UC San Diego Health launches clinical trial to assess antiviral drug for COVID-19

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Physician-scientists at four University of California Health medical centers—UC San Diego Health, UC San Francisco, UC Irvine Health and UC Davis Health—have begun recruiting participants for a Phase II clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of treating adult patients with COVID-19 with remdesivir, an antiviral drug that has shown activity in animal models and human clinical trials of […]

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Kids need calm, not chaos, during COVID-19

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Elbow bumps in lieu of high-fives, segregated lunchtimes and hyper hand hygiene—they’re are all a part of our children’s new reality in response to Covid-19. But while kids are seemingly adapting well to the changes, University of South Australia child development experts say adults need to be increasingly mindful of their own reactions to the pandemic and take care when […]

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A molecule that directs neurons

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The habenula is a small region at the centre of the brain, but is crucial for people’s lives. It is made up of groups of nerve cells that control the “neurotransmitters” of the brain, that is to say substances like dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin. The release of these substances is fundamental to respond to stimuli, for example to perceive pain […]

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Online misinformation about COVID-19 can take many forms

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Can spraying chlorine on your body prevent you from contracting the novel coronavirus? Is COVID-19 only as severe as the common flu? A number of stories containing inaccurate or misleading information about COVID-19 have appeared on social media, making it difficult for people to discern the truth. “Inaccurate information is rampant on the internet and in every social media. It […]

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Efficiency of non-invasive brain stimulation for memory improvement: Embracing the challenge

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A group of scientists from the Research Center of Neurology and Skoltech showed that human working memory can be tweaked using non-invasive magnetic stimulation of the brain. Also, they discovered that the effect of magnetic stimulation weakens as the brain works on a cognitive task under stimulation. Working memory (WM) stores and processes the information we need for daily use. […]

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China virus epicentre to open up as world locks down

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China announced Tuesday an end to travel curbs at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments around the world tightened lockdowns in a desperate effort to slow the spread of the deadly disease. Hubei, where the novel coronavirus emerged late last year, will allow healthy residents to leave the province from midnight, officials said, two months after they were […]

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For Moscow’s quarantined, 100,000 cameras are watching

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A vast and contentious network of facial recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow is now playing a key role in the battle against the spread of the coronavirus in Russia. The city rolled out the technology just before the epidemic reached Russia, ignoring protests and legal complaints over sophisticated state surveillance. Since last month, thousands of Muscovites have been confined […]

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