Coronavirus Cure: Gilead’s Remdesivir Could Be Effective Against Virus
California-based biotechnology company Gilead Sciences has developed a promising candidate for a vaccine against the…
Month: February 2020
Food Study Swaps Butter For Bugs
A research team is reportedly recommending the use of insect-based fat as a healthy and…
Emotional Support Animals Now Included In Updated Service Animal Policy
According to a new release, the City of Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, Canada, has…
Multiple Overlapping Crises Could Trigger ‘Global Systemic Collapse,’ Warn Scientists
According to a release made by more than 200 scientists earlier this week, the amount…
Chinese Doctor Who Voiced Concerns Over Coronavirus Dies Of Viral Disease
Late last December, a Chinese doctor voiced concerns about the new coronavirus, after which he…
China Faces H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
China confirms a new bird flu outbreak amid the current coronavirus outbreak. Read Original Article:…
4-Year-Old Dies From Flu, 10,000 More Deaths Reported
According to a new report, a Mobile home family is mourning the loss of their…
Garlic For Coronavirus: WHO Sets Record Straight
The World Health Organization debunked a recent claim that garlic extract could help prevent or…
5 Benefits Of Video Games That Will Surprise You
Although often associated with various adverse effects, video games do have benefits that will surprise…
Central African Republic: One year after peace deal, a ‘long, steep’ road ahead to ensure child rights protections
A year since the signing of a peace deal between the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14…
Low Sulfur Diet For Longer Life: Does It Work?
A new study found that low sulfur diet or avoiding foods with high levels of…
Coronavirus Prevention Tips For Parents
Here are the tips to prevent your family from falling ill to coronavirus. Read Original…
Best Foods To Eat To Improve Your Mood
Eating the right kind of food is important to improve your mood and mental health….
5 Shocking Causes Of Hair Loss
There are several lifestyle and medical factors that could contribute to losing hair early in…
Yoga is relaxing fitness alternative | Living – The Fort Hood Sentinel
Yoga is relaxing fitness alternative | Living The Fort Hood Sentinel Read Original Article: Yoga is…
Study Finds Fireflies Are Now Facing Extinction
A new report by scientists reveals that fireflies are now under threat of extinction. Read…
Research Reveals How Ants Get Angry
New study reveals how ants can distinguish fellow colonials with prowlers and how they “unlock”…
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News in Brief 6 February 2020
Faster action needed to stop 61 million girls facing FGM Millions of CAR children still…
Ending FGM possible in ten years with youth support: UN reproductive health official
If young people can be mobilized worldwide to help stamp out the practice of Female…
East African fish in need of recovery
A study of East African coral reefs has uncovered an unfolding calamity for the region:…
Scientists Head Back To Callao Cave After Homo Luzonensis Discovery
Last year, scientists accidentally rewrote the history of human evolution when they discovered a new…
How EPA Regulates Drinking Water Contaminants
Source: Environmental Protection AgencyRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Drinking Water Read Original Article: How EPA Regulates Drinking…
Michelle Phan Doubles Down On Essential Oils As Alternative Medicine – Revelist
Michelle Phan Doubles Down On Essential Oils As Alternative Medicine Revelist Read Original Article: Michelle Phan…
Listen: Fake outbreak news, treating coronavirus, and biotech’s Mount Rushmore
Is peer review underrated? Can biotech stop an outbreak? And would you mind giving us…
How iron carbenes store energy from sunlight — and why they aren’t better at it
Photosensitizers absorb sunlight and pass that energy along to generate electricity or drive chemical reactions….
Chemical found in drinking water linked to tooth decay in children
Children with higher concentrations of a certain chemical in their blood are more likely to…
STAT Plus: U.S. officials lash out at the Dutch government for moves that ‘undermine’ pharma patent rights
In an unusual move, the U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands is taking the Dutch government…
Portable lab you plug into your phone can diagnose illnesses like coronavirus
Engineers have created a tiny portable lab that plugs into your phone, connecting it automatically…
New robot does superior job sampling blood
In the future, robots could take blood samples, benefiting patients and healthcare workers alike. A…
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Synchronization of memory cells is critical for learning and forming memories
Researchers found that the neurons, or memory cells, involved in Pavlovian learning shift their behavior…
Study takes a stand against prolonged sitting
A new study shows classrooms remain overlooked when it comes to the health risks of…
Scientists reveal whole new world of chemistry by stepping indoors
An atmospheric chemist had spent her entire career probing the complexities of outdoor air —…
Enjoying the View? How computer games can help evaluate landscapes
Geographers are stepping into the virtual world of computer games to develop exciting new ways…
STAT Plus: Beam Therapeutics raises $180 million in IPO
Beam Therapeutics (BEAM), a Cambridge, Mass., genome-editing startup, raised $180 million in an initial public…
Slight fall in coronavirus infections ‘nothing to celebrate’, says UN health agency
A slight drop overnight in the number of people infected by the new coronavirus is…
Judge issues guidance after “troubling” case of woman with reduced capacity whose treatment was delayed
The vice president of the Court of Protection has issued new guidance on medical treatment…
Coronavirus: doctor who faced backlash from police after warning of outbreak dies
Li Wenliang—a doctor from Wuhan, China, who said he was reprimanded by police for warning…
Steroids could do more harm than good in treating coronavirus
Steroids should be avoided in the treatment of the current novel coronavirus, experts have advised….
Trees in the Amazon are time capsules of human history, from culture to colonialism
The annals of human history have been recorded through text, art, and oral tradition. However,…
Global study maps cancer mutations in large catalogue
Mutations in 38 different types of cancer have been mapped by means of whole genome…
Is it possible to reduce political polarization?
In the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election, an unusual experiment suggested that it…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Buttigieg wants pharma to ‘thrive’; U.S. patent panel boosts Biogen, disappoints Gilead
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because…
Cancer mutations occur decades before diagnosis
A large-scale pan-cancer analysis of the evolutionary history of tumours reveals that cancer-causing mutations occur…
Breathing may change your mind about free will
Is free will just an illusion? For decades, a signal from the brain called the…
New tool monitors real time mutations in flu
A team has developed a tool to monitor influenza A virus mutations in real time,…
What drives recommendations for practice?
Recommendations for practice can bring clarity, controversy, or confusion. Much depends on the interpretation of…
Choroidal tuberculoma in the left eye
This is a fundus photo of a choroidal tuberculoma (fig 1, white arrows). The patient…
Humanitarian catastrophe for civilians in northwest Syria
A humanitarian catastrophe is escalating in northwest Syria. Since mid-December 2019, a military operation led…
A woman with nail changes
A 64 year old woman presented with two weeks of redness, pain, swelling, and exudation…
Use and abuse of loperamide . . . and other stories
Loperamide as a drug of abuseLoperamide is an over-the-counter drug frequently bought to treat travellers’…