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Masks change the way we process faces

Written by | 29 Dec 2020

Feel like you’re suffering from face blindness? Research shows masks change the way we process faces.

TB vaccine linked to lower risk of contracting COVID-19

Written by | 24 Dec 2020

A widely used tuberculosis vaccine is associated with reduced likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to a new study by Cedars-Sinai.

Dear Santa, please bring indomethacin and ivermectin

Written by | 21 Dec 2020

Article written by Christine Clark and Colin Brown We are hearing almost hourly warnings of how the NHS will soon be overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases. Yet we have… read more.

Emergency care doctors not getting sufficient ‘down time’

Written by | 20 Dec 2020

A survey of more than 4,000 UK emergency care doctors has shown that they need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts.

How the immune system remembers viruses

Written by | 19 Dec 2020

When a virus enters the body, it is picked up by certain cells of the immune system. They transport the virus to the lymph nodes where they present… read more.

Diagnosing asymptomatic covid-19 using only cough recordings

Written by | 15 Dec 2020

Article written By Laurence Goldberg Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can distinguish between asymptomatic people with covid-19 and… read more.

Adjuvant arthritis drug treatment improves COVID-19 outcomes

Written by | 14 Dec 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Combination treatment of COVID-19 patients with the antiinflammatory, arthritis drug baricitinib plus the antiviral drug remdesivir was superior to remdesivir monotherapy for cutting… read more.

Malaria test as simple as a bandage

Written by | 13 Dec 2020

Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage. That’s the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers who introduced a microneedle patch… read more.

Covid-19 “super-spreading” events play outsized role in overall disease transmission

Written by | 11 Dec 2020

There have been many documented cases of Covid-19 “super-spreading” events, in which one person infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects many other people

Ivermectin repurposed for covid-19 – a cheap drug with a big effect

Written by | 7 Dec 2020

Article written by Christine Clark Numerous clinical trials with ivermectin in covid-19 have shown consistent, large magnitude improvements in clinical outcomes that are little short of spectacular but… read more.

Hydroxychloroquine is heart-safe for lupus patients, including those with kidney disease

Written by | 4 Dec 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester Hydroxychloroquine treatment for lupus has no significant impact on heart rhythm, researchers reported on Nov 2, 2020 at the American College of Rheumatology/ACR… read more.

EU watchdog approves 10 new drugs

Written by | 3 Dec 2020

Article written by Gary Finnegan. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given the green light for ten new medicines at the latest meeting of its influential Committee for… read more.

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