Archive: 22/06/2020

SARS-CoV-2: New insights on antibody testing and RNA testing

Two types of tests are used to track SARS-CoV-2. Reverse transcriptase PCR (rt-PCR) tests for current infection. Antibody tests reveal that an infection has taken place, even long after the fact.

Jun 22, 2020

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Women over 35 should be warned of new risk of complication during pregnancy

New research has found that women who become pregnant over the age of 35 or women who are single are at greater risk of a serious life-threatening condition than their younger counterparts.

Jun 22, 2020

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Being 'mind-blind' may make remembering, dreaming and imagining harder

Picture the sun setting over the ocean.

Jun 22, 2020

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To lower the rates of death in custody, start with reducing the impact of incarceration on children

A Western Sydney University expert has highlighted the "significant, negative long-term impacts" on young children and infants, when their mothers interact with the justice system, including if they are imprisoned.

Jun 22, 2020

Building corticocerebellar neural circuits

In a comprehensive study, researchers from the Rijli group found that a single Hox transcription factor expressed in a group of neurons of the pontine nucleus—the cerebral cortex most important brainstem relay to the cerebellum—determines ...

Jun 22, 2020

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Nuclear softening allows cells to move into dense tissue, encouraging injury repair

By softening a cell's nucleus so that it can squeeze its way through dense connective tissues, a group of researchers believe they've demonstrated a new way to help the body efficiently repair injuries. The team of researchers ...

Jun 22, 2020

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COVID-19 antibody tests evaluated as diagnostic test in low-resource settings

With Brazil leading the world in newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases, Latin America has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, outbreaks continue to escalate in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. ...

Jun 22, 2020

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The early pandemic paradox: Fewer deaths in the first 4 months of 2020 compared to the previous 5 years

An analysis of national weekly mortality rates between December 2019—March 2020, compared to the same period for the previous five years, by researchers at WMG and WMS, University of Warwick, has shown that there have been ...

Jun 22, 2020

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Loneliness did not appear to increase during pandemic: study

Contrary to expectations, the social (physical) distancing recommendations and stay-at-home orders put in place across the United States to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic did not lead to an uptick in loneliness ...

Jun 22, 2020

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Lack of support for people with motor neurone disease leaves some suicidal, study shows

A lack of palliative care provision for people with motor neurone disease (MND) following diagnosis can cause emotional distress and, in extreme cases, lead to people experiencing suicidal thoughts, new research shows.

Jun 22, 2020

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