Category Archives: Health

As U.S. Blames China for Coronavirus Pandemic, Rest of the World Asks for Help

Staff load medical materials bound for Italy at Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, March 17, 2020. Photo: Xinhua/Zheng Mengyu via Getty Images   AS THE NUMBER of coronavirus infections spirals out of control, the U.S. … Continue reading

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5 Times People Gave Animals Diseases | Reverse Zoonotics

Usually when we think about animals and disease, we think about illnesses that they transmit to us – like swine flu or Lyme disease. But illness is often a two-way street, and while animals can pass pathogens to us, we … Continue reading

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How mucus keeps us healthy – Katharina Ribbeck

Your body produces more than a liter of mucus every day, and when you’re sick, it can be hard to miss. But what exactly is mucus? And what does it do, besides making you miserable? Katharina Ribbeck reveals the mysteries … Continue reading

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2019 coronavirus: The Korean clusters

How coronavirus cases exploded in South Korean churches and hospitals UPDATED MARCH 3, 2020 South Korea has announced hundreds of new coronavirus cases in the space of only a few days and raised its infectious disease alert to the highest … Continue reading

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What is deja vu? | BBC Ideas

BBC Ideas Deja vu is pretty weird. We’ve almost all experienced it at some time. But what actually is deja vu? Animated by Flock London. Subscribe to BBC Ideas 👉 https://bbc.in/2F6ipav

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Powerful antibiotic discovered using machine learning for first time – Guardian

The culture plate on the right has bacteria that is resistant to all of the antibiotics tested. Photograph: Science History Images/Alamy   A powerful antibiotic that kills some of the most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria in the world has been discovered … Continue reading

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Map of Areas Most Often Missing During Handwashing

With news of more than 70,000 confirmed cases and 1700 deaths from the COVID-19 virus, the importance of handwashing is once again front and center. Using data from a 1978 study on the hygiene of health professionals, this is a map … Continue reading

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WORLD CANCER DAY 04 FEB 2020 / THEME : I AM AND I WILL

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“Snake Pneumonia” – Coronavirus Outbreak in China Traced to Snakes by Genetic Analysis

Emerging viral infections — from bird flu to Ebola to Zika infections — pose major threats to global public health, and understanding their origins can help investigators design defensive strategies against future outbreaks. A new study provides important insights on the … Continue reading

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Discovery of new T-cell raises prospect of ‘universal’ cancer therapy – ScienceBlog.com

Researchers at Cardiff University have discovered a new type of killer T-cell that offers hope of a “one-size-fits-all” cancer therapy. T-cell therapies for cancer – where immune cells are removed, modified and returned to the patient’s blood to seek and destroy … Continue reading

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