coronavirus health news aug 2020

to intervene to...
because she gave a positive sample...
Obese children are more likely to get
multiple sclerosis
Obese children are more likely to get multiple
sclerosis: One in 10 cases of the crippling condition
are linked to bulging...
Cambridge joins the coronavirus vaccine
race
1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million
doses The Government revealed on July 29 it had
signed a deal with pharmaceutical...
Britain has become MORE lazy as the
number of people who spend hours
sitting around leaps by 22.5%
Britain is getting lazier, with a huge rise in the
number of people who spend more than four-and-ahalf
hours a day sitting...
Before eyes open, they get ready to see?
This new finding featured in the August 19 edition of
Journal of Neuroscience as a cover article has
resolved a long-standing...
Magnetic stimulation dramatically
improves fecal incontinence
They have early evidence that TNT, or
translumbosacral neuromodulation therapy, is a
promising, novel, safe, low-cost treatment...
Studying water polo for kicks
While polo played with horses may seem genteel
and relaxing, the same cannot be said of water polo.
It is a grueling competition...
New system for accurate telomere
profiling in less than 3 hours
Each time a cell divides in our body, the telomeres
shorten, thus functioning like a molecular “clock” of
the...
Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone
inflexibility
The findings, published today in Scientific Reports,
suggest that doctors should look not only at bone
density, but also...
Depressed or anxious teens risk heart
attacks in middle age
In a warning to parents, study author Dr. Cecilia
Bergh of Örebro University in Sweden, said: “Be
vigilant and look...
Unlocking the mysteries of the brain
The results of their study are presented today in
Nature Communications. Led by Professor Roberto
Araya, the team studied...
NTU Singapore scientists use fruit peel to
turn old batteries into new
IMAGE: A team of scientists led by NTU has
developed a novel method of using fruit peel waste
to extract and reuse...
Domesticated chickens have smaller
brains
IMAGE: Researchers from Linköping University
suggest a process by which the timid junglefowl
from the rain forest...
Pollution exposure at work may be
associated with heart abnormalities
among Latinx community
Environmental toxin exposure is a recognized
cardiovascular disease risk factor. Researchers
have found environmental pollutant...
New device can measure toxic lead within
minutes
IMAGE: Sediments collected by a ship can be
rapidly tested for toxic lead with a new portable labon-a-chip
device....
Tailored hardening of ZrCuAl bulk
metallic glass induced by 2D gradient
rejuvenation
IMAGE: A schematic illustration of metallic glass
with various relaxation states depending on the
cooling rate ?Tohoku...
Too many COVID-19 patients get
unneeded ‘just in case’ antibiotics
More than half of patients hospitalized with
suspected COVID-19 in Michigan during the state’s
peak months received...
Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)12 with a lean rare earth
content exhibits superb magnetism
IMAGE: The new compound developed in this
research exhibited magnetic properties significantly
superior to those exhibited...
Fear of missing out impacts people of all
ages
PULLMAN, Wash. – Social media addicted
teenagers are not the only people who experience
the Fear of Missing Out also...
Immune protein IL-17A responsible for
lethal side effects of gastric cancer
IMAGE: Fig. 1 The number of IL-17A and MCT
double positive cells correlated with the ratio of
fibrotic area in the...
Children born at higher altitudes are
smaller at birth and have stunted growth
Children who are born at higher altitudes tend to be
smaller than those born at lower altitudes, a new
study suggests. Researchers...
Metabolic syndrome linked to worse
outcomes for COVID-19 patients
The study, published in the journal Diabetes Care, is
the first to look at the impact of metabolic syndrome
on outcomes for...
Breastfeeding’s legacy may protect
against diabetes
Epidemiologic studies suggest that breastfeeding
protects women from developing Type 2 diabetes,
even decades after their...