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How to identify patients most at risk from COVID-19 through nanotechnology
What if doctors could not only diagnose a COVID-19 infection but identify which patients are at the greatest risk of death before any major complications arise? One Michigan State University...
Intense blood pressure control may reduce A-fib risk
Intensive high blood pressure treatment may protect against a-fib, a heart rhythm disorder that can lead to stroke, heart attack and heart failure, researchers say.
Monitoring COVID-19 through a community’s wastewater
Unlike many of the viruses we routinely encounter, SARS-CoV-2 has a long incubation period. People can be infectious for nearly a week before symptoms appear and prompt them to get...
Harvard expert compares 1918 flu, COVID-19
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may...
New wearable sensor tracks vitamin C levels in sweat
A team at the University of California San Diego has developed a wearable, non invasive vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option for users to track...
Climate change threatens progress in cancer control
Climate change threatens prospects for further progress in cancer prevention and control, increasing exposure to cancer risk factors and impacting access to cancer care, according to a new commentary.
Watch live: Fed chief Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testify in Senate on U.S. recovery from COVID-19 crisis
The Federal Reserve will keep using all of its "tools" to stabilize the U.S. economy through the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to tell a...
Watch: Daniel Radcliffe 'so happy' for new dad Rupert Grint
Daniel Radcliffe said he texted his "Harry Potter" co-star Rupert Grint to congratulate him on the birth of his first child.
Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane resigns after accusations in ex-wife's death
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, accused of complicity in the death of his ex-wife three years ago, resigned on Tuesday after a failed effort to stay in power.
Season Interrupted: Gymnast Katie McNamara is back on the beam
The Mira Coste star's efforts to defend her state all-around title had already been hobbled by injury: 'I think it was a blessing in disguise.'
Foreigners permitted in North Korea department stores, Russian Embassy says
The Russian Embassy in North Korea said foreigners are being allowed entry into department stores in Pyongyang, while crediting the Kim Jong Un regime with effective COVID-19 prevention.
NFL considers helmet facemasks with surgical, N95 material
The NFL is testing prototypes for helmet facemasks, which could include N95 or surgical material, prior to the 2020 season as a way to defend against the coronavirus pandemic.
'Cell-soldiers' turn out to be more resistant to cell death than 'cell-combat medics'
Researchers from Sechenov University (Russia) and University of Pittsburgh (U.S.) discovered that the resistance of innate immune cells, macrophages, to ferroptosis—a type of programmed cell death—depends on the type of...
At 46, veteran Bartolo Colon wants to pitch in MLB for one more season
Veteran pitcher Bartolo Colon wants to play one final Major League Baseball season before retirement.
Missouri killer Walter Barton scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday
Convicted killer Walter Barton is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday night and become the first death row inmate executed in the United States since the start of the...
Coronavirus is retiring the handshake. Here's why that could change sports forever
The coronavirus outbreak has athletes and medical experts from all over the world wondering how good sportsmanship can be embraced without shaking hands.
Fed chief Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to testify in Senate on U.S. recovery from COVID-19 crisis
The Federal Reserve will keep using all of its "tools" to stabilize the U.S. economy through the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to tell a...
Letters to the Editor: A dishonest president promises a vaccine in months. Why believe him?
By now, the president should know that promising things he cannot deliver does not make him look good. So it goes with a coronavirus vaccine in record time.
South Korea challenges Japan’s claim over disputed islets
South Korea protested Japanese claims to the disputed islets of Dokdo on Tuesday, after summoning a senior Japanese diplomat to the foreign ministry.
Researchers find aluminum in water could affect lead's solubility—in certain cases
It is not uncommon to find aluminum in municipal water systems. It's part of a treatment chemical used in some water treatment processes. Recently, however, it has been discovered in...
Latest 'Youth COVID-19' study shows young people worried for their future
Today's young people can be dubbed the "Coronavirus Generation" and the pandemic will have a long-lasting effect on their lives, according to a University of Huddersfield lecturer who has helped...
Report: North Korea quarantining people with cold symptoms
North Korea may be ordering people with asthma and the common cold symptoms into quarantine, according to a Japanese press report.
Controlling heart disease may also protect brain health
Preventing heart disease may protect you from dementia, researchers say.
Positive attitude linked to lower blood pressure after stroke
Believing that you won't have a second stroke may help you control your blood pressure, a new study suggests.
How a Guatemalan girl ended up alone under guard in a hotel, waiting to be deported
One girl's case shows how Trump officials target migrant minors for deportation, lawyers scramble for their release and the kids live with the chaos.
USAID accuses U.N. of using pandemic to promote abortion
The Trump administration on Monday urged the United Nations to stop "promoting abortion," accusing it of using the coronavirus pandemic to advance access to the medical practice.
Diamondbacks OF Starling Marte's wife dies of heart attack
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Starling Marte announced Monday that his wife, Noelia, has died of a heart attack.
Utah Jazz F Bojan Bogdanovic to undergo season-ending wrist surgery
Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic will undergo season-ending wrist surgery, the team announced Monday.