A connected world makes coronavirus scarier, but also helps us deal with it The health implications of the Wuhan coronavirus (now called "Covid-19") outbreak are, obviously, deeply concerning. Feb 14, 2020 0 1
Here's why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available. Feb 14, 2020 0 1
Wearable trackers estimate fitness levels without high-intensity exercise Researchers have developed a method to estimate cardiorespiratory fitness levels that could be applied to data captured by wearable fitness trackers during activities of daily life. This could facilitate testing for those ... Feb 14, 2020 0 7
More than half of older people don't consume enough protein to stay healthy More than half of older people in South Yorkshire don't consume enough protein to stay healthy, according to a new study from the University of Sheffield's Healthy Lifespan Institute. Feb 14, 2020 0 878
Could leukemia be stopped before it starts? Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a blood cancer affecting both adults and children, requires more than one genetic "hit" to develop. As we age, many of us acquire a mutation that enables certain of our blood cells to multiply ... Feb 14, 2020 1 340
Why heart-racing romantic feelings fade over time You know the feeling—the warm, heart-skipping sensation that comes with romantic love. It happens when your brain releases certain feel-good chemicals, stemming from a powerful attraction. Feb 14, 2020 0 2
Medication errors prevented with optimized lighting Western societies currently face the challenge of maintaining the high standard of health care (both affordable and available), with a growing shortage of care professionals. A well-designed hospital environment can positively ... Feb 14, 2020 0 1
Collective trauma is real, and could hamper Australian communities' bushfire recovery Most of us are probably familiar with the concept of psychological trauma, the impact on an individual's psyche caused by an extremely distressing event. Feb 14, 2020 0 4
WHO underestimates the spread of coronavirus The coronavirus probably has a stronger ability to spread than the World Health Organization has estimated so far. This according to a review of previous studies of the coronavirus' transmissibility performed not least by ... Feb 14, 2020 0 2
Beyond the pap smear: Potential to detect cervical cancer earlier than ever before While the mortality rate for cervical cancer has declined dramatically since the 1970s, more than 400 Canadian women succumbed to the disease in 2019. A new paper, published in the International Journal of Cancer, by researchers ... Feb 14, 2020 0 42
