The virus that gives rise to COVID-19 is the third coronavirus to threaten humanity in the past two decades. It also happens to move more efficiently from person to person than either SARS or MERS did. The first African case…
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International study sheds light on elite athletes’ views on clean sport, cheating and anti-doping efforts
How top athletes from across the world define clean sport—and their views on how cheating affects them—has been explored in an international study that could help develop more effective, targeted anti-doping education. A team of researchers from London’s Kingston University,…
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International team identifies genetic link between face and brain shape
An interdisciplinary team led by KU Leuven and Stanford has identified 76 overlapping genetic locations that shape both the face and our brain. What the researchers didn’t find is evidence that this genetic overlap also predicts someone’s behavioral-cognitive traits or…
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Which COVID-19 tests are required for international travel?
Which COVID-19 tests are required for international travel? It depends on where you’re going. In an effort to limit the spread of new coronavirus variants, many countries are requiring incoming travelers to show a recent negative test. The U.S., for…
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First international, Chinese expert meeting on virus origin: WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday that international experts had held their first meeting, albeit virtually, with their Chinese counterparts in order to investigate the animal origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The WHO has for months been working to…
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Canada extends ban on international travelers
Canada on Wednesday extended a ban on non-essential international entries until the end of October as the country was gripped by a surge in coronavirus cases. The extension comes amid a second wave of infections caused in part by the…
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Identifying emerging diseases focus of new international collaboration
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are establishing a new international collaboration that aims to help scientists prepare for the next pandemic and, perhaps, provide insight into the current one. The School of Medicine is one…
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State Department lifts Global Level 4 Health Advisory, easing recommendations for international travel
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Thursday lifted the…
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WHO says coronavirus outbreak is NOT an international emergency
WHO says coronavirus outbreak is NOT an international emergency – despite over 600 reported in China and 10 other countries The World Health Organization said Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak is not a public health emergency of international concern Officials…
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