Chances are you have at least one blackened pot or pan in your cupboard. Thankfully, you don’t need special products to make your cookware look almost as good as new. Many stains can be removed using items you already have…
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COVID-19 and children: Understanding the science
As information on COVID-19 pours in from all kinds of sources, not all of them reliable, we wanted to bring you the facts about how children and teens appear to be responding to the infection. In recent weeks, several highly…
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Caring for cancer patients in the COVID-19 era
In Nature Medicine, the seven comprehensive cancer centers of Cancer Core Europe (CCE), including the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK Cambridge center, have shared how they rapidly reorganised their oncological healthcare systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this…
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How to talk to your child about grief during the coronavirus pandemic
The number of deaths from the coronavirus continued to rise in the United States this week. By midday Tuesday, more than 25,000 Americans had died from COVID-19, the highest reported death toll in the world. According to the Centers of…
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Coronavirus: the first moves to ease lockdown
Slowly but surely, several countries are starting to plan for a gradual end to the lockdowns imposed to try and stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is an overview: China The central Chinese province of Hubei, with the…
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Want to know how many people have the coronavirus? Test randomly
Consider these two questions: What percentage of Americans are, or have been, infected with the coronavirus? And, what is the probability of dying from the virus if you catch it? One of the most unsettling aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Also, Drosten said: Streeck rejects criticism of Heinsberg-study in the Interview
The appearance in public was effective. In a press conference the Bonn virologist Hendrick presented Streeck in this week’s interim results from the headed by him Heinsberg-study. However, the approach has been criticized, even by other scientists such as the…
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PM: Canada’s first wave of cases won’t end until the summer
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday Canadians will need to stay at home and practice physical distancing for months as the first wave of COVID-19 cases in the country won’t end until the summer and Canada won’t return to…
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Chronic fatigue makes these businesswomen sneak sleep in the toilets
It’s 8am on a Monday morning. I’ve had ten hours of sleep, a strong coffee to kick start the day and a cold shower to get my blood pumping before heading to the office. It’s 12pm on a Monday afternoon….
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Study of rare genetic disorder that effects the eyes
Nagano prefecture is home to a group of people affected with a rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder called familial amyloid polyneuropathies (FAP). This disease impacts the gene encoding protein transthyretin (TTR) which is produced in the liver and also eyes. Liver…
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