New UK social work study zeros in on self-care during COVID-19 It is a profession committed to the well-being of others—social workers provide a broad range of services and help people cope with everyday issues. Sep 8, 2020 0 4
China celebrates virus success as Europe suffers China's leaders staged a triumphant ceremony to celebrate beating the coronavirus on Tuesday as billions of people around the world still suffer the fallout from the pandemic and the global death toll nears 900,000. Sep 8, 2020 0 6
Scientists capture diversity in the 'stars' of our nervous system Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the location of astrocytes in the brain and spinal cord, may affect their role in maintaining the body's nervous system. This discovery could help scientists uncover ... Sep 8, 2020 0 71
The impact of sound on nurses' task performance in hospitals The impact of the indoor sound environment on building occupants has received an increasing amount of attention over the past years. It is well recognized that the sound environment can cause stress, disturbance, and affects ... Sep 8, 2020 0 2
Study highlights the role of astrocytes in the formation of remote memories Memories from a distant past, also known as remote memories, can guide the present and future behavior of humans and other living organisms on Earth. In psychology and neuroscience, the term "remote memories" refers to all ... Sep 8, 2020 feature 0 99
The impact of confinement on pregnant women Researchers of Medicine and Physical Therapy at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University of Valencia and of the Italian University of Catania, have published the results of the first study on the effects of confinement due to ... Sep 8, 2020 0 4
As schools reopen, will this be the least fit generation of schoolchildren ever? Public health responses to the pandemic have focused on dealing with the coronavirus, but attention is now turning to the growing list of negative effects of COVID-19 containment measures. One such problem is the low level ... Sep 8, 2020 0 3
Scientists: These are final steps we're taking to get our coronavirus vaccine approved Of the hundreds of potential COVID-19 vaccines in development, six are in the final stages of testing, known as phase three clinical trials. One of these—ChAdOx1 nCoV-19—is the vaccine we're developing at the University ... Sep 8, 2020 0 6
Egypt coronavirus cases top 100,000: ministry Egypt has detected more than 100,000 COVID-19 infections and reported 5,541 deaths from the virus disease, the health ministry said Tuesday. Sep 8, 2020 0 3
Transplanting pancreatic islet cells under the skin to treat diabetes A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has successfully tested the idea of transplanting pancreatic islet cells under the skin to treat diabetes in test mice and monkeys. In their paper published ... Sep 8, 2020 report 0 689
