Chinese teen has suffered a stroke after non-stop gaming for a month during the COVID-19 pandemic, AsiaOne reported. Once at home during the quarantine, Xiaobin stopped leaving the room and locked the door and windows. The parents thought he was doing his homework, however, the teen was playing computer games all the time. He suffered…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stooped testing hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir, and ritonavir as part of trials to find a COVID-19 treatment. “WHO today accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms. The Solidarity Trial was established by WHO to find an effective COVID-19 treatment for…
Lack of sleep causes numerous severe side effects, including an increased risk of developing hypertension, stroke and heart disease, irritability and crankiness, which raises the risk of accidents, and impedes your critical thinking. In that way, it disturbs your whole life. That’s why, it is extremely important that you asleep easily and have a healthy…
Many people nowadays do not wear special medical masks, but home-made ones, including bandanas and scarves. However, according to a new study, bandanas are the least effective DIY face mask. Florida Atlantic University scientists were experimenting with different non-medical masks to determine the most effective face covering to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Click Orlando reported. “They…
Over 230 scientists signed an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asking them to review the recommendations for fighting COVID-19. “The World Health Organization (WHO) has downplayed airborne transmission of COVID-19 since the pandemic began but now more than 200 scientists are making a plea for action, warning people they aren’t as protected…
Both symptomatic and asymptomatic COIVD-19 patients can infect surrounding surfaces, a new study of Chinese specialists published in mSphere reported. Scientists examined the environment and air in the wards of 13 COVID-19 patients who returned from abroad and were placed in an isolation ward. There were two asymptomatic carriers among them. Specialists took samples from…
A new coronavirus can be destroyed in just 25 seconds, a new study – led by scientists from the Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories together with Signify – noted. The study was published in Scientific Reports. Specialists treated inoculated material with different doses of ultraviolet radiation to find out how much radiation you need to destroy the…
A South Dakota-based company is set to begin clinical trials for a COVID-19 antibody treatment derived from the plasma of cows, 7News.com.au reported. These are not simple cows. According to the edition, “scientists genetically engineered the animals to give them an immune system that’s part human. That way, the animals produce disease-fighting human antibodies to…
There may be no immunity against COVID-19 – in some cases, antibodies disappear after the patient’s recovery, the South China Morning Post reported referring to new research on antibodies by Chinese and American scientists. Doctors had direct contact with infected patients in the early stages of an outbreak. As it turned out, at least a quarter…
Only a few months ago, no one had heard about it, but today it is the most discussed topic. Let’s figure out what is known about COVID-19 today. What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In December 2019, the outbreak started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and…
