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Nine people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at a Georgia high school after footage went viral on social media of mask-less students not following social distance rules in the hallways. Six students and three staff members who were at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, last week have tested positive for COVID-19, according

Fox News Flash top headlines for August 7 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. As the school year looms near, how the novel coronavirus affects children remains a top concern for parents, school officials, and students. Are children transmitters of COVID-19? Are they susceptible to getting as sick as

Patient data are a treasure trove for AI researchers. There’s a problem though: many algorithms used to mine patient data act as black boxes, which makes their predictions often hard to interpret for doctors. Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the Zhejiang university in China have now developed an algorithm that not only

A revolutionary new way to give vaccines through microneedle skin patches is being tested at Swansea University, thanks to £200,000 of EU funding announced by the Welsh Government. The COVID-19 pandemic is giving extra urgency to the search for vaccines and new ways of delivering them. This important research is being conducted by Innoture, a

Living a long and healthy life does not have to be a nice notion for someone else. By closely monitoring your diet, getting in enough physical activity and consuming a beverage much loved by health advocates, it could be a reality for you too. Turmeric lattes are known to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, prevent

A study by University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers provides new evidence of infectious SARS-CoV-2 throughout the environment and in air samples collected in COVID-19 patient care areas. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. The scientists, funded by a U.S. National Science Foundation rapid response grant, published their results in Nature Scientific Reports. During

Clinical decision support systems have been found to help providers make safer and better choices at the point of care. Now, a new study shows that they can also improve patient satisfaction. The study, published this past week in PLOS ONE and funded by the LEO Innovation Lab, found that using a visual clinical decision support

An updated report by a group of specialists lists 12 modifiable factors that, if a person acts on them, could reduce their dementia risk. Before this update, the report had listed nine modifiable factors. The 2020 report by the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care appeared at the end of July in The

The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in suspense: More than 17 million people have been infected with the Coronavirus, 212.369 of them in Germany. The United States reported almost daily new record numbers. Around half of all Corona-test labs in Germany are currently tied up in a completely digital and Corona can handle Tests from the

A new study has found that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate is highly effective in protecting rhesus macaque monkeys from the disease. Developing a safe and effective vaccine is central to stopping the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. While emergency measures that authorities put in place to promote physical distancing and protect those

Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) are a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment due to their central role in DNA repair and replication. The latest work by IRB Barcelona’s Genomic Instability and Cancer Laboratory, led by Travis H. Stracker, concludes that TLK inhibition activates the innate immune system, a very important factor in the response to cancer.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh left Windsor Castle and made their way to their Scottish holiday home, Balmoral Castle on Monday. So it would be rude not to indulge in some traditional local delicacies, right? MORE: The Queen’s favourite healthy lunch revealed – and it’s perfect for BBQ season Former royal chef Darren McGrady posted a new

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The world’s largest economy also added 53,847 new cases of the virus, the Baltimore-based institution’s tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Wednesday). The US has now recorded 4,765,170

Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in a joint. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the two most common types of arthritis. Both forms of arthritis can cause painful swelling and stiffness in the joints. The main difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis is the cause behind the joint symptoms. Osteoarthritis is

A Phase 2 clinical trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of potential new therapeutics for COVID-19, including an investigational therapeutic based on synthetic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to treat the disease. Researchers sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, are working with clinical sites

Fox News Flash top headlines for August 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Robert Livingston, 27 of Tennessee, is returning home after battling bilateral coronavirus pneumonia in the hospital for several days. Prior to his illness, Livingston said, he was otherwise healthy; he never smoked cigarettes, nor

Chris Pratt joked that he is thankful that his pregnant wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, didn’t give birth while they were hiking in L.A. Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger’s Relationship Timeline: Pics “Ready to pop Still don’t stop Top of the Mountain today,” he captioned a photo of the pair smiling together on a hike on Saturday,

Visceral fat dangerous type of fat, as having large raise a person’s chance of developing But HIIT has been proven to be most beneficial for banishing the fat and helping to reduce the risk of serious diseases. Visceral fat is more commonly known as belly fat,  to wrap around a person’s internal organs. It’s considered a serious health problem

Medical News Today has interviewed Prof. Cheryl Giscombé, an expert on stress-related health disparities among African Americans, about a source of pressure that many African-American women experience: the obligation to project an image of strength or that of fulfilling a ‘superwoman’ role. In 2010, Prof. Cheryl Giscombé, Ph.D., published a paper entitled Superwoman Schema: African

New research indicates that responding to a pandemic, such as the current spread of COVID-19, is 500 times more expensive than taking preventive measures. A new policy brief published in the journal Science has found that preventive measures that would significantly reduce the risk of a pandemic would cost roughly 500 times less than responding