The stay-at-home slowdown—how the pandemic upended our perception of time Think back to life before stay-at-home orders. Does it feel like just yesterday? Or does it seem like ages ago—like some distant era? Jun 10, 2020 1 29
Researchers forecast stable, slightly declining levels of COVID-19 entering fall The rate in which COVID-19 cases spread is not proportionate with the number of contagious individuals—as prior models assumed—but rather concave, meaning that the impact of one more infected person diminishes as more people ... Jun 10, 2020 0 88
A good vitamin D status can protect against cancer A good vitamin D status is beneficial both in cancer prevention and in the prognosis of several cancers, according to a new research review. The anti-cancer effects of vitamin D are especially pronounced in the prevention ... Jun 10, 2020 0 126
How sensitive you are may be partly down to your genes – new research People differ substantially in how much they're affected by experiences in their lives. Some people seem to be more affected by daily stress, or the loss of someone close to them. On the other hand, some people seem to get ... Jun 10, 2020 0 67
New imaging method tracks brain's elusive networks Understanding the source and network of signals as the brain functions is a central goal of brain research. Now, Carnegie Mellon engineers have created a system for high-density EEG imaging of the origin and path of normal ... Jun 10, 2020 0 345
We're not all equal in the face of the coronavirus Are there differences in immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between populations from different geographic regions? Part of the answer to this question is to be found in the genomes of these groups of people, specifically ... Jun 10, 2020 0 68
Putting COVID-19 diagnostic tests to the 'test'—how do they hold up? As SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to mutate, it is important to check the efficacy of current diagnostic tests, say York University researchers, who found seven out of 27 methods had potential sequence mismatch issues that ... Jun 10, 2020 0 154
Coronavirus and asthma: what we know so far When the new coronavirus arrived in early 2020, people with asthma were identified as being at higher risk from the disease. Judgements about who was at increased risk had to be made on the best available evidence—which wasn't ... Jun 10, 2020 0 171
Analysis of off-trade alcohol sales in the year following minimum pricing Building on an earlier report on per adult off-trade sales, Public Health Scotland today published an analysis showing a decline in population alcohol consumption following the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP). ... Jun 10, 2020 0 77
If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness The COVID-19 pandemic has opened fault lines in social, economic and health-care policy in Australia. One area in which all three converge is homelessness. Jun 10, 2020 0 40
