If you feel like you’ve aged 10 years in the three months since the lockdown began, you’re certainly not alone. Aside from dealing with the stress of a global pandemic, many people are also still reeling from job loss, hours spent homeschooling and, of course, endless washing up. Now that…
Coronavirus: What is the role aerosols play? – Naturopathy Naturopathy Specialist Portal
Coronavirus aerosols: Infectious Mini-droplets in the air More and more research work suggest that aerosols play in the air a greater role in the spread of the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, as was previously thought. An expert on aerosols, summarizes the current state of knowledge. Large droplets generated during coughing, Sneezing,…
Lab-grown miniature human livers successfully transplanted in rats
Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created fully functional mini livers, which they then transplanted into rats. In this proof-of-concept experiment, the lab-made organs survived for four days inside their animal hosts. These results were published today in Cell Reports….
Get it over with, or procrastinate? New research explores our decision-making process
When it’s time to schedule a vacation, most people will do it right away. But when it comes to booking a root canal, some people will procrastinate while others will put it at the top of their to-do list. New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business may have…
New bill would mandate research on telehealth regs after coronavirus
The moves by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to relax regulations around telehealth have been lauded by providers and patients around the country. But after the danger from the coronavirus has passed, some fear that the agency will reinstate those regulations, making telehealth less accessible for those who…
An optimal decision-making strategy emerges from nonstop learning
Unlike machines, the behavior of animals and humans almost always has an element of unpredictability. Countless experiments have shown that our responses to the exact same challenge are sometimes faster, sometimes slower, sometimes correct and sometimes wrong. In the field of neuroscience, this variability is often attributed to what is…
Mum told abortion was her best option gives birth to healthy 'miracle' baby
A mum who was offered four abortions by doctors due to her unborn daughter’s two deadly conditions has given birth to a healthy ‘miracle’ baby. Doctors warned first-time mum Kimberley James, 24, that her unborn baby would not survive after a 12-week scan showed she had become dangerously swollen. She…
Prostate cancer overtakes breast cancer to become Britain’s no 1 cancer
An estimated 57,192 men are diagnosed annually, according to the latest available figures for 2018, in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and 2017 in Wales. In total, 57,153 people were diagnosed with breast cancer over the same period. Lung cancer accounted for 48,054 new cases and bowel cancer for 42,879….
Back to school in masks as Singapore eases virus curbs
Pupils wearing face masks returned to school in Singapore on Tuesday and some workplaces re-opened as coronavirus restrictions were eased in the hard-hit city-state. Singapore initially kept infections low through a strict regime of testing and contact-tracing, only for major outbreaks to emerge from crowded dormitories housing low-paid foreign workers….
What to Know About Potential COVID-19 Treatment Remdesivir
Remdesivir went from potential Ebola treatment to offering modest benefits for people with COVID-19. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. began research on remdesivir in 2009. Later testing showed that the drug had broad-spectrum antiviral activity. Remdesivir, a drug that once offered hope against Ebola, is now in the spotlight as the…