High percentage of new Spain virus cases among medics More than 70 percent of new virus cases detected in Spain over the past 24 hours have been among medical staff, the health ministry said on Tuesday. May 5, 2020 0 27
Coronavirus: surprisingly big problems caused by small errors in testing New antibody tests might be game-changers in keeping the public safe from infection while restarting the economy. Giving "immunity passports" to those who have tested positive for having had the disease would allow thousands ... May 5, 2020 0 69
Britain's death toll from the coronavirus rivals Italy's Britain on Tuesday became the first country in Europe to confirm more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths, and infections rose sharply again in Russia, even as other nations made great strides in containing the scourge. China ... May 5, 2020 0 36
Miniature version of human vein allows study of deep vein thrombosis The Vein-Chip device, a miniaturized version of a large human vein, allowed scientists to study changes in vein wall cells, blood flow and other functions that lead to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in humans, according to preliminary ... May 5, 2020 0 46
Brain emotional activity linked to blood vessel inflammation in recent heart attack patients People with recent heart attacks have significantly higher activity in the amygdala, the brain area involved in stress perception and emotional response, along with greater inflammation in arteries resulting from increased ... May 5, 2020 0 60
New tumour sampling method significantly improves genetic testing for cancer treatment A wholistic tumour sampling method that more accurately detects genetic alterations in tumours, which are critical in allowing treatment to be personalised to each and every patient, has been developed by researchers from ... May 5, 2020 0 131
Evidence that human brains replay our waking experiences while we sleep When we fall asleep, our brains are not merely offline, they're busy organizing new memories—and now, scientists have gotten a glimpse of the process. Researchers report in the journal Cell Reports on May 5 the first direct ... May 5, 2020 4 748
What you need to know about how coronavirus is changing science The evolving COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for scientific evidence, and quickly. We need politicians to be able to make informed decisions, and we need to support the development of effective vaccines and treatments, ... May 5, 2020 0 28
Researchers uncover cellular mechanism involved in Krabbe disease A group of researchers at the University at Buffalo have published a paper that clarifies certain cellular mechanisms that could lead to improved outcomes in patients with globoid cell leukodystrophy, commonly known as Krabbe ... May 5, 2020 0 90
Researchers release COVID-19 symptom tracker app A consortium of scientists with expertise in big data research and epidemiology recently developed a COVID Symptom Tracker app aimed at rapidly collecting information to aid in the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ... May 5, 2020 0 87
