Monkeys given six prototype coronavirus vaccines were protected from infection in Harvard study that offers hope a jab to protect humans could be on the horizon In one study, nine monkeys that were infected with coronavirus did not contract the disease after they recovered In another study, 25 monkeys were given six prototype vaccines while … Read more
Most of us have been wearing face masks for several weeks to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus as the pandemic rages on. But social media has been exploding with claims that masks reduce the intake of oxygen, forcing people to breathe in high levels of their own carbon dioxide. People claim they feel … Read more
Daily contact with the joys of nature is good for our health and happiness, new survey reveals People who usually feel little connection to nature benefit the most from nature Major study finds that daily contact with nature is good for health and happiness Researchers used 1,000 survey responses of people exploring nature every day … Read more
Only 37% of New Yorkers who think they’ve had coronavirus have antibodies to prove it, testing of more than 1,300 city residents suggests Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York tested 1,343 people for coronavirus antibodies More than half of the participants only suspected they had had the virus, but hadn’t been diagnosed … Read more
Multiple miscarriages can increase a woman’s risk of developing diabetes by up to 71%, new study suggests Women who miscarry are ’18 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes’ Experts studied more than 24,700 diabetic women born between 1957 and 1997 Research suggests three miscarriages increased the chances by 71 per cent By Daily … Read more
New York City vaccination rates among children have dramatically fallen during the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday that the number of administered vaccines is down 63 percent compared to this time last year. Immunizations overall have fallen by about two-thirds from this time in 2019. Among … Read more
A team of Canadian scientists is testing whether or not marijuana compounds can block coronavirus infection. Researchers at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta looked at 400 cannabis strains and focused on about a dozen that showed promise in preventing the virus from ‘hijacking’ our cells. They say extracts of cannabidiol (CBD), the main non-psychoactive … Read more
A team of Canadian scientists is testing whether or not marijuana compounds can block coronavirus infection. Researchers at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta looked at 400 cannabis strains and focused on about a dozen that showed promise in preventing the virus from ‘hijacking’ our cells. They say extracts of cannabidiol (CBD), the main non-psychoactive … Read more
Coronavirus did NOT arrive in the US before 2020, suggests Stanford study of 1,700 nose and throat swabs that were collected last year Researchers looked at 1,700 nasopharyngeal swab samples collected between October 31, 2019 and December 31, 2019 at Stanford Health Care All of them were negative for routine respiratory virus testing and none … Read more
People who recover from coronavirus and test positive again are NOT contagious: Korean CDC finds ‘re-positive’ patients did not infect any of their 790 contacts The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at 285 survivors of coronavirus who tested positive after other tests said they were negative Of the 790 people the patients … Read more