Monthly Archive: July 2020
Discussions of contacts between the Americas and Polynesia have often focused on Easter Island. Image copyright Reuters – BBC Staff, 2020 Jul 08 – New evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia. DNA analysis suggests there …
A newly developed nanoparticle offers a new way to target cancer cells. chagpg/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2020 Jul 07 – Loading up tiny particles with cancer-killing agents and sending them into the human body has emerged as a highly-targeted form of potential treatment …
UK neurologists publish details of mildly affected or recovering Covid-19 patients with serious or potentially fatal brain conditions. Artificially colored MRI scan of a human brain. Photograph: Daisy-Daisy/Alamy Stock Photo Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage – By Ian Sample, …
Early clinical trials are only just beginning after a growing body of research has suggested the gas could be effective in treating PTSD, depression and alcoholism. oneblink/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy July 02, 2020 – A newly published pilot study has demonstrated nitrous oxide, …
A group of scientists recommend three measures to reduce the risk of airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus in enclosed public spaces. erika8213/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2020 Jul 06 – A new commentary published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, and …
Possible outbreaks in China and Mongolia have brought bans on hunting and eating the rodents, which can carry the disease. Marmots in western China. Authorities in Mongolia have warned the animals may be carrying bubonic plague. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters – Reuters, last modified …
Image from Shutterstock – By Ian M. Mackay, Adjunct assistant professor, The University of Queensland 2020 Jul 01– Researchers have found a new strain of flu virus with “pandemic potential” in China that can jump from pigs to humans, triggering a suite of …
Scientists have yet to determine which compounds within the berries are responsible. sergioz/Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Jul 03 – There may be new hope for people prone to allergic reactions of the skin. According to a new study, one serving of black …
Gold, View. World Champion Trials bike rider Jack Field performs the highest backflip on a motorcycle ever recorded as he flips his motorbike upside down on the roof of Melbourne’s Eureka Tower on May 22, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images – …
Haitian President Jean-Pierre Boyer receiving Charles X’s decree recognizing Haitian independence on July 11, 1825. Bibliotheque Nationale de France – by Marlene Daut, The Conversation, 2020 Jun 30 (Marlene Daut is Professor of African Diaspora Studies at the University of Virginia.) – In the wake of …