Archive: 19/06/2020

Coronavirus: scientists uncover why some people lose their sense of smell

From the first reports coming out of Wuhan, Iran and later Italy, we knew that losing your sense of smell (anosmia) was a significant symptom of the disease. Now, after months of reports, both anecdotal and more rigorous ...

Jun 19, 2020

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Plastic membrane to treat age-related macular degeneration

A porous polymeric scaffold might be the answer to a sight problem that afflicts millions of older people every year, age-related macular degeneration. Researchers writing in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering ...

Jun 19, 2020

Shut down 'risky' meat markets to stop disease

Markets selling 'high risk' meat such as bats, primates and rodents should be closed to stop future pandemics.

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Ability to eliminate spent proteins influences brain aging and individual life span

Aging is the main risk factor for dementia and Parkinson's disease. As age progresses, toxic protein aggregates pile up in the brain and impair neuronal function. But why does that happen? An international team of scientists ...

Jun 19, 2020

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Coronavirus reproduction number estimated more precisely

In the pandemic, researchers watch the reproduction number. However, this important number is subject to uncertainties. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) now present a method to estimate the reproduction ...

Jun 19, 2020

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Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home

Homebound travelers desperate to venture out for the first time since the pandemic are confronting a vacation landscape this summer that may require coronavirus tests for the family and even quarantines.

Jun 19, 2020

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Novel clinical triage protocol for threatened miscarriages saves pregnancies

A study conducted by clinicians from KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU), which evaluated and demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of a KKH-developed ...

Jun 19, 2020

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Targeting stem cells: The path to curing poor-prognosis leukaemia

Researchers at Children's Cancer Institute have discovered what could prove a new and improved way to treat the poor-prognosis blood cancer, acute myeloid leukaemia or AML.

Jun 19, 2020

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Patient data can predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes

A new study finds that clinicians can use patient data, such as a history of co-occurring health conditions and medication, to predict the 5- and 10-year life expectancy of older people with diabetes.

Jun 19, 2020

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Reporting on asylum seeker self-harm not in line with WHO standards, report claims

Researchers at the University of Melbourne are calling for greater accessibility and improved quality of data on the health of asylum seekers held in Australian onshore and offshore detention centres.

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