Dr Google will see you now! Looking up symptoms on the Internet IMPROVES your ability to diagnose illness without increasing anxiety, surprising study finds US researchers tested the ability of 5,000 volunteers to diagnose illnesses They were asked to do so both before and after looking up symptoms online The findings suggest that concerns over … Read more
OCD drug improves coronavirus symptoms by helping stop the body from attacking its own cells and tissues in ‘storms’ that can cause organ failure, study finds Fluvoxamine is a drug commonly used to treat patients with obsessive compulsive disorder or anxiety disorder Researchers gave half of a group of COVID-19 patients the medication for 15 … Read more
Eli Lilly & Co’s coronavirus antibody treatment can almost completely reduce viral loads in COVID-19 patients to zero and lowers the risk of hospitalization. Researchers found that mildly and moderately ill patients given a high dose of the antibody, LY-CoV555 (also known as bamlanivimab), had viral loads that were 3.4 times lower than those who … Read more
Do you have the maths genius gene? Version of just ONE gene you inherit from your parents increases brain size and improves numerical skill Experts from Germany studied the DNA and brains of 178 3–6-year-old children They compared this data with results of maths tests taken during the ages of 7–9 Variants in a growth … Read more
Do you have the maths genius gene? Version of just ONE gene you inherit from your parents increases brain size and improves numerical skill Experts from Germany studied the DNA and brains of 178 3–6-year-old children They compared this data with results of maths tests taken during the ages of 7–9 Variants in a growth … Read more
Children returning to school in September will trigger a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that could infect twice as many as the first unless the test and trace system drastically improves, a major study has claimed. Scientists said reopening schools in the UK would inevitably result in another crisis that peaks in December. But it … Read more
Spending just one hour lying on their stomachs improves hospitalized coronavirus patients’ oxygen levels and reduces their risk of needing a ventilator to breathe Researchers looked at 25 hospitalized coronavirus patients with low oxygen levels who were flipped onto their stomachs Doctors say this makes it easier for oxygen to reach the lungs One hour … Read more
Gardening is ‘good for the soul’: Digging, weeding and planting improve happiness and ’emotional wellbeing’ even more than physical exercise or eating out, study finds Volunteers reported on their emotional wellbeing while doing different activities The Princeton University study had people cycle, eat out, walk and do gardening They found gardening for vegetables is more … Read more
Eating meat IMPROVES mental health and one in three vegetarians are depressed, study claims Study found vegetarians are twice as likely to take medication for mental illness Scientists found vegetarians are nearly three times as likely to consider suicide Researchers reviewed 18 studies involving a total of 160,257 participants By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 17:44 … Read more