New UK research has found that being male or obese reduces chance of survival from severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The findings come from a study of almost 17,000 patients with COVID-19, in which researchers from three universities, including Imperial, aim to answer important questions about the course of and risk factors for the disease. According to the Department of Health […]
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The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led one team of researchers to find an improbable ally for their work: a llama named Winter. The team—from The University of Texas at Austin, the National Institutes of Health and Ghent University in Belgium—reports their findings about a potential avenue for a coronavirus treatment involving llamas on May 5 in […]
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Still, the exact origin of the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is unclear. Sometimes a fish market in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan as a place of origin. A bat-lab stand for a time in suspicion. The renowned virologist Christian Drosten, however, comes to a very different evaluation. Although the Virus was a bat Virus, said Drosten in an Interview with the […]
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For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports on three Swedish patients who have lived for several years with this new technology, one of the world’s most integrated interfaces between humans and machines. The […]
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There have been more than 116,000 recovered cases of COVID-19 in the United States, which is nearly double the number of deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Even for people who have officially recovered, feeling 100 percent back to normal may be a long process. Pulmonary rehabilitation is part of the recovery process, since COVID-19 is an […]
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Dementia is the name given to a group of symptoms linked to an ongoing decline in brain function. You could be at risk of the neurodegenerative condition if you develop difficulties with your vocabulary. There are a number of different types of dementia, and the most common in the UK is Alzheimer’s disease. Diagnosing the condition early could help to […]
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Reduced air pollution through measures to be taken against COVID-19 saves lives In the past, scientific studies have shown that reduced air pollution improves health significantly. This is now confirmed also during the Corona pandemic. The cleaner air, thanks to the measures to be taken against COVID-19 in many places, in a measurable, reduces the number of premature deaths and […]
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Mayo Clinic has added a skill set to Amazon’s Alexa home devices such as the Echo and Echo Dot called “Answers on COVID-19,” which offers users the latest information about symptoms, prevention and how to cope with the situation, responding to voice commands only. WHY IT MATTERS Among the skills are a COVID-19 self-assessment tool, which helps users assess symptoms and determine whether they’re […]
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As warm weather approaches and the coronavirus pandemic continues, wearing a face mask is starting to get a bit uncomfortable. Temperatures are rising and many of us are turning to lighter clothes and fewer layers, but it looks like we’ll need to be wearing face masks for the foreseeable future. If you’re going to be out and about on a hot day, […]
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Publishing their findings in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers using data (up to 18 February), investigated possible links between selenium levels in the body and cure or death rates of those with the COVID-19 virus in China. Selenium is an essential trace element obtained from the diet (i.e. fish, meat and cereals) which has been found to affect […]
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