MEDICINE & HEALTH

New Coronavirus Study Suggests Social Distancing Should Be Four Times Longer Than Current Guidelines

POLICY 04.01.2020 04:38 AM

A study from MIT researcher now suggests that the current guidelines to stay 3 to 6 feet apart from one another may be terribly not enough as the novel coronavirus is found capable of travelling 27 feet and staying up in the air for hours.

Germany To Roll Out Coronavirus Antibody Tests to 100,000 People In A Bid To Get The Country Out of Lockdown

04.01.2020 02:59 AM

In a bid to get people out of COVID-19 lockdown, Germany is rolling out antibody tests to 100,000 people in the next few weeks. It is also ramping up its daily mass testing to 200,000!

Living Beneath The Oceans Are Unsung Heroes That Could Remove up to 98% of Viruses in Few Hours

04.01.2020 01:42 AM

Ocean creatures turned out to be the most effective at reducing viral abundance. Get to know them here.

Pavements Made from Bouncy and Durable Rubber can Save Thousands of Lives, According to Scientists

03.31.2020 21:48 PM

A group of researchers backed by a European Union initiative is currently testing recycled tires-made pavements to avoid injuries from falls and accidents.

This AI Search Tool Can Help Identify More Scholarly Articles About COVID-19

03.31.2020 21:36 PM

Element AI recently launched a source of more than 40,000 articles from scholarly journals containing COVID-19 and other related infectious diseases for research materials that are potentially useful to researchers.

NASA Astronaut Salutes COVID-19-Fighting Frontliners from Orbit

03.31.2020 21:28 PM

Medical doctor and astronaut at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Andrew Morgan, paid his fellow doctors a tribute during the National Doctor's Day.

No COVID-19 Jokes this April Fools’ Day Please, Cried Experts: Here's Why

03.31.2020 21:21 PM

One of the main reasons why you should never include having COVID-19 as your best prank this April Fools' Day is that this pandemic has affected 785,715 people worldwide and the number increases every so often.

COVID-19 Genetic Sequencing: Can Your Genes Tell You How Likely You’ll Catch Coronavirus and How Severe You’ll Suffer From Its Symptoms?

03.31.2020 20:07 PM

Researchers around the world scramble to analyze the role of human DNA variations. Here’s what they found so far.

New Drug Undergoing Phase II FDA Clinical Trials Could Help Cancer Patients Regain Muscle-Mass

03.31.2020 10:26 AM

Ostarine, a drug currently undergoing FDA clinical trials, could offer hope for numerous cancer patients suffering from muscle-wasting. The drug, which was initially developed in 1997 by GTx Incorporated, has started undergoing clinical trials, according to the official website.

How COVID-19 Could Change the Future of Work

03.31.2020 06:52 AM

Coronavirus is accelerating the future of work as we are all adjusting to a new way of working due to its effects in the working industry.

Researchers Use 3D Printer to Produce 1,000 Face Shield Parts Per Day for COVID-19 Frontliners

03.31.2020 06:52 AM

Researchers from Northwestern University recently demonstrated the ability of a single 3D printer to produce 1,000 face shield parts each day.

Poor, Rural Counties are the Ones with No COVID-19 Cases

03.31.2020 06:52 AM

Data which the Johns Hopkins University compiled shows that over a thousand counties don’t have any confirmed COVID-19 case, out of 3,142 counties across the nation.

Spending Sleepless Nights Because of COVID-19? Try These Helpful Tips to Fall Asleep Soundly

03.30.2020 06:31 AM

Not having enough sleep may also play a vital role in a person's body, specifically its ability to stay safe from COVID-19 which is now sweeping the world.

Frontliners’ Mental Health Pushed Beyond Limits by COVID-19

03.30.2020 06:31 AM

COVID-19‘s effects are not only on a physical level but also mentally as nurses and frontline workers are on the brink of full-blown depression and anxiety.

How Will COVID-19 Respond to the Changing Seasons?

03.29.2020 07:27 AM

Scientists have observed for decades that some diseases wax and wane with the seasons. But what could this mean to coronavirus?

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