Lipids are essential building blocks of cell membranes, which control the exchange of substances and energy between a cell and its environment. Developed at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, a new open-source software tool PCAlipids aims to analyze lipid behavior.

Computerized tomography (CT) is one of the most effective medical tests for analysing the effects of many illnesses, including COVID-19. An international team has developed a new method that improves the quality of the images obtained from CT scans. The algorithm, tested on simulated data, enables them to distinguish different body's tissue types better and opens the door to lowering the doses of radiation to which patients are exposed during this type of test.

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.

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

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.

A fine end to the day with late sunshine & clear skies

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.

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

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.

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

Some 20.5 million jobs have vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.

The men ranged in age from 96 to 100.

Southern parts of the UK will be fine, warm and dry.

Most of the country will bask in warm sunshine, as London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.

Donald Trump's announcement to extend coronavirus controls came as his infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci predicted up to 200,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus.

China’s public reporting on cases and deaths is intentionally incomplete.

As the televisual equivalent of a mood ring, the White House briefings are extremely useful. As a vehicle for delivering information, not so much.

The World Health Organisation's Director General said countries should avoid politicising the virus issue "if you don't want to have many more body bags".

The city that never sleeps is unconscious, and the sirens are relentless.

Trump's decision to air the selectively edited video clips led major US television networks to quickly cut away from his daily coronavirus briefing. 

The toxic partisanship and gridlock that have defined recent American politics are re-emerging with vengeance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Joe Biden is going to have to offer US voters inspiration If he is to derail a candidate as adept at media manipulation as Donald Trump.

The appeal reflects an increased effort by the Trump campaign to use US-China relations as a campaign issue against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

The Microsoft co-founder said halting funding for the World Health Organisation during a world health crisis was "as dangerous as it sounds".

While Trump's criticism of the WHO is being shared by others, US allies disagreed with a suspension of payments.

The story about TV networks cutting away from the US President's press briefing generated the most online discussion with our readers this week.

Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs, too.