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South Korea COVID-19 outbreak spreads nationwide, alarms officials
South Korea reported 441 new cases Thursday, the first time the number has surpassed 400 since early March, as an outbreak that was centered around Seoul is rapidly spreading nationwide.
Brain gain: Early stimulation gives mice life-long benefits
Mice that grow up in stimulating environments not only become smarter and more curious but are also more likely to develop individualized "personalities," a new study showed Wednesday.
South Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak spreads nationwide, alarming officials
South Korea reported 441 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the first time the number of daily infections has surpassed 400 since early March, as an outbreak that was centered around...
Kittle, Ertz, Kelce lead top-25 fantasy football tight end rankings
San Francisco 49ers All-Pro George Kittle owns the No. 1 spot on UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's list of the top-25 tight ends for the 2020 fantasy football season.
Newsom proves he's no deer in headlights while managing several crises 'of biblical proportions'
Now wildfires and blackouts are piled on top of a COVID-19 pandemic — a strange virus that has infected more than 680,000 people and killed more than 12,000 in California....
Napping too often, too long linked to heart problems, earlier death
A frequent need to nap could be a red flag for future heart problems and a higher risk of early death, a new analysis concludes.
San Francisco Giants trade veteran catcher Rob Brantly to New York Yankees
The New York Yankees acquired veteran catcher Rob Brantly from the San Francisco Giants.
ACLU sues Trump administration over federal agents at Portland protests
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Trump administration over the actions of federal agents they accused of beating, tear-gassing and abducting protesters in Portland, Ore.
Indiana Pacers fire head coach Nate McMillan after four seasons
The Indiana Pacers have fired head coach Nate McMillan after his team was swept in the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Miami Heat.
A second L.A. Metro bus driver has died of complications from COVID-19
The driver, a 22-year veteran of the agency, most recently drove on Line 611, through Cudahy and Huntington Park.
Canadian COVID-19 clinical trial scrapped after China wouldn't ship potential vaccine
A collaboration between a Chinese vaccine manufacturer and a Halifax research team to test a potential COVID-19 vaccine has been abandoned after China would not approve the vaccine candidate for...
Progress toward a treatment for Krabbe disease
The inherited disease, which typically kills children before their second birthday, has no cure, but a new study in a canine model offers hope for an effective gene therapy with...
Mass. General tests new therapy for pregnant coronavirus patients
Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) can be a valuable adjunct respiratory therapy for pregnant women with severe and critical COVID-19, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found. The delivery of...
Placenta can indicate how body responds to opioids during pregnancy
Scientists have discovered possible biological markers that they hope could one day help identify the presence of an opioid use disorder during human pregnancy.
'Tips' campaign helped more than 1M in U.S. quit smoking, CDC says
More than 1 million American adults quit smoking between 2012 and 2018 after seeing messages from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign, according...
New insights into mechanism of therapy to reduce liver fat and prevent fibrosis
Researchers have taken an important step forward in the goal of developing a potential treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Transplanted brown-fat-like cells hold promise for obesity and diabetes
A potential therapy for obesity would transplant HUMBLE (human brown-like) fat cells, human white fat cells that have been genetically modified using CRISPR to become similar to heat-generating brown fat...
More climbers successfully summit Mount Everest, death rate stays the same
The success rate of climbers attempting to summit Mount Everest has doubled over the last 30 years, despite a dramatic increase in climbing traffic. But new research suggests the death...
Immune systems differences may explain why COVID-19 hits men harder
Researchers say they've uncovered significant differences in how male and female immune systems respond to the new coronavirus.
L.A. County daily COVID-19 case count dips below 1,000 for first time since early June
L.A. County's daily count of new COVID-19 cases dips below 1,000 while its 14-day average case rate falls below 200 per 100,000 people.
Synthetic lining offers better drug delivery to small intestine
A newly developed synthetic lining that coats the small intestine may have potential to treat a variety of conditions, ranging from lactose intolerance to diabetes and obesity, according to investigators from Harvard-affiliated Brigham...
Tethering together type 2 diabetes drugs increases efficacy of combination therapy
Biomedical engineers have shown that the effectiveness of a two-pronged type 2 diabetes treatment increases when the drugs are linked by a heat-sensitive tether rather than concurrently administered. The combination...
Researchers unravel two mysteries of COVID-19
In one study, researchers have identified six molecules that can be used as biomarkers to predict how severely ill a patient will become. In another study, they reveal a new...
17-year-old arrested in shooting deaths at Wisconsin protest
Authorities on Wednesday arrested a 17-year-old male they said shot three people, killing two, during overnight protests in Wisconsin over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Additional data on blood thinner efficacy for COVID-19 and insight on best possible regimens
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found that anticoagulation therapy was associated with improved survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. But many questions remained -- about the size of the potential...
Mount Everest summit success rates double, death rate stays the same over last 30 years
A new study finds that the success rate of summiting Mount Everest has doubled in the last three decades, even though the number of climbers has greatly increased, crowding the...
Lockheed Martin nets $18.8M to support Japan's Aegis Ashore system
Lockheed Martin won an $18.8 million modification contract for planning and risk reduction of the Aegis Ashore defense system in Japan.
Fighting mosquito-borne diseases... with mosquitoes
For decades, researchers have scratched their heads over how to combat deadly mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever.