Why do some people with coronavirus get symptoms while others don't? SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, has infected almost 2.5 million people around the world and claimed 170,000 lives. Apr 21, 2020 0 8
Our COVID-19 'exit strategy' might just look like a more flexible version of lockdown As the COVID-19 curve starts to flatten in Australia and New Zealand, people are rightly wondering how we will roll back current lockdown policies. Australia's federal health minister Greg Hunt says Australia is looking to ... Apr 21, 2020 0 0
4 good practices for anyone caring for quarantined kids About 55 million U.S. schoolchildren attend schools that have been closed or are being directly affected by the new coronavirus social distancing rules. Erika London Bocknek, a family therapist who studies early childhood ... Apr 21, 2020 0 4
Changes to the nucleus accumbens linked to onset of chronic back pain A team of researchers from several institutions in the U.S. has found a link between the onset of chronic back pain and changes to the nucleus accumbens in the brain. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National ... Apr 21, 2020 report 0 459
There is no evidence that the coronavirus was created in a laboratory The COVID-19 pandemic, which is disrupting our lives and shaking our health systems and economies, is at the root of what Dr. Sylvie Briand, director of the Department of Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases of the World Health ... Apr 21, 2020 0 9
Testing hypotheses about the role of neural circuits in insect associative learning To adapt to their environment and learn from past experiences, animals need to learn to associate stimuli in their environment (e.g., a particular sound or scent) and the rewards or threats that these stimuli are likely to ... Apr 21, 2020 feature 0 144
Plan B for coronavirus: Research on vaccine and drug alternatives is urgently needed The curve of the COVID-19 epidemic has been flattened in many countries around the world, and it hasn't been new antivirals or a vaccine that has done it. We are being saved by non-drug interventions such as quarantine, social ... Apr 21, 2020 0 1
Speeding up the search for an effective COVID-19 cure As the race against time to find a drug for COVID-19 continues, a team of experts is using a supercomputing platform to combat the current outbreak and efficiently counter future pandemics. At the core of these efforts is ... Apr 21, 2020 0 2
Early antibody testing suggests COVID-19 infections in L.A. County greatly exceed documented cases USC and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Monday released preliminary results from a collaborative scientific study that suggests infections from the new coronavirus are far more widespread—and the fatality ... Apr 21, 2020 0 26
Paternal age and the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children Genetic factors play a role in determining whether children have neurodevelopmental disorders. Maternal exposure to drugs and viral or bacterial illnesses can be detrimental, too. Apr 21, 2020 0 5
