Archive: 27/03/2020

As COVID-19 disrupts lives, words matter

Politicians, government officials, journalists and others are all writing and talking about COVID-19, but they're not all using the same language to describe the same things. Disparate interpretations of words and phrases ...

Mar 27, 2020

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Coronavirus is making young adults sick—and spreading through them

As COVID-19 cases continue to climb globally, a common misconception spreading with the illness is that it mainly affects the elderly while sparing younger people.

Mar 27, 2020

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Coronavirus: healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check

Bottle shops remain on the list of essential services allowed to stay open and Australians are stocking up on alcohol.

Mar 27, 2020

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COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury, worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions

COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a review published today in JAMA Cardiology ...

Mar 27, 2020

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Two clinical studies to treat COVID-19 launched

UC Davis Health has two clinical trials underway for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.

Mar 27, 2020

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Small hearts have strong vortex flow, large hearts have mild vortex

An international collaboration led by veterinary scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has found that size of a dog heart affects both vortex flow and pressure difference in the heart, ...

Mar 27, 2020

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How can I treat myself if I've got – or think I've got – coronavirus?

New cases of the coronavirus are reported every day, and as yet there's no vaccine. So what treatments are available if you're one of the unlucky ones who gets infected?

Mar 27, 2020

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Scientists identify gene that first slows, then accelerates, progression of ALS in mice

Columbia scientists have provided new insights into how mutations in a gene called TBK1 cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that robs patients of movement, speech and ultimately, ...

Mar 27, 2020

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Do introverts have the edge in social distancing? Maybe not, psychologist says

Despite internet memes suggesting that social distancing is an introvert's paradise, it's really not that simple, says University of Arizona psychologist Matthias Mehl.

Mar 27, 2020

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Impact of COVID-19 on homelessness

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to kill more than 3,400 people experiencing homelessness across the United States, according to new estimates from researchers at Boston University, the University of Pennsylvania and UCLA.

Mar 27, 2020

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