Coronavirus HAS mutated: Some strains have become far deadlier and spread throughout Europe while a milder variety was the first found in the US, Chinese study finds Researchers from Zhejiang University in China have found at least 30 strains of the virus, known as SARS-COV-2, with 19 being new Some of the deadliest mutations were in Zhejiang, where the university is […]
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Cannabis use makes young brains more sensitive to the first exposure to cocaine, according to a new study on rodents led by scientists at Columbia University and the University of Cagliari in Italy. By monitoring the brains of both adolescent and adult rats after giving them synthetic psychoactive cannabinoids followed by cocaine, the research team identified key molecular and epigenetic […]
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(HealthDay)—In the brave new world of COVID-19, home is your sanctuary, the one place you want to be sure is virus-free. But if you have to head outdoors, what are the best practices for decontaminating your things when you return home? Does everything—smartphones, wallets, money and keys—need to be washed down with hot water and soap? “We are all swimming […]
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There is plenty of information floating around the Internet about what medications may or may not be useful in treating the symptoms associated with COVID-19. The extent of the pandemic, coupled with our digital capabilities, is leading to a tremendous quantity of information reaching both individuals and healthcare workers regarding COVID-19. In this ever-evolving situation, it’s important to stay updated […]
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After a yearlong study of people with opioid dependence, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that adding $8 an hour to their paychecks may help those in recovery stay drug free longer, as well as encourage them to get and hold regular jobs. The researchers say poverty is an independent risk factor for drug abuse that treatment plans largely ignore. […]
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UC Riverside researchers who have studied people under quarantine in China say the best protection against COVID-19 stress is to participate in all-consuming activities. In fact, finding the right activity could mean you experience the same well-being during the long quarantine as you would when not in quarantine, UC Riverside psychology researcher Kate Sweeny asserts. “It’s a bold statement. But […]
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Toilet paper and ventilators may be unlikely bedfellows, but they serve as powerful symbols of the growing tensions between urban and rural regions in Australia and elsewhere amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the media reported dozens of frenetic “supermarket swoops” across the nation. Busloads of city residents converged on rural grocery stores to fill their trolleys with supplies, leaving […]
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Rare shopping and still eat healthy The supermarket is one of the few places that you may visit currently outside the four walls yet. However, many feel of us there, just not particularly well: a Lot of people and thus are potential sources of Infection in a closed space, partial non-compliance with clearance rules, often longer waiting times at the […]
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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh has announced that a lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus will be extended to May 3 before it is progressively eased. The situation will “soon be mastered”, Fakhfakh declared in a televised interview late Sunday, saying this would allow for a step-by-step re-opening of the economy and society. Tunisia has been under a 6pm […]
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Sir Jeremy Farrar gave the grim news to Sophy Ridge on Sky News on Sunday. It comes as timetables for vaccine development had been set for at least 18 months. Sir Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust and one of the experts advising the government on its COVID-19 response, has said that he is “optimistic” that a vaccine can be […]
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