Archive: 11/12/2020

Russia sees record daily virus deaths

Russia on Friday reported a new record for daily coronavirus-related fatalities, as the country begins a mass vaccination drive.

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AstraZeneca to use part of Russian COVID vaccine in trials

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca's Russian branch said Friday it would use part of Russia's homemade Sputnik V vaccine in further clinical trials, a major sign of recognition for a jab that has been viewed with scepticism ...

Dec 11, 2020

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The frightening uncertainty of long-haul COVID-19

In February, when the world barely knew the name COVID-19, Marina Oshana had what she thought was the flu or some other bug.

Dec 11, 2020

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Test your heart health by climbing stairs

Climbing four flights of stairs in less than a minute indicates good heart health, according to research presented at EACVI—Best of Imaging 2020, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Dec 11, 2020

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What should a successful SARS-CoV-2 vaccine do?

A lot has been written recently about the merits of different potential vaccines for SARS-CoV-2. "Merit" is generally assumed to mean that the vaccine will make us immune. But what, exactly, is immunity, and how would we ...

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Genetic differences important in Alzheimer's diagnosis

The two used methods for detecting amyloid pathology in Alzheimer's disease do not give unambiguous results, with the risk of incorrect or delayed care interventions. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have ...

Dec 11, 2020

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Scientists build whole functioning thymus from human cells

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have rebuilt a human thymus, an essential organ in the immune system, using human stem cells and a bioengineered scaffold. Their work is an important ...

Dec 11, 2020

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NBA 'bubble' reveals the ultimate home court advantage, study finds

Conventional wisdom has long recognized the power of home court advantage in basketball.

Dec 11, 2020

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US expert committee recommends Pfizer Covid vaccine approval

An expert committee convened by the US Food and Drug Administration voted heavily in favor of recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use approval on Thursday.

Dec 11, 2020

Australian Covid vaccine dropped over false positive HIV result

Development of a Covid-19 vaccine in Australia was abandoned Friday after clinical trials produced a false positive HIV result among subjects involved in early-stage testing.

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