MEDICINE & HEALTHCoronavirus takes its toll on humanity as it rapidly spreads across countries. Months of fighting with millions of lives lost, and it continues to devastate everyone exposed to the virus. Governments all over the world have done their best to flatten the curve, and while some are victorious, unfortunately, others lost.
Coronavirus Disease (COVID) pneumonia causes silent hypoxia, lowering the oxygen levels in a patient's tissues. Unlike acute hypoxia, silent hypoxia doesn't make anyone feel sick until it hits. When it does, it's too late, unless a pulse oximeter monitors oxygenation levels.
Smart rings are being studied to detect COVID-19 before symtoms start to show COVID-19 is very good in hiding that at times it goes undetected in the human body.
The Great British Intelligence Test developed by BBC and Imperial College London neuroscientists reveals that people in their 20s will reach a peak in their problem-solving abilities. On the other hand, those in their 70s will be more superior with words. Curious to see where you stand on the intelligence scale? Click the link above to learn more.
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Scientists from Canada have revealed how Remdesivir from Gilead Sciences can stop the replication of coronavirus. Previous studies have also shown how it was effective in stopping the replication of the Ebola and MERS-CoV viruses.
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore will use immunotherapy cells used for cancer treatment as a way to eliminate COVID-19. It is a cost-effective method that is already picking up steam.
While the rest of the world is adjusting to life in isolation, Karin Jansdotter is loving and living it. The 34-year old chef on the Troll Norwegian research base on Queen Maud Land is on a year-long contract in Antarctica and has been in isolation from the public since November last year. Click the link above to read her tips on being on isolation.
The United Kingdom is looking for 500 volunteers to test its first vaccine against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Each participant will receive up to $772 for participating in one of Britain's most decisive moments.
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The MMR vaccine could possibly lessen the effects of coronavirus, scientists from Cambridge University claim. Their study reveals that the coronavirus and the rubella virus have similarities in structure, which can attribute to some protection against COVID-19 if a person was previously vaccinated with MMR. Click the link above to find out more.
As states consider reopening, CDC warns that a second wave of the virus may be worse in winter because it is likely to coincide with the start of the flu season.