Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues
An international team has found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts.
10 surprising home remedies for acid reflux
Acid reflux or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), which is a more scientific way to describe heartburn, affects 50 percent of Americans. While heartburn suggests you just ate a pizza that bothered you, GERD is when food, acid contents, bilious material…
6 questions pet owners are asking during the COVID-19 pandemic
Many pet owners are spending a lot more time at home these days, and they have lots of questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their animals and their daily activities. Here are some answers. Is my dog stressed…
CAMPAIGN 2020: Does climate change still matter in the election?
Climate’s star treatment on the campaign trail is over. Now it’s the coronavirus election.
HKU team develops new wastewater treatment process
(The University of Hong Kong) A University of Hong Kong research team has developed a novel wastewater treatment system that can effectively remove conventional pollutants, and recover valuable resources such as phosphorus and organic materials. This novel system combines chemically enhanced primary sedimentation of sewage with acidogenic fermentation of sludge in tandem, can effectively remove trace emerging chemical contaminants from wastewater and is more cost effective compared with conventional wastewater treatment systems.
COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury, worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions
COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a new review.
PANDEMIC: Trump pins coronavirus hope on a climate skeptic
President Trump turned to a French virologist with a history of criticizing climate science when offering the world hope about an unproven treatment for COVID-19.
How to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmission
Professors describe potential transmission pathways of COVID-19 and their implications.
Diet, nutrition have profound effects on gut microbiome
A new literature review suggests that nutrition and diet have a profound impact on the microbial composition of the gut.
Assessing the global problem of poor sanitation
Experts are investigating a better way of measuring the number of people exposed to the health risks of poorly-managed sanitation systems – and it will help reveal whether the world is on track to deliver UN Sustainable Goal 6 (SDG6).
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