Health
Why do I need to pee more in the cold?
You're taking a stroll through the park on a cold winter's morning, when it hits you—the need to find a bathroom, and quick! This didn't used to happen in summer.
Jun 02, 2022
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News tagged with lower temperature
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
India slams WHO over report claiming 4 million COVID deaths
India has sharply criticised a forthcoming World Health Organization study which reportedly claims coronavirus killed four million people nationally, the latest analysis suggesting a significant undercount of the pandemic's ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Biomedical technology
3D-bioprinted tissues can now be stored in the freezer until needed
A major obstacle to widespread study and clinical use of 3D tissues is their short shelf-life, which may be anywhere from a just few hours to a few days. As in the case of an organ transplant, a bioprinted tissue must be ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Health
Temporary transfer tattoos, often used by children, can disrupt the skin's protective barrier function
Temporary transfer tattoos, particularly popular among children, can damage the skin's protective barrier. This is the finding of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine by UGR researchers José Pablo Serrano, ...
Sep 08, 2021
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Vaccination
EXPLAINER: Why and when do COVID-19 vaccines expire?
How long do vaccines last?
Jun 04, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why SARS-CoV-2 replicates better in the upper respiratory tract
A team of researchers from the Institute for Infectious Diseases (IFIK) at the University of Bern and the Federal Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI) have assessed virus growth and activation of the cellular defense ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Genetics
People with this muscle protein gene variant tolerate the cold better
A gene variant that affects skeletal muscle function may have protected humans against lower temperatures as they migrated from Africa to Europe more than 50,000 years ago, suggests a study appearing February 17 in the American ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
England: Why another lockdown might be needed in February 2021
England recently emerged from a four-week lockdown into a series of tiered restrictions, and there is good news about the authorisation of the first vaccine for COVID-19, which is starting to be deployed. But with restrictions ...
Dec 09, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside?
Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside?
Nov 03, 2020
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Health
'Heat-not-burn' alternative to e-cigarettes may harm heart
A new review suggests "heat-not-burn" tobacco devices may threaten cardiovascular health. The review is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
Oct 16, 2020
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