Archive: 24/07/2020

How COVID-19 causes smell loss

Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is the main neurological symptom and one of the earliest and most commonly reported indicators of COVID-19. Studies suggest it better predicts the disease than other well-known symptoms ...

Jul 24, 2020

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Sputum testing provides higher rate of COVID-19 detection

Early and accurate detection is critical for preventing the spread of COVID-19 and providing appropriate care for patients. Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, which require inserting a long shaft into the nasal cavity to collect ...

Jul 24, 2020

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National clinical trial launches, will test promising vaccine against novel coronavirus

UC San Diego Health and the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, part of UC San Diego School of Medicine, will be sites for an accelerated national clinical trial to assess the efficacy and immunogenicity ...

Jul 24, 2020

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Study: Big brains allow dexterous hands

People are skilled with their hands, but take a long time to learn dexterous abilities. It takes babies generally around five months before they can purposely grip an object. Learning more complicated skills such as eating ...

Jul 24, 2020

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New model by CHOP researchers identifies noncoding mutations across five pediatric cancers

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a new computational algorithm that has, for the first time, identified a spectrum of mutations in the noncoding portion of the human genome across five ...

Jul 24, 2020

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Novel drug delivery particles use neurotransmitters as a 'passport' into the brain

Biomedical engineers at the Tufts University School of Engineering have developed tiny lipid-based nanoparticles that incorporate neurotranmitters to help carry drugs, large molecules, and even gene editing proteins across ...

Jul 24, 2020

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New study explains how the Warsaw Ghetto beat typhus

New modeling of typhus infections in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII reveals how public health interventions eradicated the disease.

Jul 24, 2020

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Heart transplants declined sharply during pandemic

The number of heart transplants in the United States declined sharply during the beginning of the pandemic, even in areas of the country with few COVID-19 cases at the time, according to an analysis by researchers at Columbia ...

Jul 24, 2020

High-deductible health plans and major cardiovascular outcomes

In the first study to examine the association between high out-of-pocket costs and adverse cardiovascular events, research led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute finds that individuals with cardiovascular disease ...

Jul 24, 2020

Sports after lockdown: take it slow

(HealthDay)—If you love to play sports, it's tough advice to follow after months of lockdown: Go easy.

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