coronavirus health news aug 2020

Re-engineered enzyme could help
reverse damage from spinal cord injury
and stroke
Their new version is more stable than the protein
that occurs in nature, and could lead to new
treatments for reversing nerve...
Scientists get atomistic picture of
platinum catalyst degradation
Degradation of platinum, used as a key electrode
material in the hydrogen economy, severely
shortens the lifetime of electrochemical...
Less aggressive treatment better for
heart patients who go into shock
New Haven, Conn. — Less is sometimes more
when treating heart patients who go into shock after
a heart attack. A new...
Reprogramming immune cells to reduce
inflammation, promote tissue repair
This regulated programming allows the body to fight
off infections but also ensures that inflammation
naturally subsides...
Ludwig Chicago study identifies a novel
drug target for the control of cancer
metastasis
AUGUST 24, 2020, NEW YORK – Researchers led
by Ludwig Chicago Co-director Ralph
Weichselbaum and Ronald Rock of the...
Fossils reveal diversity of animal life
roaming Europe 2 million years ago
IMAGE: Research team members Marius Robu,
Alexandru Petculescu and Claire Terhune discuss
where to look for fossils...
Online searches for ‘chest pain’ rise,
emergency visits for heart attack drop
amid COVID
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A study of search engine
queries addressed the question of whether online
searches for chest pain...
Citizens’ adherence to COVID-19 social
distancing measures depends on
government response
A new study conducted by a team of researchers,
including University of Colorado Denver Business
School associate professor...
Protein ‘chameleon’ colors long-term
memory
HOUSTON – (Aug. 24, 2020) – A chameleonlike
protein in neurons can change its mind, and in the
process change...
Why COVID-19 infection curves behave
so unexpectedly
IMAGE: …would have introduced measures to
reduce the average degree in contact networks from
five to 2.5 people...
US allows emergency use of blood
plasma treatment for coronavirus
patients
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
given emergency authorisation to use plasma to
treat Covid patients. The technique...
How Covid-19 entered Britain through 79
countries: Where hospitalised NHS
patients had travelled to
Covid-19 may have entered Britain through at least
79 countries and Croatia is not one of them,
according to NHS statistics...
Blood pressure drug cuts Covid death
risk by third
Blood pressure drugs taken by millions of Britons
cuts the risk of dying from coronavirus by a THIRD,
research shows Those...
NHS told care homes to put ‘do not
resuscitate’ orders on ALL residents at
height of Covid crisis
Professor Alison Leary MBE (pictured) wrote the
report which found that one in 10 care home staff
were told to change...
Deep chest compressions can prevent
brain damage during cardiac arrest
Study author Dr. Irene Marco Clement of University
Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain said: “Deep chest
compressions improve...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says it is
‘vitally important’ children return to class
It is “vitally important” children go back to school,
with the life chances of a generation at stake, Boris
Johnson...
Teachers are far more likely to spread
Covid than children says leading scientist
Teachers are far more likely to spread Covid-19 than
children, according to a leading scientist. Shamez
Ladhani, a paediatric...
Matt Hancock launches ‘Operation Moon
Shot’ plan to test four MILLION people
every day within months
Matt Hancock is said to be planning an astonishing
rise in the number of coronavirus tests carried out,
with a target of...
Yoga linked with improved symptoms in
heart patients
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm
disorder. One in four middle-aged adults in Europe
and the US will develop...
None of the most common blood
pressure medications increased the risk
of depression, some lowered the risk
Depression is common among patients with high
blood pressure (also called hypertension), heart
disease and stroke, and this...