Humanity is about to face an even more devastating pandemic than the coronavirus, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board noted. According to experts, this indicates that, despite all efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, society remains unprepared for such disasters, despite warnings about the inevitability of global outbreaks, ScienceAlert reported. The organization’s report says that…
COVID-19 can pose an even greater health risk to young people than heart attacks, said scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. According to Foxnews.com, a new study published in the journal Jama Internal Medicine examined data from 781,000 coronavirus patients discharged between April 1 and June 30. 35% of them were young people…
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…
