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·August 1, 2020·3 min read

Hearing Deterioration Reported by Discharged COVID-19 Patients

Deterioration in hearing and persistent tinnitus may be another feature of COVID-19 infection, researchers report. A significant number of patients reported hearing loss and other auditory problems eight weeks after being discharged from hospital for coronavirus. Researchers say it is possible COVID-19 could damage parts of the auditory system, resulting in hearing loss. Read More

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·July 30, 2020·2 min read

Young Kids Could Spread COVID-19 As Much As Older Children and Adults

Children younger than five with mild-to-moderate coronavirus have might higher levels of genetic materials for the virus in their noses compared to older children and adults. The findings suggest young children as able to transmit COVID-19 to the same degree as those in other age groups. Read More

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·July 29, 2020·6 min read

Getting Gene Therapy to the Brain

Researchers successfully applied a gene therapy platform to completely correct brain defects in a large animal model of a human genetic disease. Read More

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·July 28, 2020·4 min read

Pessimistic Outlook on Life Linked to Life Expectancy

Pessimistic people are more likely to die earlier from cardiovascular disease and other causes, but not from cancer than those who have a more optimistic outlook on life. However, optimists did not have a greater than average life expectancy. Read More

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·July 26, 2020·7 min read

Genetic Mutations Predispose Individuals to Severe COVID-19

Study identifies the TLR7 gene as an essential player in the immune response against coronavirus infection. Read More

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·July 24, 2020·4 min read

We Are Mutating Coronavirus, but It Is Evolving Back

Study reveals mutations of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may not be a random process, but instead, humans are mutating it as part of a defense mechanism to degrade the virus. The findings may help in the creation of a vaccine for coronavirus. Read More

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·July 20, 2020·10 min read

UK’s Vaccine Against COVID-19 Is Safe and Induces an Immune Reaction

A COVID-19 vaccine under trial in the UK is safe, has few side effects, and induces a strong immune response in both parts of the immune system within 14 days of administration. Read More

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·July 18, 2020·3 min read

Association Between Erectile Dysfunction and Time Spent Watching Porn in Young Men

23% of men under the age of 35 who reported watching pornography frequently reported problems with erectile function when attempting intercourse with a partner. The study found a significant relationship between time spent watching pornographic movies and increased difficulty with erectile dysfunction with a partner. Read More

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·July 17, 2020·5 min read

Lesion of Doom: How a Parasitic Bacterium Induces Blood Vessel Formation to Cause Lesions

Researchers discovered a bacteria of the genus Bartonella releases a protein, which they dubbed BafA, which stimulates the production of new blood vessels that support bacterial lesions. Bartonella henselae causes cat scratch disease. The findings provide new insight into the mechanisms by which infectious bacteria can produce lesions. Read More

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·July 14, 2020·5 min read

COVID-19 May Attack Patients’ Central Nervous System

Psychological symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, may be a sign COVID-19 is affecting the central nervous system of patients, a new study reports. Read More

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·July 11, 2020·7 min read

Signs of COVID-19 May Be Hidden in Speech Signals

Vocal recordings of asymptomatic coronavirus patients reveal potential indicators of COVID-19 infection. Preliminary results hint at a biomarker in the vocal system coordination that can indicate the presence of COVID-19. Read More

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·July 8, 2020·5 min read

Delirium, Rare Brain Inflammation and Stroke Linked to Covid-19

Coronavirus infection can lead to an array of neurological complications, including delirium, stroke, and a rare, often fatal neuroinflammatory condition called ADEM. The neurological complications did not always correlate with the severity of respiratory symptoms. In some patients, brain inflammation was likely caused by an immune response to COVID-19, suggesting the neurological damage may be a result of immune system activation rather than the virus itself. Read More

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