The research, carried out using a wearable cuff, provides a new method for monitoring movements in babies, and new insights into how babies' reflexes—like kicking—develop. These insights and the cuff could also be used ...
Nov 20, 2020
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A new rapid diagnostic test that can differentiate between different strains of Chagas disease parasite could lead to a widespread testing program.
Nov 12, 2020
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The COVID infection fatality ratio is around 1% in high-income countries, but substantially lower in low-income countries with younger populations.
Oct 30, 2020
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The gut-brain axis describes the two-way communication between the neurons that make up the central nervous system, which includes the brain, and the so-called peripheral nervous system, which includes the gut. There is increasing ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Having more bacteria-fighting immune cells in the nose and throat may explain why some people are more likely to be infected by respiratory viruses.
Oct 9, 2020
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A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 percent sensitivity, and 100 percent specificity in a new study.
Sep 17, 2020
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An Imperial team has repurposed robotic technology normally used for synthetic biology research to help with testing for COVID-19.
Sep 9, 2020
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The study led by Imperial College London found that flexibility, as well as density, in the bone nanostructure is an important factor in assessing how likely someone is to suffer fractures.
Aug 26, 2020
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As the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic approached, governments feared there would not be enough ventilators—machines that 'breathe' for patients when they cannot do so themselves—to help all those who needed one.
Aug 24, 2020
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Test and trace could reduce the effective reproduction number, the R number, by up to 26% if carried out quickly and effectively, new research finds.
Aug 19, 2020
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