coronavirus health news sept 2020

Unusual climate conditions influenced
WWI mortality and subsequent influenza
pandemic
Well-documented torrential rains and unusually cold
temperatures affected the outcomes of many major
battles on the Western...
Genome of Alexander Fleming’s original
penicillin-producing mold sequenced
Alexander Fleming famously discovered the first
antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928 while working at St
Mary’s Hospital...
Contact tracing study results recommend
consistent wearing of masks,
handwashing, and social distancing in
public to protect against SARS-CoV-2
infection
A contact tracing study presented at this year’s
ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease
(ECCVID) confirms the effectiveness...
US hospital admissions for non-COVID-19
have only partially rebounded from initial
decline
IMAGE: This figure is Exhibit 1 from the study. view
more Credit: J. Skinner et al. While declines in
U.S....
Dartmouth study offers new details on
pediatric mental health boarding
A Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal
Pediatrics, offers new details about pediatric mental
health boarding in...
Mystery of giant proton pump solved
Complex I is the first enzyme in the respiratory
chain, a series of protein complexes in the inner
mitochondrial membrane....
Shorter time from symptom onset to
hospitalization is associated with worse
outcome in patients with COVID-19
New research presented at this week’s ESCMID
Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, held
online) shows that a shorter...
Chemists from RUDN University
developed biodegradable antibacterial
film for storing food
IMAGE: A team of chemists from RUDN University
created an antibacterial coating for food products.
The mixture consists...
Study demonstrates SARS-CoV-2
emergence was associated with a large
drop in the circulation of other
respiratory viruses during the first wave
Analysis of samples taken to test for respiratory
viruses over the past five years suggests that the
emergence of SARS-CoV-2...
New Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug
shows benefit in Duke trial
DURHAM, N.C. — A new drug offers hope for young
boys with the progressive neuromuscular disease
Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
Criticism of COVID-19 models by
democratic political leaders may erode
public trust in science
Criticisms of COVID-19 models by Democratic elites
in May 2020 appeared to undermine public support
for the models’...
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Are YOU a victim
of hidden diabetes? (Believe it or not, I
was too!)
The small, scaly area on my chest didn’t overly
worry me but as it was growing, albeit slowly, I
thought I should have...
JANE CLARKE, one of the UK’s top
dietitians reveals how you can EAT to
beat disease
What’s the biggest health threat we all face? Most
people might think it’s cancer. Or heart disease, or
dementia. In...
Only one in FIVE Britons with tell-tale
symptoms of Covid-19 are self-isolating,
study reveals
Just one in five Britons with tell-tale symptoms of
coronavirus are choosing to self-isolate, research
revealed today. King’s...
Coronavirus UK: How quickly is the
outbreak REALLY growing?
Between 9,000 and 16,000 Britons are getting
infected with coronavirus every day, according to
researchers monitoring the...
First coronavirus vaccine will not be a
‘silver bullet’, scientists warn government
The first coronavirus vaccine will not be a ‘silver
bullet’ and is unlikely to stop people catching the
disease,...
Care home residents and staff ‘will be
first to get a Covid-19 vaccine’
1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million
doses The Government revealed on July 29 it had
signed a deal with pharmaceutical...
Is Britain’s coronavirus outbreak taking
off again? Infections are up 48% in a
week
Covid-19 infections clearly started to rise after
‘Super Saturday’, according to an analysis of official
London is put on lockdown watch-list
after a spike in Covid-19 infections and
hospital admissions
Britain’s coronavirus R rate could now be as high as
1.5, government scientific advisers warned today
after...
Twinkling, star-shaped brain cells may
hold the key to why, how we sleep
Led by researchers at Washington State University’s
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, the study builds
new momentum...