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Steroid’s COVID-19 advantages confirmed; spotlight on immune cells
(This July 17 story corrects day and link in third item) FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the current outbreak, shared…
More than one vaccine candidates conceal early promise; inhaled interferon helps excessive COVID-19 sufferers
(Reuters) – The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration…
Universities on strike alert after funding drought wilts pensions
‘I have lost 22 days of pay striking over this so far. That’s how much I care about this,” says Dr Alison Cameron, a zoology lecturer at Bangor University. Cameron may have to sacrifice more days yet. Crashing financial markets and rock-bottom interest rates have pushed one of Britain’s biggest remaining gold-plated pension schemes to…
Worker of U.S. college admissions scandal’s mastermind to plead guilty
FILE PHOTO: William “Rick” Singer leaves the federal courthouse after facing charges in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo(Reuters) – A California woman who worked for the mastermind behind the U.S. college admissions scandal agreed to plead guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge, federal prosecutors…
England’s COVID-19 spread slows, Imperial College peep reveals
FILE PHOTO: People eat outside a restaurant, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Windsor, Britain August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON (Reuters) – The spread of the novel coronavirus in England slowed in June and early July, according to an Imperial College study of 150,000 volunteers. “As the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in England transitioned…
‘I’ve realised my dream’: Italy’s oldest graduate top of the class at 96
Giuseppe Paternò set his sights on obtaining a university education as a child growing up in Sicily in the 1930s. Poverty, war and supporting a family got in the way. Now, at 96, he has achieved his …
Cloud gaming hits Xbox Sport Pass Ideal on September 15th
Project xCloud makes Xbox console games playable on Android smartphones and tablets, streamed in over WiFi or cellular data. It’s been live in beta since October 2019, and it’s proven to be one of the most consistent, steadily-growing streaming services out there.Game Pass Ultimate costs $15 a month, and it gives members access to a…
Being a Chinese language pupil in the US: ‘Neither the US nor China wants us’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The US-China relationship is now at one of it lowest points in years Stranded abroad by the coronavirus pandemic and squeezed by political tensions, Chinese students in the United States are rethinking their host and home countries.Eight years ago, Shizheng Tie, then aged 13, moved alone from China to…
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DALLAS/LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. A residential street is seen in Notting Hill in central London October 8, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville LATEST – College M&A – UK Property fund withdrawals CORP FIN 101. College…
Lung radiation displays promise for COVID-19 pneumonia; smoking raises risks
(Reuters) – The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative…
