Hip fracture patients vulnerable to COVID-19 More than half of COVID-19 cases in the study were thought to have been picked up the disease in hospital, findings from the first coronavirus wave suggest. Feb 5, 2021 0 2
Removing microRNAs from triple-negative breast cancer cells can reverse its spread A new study led by the University of Westminster shows that removing small genetic parts of our genomes called microRNAs from triple negative breast cancer cells can reverse its spread. Feb 5, 2021 0 225
Gout drug help cuts need for oxygen therapy and hospital stay in COVID-19 patients Colchicine, a cheap drug normally used to treat gout, helps to cut the need for oxygen therapy and hospital stay in COVID-19 patients, reveal the results of a small clinical trial, published in the online journal RMD Open. Feb 5, 2021 0 5
Two separate bouts of COVID-19 infection may be possible, doctors warn It may be possible to have two completely separate bouts of COVID-19, doctors have warned in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating a man whose infections were separated by 4 months of no symptoms and serial negative ... Feb 5, 2021 0 124
A new drug target for liver cancer National University of Singapore researchers have discovered that the MOAP-1 protein plays a role in reducing liver cancer risk by suppressing the hyper-active cancer-promoting Nrf2 cellular signaling pathway. Feb 5, 2021 1 113
Imaging of a living brain can help clearly differentiate between two types of dementia American actor Robin Williams had a neurodegenerative brain disease called dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)—a distressing disease with symptoms in common with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). But unlike ... Feb 5, 2021 0 57
AstraZeneca files vaccine for approval in Japan AstraZeneca said Friday it has filed for approval of its coronavirus vaccine in Japan, becoming the second major pharmaceutical firm to ask Tokyo to authorise its jabs. Feb 5, 2021 0 2
UK to start hotel quarantine Feb. 15 amid criticism of delay Everyone arriving in the U.K. from countries identified as coronavirus hotspots will have to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine starting Feb. 15 in a bid to stop new virus variants reaching the country, the government said ... Feb 5, 2021 0 0
EU's top diplomat hopes Sputnik V will be approved in bloc The European Union's top diplomat expressed hopes Friday that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia will soon be used across the 27-nation bloc. Feb 5, 2021 0 2
Israel to ease lockdown as Covid numbers slow Israel announced Friday that it will ease lockdown measures but keep its international airport closed until February 20 following a slight fall in the spread of coronavirus cases. Feb 5, 2021 0 2
