genetic mutations within retinal
ganglion cells,...
New approach to turning on the heat in
energy-burning fat cells
Thermogenic fat cells, also called beige fat or beige
adipocytes, have gained attention in recent years for
their potential...
COVID-19 may trigger new diabetes,
experts warn
Emerging evidence suggests that COVID-19 may
actually trigger the onset of diabetes in healthy
people and also cause severe...
Study links elevated levels of advanced
glycation end-products (AGEs) with
breast cancer risk
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical
University of South Carolina (MUSC) and colleagues
assessed the connection...
New algorithm uses artificial intelligence
to help manage type 1 diabetes
Researchers and physicians at Oregon Health
Science University, using artificial intelligence and
automated monitoring,...
Face masks critical in preventing spread
of COVID-19
A study by a team of researchers led by a Texas AM
University professor has found that not wearing a
face mask dramatically...
The neurobiology of social distance
Through examining a broad range of studies, a full
picture emerged of the severe impact that loneliness
can have: having...
Clues to aging come to light in vivid
snapshots of brain cell links
Findings — published in the journal Science —
could shed light on learning disability and dementia
and help to...
NASA catches development of Tropical
Cyclone Nuri in South China Sea
A low-pressure system that developed in the
Philippine Sea and tracked over the central
Philippines has moved into the South...
Self-swabbing tests for COVID-19
accurate and safe, Stanford study reports
Test samples collected by people who swabbed their
own nasal passages yielded results for the COVID-
19 virus that were as...
“All animals display a remarkable ability to
coordinate their diverse motor programs, but the
mechanisms within the...
Turning fluorescent tags into cancer
killers
Rice chemist Han Xiao and his colleagues found
that replacing a single oxygen atom with a sulfur
atom in a common fluorophore...
Breastfeeding helps counteracts BMI gain
in children at high risk for obesity
A growing body of research suggests that babies
who consume only breastmilk are less likely to be
overweight as children...
Novel mechanism triggers a cellular
immune response
Scientists have extensively investigated the
mechanisms that lead to either an antibody or a cell-
mediated response, and...
A* model
Like most galaxies, the Milky Way hosts a
supermassive black hole at its center. Called
Sagittarius A*, the object has captured...
Case series: Teriflunomide therapy in
COVID-19 patients with MS
During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with
multiple sclerosis (MS) and their clinicians have had
questions and concerns...
Parasites and the microbiome
Parasite infections are a constant presence for
many people who live in tropical regions, particularly
in less industrialized...
UCI researchers uncover cancer cell
vulnerabilities; may lead to better cancer
therapies
IMAGE: This image depicts the APOBEC3A protein
(yellow) attacking a DNA hairpin (white) to promote
the deamination...
Volunteerism: Doing good does you good
“Humans are social creatures by nature. Perhaps
this is why our minds and bodies are rewarded when
we give to others....
Pitt study shows optical fields can modify
electrons in metal
PITTSBURGH Research coauthored by team from
the Department of Physics and Astronomy reveals
that optical fields have the...
As rare animals disappear, scientist faces
‘ecological grief’
Five years before the novel coronavirus ran rampant
around the world, saiga antelopes from the steppes
of Eurasia experienced...
Up to 45 percent of SARS-CoV-2
infections may be asymptomatic
LA JOLLA, CA–An extraordinary percentage of
people infected by the virus behind the ongoing
deadly COVID-19 pandemic...
State-level R&D tax credits spur growth
of new businesses
Here’s some good news for U.S. states trying to
spur an economic recovery in the years ahead: The
RD tax credit has...
Pandemics and the environment: China’s
COVID-19 interventions reduced nitrogen
dioxide levels
Pandemics and the Environment: China’s COVID-19
Interventions Reduced Nitrogen Dioxide Levels A
new Special Collection...
Coronavirus: ‘Start public inquiry now to
prevent more deaths’
Relatives of 450 people who have died in the
coronavirus pandemic are demanding an immediate
public inquiry. The families...
Coronavirus: Positive tests continue to
fall in England, says ONS
The number of people testing positive for
coronavirus in England is continuing to fall,
according to estimates from the Office...
Survival of coronavirus in different cities,
on different surfaces
In a paper in Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing,
researchers examine the drying time of respiratory
droplets from COVID-19-infected...
Majority of first-wave COVID-19 clinical
trials have significant design
shortcomings, study finds
The researchers, whose findings appear June 9 in
the journal BMJ Open, analyzed the 201 clinical
trials for drugs or plasma...
Brain cells can harbor and spread HIV
virus to the body
“This study demonstrates the critical role of the brain
as a reservoir of HIV that is capable of re-infecting
the peripheral...
An aspirin a day keeps the bowel doctor
away
The international trial — known as CAPP2 —
involved patients with Lynch syndrome from around
the world and revealed...
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers create new
type of COVID-19 antibody test
IMAGE: Illustration of the human antibody latching
onto the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike
protein of SARS-CoV-2. ...
Place doesn’t trump race as predictor of
incarceration
For black Americans – particularly men – growing up
in better neighborhoods doesn’t diminish the
likelihood...
New approach to DNA data storage
makes system more dynamic, scalable
Researchers from North Carolina State University
have developed a fundamentally new approach to
Protecting bays from ocean acidification
IMAGE: While there was a bay-wide decline of
submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) from the 1960s
through the 1980s, restoring...
Coronavirus: Growing calls for
government to scrap 2m rule
The government is facing calls from Tory
backbenchers to drop the 2m (6ft) social distancing
rule in England. MPs, including...
Coronavirus: Deprived areas hit twice as
hard
The most deprived parts of England and Wales have
been hit twice as hard by coronavirus as the best-off
areas, the Office...
COVID-19 loneliness linked to elevated
psychiatric symptoms in older adults
The study focused on older adults, a sector of the
population at greater risk for COVID-19 health
complications that likely...
Heat and humidity battle sunshine for
influence over the spread of COVID-19,
researchers find
The findings, published online the journal
Geographical Analysis, inform the widespread
scientific debate over how seasonal...
Methods to inactivate and safely study
SARS-CoV-2
The peer-reviewed paper on the novel coronavirus,
published in the journal Viruses, is a resource for
newcomers in the field. “Importantly,...
Slow down: Reduced speed limits save
lives in busy cities
A new study from University of Illinois shows that
speed reductions in São Paulo, Brazil, dramatically
reduced fatal accidents...
USC survey suggests the importance of
clearly communicating coronavirus risk,
behaviors
As news of the coronavirus swept the nation in
March 2020, the risks of COVID-19 infection and
infection-fatality were still...
Self-driving cars that recognize free
space can better detect objects
IMAGE: New CMU research shows that what a self-
driving car doesn’t see (in green) is as important to
navigation...
COVID-19: Relationship between social
media use and prejudice against Chinese
Americans
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that originated
in China has claimed an estimated 100,000 lives in
the United States, while...
Scientists report heavy ion transfer in
charged vdW cluster for the first time
IMAGE: Schematic diagram of heavy ion transfer
process through tunneling. view more Credit: IMP
DNA data storage systems,...
Plant cell gatekeepers’ diversity could be
key to better crops
IMAGE: Tagging aquaporins with fluorescent protein
shows their location in the cell membrane. These
gatekeepers help...
Coronavirus US: Homeless deaths in NY
61% higher than citywide
Homeless New Yorkers have been dying from the
novel coronavirus at more than double the rate of
the citywide population,...
What can maritime shipping learn from
brain network science?
Around 80 per cent of global trade by volume is
transported by sea, and thus the connectivity
network of the maritime transportation...
Novel approach for treating eczema
The study was recently published in the Journal of
Investigative Dermatology. Eczema, also known as
atopic dermatitis (AD),...
The mystery of visual stability
To do this, our eyes reduce sensitivity to the
displacement of visual stimuli during saccades using
a process called Saccadic...
Denisovan DNA influences immune
system of modern day Oceanian
populations
The resource, published today in Cell (11 June),
adds new regions of sequence to the human
reference genome, the world standard...
Regular physical activity can maintain or
improve frailty
Frailty is the medical term for becoming weaker or
experiencing lower levels of activity or energy.
Becoming frail as we...
Keep moving to prevent major mobility
disability
Having trouble getting around on your own–such as
difficulty walking, climbing steps, or being able to get
in and out...
A creative way to expand the geriatrics
workforce
Geriatrics is the field of health care focused on care
for older adults. Experts suggest that our current
geriatrics workforce...
Half the earth relatively intact from global
human influence
IMAGE: The Brooks Range stretches across
northern Alaska. Boreal forests in North America are
among the largest areas...
Coronavirus: BAME safety plan not
published
A report containing measures to protect ethnic
minority groups from coronavirus has been drawn
up for government, BBC News...
Since the...
Coronavirus patients with low levels of
blood protein were more likely to need
ventilation
Low counts of a blood protein may predict which
coronavirus patients will need ventilators or die –
and boosting the...
Kissing bugs also find suitable climatic
conditions in Europe
The acute phase of the tropical Chagas disease
(American Trypanosomiasis) is usually symptom-
free: only in every third case...
New genetic defect linked to ALS
More than 5,000 Americans are diagnosed with ALS
every year, a condition that is usually fatal and has
no cure. Patients...
Lack of mitochondria causes severe
disease in children
“This is a completely new disease mechanism for
mitochondrial disease which may provide a novel
entry point for treating...
Elite gamers share mental toughness
with top athletes, study finds
A new study, published in Frontiers in Psychology,
indicated an overlap between the mental toughness
and stress-coping processes...
Retinitis pigmentosa research probes
role of the enzyme DHDDS in this genetic
disease
IMAGE: Steve Pittler from University of Alabama at
Birmingham view more Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM,
Ala. –...
Stiffer roadways could improve truck fuel
efficiency
Every time you hear a deep rumble and feel your
house shake when a big truck roars by, that’s partly
because the weight...
Type III interferons: Protective or harmful
in COVID-19?
Interferons and other cytokines produced by the
immune system are important defenses against viral
infections, but as we...
Which businesses should be open?
Banks and bookstores. Gyms and juice bars. Dental
offices and department stores. The Covid-19 crisis
has shuttered some kinds...
Coronavirus: Care home moves had
‘tragic consequences’
There were “tragic consequences” of moving
patients from hospitals to care homes at the start of
the coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Major disruption to cancer
care revealed
Cancer care in England has faced major disruption
during the pandemic with big drops in numbers
being seen following urgent...
Coronavirus: England test and trace
system identifies 31,000 contacts
More than 31,000 close contacts of people with
coronavirus were identified during the first week of
the test and trace system...
Coronavirus deaths could be HALF the
official toll
Britain’s actual coronavirus death toll could be half of
the 50,000 already recorded, according to one
expert. Professor...
Britain’s coronavirus death toll jumps by
151 as official number of victims reaches
41,279
Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by only
151 in the lowest increase on a Thursday since
March 19, as...
Coronavirus IS seasonal, maps that help
predict spread show
The novel coronavirus is seasonal and spreads in
certain climate conditions, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that...
Newly synthesized fungal compound can
switch on a self-destruct button for
cancer
Mutations in a special gene called p53 can
sometimes interfere with this process. Caused by
aging, ultraviolet light, and...
Human embryo-like model created from
human stem cells
The body plan, or blueprint of an organism, arises
through a process called ‘gastrulation’. During
gastrulation,...
Tropical disease in medieval Europe
revises the history of a pathogen related
to syphilis
A new study published in the journal Scientific
Reports details the findings of genomic analyses on
these medieval skeletons,...
Neuroscientists discover neural circuits
that control hibernation-like behaviors in
mice
While suspended animation may seem a fantasy, a
strikingly diverse array of life has already achieved a
version of it. Through...
Chronic exposure to interferons being
tested for COVID-19 therapy may increase
the risk of bacterial
Two separate studies in mice suggest that a class of
interferons being evaluated in clinical trials as a
therapy for COVID-19...
Utah’s arches continue to whisper their
secrets
Two new studies from University of Utah
researchers show what can be learned from a short
seismic checkup of natural rock...
Putting ‘super’ in natural killer cells
IMAGE: Colorized scanning electron micrograph of
a natural killer cell. view more Credit: NIAID Using
induced...
Coronavirus’ slow mutation will make
vaccines more effective
Health experts say the novel coronavirus is mutating
at a slower rate than several other respiratory
viruses. The virus...
DIY antibody tests are STILL not available
for Britons
Brits are still being denied private coronavirus
antibody tests more than a fortnight after blood
samples taken from the...
Easing Britain’s lockdown any further
may be ‘disastrous’ and lead to 75,000
more Covid-19 deaths
Relying solely on social distancing could lead to a
second surge of coronavirus that kills more people
and lasts twice as...
Can gut microbiome alter drug safety and
efficacy?
The new methodology provides a more complete
picture of how gut bacteria metabolize drugs, and
could aid the development...
High doses of ketamine can temporarily
switch off the brain
In a study aimed at understanding the effect of
therapeutic drugs on the brains of people living with
Huntington’s...
Compound in the gills of clams may fight
common infections
That compound is tartrolon E, a byproduct of
bacteria that help shipworms, a group of saltwater
clams, digest the wood they...
The brain uses minimum effort to look for
key information in text
A recently completed study indicates that the human
brain avoids taking unnecessary effort. When a
person is reading, she...
The SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain
may provide a specific and sensitive
target for population
A new analysis of blood sera taken from 63 COVID-
19 patients, 71 controls, and various coronavirus-
exposed animals provides...
A novel mechanism that triggers a
cellular immune response
IMAGE: Artist’s model of a dendritic cell, based on
three-dimensional focused ion beam scanning
electron microscopy...
Adult stem cell study shows fish oil may
help with depression
IMAGE: A study published in Molecular Psychiatry
shows that patient-derived adult stem cells can be
used to model major...
Study examines emotional regulation,
family history as risk factors for suicidal
behavior

Scientists carry out first space-based
measurement of neutron lifetime
IMAGE: Artist impression of NASA MErcury Surface,
Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging
MESSENGER spacecraft...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 41,000
with 245 new fatalities
Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 245
as Northern Ireland recorded no new fatalities for
the fourth...
Junk food industry shares the blame for
Britain’s Covid-19 disaster, scientists
argue
The junk food industry is to blame for the UK
suffering one of the worst coronavirus crises in the
world, leading experts...
UK’s Covid-19 outbreak has HALVED
within a week with fewer than 5,000
people infected each day
New coronavirus cases in Britain have halved in a
week and fewer than 5,000 people are being
infected each day, according...
‘Fat burning’ molecule has implications
for treatment of obesity
“Obesity is the biggest health problem in the United
States. But, it is hard for people to lose weight and
keep it...
Re-trafficking proteins to fight Salmonella
infections
Scientists including members of EMBL’s Typas
group, members of the group of EMBL alumnus
Jeroen Krijgsveld at the German...
Cannabis temporarily relieves PTSD
symptoms, study suggests
Cuttler and her colleagues analyzed data of more
than 400 people who tracked changes in their PTSD
symptoms before and after...
How the brain controls our speech
Until now, it has been assumed that the spoken
word arises in left side of the brain and is analysed
by the right side. According...
An essential sustainable farming practice
faces one big limitation: Land to produce
seeds
As farmers across the globe look to grow food more
sustainably – with less water, fertilizer, pesticides
and other...
Applying ‘magic angle’ twistronics to
manipulate the flow of light
IMAGE: A bilayer of molybdenum trioxides supports
highly collimated, directive, and diffractionless
propagation of...
Cascade sets the stage for
superconductivity in magic-angle twisted
bilayer graphene
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for
persons ages 10-24. And according to the Centers
for Disease Control and...
Revealed, the best way to find out your
blood type
People with type O blood may be less likely to get
diagnosed with the coronavirus, according to a
recent study — but millions...
Coronavirus UK: 77% cases originated in
Spain, France and Italy
At least three quarters of Covid-19 cases in Britain
have been caused by strains of the virus that
originated in Spain, France...
Coronavirus ‘could be up to four times
LESS deadly than feared’
Covid-19 could actually be up to four times less
deadly than feared, according to a controversial
estimate. A review of antibody...
Does the Covid-19 app work? Cases
tumbled on the Isle of Wight during test
of NHS software
The NHS‘s long-awaited coronavirus contact tracing
app could be an effective way to cut down new
cases and stop the...
National survey shows different bacteria
on cell phones and shoes
“This highlights how much we have to learn about
the microbial world around us,” said David Coil, a
researcher...
New antivirals for influenza and Zika
Amyloids are particular protein assemblies with
properties similar to silk, that serve numerous
functions. They also form...
Living near oil and gas wells may
increase preterm birth risk
Researchers examined 225,000 births from mothers
who lived within about six miles of oil and gas wells
in the San Joaquin...
Speed of space storms key to protecting
astronauts and satellites from radiation
Scientists at the University of Reading found that by
calculating the speed of coronal mass ejections
(CMEs) when they hit...
Viewing dopamine receptors in their
native habitat
IMAGE: Cryo-EM structure of the D2 dopamine
receptor bound to its G protein. view more Credit:
UT Southwestern...
Solving a Parkinson’s disease puzzle
through protein design
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in
everything from higher cognitive functions to motor
control, motivation, arousal,...
Hallucinations in people with seizures
may point to suicide risk
IMAGE: Seen from above, the magic-angle bilayer
graphene resembles a pattern known as moiré for
its resemblance to...
Effects of potassium fertilization in pear
trees
IMAGE: ‘Rocha’ pear harvest in Southern Brazil,
2017. view more Credit: Courtesy of P.B. Sete.
The...
What happened to plans to give laptops
to pupils at home? And other questions
In England, some pupils are starting to return to
school, but it’s a different picture across the UK.
BBC News answers...
Coronavirus came to UK ‘on at least 1,300
separate occasions’
Coronavirus was brought into the UK on at least
1,300 separate occasions, a major analysis of the
genetics of the virus shows. The...
People with O-type blood nearly 20% less
likely to test positive for coronavirus,
study suggests
Could your blood type help protect you from
coronavirus? People with Type O are nearly 20%
LESS likely to test positive for...
Coronavirus: Social distancing starves
people of physical touch
People are starving for physical touch as the
coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, and it’s
beginning to take...
Coronavirus US: Healthcare revenue falls
by nearly HALF
Healthcare revenue falls by nearly HALF across the
US during the pandemic after Americans avoided
hospitals for fear of catching...
A good vitamin D status can protect
against cancer
The review article, published in Seminars in Cancer
Biology and written by Professor Carsten Carlberg
from the University...
Fewer complications after organ
transplantation
Transplant recipients usually receive
immunosuppressants to prevent organ rejection.
However, these drugs cannot provide...
Simulations on biologically relevant time
scales
Due to the need to perform atomistic simulations
with a temporal resolution of femtoseconds (10-15
s), researchers are not...
Mozart may reduce seizure frequency in
people with epilepsy
The results of the research study, “The Rhyme and
Rhythm of Music in Epilepsy,” was recently
published in the...
New protocol on breast cancer and
breastfeeding
IMAGE: The Journal publishes original scientific
papers, reviews, and case studies on a broad
spectrum of topics in...
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and the
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have
shown for the first time,...
Ultra-thin camera lenses of the future
could see the light of day
IMAGE: In the future, camera lenses could be
thousands of times thinner and significantly less
resource-intensive to...
Coronavirus: How air passengers can
stay safe
Thermal-imaging cameras and swab tests for
coronavirus are not “clinically valuable” in airports,
according to...
Coronavirus: ‘Earlier lockdown would
have halved death toll’
The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK would
have been halved if lockdown had been introduced
a week earlier, a former...
At least 7 separate coronavirus cases
arrived in California as eary as January
Multiple infected individuals with different strains of
coronavirus acted as ‘seeds’ for the outbreak of
the...
Coronavirus US: Over 18m at risk have
poor or no insurance
More than 18 million Americans don’t have
adequate health insurance to cover the cost of
medical care if they catch...
Could YOUR blood put you in danger of
getting severely sick with COVID-19?
Recent studies have revealed that having a certain
blood type, specifically O, may offer protective
benefits against the...
Women generate lower travel-related
greenhouse gas emissions
The researchers studied the transport patterns of
almost 50,000 Kiwis between 2002 and 2014 based
on data from the New Zealand...
Cellular stress causes cancer cell
chemoresistance
Unfolded proteins cause stress and disease The
Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) contributes to
cancer development and progression...
Marijuana concentrates spike THC levels
but don’t boost impairment
“Surprisingly, we found that potency did not track
with intoxication levels,” said lead author Cinnamon
Bidwell,...
Potential treatment for Rett Syndrome
In addition, the drug JQ1 also restores the cellular
function of neurons in human models of the disease.
Rett Syndrome causes...
First impressions can sway financial
professionals’ forecasts of firms for up to
6 years
First impressions can have long-term effects on
people’s perceptions and behavior. A new study

Government health, safety regulations
backfire with conservatives, study shows
Health and safety risks from product consumption,
including obesity, vaping, drug misuse and texting
while driving, as well...
After a century of searching, scientists
find new liquid phase
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder’s
Soft Materials Research Center (SMRC) have
discovered an elusive...
New study of endangered pacific pocket
mice provides valuable genetic insights
In breeding programs aimed at conserving animals
from small or isolated populations, scientists must
balance the competing...
NJ woman lives with INTESTINES outside
body after being shot
New Jersey mother-of-two, 32, is forced to live with
her INTESTINES outside of her body after being
shot in the stomach at...
More than 18 million Americans at risk for
severe COVID-19 have poor or no
insurance
More than 18 million Americans don’t have
adequate health insurance to cover the cost of
medical care if they catch...
Releasing Britons from lockdown in two
batches is the best exit strategy
Releasing Britons from lockdown in two batches is
the best exit strategy to reduce deaths and and
protect the economy, scientists...
School children under 15 have just a
3.5MILLION-to-one chance of dying from
coronavirus
School children under the age of 15 have a ‘tiny’
one-in-3.5million chance of dying from
coronavirus and are...
Immune cell discovery could improve the
fight against hepatitis B
Currently, HBV vaccination protects against
subsequent infection through immunological
memory — the vaccine ‘trains’...
Media stereotypes confound kids’
science ambitions
Conducted by the University of South Australia and
the Australian Catholic University, the new research
shows how gender...
World’s first spherical artificial eye has
3D retina
Scientists have spent decades trying to replicate the
structure and clarity of a biological eye, but vision
provided by existing...
Considering health when switching to
cleaner electricity
Location matters little for carbon dioxide emissions
— no matter where the gas is emitted, it eventually
mixes into...
looked at the influence...
Study suggests Baboon model could aide
in Alzheimer’s disease interventions
San Antonio, Texas (June 8, 2020) – Scientists at
Texas Biomedical Research Institute’s (Texas
Biomed) Southwest...
New study finds surface disturbance can
limit mule deer migration
IMAGE: Mule deer move across a sagebrush-
covered basin in western Wyoming. New research
shows that surface disturbance...
Texas A&M researchers light cells using
nanosheets for cancer treatment
IMAGE: This image demonstrates the
photoresponsive ability of nanosheets when
exposed to near infrared light. Dr. Akhilesh...
Coronavirus: US study says tests miss a
fifth of infections
Coronavirus tests miss one in five infections – and
the rate of false negatives TRIPLES if someone is
tested too early Researchers...
10million patients could be stuck on NHS
surgery waiting lists by Christmas due to
coronavirus
Ten million people could be stuck on NHS waiting
lists by the end of the year due to coronavirus hold-
ups, health bosses...
How has Covid-19 affected your
hometown?
Scientists have created an interactive graphic which
reveals how different areas of England and Wales
have been affected...
SAGE scientist calls for South Korean-
style Covid-19 hotels to stop Britons
flouting self-isolation
Anyone who develops Covid-associated symptoms
is being told to self-isolate and get tested under the
test and trace scheme. Close...
First all-human mouse model of inherited
prion disease
Prion diseases are due to the misfolding and cell-to-
cell transmission of prion proteins, which go on to
induce misfolding...
Study of 62 countries finds people react
similarly to everyday situations
What if research could demonstrate that’s not true?
A new study from UC Riverside asserts the world
population may...
Noise disturbs the brain’s compass
From visual stimuli to muscle feedback and signals
relayed by the vestibular system — the human brain
uses a wide range...
What makes a giant jellyfish’s sting
deadly?
Found in coastal waters of China, Korea and Japan,
Nomura’s jellyfish can grow up to 6.6 feet in
diameter and weigh...
Roadkill study identifies animals most at
risk in Europe
IMAGE: Image of a Little Owl killed on a road taken
during research by the team. view more Credit:
Joaquim...
‘Building wealth and health network’
reduces food insecurity without providing
food
PHILADELPHIA – As the coronavirus pandemic
forces so many to reckon with growing food
insecurity and increased health...
A method has been developed to study
the ‘traces’ of coronal mass ejections at
the Sun.
IMAGE: Coronal dimming and the associated
coronal mass ejection view more Credit:
STEREO/EUVI Scientists...
Gaps in data on marijuana use limit
public health response
IMAGE: Kimberley Geissler is an assistant professor
of health policy and management ay UMass
Amherst’s School...
Babylon Health admits GP app suffered a
data breach
Babylon Health has acknowledged that its GP video
appointment app has suffered a data breach. The
firm was alerted to the...
Coronavirus: NHS waiting list ‘could hit
10 million this year’
Health bosses fear the Covid-19 crisis could see the
number of people waiting for NHS treatment double
to 10 million by the...
Engaging in family meals starts with
healthy family communication
Researchers studied 259 parents who were also
patients at either The Ohio State University or Wake
Forest University accredited...
Aerosol-printed graphene unveiled as low
cost, faster food toxin sensor
Researchers in the USA have developed a
graphene-based electrochemical sensor capable of
detecting histamines (allergens)...
Different hormone therapies affect brain
function differently
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 10, 2020)–Sex hormones
influence the structure and function of the brain, but
little is known...
NIH study links cigarette smoking to
higher stroke risk in African Americans
African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times
more likely to have a stroke than those who never
smoked, while former smokers...
Ancient enzymes can contribute to
greener chemistry
A research team at Uppsala University has
resurrected several billion-year-old enzymes and
reprogrammed them to catalyse...
Physics principle explains order and
disorder of swarms
IMAGE: In order to form a swirl, an active particle (in
red) must sense the positions and orientations of
neighbours...
Cannabis poisonings in children linked
with drinking and illicit drug use
IMAGE: Most cannabis poisoning incidents involving
children resulted from the intentional use of
cannabis combined...
Bedrock type under forests greatly
affects tree growth, species, carbon
storage
IMAGE: The forest inventory plots in the Ridge and
Valley physiographic province in Pennsylvanias
used in this study...
Skoltech researchers use machine
learning to aid oil production
Skoltech scientists and their industry colleagues
have found a way to use machine learning to
accurately predict rock thermal...
Coronavirus: ‘Eyesight of thousands at
risk due to missed care’
At least 10,000 people are at risk of suffering
irreversible damage to their sight because of missed
care during lockdown,...
Coronavirus: Call for UK-wide clap for
key workers on NHS anniversary
People are being encouraged to celebrate the
NHS’s 72nd birthday and thank key workers for their
support during the...
Synthesized cell culture process sets
stage for more efficient cancer research
IMAGE: CK5 expression, a basal cell marker, in the
2.5D organoid cells (right) and parental 3D
organoids (left). ...
A rare heart bone is discovered in
chimpanzees
IMAGE: Experts from the University of Nottingham
have discovered that some chimpanzees have a
bone in their heart,...
Study discovers BAM15 as a potential
treatment for obesity
IMAGE: BAM15 prevents weight gain, fat buildup
and reduces blood sugar view more Credit: Graphic
by Kathryn...
Reusing chicken litter shows benefits
IMAGE: Broiler chickens raised on floor pens
covered with litter composed of pine shavings at the
University of Georgia’s...
UK’s REAL coronavirus death toll is at
least 10,000 too low
Britain’s real coronavirus death toll is at least 10,000
higher than the government’s official tally,
according...
Injecting coronavirus patients with the
blood of virus survivors DOES speed up
their recovery
Convalescent plasma has been used to treat
infections for at least a century, dating back to the
1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It...
Coronavirus UK: SAGE experts question
Test and Trace scheme
A SAGE scientist today criticised the Government’s
decision to leave out the word ‘isolate’ from its
coronavirus...
Coronavirus: New York infected more
likely to get kidney damage
Why are the kidneys of so many NYC coronavirus
patients failing? Renal damage is twice as common
among covid-sufferers in...
Coronavirus: Asymptomatic people ARE
spreading disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) has walked
back its claims that it is uncommon for
aysymptomatic coronavirus patients...
How effective are language learning
apps?
That is a question Shawn Loewen, professor in the
Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic,
Asian and African Languages...
Paper-based device provides low-power,
long-term method for analyzing sweat
Researchers at North Carolina State University have
constructed a paper-based device as a model of
wearables that can collect,...
Antihistamines and similar drugs could
slow down Huntington’s disease
The research in mice indicates that targeting the
histamine H3 receptor (H3R) — a well-established
drug target for...
Unexpected uncertainty can breed
paranoia
“When our world changes unexpectedly, we want to
blame that volatility on somebody, to make sense of
it, and perhaps...
Clocking in with malaria parasites
IMAGE: Malaria parasites all replicating in unison
thanks to the inherent biological rhythms of their
genes ...
New study finds drinking fruit juice in
early years can have long term dietary
benefits
Washington, DC (June 8, 2020) – A new study from
Boston University published on-line at BMC Nutrition
by Lynn L. Moore...
Virginia Tech research provides new
explanation for neutrino anomalies in
Antarctica
IMAGE: A map (left) and zoom-in (right) of
Antarctica, displaying the two anomalous upward-
pointing events —...
Health Minister blames scientists for care
home deaths before backtracking
Health Minister Helen Whately blames Government
scientists for coronavirus care home deaths before
furiously backtracking...
Coronavirus WAS in Scotland weeks
before the first case was confirmed on
March 1, scientists reveal
Coronavirus was likely spreading in Scotland before
the first case was confirmed at the start of March,
the country’s...
Britain’s Covid-19 deaths rise by 286 in
preliminary count
Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 286,
with Northern Ireland having now gone three days
in-a-row without...
Researchers put a price tag on alcohol
use
Earlier studies have shown that alcohol use
disorders lead to various health and social
problems, which cause an increase...
Down to the bone: Understanding how
bone-dissolving cells are generated
Broadly, two intracellular processes are involved in
this differentiation: first, transcription-in which a
messenger RNA...
Improved MRI scans could aid in
development of arthritis treatments
A team of engineers, radiologists and physicians,
led by the University of Cambridge, developed the
algorithm, which builds...
Computer modelling predicts where
vaccines are needed most
The report, originally published on May 26,
highlights areas that would have the greatest benefit
from initiating a vaccination...
Use of emergency departments plummets
during COVID-19
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In a new commentary piece,
published in JAMA Health Forum, two health
researchers describe the decrease...
Ancient micrometeoroids carried specks
of stardust, water to asteroid 4 Vesta
IMAGE: The meteorite is a piece of the surface of
asteroid Vesta. Researchers at Washington
University in St. Louis...
Microneedling therapeutic stem cells into
damaged tissues
IMAGE: Microneedles, made of a biomaterial mixed
with therapeutic agents, are attached to a strip of
tape, needles...
Twitter fight: Birds use social networks to
pick opponents wisely
IMAGE: UC researcher Annemarie van der Marel
holds a captive monk parakeet she is studying. view
more Credit:...
Nuclear medicine and COVID-19: New
content from The Journal of Nuclear
Medicine
“We know that without a vaccine we’re going to be
dealing with this virus for a while,” said Johnese
Spisso,...
Can thermal cameras help spot
coronavirus?
As lockdowns ease, thermal imaging cameras are
popping up in all sorts of public places to assess the
state of people’s...
Coronavirus: Weekly death figures
continue to fall
Less than a fifth of UK deaths in the last week of
May were linked to coronavirus, figures show.
Across the UK, 2,000 (18%)...
Pet owners warned they CAN give their
cats and dogs COVID-19 but unlikely
animals can infect humans
Pet animals are unlikely to give people the novel
coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) says. So...
How to stop all that washing wreaking
havoc with your hands
Frequent hand-washing is key to reducing the
spread of Covid-19, and with lockdown easing, it is
even more important. But...
Forgot where you parked the car?
Research suggests memory is a game of
all or nothing
New research by psychologists at the University of
York has looked at how these irritating and highly-
relatable moments of...
How magnetic fields and 3D printers will
create the pills of tomorrow
IMAGE: 3D printed reservoir used for placing the
magnetically actuated sponge and drug to be
delivered upon applying...
Volcanic activity and changes in Earth’s
mantle were key to rise of atmospheric
oxygen
IMAGE: These giant mounds of fossil stromatolites
from about 2.5 billion years ago are located in South
Africa. For...
Study shows cannabis temporarily
relieves PTSD symptoms
PULLMAN, Wash. – People suffering from post-
traumatic distress disorder report that cannabis
reduces the severity of...
Unexpected uncertainty can breed
paranoia, researchers find
In times of unexpected uncertainty, such as the
sudden appearance of a global pandemic, people
may be more prone to paranoia,...
The US government’s supply of the
remdesivir
Coronavirus: Who should wear a face
mask or face covering?
Face coverings are to become compulsory for
people using public transport in England from
Monday 15 June. Also, all hospital...
Coronavirus: Asymptomatic transmission
still an ‘open question’
How much coronavirus transmission comes from
people with no symptoms is still a “big unknown”, a
World Health...
Shutdowns prevented 60 MILLION
coronavirus cases in the US, study finds
Half a billion infections of the novel coronavirus were
prevented worldwide from lockdowns, a new study
finds. Researchers...
Blood cancer drug helped severely ill
COVID-19 patients come off supplemental
oxygen and ventilator
Two-thirds of coronavirus patients on oxygen
support were able to breathe on their own and be
discharged from hospitals within...
Matt Hancock reveals top scientists are
‘doing some work’ on UK’s social
distancing guidance
Will the two-metre rule be relaxed? Matt Hancock
reveals top scientists are ‘doing some work’ on UK’s
social...
Study reveals birth defects likely caused
by flame retardant
Published recently in Scientific Reports, the study is
the first to investigate how polybrominated biphenyl-
153 (PBB153),...
Study by NUI Galway researchers into
DNA biology could impact future anti-
cancer therapies
A study by the Centre for Chromosome Biology at
NUI Galway, Ireland, in partnership with the
University of Zurich, has uncovered...
Mexican immigrant obesity rates climb
with deportation fears
Mexican immigrants, especially those who are
undocumented and fear deportation, have limited
access to healthy foods and...
Undersized airways may explain why
nonsmokers get COPD
NEW YORK, NY (June 9, 2020) — A new study of
lung anatomy may explain why 1 in 4 cases of
COPD–a lung disease...
Women’s communication shapes division
of labor in household
IMAGE: Man in the front load washer. view more
Credit: Gratisography via Pexels For many couples,
COVID-19...
Can ‘fizzy’ milk really keep your gut
fighting fit?
US government’s supply of remdesivir – the only
drug shown to work against coronavirus – will run
out at...
So THAT’S why ice cream can give you a
blinding headache!
Last week neuroscientist Professor Amanda Ellison
discussed migraines and how sex can help to cure
them. Today, in the second...
The grim new face of a visit to the dentist
British dental surgeries finally reopened yesterday
— but we can’t hope for anything like the service
that we knew...
The caring dogs who give dementia
patients a new leash of life
Ken Will has a best friend who comforts him when
he’s sad, distracts him if he’s angry and brings water
when...
Marine energy devices likely pose
minimal impacts to marine life, report
shows
IMAGE: On World Oceans Day, an international
team of marine scientists reports that the potential
impact of marine...
Scientists lament ‘Humpty Dumpty’ effect
on world’s spectacular, rare wildlife
IMAGE: Some of the world’s largest, most
spectacular and unheralded mammals are silently
slipping away, species...
Tuberculosis: Discovery of an ancestral
lineage in the African Great Lakes region
Two exceptional strains of tuberculosis, isolated
from East African patients with multi-resistant forms
of the disease, have...
Scientists warn against ‘greenwashing’ of
global coastal developments
The world’s waterfront cities should not be deluged
with apparently green developments because they
still carry the...
Can I avoid quarantine by flying to the UK
via Ireland? And other questions
New quarantine rules come into force from 8 June,
affecting travellers returning to the UK. BBC News
answers some of your...
Coronavirus: Lockdowns in Europe
saved millions of lives
Lockdowns have saved more than three million lives
from coronavirus in Europe, a study estimates. The
team at Imperial College...
Scientists are testing MMR vaccines to
prevent sepsis that kills many COVID-19
sufferers
Could a measles shot reduce deadly inflammation in
coronavirus patients? Scientists are testing MMR
vaccines to prevent sepsis...
Coronavirus could spread through a
hospital ward within 10 HOURS
Hospital wards could become riddled with the
coronavirus within the space of just ten hours,
The sharp tang of kefir may not be to everyone’s
taste, but the fermented milk drink has a growing
legion of fans,...
Author GILES ANDREAE shares his story
of sadness and hope
Never have I lost control of myself quite so violently
as when I was told that I had cancer for the second
time. By the time...
UK trial will tell us if fighting off
coronavirus gives you immunity
Does having coronavirus make you immune to
future infection? Experts say finding the answer to
this question is one of the...
Coronavirus Europe: Lockdowns may
have prevented 3m deaths
Coronavirus lockdowns may have prevented
3million deaths in Europe — including half a million
the UK alone, a study has...
Study finds another reason to wash
hands: Flame retardants
Toronto, Ontario–Harmful flame retardants may be
lurking on your hands and cell phone, according to a
peer-reviewed...
Mysterious Australian Night Parrots may
not see in the dead of night
Australia’s most elusive bird, the Night Parrot, may
not be much better at seeing in the dark than other
parrots active...
23 years of water quality data from crop-
livestock systems
Long-term research is important to understand how
land management impacts runoff and erosion, which
pose serious threats...
Artificial intelligence enhances brain
tumour diagnosis
IMAGE: The new machine learning approach
classifies a common type of brain tumor into low or
high grades with almost...
Coronavirus: Risk higher for pregnant
BAME women
The high proportion of pregnant women from black
and ethnic minority (BAME) groups admitted to
hospital with Covid-19 “needs...
Coronavirus: UK daily deaths drop to pre-
lockdown level
The UK has recorded its lowest daily rise in the
number of coronavirus deaths since before
lockdown on 23 March, latest government...
US researchers still testing
hydroxychloroquine for covid prevention
US researchers are still testing whether
hydroxychloroquine can prevent coronavirus despite
study that found taking it after...
MORE evidence smokers are at less risk
of Covid-19: 23% less likely to catch the
virus
according to research. University...
Coronavirus UK: 22 June ‘earmarked’ for
pubs to reopen
Boris Johnson has earmarked June 22 as the date
when pubs and restaurants across the nation could
be allowed to reopen, it...
New approach to reducing spread of
mosquito-borne diseases
“Until everyone in the world has reliable access to
safe piped water, low-tech community interventions
that target...
New tool helps nanorods stand out
IMAGE: Rice University scientists have created an
open-source algorithm, SEMseg, that simplifies
nanoparticle analysis...
Deadly superbug could get a vigorous foe
in repurposed antibiotic
USC researchers have discovered that an old
antibiotic may be a powerful new tool against a
deadly superbug, thanks to an...
Do COVID-19 apps protect your privacy?
IMAGE: Tanusree Sharma is a doctoral student at
Illinois Informatics whose research focuses on
information security...
Scientists identify targets for COVID-19
vaccine using cancer immunotherapy
tools
Philadelphia, June 8, 2020–Cancer researchers at
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have
harnessed tools...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson wants cross-
EU quarantine exemption
Tourists will be allowed to travel freely across the EU
by the middle of July, as the government plans to
water-down its...
Dangerous Kawasaki-like condition seen
in children with COVID-19 is a NEW
disease
Children with coronavirus who develop bizarre and
dangerous inflammation similar to Kawasaki
syndrome are suffering from...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 40,597
with 55 new fatalities
Britain today announced 55 more Covid-19 deaths
in the lowest daily toll since before lockdown was
imposed, as London recorded...
Doctors blast report they say did nothing
to explain why Covid hits black and
ethnic minorities hard
Doctors have said there is a ‘crisis of confidence’ in
Public Health England following a ‘profoundly
disappointing’...
Preventing pancreatic cancer metastasis
by keeping cells ‘sheltered in place’
Smokers are less likely to be diagnosed with Covid-
19 compared to those who have never touched a
cigarette, another study...
Coronavirus: Children with Kawasaki-like
have NEW disease
Children with coronavirus who develop bizarre and
dangerous inflammation similar to Kawasaki
syndrome are suffering from...
Milkweed, only food source for monarch
caterpillars, ubiquitously contaminated
IMAGE: Anna Tatarko, a doctoral student in the
University of Nevada, Reno’s Ecology, Evolution,
and Conservation...
Kidney problems more prevalent in NYC
COVID-19 patients
NEW YORK, NY (June 8, 2020) — Hospitalized
COVID-19 patients at a New York City medical
facility had higher rates of...
Boys’ poor reading skills might help
explain higher education gender gap
IMAGE: David Geary is a Curators Distinguished
Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College
of Arts and Science...
‘Playing hard to get’ really works; here’s
why
We tend to like people who like us–a basic human
trait that psychologists have termed “reciprocity of
attraction.”...
Almost 8million Brits saw their mental
health affected by lockdown
The wellbeing of almost 8million Britons was
affected by loneliness caused by the government’s
coronavirus lockdown,...
Coronavirus: UK travelling LESS than
before lockdown eased
Britain appears to be travelling less than it was a
fortnight ago — despite draconian lockdown rules
having been relaxed...
China’s top coronavirus expert says first
COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for use
in autumn
China’s top coronavirus expert says the country
could roll out its first COVID-19 vaccines in autumn
Zhong Nanshan...
Coronavirus UK: Spike feared after Black
Lives Matter protests
The Health Secretary argued the evidence was
‘clear’ that not obeying social distancing rules
designed...
Blood pressure medications help even
the frailest elderly people live longer
“We knew that high blood pressure medication was
protective in general among older people, however,
we focused on whether...
For university classrooms, are
telepresence robots the next best thing to
being there?
“Pancreatic cancer cells are notorious for their ability
to escape from a tumor. Even when pancreatic
cancer is caught...
Physical activity in all of its forms may
help maintain muscle mass in midlife
“We already knew that estrogen has a role in the
regulation of muscle properties,” says doctoral
student Hanna-Kaarina...
Drug researcher develops ‘fat burning’
molecule
“Obesity is the biggest health problem in the United
States. But, it is hard for people to lose weight and
keep it...
Kawasaki-like syndrome linked to COVID-
19 in children is a new condition
A study on children suffering from severe
inflammatory symptoms shows the condition is new
and distinct from Kawasaki disease....
COVID-19: Are we handling this the right
way?
COVID-19 Reflections: Severe lockdowns and Stay-
at-Home orders have been hallmark of the national
and global response to...
Doing more with terahertz: Simplifying
near-infrared spectroscopy systems
IMAGE: Configuration of comb-mode-resolved
adaptive sampling THz-DCS, from Chen et al., doi:
10.1117/1.AP.2.3.036004 ...
Research team builds better rock models
IMAGE: A figure illustrating how CT-scan slices
allow detailed visualization and investigation of rock
sample grains. ...
Coronavirus: Devon care homes were ‘hit
so quickly’
Care homes across England have tried in vain to
protect their vulnerable from Covid-19 but the virus
has swept through many,...
Coronavirus: The chaplains at the front
line of end-of-life care
Coronavirus has radically altered the working life of
hospitals. But it has not just affected the doctors,
nurses and ancillary...
Green light for holidays to EU by mid-July
in government plans to water-down new
quarantine scheme
Tourists will be allowed to travel freely across the EU
by the middle of July, as the government plans to
water-down its...
Ground-breaking research makes
childhood vaccines safe in all
temperatures
IMAGE: The enscilliation project has been led by
Asel Sartbaeva from the University of Bath. view
more Credit:...
Protected areas worldwide at risk of
invasive species
The findings are particularly important given the
nationwide shift to online instruction caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic,...
Tiny, magnetically powered neural
stimulator
The neural stimulator draws its power from magnetic
energy and is about the size of a grain of rice. It is
the first magnetically...
Addressing sexual violence in sport:
American Medical Society for Sports
Medicine issues position statement
June 8, 2020 – Sexual violence is a serious problem
with potentially severe and lasting negative effects
on the physical,...
Researchers shed light on new enzymatic
reaction
IMAGE: Huang, CABBI postdoc at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, led a study which
blended bio- photocatalysis...
Shock waves created in the lab mimic
supernova particle accelerators
When stars explode as supernovas, they produce
shock waves in the plasma surrounding them. So
powerful are these shock waves,...
Census of viral spike protein antigens
reveals candidates for use in a COVID-19
vaccine
A group of researchers has determined how different
proteins associated with SARS-CoV-2 – the virus
that causes COVID-19...
Coronavirus: How does contact tracing
work in England?
People who have been in close contact with
someone found to have Covid-19 are now being
traced. The NHS contact tracers will...
How my carer saved me during lockdown
Throughout the various lockdowns around the world,
extraordinary examples have emerged of people
helping those most in need....
Boris Johnson ‘earmarks June 22 to
allow pubs and restaurants to reopen’
Boris Johnson has earmarked June 22 as the date
when pubs and restaurants across the nation could
be allowed to reopen, it...
Is Britain travelling LESS than it was a
fortnight ago?
Britain appears to be travelling less than it was a
fortnight ago — despite draconian lockdown rules
having been relaxed...
Newly identified gene reduces pollen
number of plants
IMAGE: The plant species Arabidopsis thaliana is
used as a model organism in research all over the
world. view...
New research shows how complex
chemistry may be relevant to origins of
IMAGE: American mink (Neovison vison) was found
in 1,251 protected areas such as Cairngorms
National Park in the UK,...
Impressive result for mental health
therapy
The researchers evaluated the NewAccess
program, which is an Australian adaptation of the
United Kingdom’s IAPT (Improving...
Artificial brains may need sleep too
IMAGE: Sleep may be as vital to intelligent
machines of the future as it is to us. view more
Credit: Los Alamos...
UK announces hundreds more Covid-19
deaths
The UK today announced 204 more Covid-19
deaths, the lowest Saturday rise since before
lockdown – taking the total...
Most Covid patients handed over just
ONE contact to track and trace team in
England last week
Anyone who develops Covid-associated symptoms
is being told to self-isolate and get tested under the
test and trace scheme. Close...
Some infants can identify differences in
musical tones at six months
The study, published in the Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America, examined the capacity of six-
month-old infants...
Childhood trauma affects the timing of
motherhood
During the Second World War, thousands of Finnish
women and girls volunteered to aid in the war effort
as part of the paramilitary...
Memory consolidation during REM sleep
In a study published this month in Neuron,
researchers from University of Tsukuba and the
University of Tokyo have revealed...
High uric acid levels benefit women’s
lungs in aging and disease
IMAGE: Suppression of uricase (UOX), a uric acid-
metabolizing enzyme, in a pulmonary pathological
mouse model with...
Sex differences in participation in large-
scale genetic studies may affect results
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) analyse
a genome-wide set of genetic variants in different
individuals to see if any...
Repetitive negative thinking linked to
dementia risk
Persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns
may raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finds a
new UCL-led...
life on Earth
IMAGE: Generation of target molecules relevant to
the origins of life in a complex chemical network
driven by radiation. ...
Zero rates preferable to negative rates for
investors’ risk-taking -Ben-Gurion U
study
NEW YORK…June 8, 2020 – Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev (BGU) researchers have determined
that zero interest...
JNCCN: Many hospitalized people with
advanced cancer struggle with important
daily tasks
IMAGE: JNCCN June 2020 Cover view more
Credit: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [June 8,
2020] — New research...
UK’s antibody testing fiasco exposed:
PHE test misses up to a third of cases
Antibody tests being used by Public Health England
could be missing a third of positive results, a study
has shown as Britain’s...
Study ties stroke-related brain blood
vessel abnormality to gut bacteria
Led by scientists at the University of Chicago, the
researchers used advanced genomic analysis
techniques to compare stool...
Deadly bacterial infection in pigs
deciphered
The Clostridium perfringens bacterium is part of the
large Clostridium genus which can cause various
fatal illnesses in animals...
High-protein diets help insects to fight
against blood parasites
The finding, in which a high protein diet is linked to
increased survival, could be a key stepping-stone to
discovering how...
Researchers help bring biofriendly
materials to drug design for neuro
disorders
The study, titled “Untangling the Potential of Carbon
Quantum Dots in Neurodegenerative Disease,” was
co-authored...
BESSY II: Experiment shows for the first
time in detail how electrolytes become
metallic
IMAGE: The theorists in the team have elaborately
simulated the structure of the solvated electron in
liquid ammonia. ...
Pinker flamingos more aggressive
Bright pink flamingos are more aggressive than
paler rivals when fighting over food, new research
shows. Pink plumage is...
Climate change has degraded
productivity of shelf sea food webs
IMAGE: A mixture of dinoflagellates and diatoms
from the L4 coastal monitoring site off Plymouth,
England. view...
Jodrell Bank leads international effort
which reveals 157 day cycle in unusual
cosmic radio bursts
An investigation into one of the current great
mysteries of astronomy has come to the fore thanks
to a four-year observing...
Coronavirus: Could social distancing of
less than two metres work?
The government has come under pressure from
MPs and businesses to relax the 2m (6ft) rule for
social distancing, to make...
Coronavirus: Minister Kemi Badenoch
rejects ‘systemic injustice’ claims
Media captionSNP MP Alison Thewliss’ claims that
forcing black people to work is a racist policy are
rejected...
BAME workers and single parents have
suffered the most financially since
coronavirus pandemic began
BAME workers and single parent families have been
the worst affected groups by the coronavirus
pandemic, according to new...
Government expert: Britain should have
gone into lockdown earlier
Britain should have gone into lockdown earlier and
failing to impose restrictions sooner ‘cost a lot of
lives’, says...
London arts director, 53, caught Covid-19
while skiing in Austria at New Year
Britain’s new patient zero? London arts director, 53,
caught Covid-19 while skiing in Austria at New Year
– suggesting...
Health chiefs are in talks to use British-
made coronavirus saliva tests instead of
swabs
A British-made saliva test for the coronavirus could
replace swabs and help Boris Johnson meet the 24-
hour result target...
‘Whispering gallery’ effect controls
electron beams with light
IMAGE: Artist’s view of individual electrons
interacting with an optical whispering gallery mode
as it circles...
Fewer antibiotics to better fight bacterial
infections
The increase in antibiotic resistance and the lack of
new antibiotics is currently a major global health
problem. Reducing...
How is a metal formed?
IMAGE: An artistic rendition of the formation of a
conduction band in liquid ammonia caused by an
increasing amount...
Reconsidering the efficiency of grazing
exclusion using fences on the Tibetan
Plateau
Virus DNA spread across surfaces in
hospital ward over 10 hours
Virus DNA left on a hospital bed rail was found in
nearly half of all sites sampled across a ward within
10 hours and persisted...
Coronavirus: What is the k number and
can superspreading be stopped?
As the world races to find treatments and vaccines
for coronavirus, scientists have another target in
their sights –...
Coronavirus: Influential study on
hydroxychloroquine withdrawn
An influential article that found hydroxychloroquine
increases the risk of death in coronavirus patients
has been retracted...
Scientists at war with ministers over
Covid: Experts call for public inquiry into
‘failures’
Nearly 30 leading experts have demanded Boris
Johnson launches a public inquiry to prepare Britain
for a second wave of coronavirus,...
UK patients face a TWO-YEAR wait for
elective surgery with NHS backlog set to
hit 650,000
Patients face a two-year wait for elective surgery
even if there is no second spike in coronavirus
cases, a study has found. The...
Britain announces more coronavirus
deaths
Britain has announced less than 100 deaths in one
day, as 77 more victims are recorded by the
Government. It’s the...
Professor says only 10% of people with
coronavirus develop antibodies
Only 10 per cent of people who are infected with the
coronavirus develop antibodies, a professor claims.
Professor Karol...
Dreaming with purpose
IMAGE: Figure caption: The activity of ABNs during
REM sleep consolidates memory. Fear learning
recruits a population...
Study documents the challenges of
herbicide-resistant annual bluegrass in
turf
IMAGE: Multiple herbicide-resistant Poa annua from
Australia. view more Credit: Photo credit: Dr Peter
Boutsalis...
Russian scientists demonstrate ion
implantation advantages for the use of
silicon in optoelectronics
IMAGE: Figure 1. Dislocation-related luminescence
spectrum of self-implanted silicon at 77 K (a) and its
temperature...
Great white shark diet surprises
scientists
IMAGE: The donkeys in Tibetan Plateau. view more
Credit: ©Science China Press A study about grazing
exclusion...
Magnetic liquid structure elucidated
through hybrid reverse Monte Carlo
simulation
IMAGE: Magnetic ionic liquid structures were
elucidated through hybrid reverse Monte Carlo
simulation. The research...
More evidence of no survival benefit in
COVID-19 patients receiving
hydroxychloroquine
A study of electronic medical records from US
Veterans Health Administration medical centers has
found that hydroxychloroquine–with...
Palliative Care in emergency departments
during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: The clinical characteristics and
outcomes of patients who received intervention by a
COVID-19 palliative...
EULAR 2020: Thrombosis risk
particularly high for people suffering
A current Swedish study came to the result that
among patients with high disease activity, one in one
hundred will develop...
Coronavirus: Outbreak exercise showed
‘clear gap’ in readiness
An exercise simulating a coronavirus outbreak in
Scotland, which was shared with a UK government
advisory group, showed a...
Coronavirus: Care home residents face
steep hike in fees
Some older people in care homes are being asked
to pay more than £100 a week extra in fees to cover
the costs of coronavirus. Age...
Drug firms hike cost of life-saving pills by
800% during pandemic
Drug firms could be investigated by the
Government’s watchdog for ‘price gouging’ –
inflating the...
DR ELLIE CANNON: Floored by hay
fever? Try meditating and rinsing out
your nose with SALTY water
We appear to be in the midst of an epidemic. No, not
Covid-19 (which, for the time being at least, seems
to continue to decline)....
New gadget to treat collapsed lungs will
allow thousands of Britons to lounge on
the sofa
A device that drains air from the chest is being used
to treat thousands of patients who have suffered a
collapsed lung –...
Cognitive behavior therapy tops other
psychotherapies in reducing
inflammation
The results of the analysis, published in JAMA
Psychiatry, found that cognitive behavior therapy, or
CBT, was superior to...
IMAGE: GoPro image of a great white shark off east
Australian coast at Evans Head, New South Wales.
view more Credit:...
A Genethon team has succeeded in
inhibiting the immune response linked to
AAV
A research team from Genethon, in collaboration
with teams from CNRS/Inserm and from the
biotechnology company Spark Therapeutics,...
Ribociclib in breast cancer: Added
benefit for certain women after
menopause
n 2017 and 2019, the German Institute for Quality
and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) had already
examined the advantages...
Can deep water masses in the
Mediterranean cross the Sicily Strait?
IMAGE: The experts José Noel Pérez Asensio (UB)
and Lucia Quirós-Collazos (ICM-CSIC) during the
NextData Cruise...
Investigational treatments of COVID-19 in
children
What The Study Did: This pharmacokinetic
simulation study estimates appropriate pediatric-
specific dosing regimens for hydroxychloroquine...
Coronavirus: AstraZeneca to begin
making potential vaccine
Drug company AstraZeneca is to start producing a
potential vaccine for coronavirus, its boss has told
the BBC. Trials of...
Wear masks in busy public places, WHO
advice says
The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed
its advice on face masks, saying they should be
worn in public where social...
Is it safe for 2.2million Britons who have
been shielding for ten weeks to finally go
outside?
The message was at the heart of the Government’s
coronavirus strategy from the very start of lockdown:
protect the...
So how many times should you break
wind in a day?… and other embarrassing
questions
Type the words ‘Is it normal to…’ into Google and
you’ll be presented with a host of suggestions
based...
Our new organ donor law is so essential,
KATIE HIND argues in a moving story
about her father
Flanked by two nurses in uniform, and still in his
backless NHS hospital gown, my 66-year-old father,
Don, takes a few tentative...
Cholesterol levels dropping in Western
nations — but rising in Asia
The new study, by hundreds of researchers from
across the world, was led by Imperial College
London and published in the...
Stopping the clones may help win skin
cancer battle
Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani said the study
found proliferation of these large clones was
concentrated around hair pores...
Cancer treatment: New form of highly
targeted drug therapy
The drugs, called antibody-drug conjugates or
ADCs, belong to a relatively new class in which drug
molecules are attached...
Wording of vaccination messages
influences behavior
Young adult subjects in the study recently published
in the journal Health Communication were more
interested in learning...
Increasingly efficient serological tests
thanks to a new ECL based mechanism
A research group led by the University of Bologna
identified a new mechanism that allows to obtain
serological tests that...
Something in the water: Environmental
pollutant may be more hazardous than
previously thought
Sometimes toxins, such as hazardous wastes and
industrial byproducts, seep into groundwater, the
source of our drinking water....
A tiny arctic shrub reveals secrets of
plant growth on Svalbard
IMAGE: This tiny arctic willow, Salix polaris, is one of
the most important foods for reindeer on Svalbard.
While reindeer...
Physicists create quantum-inspired
optical sensor
IMAGE: Apparatus for measuring the position of an
object using optical coherence alone. view more
Credit:...
New identification of genetic basis of
COVID-19 susceptibility will aid treatment
Professor Alessandra Renieri, Director of the
Medical Genetics Unit at the University Hospital of
Siena, Italy, will describe...
Measuring Atlantic bluefin tuna with a
drone
Researchers have used an unmanned aerial system
(or drone) to gather data on schooling juvenile
Atlantic bluefin tuna in...
Genomic surveillance of antibiotic
resistance in the Philippines established
Antibiotic resistance surveillance in the Philippines
has moved into the genomic era, enabling better
tracking of dangerous...
Are kidney transplant patients at higher
risk? The European experience
Experience throughout the world, including in
Europe, shows that advanced age is the most
important risk factor for death...
Data gaps hamper monitoring of heavy
metals that threaten Arctic communities
Many Arctic and sub-Arctic communities face heavy
metal contamination of their food and water resulting
from activities such...
Paper-based technology advances earlier
cancer detection
The technology uses an electric field to concentrate
and separate cancer biomarkers onto a paper strip.
It could someday...
Scientists discover that nicotine
promotes spread of lung cancer to the
brain
But why non-small-cell lung cancer so often spreads
to the brain has been poorly understood. Now
scientists at Wake Forest...
Wearable brain scanner technology
expanded for whole head imaging
IMAGE: 49 channel whole head brain scanner. view
more Credit: University of Nottingham Scientists
from the...
COVID-19 safety recommendations, aim
to reduce deaths among elderly in
nursing homes
Seeking to address estimates that more than a third
of COVID-19 deaths nationally have occurred in
nursing homes and long-term...
Youth-inspired program increases bike
helmet use by urban children
IMAGE: Still from the bike helmet safety video “You
Make the Call ” view more Credit: Johns Hopkins...
Diet, gut microbes affect cancer
treatment outcomes, research suggests
IMAGE: UVA’s Eyleen O’Rourke, PhD, discovered
that what we eat can affect the outcome of
chemotherapy —...
Something in the water: Pollutant may be
more hazardous than previously thought
IMAGE: Perchlorate, a chemical compound used in
rocket fuels (such as the Space Shuttle’s solid
propellant seen...
View into plant cells: A membrane protein
is targeted to two locations
Metabolic processes are especially complex in
plants due to their obligate sessile life style – which
is why scientists...
NMDA receptors may link psychosis and
sleep deficits
Sofya Kulikova, a researcher at HSE University in
Perm, is part of an international research team that
has discovered potential...
DNA increases our understanding of
contact between Stone Age cultures
IMAGE: The man in grave 54 from the Ajvide Pitted
Ware burial ground on Gotland is buried flat on his
back, which is...
COVID-19 mortality alarmingly high in
dialysis patients
Spain is one of the European countries besides the
UK and Italy that was particularly hard hit by the
coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus: Is R number balanced on
knife edge?
There have been warnings coronavirus may be
starting to spread again in the north-west and the
south-west of England. Some...
Coronavirus: NHS trust bosses not
consulted over new face mask rules
NHS trusts were not consulted before the
government announced changes to the use of face
coverings and visitor policy in...
Not children, but ‘super-happy families’
the aim of assisted reproduction
In Sweden, childless couples and single women can
access publicly funded fertility treatment. But the
legislation differs...
Mothers ensure their offspring’s success
through epigenetics
Human mothers grow babies in their bellies for nine
months, and then after giving birth proceed to spend
years raising and...
Protecting the neuronal architecture
Brain nerve cells possess many arborised dendrites,
which can make connections with other neurons.
The highly complex, ramified...
American lobster, sea scallop habitat
could shift off the northeast
Researchers have projected significant changes in
the habitat of commercially important American
lobster and sea scallops...
New technique for engineering living
materials and patterns
IMAGE: A bacterial biofilm patterned using
MeniFluidics. view more Credit: University of
Warwick Engineered...
Air conditioner bumps the electric bill by
42%, increasing the risk of energy
poverty
IMAGE: A new study by Ca’ Foscari and CMCC
combines OECD and NASA datasets for 8 countries
to show that the share...
Environmental noise changes
evolutionary cooperation between
cellular components, model shows
Cells are massive factories, containing a multitude
of substations devoted to specific tasks all devoted
to keeping the overarching...
Only half of black Americans would get a
coronavirus vaccine
In nearly every state in the US, black Americans
represent a higher proportion of coronavirus deaths
Coronavirus: Fully reopening schools
‘could cause second wave’
Sending all children back to school – and freeing
parents to go back to work – could trigger a second
wave of...
Coronavirus: WHO advises to wear
masks in public areas
The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed
its advice on face masks, saying they should be
worn in public to help stop...
Sharp drop in Australia’s bad cholesterol
levels — but rising in Asia and Pacific
University of Queensland researchers were part of
an international team that analysed data from 102.6
million people in 200...
Foodborne illness? DNA-barcoded
microbial spores can trace origin of
objects
With the increasing complexity of global supply
chains for the myriad foods available to consumers,
however, the task of...
Restoring vision by gene therapy
Scientists of the Institute of Molecular and Clinical
Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) together with colleagues
from the German...
Creating hairy human skin: Not as easy
as you think
IMAGE: A cultured human skin cell with developing
hair follicles (budding protusions) and embedded
nerves (in red). ...
First measurement of electron energy
distributions, could enable sustainable
energy technologies
To answer a question crucial to technologies such
as energy conversion, a team of researchers at the
University of Michigan,...
Analysis of Seattle EMS and hospital data
indicates low COVID infection risk from
bystander CPR
DALLAS, June 5, 2020 — Analysis of Seattle
emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital
data from January 1 to April...
Lightning fast algorithms can lighten the
load of 3D hologram generation
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo
Metropolitan University have developed a new way
of calculating simple holograms...
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Help the
forgotten victims of mental illness NOW
A colleague told me the other day that more people
are currently being treated for the consequences of
attempted suicide...
Coronavirus-stricken father needed his
leg amputated after the infection ‘tore
through’ his body
than they account for...
Revealed: How cancer develops
resistance to treatment
The cells of the human body are constantly dividing,
and each time need to copy a three billion-letter
DNA code with high...
Stimulating research gives new treatment
hope for Tourette Syndrome
TS is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is usually
diagnosed between the ages of eight and 12. It
causes involuntary sounds...
Eat less and live a long healthy life?
Study shows ‘not in all cases’
Though on average lifespan was extended and
healthspan was increased, researchers from the
Kapahi lab at the Buck Institute...
Adult neurogenesis essential for sleep-
induced memory consolidation in mice
Previous studies have tied the presence of adult-
born neurons (ABNs) to memories and synaptic
plasticity, making them logical...
Acute kidney injury and end stage kidney
disease in severe COVID-19
Germany was not hit as hard by the SARS-CoV-2
pandemic as many other European countries. The
reason for this is that the...
New killing mechanism discovered in
‘game-changing’ antibiotic
Scientists at the University of Liverpool and
University of Utrecht have taken another step
forward on their quest to develop...
Eclipse data illuminate mysteries of Sun’s
corona
IMAGE: White-light images of the solar corona
during the 2019 total solar eclipses in Chile. view
more Credit:...
PFAS present throughout the Yadkin-Pee
Dee river food chain
Researchers from North Carolina State University
have found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) in every step of the...
Coronavirus: No return to ‘business as
usual’ for dentists
The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned
there will be no return to “business as usual” for
dentistry...
Virus cases down to 5,600 a day,
household survey suggests
The number of people infected with coronavirus in
homes in England has fallen to 5,600 a day, from
8,000 last week, statisticians...
NHS contact-tracing app will go live in UK
‘by the end of the month’
A father who fell critically ill with coronavirus had to
have his leg amputated when the infection triggered
deadly blood...
Sleep, death and … the gut?
Total, prolonged sleep deprivation, however, can be
fatal. While it has been reported in humans only
anecdotally, a widely...
Disrupted sleep increases the risk of
cardiovascular disease by promoting
inflammation
To test whether the effect may be due in part to
increased inflammatory signaling, the authors
measured sleep disruption...
Probiotics with top-performing
Lactobacillus strains may improve
vaginal health
Lactobacillus species in the lower reproductive tract
of healthy women lower vaginal pH and protect
against sexually transmitted...
How psychedelic drug psilocybin works
on brain
What is known is that this region contains a large
number of receptors targeted by psychedelic drugs
such as LSD or psilocybin...
UTEP researchers help bring biofriendly
materials to drug design for neuro
disorders
IMAGE: The contributions of researchers from The
University of Texas at El Paso have yielded the first
indication that...
NASA analyzes Cristobal, the big
rainmaker
IMAGE: On June 5 at 4:05 a.m. EDT (0805 UTC),
the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite
gathered temperature...
Cord blood for stem cell transplant may
outperform matched sibling donor
IMAGE: Jonathan Gutman, MD, and colleagues
show that cord blood as a source for bone marrow
transplant may outperform...
New discovery advances optical
microscopy
IMAGE: Experimental visualization of individual
nanowires and their and fabrication imperfections.
The new and conventional...
Coronavirus: Dementia deaths up during
pandemic
Deaths due to dementia have been higher than
average during the coronavirus pandemic, Office for
National Statistics analysis...
Coronavirus: Malaria drug
hydroxychloroquine ‘does not save lives’
A malaria drug that has been tested as a treatment
for coronavirus does not save lives, one of the
world’s largest...
AstraZeneca ALREADY manufacturing
Covid vaccine in three countries
Grant Shapps today appeared to confirm the NHS
Covid-19 contact-tracing app won’t work perfectly
when it is eventually...
England’s coronavirus outbreak shrinks
by HALF in a week
England’s coronavirus outbreak appears to have
shrunk by half in the past week, according to a
government-run surveillance...
Government advisers warned that PHE’s
contact tracing capacity would be
‘exhausted’ in TWO WEEKS
Public Health England only had enough contact-
tracing capacity to last two weeks before it became
‘exhausted’,...
Hydroxychloroquine does NOT treat
coronavirus, biggest study into the drug
finds
Hydroxychloroquine does not treat coronavirus,
according to the world’s biggest trial of the anti-
malaria drug backed...
Silicon ‘neurons’ may add a new
dimension to computer processors
What does a neuron do to save energy that a
contemporary computer processing unit doesn’t?
Computer modelling by researchers...
New smart fabrics from bioactive inks
monitor body and environment by
changing color
“The use of novel bioactive inks with the very
common method of screen printing opens up
promising opportunities for...
Psychedelic drug psilocybin tamps down
brain’s ego center
What is known is that this region contains a large
number of receptors targeted by psychedelic drugs
such as LSD or psilocybin...
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with
diabetes represent more than 20 percent
of ICU population
Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and diabetes
need to receive glucose-lowering therapy in addition
to other complex medical...
Thousands of tons of ocean pollution can
be saved by changing washing habits
A new study has revealed that almost 13,000 tonnes
of microfibres, equivalent to two rubbish trucks every
day, are being...
New report examines challenges and
implications of false-negative COVID-19
tests
As communities across the U.S. have struggled to
cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,
many have focused on the...
Study identifies potential approach to
treat patients with severe COVID-19
Early data from a clinical study suggest that blocking
the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) protein provided
clinical benefit...
A British pharmaceutical giant is already
manufacturing an unproven coronavirus vaccine as
it hopes to dish out hundreds...
Superspreaders ARE fuelling the
coronavirus pandemic
Scientists have found more evidence that
‘superspreader’ events are the main driving force
behind the ongoing...
Did UK’s coronavirus crisis peak
BEFORE lockdown?
Britain’s coronavirus outbreak may have been under
control before lockdown was enforced, according to
a study that...
Coronavirus UK: 357 new deaths amid
worries of R rate rise
SAGE said the overall rate remained between 0.7
and 0.9 across the UK as a whole but admitted it
may be a little...
Areas of brain where recognition and
identification occur
The study was published today in Current Biology.
“The ability to recognize familiar faces and locations
is crucial...
Diet, gut microbes affect cancer
treatment outcomes
University of Virginia scientists found that diet can
cause microbes in the gut to trigger changes in the
host’s response...
Could the blood of COVID-19 patients be
used to predict disease progression?
People respond very differently to infection with the
novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). While some
patients develop no symptoms...
Volcanic glass spray shows promise in
controlling mosquitoes
Malaria, an infectious disease transmitted by
mosquitoes, annually kills some 400,000 people in
Africa. The use of insecticide-treated...
A newly discovered disease may lead to
better treatment of cystic fibrosis
IMAGE: Comparison between the normal TMEM16A
protein and the mutated variant showing the
truncating effect that leads...
Fitful nightly sleep linked to chronic
inflammation, hardened arteries
Disrupted nightly sleep and clogged arteries tend to
sneak up on us as we age. And while both disorders
may seem unrelated,...
Editorial: COVID-19 pandemic likely to
result in lasting changes to medical
school curricula
Editorial: COVID-19 Pandemic Likely to Result in
Lasting Changes to Medical School Curricula
Following disruptions to medical...
Approved drug may help calm cytokine
storm in COVID-19
The drug acalabrutinib, FDA-approved for the
treatment of several types of B cell cancers,
improved the oxygenation levels...
Coronavirus: Obese children far more
likely to need ventilators
Obese children hospitalized with coronavirus are
THREE TIMES more likely to need ventilators, study
finds Researchers looked...
Lawmakers urge FDA to pull ‘Puff Bar’ e-
cigarettes from the market
Puff Bar e-cigarettes have taken advantage of the
pandemic to market their single use vapes to
teenagers, lawmakers claim. Representative...
Certain personality traits may affect risk
of ‘pre-dementia’
Among 524 adults aged 65 years and older who
were followed for a median of 3 years, 38
participants developed MCR and 69...
Osteoporosis treatment may also protect
against pneumonia
The study included 4,041 patients with hip fractures
who received N-BPs and 11,802 who did not. Over a
median follow-up time...
PFAS exposure may cause early
menopause in women
Known as ‘forever chemicals,’ PFAS are
humanmade and used in a wide variety of nonstick
and waterproof products...
Mangroves at risk if carbon emissions
not reduced by 2050, international
scientists predict
IMAGE: (Right) NTU Singapore Professor Benjamin
Horton on a field research in a mangrove forest.
view more Credit:...
France has won the R-number battle, but
the COVID war rages on
COVID-19 restrictions in France should be lifted with
caution because of the high risk of a second wave of
infection, reports...
Ultrastable, selective catalyst for propane
dehydrogenation developed
IMAGE: On the surface of the newly developed
catalyst (PtGa-Pb/SiO2), Pt1 sites remain exposed
to facilitate catalytic...
Early-life education improves memory in
old age — Especially for women
WASHINGTON — Education appears to protect
older adults, especially women, against memory
loss, according to a study...
Vaccine summit exceeds target to raise
almost £7bn
Almost £7bn has been raised to immunise 300
million children at a virtual global vaccine summit
hosted by the UK. Prime...
UTHSC researchers awarded $1.7 million
for opioid addiction studies
IMAGE: A team of University of Tennessee Health
Science Center researchers in the College of
Medicine recently received...
Emergency room visits plummeted 42%
amid the coronavirus pandemic, CDC
report reveals
Emergency room visits plummeted 42% amid the
coronavirus pandemic as Americans skipped
medical care overs fears they’d...
Association between outdoor light at
night and breast cancer risk among
postmenopausal women
For the study, investigators analyzed residential
outdoor light at night estimated from satellite
imagery in 1996 and assessed...
What are the risks and benefits of low-
dose aspirin?
Investigators conducted the review because the
overall balance between risks and benefits of taking
aspirin has been unclear....
New method predicts spin dynamics of
materials for quantum computing
Spin is a fundamental property of electrons and
other particles, and the rapidly growing field of
spintronics uses spin states...
Applying symptom tracking to COVID-19
outpatient care using famotidine
Published in the journal GUT, the Northwell-CSHL
case series is unique in its adaptation of quantitative
tracking of patient-reported...
Ancient DNA provides new insights into
the early peopling of the Caribbean
IMAGE: lllustration of one of the early settlers in the
Caribbean. view more Credit: Tom Björklund.
According...
Reducing severe breathlessness and
psychological trauma in COVID-19 ARDS
survivors
June 5, 2020– A new paper published online in the
Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines
ventilation and...
To think like a dinosaur
IMAGE: Three-dimensional virtual reconstruction of
the braincase of the ankylosaur Bissektipelta
archibaldi. Bones...
Long term care faclities are where most
COVID-19 deaths occur
BOSTON – Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are a
major driver of total COVID-19 deaths. Reported
today in the Journal...
Coronavirus: Widen rules on where face
coverings must be used, say UK doctors
Doctors have urged the government to make face
coverings compulsory in all places where social
distancing is not possible,...
Coronavirus: NHS contact-tracing app in
place by end of month, says minister
A new NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app should
be in place by the end of the month, a minister has
said. Business minister...
Severely ill coronavirus patients treated
with plasma from survivors recovered
FIVE days faster
Convalescent plasma therapy did not significantly
improve the conditions of patients with life-
threatening coronavirus, a...
Shares soar for company as FDA
approves application for trial of weed-
derived coronavirus drug
Shares for a cannabis company spiked 324% after
the FDA said it could apply to run a clinical trial of its
marijuana-derived...
Coronavirus: Recovered patients on loss
of smell and taste
Over the last several weeks, healthcare workers
have been drawing attention to an unusual symptom
of the novel coronavirus: the...
Coronavirus can damage men’s fertility
by harming sperm-making cells
Coronavirus may damage the testicles, even if it
doesn’t directly infect them, a new study suggests.
Researchers...
Living near oil and gas wells tied to low
birth weights in infants
The study, funded by the California Air Resources
Board, is one of the largest of its kind and the first in
the state. It...
Mindfulness improves decision-making,
attention in children with autism
The study, published in the journal Research in
Developmental Disabilities, is the first to examine
the effectiveness of...
Atomic blueprint of ‘molecular machine’
reveals role in membrane protein
installation
The findings, published today in Nature, shed new
light on how this process works, and lay the
foundation for potential future...
Wearable sensor may help to assess
stress in healthcare workers
In the study of 12 healthy male volunteers, a
wearable biosensor that is placed on the chest,
called the VitalScout, provided...
Cannabis in Michigan: New report
documents trends before recreational
legalization
IMAGE: The percentage of people in Michigan who
said they had used cannabis in the past year, by age
group view...
3D facial scans could speed diagnoses
for children with rare genetic diseases
‘Tens of thousands’ of heart procedures
delayed by pandemic
The postponement of tens of thousands of hospital
procedures is putting the lives of people with long-
term heart conditions...
Overuse of antibiotics to prevent or treat
coronavirus will lead to more deaths,
WHO warns
Overuse of antibiotics to prevent or treat coronavirus
despite NO evidence they block the infection will
lead to more deaths...
Columbia researchers develop one-step
coronavirus test that can be run in 30
minutes
Researchers at Columbia University in New York
City say they have developed a new coronavirus
test that will be able to...
Coronavirus: People with Type A blood
50% more vulnerable
DNA may make people with Type A blood who catch
coronavirus 50% more likely to need oxygen or
ventilator support, study suggests An...
Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY explains how to
stay one step ahead of Covid-19 as
lockdown eases
All this week, in exclusive extracts from his new
book Covid-19, Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY has been
explaining how to stay one step...
New pill could prevent anaphylaxis in
people with food, drug allergies
Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially life-threatening
systemic allergic reaction that can occur within
seconds or minutes...
Near-atomic ‘blueprint’ reveals inner
workings of drug target for cancer, other
diseases
“The pannexin1 channel, or PANX1, is vitally
important for maintaining normal, healthy function
and, as such, is a...
Respiratory virus builds ‘doorbell’ to trick
its way into cells
In a study published in the journal Nature, associate
professor of medical microbiology and immunology
David Marchant and...
People try to do right by each other, no
matter the motivation, study finds
In research published today in the journal Science
Advances, sociologists found that people
overwhelmingly chose to be generous...
Opioid addiction treatment is more widely
available, but only for adults
Prescriptions for an FDA-approved treatment for
opioid addiction have increased over the past
decade in all age groups except...
Scientists made a single-cell-resolution
map of brain genes in humans and other
primates
pMost children with rare genetic diseases spend
years undergoing medical tests and waiting for a
diagnosis — a long,...
Low ratings of workplace safety climate
by hospital nurses linked to higher risk of
injury
June 4, 2020 – Compared to other groups of
healthcare practitioners, nurses may have the
poorest perceptions of workplace...
Women are not more likely to die of
cirrhosis than men, despite fewer liver
transplants
Chronic liver disease affects men and women
equally Cirrhosis affects more than 4 million in U.S.
CHICAGO —...
DNA may make people with Type A blood
more vulnerable to coronavirus
DNA may make people with Type A blood who catch
coronavirus 50% more likely to need oxygen or
ventilator support, study suggests An...
Scientists create synthetic red blood cells
that are even better than the real thing
Better than the real thing: Scientists create synthetic
red blood cells that not only carry oxygen around the
body but also...
Covid-19 infection rate is TOO HIGH for
the strict two-metre social distancing
rules to be lifted
Coronavirus transmission is still too high in Britain to
relax the social distancing two-metre rule, a
government scientific...
Private hospitals commandeered for
Britain’s Covid-19 crisis are STILL empty
Private hospitals taken over by the NHS to fight
coronavirus at a cost of hundreds of millions of
pounds to the taxpayer...
Coronavirus linked to stroke in otherwise
healthy young people
“We were seeing patients in their 30s, 40s and 50s
with massive strokes, the kind that we typically see
in patients...
New Zealanders’ attitudes changed after
pandemic lockdown
“Our results suggest that, under the conditions of a
strong and cohesive national response, people are
more likely...
Scientists aim gene-targeting
breakthrough against COVID-19
Last year, Stanley Qi, an assistant professor in the
departments of bioengineering, and chemical and
systems biology at Stanford...
A potential new weapon in the war
against superbugs
As bacteria evolve, they develop strategies that
undermine antibiotics and morph into ‘superbugs’
that can resist...
IMAGE: Oligodendrocytes and astrocytes displayed
more differences in the human evolutionary lineage
than neurons as...
Self-assembling, biomimetic composites
possess unusual electrical properties
IMAGE: Biomimetic composites are produced by
topological interactions, expanding the limits of the
physical properties,...
Leukemia immune profiles predict drug
resistance and benefits of
immunotherapy
IMAGE: Fluorescent stains of the CD3 protein
(green) in a bone marrow biopsy from a patient with
acute myeloid leukemia....
Arthritis drug reduced the risks of dying
of coronavirus by nearly half in a small
study
Severely ill coronavirus patients treated with arthritis
drug were HALF as likely to die as those who didn’t
get it...
Antibiotic resistance breakthrough as
experts make ‘poison arrow’ compound
Scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight
against superbugs after developing a antibiotic that
can kill bacteria before...
Over a quarter of 18 to 25-year-olds are
unaware that women should avoid
alcohol in pregnancy
Over a quarter of 18 to 25-year-olds are unaware
that women should avoid alcohol in pregnancy,
study shows Survey of 2,000...
Coronavirus: UK has more daily deaths
than rest of EU combined
Britain today announced 176 more
coronavirus deaths, taking the total number of
victims to 39,904 – as separate...
Chronic stress? Limiting inflammatory
signaling to specific brain circuits
Chronic stress has long been associated with the
pathogenesis of psychological disorders such as
depression and anxiety....
Trial shows hydroxychloroquine has no
benefit over placebo in preventing
COVID-19
The trial results, which were published in the New
England Journal of Medicine, determined that
hydroxychloroquine was not...
Fluorescence bioimaging: Near-infrared
fluorescence imaging of living subjects
Fluorescence bioimaging often uses the near-
infrared light region because this radiation can
efficiently penetrate human...
DNA crossovers can drive healthy,
abnormal sperm, egg cell division
The same principle applies to human genetics.
When the body forms sperm or egg cells in a special
type of cell division called...
‘Artificial chemist’ combines AI, robotics
to conduct autonomous R&D
IMAGE: Researchers have developed a technology
called “Artificial Chemist, ” which incorporates AI
and...
Some types of prostate cancer may not
be as aggressive as originally thought
FINDINGS Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson
Comprehensive Cancer Center analyzed gene-
expression patterns in the most aggressive...
New clues on how lipid emulsions
prevent liver disease in preterm babies
IMAGE: Illustration of the gut microbiome view
more Credit: National Human Genome Research
Institute. Infants...
New discovery may lead to effective and
natural treatment for Parkinson’s disease
IMAGE: Researchers working in Dr. Kwang-Soo
Kim’s lab view more Credit: McLean Hospital Study
Highlights ...
Coronavirus: Princess Alexandra
Hospital faced ‘overwhelming demand’
A hospital faced an “overwhelming demand” for
critical care services as a result of the coronavirus
pandemic. The...
Coronavirus: How the UK is sleeping
under lockdown
More than half the UK population has struggled with
sleep during the lockdown, a survey suggests.
King’s College London...
Get it over with, or procrastinate? New
research explores our decision-making
process
New research from the UBC Sauder School of
Business may have figured out why. The study,
published in the Journal of Consumer...
Better patient identification could help
fight the coronavirus
Specifically, rapid identification of COVID-19 infected
and at-risk individuals and the success of future
large-scale vaccination...
Artificial intelligence can improve how
chest images are used in care of COVID-
19 patients
Within the study, published in the May 6 issue of
Radiology: Artificial Intelligence, the researchers say
that “AI’s...
Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural
ones, and have new abilities
Red blood cells (RBCs) take up oxygen from the
lungs and deliver it to the body’s tissues. These
disk-shaped cells...
JCESR lays foundation for safer, longer-
lasting batteries
IMAGE: The Paddlewheel Effect. Above a certain
temperature, SO??² anions begins to rotate, and
HPV vaccines that work in US women
may miss the target in women from other
countries
LEBANON, NH – A research team at Dartmouth’s
and Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer
Center has...
UCF’s butterfly-inspired nanotech makes
natural-looking pictures on digital
screens
ORLANDO, June 4, 2020 – Taking inspiration from
nature’s nanotech that creates the stunning color of
butterfly...
IU researchers grow hairy skin from
human stem cells
IMAGE: Pictured from left, Jiyoon Lee, PhD, and
Karl Koehler, PhD view more Credit: IU School of
Medicine Building...
Advances in nanoparticles as anticancer
drug delivery vector: Need of this century
Nanotechnology has contributed a great deal to the
field of medical science. It has enabled researchers
to design tools to...
Asymptomatic care workers unknowingly
spread coronavirus
Media captionCoronavirus in homes: ‘We’re all still
grieving… it’s very, very raw for...
Stalled vaccine programmes ‘putting
children’s lives at risk’
Millions of children could die from preventable
disease because of severe disruptions to
vaccination programmes caused by...
Immune cells multiply and diversify in
mouse lungs at birth
The findings, from Stanford University and Stanford
School of Medicine, US, provide detailed information
about dramatic shifts...
Syndrome linked to COVID-19 seems
more common among children of African
ancestry
The syndrome has been compared with Kawasaki
disease, a rare condition which mainly affects
children under five. Experts...
Why developing nerve cells can take a
wrong turn
A group of scientists from CECAD, the Cluster of
Excellence ‘Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-
Associated Diseases,’...
Researchers urge halt in prescribing
hydroxycholoroquine for COVID-19
Despite the fact, or perhaps due in part to the fact
that there are no therapeutic or preventive measures
for the COVID-19...
Stakeholders update newborn screening
guidelines for critical congenital heart
disease
simultaneously nearby...
Small protein, big impact
IMAGE: False color scanning electron micrograph of
meningococci (orange) adherent to human host cells
(green). ...
High-speed atomic video
A team including researchers from the Department
of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo has
successfully captured video...
Tillage and cover cropping effects on
grain production
IMAGE: Lead author of the study Dr. Gurbir Singh
collecting hairy vetch cover crop biomass samples
before termination...
Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY reveals how a
good snooze can help bolster your
immunity and combat coronavirus
All this week in the Daily Mail DR MICHAEL
MOSLEY explains how to stay one step ahead of
coronavirus as lockdown eases in...
Tear gas used by riot police may trigger
the spread of coronavirus among
protesters
Tear gas being used amid protests sweeping the
nation in the aftermath of the police killing of George
Floyd could leave...
WHO will RESUME trials of
hydroxychloroquine
WHO will RESUME trials of hydroxychloroquine to
treat coronavirus as experts question studies that
suggested the malaria...
Coronavirus UK: People swab
THEMSELVES at testing centres
Brits are being told to swab themselves at drive-
through Covid testing centres without the option of
getting trained medics...
Ocean uptake of carbon dioxide could
drop as carbon emissions are cut
The authors say we may soon see this play out due
to the COVID-19 pandemic lessening global fuel
consumption; they predict...
‘Poisoned arrow’ defeats antibiotic-
resistant bacteria
A team of Princeton researchers reported today in
the journal Cell that they have found a compound,
SCH-79797, that can simultaneously...
A promise to restore hearing
In the United States, one in eight people aged 12
years or older has hearing loss in both ears. While
technologies like hearing...
COVID-19 lockdowns worsen childhood
obesity, study finds
WASHINGTON – (June 4, 2020) – A distinguished
panel of medical experts, state and federal health
officials, and...
Vision and balance issues are common in
elementary school-age children with a
concussion
IMAGE: Christina L. Master, MD, FAAP, CAQSM,
FACSM, is a sports medicine pediatrician at CHOP
with expertise in primary...
Future of the western North Pacific
Subtropical High: Weaker or stronger?
IMAGE: A controlling circulation on location of Mei-
yu Front and track of tropical storms. A new study
reports that...
Can’t concentrate at work? This AI
system knows why
IMAGE: The project team (left to right): Yongli Ren,
Mohammad Saiedur Rahaman, Shaw Kudo, Tim
Rawling, Flora Salim...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY reveals how to
minimise the risk of infection if a loved
one gets coronavirus
To protect everyone else in your household, it is
important to step up your vigilance if a family
member starts to show flu-like...
Hydroxychloroquine taken by Trump
does not prevent people from contracting
coronavirus
Taking hydroxychloroquine after being exposed to
someone with the novel coronavirus does not
prevent you from contracting...
Coronavirus: ‘Excess deaths’ in England
and Wales revealed
Britain today announced 359 more coronavirus
deaths, taking the official number of victims one step
closer to the 40,000...
Coronavirus UK: Testing machine gives
results in 90 minutes
A rapid coronavirus testing machine could halve the
time it takes to diagnose patients and help to free up
space on wards,...
App determines COVID-19 disease
severity using artificial intelligence,
biomarkers
Current diagnostic tests for COVID-19 detect viral
RNA to determine whether someone does or does
not have the virus —...
Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 face
significant financial effects in recovery
“The way COVID-19 kills patients is by depriving
them from oxygen,” says Theodore (Jack) Iwashyna,
M.D., professor...
Researchers evaluate 2020 Census data
privacy changes
The Census Bureau is proposing to use differential
privacy, a new method that attempts to protect the
identities of individuals...
New way to detect blood clots
The study, published in April in Obesity, examined
41 overweight children under confinement
throughout March and April in...
Hubble makes surprising find in the early
universe
New results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space
Telescope suggest the formation of the first stars
and galaxies in the early Universe...
Tumors disrupt the immune system
throughout the body
Cancer treatment has advanced with the advent of
immunotherapies that, in some cancers, can
overcome tumors’ ability...
Hairy, lab-grown human skin cell model
could advance hair loss research
IMAGE: Researchers have developed a small, hair-
growing human skin model in the lab that could be
used to better understand...
Researchers find new way to detect blood
clots
IMAGE: The red lines in this photo are the
microfluidic device Dr. Abhishek Jain and his team
have developed to help...
Coronavirus: Can superspreading be
stopped?
As the world races to find treatments and vaccines
for coronavirus, scientists have another target in
their sites –...
Women urged not to ignore chest pain
during coronavirus pandemic
A mother who needed a triple heart bypass
operation has warned other women not to ignore
mild chest pain during the coronavirus...
‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson
warns Covid infections are continuing to
spill out of care homes
Coronavirus infections in care homes are continuing
to spill into the community and will keep daily cases
steady until September,...
Coronavirus: Breathing or talking are
main transmission sources
Simply breathing or talking may be the most
common ways the coronavirus spreads, a study
suggests. Chinese scientists found...
Rare Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease
‘is TWICE as common in youngsters of
African heritage’
A mysterious inflammatory disease that strikes
children and is linked to Covid-19 is less common in
Europeans, research suggests. Doctors...
Rapid coronavirus testing machine
reduces patients’ time on wards by
almost HALF, NHS hospital finds
A rapid coronavirus testing machine could halve the
time it takes to diagnose patients and help to free up
space on wards,...
How ketamine combats depression
Depression is the most common psychiatric
diagnosis in Sweden, affecting one in ten men and
Unlike what a biology textbook may show, blood
vessels are not straight cylinders. They are tortuous,
meaning they have complex...
Study: COVID-19 lockdowns worsen
childhood obesity
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Lockdowns implemented across
the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic have
negatively impacted diet,...
Phase III results show rituximab excels
against pediatric Burkitt lymphoma
IMAGE: Thomas Gross, MD, PhD, leads phase III
clinical trial showing benefit of rituximab in Burkitt
lymphoma ...
Your doctor’s ready: Please log in to the
videoconference
The coronavirus has prompted many medical
centers to switch from in-person appointments to
video visits. A new study from...
Vision loss influences perception of
sound
People with severe vision loss can less accurately
judge the distance of nearby sounds, potentially
putting them more at...
Coronavirus: Why we don’t know how
many are being tested
The government has not published the number of
people tested for coronavirus since 22 May. It’s also
been criticised...
Coronavirus: One in five with Covid could
test negative
The head of the Test and Trace programme has
been challenged over the risks of false negative
coronavirus results by a committee...
Handheld UV light devices that can kill
Covid-19 may soon be as common as
mobile phones
Handheld UV light devices that can kill Covid-19
may soon be as commonplace as mobile phones,
researchers claim. For years...
London hasn’t recorded more than 100
Covid-19 cases a day for nearly a MONTH
It has been almost a month since London diagnosed
a hundred coronavirus patients in one day, statistics
show in a sign the...
Head of UK’s Covid-19 test and trace
scheme Baroness Dido Harding faces
grilling by MPs
A chart showing the UK’s progress on crucial
coronavirus testing was mysteriously absent from
today Downing Street...
Death of the drive-thru coronavirus test?
Now Brits are being told to swab
THEMSELVES
Brits are being told to swab themselves at drive-
through Covid testing centres without the option of
getting trained medics...
Sea snail, human insulin hybrid could
lead to better diabetes treatments
one in five women at some point...
An inexpensive technique shows how
decisions light up the brain
Answering this question requires measuring the
activity of lots of neurons throughout the brain as an
animal makes a decision. Now...
Precision spray coating could enable
solar cells with better performance and
stability
IMAGE: Researchers have developed a new
precision spray-coating method called sequential
spray deposition that enables...
Interventional radiologists modify
protocol for coronavirus disease (COVID-
19) pandemic
IMAGE: All cross-sectional interventional procedures
require appropriate donning and doffing of personal
protective...
Why some older adults remember better
than others
Even among healthy people, a faltering memory is
often an expected part of aging – but it’s not
inevitable. “Some...
Collaborative research addresses need
for conservation of springs in drying
climate
IMAGE: Northern Arizona University professor Abe
Springer researches springs and aquifers in the
Grand Canyon and other...
This is what 59 looks like
This is what 59 looks like: Mother says giving up
sunbathing and a daily spoonful of flaxseed oil
keeps her youthful Carol...
Social distancing and lockdowns have
helped cut coronavirus transmission rate
by HALF, study finds
Social distancing and lockdowns have helped cut
the rate of novel coronavirus transmission by half in
most US counties, a...
More evidence smokers are at less risk of
Covid-19: Adults are half as likely to test
positive
Smokers are less likely to test positive for the
coronavirus, according to research that offers yet
more evidence that the...
COVID-19 could be a seasonal illness
with higher risk in winter
The research led by Professor Michael Ward, an
epidemiologist in the Sydney School of Veterinary
Science at the University...
Bed bug burden in urban neighborhoods
Writing in People and Nature about their Chicago-
area study, biostatistician Sutherland, with biologist
Daniel Schneider...
“We now have the capability to create a hybrid
version of insulin that works in humans and that also
appears to have...
Study in twins finds our sensitivity is
partly in our genes
The study, led by Queen Mary University of London,
compared pairs of identical and non-identical 17-
year-old twins to see...
New technique takes 3D imaging an
octave higher
IMAGE: Gabriel Popescu and his colleagues have
developed a new 3D imaging technique to visualize
biological samples. ...
Penn State researchers evaluate 2020
Census data privacy changes
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. –After the U.S. Census
Bureau announced that it was changing how it
protects the identities of...
Survey finds large increase in
psychological distress reported among
US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new survey conducted by researchers at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Researchers study genetic outcomes of
translocating bighorn sheep
Translocation is an important management tool used
for nearly 100 years to increase bighorn sheep
population numbers in Wyoming...
Coronavirus: Remdesivir users 65% more
likely to improve
Coronavirus patients in hospital may be 65 per cent
more likely to see their condition improve if they are
given the antiviral...
Common active ingredient in dozens of
over-the-counter remedies encourages
the virus to multiply
Why you should AVOID some cough syrups if you
think you’ve got COVID-19: Active ingredient in
dozens of over-the-counter...
Coronavirus: Drugs are ‘essential’ as a
vaccine will take YEARS
What type of vaccine is it? The vaccine is called
AZD1222 and is made from a weakened version of
a common cold virus (adenovirus)...
Gene discovery in fruit flies ‘opens new
doors’ for hearing loss cure in elderly
Globally one third of people (1.23 billion people)
aged over 65 experience hearing impairment, and
while there are thought...
Association between outdoor light at
night & breast cancer risk among
postmenopausal women
Outdoor light at night was linked to a higher risk of
breast cancer in a study published in the
International Journal of...
The nature of glass-forming liquids is
more clear
IMAGE: Researchers from The University of Tokyo
revealed a key structural feature of glass-forming
liquids that may...
Negative emotions cause stronger
appetite responses in emotional eaters
Turning to a tub of ice cream after a break-up may
be a cliché, but there’s some truth to eating in
response to negative...
Solving the mysteries of water and air
underground
IMAGE: PVC pipes painted with rust, known as IRIS
tubes, help track how much oxygen is in the soil.
When there isn’t...
Slow easing of lockdowns may be better
for global economy
A cautious approach to easing lockdown restrictions
that reduces the risk of later lockdowns may be
better for the global...
Coronavirus: Government criticised over
use of testing data
The UK’s statistics watchdog has criticised the
government over its handling of coronavirus testing
data. The chairman...
Coronavirus: Risk of death is higher for
ethnic minorities
Media captionMatt Hancock said the advice was
“the same as to everybody but with more emphasis”
People...
Bright ideas to make your eyes sparkle…
A massager for puffiness and a pill to
soothe screen damage
Hay fever, excess screen time, even some
medications can affect our eye health. Here,
Elizabeth Hawkes, a consultant ophthalmic...
Coronavirus US: Warmer weather alone
will NOT stop spread
Summer may slow the growth of the coronavirus
pandemic in the US but will NOT stop the spread
without social distancing,...
Flu researchers say we should make a
NEW antiviral to stop coronavirus
Flu researchers say we should make a NEW
antiviral to prevent coronavirus from replicating
throughout the body and stop focusing...
Fauci is ‘optimistic’ Moderna’s
coronavirus vaccine will work
America’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony
Fauci, said he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that one...
Expression of certain genes may affect
vulnerability to post-traumatic stress
disorder
In the face of repeated, prolonged, or severe
trauma, some individuals seem to be more
susceptible to PTSD while others are...
Rivers help lock carbon from fires into
oceans for thousands of years
The extent to which rivers transport burned carbon
to oceans – where it can be stored for tens of
millennia –...
COVID-19 spurs increase in self-care,
new survey shows
WASHINGTON (June 3, 2020) – The vast majority
of U.S. adults (80%) say they will be more mindful
about practicing self-care...
‘Major gaps’ in understanding how land-
use changes affect spread of diseases
IMAGE: This is deforested land in Malaysia. view
more Credit: Connor Butler The quest to discover
how new...
ECT depression therapy should be
suspended, study suggests
The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat
people with depression should be immediately
suspended, according to...
Coronavirus: Ibuprofen tested as a
treatment
Scientists are running a trial to see if ibuprofen can
help hospital patients who are sick with coronavirus.
The team from...
Why SEX can ward off migraines… but
looking at stripes can be a trigger,
neuroscientist reveals
About a year ago, I had a really bad migraine that I
just couldn’t shift. I’d had migraines before but,
over...
Moderna launches second phase trial for
its coronavirus vaccine
Moderna has dosed its first set of patients in a
second phase clinical trial for its coronavirus
vaccine, the company announced...
Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY explains why
losing weight could be a life-saver
As we have seen on the news, the Covid-19 virus is
very selective about who it kills. Most people,
particularly the young,...
Nearly three-quarters of coronavirus
patients in ICUs become delirious
Nearly three-quarters of coronavirus patients in
ICUs become delirious – and those with confusion
triggered by the...
Oil platforms’ fishy future
UC Santa Barbara postdoctoral scholar Erin Meyer-
Gutbrod and her colleagues have focused their
research on predicting how...
Scientists find a switch to flip and turn off
breast cancer growth and metastasis
The team led by Dr. Reza Izadpanah examined the
role two genes, including one whose involvement in
cancer was discovered...
Smart devices should space out
vibrations to maximize user alert benefits
This was what a team of researchers from Yale-NUS
College sought to find out. The team, led by Yale-
NUS Assistant Professor...
Pulmonary embolism and COVID-19
In a new study published recently in the journal
Radiology, researchers found that 51 percent of
patients found to have a...
Scientists engineer human cells with
squid-like transparency
In a paper published today in Nature
Communications, the scientists described how they
drew inspiration from cephalopod skin...
Scientists detect crab nebula using
innovative gamma-ray telescope
IMAGE: The Schwarzschild-Couder telescope,
located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
in Amado, Arizona, detected...
Scientific breakthrough toward treatment
of Fragile X syndrome
Scientists at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI),
Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute
(ACHRI), and Owerko...
A satisfying romantic relationship may
improve breast cancer survivors’ health
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Breast cancer survivors in
romantic relationships who feel happy and satisfied
with their partners...
Researchers find pronghorn exhibit little
genetic variation despite landscape
obstacles
IMAGE: Melanie LaCava, a University of Wyoming
Ph.D. candidate in the Program in Ecology, from
San Diego, Calif., collects...
Coronavirus US: 25% would increase
risks to help economy
More than a quarter of Americans would accept a
greater risk of contracting coronavirus if it would
shorten the economic...
Nearly HALF of Britons admit they are
drinking earlier in the day
Nearly half of Britons have admitted they are
drinking earlier in the day, twice as high as nations
at the other end of the...
Experts admit it was possible Covid-19
was in the UK in DECEMBER
Coronavirus could have been circulating in the UK in
early December – almost two months before the first
British case was...
Coronavirus UK: Death rate higher
among BAME individuals
Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people are
more likely to die from Covid-19, a government
review has confirmed. The...
Antibiotic-destroying genes widespread
in bacteria in soil and on people
However, the researchers have created a chemical
compound that shields tetracyclines from
destruction. When the chemical...
Behaviors and traits that influence social
status, according to evolutionary
psychologists
The study of 2,751 individuals in 14 nations
identified universally valued qualities, such as
intelligence and honesty, that...
Australian researchers set record for
carbon dioxide capture
Researchers from Monash University and the
CSIRO have set a record for carbon dioxide capture
and storage (CCS) using technology...
Study reveals continuous pathway to
building blocks of life
IMAGE: Generation of target molecules relevant to
the origins of life in a complex chemical network
driven by radiation. ...
New research deepens understanding of
Earth’s interaction with the solar wind
As the Earth orbits the sun, it plows through a
stream of fast-moving particles that can interfere
with satellites and global...
UCI scientists engineer human cells with
squid-like transparency
IMAGE: The black and white phase microscope
image above helped UCI researchers identify where
the squid reflectin protein...
Coronavirus is a blood vessel disease,
study suggests
The virus that causes COVID-19 is named for its
attack on the respiratory system. But as doctors
continue to report high...
Deaths of people with learning disabilities
DOUBLED during Covid-19 crisis
The number of deaths among people with severe
learning disabilities more than doubled in the midst
of the coronavirus pandemic,...
No proof Britain will be hit by a second
Covid-19 wave
There is no evidence Britain will be struck by a
second wave of Covid-19 – despite the widespread
fears, according...
Coronavirus UK: 2m rule STAYS despite
calls for it to be halved
Britain’s two-metre social distancing rule is
remaining in place, Number 10 said today – despite
growing pressure...
A boost for cancer immunotherapy
MIT engineers have now come up with a way to
boost the effectiveness of one type of cancer
immunotherapy. They showed that...
Evidence supports physical distancing,
masks, and eye protection to help
prevent COVID-19
Face masks and eye protection decrease the risk of
infection, too. The systematic review and meta-
analysis was commissioned...
An important new tool for developing
COVID-19 treatments, vaccines
Wladek Minor, PhD, of the University of Virginia
School of Medicine, and other top structural
biologists have led an international...
COVID-19 drug development could
benefit from approach used against flu
The study, published today in the journal Nature
Communications, focused on influenza and has
implications for the coronavirus...
New model shows how diamond-carrying
rocks formed in Northern Alberta
IMAGE: Jeffrey Gu (right) and Yunfeng Chen (left)
are pictured here at a data collection site near Fort
Mackay, Alberta....
Understanding the role of
cardiorespiratory fitness and body
composition in brain health
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how fitness interventions can influence brain health.
view...
‘A litmus paper for CO2:’ Scientists
develop paper-based sensors for carbon
dioxide
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is exposed to carbon dioxide. Image courtesy of Al
Meldrum. ...
Exotic nanotubes move in less-
mysterious ways
HOUSTON – (June 2, 2020) – Boron nitride
nanotubes are anything but boring, according to
Rice University scientists...
Coronavirus: How safe are takeaways
and supermarket deliveries?
There have been long queues as drive-through
restaurants reopen, pubs have sold takeaway pints
in the warm weather and supermarket...
Coronavirus: Deaths at lowest level since
March
The number of people dying each week linked to
coronavirus has dropped to its lowest levels in
England and Wales since March,...
Coronavirus: North England infection rate
nearly twice London’s
Coronavirus infection rates in the north of England
are now nearly twice as high as those in London,
according to new research. Using...
Blood plasma from survivors could help
other coronavirus patients
Some people are easily addicted to
drugs, but others are not
The findings were published in Biological Psychiatry,
a leading academic journal in the field of psychiatry.
The title and...
Pre-COVID-19 poll of older adults hints at
potential impact of pandemic on eating
habits
The cooking skills that enabled half of older adults to
eat dinner at home six or seven days a week may
have served them...
NASA analyzes Gulf of Mexico’s reborn
tropical depression soaking potential
IMAGE: On June 2 at 3:35 a.m. EDT (0735 UTC)
the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA’s
Aqua satellite found...
Tulane scientists find a switch to flip and
turn off breast cancer growth and
metastasis
Researchers at Tulane University School of
Medicine identified a gene that causes an
aggressive form of breast cancer to...
App promises to improve pain
management in dementia patients
University of Alberta computing scientists are
developing an app to aid health-care staff to assess
and manage pain in patients...
Impact of COVID-19 infection in blood
cancer patients
One of the first studies to investigate the outcome of
COVID-19 infection in patients with blood cancer
has been conducted...
Will I still get paid if I have to self-isolate?
And other questions
People who’ve been in close contact with someone
found to have Covid-19 in England and Scotland are
now being traced...
Coronavirus: How dangerous is lifting
lockdown?
Lockdown is starting to ease. Across the UK we can
meet more people, while in England some children
are back in school and...
Coronavirus England: Experts warns end
of shielding is ‘rushed’
The Government’s plans to allow more than 2 million
of England’s most vulnerable people outside lacks
any scientific...
Chris Whitty thwarted Boris Johnson’s
wish to downgrade UK’s coronavirus
threat level
Boris Johnson’s hopes of downgrading the
coronavirus alert level from four to three last week
were thwarted by Chief...
Like a treasure map, brain region
emphasizes reward location
Nicknamed the ‘antibody Superman’, Dr Alessandro
Giardini spent seven days on a ventilator, battling
coronavirus...
Extracellular vesicles play an important
role in the pathology of malaria vivax
IMAGE: Hernando del Portillo and Carmen
Fernandez led the study on extracellular vesicles in
malaria vivax view...
Terahertz radiation can disrupt proteins in
living cells
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced
Photonics and collaborators have discovered that
terahertz radiation, contradicting...
An optimal decision-making strategy
emerges from non-stop learning
Unlike machines, the behaviour of animals and
humans almost always has an element of
unpredictability. Countless experiments...
Gene found that causes eyes to wither in
cavefish
IMAGE: The fish Astyanax mexicanus exists in two
distinct forms: A surface-dwelling form with eyes
(top) and a blind,...
ASK THE GP: Have I become allergic to
nuts at age 64?
ASK THE GP: Have I become allergic to nuts at age
64? By Dr Martin Scurr For The Daily Mail
Published: 19:12 EDT, 1 June...
UK trial will follow covid-19 patients for a
year to see long-term damage
UK trial will follow covid-19 patients for a year to see
what long-term damage the virus has inflicted By
Sophie Goodchild...
Your guide to the best prostate cancer
care… As it becomes the most diagnosed
cancer in Britain
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men,
with more than 47,500 new cases in the UK each
year. Now ground-breaking...
Evidence suggests even those with mild
covid-19 symptoms can be left with long-
term damage to organs
The vast majority of the tens of thousands of
patients in the UK who have tested positive for
Covid-19 will be counting their...
Study shows hydroxychloroquine’s
harmful effects on heart rhythm
The research, reported May 29 in the journal Heart
Rhythm, found that the drug made it “surprisingly
easy” to...
Squid studies suggest new route to
therapy for ALS, targeting synaptic
dysfunction
To find a cure for ALS, which is fatal, scientists need
a deeper understanding of how it interrupts motor
neuron communication...
“It appears that the lateral septum is, in a sense,
‘prioritizing’ reward-related spatial information,”...
Process behind the organ-specific
elimination of chromosomes in plants
unveiled
IMAGE: Supernumerary B chromosomes of Ae.
speltoides undergoing process elimination. B
chromosomes were labelled in...
Bees grooming each other can boost
colony immunity
Honeybees that specialise in grooming their
nestmates (allogroomers) to ward off pests play a
central role in the colony,...
A better model for neutrophil-related
diseases
IMAGE: A neutrophil with its typical, segmented
nucleus. A protrusion of the nucleus acts like a
“double-edged...
Carnegie Mellon tool automatically turns
math into pictures
PITTSBURGH– Some people look at an equation
and see a bunch of numbers and symbols; others
see beauty. Thanks to a...
Biotech firm claims its at-home
coronavirus antibody test is 100%
accurate
A California biotech company claims it has made a
nearly 100 percent accurate coronavirus antibody
test that screens for...
Standing three feet apart and wearing a
mask cut coronavirus transmission risks
by up to 80 percent
Keeping at least three feet away from others ad
wearing face coverings and eye gear may reduce
the spread of the novel coronavirus...
Coronavirus: US sends 2m doses of
hydroxychloroquine to Brazil
The US has sent two million doses of the anti-
malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to Brazil to use
against the novel coronavirus,...
Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY’s guide to helping
you fight back against coronavirus
This week in the Daily Mail, Dr Michael Mosley is
setting out a health revolution that will put you on
course to staying...
Cancer cells cause inflammation to
protect themselves from viruses
In their study, published in Nature Cell Biology, the
researchers identified a mechanism that protects
cancer cells from...
Extra choline may help pregnant women
decrease negative effects of COVID-19 on
their newborns
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) predicts that COVID-19 will impact fetal brain
development like...
How Americans are coping with COVID-
19 stress
A new study by researchers from the University of
Connecticut provides the first snapshot of the
immediate impact of COVID-19...
Study seeks to optimize comfort for
patients removed from ventilators at end
of life
The study’s goal was to determine the level of
distress patients experience and identify treatments
that could bring...
Army Research Laboratory supporting
Texas A&M research on armor
performance
The United States Army Research Laboratory is
lending support to a Texas AM University research
project investigating potential...
Researchers identify key immune
checkpoint protein that operates within T
cells
Columbus, Ohio – A new study led by researchers
at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer
Center – Arthur...
Atmospheric scientists identify cleanest
air on Earth in first-of-its-kind study
IMAGE: Aerosol filter samplers probe the air over
the Southern Ocean on the Australian Marine
National Facility’s...
Report on New Caledonia’s coral reefs
offers a glimmer of hope for the future
ANNAPOLIS — A new report from the Khaled bin
Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) provides
a promising assessment...
Coronavirus: What are ventilators and
why are they important?
The government has said it will buy thousands of
ventilators to help ease the pressure on hospitals
caused by the coronavirus...
Coronavirus: The mystery of
asymptomatic ‘silent spreaders’
As the crisis has unfolded, scientists have
discovered more evidence about a strange and
worrying feature of the coronavirus....
Fears coronavirus will spread at George
Floyd protests
Protestors involved in the backlash against the
death of American man George Floyd risk catching
coronavirus while demonstrating...
Coronavirus patients can suffer from
shortness of breath and fatigue for
MONTHS
Coronavirus patients can suffer from shortness of
breath and fatigue for MONTHS after their battle
with the disease, government...
Coronavirus UK: Contact tracers say the
system is ‘shambolic’
Contact tracers have warned the NHS system
designed to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Britain is
Across the cell membrane
The cellular doormen responsible for this access are
known as aquaporins and glucose transporters, two
families of proteins...
COVID-19 outbreak lasts days longer for
each day’s delay in social distancing
In a new paper from epidemiological researchers at
The University of Texas at Austin, now in press with
the CDC’s journal...
Killing coronavirus with handheld
ultraviolet light device may be feasible
A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity
ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel
coronavirus...
Researchers identify a moving target in
small cell lung tumors
IMAGE: Today in the journal Cancer Cell, scientists
outline new findings about the origins of these lung
cancer subtypes,...
Researchers map SARS-CoV-2 infection
in cells of nasal cavity, bronchia, lungs
IMAGE: SARS-CoV-2 (red) infected ciliated cells in
the COVID-19 patient’s bronchi. view more Credit:...
Reducing inflammation boosts cognitive
recovery after stroke, may extend
treatment window
Reperfusion therapy, the gold standard for stroke
treatment, helps restore blood flow after a stroke
caused by a clot, preventing...
Coronavirus changes how doctors deal
with death
During the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors have had to
deal with death more often than many are used to,
and due to restrictions...
Coronavirus: ‘More than two million’
waiting for cancer care in UK
About 2.4 million people in the UK are waiting for
cancer screening, treatment or tests, as a result of
disruption to the...
Five new drugs to be trialled on NHS
Covid-19 patients
Bemcentinib Who makes it? It’s a tablet developed
by the Norwegian company BerGenBio. It’s known
as an AXL kinase...
How to have sex during lockdown
Having sex could spread the coronavirus – and only
abstinence or masturbating are low risk, scientists
have warned. Doctors...
NHS contact tracing system to tackle
coronavirus is STILL not working
properly
‘obviously not ready’...
Experts say protests following George
Floyd’s death could trigger a second
wave of coronavirus
Thousands of Americans left their homes and took
to the streets to protest across the country after the
death of George Floyd. The...
Underlying illness risk factors for severe
COVID-19 or death
The risk of death increases in the over 50s, as does
being being male, obese, or having underlying heart,
lung, liver and...
Mice are shrinking, but are climate
change and cities to blame?
IMAGE: Museum specimens, such as these deer
mice in the National Museum of Natural History’s
division of mammals,...
Monitoring environmental exposures in
dogs could be early warning system for
human health
Man’s best friend may also be man’s best bet for
figuring out how environmental chemicals could
impact our health....
Resistance to immunosurveillance favors
cluster cancer metastasis
Scientific evidence suggests that cancer can
metastasize to other organs when either a single cell
or a cluster of cells...
Warmer temperatures slow COVID-19
transmission, but not by much
Cambridge, Mass. – It is well known that rates of
transmission of some respiratory viruses, including
influenza, tend...
Timeline to a catastrophe: First five
months of SAGE meeting notes
The first five months of SAGE meeting notes have
revealed how scientists and health officials initially
wrote-off coronavirus...
Thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy being
overdiagnosed, overtreated
The current practice of testing most pregnant
women for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) may
be leading to overdiagnosis...
Disorder in fish shoals may reap rewards
at dinner time
IMAGE: Visual fields of three-spined sticklebacks in
an ordered group (above) and in a disordered group
(below). Groups...
New test method can offer safer dosages
of hydroxychloroquine
Researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala
University Hospital have developed a new method to
measure levels of the medication...
Ten years of ecosystem services matrix:
Review of a (r)evolution
The Government’s coronavirus test and trace
system remains in chaos today with staff battling
against a failing operating...
Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 38,604
with 115 new fatalities
Number 10 today hit back at warnings from experts
that easing the lockdown will cause a spike in Covid-
19 cases, claiming...
Universal virus detection platform to
expedite viral diagnosis
Currently, the most widely using viral detection
methodology is polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
diagnosis, which amplifies...
The cascade to criticality
IMAGE: A critical state of the quasiperiodic
patterning of a semiconductors polariton cavity. view
more Credit:...
COVID-19 could be a seasonal illness
A study conducted in Sydney during the early
epidemic stage of COVID-19 has found an
association between lower humidity and...
K-State study reveals asymmetry in spin
directions of galaxies
IMAGE: This image shows an all-sky mollweide map
of the quadrupole in the distribution of galaxy spin
directions. In...
UConn study examines how Americans
are coping with COVID-19 stress
IMAGE: UConn researchers say most Americans
are feeling stress related to the COVID-19
pandemic, but that they’re...
2.4 MILLION patients are caught in
coronavirus cancer backlog
Almost 2.5million patients have missed out on vital
cancer tests and treatment because of the
pandemic. The NHS faces the...
Ancient genomes link subsistence
change and human migration in northern
China
IMAGE: Human remains in house foundation F40 of
the Haminmangha site. view more Credit:
Yonggang Zhu, School...
Scientists discover new forms of
feldspars
IMAGE: The crystal structure of the feldspar
anorthite under normal conditions (left) and the
newly discovered high-pressure...
Adherence to oral diabetes drugs may
improve survival in diabetics with
colorectal cancer
Bottom Line: Among patients with both colorectal
cancer and diabetes in Korea, those who had a high
adherence to their oral...
Researchers develop viable sodium
battery
 In recent years, the concept of Ecosystem Services
(ES): the benefits people obtain from ecosystems,
such as pollination...
Coronavirus: Who should be shielding?
Around 2.5 million people most at risk of needing
hospital treatment if they catch coronavirus are
being asked to stay at...
Coronavirus: UK exceeds 200,000 testing
capacity target
The UK has exceeded its target to increase
coronavirus testing capacity to 200,000 a day by the
end of May. Some 205,634...
Help your immune system to pack a
punch
Starting today — and continuing all this week — Dr
MICHAEL MOSLEY unveils his health revolution to
help you stay one...
Yes, your dog wants to rescue you
IMAGE: Clive Wynne, Arizona State University
professor of psychology, holding a puppy. view
more Credit: Deanna...
Smart windows that self-illuminate on
rainy days
IMAGE: Humidity sensor combining variable filter
and solar cells. view more Credit: Junsuk Rho
(POSTECH) Smart...
New study shows how ketamine combats
depression
The anaesthetic drug ketamine has been shown, in
low doses, to have a rapid effect on difficult-to-treat
depression. Researchers...
ASCO 2020: UK-first study shows
feasibility of genetic screening for
prostate cancer
Genetic screening for prostate cancer in GP
surgeries could be effective at picking up otherwise
undiagnosed cases of the...
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lockdown rules
Media captionDominic Raab: “We’re transitioning
from level four to level three, so we remain at...
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allowed outdoors from Monday
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stay home since the coronavirus lockdown began
will be able to go outdoors...
Follow our guide to keeping your home
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New view on how tissues flow in the
embryo
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tissues flow and reorganize dramatically on
timescales as brief...
Heightened interaction between neolithic
migrants and hunter-gatherers in Western
Europe
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BC), woman carrying about 55% of hunter-gatherer
component. view...
Extended parenting helps young birds
grow smarter
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length of our “extended childhood.” Scientists think
that this...
Impact of children’s loneliness today
could manifest in depression for years to
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