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Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps

Apr 9, 2021

Cemetery workers wearing protective gear carry the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 to a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil,...

Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths

Apr 9, 2021

Nations around the world set new records Thursday, April 8, for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections, and the disease surged even in some countries that have kept the virus...

The University of Bergen - Societal impact

Apr 9, 2021

The following is a selection from the magazine The University of Bergen: Societal Impact for 2020/2021. The University of Bergen is an international university. For many years, the Times Higher...

Fighting dementia with play

Apr 9, 2021

A dementia diagnosis turns the world upside down, not only for the person affected but also for their relatives, as brain function gradually declines. Ultimately, dementia patients are no longer...

Coronavirus cases steady as vaccinations increase

Apr 8, 2021

Coronavirus cases are holding steady across the U.S. as vaccinations increase and states continue to loosen their safety measures. By the numbers: The U.S. averaged about 65,000 new cases per...

Rise of coronavirus variants will define the next phase of the pandemic in the U.S.

Apr 8, 2021

WASHINGTON - Variants of the coronavirus are increasingly defining the next phase of the pandemic in the United States, taking hold in ever-greater numbers and eliciting pleas for a change...

Brexit will have less financial impact on Danish seafood industry and employment than feared

Apr 8, 2021

8 April 2021Brexit will have less financial impact on Danish seafood industry and employment than fearedFood and economics New calculations from the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that Britain's adieu to...

Why we need a more precise understanding of vaccine hesitation

Apr 8, 2021

After running several experiments with thousands of participants, we found that Black Americans who are more immersed in African American culture have substantially more negative attitudes toward the Covid-19 vaccine....

Researchers find climate change imperils countries’ ability to repay pandemic debts

Apr 8, 2021

This lack of disclosure could lead to a severe debt crisis. The gaps we found suggest that governments do not understand the economic impacts of climate risks or are unwilling...

Surgical sutures inspired by human tendons

Apr 8, 2021

To remedy the problem, researchers from Montreal have developed innovative tough gel sheathed (TGS) sutures inspired by the human tendon. These next-generation sutures contain a slippery, yet tough gel envelop,...