Media playback is unsupported on your device The UK provided more than 122,000 coronavirus tests on the last day of April, passing the government’s target, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. Mr Hancock said the 100,000 target was “audacious”, but testing was needed to get Britain “back on her feet”. The figure includes 40,000 tests sent… Read More: Coronavirus: Target reached as UK tests pass 100,000 a day »
Drugs previously in development for SARS could be effective for COVID-19 By Marla Paul A potential drug target has been identified in a newly mapped protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The structure was solved by a team including the University of Chicago (U of C), the U.S. Department of Energy’s… Read More: New coronavirus protein reveals drug target »
Scientists have discovered that irisin, a hormone released by muscles during exercise, directly acts on key regulatory cells that control the breakdown and formation of bone. The researchers say this insight raises the prospect of new treatments for bone-thinning disorders such as osteoporosis. Reporting in Cell, Bruce Spiegelman and colleagues at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute say they have for… Read More: Exercise-related hormone irisin found to target key bone cells »