Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who spent 665 days on the International Space Station, shared her tips how to spend time in isolation. She said NASA astronauts are trained to have the skills needed to interact with the same people 24/7, CBS News reported. “We call them expeditionary crew skills, but they include things like teamwork…
Shai Winn from the UK can not brush her teeth, and she has to be fed through a tube due to a rare disease – a laryngeal cleft, Daily Star reported. Shai was born weighing only 3lb, and she spent the first weeks of her life in a neonatal unit. And when she came home,…
Tired of washing your hands for 20 seconds each time? Fingers starting to prune or feel like sandpaper? Please don’t stop. The world is counting on you to help stop the spread of Covid-19, the deadly new disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Take heart that while you’re scrubbing, you’re…
The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials said Monday, raising hopes in the global fight against the disease. But it may be another year to 18 months before it becomes available, once it has passed more trial phases to prove it works…
Japanese researchers have found a link between eating mushrooms and lowering the risk of prostate cancer. Although the effect is relatively small, the results are likely to inspire further research, Medical News Today reported. The National Cancer Institute predicts that 174,650 new cases of prostate cancer will be reported in the US in 2019. Although…
Regular consumption of certain drinks increases the cancer risk. The list of such drinks, according to the magazine Health and Human, includes: Tap water Toxic dibutyl phthalate (DBP) may be present in the tap water, which is a by-product of disinfection and which may have a carcinogenic effect on the body. Water in plastic bottles…
Many people are afraid to touch the toilet, especially public toilets, but they touch smartphones – even while eating. However, it turns out the average smartphone is dirtier than the toilet. Scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine back in 2011 found that one can find particles of feces on every sixth…
Frequent hand-washing, not wearing a face mask, is the most important step the public can take to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Michael Ryan, the executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, addressed the use of face masks during a media briefing on February 27. The WHO…
Aleksandra Sadowska from the Polish city of Wroclaw went blind after getting her whites inked, The Sun reported. Aleksandra decided to dye the whites of her eyes black. She was inspired by rap artist Popek, who dyed his whites in 2012. The woman turned to the Wroclaw tattoo artist, who had never done such procedures…
An experimental coronavirus vaccine will be tested on humans in April 2020, Axios reported quoting The Wall Street Journal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and drugmaker Moderna have developed mRNA-1273 vaccince. Moreover, the producers claim that the vaccine is ready for tests. The vaccine will be tested on 20–25 healthy volunteers in April,…
