Bioscience Commentary by William Simcik, Ph.D.

Vaccines - Calling the Shots

https://youtu.be/ATcs0qhzfek

Vaccines - Calling the Shots From PBS and NOVA - Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago—including whooping cough, measles, mumps—are returning, in pa...

Hearing Persists at the End of Life - Neuroscience News

https://neurosciencenews.com/hearing-death-16620/

neurosciencenews.com A new study provides evidence that hearing is the last sense to go during the process of active death. Many people become unresponsive during the final hours of life, however, EEG data revealed the dying brain responds to sounds throughout the final moments of life.

Scientists obtain 'lucky' image of Jupiter

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52587488

bbc.com The Hawaii-based Gemini telescope produces a super-sharp picture of the gas giant in the infrared.

A Few Schools Reopen, But Remote Learning Could Go On For Years In U.S.

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/07/851447550/a-few-schools-reopen-but-remote-learning-could-go-on-for-years-in-u-s

npr.org Governors are starting to float ideas for reopening schools. But there are many concerns about what education will look like when that happens.

COVID-19: What we know so far about the 2019 novel coronavirus

https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/prevention-and-screening-articles/wuhan-coronavirus

uchicagomedicine.org Infectious disease expert Dr. Emily Landon explains what public health officials know about new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and how to stay safe.

Why some heart patients may be especially vulnerable to COVID-19

Another ACE-Inhibitor and CoViD19 Relation Article! If you take these types of medications; Ramipril, Lisinopril, etc... keep taking them but for the time being be extra careful to limit exposure!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-why-some-heart-patients-especially-vulnerable/amp

sciencenews.org Researchers don’t yet know if the way the coronavirus enters cells may have something to do with the risks to the heart.

SARS-CoV2: should inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin system be withdrawn in patients with COVID-19?

Am important read if you take blood pressure medicines that are of the category ACE-Inhibitors.

https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa235/5810479

academic.oup.com In a rapid response published online by the British Medical Journal, Sommerstein and Gräni1 pushed forward the hypothesis that angiotensin-converting enzyme (AC

A coronavirus reading guide for the perplexed, the anxious, and the obsessive

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/3/14/21175124/coronavirus-outbreak-covid-19-what-to-read-essential-reading-guide

vox.com Confused about coronavirus? Here’s a list of the articles, papers, and podcasts we’ve found most useful.

www.who.int

Important study/information about CoViD19 from the World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf

who.int

These CoViD19 symptoms being reported are basically the same for all viruses... flu (Influenza virus) colds and cold sores (caused by the family of Herpes viruses) even HIV which usually presents as the flu! Viruses trigger a whole body inflammation reaction which produces high levels of prostaglandins resulting in aches, swelling, redness (flush color) and fever; the hallmarks of inflammation. With viruses, symptomology is not conclusive. A test is what we need... and we need a test for the CoViD19 RNA since an antibody test will be negative until about a week after infection.

WATCH: Willie Nelson cries on stage during Houston Rodeo performance

ksat.com Willie Nelson received a standing ovation mid-performance and shed a tear after singing “Always On My Mind."

Europe travel ban: Will it be possible to sneak into the US via the UK?

cnn.com

Tracking Every Coronavirus Case in the U.S.: Full Map

nytimes.com Maps show the extent of the coronavirus outbreak and the number of cases and deaths by state.

‘Jim Allison: Breakthrough’ Review: Taking On Cancer

nytimes.com He won a Nobel Prize for his discoveries in immunotherapy. This documentary shows how he got there.

First ever black hole image released

Wow, what a time to be alive. We’ve now seen something that we thought could not be seen!

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47873592

bbc.com Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy.

Babies learn most of their vocabulary from their fathers, according to new research

https://www.businessinsider.com/new-study-suggests-infants-learn-their-vocabulary-from-their-dads-2018-8

businessinsider.com A new study by researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai has discovered a correlation between mitochondrial DNA passed onto babies by their mothers and sound patterns — it also found a link between vocabulary and the Y chromosome, both of which appear to be passed on by the father.

Study elucidates epigenetic mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases - Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News

https://scienmag.com/study-elucidates-epigenetic-mechanisms-behind-autoimmune-diseases/

scienmag.com Credit: Karina F. Bombonato-Prado (FORP-USP) A group of researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil used a DNA editing tool called CRISPR/Cas9 to manipulate on of the genes associated to the autoaggressive T lymphocytes responsible ..

A theory first proposed by Albert Einstein in 1911 has been bolstered by a new discovery

Einstein is probably right... again!

http://www.newsweek.com/einsteins-100-year-old-theory-bolstered-new-discovery-1000846

newsweek.com The theory describes how heat moves through solids.

Prostate cancer drug hailed as ‘big deal’

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44343415

bbc.com Immunotherapy treatment could provide "spectacular" results for some patients, doctors say.

New medical research center to bring 30,000 new jobs

The future seems bright for biomedicine in Houston Texas!

abc13.com New medical research center to bring 30,000 new jobs

New Technology Platform for Cancer Immunotherapy Developed - Scicastshttps://apple.news/Ac5eQZulzOwe_DsU0DeuNxQ

'Blue Planet II' Is the Greatest Nature Series Of All Time — The Atlantic

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apple.news Seventeen years after the original Blue Planet, the BBC Natural History Unit has perfected the art of the blockbuster documentary.