Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cape Town is virus hot spot for South Africa and continent
Cape Town has become the center of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa and one of Africa's hot spots.
May 21, 2020
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Research shows electroceutical fabric eradicates coronaviruses on contact
With the number of novel coronavirus infections at 4 million and growing as of May 10, use of personal protective equipment, or PPE, has become essential to safeguard health care providers against COVID-19. Coronavirus particles ...
May 19, 2020
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Can a drug developed for sickle cell anemia mitigate lung damage in patients with COVID-19?
Scientists around the globe are working to identify approved and investigational drugs that can be repurposed to treat COVID-19.
May 13, 2020
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Medical research
Developing human corneal tissue
Corneal diseases often require a transplant using corneal tissue from a donor. Now, researchers from Osaka University have developed a novel method that could be used to generate corneal tissue in a lab more easily. In a ...
Apr 21, 2020
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Neural circuits mapped: Now we understand vision better
Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered the function of a special group of nerve cells which are found in the eye and which sense visual movement. The findings give us a completely new understanding of how conscious ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Electrospun manuka honey nanofibrous wound dressings
As instances of antibiotic resistance increase in the medical field, scientists are reexamining natural materials for their potential use in medicine. Honey has been used for thousands of years—from the time of Pharaohs—for ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Bahrain turns car park into ICU for virus patients
Bahrain has turned a car park near the capital Manama into an intensive care unit with 130 beds for patients infected with the novel coronavirus, in a first in the Gulf.
Apr 14, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than a third of medical staff suffered insomnia during the COVID-19 epidemic in China
The novel coronavirus that has infected more than one million people globally (at time of publication) is not just a physical health threat.
Apr 14, 2020
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New York cathedral to be used as field hospital
A vast cathedral in central New York is being converted into a field hospital during the coronavirus pandemic, its dean said Monday, as the US struggles to cope with the mounting crisis.
Apr 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why people need rituals, especially in times of uncertainty
Responding to the coronavirus pandemic, most American universities have suspended all campus activities. Like millions of people all around the world, the lives of students all over the U.S. has changed overnight.
Apr 6, 2020
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