WHO: Countries complaining about contact tracing are 'lame' The head of the World Health Organization on Monday dismissed complaints from countries complaining that contact tracing is too difficult to implement as a control strategy for the coronavirus pandemic as "lame." Jun 29, 2020 0 1
After six months, worst of pandemic 'yet to come': WHO Six months since the new coronavirus outbreak, the pandemic is still far from over, the World Health Organization said Monday, warning that "the worst is yet to come". Jun 29, 2020 0 10
Scientists uncover signposts in DNA for cancer, disease risk By sequencing entire genomes for DNA modifications, and analyzing both cancer tissues and healthy ones, Hackensack Meridian Health researchers and doctors have found what could be a key to risks for cancer and other diseases: ... Jun 29, 2020 0 13
Lifting weights makes your nervous system stronger, too Gym-goers may get frustrated when they don't see results from weightlifting right away, but their efforts are not in vain: the first few weeks of training strengthen the nervous system, not muscles. New research published ... Jun 29, 2020 0 6
Plasticity may make neurons vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease Neurons that regularly remodel are more prone to Alzheimer's disease and die when that remodeling goes awry, a new study suggests. The work is the first to track the progression of Alzheimer's at the genetic and molecular ... Jun 29, 2020 0 46
New pharmaceuticals: public research combines efficiency with contained costs Is the basic research that goes into the development of new drugs more efficiently conducted by public-sector scientists, pharmaceutical firms, or independent private laboratories? What role do each of these groups play in ... Jun 29, 2020 0 2
Nearly half of US youth have been stalked/harassed by partners A new, first-of-its-kind Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study finds that 48% of 12-18-year-olds who have been in a relationship have been stalked or harassed by a partner, and 42% have stalked or harassed ... Jun 29, 2020 0 3
Virus death toll passes 500,000 as US and Brazil cases surge The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has topped half a million, as surging cases in Latin America and the United States prompted some authorities to reconsider lifting lockdown measures. Jun 29, 2020 0 2
Even in the worst COVID-19 cases, the body launches immune cells to fight back A new study from researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) shows that even the sickest COVID-19 patients produce T cells that help fight the virus. The study ... Jun 29, 2020 0 144
Germany extends coronavirus lockdown in hard-hit district Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state on Monday extended a coronavirus lockdown on a district hit hard by an outbreak at a slaughterhouse, but lifted the restrictions on a neighbouring area. Jun 29, 2020 0 2