Archive: 25/09/2020

Local lockdowns imposed in several cities as UK cases rise

Cities around the U.K. imposed new coronavirus restrictions Friday as they raced to slow the spread of COVID-19—with London at risk of following soon.

Sep 25, 2020

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3-D printed nasal swabs work as well as commercial swabs for COVID-19 diagnostic testing

As COVID-19 quickly spread worldwide this spring, shortages of supplies, including the nasopharyngeal (nasal) swabs used to collect viral samples, limited diagnostic testing.

Sep 25, 2020

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An area of the brain where tumor cells shelter from chemotherapy in childhood leukaemia

The stroma of the choroid plexus is one of the locations within the central nervous system (CNS) that serves as a shelter for tumor cells, allowing them to elude chemotherapy and potentially cause subsequent relapses in childhood ...

Sep 25, 2020

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China says to produce 610 million Covid-19 vaccine doses this year

China's COVID-19 vaccine development programme is in a "leading position" and Beijing is on track to produce over 600 million doses by the end of the year, officials said Friday.

Sep 25, 2020

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Spain locks down one million as Europe battles regional surge

Spanish officials expanded a lockdown in and around Madrid on Friday to cover one million people, as European nations faced up to a sustained spike in virus cases.

Sep 25, 2020

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Swiss slap quarantine on travellers from UK, 14 other countries

Switzerland said Friday that mandatory quarantine would be imposed on travellers arriving from 15 more countries, including Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands, due to their coronavirus infection rates.

Sep 25, 2020

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First man cured of HIV infection now has terminal cancer

Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago.

Sep 25, 2020

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Gender-based violence during lockdown: media reports may have missed the true picture

The ability of gender-based violence victims to access support services during the COVID-19 lockdown has not been accurately portrayed in the media, with potentially damaging consequences, according to new research.

Sep 25, 2020

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New bedside tool predicts critical care admission in febrile children

A team of Liverpool researchers has developed a novel rapid bedside tool to improve the detection of serious infections in children.

Sep 25, 2020

Hearing speech requires quiet— in more ways than one

Perceiving speech requires quieting certain types of brain cells, report a team of researchers from UConn Health and University of Rochester in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Neurophysiology. Their research reveals a ...

Sep 25, 2020

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