A non-invasive way of monitoring diabetes
Saliva could be used instead of blood to monitor diabetes in a new method. Read…
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Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment
A Chicago hospital treating severe Covid-19 patients with Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medicine remdesivir in a…
Listen: Coronavirus disrupts D.C., how not to be boring on Zoom, and the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
What’s the proper distance to stand from Sen. Mitch McConnell? How many PowerPoint charts is…
Proteins may halt the severe cytokine storms seen in COVID-19 patients
A team of researchers has developed specialized antibody-like receptor proteins that they believe could soak…
STAT Plus: Drug industry conferences are going virtual. Here’s how not to present data on Zoom
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the way the drug industry presents its data. In recent…
Rapid coronavirus test, commonly used in U.S., may miss infections in some situations
A rapid test for the novel coronavirus that was unveiled by President Trump on the…
Opinion: Without training, N95 masks may not protect workers on the Covid-19 frontlines
A key strategy for protecting health care workers on the frontlines of fighting the highly…
European Union urges the World Health Assembly to pursue a voluntary pool for Covid-19 products
In a significant development, the European Union has proposed a draft resolution urging the World…
STAT Plus: With new data, experimental drug offers hope for new approach to treating schizophrenia
It’s been decades since the last meaningful advance in treating schizophrenia appeared. A new medicine…
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Earth-size, habitable-zone planet found hidden in early NASA Kepler data
A reanalysis of data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope has revealed an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting…
Could shrinking a key component help make autonomous cars affordable?
Electrical engineers working on shrinking the mechanical and electronic components in a rooftop lidar down…
Genetics linked to childhood emotional, social and psychiatric problems
Emotional, social and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents have been linked to higher levels…
Bornean treeshrews can take the heat
To better understand if small tropical mammals also have increased vulnerability as their environments heat…
What is an individual? Information Theory may provide the answer
Despite the near-universal assumption of individuality in biology, there is little agreement about what individuals…
Lung-heart super sensor on a chip tinier than a ladybug
This Lilliputian chip’s detection bandwidth is enormous — from sweeping body motions to faint sounds…
Influenza: researchers show that new treatment reduces spread of virus
Researchers have shown that a new antiviral drug for influenza can treat the infection at…
Untwisting plastics for charging internet-of-things devices
Scientists are unraveling the properties of electricity-conducting plastics so they can be used in future…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: More than one coronavirus vaccine may be needed; Utah bill would protect docs prescribing meds for Covid-19
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are coping, thank you, despite the ongoing…
ESO telescope sees star dance around supermassive black hole, proves Einstein right
Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that…
Why Venice Looks Very Different This Time Of Year From Space
New satellite images of Venice, Italy, amid the coronavirus pandemic show the city from a…
How To Help The Environment While On Quarantine
Here’s how you can help the environment while on quarantine. Read Original Article: How To…
Quarantine Constipation: Best Expert Tips To Address Issue Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
If you have irregular bowel movements during the lockdown, here’s what you can do. Read…
Opinion: De-identified data exception in HIPAA poses a litigation risk
As money pours into health care startups built around artificial intelligence — more than 350 deals…
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Study: Stray Dogs Potentially Brought Coronavirus To Humans
A new study suggests that dogs potentially brought the novel coronavirus to humans after eating…
Social Distancing May Continue Through 2022 In US, Harvard Study Says
Harvard researchers predict that without an effective vaccine for COVID-19, social distancing may remain as…
Scientists tap CRISPR’s search-and-detect skills to create a rapid Covid-19 test
It cuts genomes, edits DNA, and holds the potential to treat a vast range of…
Opinion: Poor countries have made extraordinary progress against epidemic disease. We need to learn from them
About two months ago, when Covid-19 was still a somewhat distant problem in the United…
Blood clots in severe Covid-19 patients leave clinicians with clues about the illness — but no proven treatments
Doctors treating the sickest Covid-19 patients have zeroed in on a new phenomenon: Some people…
Measles Outbreak Could Happen Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Health experts warned that COVID-19 may not be the only highly contagious disease to be…
14-Year-Old Filipino Student Makes Video Game Against COVID-19
A 14-year-old student from the Philippines managed to create a beta version of a video…
Opinion: Health care workers speaking truth on social media: amplify and protect their voices
“I think a lot of doctors now are feeling that the worry and the panic…
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to take crushing toll on rural areas, data show
As the impact of the coronavirus crisis careens toward smaller towns and rural areas, a…
Covid-19 Preparedness: How ready is your county?
As Covid-19 spills beyond major metropolitan areas, federal, state, and local officials across the country…
Lack Of Funds May Push Zoo To Feed Animals To Other Animals
A new report revealed that a zoo in northern Germany plans on slaughtering some of…
Covid-19 testing issues could sink plans to re-open the country. Might CT scans help?
To safely relax the chokehold that policies to control Covid-19 have on the economy, most…
Animals That Have Mastered Social Distancing
Here are some animals that are masters of self-isolation to take inspiration from during this…
Study Finds Space Travel Can Change Your Brain
Here’s how space travel can change your brain. Read Original Article: Study Finds Space Travel…
Coronavirus Outbreak Tip: How To Tame Your Anxiety Despite What’s Happening Out There
The following tips will help you tame your anxiety and keep your life worry-free in…
Coronavirus-Positive Nurse Gives Birth To Baby Before Succumbing To COVID-19
A pregnant “highly valued and loved” nurse unfortunately contracted the deadly novel coronavirus and died…
Experimental Coronavirus Treatment Trial Suspended By Chinese Researchers Due To Insufficient Patients
Because of the lack of adult patients with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 for…
Smokers Are Immune To Coronavirus Infection, Artist David Hockney Claims
According to famous artist David Hockney, you can apparently fight the coronavirus pandemic with a…
How Contact Tracing Helps Fight Against Coronavirus
Contact tracing aims to prevent the spread of the virus at a certain area with…
Coronavirus Shocking Symptom On Your Feet
Doctors in Spain, Italy and France reported that a number of patients who tested positive…
Colleges Worry If Students Are Coming Back Once Coronavirus Outbreak Is Over
Colleges and schools are facing a big problem on enrollments and finances with students likely…
More US Frontliners Die Of Coronavirus Than What’s Being Documented
The actual numbers of health workers with COVID-19 are far from consistent but one reason…
Trump To Unveil New Federal Guidelines Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to release new guidelines to get some states slowly back…
How To Cook Vegetables To Retain Nutritional Value Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The following dietitian-recommended tips prove that how you cook your vegetables matters just as much…
Applying mathematics to accelerate predictions for capturing fusion energy
Scientists have borrowed a technique from applied mathematics to rapidly predict the behavior of fusion…
Questionnaire survey identifies potential separation-related problems in cats
The first questionnaire survey to identify possible separation-related problems in cats found 13.5 percent of…
Antiviral drug baloxavir reduces transmission of flu virus among ferrets
Baloxavir treatment reduced transmission of the flu virus from infected ferrets to healthy ferrets, suggesting…