Swiss drafts army as virus cases spike The Swiss government said Wednesday it will deploy troops in cantons where under-pressure health services require support as coronavirus cases spike. Nov 4, 2020 0 1
Poland shuts cinemas, many shops to fight virus spread Poland on Wednesday announced another round of anti-virus restrictions, including the closure of cinemas and most shops in shopping centres, as well as a total switch to remote learning. Nov 4, 2020 0 7
New study could help scientists more effectively use T-cell technologies to better understand immune responses A comparison of two key research tools used by immunologists to study different types of T-cell receptor signals has identified important features of existing technologies that could allow scientists to better understand ... Nov 4, 2020 0 31
New research confirms obesity is a cause of kidney disease Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that obesity can increase the chances of someone developing kidney disease. Nov 4, 2020 0 12
Delirium could be an early marker of COVID-19 Delirium accompanied by fever could be an early symptom of COVID-19. This is the main conclusion drawn by a scientific research review carried out by researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and published ... Nov 4, 2020 0 11
Lockdown lifestyle link to poor mental health in Scotland A rise in negative health behaviors—such as lack of sleep, exercise and an unhealthy diet—is connected to poorer mental health during the tightest restrictions of Scotland's COVID-19 lockdown, a new study has confirmed. Nov 4, 2020 0 9
Why was Ireland the first European country to go back into lockdown – and will it work? At midnight on October 21, Ireland introduced its highest level of national restrictions as part of a lockdown that will last six weeks. In the days that followed, many other European countries did the same, from France to ... Nov 4, 2020 0 1
New publication about community-based tuberculosis screening policies in the 30 'high-burden' countries Worldwide, 30 countries account for almost 90% of the global tuberculosis burden. Ending tuberculosis will require early detection of people with TB, and active case-finding is one strategy for doing so. In this new study ... Nov 4, 2020 0 2
Soothing image app helps emotional wellbeing A bank of comforting images to improve the wellbeing of the carers of people affected by dementia has been developed by Edinburgh researchers. Nov 4, 2020 0 4
Spontaneous release of neurotransmitters in the brain leads to developmental disorders in infants and children Vanderbilt pharmacologists have reported the first evidence that aberrant spontaneous release of neurotransmitters in the brain can cause a range of severe intellectual and neurodevelopmental disorders in infants and children. Nov 4, 2020 0 37
