The small intestine is one of the most important interfaces between the environment and our body. It is responsible for nutrient absorption but also forms a barrier against potentially harmful environmental cues. A research team, led by researchers from the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, investigated the effects of aging and diet on the intestinal […]
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If deposits have formed in arteries that threaten to block the blood vessel or become loose and might block smaller vessels, doctors are faced with the question of whether and how they should intervene. Methods like balloon dilatation are not without risk. Mechanical engineers Professor Daniel Balzani and Professor Klaus Hackl at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at […]
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The World Health Organization said Friday it hoped China would invite it to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the novel coronavirus. “WHO would be keen to work with international partners and at the invitation of the Chinese government to participate in investigation around the animal origins,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told AFP in an email. […]
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Coronavirus is evidently highly contagious. The “R” (rate of infection) is now below one. What does this mean? And what happens if it goes above one? Boris returned to Downing Street’s briefing following his brush with the notorious virus and the birth of his new baby boy. It was on Thursday April 30 that the Prime Minister announced Britain had […]
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The first results from a promising vaccine for the new coronavirus, COVID-19, could be out as soon as mid-June, according to one of the lead researchers at Oxford University where they are conducting trials. The researchers are currently testing the vaccine on around 1,100 people between the ages of 18 and 55 who have not tested positive for COVID-19. Testing […]
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Britain is “past the peak” of its coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday, despite recording another 674 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 26,711. The country is now the third-most affected in the world behind the United States and Italy on cumulative deaths, after changing its reporting to include community as well as hospital […]
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An examination of nearly 350 published psychological experiments found that nearly half failed to show that they were based on a valid foundation of empirical evidence, suggesting that a wide swath of psychological science is based on an “untested foundation.” The study—conducted by David Chester, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Emily Lasko, a psychology doctoral student […]
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According to a new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, taking cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) into account along with traditional risk factors such as age, sex, blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking, improves the accuracy of mortality risk assessment. “We found that within a contemporary adult UK population with a varied and relatively low pre-test risk profile, greater CRF was strongly associated with […]
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A group of pandemic modeling experts from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Engineering have published new research that simulated viral influenza outbreaks to examine the efficacy of pandemic interventions in the absence of a tailored vaccine. The general use of low-efficacy vaccines, coupled with a targeted application of antiviral medications, may be effective at countering the spread of influenza […]
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Social distancing guidelines crafted by the federal government to stem the spread of coronavirus expire on Thursday, but President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has no intention of extending the measures. “They’ll be fading out, because now the governors are doing it,” Trump explained during a media briefing. More than half of the United States, at least 28 states, will […]
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