coronavirus health news aug 2020

HEALTH NOTES: Pregnant women can
now do DIY baby scan
HEALTH NOTES: Pregnant women can now check
up on their babies with DIY ultrasound – using their
phones By Mail on Sunday...
Can grown-ups learn to ride a bike
Earlier this summer, the Prime Minister announced
his £2billion plan to make cities more bicyclefriendly,
and ‘give...
Research helps explain source of
pathogen that causes bitter rot disease
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fungal spores
responsible for bitter rot disease, a common and
devastating infection in fruit,...
New ‘two-pronged attack’ drug treatment
is giving kidney cancer patients longer
and healthier lives
People with advanced kidney cancer are living
longer, healthier lives thanks to a new ‘two-pronged
attack’ drug...
Why do I feel things going all the way
down after I swallow? Just ask DR ELLIE
CANNON
I have developed the uncomfortable sensation of
feeling anything I swallow – food, or even tablets –
‘going down’...
Study identifies social connection as the
strongest protective factor for depression
BOSTON – Researchers from Massachusetts
General Hospital (MGH) have identified a set of
modifiable factors from a field...
For pregnant patients, number of clinic
visits not tied to risk of getting COVID-19
In the spring of 2020, as Massachusetts
experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases in the
Boston area, four area hospitals conducted...
Aurora mysteries unlocked with NASA’s
THEMIS mission
A special type of aurora, draped east-west across
the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is
helping scientists better...
Decline in US bird biodiversity related to
neonicotinoids, study shows
IMAGE: Yijia Li (left) and Madhu Khanna, University
of Illinois. view more Credit: College of ACES,
University...
Climate stabilization: Lessons from the
corona crisis
The dynamics of the current COVID-19 pandemic
could offer valuable insights for the efforts to
mitigate climate change. Highlighting...
Oregon study rewrites the recent history
of productive Cascade Arc volcanoes
EUGENE, Ore. – Aug. 14, 2020 – Volcanic eruptions
in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest over
the last...
Montana State researcher featured in
Nature for work on rare reptile genome
BOZEMAN — A Montana State University
researcher contributed to a novel project with
scientists from around the country...
Historical redlining linked to premature
births, lower birth weight babies
Past discriminatory housing practices may play a
role in perpetuating the significant disparities in
infant and maternal...
Preexisting drug shows promise in fight
against COVID-19
First appearing in late 2019 in Wuhan City, China,
the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to cause sickness
and death across the...
TGen review suggests postmenopausal
women at risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Aug. 14, 2020 — A review article
authored by a researcher at the Translational
Genomics Research...
NASA finds wind shear affecting Tropical
Storm Josephine
IMAGE: NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite
provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical
Storm Josephine...
Traces of ancient life tell story of early
diversity in marine ecosystems
IMAGE: USask paleobiologists Gabriela Mángano
and Luis Buatois (left to right) in the field in Morocco
examining 478...
Researchers one step closer to bombsniffing
cyborg locusts
If you want to enhance a locust to be used as a
bomb-sniffing bug, there are a few technical
challenges that need solving...
NASA finds wind shear making Tropical
Depression 10E struggle
IMAGE: NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite
provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical
Depression 10E in...
Watching changes in plant metabolism —
live
IMAGE: Young thale cress seedling (Arabidopsis
thaliana) with the fluorescent biosensor in its cells.
The false colour...
Greg Rutherford found testicle lump
during lockdown
Greg Rutherford is encouraging men to check their
testicles for lumps, after revealing he ignored his.
The 33-year-old Olympic...
Coronavirus: Test, trace and the curse of
the 0300 phone number
The system for tracking down people who may be
infected with coronavirus changed this week in
England, with a central pool...