Newest Science News Blog 20200622

Estimates suggest one in five people worldwide have an underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe COVID-19 if infected
How many people could be at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions?
Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice
New study suggests that plasma exchange could be the key to unlocking the body's regenerative capacities
Tuberculosis spread from animals to humans may be greater than previously thought
Cases of TB transmitted from animals, as opposed to human-to-human transmitted, may be much higher than previously estimated
Astronomers Say There Could Be 36 Communicating Extraterrestrial Civilizations in Milky Way
The nearest is 17,000 light-years away and most likely hosted by a red dwarf star
Directly printing 3D tissues within the body
Researchers take a step closer to 3D printing living tissues in patients
Squid skin is naturally anti-microbial
This new finding makes squid skin a potentially valuable medical product, and could reduce waste from commercial fisheries
Gardasil-9 Approved for Prevention of Head and Neck Cancers
FDA has expanded the indication for Gardasil-9 to include prevention of oropharyngeal and other head and neck cancers caused by HPV
New Study Reveals COVID-19 Causes Serious Neurological Symptoms Shockingly Often
About half of hospitalized coronavirus patients experience neurological symptoms
Dexamethasone is first life-saving coronavirus drug
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.
Researchers discover the origins of the beloved guinea pig
New University of Otago research sheds light on guinea pig domestication and how and why the small, furry animals became distributed around the world.
COVID-19 death rate cut by cheap steroid, according to unpublished data
Researchers have yet to release data on the trial, but many are optimistic.
Is COVID-19 Risk Linked to Blood Type?
Blood type may be associated with the risk for coronavirus infection and death from COVID-19
Liver perfusion could save 7 in 10 rejected donor livers
Could have significant implications for the liver transplant waiting list
UConn researchers overcome a vexing problem in vaccine research
A vaccine for VED community acquired pneumonia has been sought after since the illness can pose problems for closed community settings
What it means when animals have beliefs
Chimpanzees, some dog species and even scrub jay and crows have beliefs. Philosophers from Bochum have been debating how to define the term.
Without intervention, a 70% reduction in strokes or death in patients with brain AVMs
Interventional treatment could be more dangerous than the disease itself.
Hookworm trial offers new hope to MS patients
Parasitic worms could offer a new treatment hope for patients suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis, according to experts from the University of Nottingham.
Study shows sedentary behavior independently predicts cancer mortality
Replacing sitting time with 30 minutes of activity associated with lower risk of cancer death
MMR vaccine could protect against the worst symptoms of COVID-19
Administering the vaccine could serve as a preventive measure to dampen septic inflammation associated with COVID-19 infection
Trump administration paid millions for test tubes, got unusable mini soda bottles
Tubes don't even fit the racks used to analyze samples, may be contaminated anyway.
WHO Is Hoping For Hundreds of Millions of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Before 2021
With a view to two billion doses by the end of 2021
Smartphone app uses voice recordings to detect fluid in the lungs
Smartphone app identifies lung congestion in heart failure patients
11-Year-Old Girl Cries Blood in Incredibly Rare Medical Case, Confusing Doctors
Strange and incredibly rare medical phenomenon known as haemolacria
Canine bone cancer successfully treated with vaccine made from dog's own tumor
Exciting new method for treating osteosarcoma in dogs
Endos Discuss Diabetic Ketoacidosis in COVID-19, Dexamethasone
Concerns and considerations regarding diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in the setting of COVID-19, and dexamethasone
Immunity to COVID-19 may wane just 2-3 months after infection, study suggests
It may not mean the end of immunity, but experts know little about immune responses.
Headache May Predict Clinical Evolution of COVID-19
Headache may be a key symptom of COVID-19 that predicts the disease's clinical evolution in individual patients, new research suggests.

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