Libya reports highest virus cases for single day Libya on Monday reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus infections, the highest tally for a single day since the conflict-ravaged country announced its first cases in late March. Sep 7, 2020 0 3
Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives—one that would tell them if they already had the virus and ... Sep 7, 2020 0 5
Steroids cut COVID-19 death rates, but not for everyone—here's who benefits and who doesn't New studies show that treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with inexpensive steroids can cut their risk of dying from the illness by a third. The results are so clear that the World Health Organization changed its advice ... Sep 7, 2020 0 14
Conversion to type 2 diabetes declining The number of people with pre-diabetes who go on to develop type 2 diabetes has been reducing over the past two decades, according to a study led by University of Manchester epidemiologists. Sep 7, 2020 0 114
Researchers offer insights into aging What determines the life span of a mouse, alligator, dog or human? A team of scientists at the University of Georgia believes they have new insight into this age-old question. Sep 7, 2020 1 151
Is APM the best way to evaluate NBA players? A recent study by sport analytics professors shows the Adjusted Plus-Minus (APM) statistic used to evaluate the performance of NBA players is sometimes misleading because it does not accurately account for the quality of ... Sep 7, 2020 0 27
Probiotics may help manage childhood obesity Probiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. The study found that obese children who were put on ... Sep 7, 2020 0 16
New digital tool to improve treatment for people with alcohol addiction An online system to monitor symptoms and cravings will help combat heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders, which affect about a third of Australian men and a quarter of women at some point in their life. Sep 7, 2020 0 7
Thermal imaging enhances engineers' understanding of breast tumors Thermal imaging has been available for decades to detect temperature differences on the skin that could signal breast cancer without exposing patients to radiation, although the method is not as reliable as mammography. Sep 7, 2020 0 132
SARS-CoV2 found in infants' stool Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Medicine) found for the first time that COVID-19 patients have active and prolonged gut viral infection, even in the absence of gastrointestinal ... Sep 7, 2020 0 6