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Could overactive immune cells contribute to Covid-19 deaths?
Medical researchers from across the globe are investigating if overactive immune cells that produce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) cause the most severe Covid-19 cases. Read more
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Pandemic set to worsen in Americas
The Covid-19 pandemic is yet to hit the Americas with "full force," a senior health official warned yesterday as the USA continued to report record numbers of deaths. Read more
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Trials target care for critically ill Covid-19 patients
Two UK universities have embarked on a major clinical trial to study alternatives to ventilator care for patients critically ill with Covid-19. Read more
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Protective benefit of exercise on liver cancer
Australian researchers have reported new discoveries about the protective effect of exercise against liver cancer. Read more
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Gene clue to heart cell repair
Making a cancer gene overactive could pave the way for the first curative treatment for heart disease, British scientists have announced. Read more
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Alarm at increase in diabetes emergencies
Parents should be careful not to blame childhood illness on Covid-19 if there are signs of conditions such as diabetes, campaigners warned today. Read more
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Backing for remdesivir and other breaking virus news
The anti-Ebola drug remdesivir is "highly effective" at halting the action of SARS-Cov-2 virus, according to new laboratory research. Read more
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Alarm as heart patients go untreated
Hundreds of heart attacks may have gone untreated over the last month as the public heeded calls to stay away from emergency departments, according to new data. Read more
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Hit and run’ features of coronavirus camouflage revealed
Fundamental features of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been revealed for the first time by UK and USA scientists, it has been claimed. Read more
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Europe’s virus battle "extremely fragile"
Progress in fighting the Covid-19 virus is "extremely fragile", the World Health Organisation’s European director warned yesterday. Read more