The chain of infection is unclear: Six schools in Magdeburg because of Covid-19 closed
Several social institutions had to be closed in Magdeburg due to a coronavirus outbreak. In Saxony-Anhalt’s state capital, there are now 132 Covid-19-cases, two of the Infected are now being treated in hospitals. Due to an outbreak of the Coronavirus…
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New biomaterial has potential to repair damaged bone with lower risk of inflammation
Scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have developed a new biomaterial that has the potential to accelerate bone regeneration by promoting an immune response that encourages repair and lowers the risk of inflammation. The study, conducted by…
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DNA of virus spread across hospital ward in 10 hours
A new study has demonstrated how quickly virus DNA can spread throughout a hospital. A new study has demonstrated that virus DNA can spread across a hospital ward in 10 hours. The study, published as a letter to the editor…
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Next, the state tilts the contact restriction and extended mask duty
The Covid-19-pandemic keeps the world in breath. Already, more than 7.2 million people globally have become infected with the novel Coronavirus – 185.457 of them in Germany. 400,000 people have already died of Covid-19. Covid-19-News from Germany and around the…
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Fatty liver, a silent epidemic: The disease can remain asymptomatic for decades
International NASH Day: This underlines the necessity to undergo screening arrest progression into late stages of liver scarring and liver cancer. Once a significant liver scarring process or liver cirrhosis sets in, reversibility cannot be guaranteed. Written by Dr Harikumar…
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Coronavirus symptoms update: The lesser known sign of COVID-19 affecting your head
Coronavirus has been shown to affect people differently. The Health Secretary recently announced up to 80 percent of people who tested positive for the virus had not displayed symptoms. But some are so mild, people may not even realise they…
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Only 1 in 3 COVID-19 research authors are women and even fewer are senior authors
Women make up only a third of all authors who have published research on COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in January this year, and even fewer of them are senior authors on these papers, suggests an analysis in…
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Scientists rescue mini retinas from eye disease via new gene therapy approach
Scientists have developed a new gene therapy approach that offers tremendous promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to blindness and affects thousands of people across the globe. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and University College London…
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Medical students assist health departments in tracking COVID-19
As the St. Louis region grapples with reopening businesses and lifting stay-at-home orders, more than 100 students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been volunteering to help local health departments perform case investigations and contact tracing,…
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Landmark study shows inflammation after meals varies dramatically among healthy adults
Researchers led by King’s College London announced today the first published results from PREDICT, the largest ongoing nutritional study of its kind. The results, published in Nature Medicine and presented at the American Society of Nutrition 2020, showed a wide…
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