Share on PinterestNew research questions the role of closing schools in slowing down the pandemic.By April 13, 2020, a total of 192 countries had ordered their schools to close as part of the global effort to control the spread of COVID-19. This is the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.According to figures from UNESCO, these school closures…
Share on PinterestNot all hope is lost for our oceans, researchers say, but they urge us to act now. In the past 4 decades, populations of marine creatures have suffered catastrophic declines. Data from a 2018 report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) show an overall decline of 60% on average for mammals, birds, fish,…
Share on PinterestRecent research could help pave the way for a new urine test for prostate cancer.The scientists — from Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD — used RNA and other molecules in urine to differentiate between males with prostate cancer and those with nonmalignant prostate conditions or healthy prostates.Prostate cancer…