New research suggests that people who have access to a private garden and actively make use of it have better health and well-being than those without a garden.Share on PinterestMaking use of a private garden may improve well-being, according to a new study.A study by a team of researchers from the University of Exeter in…
Results of a new study indicate that physical distancing measures in the United States have stabilized, but not reduced, the spread of the pathogen that causes coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19).Share on PinterestNew research suggests the risk of a rise in new coronavirus infection rates if distancing measures are relaxed too soon.A study published in preprint…
People with COVID-19 often experience gastrointestinal symptoms. An analysis of abdominal scans suggests that blood clots in small arteries may starve bowel tissue of oxygen in the most severely ill patients.Share on PinterestA recent study uses CT scans to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the bowel.In the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in…
High levels of the protein suPAR in the blood of a person with COVID-19 may be a predictor of a more severe disease course.Share on PinterestThe presence of the protein suPAR in a person’s blood may help researchers pinpoint who is at higher risk of severe COVID-19.A new study suggests that the protein soluble urokinase…
The cheap, simple-to-use test could miss as many as 4 in 10 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, its developers argue that as part of triage for suspected cases, the test could help conserve scarce resources for more sensitive laboratory testing.Share on PinterestA new antigen test could tell if someone has contracted SARS-CoV-2 in as little…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…