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12/02/2021

Archive: 12/02/2021

Covid-19 infections slow by nearly half

The rate of new COVID-19 infections has slowed by nearly half over the past month, according to a specialised AFP database, with the number of new cases dropping again this week.

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Washing your hands does not mean you keep your distance in COVID-19 times

Though people might take the danger of further spreading coronavirus seriously enough to pay extra attention to how often they wash their hands or whether they cough into their elbows, it does not mean that the same people ...

Feb 12, 2021

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Researchers describe a mechanism that inhibits tumor-associated macrophage immunosupressive activity

Tumor cells are able to avoid the attack of the immune system through several mechanisms. For instance, they can secrete factors that turn macrophages, cells in the immune system, into dual-action agents that contribute to ...

Feb 12, 2021

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Algorithm that performs as accurately as dermatologists

A study has now been presented that boosts the evidence for using AI solutions in skin cancer diagnostics. With an algorithm they devised themselves, scientists at the University of Gothenburg show the capacity of technology ...

Feb 12, 2021

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Identifying risk factors for elevated anxiety in young adults during COVID-19 pandemic

A new study has identified early risk factors that predicted heightened anxiety in young adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The findings from the study, supported by the National Institutes of Health and published ...

Feb 12, 2021

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Review shows chloroquine doesn't help people with COVID-19

Hydroxychloroquine does not reduce deaths from COVID-19, and probably does not reduce the number of people needing mechanical ventilation, state the authors of a new Cochrane Review. In addition, they note that no new trials ...

Feb 12, 2021

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Instant death from heart attack more common in people who do not exercise

An active lifestyle is linked with a lower chance of dying immediately from a heart attack, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology ...

Feb 12, 2021

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New insight into protein structures that could treat Huntington's disease

In Huntington's disease, a faulty protein aggregates in brain cells and eventually kills them. Such protein aggregates could, in principle, be prevented with a heat shock protein. However, it is not well known how these proteins ...

Feb 12, 2021

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Study explores neurocognitive basis of bias against people who look different

The "scarred villain" is one of the oldest tropes in film and literature, from Scar in "The Lion King" to Star Wars' Darth Vader and the Joker in "The Dark Knight." The trope is likely rooted in a long-evolved human bias ...

Feb 12, 2021

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Going the distance—insights into how cancer cells spread

Most tumors consist of a heterogenous mix of cells. Genetic mutations found only in some of these cells are known to aid with the spread and progression of cancer. However, oncologists often find that when tumors metastasize ...

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