[ad_1] The researchers have shown that the new coronavirus can infect and multiply in cells of the human intestine, a finding that may explain why many COVID-19 patients experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea. Scientists, including those from the Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands, successfully propagated the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, …
Read More »Coronavirus closure: Can nature help improve our mood?
[ad_1] Image copyright Emily Kasriel At a time when many of us face a great sense of threat, as well as deep concerns about our future, can nature uplift our spirits? “Our current crisis has changed us from normal existence to survival mode,” says Dr. Anna Jorgensen, who investigates the …
Read More »Opinion | Could ‘Innate Immunology’ Save Us From the Coronavirus?
[ad_1] As the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, tens of thousands of people could die. But some scientists believe a vaccine might already exist. Surprising new research in a niche area of immunology suggests that certain live vaccines that have been around for decades could, possibly protect against the …
Read More »Son, 55, nurse, sick father of Covid, 81, recovers health after being discharged from hospital to die
[ad_1] One son has successfully cured his coronavirus-affected father to regain health at home despite the 81-year-old patient being discharged from the hospital to die. Raj Nathwani used a Google spreadsheet to monitor Suri’s vital signs, kept his house clean, and isolated him from the rest of the family in …
Read More »Global Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine Intensifies
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Four months after a mysterious new virus began its deadly march around the globe, the search for a vaccine has taken on an intensity never before seen in medical research, with huge implications for public health, the world economy and politics. Seven of the roughly 90 projects …
Read More »UK announces hundreds more coronavirus deaths
[ad_1] The UK has today announced another 469 coronavirus deaths, taking Britain’s official fatality toll to 27,979. NHS England confirmed another 370 COVID-19 victims in hospitals, but the number is expected to rise later today when the Government reveals deaths elsewhere in the community. The patients who died in hospitals …
Read More »Recovery from “false dawn” haunts coronavirus survivors who get sick again
[ad_1] It had been more than a month since Mirabai Nicholson-McKellar was infected with the coronavirus, and the 35-year-old filmmaker thought she was on the road to recovery. Then shortness of breath returned, followed by pain in the chest. A visit to the emergency room and a second test for …
Read More »Lack of PPE killed care home nurse who died of coronavirus, says her son | UK news
[ad_1] The son of a care home nurse who died after contracting Covid-19 has said a lack of personal protective equipment is what killed his mother, as the family were forced to say goodbye via an iPad. In an online tribute, Ian O’Neal described Suzanne Loverseed, 63, as a “lioness” …
Read More »How long does the coronavirus COVID-19 live on clothing? How to wash them
[ad_1] Is COVID-19 coronavirus lurking in your clothes? (Photo: Getty) Getty Assuming you wear clothing, you may have wondered how long the coronavirus COVID-19 can stay on your various garments. After all, clothing is what usually keeps many of the body parts away from everything else. However, the answer is …
Read More »We found and tested 47 old drugs that might treat the coronavirus
[ad_1] RESEARCH. A team of medical research scientists. Photo from Shutterstock.com The more researchers know about how the coronavirus attaches, invades and hijacks human cells, the more effective the search for drugs to fight it. That was the idea my colleagues and I hoped to be true when we began …
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