Brazil Covid variant now dominant in Manaus: researcher A coronavirus variant from Manaus in northern Brazil, first detected in Japan in January, is now the dominant form of the virus in the hard-hit city, a local researcher told AFP on Wednesday. Jan 27, 2021 0 3
Norway closes borders to nearly all non-residents over virus Norway announced Wednesday that it would close its borders to almost all non-residents in a bid to avoid highly transmissible new strains of the coronavirus spreading. Jan 27, 2021 0 1
UK's Johnson hopes schools in England can reopen on March 8 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated Wednesday that the coronavirus lockdown in England will remain in place until at least March 8 as he ruled out any imminent return to school for most students. Jan 27, 2021 0 1
A newly discovered circuit helps fish to prioritize Being constantly flooded by a mass of stimuli, it is impossible for us to react to all of them. The same holds true for a little fish. Which stimuli should it pay attention to and which not? Scientists at the Max Planck Institute ... Jan 27, 2021 0 28
A NEAT reduction of complex neuronal models accelerates brain research Neurons, the fundamental units of the brain, are complex computers by themselves. They receive input signals on a tree-like structure—the dendrite. This structure does more than simply collect the input signals: it integrates ... Jan 27, 2021 0 9
Pain patients who take opioids can't get in the door at over half of primary care clinics People who take opioid medications for chronic pain may have a hard time finding a new primary care clinic that will take them on as a patient if they need one, according to a new "secret shopper" study of hundreds of clinics ... Jan 27, 2021 0 3
Adverse drug reactions linked to hydroxychloroquine up in 2020 (HealthDay)—The number of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine more than doubled in 2020 compared with 2018 and 2019, according to a research letter published online Jan. 26 in ... Jan 27, 2021 0 3
There's 'a path forward' to reopening schools, CDC officials say (HealthDay)—With most in-person classes curtailed or canceled in schools across the United States since last spring, kids and their parents have had a really tough year. Jan 27, 2021 0 2
New scheme provides early escape route for victims of domestic violence, study shows Survivors of domestic violence are being given a better route out of abuse through an innovative early intervention scheme, a new study shows. Jan 27, 2021 0 3
Culture shapes willingness to share personal data to reduce COVID-19 spread Culture, civic-mindedness and privacy concerns influence how willing people are to share personal location information to help stem the transmission of COVID-19 in their communities, a new study finds. Such sharing includes ... Jan 27, 2021 0 2