Archive: 14/04/2020

Shoppers out again in Austria—with masks, safety distances

Masked shoppers cautiously entered hardware, gardening and smaller shops in Austria on Tuesday, a month after the government ordered them shut to fight the spread of the new coronavirus.

Apr 14, 2020

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Electrospun manuka honey nanofibrous wound dressings

As instances of antibiotic resistance increase in the medical field, scientists are reexamining natural materials for their potential use in medicine. Honey has been used for thousands of years—from the time of Pharaohs—for ...

Apr 14, 2020

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Bahrain turns car park into ICU for virus patients

Bahrain has turned a car park near the capital Manama into an intensive care unit with 130 beds for patients infected with the novel coronavirus, in a first in the Gulf.

Apr 14, 2020

Finland encourages use of face masks in policy turnaround

Finns should now wear masks when outdoors, the country's public health chief said Tuesday, reversing previous advice that widespread mask usage would not slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Apr 14, 2020

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Coronavirus: where do new viruses come from?

The recent emergence of the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a spotlight on the risks that animals can pose to humans as the source of new viruses. The virus in question, known as SARS-CoV-2, has ...

Apr 14, 2020

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Staying put or on the move: coronavirus puts class dimension of mobility into sharp focus

The coronavirus pandemic demonstrates the salience of class to the spread, containment and impact of infectious diseases. The virus hitches a ride on us, the humans who act simultaneously as its hosts and victims. Human mobility ...

Apr 14, 2020

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Isolation could improve how we think about and navigate sex and relationships

The coronavirus pandemic has already profoundly changed many of our lives. And it is certain that the virus will change some things forever. Some industries will fail, others will prosper. We will learn new ways of working ...

Apr 14, 2020

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Coronavirus: Black Death rumours and remedies show how little people have changed

When the Black Death swept across Asia and Europe in the 1340s, the upheaval was extraordinary. Up to half the population of Europe died over the course of four years, and bubonic plague continued to wrack the globe in the ...

Apr 14, 2020

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Alzheimer's: the 'switch-on moment' discovered

The past three decades saw a dramatic improvement in our understanding of what brings about Alzheimer's disease. Two proteins are thought to be responsible: amyloid and tau. The most widely accepted theory is that a critical ...

Apr 14, 2020

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What does it mean to be immunocompromised? And why does this increase your risk of coronavirus?

Immunocompromised is a broad term reflecting the fact someone's immune system isn't as strong and balanced as it should be.

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