September 26, 2020 | 11:06am Enlarge Image Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO's emergencies program, speaks at a news conference in February. Denis Balibouse/Reuters About a third of New Yorkers and less than a tenth of American adults were exposed to the coronavirus by the end of July, a new study of dialysis patients found.…
BASEL, Switzerland — A new study provides compelling evidence that coronavirus spreads between humans and animals. Researchers studying 16 mink farms in the Netherlands say that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was not only transmitted from human to mink, but vice versa. Just about nine months into this pandemic, the scientific community is still unsure…
A salon worker using a curling iron.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)A new large population study looks to clarify the theorized connection between hair dye and cancer. The study found no link between ever using hair dye and an increased risk of most types of cancer in women. However, it did find a possible relationship between…
Share on PinterestNew research has found a link between a low diversity of fungi in the lungs and the likelihood of developing severe ARDS.Image credit: Samir, 2007.New research has found that the inflammatory cascade associated with ARDS is linked to a low diversity of fungi in a person’s lungs.The findings, which the scientists are due…
Share on PinterestNew research indicates the prevalence of microplastics in seafood is greater than initially thought.Image credit: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty ImagesMillions of metric tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. Some of it is highly visible in the Pacific trash vortex, also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which lies between North…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…