coronavirus health news aug 2020

The study found that stroke risk increased
consistently with metabolic syndrome severity even
in patients without diabetes....
Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin condition
that affects up to 20% of children in developed
countries. This chronic...
Social connection is the strongest
protective factor for depression
“Depression is the leading cause of disability
worldwide, but until now researchers have focused
on only a handful...
An AI algorithm to help identify homeless
youth at risk of substance abuse
Now, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm
developed by researchers at the College of
Information Sciences and Technology...
Study explores the association of
malaria, HIV with anemia during
pregnancy
Coinfections of HIV and malaria are common among
expectant mothers in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Paddy
Ssentongo, a doctoral...
Rewriting the recent history of productive
Cascade Arc volcanoes
A synthesis of volcanic vents on the surface and
data that probes the structure and composition of
the crust to a depth of...
Hypothesis underlying the sensitivity of
mammalian auditory system overturned
The paper, out today in Science Advances,
examines how hair cells transform mechanical
forces arising from sound waves into...
Pregnant mother’s immunity tied to
behavioral, emotional challenges for kids
with autism
IMAGE: Paul Ashwood, professor of microbiology
and immunology and faculty member at the UC
Davis MIND Institute. ...
AI software enables real-time 3D printing
quality assessment
IMAGE: Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher
Chase Joslin uses Peregrine software to monitor
and analyze a component...
Exploring connections between ovarian
cancer and blood cells
Dr. Abhishek Jain, assistant professor in the
Department of Biomedical Engineering and the
Department of Medical Physiology...
Versatile new material family could build
realistic prosthetics, futuristic army
platforms
Nature’s blueprint for the human limb is a carefully
layered structure with stiff bone wrapped in layers of
different...
A method has been developed to study
extreme space weather events
Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and
Technology (Skoltech), together with colleagues
from the Karl-Franzens University...
Is the COVID-19 virus pathogenic
because it depletes specific host
microRNAs?
IMAGE: Sadis Matalon view more Credit: UAB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Why is the COVID-19 virus
deadly, while...
Using infrared eye tracking to study
infant behavior
A new study from the Beckman Institute for
Advanced Science and Technology describes how
existing infrared technology can...
Green electricity for Europe: Small scale
solutions also affordable
IMAGE: Comparison of continental-scale supply and
regional-scale supply view more Credit: Tim
Tröndle, IASS/ETH...
Check your testicles, Greg Rutherford
says after finding lump
Greg Rutherford is encouraging men to check their
testicles for lumps, after revealing he ignored his.
The 33-year-old Olympic...
Fewer hospital patients in Covid-19
hotspots
The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 fell
in coronavirus hotspots in June and July, according
to data released...
Coronavirus vaccine: UK signs deals for
90 million virus vaccine doses
The UK government has signed deals for a further
90 million doses of coronavirus vaccine. The
vaccines are being developed...
Coronavirus cases stable across most of
England
Coronavirus cases across England appear to be
levelling off, despite flare-ups in local hotspots,
according to estimates...
Coronavirus: Wearing face masks could
lower death rate 5%
Everybody wearing face coverings in public could
reduce a country’s Covid-19 death rate by five per
cent, according...
£3,200 fines for shunning face masks:
Payment of £100 will keep on doubling for
repeat offenders
Repeatedly refusing to wear a face mask could lead
to a fine of up to £3,200, Boris Johnson announced
last night. At present...
Covid-19 cases could be missed because
temperatures are more common in the
evening than the morning
Covid-19 cases could be missed if people are
screened for a fever in the morning, scientists have
warned. US experts...