World Health Organization has warned nations against easing coronavirus restrictions too early, CNBC reported. “While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up, ”WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference at the organization’s Geneva headquarters on Monday. “That…
A batch of the Russian drug Triazavirin, which is being tested in China for the COVID-19 treatment, was delivered to Turkmenistan. And talks are also ongoing on the supply of this drug to Armenia, said the drug’s manufacturer Medsintez board chairman. According to TASS, earlier this drug was sent to China as humanitarian aid. Manufacturers…
Although many scientists today are studying coronavirus, many questions remain unanswered. Here are just a few of them: How many people are infected with COVID-19? The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the world has long exceeded one million. However, there are many people whose disease is asymptomatic and who do not even…
The new coronavirus is actually a result of natural evolution, said scientists from Scripps Research Institute. According to a medical press release published on MEDICALxpress, the scientists analyzed the genome of the virus to reveal its true nature. They paid attention to the genes encoding proteins that form adhesions – protrusions that allow the virus…
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…
