Biomechanics of skin can perform useful tactile computations
As our body’s largest and most prominent organ, the skin also provides one of our…
Year: 2020
Mahogany tree family dates back to last hurrah of the dinosaurs
A new article shows the mahogany family goes back to the last hurrah of the…
News in Brief 15 April 2020
Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO New coronavirus infections…
Climate catastrophes and now coronavirus, Pacific islands in the crosshairs
While the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc around the globe, the remoteness of the Pacific…
Merck Announces US Launch of ONTRUZANT® (trastuzumab-dttb), a Biosimilar of Herceptin® (trastuzumab)
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United…
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Caregiver Statistics: Demographics
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Medical experts say essential oils can be used along with modern medicine – NTV
Medical experts say essential oils can be used along with modern medicine NTV Read Original Article:…
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Wild Yam Root: Health Claims, Side Effects, and Usage – Healthline
Wild Yam Root: Health Claims, Side Effects, and Usage Healthline Read Original Article: Wild Yam Root:…
China already has a WHO alternative – Axios
China already has a WHO alternative Axios Read Original Article: China already has a WHO alternative…
Covid-19: Your Questions Answered
My daughter ordered takeout food several times during the covid-19 outbreak in her city. She…
13 Causes of Muscle Cramps and 5 Treatment and Prevention Tips
Exercise-associated muscle cramps (EAMC) are painful muscle spasms that occur during or immediately following a…
Why Are Beets Good For You? These Sweet Root Vegetables Offer a Host of Benefits
If you aren’t already eating beets regularly, you should start. Beets are well-known for their…
3 Reasons to Drink More Tea: How Black Tea May Benefit Triglycerides, Cholesterol, and Blood Pressure
Green tea gets a lot of attention when it comes to healthy beverages that fight…
Bone Loss Test Alternatives: Understanding Urine NTX and Serum CTX Tests
Bone resorption testing is becoming known as an accurate and inexpensive way to measure the…
Africa mobilizing to minimize losses as COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide advance
From procuring test kits to promoting debt relief, the UN will stand in solidarity with…
Simply speaking could transmit coronavirus, new study suggests
Speaking calmly and at a normal volume produces liquid droplets so small they can remain…
STAT Plus: Pharmacy chains gain a ‘solid’ victory in opioid litigation, but aren’t off the hook yet
As jockeying in the opioid litigation continues, a U.S. appeals court ruled several large pharmacy…
Journey to the center of the Earth
In an effort to investigate conditions found at the Earth’s molten outer core, researchers successfully…
Strongest evidence yet that neutrinos explain how the universe exists
New data throws more support behind the theory that neutrinos are the reason the universe…
When damaged, the adult brain repairs itself by going back to the beginning
When adult brain cells are injured, they revert to an embryonic state, say researchers. In…
Human handling stresses young monarch butterflies
People handle monarch butterflies. A lot. Every year thousands of monarch butterflies are caught, tagged…
COPD as a lung stem cell disease
Two stem cell researchers have found an abundance of abnormal stem cells in the lungs…
WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid COVID-19 pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the importance of international…
Pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer human-made flight
Pterosaurs were the largest animals ever to fly. They soared the skies for 160 million…
Even during COVID-19, art ‘brings us closer together than ever’ – UN cultural agency
With billions of people either in lockdown or on the front lines battling the COVID-19…
First Person: The power of art in a time of coronavirus crisis
In Italy, impromptu concerts, performed from apartment balconies, have become one of the features of…
Breastfeeding may lead to fewer human viruses in infants
Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant…
Pornhub Creates Scrubhub Website To Encourage More Hand Washing
You might not get turned on, but you’ll definitely learn how to scrub under your…
Covid-19: UK government is urged to publish daily care home deaths as it promises more testing
The UK government’s pledge to boost covid-19 testing for staff in care homes must be…
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Coronavirus pandemic will delay the blockbuster trial of ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes
It was supposed to be the blockbuster courtroom drama of summer 2020: former Theranos CEO…
Covid-19: Guidance is urgently needed on who should be treated in event of shortages, say lawyers
Healthcare lawyers and doctors’ defence bodies have said that national guidance is urgently needed on…
Covid-19: Trump halts WHO funding in move labelled “petulant” and “short sighted”
President Donald Trump has announced that the US has officially halted its funding to the…
Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO
As some European countries begin to relax lockdown measures following weeks of confinement introduced to…
WHO’s Tedros, expressing ‘regret’ over Trump move to cut funding, says his focus on is ‘saving lives’
The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday expressed “regret” that President Trump intends…
Mouse study shows ‘chaperone protein’ protects against autoimmune diseases
Like a parent of teenagers at a party, Mother Nature depends on chaperones to keep…
How expectations influence learning
During learning, the brain is a prediction engine that continually makes theories about our environment…
Telehealth Amid COVID-19: An Option For Ongoing Health And Wellness Care
This app allows consumers to simply renew their prescriptions with a certified eye doctor using…
As demand surges, half of prescriptions needed for Covid-19 patients on ventilators are going unfilled
As the pandemic continues to spread across the U.S., prescriptions for medicines needed for Covid-19…
Death and dying during the pandemic
Covid-19 has rapidly forced utilitarian priorities to dominate decision making. As basic freedoms are restricted,…
COVID-19 environmental roll back ‘irrational’ and irresponsible’: rights expert
Countries must not use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to weaken environmental protection and…
Opinion: Mobilize the military to improve the response to Covid-19
As Covid-19 sweeps across the world, health care workers have become prime victims of it,…
STAT Plus: Within months of birth, some pathogens are detectable in infants’ guts, new research shows
Bacteria have long been the star of microbiome research. But the human gut is not…
Breathing heavy wildfire smoke may increase risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Heavy wildfire smoke may raise the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. To reduce exposure to…
Little scientists: Children prefer storybooks that explain why and how things happen
Children have a never-ending curiosity about the world around them and frequently question how and…
Breeding a hardier, more nutritious wheat
High-fructan wheat provides benefits for growers and consumers. Read Original Article: Breeding a hardier, more…
First Gulf of Mexico-wide survey of oil pollution completed 10 years after Deepwater Horizon
Since the 2010 BP oil spill, marine scientists have sampled more than 2,500 individual fish…
Fossil record analysis hints at evolutionary origins of insects’ structural colors
Researchers have analyzed preserved scales from wing cases of two fossil weevils from the Late…
Being right-brained or left-brained comes down to molecular switches
Scientists may have solved one of the most puzzling and persistent mysteries in neuroscience: why…
Transposable elements play an important role in genetic expression and evolution
A new study shows that transposable elements play an important role in regulating genetic expression…