Archive: 15/02/2021

Study questions whether pubs can effectively prevent COVID-19 transmission risk

A new first-of-its-kind study has questioned whether pub operators can effectively and consistently prevent COVID-19 transmission—after researchers observed risks arising in licensed premises last summer.

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Large-scale study finds genetic testing technology falsely detects very rare variants

A technology that is widely used by commercial genetic testing companies is "extremely unreliable" in detecting very rare variants, meaning results suggesting individuals carry rare disease-causing genetic variants are usually ...

Feb 15, 2021

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Drinking, smoking, and drug use linked to premature heart disease in the young

Recreational drinking, smoking, and drug use is linked to premature heart disease in young people, particularly younger women, finds research published online in the journal Heart.

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Ageism and sexism barring grandmothers from initiatives to save newborn lives in Global South

Ageism, sexism, and Western ideals of the nuclear family have excluded grandmothers from national and international policy initiatives to save newborn lives in the Global South, suggests an analysis published in the online ...

Feb 15, 2021

Guinea Ebola death toll rises to five

Five people have died of Ebola virus in Guinea, the health agency said on Monday, as the government and aid groups began to roll out their response to the outbreak.

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Colombia gets first shipment of coronavirus vaccines

Colombia received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines on Monday and will soon begin to vaccinate its population of 50 million people, the third largest in Latin America.

Feb 15, 2021

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New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs

MIT researchers have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can help amputees to better control their residual muscles and sense where their "phantom limb" is in space. This restored sense of proprioception should ...

Feb 15, 2021

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Global COVID vaccination push gets a shot in the arm

A plan to ensure COVID-19 vaccines reach the world's poorest can finally swing into delivery mode after the World Health Organization approved the AstraZeneca jab on Monday.

Feb 15, 2021

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Mid-life cardiovascular disease prevention may protect against later dementia

Employing cardiovascular disease prevention strategies in mid-life may delay or stop the brain alterations that can lead to dementia later in life, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Existing heart failure drug may treat potential COVID-19 long-hauler symptom

In a new study out of University of California San Diego School of Medicine, researchers found a drug used for heart failure improves symptoms associated with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, otherwise known as ...

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