Archive: 24/06/2020

Researchers develop a 'quick and easy' COVID-19 test for population screening with simple means

Global endeavors to fight the COVID-19 pandemic heavily rely on accurate, fast and frequent tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2—"test, test, test," as the World Health Organization (WHO) has bluntly put it. Around the ...

Jun 24, 2020

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Researcher's work contributes to a rethinking of what leads to a rare disorder causing blindness

A series of papers published recently by two teams of vision researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is revealing important new information about the possible cause of a ...

Jun 24, 2020

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Comparison of segmentation algorithms for detecting myocardial infarction

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Yibo Sun and collaborators at China and Capital Medical University, Beijing, China have compared segmentation algorithms for detecting myocardial infarction ...

Jun 24, 2020

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Five lessons from HIV to guide COVID-19 approach

Forty years ago, another pandemic was sweeping the globe and causing confusion and fear. Over the years, the global HIV response has provided the modern medical community with valuable experience about responding to outbreaks ...

Jun 24, 2020

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US virus cases surge to highest level in 2 months

New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak of the outbreak.

Jun 24, 2020

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Childhood obesity linked to smoking, air pollution and other environmental factors

Childhood obesity is a health threat that is becoming more and more common worldwide. It increases risk later on for a variety of life-threatening challenges, including type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease and even mental ...

Jun 24, 2020

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Migrants with psychosis at higher risk of compulsory care than Swedish-born

Migrants from Africa and the Middle East and their children are more likely to be placed under compulsory care than the Swedish-born population when admitted to hospital for psychosis for the first time. That is according ...

Jun 24, 2020

Scientists explore replacing lockdowns with weekly testing of all residents to control coronavirus spread

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. and one in the U.S. has suggested a novel way to control the spread of COVID-19—lift all restrictions in a test city and replace them with weekly testing ...

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NYC public school kitchen workers may be exposed to hazardous heat levels

A study by researchers at CUNY SPH suggests that kitchen staff employed in New York City public schools may be exposed to excessive indoor heat levels.

Jun 24, 2020

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A shorter IQ test for children with special needs

For decades, neuropsychologists have used the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children test as the gold-standard intelligence quotient (IQ) test to determine the intellectual abilities of children with special needs. However, ...

Jun 24, 2020

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