Mapping the introduction of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United Kingdom using genomic analysis
The SARS-CoV-2 virus was introduced to the United Kingdom well over 1,000 times in early 2020, according to researchers who
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Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada
Over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018
Read moreNoncognitive skills — distinct from cognitive abilities — are important to success across the life
Study offers view of genetics of noncognitive skills influencing educational success
Read moreReopening Florida schools followed by uptick in COVID-19 infections, Ben-Gurion U. study
Reopening Florida elementary and high schools in September was followed by increased COVID-19 infections, according to data analyzed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Harvard Medical School and Tel Aviv University researchers.
Read moreCalifornia Walnuts and American Heart Association announce first joint funding award
New special funding opportunity supports early career scientists
Read moreTracking COVID-19 in transmission in Chicago schools: Public health officials take data-driven approach to reopening city public schools
Data on COVID-19 transmission among Chicago youth – particularly in the city’s extensive network of Catholic schools – supports a strategy for gradual reopening of the city’s public school system, according to a report in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Read morePublished data from Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial show 94.1 percent efficacy
Results from the primary analysis of the ongoing phase 3 clinical trial demonstrate efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infections and severe illness
Read moreNew research may explain severe virus attacks on the lungs
In some cases, immune cells in the lungs can contribute to worsening a virus attack. In a new study, researchers
Read moreAn explanation for the lack of blood oxygenation detected in many COVID-19 patients
One of the physiopathological characteristics of COVID-19 that has most baffled the scientific and medical community is what is known as “silent hypoxemia” or “happy hypoxia”.
Read moreAre two phases of quarantine better than one?
New research into this question shows that the second wave of an epidemic is very different if a population has
Read moreHand-held device measures aerosols for coronavirus risk assessment
A portable particle detector can determine aerosol concentrations in public spaces.
Read moreMasks not enough to stop COVID-19’s spread without distancing
Even though common mask materials block most of the droplets that spread the virus, that may not be enough at close distances
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