Knowing more about a virus threat may not satisfy you People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about a new infectious disease threat could also be more likely to believe they don't know enough, a new study suggests. Mar 10, 2020 0 2
How a key brain region combines visual and spatial information to navigate When we move through the streets of our neighborhood, we often use familiar landmarks to help us navigate. And as we think to ourselves, "OK, now make a left at the coffee shop," a part of the brain called the retrosplenial ... Mar 10, 2020 1 252
Cancer cells spread using a copper-binding protein Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that the Atox1 protein, found in breast cancer cells, participates in the process by which cancer cells metastasize. The protein could therefore be a potential ... Mar 10, 2020 0 766
International study completes the largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far An international study published in the journal Cell, has described 109 genetic variants associated with eight psychiatric disorders: autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder ... Mar 10, 2020 0 306
Closing in on liver fibrosis: Detailing the fibrosis process at unprecedented resolution Today, there is no effective way to treat liver fibrosis. In a new study, researchers from University of Southern Denmark present a new technology to investigate cellular processes as they change during fibrosis development. ... Mar 10, 2020 0 0
First coronavirus cases confirmed in Burkina Faso Two cases of coronavirus have been detected in Burkina Faso, a couple who returned to the West African country from France, the government said. Mar 10, 2020 0 3
Lebanon records first novel coronavirus death: health ministry A Lebanese man died Tuesday from the novel coronavirus, a health ministry official said, marking the country's first recorded death from an epidemic that has infected 41 people nationwide. Mar 10, 2020 0 2
Mongolia seals off cities, bans flights after first virus case Mongolia on Tuesday barred anyone from entering or leaving its cities for six days and banned most international flights after the country reported its first coronavirus case—a Frenchman who arrived from Moscow. Mar 10, 2020 0 3
Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291 Iran said Tuesday that the new coronavirus had killed 54 more people, raising the death toll to 291 amid 8,042 cases in the Islamic Republic. Mar 10, 2020 0 0
Noncitizens are undertreated for heart attack, stroke risk factors A new study published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, shows that noncitizens in the United States are less likely to receive treatment for cardiovascular disease risk factors when compared with ... Mar 10, 2020 1 2