Q&A: How can the scientific community ensure the integrity of COVID-19 research?

Recent clinical trials have shed new light on treatments for COVID-19, but a growing list of retractions of COVID-19 papers have also sparked concerns about data quality and “science by press release.” To weigh in on these developments, CMAJ reached out to infectious disease specialists Dr. Srinivas Murthy of BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, […]

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How ApoE4 endangers the brain

Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is kind of like a delivery service for the human brain. It supplies neurons with important nutrients, including with polyunsaturated fatty acids—which are building blocks of the membranes surrounding the neurons. In addition, certain unsaturated fatty acids are converted into so-called endocannabinoids. These are endogenous signaling molecules that regulate many functions of the nervous system such as […]

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Coronavirus update: The current R number – are people in the UK still at risk of COVID-19?

Coronavirus lockdown continues to ease, as those shielding will soon be able to go outside to socialise with up to six people from different households. Does this mean the “R” number has decreased? The UK Government updated the “R” number on Thursday June 25 – with the number reading between 0.7 and 0.9. “R” is classified as “the reproduction number”, […]

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Recall: hand cream with harmful germs in circulation – natural healing naturopathic specialist portal

Dangerous bacteria in hand cream discovered It is a bacteria, harmful to health contaminated hand cream is currently in circulation, warns that the Federal office for consumer protection and food safety. The manufacturer has started a recall for the cosmetic article. The bacteria in hand cream can enter through small wounds and infections or irritation. The cream should not be […]

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Race, rurality play prominently in Georgia areas hardest hit by COVID-19

While counties in populous metropolitan Atlanta had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the initial weeks following Georgia’s first reported case, it was rural Southwest Georgia counties, with a higher number of black residents and lower number of ICU beds, experiencing the highest rates of infection and death per capita, investigators report. Among those counties with more than 10 […]

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