Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Raised buildings may help reduce malaria transmission in Africa
There is growing evidence that house design can decrease the force of malaria infection.
May 26, 2021
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Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop new smell test for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and COVID-19
A new smell test developed by Queen Mary University of London researchers has been found to be easy to use in patients with Parkinson's disease, and could also be helpful in diagnosing COVID-19 in the broader population.
Apr 28, 2021
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Medical research
Research breakthrough in understanding how neural systems process and store information
A team of scientists from the University of Exeter and the University of Auckland have made a breakthrough in the quest to better understand how neural systems are able to process and store information.
Apr 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Widespread facemask use is vital to suppress the pandemic as lockdown lifts, say scientists
A new mathematical model suggests that the easing of lockdown must be accompanied by wider and more effective use of control measures such as facemasks even with vaccination, in order to suppress COVID-19 more quickly and ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New discoveries on the containment of COVID-19 finds travel bans are of limited value
Travel bans have been key to efforts by many countries to control the spread of COVID-19. But new research aimed at providing a decision support system to Italian policy makers, recently published in the Journal of the Royal ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Commuting patterns could explain higher incidence of COVID-19 in Black Americans
The disproportionately high COVID-19 infection rates observed in Black Americans could be linked to their daily commuting patterns, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
Jan 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
GPS data could help map COVID-19 transmission risk
Human mobility data gathered from de-identified mobile devices could help map coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission and support contact tracing efforts, according to new research.
Jan 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measles outbreaks in Niger linked to rainfall and temperature, study finds
Rainfall and temperature drive agricultural activity, which, in turn, influences patterns of measles outbreaks in the West African nation of Niger, according to an international team of researchers. The findings may be useful ...
Aug 25, 2020
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Cardiology
New design principle could prevent catheter failure in brain shunts
For medical professionals treating hydrocephalus—a chronic neurological condition caused by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), resulting in pressure on the brain—there have been a limited range of ...
Jul 31, 2020
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Medical research
How to control an influenza outbreak without a specific vaccine
A group of pandemic modeling experts from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Engineering have published new research that simulated viral influenza outbreaks to examine the efficacy of pandemic interventions in the absence ...
Apr 30, 2020
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