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Signs of hope in Germany, France but virus strains hospitals

November 12, 2020 but, France, Germany, Hope, Hospitals, in, of, signs, strains, virus

The surge of new coronavirus cases appears to be slowing in Germany and France, generating hopes that the two European

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Planes, dry ice, pharmacies: the logistical challenges of COVID-19 vaccines

November 12, 2020 (COVID-19), challenges, dry, Ice, logistical, of, pharmacies, Planes, the, Vaccines

The United States could be the first country to launch one of the most ambitious vaccine operations in history: distributing

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An age of anxiety and drug use in COVID-19

November 12, 2020 (COVID-19), age, an, and, anxiety, drug, in, of, Use

UNSW’s Dr. George Dertadian says the anxieties, stresses and strains people are dealing with in the pandemic could be influencing

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Tracking virus mutations reveals success of stay-at-home orders

November 12, 2020 mutations, of, Orders, reveals, stay-at-home, Success, Tracking, virus

A family tree of more than 200 variations in the virus that causes COVID-19 helps explain why two Wisconsin counties—just

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Lack of positivity bias can predict relapse in bipolar disorder

November 12, 2020 bias, bipolar, Can, disorder, in, lack, of, positivity, Predict, Relapse

Relapse in people with bipolar disorder can be predicted accurately by their tendency towards having pessimistic beliefs, according to a

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Scientists make breakthrough discovery of new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s

November 12, 2020 Alzheimer's, Breakthrough, discovery, for, Make, New, of, Scientists, Targets, therapeutic

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have identified new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

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Are e-cigarette users at greater risk of poor immune response to flu, COVID-19?

November 12, 2020 (COVID-19), Are, at, E-cigarette, flu, greater, Immune, of, poor, response, risk, to, users

In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that

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The dangers of collecting drinking water

November 12, 2020 collecting, dangers, drinking, of, the, water

Collecting drinking water in low and middle income countries can cause serious injury, particularly for women, according to new research

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Neuroscientists advance understanding of pain from light touch

November 12, 2020 advance, From, light, neuroscientist's, of, pain, Touch, understanding

Researchers from the Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine announced today in the

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Some treatments for osteoporosis could reduce the incidence of COVID-19

November 12, 2020 (COVID-19), Could, for, incidence, of, osteoporosis, reduce, some, the, treatments

Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis—denosumab, zoledronate and calcium—could have a protective effect against COVID-19 in patients who take

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