401 articles from THURSDAY 12.11.2020
COVID-19 fatality rate down 30% since April, study finds
In the United States, COVID-19 now kills about 0.6% of people infected with the virus, compared with around 0.9% early in the pandemic, IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray told Reuters. Experts have struggled to accurately measure a crucial metric in the pandemic: the fatality rate, or percentage of people infected with the pathogen who are likely to die. IHME said it had been using an...
Teacher quality scores change depending on students, school
- ScienceDaily
- 20/11/12 22:58
School districts across the U.S. are increasingly using student test scores to rate the effectiveness of teachers, but a new study found that the scores have less to do with individual teachers and more to do with their students and the schools.
Once-discounted binding mechanism may be key to targeting viruses
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- 20/11/12 22:58
Researchers detail subtle stabilizing effects in cells' ability to recognize coronaviruses that compromise the immune system. The discovery could lead to new targets to prevent disease.
Novel insights on cellular suicide could provide new avenues for cancer therapies
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- 20/11/12 22:58
When it comes to complex life -- that of the multicellular variety -- cell death can be just as important as survival. It allows organisms to clean house and prevent the proliferation of damaged cells that could compromise tissue function.
Teacher quality scores change depending on students, school, study finds
School districts across the U.S. are increasingly using student test scores to rate the effectiveness of teachers, but a new Portland State University study found that the scores have less to do with individual teachers and more to do with their students and the schools.