Amyloid is a key feature of Alzheimer’s disease, but the accumulation of these sticky proteins may not be the only risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published this week. Other, modifiable risk factors, such as…
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How at-risk are you of getting a virus on an airplane?
Airplanes have a reputation for germs. However, there are ways to minimize the risks. Historical research based on group movements of humans and animals suggests three simple rules: move away from those that are too close; move toward those that…
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Case study: Treating COVID-19 in a patient with multiple myeloma
A case study of a patient in Wuhan, China, suggests that the immunosuppressant tocilizumab may be an effective COVID-19 treatment for very ill patients who also have multiple myeloma and other blood cancers. The report, published in Blood Advances, also…
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Inherited mutation can predispose children to a type of brain tumor
Investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, and the German Cancer Research Center have identified ELP1 as a novel predisposition gene in the SHH subgroup of pediatric medulloblastoma. The work appears as an advance online…
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HENRY BLOFELD reveals how Spanish wine is a fine medicine
He came down with the dreaded dry cough… but in this life-affirming piece, cricket commentator HENRY BLOFELD reveals how he’s embracing his quarantine… by sipping Spanish wine There is something that is genuinely frightening about this whole self-isolation business. It…
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Cooped up with a bad back? An osteopath's top tips to ease your agony
Cooped up with a bad back? An osteopath gives their top tips on how to help ease your agony Feeling a bit cooped up? Tense and achy? It’s not surprising if you are, really, considering the situation. To add to this,…
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‘In a crisis like this, an antiviral drug could buy us some time’
Francesco Stellacci, a professor in EPFL’s School of Engineering, discusses his research in the field of nanomedicine and how it could help us get past the coronavirus crisis. As the COVID-19 outbreak rages on, researchers are in a race against…
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New study outlines tool that can assess the chance a disease outbreak is of unnatural origins
Did coronavirus mutate from a virus already prevalent in humans or animals or did it originate in a laboratory? As scientists grapple with understanding the source of this rapidly spreading virus, the Grunow-Finke assessment tool (GFT) may assist them with…
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Platform gives teachers a chance to help health workers stay at work
For Alex Flavel, a casual relief teacher, Tuesday's abrupt closure of Victoria's schools to stem the spread of coronavirus cost him work but also created an urgent need to assist healthcare workers with children to keep them at their posts….
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The US is fast-tracking a coronavirus vaccine, but bypassing safety standards may not be worth the cost
Last week American biotech company Moderna commenced the first clinical trial of a vaccine for COVID-19. Similar studies are reportedly being planned in the US, China, Israel, Australia and elsewhere, with at least 20 potential vaccines under development. The usual…
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