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Six feet: You've heard that measurement everywhere by now—from officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); on coronavirus-themed TV commercials; in literally every COVID-19 article circulating the internet. For the most part, we all know that when we have to go out into the world, we should maintain a 6-foot distance between ourselves and those around us. […] When health secretary Matt Hancock launched NHSX in April 2019 it was with much optimism and fanfare. However, over the last few months, the digital health unit has come under scrutiny due to the pressures brought on by the pandemic, highlighting concerns about its procurement strategy and fitness for purpose. Yesterday, NHSX chief executive Matthew Gould delivered a Q&A keynote at the […] We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Most patients of COVID-19 are told they will recover from mild coronavirus infections within two weeks and from more serious infection within three. However, new reports are stating that thousands could be living with long COVID symptoms. […] All my life I’ve been involved in music and molecular biology. At the crossroads between science and art, I see great scope for insight. My latest research, published in the journal BMC Bioinformatics, reveals how music can be used to reveal functional properties of the coronavirus genome. This project followed earlier work I had done generating audio from human DNA […] During the pandemic, the amount of screen time for many people working and learning from home as well as binge-watching TV has sharply increased. New research finds that wearing blue-light glasses just before sleeping can lead to a better night’s sleep and contribute to a better day’s work to follow. “We found that wearing blue-light-filtering glasses is an effective intervention […] Bianka Bella is having some fun with Candace Parker! Vanessa Bryant's 3½-year-old daughter can be seen grinning ear to ear as she plays with the Los Angeles Sparks star, 34, in a sweet photo posted to Parker's Instagram on Wednesday. In the shot, Bianka flashes a huge smile as Parker sits inside a Frozen playhouse. "This little cutie can lock me […] A baby whose family sued a Texas children's hospital to keep him on life support has died. Nick Torres, 10 months, was taken off life support Tuesday, ABC 7 reported. Nick died within hours of arriving back home, Dr. Joseph Varon told the outlet. "As a clinician, I'm going to say it's just basic science," Varon said of Nick's death. […] According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., with over 1.4 million suicide attempts recorded in 2018. Although effective treatments are available for those at risk, clinicians do not have a reliable way of predicting which patients are likely to make a suicide attempt. Researchers at the Medical University […] Khloé Kardashian has taken on a little extra weight during her quarantine workouts — her 2-year-old daughter, True! Khloe Kardashian’s Best Quotes About Raising Daughter True “I had to learn to adapt by doing mommy-daughter workouts,” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 36, told Refinery29 on Tuesday, October 13. “[True] is obviously not working out, but it’s things like […] An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can lead to severe osteoarthritis in both animal and human patients. Now, a new interdisciplinary study on the protein that lubricates our joints says that lubricant may actually be a precursor of joint disease. The paper, published Oct. 7 in Scientific Reports, is the first that investigates the role of a protein, […]
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