Archive: 31/03/2020

Magnet mishap puts would-be inventor of virus device in hospital

An Australian astrophysicist bored by coronavirus isolation saw his attempted invention to stop people catching the disease go hilariously wrong when he landed in hospital with magnets stuck up his nose.

Mar 31, 2020

In Africa, six nations seem so far to be spared coronavirus

Six of Africa's 54 nations are among the last in the world yet to report cases of the new coronavirus.

Mar 31, 2020

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US nears China's virus death toll as New York calls for help

The mounting death toll from the virus outbreak in the United States had it poised Tuesday to overtake China's grim toll of 3,300 deaths, with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying up to 1 million more healthcare workers were ...

Mar 31, 2020

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Global lockdown tightens as virus deaths mount

Lockdowns aimed at halting the march of the coronavirus pandemic have extended worldwide as the global death toll mounts and the US outbreak continues to accelerate.

Mar 31, 2020

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Europe's hospitals among the best but can't handle pandemic

As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world's best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped ...

Mar 31, 2020

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Australia enlists particle accelerator in coronavirus fight

Australian scientists are using the largest particle accelerator in the southern hemisphere to help fast-track the hunt for a vaccine against COVID-19, researchers said Tuesday.

Mar 31, 2020

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Protecting the protectors: LSU team supporting physicians, combatting COVID-19 by creating masks, ventilator parts

LSU Biomedical Engineering senior Meagan Moore is never one to back down from a challenge, especially if it means helping others (she created a cancer model to help personalize treatment last year). So, why would the coronavirus ...

Mar 31, 2020

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Researchers use stem cells to combat COVID-19 pneumonia

When news of the coronavirus emerged from Wuhan, China, Kunlin Jin, Ph.D., and a team of international researchers quickly joined forces to fight the mysterious disease.

Mar 31, 2020

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Biological 'atlas' shows dual personality for immune cells that cause Type 1 diabetes

Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have created a database that identifies gene-regulatory mechanisms in immune cells that facilitate Type 1 diabetes. The findings were published today in Nature Immunology.

Mar 31, 2020

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The placebo effect and psychedelic drugs: tripping on nothing?

There has been a lot of recent interest in the use of psychedelic drugs to treat depression. A new study from McGill suggests that, in the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone. ...

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