Nobel laureate Michael Levitt believes that self-isolation killed more people than it saved, Daily Mail reported. The expert believes that during self-isolation many suffered from domestic violence, alcoholism, changes in lifestyle in general, and the lack of medical care not related to the COVID-19 treatment. The idea of isolating people at home, according to the…
Scientists from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf found particles of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the kidneys, heart, liver, and brain of patients. This may explain the wide range of symptoms of COVID-19. As reported in a study, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, once in the human body, attacks not only the lungs but also other organs. Microbiologists…
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is spreading all over the world – a dangerous bacterium that is resistant to antibiotics. According to Medical Express, S. maltophilia strains are found in several natural and human-related ecosystems. For a long time, this bacterium was considered relatively harmless, but at present, it is one of the worst nosocomial pathogens. It presents…
Italian scientists invented the world’s first vaccine to neutralize coronavirus. According to The Daily Mail, Takis Biotech specialists vaccinated the mice and took antibodies from them – blood plasma proteins produced as a response to the virus. Thus, these antibodies can destroy the virus in human cells under lab conditions: they successfully prevented the binding…
Almost one in ten people in some parts of China has experienced post-traumatic stress problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Psychiatry Research reported referring to a new study. The scientist from the Naval Medical University in Shanghai and her colleagues evaluated the prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder in areas of China most affected by…
A drug commonly used to treat stroke patients can also help treat coronavirus infection COVID-19, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis reported referring to the scientists from the University of Aberdeen. A research paper has been written by Dr Claire Whyte and Dr Nicola Mutch from the university’s Cardiovascular & Diabetes Center. An aerosol version of…
Moderna Therapeutics, founded by renowned businessman Noubar Afeyan, and Lonza Group AG plan to accelerate the production of a potential vaccine against coronavirus. Moderna’s mRNA-1273 experimental vaccine is being tested in its early stages at the National Institutes of Health. The manufacturer plans to begin testing in the second stage in the second quarter. In…
Chinese scientists have successfully conducted the first trials of a new vaccine against coronavirus on monkeys, rats, and mice. Under the action of the drug, antibodies were produced in the experimental animals’ bodies necessary to combat SARS-CoV-2, the study published on bioRxiv reported. This is an experimental purified inactivated coronavirus vaccine, which in the course…
Excessive or improper use of disinfectants can lead to a decrease in their effectiveness and contribute to the appearance of mutations in some pathogens, The Conversation reported referring to citing a number of scientific studies. For example, over-treating hands with alcohol can create bacteria resistance to antimicrobials as conditional antiseptics destroy the elements of bacterial…
The main symptoms of COVID-19 were known as coughing, shortness of breath, and fever. But recently, more and more it becomes known about new other symptoms of coronavirus infection. According to Dr. Daniel Griffin, a physician-scientist board certified in Infectious Disease, the phenomenon of paresthesia can be a sign of coronavirus infection. As the New…
