Researchers Warn on COVID-19: We Must Prepare Now for International Humanitarian Crises
With over 300,000 COVID-19 cases across the globe, including recent cases in Syria and the Gaza Strip, the data continues to demonstrate how the disease…
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Stem Cell Technology Rejuvenates Old Human Cells by Wiping Their DNA Clean
Old human cells return to a more youthful and vigorous state after being induced to briefly express a panel of proteins involved in embryonic development,…
Ultra-Sensitive Cancer DNA Detector Created With Crumpled Graphene
Graphene-based biosensors could usher in an era of liquid biopsy, detecting DNA cancer markers circulating in a patient’s blood or serum. But current designs need…
Coronavirus and COVID-19 Claims Fact Checked by Experts
1. Is herd immunity a good strategy? Herd immunity is not part of the Australian strategy for controlling the outbreak. On social media there are…
COVID-19 World Map: 332,930 Confirmed Cases; 186 Countries; 14,510 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 64. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 63 Three new countries/territories/areas from the African…
Lactation Changes Electrical Signaling in Mom’s Brain – But It’s Reversible
Prolactin-controlling neurons in mice undergo reversible changes in how neurons communicate. Lactation temporarily changes how a mother’s neurons behave, according to new research in mice…
Australian Researchers Set to Begin Clinical Trials on COVID-19 Treatment
Australian researchers are set to begin clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19 – using two existing drugs. University of Queensland Centre for Clinical…
Eating Food With Isoflavones – Such as Tofu, Chickpeas and Peanuts – May Lower Heart Disease Risk
People who regularly ate tofu and other foods containing isoflavones had a moderately lower risk of developing heart disease. However, people who eat isoflavones and…
COVID-19 World Map: 292,142 Confirmed Cases; 183 Countries; 12,784 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 63. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 62 Four new countries/territories/areas from the African…
Scientists Warned China Was a “Time Bomb” for Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in 2007
12 years before the COVID-19 pandemic began, scientists warned, in a study published by Clinical Microbiology Reviews in 2007, that the situation in China was…
Tiny High-Tech Needles Inspired by Parasites May Help Eliminate Painful Shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needles. Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give…
Coronavirus SARS-CoV2 Architecture Decoded in 3D – Accelerates COVID-19 Drug Development
At the Berlin X-ray source BESSY II, researchers have decoded the protein responsible for the replication of the coronavirus. Analyzing the 3D architecture allows the…
COVID-19 World Map: 266,073 Confirmed Cases; 179 Countries; 11,184 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 62. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 61 Six new countries/territories/areas (African Region [2],…
COVID-19 Recovery: Researchers Find the Immune System Can Fight Back
Melbourne researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia’s first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, showing the body’s ability to fight the virus and recover…
Removing Belly Fat Before It Sticks to You: University Researchers Produce Fat-Busting Proteins
University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat-busting proteins in the laboratory. Triglycerides, those fats that seem to be the bane of any diet, remain a mystery…
Mothers in China With COVID-19 Gave Birth as Doctors Observed – Here’s What They Found
Four babies born in a hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, did not show signs of infection and remain healthy today….
COVID-19 World Map: 234,073 Confirmed Cases; 173 Countries; 9,840 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 61. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 60 Six new countries/territories/areas (African Region [2],…
Doctors Say Children Vital to Slowing COVID-19 Pandemic – Here’s How
Though COVID-19 so far appears to be largely sparing children, researchers are cautioning that it is critical to understand how the virus affects kids to…