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Some patients with bladder cancer ‘can’t wait’ for treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bladder cancer is associated with significant illness and mortality, particularly if treatment is delayed. Writing in the journal Bladder Cancer,
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Tackling alcohol harms must be an integral part of the nation’s recovery from COVID-19
As the UK and most other countries went into lockdown, the need to save lives from the coronavirus rightly took
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Genome study links DNA changes to the risks of specific breast cancer subtypes
An analysis of genetic studies covering 266,000 women has revealed 32 new sites on the human genome where variations in
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Looking at the social side of COVID-19 through HIV research
While the COVID-19 pandemic is often described as unprecedented, there is a recent viral epidemic that researchers in UConn’s Institute
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COVID-19: Tracking, data privacy and getting the numbers right
As plans for re-opening businesses, communities and schools emerge, it becomes increasingly important to better understand how many people are
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The real reason men are less likely to wear a face mask
How do you feel about wearing a face mask? Do you think they look kind of cute, and you’ve maybe
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Countering the negative effects of a common antidepressant
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRI’s, are popular drugs that treat depression by increasing the amount of a neurotransmitter called
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The economy and people save: Drosten speaks enthusiastically about the new Corona study
Virologist Christian Drosten compares the current situation in the corona of a crisis with the dance stage with a Tiger
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The truth about quarantine fatigue
When was the last time you set foot outside? Treated your hair to a color or cut? Hung out with
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