The COVID-19 can have devastating effects on the brains of patients, The Independent reported referring to the scientists from Yale University. According to Lenta.ru, scientists discovered an infection in the brain of a person who died from COVID-19. It was also found in the central nervous system of lab mice infected with COVID-19, and in…
A new study, published in the scientific journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society, compares the prevalence of asthma among patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19. After reviewing data from 15 peer-reviewed studies and taking into account the prevalence of asthma in the relevant population, the scientists had an intention to understand whether asthma is a…
According to Rodda, “Herd immunity is the concept that if enough people are protected from infection, either by gaining immunity from having the infection or receiving a vaccine, then the chance of a non immune person contracting the disease is exceedingly low.” “This is important because there are people in our communities (babies, the elderly,…
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted 9 out of 10 patients with eating disorders, scientists at Northumbria University, UK, noted. In the early stages of the pandemic in the UK, Dr. Dawn Branley-Bell and Dr. Catherine Talbot surveyed people in the country who were experiencing or recovering from eating disorders at the time of the…
Vitamin C may be the key to improving muscle health in old age, said researchers at the University of East Anglia. According to Medical Express, scientists have found that older adults who consume a lot of vitamin C – from citrus fruits, berries, and vegetables – have more skeletal muscle mass. Usually, with age, a…
Scientists from the IRB Barcelona – Institute for Research in Biomedicine analyzed 28,000 tumors of 66 different types and identified 568 genes that trigger the development of malignant diseases. This study allowed for the renewal of the platform for integrative oncogenomics (IntOGen), aimed at identifying genes that drive cancer mutations. The results of the study…
The FDA authorized a new type of saliva-based coronavirus test, which could cut down on the cost of testing and the time it takes to process results. The emergency use authorization is for SalivaDirect, a diagnostic test created by the Yale School of Public Health. The test doesn’t require a special type of swab or…
As the FDA’s warning list about dangerous hand sanitizers containing methanol grows, another troubling trend has emerged. Some people are drinking the sanitizers to get an alcohol high. Others have believed a rumor, circulated online, that drinking the highly potent and toxic alcohol can disinfect the body, protecting them from COVID-19 infection. Drinking hand sanitizers to…
The Chinese inactivated coronavirus vaccine may hit the market at the end of December this year, Reuters reported referring to the chairman of the board of directors of the state corporation Sinopharm Liu Jingzhen. The UAE is currently in the third stage of testing this vaccine, which involves about 15,000 people and uses two vaccine strains.…
A low carbohydrate diet can potentially improve metabolism, protecting against the dangerous complications and mortality of COVID-19, said Australian scientific journalist Maryanne Demasi in her article for BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. As an argument, Demasi cites data that people with obesity and cardiovascular disease are at risk for developing COVID-19 complications. A low-carb diet can help…
