Archive: 19/11/2020

Design-minded strategies for greener, healthier indoor spaces

As COVID-19 cases rise rapidly across the U.S., there's evidence showing that the virus spreads more easily during indoor activities. CDC guidelines now recommend in-person social activities, including holiday gatherings, ...

Nov 19, 2020

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Potential new target to combat inflammatory diseases

An international team of researchers have uncovered a drug-like compound that blocks a crucial inflammatory pathway, potentially paving the way for a new treatment for a host of diseases—including COVID-19.

Nov 19, 2020

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Another side to cancer immunotherapy? Scientists investigate intratumoral B cells

Immunotherapies have transformed the treatment of several types of cancer over the last decade. Yet they focus on reactivating one arm of the immune system: cytotoxic T cells, which sniff out and kill tumor cells.

Nov 19, 2020

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Exploring potential adverse effects of marijuana use during pregnancy

In one of the most comprehensive examinations to date of marijuana use during pregnancy, Torri D. Metz, MD, MS, a University of Utah Health associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, will evaluate the drug's effects ...

Nov 19, 2020

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Undesirable rejection mechanism identified in stem cell transplantation

In the treatment of leukemia, stem cell transplantation subsequent to chemotherapy and radiation can often engender severe adverse inflammatory reactions—especially in the skin or in the gut, since these so-called barrier ...

Nov 19, 2020

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German virus case growth stable but numbers 'still too high'

Germany's partial coronavirus lockdown is having a positive effect but the daily number of new coronavirus cases remains too high, health officials said Thursday.

Nov 19, 2020

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Denmark says corona mink mutation 'most likely eradicated'

Two weeks after sounding the alarm about a mutated variant of the new coronavirus in minks that could threaten the effectiveness of a future vaccine, Denmark said Thursday the strain has likely been eradicated.

Nov 19, 2020

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Social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic linked with high blood pressure

Lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increase in high blood pressure among patients admitted to emergency. That's the finding of a study presented at the 46th Argentine Congress of Cardiology (SAC).

Nov 19, 2020

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One in four older refugees are in psychological distress—even decades after resettlement

A new study of Canadians aged 45-85, released this week in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry, found that 24% of refugees were in psychological distress compared to 13% of non-refugee immigrants and those born ...

Nov 19, 2020

Russia hits 2 mn virus cases as deaths reach record high

Russia's total coronavirus caseload surpassed two million on Thursday as officials registered record increases in new infections and virus-related deaths.

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