Archive: 11/06/2020

The voices missing from South Africa's response to COVID-19

Ten days after South Africa reported its first case of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020, the government moved quickly to declare a national state of disaster. Within days a National Coronavirus Command Council had been formed, travel ...

Jun 11, 2020

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Cancer rates have risen, but mortality has dropped – here's what the numbers are saying

A quarter of a century of cancer data has revealed a silent revolution in cancer medicine. Our recent study found an impressive reduction in deaths from cancer across age groups over the last 25 years. But at the same time, ...

Jun 11, 2020

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The antipsychotic drug clozapine may cause obsessions and compulsions

A review published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics analyzes the obsessions and compulsions associated with the use of clozapine, an antipsychotic drug,

Jun 11, 2020

Coronavirus: how T cells are involved and what it might mean for vaccine development

Developing a vaccine is difficult at the best of times, but rarely have we been in a situation where basic knowledge about a virus has to be acquired so directly alongside the race to eradicate it. To understand how difficult ...

Jun 11, 2020

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Scientists rescue mini retinas from eye disease via new gene therapy approach

Scientists have developed a new gene therapy approach that offers tremendous promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to blindness and affects thousands of people across the globe.

Jun 11, 2020

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Surgical guidance in the time of COVID-19

Professor Björn Brücher is a cancer surgeon/scientist and the Editor in Chief of the EDP Sciences journal 4open. With 34 colleagues from around the world, he has created a clear guidance document for surgeons and clinicians ...

Jun 11, 2020

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Iran says virus cases top 180,000

More than 180,000 people have been infected in Iran's coronavirus outbreak since it first emerged nearly four months ago, an official said on Thursday.

Jun 11, 2020

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Europe to reopen borders but world virus toll mounts

Brussels set out plans to reopen the EU's internal borders on Thursday, even as the global coronavirus outbreak hit worrying new landmarks in the United States, Latin America and Russia.

Jun 11, 2020

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Many forces behind alarming rise in virus cases in 21 states

States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S.

Jun 11, 2020

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Scientists develop blood test to help improve liver cancer screening

Scientists have developed a new test that can help identify people who are likely to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. The approach uses a simple blood test to check for the patient's ...

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