A two-week course of antiviral therapy with interferon beta-1b plus lopinavir-ritonavir and ribavirin, started within 7 days of showing COVID-19 symptoms, is safe and more effective at reducing the duration of viral shedding than lopinavir-ritonavir alone in patients with mild to moderate illness, according to the first randomized trial of this triple combination therapy involving 127 adults (aged 18 and older) from six public hospitals in Hong Kong.

Tissue engineering has a unique set of tools and technologies for developing preventive strategies, diagnostics, and treatments that can play an important role during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In many fish species body size plays an important role in sexual selection. Large individuals are preferred mating partners because they can enhance offspring survival by providing better quality resources than small individuals. While large females and males are often favored by sexual selection, fishing targets and removes these reproductively superior individuals. Academy Research Fellow Silva Uusi-Heikkilä discusses in her recent literature review the implications fisheries selection might have on sexual selection, individual reproductive success and population viability.

Evidence continues to mount that the Neandertals, who lived in Europe and Asia until about 40,000 years ago, were more sophisticated people than once thought. A new study from UC Davis shows that Neandertals chose to use bones from specific animals to make a tool for specific purpose: working hides into leather.

A new paper identifies the critical need for research on the ability of the COVID-19 virus to infect certain animal species, the transmissibility of infection between humans and those animals, and the impact infection could have on food security and the economy.

Russian companies still pursue authoritarian leadership styles, and employees often avoid articulating their concerns and complaints to management. Together with chronic stress and work-family imbalance, this can often result in emotional burnout. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers from North Dakota State University and HSE University.

A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that stroke evaluations fell by nearly 40% during a period of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that many stroke patients are not seeking potentially life-saving medical treatment.

Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently towards a reaction center, where it is converted into a useful form for the organism. Scientists have been using this as inspiration to learn how to transport energy efficiently in, for example, molecular electronics. Physicist Richard Hildner from the University of Groningen and colleagues have investigated energy transport in an artificial system made from nanofibres. The results were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

A new global simulation model offers the first long-term look at how urbanization -- the growth of cities and towns--will unfold in the coming decades. The research team projects the total amount of urban areas on Earth can grow anywhere from 1.8 to 5.9-fold by 2100, building approximately 618,000 square miles.

A new discovery in mice shows the innate immune system has 'memory,' previously thought to be a unique feature of the adaptive immune system. Blocking this memory prevented transplanted organs from being rejected, providing a way to more specific drugs that could lengthen organ transplant survival.

A Texas A&M AgriLife Research team has good news for patients with copper-deficiency disorders, especially young children diagnosed with Menkes disease.

In the ongoing struggle to address health care disparities in rural communities across the US, a recent study found that the perfect partner may be hiding in plain sight. The grange, founded in 1867, is a community-based organization that is likely familiar to anyone who's spent time in a small town. In addition to political advocacy on behalf of farmers, the grange's missions around community and family also align closely with the goals of public health.

A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the largest international cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions in the world, on power plant fuel efficiency.

Although the clinical symptoms of SARS, H1N1, MERS, EVALI, and COVID-19 may be nonspecific, some characteristic imaging findings are emerging, says the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR). Careful evaluation of the distribution, lung zone preference, and symmetry of the abnormalities with an eye for a few unique differentiating imaging features can allow radiologists to offer a narrower differential diagnosis in pediatric patients, leading to optimal patient care.

The update comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed he would set out a lockdown exit strategy on Sunday.

ITV News has seen correspondence from Debenhams’ administrator to Bangladeshi suppliers demanding a 90% discount on garments orders.

One hospice ITV News spoke to is three days away from running out of protective gowns needed to treat patients with coronavirus.

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A former Scotland rugby captain, who suffered life changing injuries in a car crash, is walking to raise money for the NHS.

A North East based care provider, Wellburn Care Homes, has launched their own We Care badge aiming to show support for care workers.

Though each religion has faced different challenge, they share the view the lockdown has presented us with insight we might not have had.

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for "more than 200,000" coronavirus tests to be carried out.

The officer’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Emily Nuttall, 26, has sought help from charities such as Mind and Beat to help her cope with mental health problems during lockdown.

Half of parents with young children will struggle to make ends meet in the next three months, study suggests.

The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery to launch the Hold Still project.

Zoological Society of London warns it is facing a very challenging situation as its core income from London and Whipsnade zoos has dried up.

Boris Johnson will chair a Cabinet meeting on Thursday and is expected to announce a lifting of some measures on Sunday.

While the Government’s aim is to return things to normal as far as possible, it is likely that some measures will remain in place.

ITV Tonight is out with Merseyside Police to investigate the extraordinary impact the pandemic is having on their ability to combat crime.

The Bank of England said the economy could contract by as much as 3% in the first quarter.

The care home where she worked says they no longer needed the help of the UK’s youngest parliamentarian.

Limited temperature screening will also be trialled at the airports in coming weeks.

Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled for the first time ever because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

The government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, Number 10 has said.

Questions remain over the viability of the coronavirus contact tracing app that has been developed by the NHS's digital department, NHSX.

The briefing comes just hours after Scotland's First Minister has said the lockdown in Scotland should be extended.

For a seventh week in a row, millions of people across the United Kingdom have shown their appreciation for NHS and key workers.

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Mark Roberts believes those who say the proposal compromises the integrity of the league need to look at the broader context.

Douglas Moore, who also has a lung condition, received a round of applause as he was discharged from Kettering General Hospital.

Le Temps newspaper says the chalet was bought in 2014.

Officials will scrutinise the latest data on the spread of the disease, and ministers are expected to convene over the weekend.

RAC data shows that drivers clocked up 23% more miles per day last week compared with four weeks earlier.

Closures dragged total sales down, despite a 109.6% jump in online retail sales for the month – the highest increase on record.

A drop in demand from overseas markets and restaurants at home means 2020 could be the first year without overfishing in European waters.

Nightingale pioneered many of the practices carried out today, such as maintaining good hygiene and regularly washing hands

Officers heard a noise ‘believed to be the sound of someone breaking wind from a nearby bush’.

Resist the urge to sunbath and socialise despite hints from the PM lockdown might be eased soon, Dominic Raab said.

Welsh ministers understood to have agreed only 'cautious' changes to lockdown restrictions here in Wales