Archive: 03/08/2021

The creation of abstract thoughts in the brain

What do language, music and art have in common? These defining aspects of human intelligence are all the result of the faculty to 'abstract' – the unique ability of the human mind to organize information beyond the immediate ...

Aug 3, 2021

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Smart mobility aid allows people with dementia to live independently for longer

According to Alzheimer's Research UK, 1 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2025 and this will increase to 2 million by 2050.

Aug 3, 2021

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Drug deaths rise to record high in England and Wales

England and Wales last year registered the highest number of fatal drug overdoses since records began in 1993, with cocaine and opiates blamed for the rising trend, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Tuesday.

Aug 3, 2021

Study tracks global death toll of COVID-19 pandemic

Using the World Mortality Dataset, the largest existing collection of mortality data, researchers of the University of Tübingen and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have tracked the impact of COVID-19 across more than ...

Aug 3, 2021

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EU ahead of US in vaccination drive

Half of the population of the European Union has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to an AFP tally Tuesday, putting it ahead of the United States in the inoculation drive.

Aug 3, 2021

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Pushback challenges vaccination requirements at US colleges

The quickly approaching fall semester has America's colleges under pressure to decide how far they should go to guard their campuses against COVID-19 while navigating legal and political questions and rising infection rates.

Aug 3, 2021

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Florida board reverses mask mandate, complies with DeSantis

A South Florida school district that voted last week to require facial coverings when in-person learning resumes this month now says it will comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order preventing mask mandates in schools, ...

Aug 3, 2021

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Immunocompromised can develop a good immune response after vaccination against SARCoV-2

Patients suffering from an autoimmune disease often require treatment that dampens their immune system. This group of patients is therefore particularly prone to severe courses of COVID-19. It was hitherto unclear whether ...

Aug 3, 2021

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Drug-resistant germ packs a punch for US travelers

One type of the salmonella bacteria is much more likely to cause disease and fend off frontline antibiotics when acquired in Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa rather than domestically in the United States.

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Rethinking the antiviral drug Remdesivir

Remdesivir is an antiviral drug originally discovered as part of a program to develop antiviral agents with activity against novel emerging viruses. In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was tested as a potential ...

Aug 3, 2021

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