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Swiss warn people not to storm pharmacies for COVID self-tests

April 3, 2021 Coronavirus, Europe, health, Swiss, Switzerland, tests, US

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland is warning people not to storm pharmacies next Wednesday when free COVID-19 self-tests become available, saying

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Mobile robotic system perceived as acceptable for health tasks

April 2, 2021 acceptable, As, for, health, Mobile, perceived, Robotic, System, tasks

(HealthDay)—A mobile robotic system is perceived to be acceptable for use in multiple health tasks, and its use for triage

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Research finds possible explanation for why many cancer drugs don't work in human trials

April 2, 2021 cancer, Drugs, Medical School, research, therapeutics, tumor

A possible explanation for why many cancer drugs that kill tumor cells in mouse models won't work in human trials

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SARS-CoV-2 inhibits the cellular response to interferon

April 2, 2021 acute respiratory distress syndrome, cell, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Disease COVID-19, Cytokines, gene, genes, Immune Response, inflammation, Interleukin-6, lungs, Nucleic Acid, protein, receptor, respiratory, Retinoic Acid, RNA, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, syndrome:, virus

Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), characterized by exacerbated inflammation

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Researchers demonstrate first human use of high-bandwidth wireless brain-computer interface

April 2, 2021 brain-computer, demonstrate, First, high-bandwidth, Human, interface, of, Researchers, Use, wireless

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are an emerging assistive technology, enabling people with paralysis to type on computer screens or manipulate robotic

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Increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospital with COVID-19

April 2, 2021 (COVID-19), after, damage, discharge, From, hospital, Increased, of, organ, rates, with

People discharged from hospital after COVID-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage (“multiorgan dysfunction”) compared with similar individuals

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Can progesterone improve COVID-19 outcomes in men?

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Compared with women, men are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and die. A small-scale pilot study tested whether injectable

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Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine effective against B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant

April 1, 2021 Coronavirus, Coronavirus Disease COVID-19, efficacy, Genomics, pandemic, respiratory, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, syndrome:, vaccine, virus

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread globally, with new variants emerging. One of the severe acute respiratory syndrome

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UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID

April 1, 2021 ahead, Covid, global, hunters, lead, of, race, Stay, to, UK, variant

On March 4, 2020, when there were just 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.K., professor Sharon Peacock recognized

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What Are False Mirror Selfies And Why Are Influencers Using Them?

April 1, 2021 mirror selfie

From the world’s biggest supermodels to the Instagram influencers known simply for their viral videos or dance choreography, many an

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