While opioids were grabbing the headlines, cocaine overdose deaths in the United States have marched upward, nearly tripling over five
Day: October 8, 2020
Diagnosing and treating COVID-19
COVID-19 can be diagnosed several ways when looking for active infection. “The most common way that testing is done is
Comeback of drug-resistant neglected tropical disease tracked through genomic surveillance
Genome sequencing has shed light on the re-emergence of the bacterium that causes yaws, a neglected tropical disease of the
Detecting SARS-CoV-2 in the environment
Researchers have outlined an approach to characterize and develop an effective environmental monitoring methodology for SARS CoV-2 virus, that can
The good cough and the bad cough
Researchers might be able to treat a troublesome cough in disease without disrupting the protective cough we need for optimal
Urban air pollution may make COVID-19 more severe for some
As the pandemic persists, COVID-19 has claimed more than 200,000 lives in the United States and damaged the public health
Musical training can improve attention and working memory in children: study
Neuroscientists have found new evidence that learning to play an instrument may be good for the brain. Musically trained children
Symptoms of COVID-19 are a poor marker of infection, new UK population study shows
86% of UK residents who tested positive for COVID-19 during lockdown did not have the specific virus symptoms (cough, and/or