Medications for high blood pressure could improve survival rates for people suffering from COVID-19 and reduce the severity of infection, according to new research from a team of scientists at the University of East Anglia in the UK and published Monday in the Journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports, a bilingual peer-reviewed …
Read More »COVID-19 and 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ have one depressing thing in common
The coronavirus of 2020 and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 have many differences and share many similarities, but they also combine at one point: their impact on the economy and employment, and in particular, how richer people had better opportunities to survive their respective pandemics. Both pandemics involve new, …
Read More »Carnival plans to set sail in Europe early next month
Text size A cruise ship from Carnival. MARK RALSTON / AFP / Getty Images Following the postponement of the launch of German cruises earlier this month, Carnival plans to restore sailings from that country and Italy in early September. The exhibition was a setback for Carnival (ticker: CCL), the largest …
Read More »Is this affordable amino acid the miracle cure for hangovers?
Your dog’s hair can take a walk. Finnish researchers believe they have found the magic cure for pesky hangovers: an amino acid called L-cysteine. Scientists at the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland have found that the natural building block for proteins found throughout the human body …
Read More »Sales of existing homes grow by almost 25% in July
Home sales grew in July, signaling how much the pandemic is adapting to where and how Americans want to live in this period of social distance and work from home. Buyers of homes that were restless in March and April when a large part of the country was under siege …
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