COVID-19 is considered a respiratory disease, but it also affects other organs and systems, including the digestive system. COVID-19 symptoms in the digestive system can vary from one person to another, but some of them are found in many people who get sick. Here are the signs that could indicate a coronavirus infection: Diarrhea and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented an estimated 12 million women worldwide from accessing birth control, resulting in 1.4 million unwanted pregnancies, the United Nations Population Fund reported. According to Globalcitizen.org, the report says women were unable to access birth control in 2020 because travel restrictions due to the pandemic forced them to use their resources…
Many women after being vaccinated against coronavirus face changes in the menstrual cycle. There is no official information about this yet, but Dr. Keith Clancy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign wrote about it on Twitter. According to her, her colleague complained about changes in the pattern of menstruation after vaccination, and soon after that,…
To prevent severe COVID-19, it is recommended to take vitamins C and D in combination with melatonin and zinc, an Italian scientist told RIA Novosti. A group of scientists from Italy for six months studied the effect of these additives on the organisms of patients. They calculated the dose that should be taken to get…
The taste buds located on the tongue contain angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), through which the coronavirus enters cells, bioRxiv portal reported. As the authors of the study explained, when infected with coronavirus, taste cells can also be affected. This explains the fact that COVID-19 patients complain of loss of taste or change in taste. Experts…
Scientists at MIPT and their colleagues at Harvard have presented artificially grown retinal cells that can integrate into the retina. This is the first successful attempt to transplant stem cell-derived ganglion cells (retinal neurons destroyed by glaucoma) in a laboratory setting. According to Eurek Alert, scientists tested the new technology in mice and found that…
RNA vaccines based on the classic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strain produce immune cells that recognize mutant strains of the virus, as scientists from Johns Hopkins University (USA) found, reported in an article published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. According to MedicalXpress, the vaccine causes the body to produce CD4 + T-lymphocytes (or T-helpers), which activate…
Most people are advised to eat breakfast almost immediately after waking up, but for some people not eating early in the morning has benefits, endocrinologist Ekaterina Young noted. According to her, people who suffer from various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract have leptin resistance, a deficiency of protein and vitamins, an imbalance of hormones of…
People who neglect oral hygiene are more at risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, scientists from the University of New York noted. The pathogenic microflora of the gums may be associated with high levels of beta-amyloid protein, abnormal accumulations of which are considered dangerous for neurons. American scientists conducted an experiment involving 48 elderly…
Every tenth person who has had a mild COVID-19 illness, even after 8 months, has at least one moderate or severe post-coronavirus symptom that negatively affects the quality of life, Sweden’s scientists noted. The results of their new study were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In the first phase of the…
