Archive: 01/05/2020

Scientists reveal host- SARS-CoV-2 protein targets for drug repurposing

For the first time, a team of about 100 scientists collaborated to clone and express 26 of the 29 SARS-CoV-2 proteins in infected human cells, and then they identified hundreds of human proteins associated with each virus ...

May 1, 2020

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Masks and distancing make it tough for the hard-of-hearing, but here's how to help

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all Americans wear face coverings when in public. Hospitals across the country are assuming everyone who walks through the door is a potential COVID-19 case, ...

May 1, 2020

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Poor health outcomes from COVID-19 more probable among black patients

Black patients may be at increased risk of poorer health outcomes from COVID-19, according to an analysis of patients hospitalised in London.

May 1, 2020

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WHO wants invite to China's probe into virus origins

The World Health Organization said Friday it hoped China would invite it to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the novel coronavirus.

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South Africa starts easing coronavirus lockdown

South Africa began to gradually ease its strict coronavirus lockdown on Friday, allowing some industries to reopen after five weeks of restrictions that plunged its struggling economy deeper into turmoil.

May 1, 2020

Japan planning for one-month virus emergency extension: PM

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday the government would plan for an approximately month-long extension of a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic.

May 1, 2020

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Slowed COVID-19 spread leaves 1,000s of makeshift beds empty

Illinois has spent tens of millions of dollars building makeshift field hospitals to prepare for an anticipated flood of coronavirus cases, but so far hasn't had to use the thousands of extra beds. That was exactly the plan.

May 1, 2020

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New targets for childhood brain tumors identified

People with the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are prone to developing tumors on nervous system tissue. A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that the development ...

May 1, 2020

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In schools and offices, China steps up virus tests

Chinese tech giant Sina set up a special room in its Beijing office for workers to be tested for the coronavirus. A school took swab samples from students before allowing them into classrooms. A traveller took the test before ...

May 1, 2020

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May brings reopenings around the globe as virus toll climbs

May is bringing cautious reopenings from coronavirus lockdowns, from Beijing's Forbidden city to shopping malls in Texas, as the grim toll from the pandemic ticks higher.

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