Which foods are good and which are bad for COVID-19? The scientific director of the Federal Research Center for Nutrition and Biotechnology, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Viktor Tutelyan shared his opinion on this. In an interview with “Izvestia”, the specialist noted that when infected with a coronavirus, the body needs vitamins to…
At what time of day is it correct to be vaccinated against coronavirus? Vera Sukhova, a general practitioner and gastroenterologist shared her opinion on this question. According to Prime news agency, the vaccination, according to the specialist, is better in the morning, because human immunity reacts to the vaccination as to the virus and begins…
An additional booster dose of any of the three FDA-cleared emergency use-approved anti-coronavirus drugs is safe and induces the desired immune response. This was confirmed by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health, who published preliminary results of their research in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study involved 458 people who were…
The Omicron strain of the coronavirus is spreading much faster than previous strains, and this is due to the survivability of the new strain of the virus. Researchers from Kyoto Medical University (Japan) have found that omicron can live on plastic objects and human skin much longer than previous strains of the virus. According to…
According to a study by Hong Kong experts published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, the Pfizer vaccine triples the risk of developing carditis, a dangerous inflammation of the heart. According to the study, in the selected group of patients vaccinated with the American mRNA vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech (BNT162b2), there were significantly more people with…
Stress causes the body to produce cortisol, the so-called stress hormone, an excess of which is bad for both health and mood, endocrinologist Alyona Barredo (Russia) warns. According to her, against a background of constant stress increases the risk of gaining weight, problems with the reproductive system, blood vessels and gastrointestinal tract. Cortisol, according to…
Divorce has a worse effect on men’s health, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ. The study authors wanted to understand how divorce or single lifestyle affects the level of inflammatory markers. They analyzed blood samples from 4,835 Copenhagen Biobank participants, men and women 48-62 years old, as well as data on…
The omicron strain may be more infectious, but less dangerous than the delta strain. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of Liverpool, whose research preprint was published on the BioRxiv platform. To find out how dangerous the new strain is and how severe the disease is when infected with it, biologists at…
The closure of borders due to the coronavirus pandemic has had a huge negative impact on tourism around the world. And the countries and regions that are considered to be some of the most popular tourist destinations have suffered the most from this. Located on the shores of the South China Sea, Macau tops the…
Many people gain weight during the Christmas and New Year holidays not only because they eat too much, but also because they consume large amount of alcohol during those days. Nutritionist Jennifer Bruning says that consuming a lot of alcohol does contribute to weight gain. First, alcohol increases hunger, and a person may start eating…
