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[ad_1] Image copyright Imperial College London Professor Neil Ferguson resigned as a government adviser on coronavirus after admitting to a “misjudgment.” Professor Ferguson, whose advice to the Prime Minister led to the closure of the UK, said he regretted “undermining” messages about social estrangement. It comes after the Daily Telegraph …

[ad_1] Susanna C. Larsson Increased alcohol consumption predicted by genetics was associated with an increased risk of peripheral artery disease and stroke, according to a study published in Circulation: genomic and precision medicine. According to the study, this causal relationship was not seen in heart failure, aortic valve stenosis, or …

[ad_1] May 5, 2020 Ziath Ltd, a manufacturer of scanners for reading 2D barcodes at the base of sample tubes, which are frequently used to process Covid-19 samples, has announced its support for mental health charities in the UK and United States. To show support for people struggling with mental …

[ad_1] In 2018 psychiatrist Oleguer Plana-Ripoll was wrestling with a puzzling fact about mental disorders. Did you know that many people have multiple conditions: anxiety and depression, for example, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He wanted to know how common it was to have more than one diagnosis, so he had …

[ad_1] An international team of researchers led by the Universities of Bath and Sheffield, investigated the evolution of Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterium carried by cattle which is the leading cause of gastroenteritis in high-income countries. Campylobacter jejuni under an electron microscope The researchers, publishing in the prestigious journal Proceedings of …

[ad_1] Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Coronavirus victims are facing a new danger that may occur even after respiratory symptoms fade and infection from the virus clears. Doctors are beginning to notice a troubling blood-clotting phenomenon, which is …

[ad_1] By: Bloomberg | Posted: May 5, 2020 7:25:28 am Doctors treat Covid-19 patients in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Rome, Italy on March 26. Another threat from the lung virus that causes Covid-19 has emerged that can cause rapid, sometimes fatal damage: blood clots.Doctors around the …

[ad_1] Ondine Biomedical’s Steriwave Nasal Photodisinfection Vancouver, Canada, May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Vancouver-based Ondine Biomedical Inc., the global leader in photodisinfection technology, announces it has received CE mark approval for its broad-spectrum non-antibiotic nasal decolonization therapy. “The nose is a major reservoir of bacteria, fungi and viruses which …

[ad_1] Many governments are looking for ways to get out of the restrictive physical distancing measures imposed to control the spread of coronavirus 2 of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). With a potential coronavirus 2019 vaccine (COVID-19) many months away, one Thanh Le T Andreadakis Z Kumar A et al. …

[ad_1] One of the main complaints about exercise is that it requires a huge investment of time, with hours of hard work and sweat required to see a health reward. But what if only a few seconds of motion repeated multiple times in a row could get you there? People …