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New COVID-19 laser tests could be a gamechanger

25 May 11:24 • 6 articles

UAE's COVID-19 laser tests could be a gamechanger

Its speed and accuracy will help doctors respond to coronavirus patients faster

25 May 11:24 • Gulf News • 2086521545261782333.html
New COVID-19 laser tests could be a gamechanger

Its speed and accuracy will help medical professionals respond to infected patients faster

25 May 11:24 • Gulf News • 2086521545479803705.html
US company trials coronavirus vaccine in Australia

CANBERRA, Australia — A U.S. biotechnology company announced on Tuesday the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronarvirus with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. Novavax has begun the first phase of the trial in which 131 volunteers in the cities of Melbourne and Brisbane will test the …

25 May 11:44 • City NEWS 1130 • 5858657119400173780.html
Novel LED irradiation system aims to kill microorganisms with UVC light

A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-short wave UV light - without side effects. Prototype handed over to the Charité for initial testing.

25 May 11:17 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030492657182.html
Thailand enters race for Covid-19 vaccine

At least eight vaccines are in clinical trials with humans

25 May 11:58 • Daily Nation • 7421817125038767001.html
Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine trial has 50% chance of 'no result'

The University of Oxford last week announced that the advance human trial of the vaccine will involve up to 10,260 volunteers across the UK

25 May 11:36 • Business-Standard • 1502508924939459942.html
NASA is looking for participants to isolate in a Russian lab for 8 months

25 May 11:49 • 1 article

NASA is looking for participants to isolate in a Russian lab for 8 months

NASA is seeking U.S. citizens for an eight-month study on social isolation in preparation for missions to Mars and the moon. The research is being done to study the effects of isolation and confinement as participants work to complete simulated space missions.

25 May 11:49 • CTVNews • 2422791599274597421.html
Coronavirus does not spread easily on surfaces: CDC

25 May 11:28 • 1 article

Coronavirus does not spread easily on surfaces: CDC

Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention making the rounds this week on the internet are clarifying what we know about the transmission of the coronavirus, a New York Times report stated.

25 May 11:28 • Nagalandpost • 3019528212377740107.html
Research opens new horizons for studies on potentially health promoting foods

25 May 11:28 • 1 article

Research opens new horizons for studies on potentially health promoting foods

Fermented foods can be a primary source of potentially probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) for the human gut, as is shown in a new international study published in Nature Communications.

25 May 11:28 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030138780354.html
Researchers identify a natural amino acid as potential treatment for polyQ diseases

25 May 11:12 • 1 article

Researchers identify a natural amino acid as potential treatment for polyQ diseases

Familial spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), Huntington disease, and spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy are inherited neurodegenerative diseases.

25 May 11:12 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030103931278.html
5 best summer fruits to keep your body cool and hydrated

25 May 11:33 • 1 article

5 best summer fruits to keep your body cool and hydrated

It is important to keep your body hydrated during the summer. Here are some best summer fruits that can help you stay hydrated.

25 May 11:33 • Thehealthsite • 4766622850627977225.html
Visionary Science Takes More Than Just Technical Skills

25 May 11:00 • 1 article

Visionary Science Takes More Than Just Technical Skills

The ability to come up with truly revolutionary ideas is crucial—and extremely rare

25 May 11:00 • Scientific American Blog Network • 5160668527813894278.html
Earthquake recorded in the Monchique region

25 May 11:57 • 1 article

Earthquake recorded in the Monchique region

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) recorded an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 on the Richter scale on 24 May, with an epicentre four kilometres from Monchique.

25 May 11:57 • The Portugal News Online • 5173906807097009702.html
Are you sure that’s the right way?

25 May 11:13 • 1 article

Are you sure that’s the right way?

Are you sure that’s the right way? – whales surprise researchers

25 May 11:13 • SCOOP • 5315658999819232616.html
Bombay HC rejects plea seeking termination of 24-week foetus with Down Syndrome

25 May 11:04 • 1 article

Bombay HC rejects plea seeking termination of 24-week foetus with Down Syndrome

33-year-old woman, pregnant with twins, had filed petition after learning one of the foetuses suffered from untreatable chromosomal anomaly which would cause substantial risk of mental or physical disability

25 May 11:04 • The Hindu • 6679535025465024579.html
Are you in digital overdrive?

25 May 11:05 • 1 article

Are you in digital overdrive?

Into lockdown 4.0 now, we have spent little time outdoors and too much indoors on screens. Doctors help us lighten eye strain

25 May 11:05 • The Hindu • 6679535026045845936.html