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California coronavirus deaths double, with rural areas and suburbs hit hard
The weekly death toll in California among COVID-19 patients is nearly twice its previous high in April as more cases shift to rural and suburban areas.
The best ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 indoors
Many factors play into the effectiveness of ventilation systems on COVID-19. (Meritt Thomas/Unsplash/)Shelly Miller is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. This story originally featured on The Conversation.The...
Emerging infectious disease and challenges of social distancing in human and non-human animals
Humans are not the only social animal struggling with new infectious diseases. When Hamilton College Associate Professor of Biology Andrea Townsend began studying the social behavior of American crows, her...
Biogen buys into Denali's Parkinson's disease drug candidates
The deal helps diversify the big biotech's pipeline beyond Alzheimer's disease
New prediction model can forecast personalized risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization
Researchers have developed and validated a risk prediction model (called a nomogram) that can help physicians predict which patients who have recently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...
'I'm sick, I need a doctor,' man charged in murder of Red Deer doctor tells court
A man charged with killing Red Deer, Alta., physician Dr. Walter Reynolds at a walk-in clinic told a judge Wednesday he is ill and doesn't recall details about the attack.
Two-thirds of people on heart transplant lists survive at least a year, study finds
More than two-thirds of people on waiting lists for heart transplants survive for at least one year until a donor organ becomes available, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Cardiology...
COVID-19 clinical trials lack diversity
Despite disproportionately higher rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death among people of color, minority groups are significantly underrepresented in COVID-19 clinical trials.
Demographics data helps predict NY flood insurance claims
In flood-prone areas of the Hudson River valley in New York state, census areas with more white and affluent home owners tend to file a higher percentage of flood insurance...
Face mask insert could help diagnose disease conditions, study shows
Given current events, many people are wearing face masks to protect themselves and others. But that same face mask could someday also collect useful health information. Researchers reporting in ACS'...
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe disease in mice
Researchers have created a COVID-19 vaccine candidate from a replicating virus. This experimental vaccine has proven effective at preventing pneumonia in mice.
Obesity emerges as risk factor for severe COVID-19 illness
Advanced age has long been recognized as the leading risk factor for severe illness from COVID-19, but obesity—even among younger people—is emerging as a major concern. Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD, a Yale...
COVID-19 pandemic has spurred materials researchers to develop antiviral masks
Scientists around the world are developing a new breed of masks that can both trap and destroy viruses
The quantum brain: What a laser can tell us about the relationship between entangled photons and neurons
Anesthetics have been used for patients undergoing medical procedures for about 175 years, but doctors and scientists have never known exactly how these drugs disrupt consciousness in the brain. University...
Lipoic acid supplements help some obese but otherwise healthy people lose weight
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down, research by Oregon State University...
US EPA to regulate 1-bromopropane
Carcinogenic solvent poses risk to consumers and workers, agency concludes
Lipoic acid supplements help some obese but otherwise healthy people lose weight
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down.
New way to make bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics discovered
Researchers have discovered a new way to reverse antibiotic resistance in some bacteria using hydrogen sulphide (H2S). By adding H2S releasing compounds to Acinetobacter baumannii - a pathogenic bacteria that...
Race-based data must be collected to help fight COVID-19, advocates say
It's been suggested ethnicity is one of the risk factors for COVID-19. The largest outbreaks in Alberta affected primarily immigrant workers at meat processing facilities, and nearly half of the...
Anthony Hopkins, Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair to be honored at TIFF 2020
Anthony Hopkins, Chloe Zhao and Mira Nair are set to be honored at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
Study finds promising results using acupuncture to treat inflammation
A team of researchers led by neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School has successfully used acupuncture to tame systemic inflammation in mice. In the study, published Aug. 12 in Neuron, acupuncture activated different signaling...
Study: Yoga helps half of adults with anxiety, but therapy is more effective
Yoga is an effective treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry said, though researchers say therapy proved to be effective for more people.
Ontario sees 95 new COVID-19 cases as Windsor-Essex moves into Stage 3 of reopening
The newly confirmed infections are concentrated mostly in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa. Windsor-Essex, the last of Ontario's 34 public health units to move into Stage 3, saw another eight cases.
Kundalini yoga helps more than half of adults with generalized anxiety, study says
Yoga is an effective treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry said, though researchers say therapy proved to be effective for more people.
Los Angeles County tops 5,000 coronavirus deaths
The county's infection rate is substantially lower than Central Valley counties where case rates are surging
Chris Hemsworth spends 37th birthday with wife and kids
Thor actor Chris Hemsworth celebrated his birthday with his wife, Elsa Pataky, and their three children.
Daily low-dose aspirin may speed cancer progression in seniors
Taking a daily low-dose aspirin may speed the progression of cancer in the elderly, a new clinical trial shows.
Economists conclude opioid crisis responsible for millions of children living apart from parents
Nearly 500,000 people in the U.S. during the past 20 years have died from an opioid overdose. Millions of others—many of them parents—are using, incarcerated or in drug rehabilitation programs....