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An adapted testing method could eliminate the need for uncomfortable nasal passage swabs, reduce costs and increase mobility of testing used to detect the coronavirus, says Metro Detroit’s Beaumont Health, whose researchers developed the testing methods. Beaumont Health researchers Dr. Laura Lamb and Dr. Michael Chancellor developed a testing technique to detect COVID-19 in under…

By Donna Lu Cut logs in SwedenArterra/Universal Images Group There has been a large increase in the number of trees felled and removed from European forests. Satellite images suggest the forest area harvested each year between 2016 and 2018 was 49 per cent higher than the area harvested each year between 2011 and 2015. Gregory…

Share on PinterestNew research suggests that a novel device could detect signs of biological aging by examining the eye.Everyone ages, but not in the same way. Two people of exactly the same age may be in very different states of health.In other words, chronological age and biological age are different. But while chronological age is…

Share on PinterestNew findings reveal how the gut sends information about the presence of sugar to the brain.Sugar is everywhere in today’s food system and one of the most common ingredients in processed foods. It is often described as addictive.Since refined sugar became widely available in the United States, the average consumption per person in…

Share on PinterestResearchers from the U.K. believe that experts could train dogs to ‘sniff out’ COVID-19.Late last month, a team of researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the registered charity Medical Detection Dogs, and Durham University, all in the U.K., announced an intriguing new initiative.The team wants to explore the…