Date: February 5, 2021 Source 1: Ecole Polytechnique FΓ©dΓ©rale de Lausanne Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Engineers have developed a wearable system that can continually measure the concentration of cortisol – the stress hormone – in human sweat. Their device can Read More …
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Immune system mounts a lasting defense after recovery from COVID-19, researchers find
Date: January 21, 2021 Source 1: Rockefeller University Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Study participants continued to improve their antibodies months after initial infection, potentially due to exposure to remnants of the virus hidden in the gut. As the number of Read More …
Dinosaur embryo find helps crack baby tyrannosaur mystery
Date: January 25, 2021 Source 1: University of Edinburgh Source 2 : www.sciencedaily.com Summary: They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered that some baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a border Read More …
Changing resilience of oceans to climate change
Date: January 15, 2021 Source: University of Exeter Summary: Oxygen levels in the ancient oceans were surprisingly resilient to climate change, new research suggests. Oxygen levels in the ancient oceans were surprisingly resilient to climate change, new research suggests. Scientists Read More …
New research may explain severe virus attacks on the lungs
Date: December 30, 2020 Source 1: Karolinska Institutet Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: In some cases, immune cells in the lungs can contribute to worsening a virus attack. In a new study, researchers describe how different kinds of immune cells, called Read More …
Secondary bloodstream infections associated with severe COVID-19
Date: December 23, 2020 Source 1: Rutgers University Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: People with severe COVID-19 and a secondary blood infection were significantly sicker upon hospital admission, had longer hospital stays and poorer outcomes, according to a new study. People Read More …
Learning from three centuries of smallpox epidemics in London, UK
Date: December 21, 2020 Source 1: PLOS Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge of interest in the study of infectious disease transmission, and how control measures could change the course of the pandemic. New Read More …
COVID-19 preprint data rapidly influenced critical care practice
Date: December 15, 2020 Source 1: American Thoracic Society Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: In a new research letter, researchers examine whether preprint data on the use of the corticosteroid dexamethasone influenced clinical practice in treating COVID-19 critical care patients throughout Read More …
Ferrets, cats and civets most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans
Ducks, rats, mice, pigs and chickens had lower or no susceptibility to infection Date: December 10, 2020 Source 1: Center for Genomic Regulation Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An analysis of ten different species finds that humans — followed by ferrets Read More …
Researchers develop rapid genomics strategy to trace coronavirus
Date: December 10, 2020 Source 1: Garvan Institute of Medical Research Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A team of researchers is pioneering the use of a fast genomic sequencing technology to help determine the source of hard-to-trace coronavirus cases. Thanks to Read More …