Since the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), there have been widespread claims on social media that certain foods
Month: April 2020
Infant temperament predicts personality more than 20 years later
Researchers investigating how temperament shapes adult life-course outcomes have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts a reserved, introverted personality
Hand-washing and distancing work—but keeping up these protective behaviors for months will be tricky
In recent weeks, Americans in many states appear to have successfully begun to “flatten the curve” by following prescribed behavior. People have
New research gives further evidence that autoimmunity plays a role in Parkinson’s disease
A new study co-led by scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) adds increasing evidence that Parkinson’s disease
How to avoid infection after a COVID-19 death – an Ebola response veteran explains
As the grim reality of COVID-19 unfolds, families and health care workers in the United States are faced with dealing
What medications are safe in cases of COVID-19?
There is plenty of information floating around the Internet about what medications may or may not be useful in treating
Turning on the ‘off switch’ in cancer cells
A team of scientists led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified
Early screening based on family history may have dramatic effects on colorectal cancer detection
In an analysis that included information on adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer between 40 and 49 years of age, almost
Coronavirus exposes ‘weaknesses’ in health systems: G20
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed “systemic weaknesses” in global health systems, the G20 said Monday, but there was no mention
Team unlocks new way to understand evolving strains of SARS-CoV-2
Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have unveiled a new approach to analysing the genetic codes—or the blueprint—of the
