Archive: 17/03/2020

Stopping cancer in its tracks

It vaguely resembles a wave under the microscope, the cell's edge crashing and tumbling as it advances across the slide. But despite appearances, how cells move is a precise and tightly controlled process, involving a dynamic ...

Mar 17, 2020

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'Gender blind' coronavirus policies could hinder disease fight

Analysing how coronavirus impacts genders differently could be key in fighting the disease, say public health experts.

Mar 17, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak in Iran may be much larger than we think

Iran may have significantly more cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) than the 43 that were reported to the public. A brief report published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that Iran would need to have approximately ...

Mar 17, 2020

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9 things you can do every day to limit your exposure to coronavirus

I am a retired infectious disease epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health and am concerned about the lack of information on what individuals can do to help prevent coronavirus infection.

Mar 17, 2020

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How to care for older adults during the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic presents new challenges to senior care, but with some planning and determination, the risk can be mitigated, according to experts from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

Mar 17, 2020

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Why are older people more at risk of coronavirus?

As we learn more about COVID-19, it's increasingly clear that your risk of severe illness and death increases with age.

Mar 17, 2020

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What you're seeing right now is the past, so your brain is predicting the present

We feel that we live in the present. When we open our eyes, we perceive the outside world as it is right now. But we are actually living slightly in the past.

Mar 17, 2020

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Coronavirus self-isolation: a psychologist explains how to avoid cabin fever

People who suspect they may have come into contact with the coronavirus are being advised to self-isolate (stay at home) for 14 days. For some people, the idea of self-isolation may seem like a dream come true. For others, ...

Mar 17, 2020

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Coronavirus is accelerating a culture of no touching – here's why that's a problem

Touch has profound benefits for human beings. But over the last few decades, people have become increasingly cautious about socially touching others for a range of reasons. With the novel coronavirus spreading, this is bound ...

Mar 17, 2020

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A molecular network to balance inflammatory programs in immune cells

A research team led by the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona, Switzerland, affiliated with Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), has identified a molecular network required to balance the responses ...

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