Unraveling the network of molecules that influence COVID-19 severity
Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research While most COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or mild, severe complications associated with acute respiratory distress ...
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Menacing assaults on science causing alarming and avoidable deaths in the U.S.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers publish commentary on COVID-19Credit: Florida Atlantic University COVID-19 is now the third leading cause ...
When reproductive rights are less restrictive, babies are born healthier
Women, particularly US-born Black women, in states with restrictive reproductive rights policies deliver more low birth weight babies and experience ...
HIV epidemic: Successful use of self-tests in rural Africa
Credit: University of Basel / Swiss TPH, Alain Amstutz Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still ...
Chemists create new crystal form of insecticide, boosting its ability to fight mosquitoes and malaria
Researchers use a simple, inexpensive technique to develop a new fast-acting form of deltamethrin that may help with growing insecticide ...
Game ‘pre-bunks’ COVID-19 conspiracies as part of UK’s fight against fake news
Credit: Cambridge/UK Cabinet Office A new online game that puts players in the shoes of a purveyor of fake pandemic ...
COVID-related delays to CRC screening causing 11.9% rise in death rates, research reveals
Based on survival rates at 5 years for stage III-IV CRC, the results showed a significant 11.9% increase in deaths ...
Population health and the COVID-19 pandemic: Emerging stronger next time
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 6, 2020—Battling the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for the inevitable ...
Six uOttawa COVID-19 mental health projects receive $1 million CIHR funding
Credit: University of Ottawa Six University of Ottawa-affiliated projects focusing on COVID-19's impact on mental health have won important funding ...
Pulmonary artery thrombosis a complication of radiation therapy
Imaging findings of in situ pulmonary artery thrombosis associated with radiation therapy are different from acute pulmonary emboli and do ...
Most nations failing to protect nature in COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans
Outbreak provides opportunity to reset economy and reverse ecosystem, species lossesCredit: Pamela McElwee The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to ...
NYUAD researchers discover immune evasion strategy used by Malaria-causing parasite
Findings could lay the foundation for the development of effective therapeutic and malaria vaccine strategies, which has largely been hindered ...
Six-Year MiSight contact lens study: 23% of eyes showed no additional myopia progression
Powerful findings from CooperVision study shared at American Academy of Optometry Annual MeetingCredit: CooperVision CooperVision is reporting the latest findings ...
Women are more concerned about COVID-19 than men, Dartmouth-Gallup study finds
Implications for workplace reopenings and 2020 electionCredit: Table provided by Deborah Jordan Brooks and Lydia Saad. A Dartmouth-Gallup study finds ...
First relatives of rubella virus discovered in bats in Uganda and mice in Germany
Credit: Emily Julka MADISON, Wis. -- At night in a Ugandan forest, a team of American and African scientists take ...
Plant-based spray could be used in n95 masks and energy devices
Engineers invent way to spray extremely thin wires on 3D objectsCredit: Images: (left) Jonathan P. Singer; (right) Lin Lei Engineers ...
Sea-level rise projections can improve with state-of-the-art model
New ice-sheet 'emulator' focuses on Antarctica, Rutgers research showsCredit: Ted Scambos/NSIDC Projections of potentially dramatic sea-level rise from ice-sheet melting ...
Facemask use has lesser consequences on indicators of cognitive performance than expected
Facemasks do not impair indicators of cognitive performance when performing moderate physical work in hot environmentsCredit: Andreas Flouris A novel ...
Risk of human-to-wildlife transmission of the COVID-19 virus
Credit: Image credit: Sophie Gryseels There's considerable risk that humans transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to wildlife, according ...
NOAA grant advances UToledo research into Lake Erie bacteria that destroys algal toxins
Project is aimed at developing new technologies to ensure clean drinking waterCredit: The University of Toledo Searching for new ways ...
