Archive: 13/03/2020

For washing your hands, is it more effective to use soap and water or an alcohol-based sanitizer?

Handwashing with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer (ABHS) is likely to be equally effective at removing and inactivating the spread of viruses, including the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, from hands. ...

Mar 13, 2020

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Coping with anxiety in a time of pandemic

It's hard to get away from the continuous news cycle about COVID-19, the novel coronavirus disease that is spreading across the globe, and what that might mean for ourselves and our communities. The daily updates and the ...

Mar 13, 2020

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'Cabin fever': Australia must prepare for the social and psychological impacts of a coronavirus lockdown

As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies, we're seeing mass isolation in virus epicentres, with about 500 million people in China "under varying degrees of quarantine", and all of Italy in lockdown.

Mar 13, 2020

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Big city, big worry: New Yorkers fret as bustling city slows

New Yorkers awoke Friday to find the coronavirus had left their famously bustling city with no Broadway, no basketball games, no big gatherings, and a populace unnerved by an ever-worsening crisis.

Mar 13, 2020

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Iran reports 85 new virus deaths, taking total to 514

Iran announced on Friday that the new coronavirus has claimed another 85 lives, the highest single-day death toll in one of the world's worst affected countries.

Mar 13, 2020

Expert offers practical advice to manage your coronavirus anxiety

Bethany Teachman is a University of Virginia professor of psychology, a licensed clinical psychologist—and, most importantly these days, the leader of the University's Program for Anxiety, Cognition and Treatment Lab. She ...

Mar 13, 2020

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New study: Evidence clearly favors taxing sugary drinks

New Zealand should follow the UK and more than 30 other countries in introducing a tax on sugary drinks to tackle obesity and reduce deaths from chronic diseases, leading researchers say.

Mar 13, 2020

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Loss of 'Jedi' receptor alters neuron activity

The cell bodies of peripheral sensory neurons that respond to and transmit information about stimuli including touch, temperature and pain reside in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG). DRG neuron hyperexcitability is correlated ...

Mar 13, 2020

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'Natural killer' cells could halt Parkinson's progression

Researchers at the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center and their colleagues have found that "natural killer" white blood cells could guard against the cascade of cellular changes that lead to Parkinson's ...

Mar 13, 2020

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Stem cells exert tight control over the timing of brain development

Neural stem cells affect the timing and trajectory of division in brain development more than previously thought, RIKEN researchers have found1. This discovery could have important implications for our understanding of the ...

Mar 13, 2020

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