Archive: 13/07/2020

University research and the private sector: How a jelly ingredient factors in

Food additives get a bad rap, but a natural ingredient from orange peels and apple skins, pectin, is a thickener safely added to many food products, most notably jellies. The additive is also the subject of a University of ...

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Cost prevents one in five U.S. women from using their preferred contraception

More than one in five women at risk of an unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. would use a different method of contraception if cost were not a factor, says a new study from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) published ...

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Study shows engaged workers should dare to daydream

Two researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and another from Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile found that daydreaming carries significant creative benefits, especially for those who identify with their ...

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'Lab in a suitcase' could hold the key to safer water and sanitation for millions

A portable testing lab that fits into a suitcase is being hailed as the key to tackling one of the world's biggest dangers to health.

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Single-dose flu drug can reduce spread within households, study finds

A single dose of the flu drug baloxavir marboxil can reduce the spread of the illness within households, new research concludes.

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Researchers look at why memories attached to emotions are so strong

Memories linked with strong emotions often become seared in the brain.

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Pickled capers activate proteins important for human brain and heart health

A compound commonly found in pickled capers has been shown to activate proteins required for normal human brain and heart activity, and may even lead to future therapies for the treatment of epilepsy and abnormal heart rhythms.

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Coronavirus in 2 foreign arrivals raises alarm in Thailand

Health authorities in Thailand are seeking to trace the contacts of two recent foreign arrivals in the country who were infected with the coronavirus and may have violated quarantine rules.

Jul 13, 2020

Subways sparkle, but does cleaning decrease COVID-19 risk?

Mass transit systems around the world have taken unprecedented—and expensive—steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including New York shutting down its subways overnight and testing powerful ultraviolet lamps to ...

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Time to make masks mandatory? It's not just a US debate

Amid pervasive backsliding on social distancing, Britain has made masks mandatory in shops and France is weighing whether to require people to wear them in public places.

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