Archive: 17/03/2020

Genetic signature may identify mothers at risk for preeclampsia

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a genetic signature combining certain maternal and fetal gene variants that are associated with a higher risk of preeclampsia.

Mar 17, 2020

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Independent investigative agency needed to tackle abuse in elite youth sport

An independent investigative as well as an international offender database are needed to tackle allegations of abuse in elite youth sport properly, urges a McMaster University expert, in an editorial published online in the ...

Mar 17, 2020

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The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin, scientists say

The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China, last year and has since caused a large scale COVID-19 epidemic and spread to more than 70 other countries is the product of natural evolution, according ...

Mar 17, 2020

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New understanding of immune modulator interleukin-2 guides drug discovery

The signaling molecule interleukin-2 (IL-2) has long been known to have powerful effects on the immune system, but efforts to harness it for therapeutic purposes have been hampered by serious side effects. Now researchers ...

Mar 17, 2020

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Study finds weight loss lasts long after surgery

People with severe obesity who underwent bariatric surgery maintained significantly more weight loss at 5 years than those who did not have surgery according to a Kaiser Permanente study published March 16 in Annals of Surgery. ...

Mar 17, 2020

Countries groping for best coronavirus response: Expert

Sharon Lewin, director of The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne and a top expert on infectious disease policy, spoke with AFP about the unfolding coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 17, 2020

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Spain looks to China for help in fighting virus

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez spoke Tuesday with China's President Xi Jinping to ask for medical supplies to help fight the coronavirus epidemic which has infected more than 11,000 people in Spain.

Mar 17, 2020

Coronavirus: main measures taken in Europe

Confinements, schools, shops and borders closed, gatherings banned. Here are the main measures being taken in Europe to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Mar 17, 2020

Trudeau warns coronavirus restrictions could last weeks, months

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday urged Canadians to hunker down for the long haul as business closures and people staying home to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus could last weeks or months.

Mar 17, 2020

EU to ban most foreign travelers for 30 days to curb virus

The leaders of European Union nations have agreed to institute a travel ban that prohibits most foreigners from entering the bloc for 30 days to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus.

Mar 17, 2020

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Archive: 17/03/2020

Genetic signature may identify mothers at risk for preeclampsia

Independent investigative agency needed to tackle abuse in elite youth sport

The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin, scientists say

New understanding of immune modulator interleukin-2 guides drug discovery

Study finds weight loss lasts long after surgery

Countries groping for best coronavirus response: Expert

Spain looks to China for help in fighting virus

Coronavirus: main measures taken in Europe

Trudeau warns coronavirus restrictions could last weeks, months

EU to ban most foreign travelers for 30 days to curb virus

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