Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Iceland tightens COVID rules as cases surge

Iceland on Friday said it would tighten its COVID rules as it battles a rise in new cases, including capping gatherings and mandating masks in crowded areas.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Pandemic has people hungering to be touched

The human body is programmed to like human contact. Infants depend on being taken care of not only because they need care and food, but to develop normally.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany to end national 'epidemic' situation next month

The German parliament will not extend the "epidemic situation of national scope" when it expires next month, but will keep in place certain measures to check the spread of the coronavirus, lawmakers said on Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Russia's Saint Petersburg tightens virus controls

Russia's second city, Saint Petersburg, announced Monday it would tighten restrictions to battle a surge in COVID-19 cases, introducing a health pass to regulate access to crowd events.

Neuroscience

Brain damage caused by long stays in space

Spending a long time in space appears to cause brain damage. This is shown by a study of five Russian cosmonauts who had stayed on the International Space Station (ISS). Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are among ...

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