Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Typhoid Mary was a maligned immigrant who got a bum rap
The country's most notable healthy carrier of a deadly disease, Mary Mallon, is back—not in person, but as a hashtag: #TyphoidMary.
Apr 24, 2020
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COVID-19: New model predicts its course, resolution and eventual good news
COVID-19 has infected millions and killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, but a new predictor model devised at QUT offers glimmers of hope, suggesting the worst has passed and indicating well under 1000 deaths ...
Apr 24, 2020
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New study into aging adults' experience during COVID-19
How does a pandemic affect the physical and psychological health of adults as they age? Does COVID-19 have an impact on the delivery of regular health-care services? Does a COVID-19 infection lead to long-term health problems ...
Apr 23, 2020
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Coronavirus phone tracing by Apple and Google could help America reopen
As the United States eases out of a painful, job-killing phase of social distancing and sheltering at home, preventing the new coronavirus from roaring back will require shattering infection chains as rapidly as they reemerge.
Apr 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
Coffee changes our sense of taste
Sweet food is even sweeter when you drink coffee. This is shown by the result of research from Aarhus University. The results have just been published in the scientific journal Foods.
Apr 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Norway launches virus tracker app
Norway, one of the first European countries to begin lifting confinement measures, is launching a smartphone tracking and tracing app to try to halt a return of the deadly coronavirus.
Apr 17, 2020
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Health
Effective options for quitting smoking during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Tobacco smoking has been identified as a major risk factor for developing Coronavirus (COVID-19) and complications that may arise as a result.1 In addition, second-hand smoke increases the risk of acute respiratory infections.2 ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ethical and public health ramifications of ignoring coronavirus lockdown guidelines
To the young and healthy, our new "social distancing" rules may look unnecessarily draconian. If you're in a demographic that's low risk for coronavirus, it may be difficult to see the benefit of taking personal responsibility ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Historical coronaviruses show evidence of seasonality and immunity
Using historical data, a UCL research team has found that levels of infection from three common coronaviruses appear to have followed a seasonal pattern in England, with peaks occurring during winter and broadly at the same ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Coronavirus pandemic could have caused 40 million deaths if left unchecked
The outbreak of COVID-19 would likely have caused 40 million deaths this year in the absence of any preventative measures.
Mar 27, 2020
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