MEDICINE & HEALTH

Volunteer of Britain's First Vaccine Human Trial Shares Some of the Side-Effects One Could Expect, Including Flu and Fever Lasting For Days

MEDICINE & HEALTH 04.24.2020 08:29 AM

The United Kingdom is testing its first vaccine for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 510 Britons. Developed by Oxford University, the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine uses the common cold virus taken from chimps.

Experimental DNA Cancer Drug ‘Aptamer’ Capable of Blocking Coronavirus Akin to How it Freezes Tumor Growth, Study Claims

04.24.2020 05:56 AM

Scientists claim that the experimental cancer drug 'aptamer' can prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading throughout the body the same way it freezes tumor growth in cancer patients. It can also help in virus detection and could even be better than regular antibody testing. Click the link above to learn more and read the full article.

Chinese City Adopts Draconian Measures After A Student From New York 'Imported' Coronavirus Infecting 70 People

04.24.2020 05:49 AM

Around 10 million residents of Harbin City in China are now in lockdown after clusters of new cases are discovered in the city, this comes after Wuhan announced that they only have two critically ill coronavirus patients.

Wuhan Scientists "Did Absolutely Crazy Things' in Their Study of Coronavirus, Says Russian Microbiologist

04.24.2020 04:21 AM

According to a Russian microbiologist, scientists from Wuhan created variants of the coronavirus disease 2019 that may have been a solution to another virus: HIV.

Trying To "Flatten the Curve" Could be The Worst Way to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic: Study

04.24.2020 03:26 AM

Researchers strongly suggest that governments around the world to reconsider the approach of flattening the curve of coronavirus patients

Drinking Filtered Coffee is Safer Than Total Abstinence As it Reduces Risk of Death From Any Cause: Study

04.24.2020 03:24 AM

Scientists have found that drinking filtered coffee has health benefits and can fight off heart disease. By filtering the cholesterol in coffee, they even suggest that drinking filtered coffee is better than not drinking coffee at all. Interested to learn more? Click the link above to read the whole story.

COVID-19 Patients are Losing 13 Years of their Lives on Average: Study

04.24.2020 02:14 AM

Men are losing on average, 13 years of their lives while women lose 11 years before they naturally die because of the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 Can Spread Patterns Shedding Light on Its Origin, Genomic Tracing Study Reveals

04.24.2020 00:12 AM

Scientists have discovered that genomic sequencing can play a role in COVID-19, as they have found that it can spread patterns. Genomic tracing can help in tracking the viral spread based on a person's medical history alone. Read on to find out how they sampled patients in New York and discovered from which region their virus strains came from.

How to Deal with Depression in College

04.23.2020 18:08 PM

With many changes, we experience in college and lots of assignments that lead to overload, there is no surprise students can sometimes feel anxious and even depressed.

COVID-19 Human Elisa Kit: Usage, Eligibility, and Functions

04.23.2020 15:42 PM

Coronavirus 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.

"Silent" Hypoxia is Bringing COVID-19 Patients Closer to Death

04.23.2020 07:06 AM

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.

Magic or Science? Smart Rings Can Detect Coronavirus Infected Patients

04.23.2020 05:15 AM

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.

Millennials, Here's Why Grandpa and Grandma Keep Beating You in Word Games Even if You Think Your Minds are Sharper Than Them

04.23.2020 01:35 AM

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.

Best Maternity and Nursing Bras for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Moms on Amazon

04.22.2020 23:20 PM

Check out the best maternity and nursing bras for pregnant and breastfeeding women. Do you know someone who's nursing or pregnant? Why not give them the best by gifting them these tried and true nursing and maternity bras? Click the link above to reveal the list.

Nearly 1500 Volunteers to Be Infected With COVID-19 for the Controversial 'Human Challenge' Vaccine Study

04.22.2020 23:06 PM

In an effort to speed up vaccine development, people are volunteering to be infected with coronavirus but there are no trials planned yet.

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