Death Penalty Danger in the Philippines
The plummeting human rights situation in the Philippines got even worse this week as the government began considering bills to reinstate the death penalty.
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COVID-19 lockdown caused 50 percent global reduction in human-linked Earth vibrations
This quiet period, likely caused by the total global effect of social distancing measures, closure of services and industry, and drops in tourism and travel, is the longest and most pronounced quiet period of seismic noise in recorded history.
The new research, led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium and
The hair-raising reason for goosebumps: The same cell types that cause goosebumps are responsible for controlling hair growth
In a new study, Harvard University scientists have discovered the reason: the cell types that cause goosebumps are also important for regulating the stem cells that regenerate the hair follicle and hair. Underneath the skin, the muscle that contracts to create goosebumps is necessary to bridge the sympathetic nerve's connection
World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power
The modelling research uses data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 to project future global, regional, and national population.
Researchers convert female mosquitoes to nonbiting males with implications for mosquito control
Male mosquitoes do not bite and are unable to transmit pathogens to humans.Female mosquitoes, on the other hand, are able to bite.
New blood test shows great promise in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
For many years, the diagnosis of Alzheimer's has been based on the characterization of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, typically after a person dies.
Vikings had smallpox and may have helped spread the world's deadliest virus
Smallpox spread from person to person via infectious droplets, killed around a third of sufferers and left another third permanently scarred or blind.
Neanderthals may have had a lower threshold for pain: People who inherited a special ion channel from Neanderthals experience more pain
As several Neanderthal genomes of high quality are now available researchers can identify genetic changes that were present in many or all Neanderthals, investigate their physiological effects and look into their consequences when they occur in people today. Looking into one gene that carries such changes, Hugo Zeberg, Svante Pä
Ancient part of immune system may underpin severe COVID
Among other findings linking complement to COVID, the researchers found that people with age-related macular degeneration -- a disorder caused by overactive complement -- are at greater risk of developing severe complications and dying from COVID.
The connection with complement suggests that existing drugs that inhibit the complement system could
Centenarian study suggests living environment may be key to longevity
Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and based on Washington State mortality data, the research team's findings suggest that Washingtonians who live in highly walkable, mixed-age communities may be more likely to live to their 100th birthday.
They also found socioeconomic status to be correlated,
Hungary: Health Care Failures Endanger Lives
(Budapest) – Longstanding neglect by the government has left the Hungarian public healthcare system under-prepared to handle the Covid-19 pandemic, Human Rights Watch said today.
Full Moon In Aquarius: Erratic Progression
We are having a Full Moon in Aquarius on August 3rd/4th, it will appear the fullest on night of the 2nd in Western North America.
Psychological, Behavioral and Interpersonal Effects, and Clinical Implications for Health Systems of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: a call for research.
COVID-19 emerged at the end of 2019 and was classified as a pandemic by the WHO on 11 March 2020.
First US Hospital Pledges to End Intersex Surgeries
A children’s hospital in Chicago is the first hospital in the United States to publicly apologize for the harm it caused intersex people.
Social Media Giants Remove Viral Video of Doctors Talking About Coronavirus, Masks & Treatment
A group of "frontline" doctors talking about the coronavirus, masks, and Hydroxychloroquine has been deleted by Social Media giants.