College students who listened to classical music by Beethoven and Chopin during a computer-interactive lecture on microeconomics—and heard the music played again that night—did better on a test the next day than did peers who were in the same lecture,…
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Even if you test negative for COVID-19, assume you have it, experts say
—Coronavirus in the US: Map & cases —What are the symptoms of COVID-19? —How deadly is the new coronavirus? —How long does coronavirus last on surfaces? —Is there a cure for COVID-19? —How does COVID-19 compare with seasonal flu? —How…
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Wastewater test could provide early warning of COVID-19
Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities infected with the virus. The wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approach could provide an effective and rapid way to predict the potential spread of…
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To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms
As the World Health Organisation keeps reminding health officials around the world, in order to get COVID-19 under control, we must “test, test, test.” Along with tracing contacts of cases, travel bans and social distancing, testing is one of the…
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Blood test can predict clinical response to immunotherapy in metastatic NSCLC
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with higher measures of tumor mutations that show up in a blood test generally have a better clinical response to PD-1-based immunotherapy treatments than patients with a lower measure of mutations. A clinical trial…
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Are your children sleeping enough? New blood test might hold the answer
A simple blood test could provide a reliable metric to tell if children are sleeping enough—which is also a marker for general health as sleep affects susceptibility to many diseases—according to new research published in Experimental Physiology this week. It…
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