New video footage has been posted online showing the remnants of a missile strike, and giving the closest look yet at a mysterious new weapon dubbed the ‘ninja missile’. The footage was shared on Wednesday by security analyst Nick Waters, who specializes in investigating drone strikes for investigative team Bellingcat. It shows the charred and … Read more
They may be a household irritant incessantly circling the fruit bowl – but scientists think the humble fruit fly may hold the key to treating sleep deprivation. When the 0.15-inch insects were denied sleep, a molecule called reactive oxidative species (ROS) began to build-up in their guts, and they all died after 20 days – … Read more
Studies are continuing to emerge that the novel coronavirus attacks and severely damages the kidneys. Research has mostly focused on the ways the virus attacks the lungs, but two new reports reveal high levels of the virus in the kidneys and kidney injury in more than one-third of coronavirus patients. In one study, about 90 … Read more
People who have caught COVID-19 and recovered from the disease could be encouraged to rejoin the general public to provide ‘shield immunity’. The reintroduction of recovered coronavirus patients would, in theory, help reduce the rate of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology say the immunity of the recovered patients … Read more
Let’s face it — you’re not going to any marvellous parties as long as social distancing is in force, so why not cut up your mothballed Vera Wangs to make face masks? Scientists have claimed that homemade masks made from cotton combined with natural silk or chiffon provide the best protection against coronavirus. Chiffon — … Read more
More than 40 experts from around the world are calling on governments to give ‘urgent consideration’ on how to prevent suicide amid the coronavirus pandemic. There is a growing concern about the far-reaching impact the pandemic may have on people’s mental health, with consequences ‘likely to be present for longer and peak later’ than the … Read more
Online training course launches to teach medics how to operate vital life saving ventilators in just 30 minutes so they can join the coronavirus frontline The tool includes a series of videos and interactive guides for using a ventilator It will allow retired doctors and nurses to regain lost skills to work with patients Doctors … Read more
Scared — too shocked to cry. That’s how mother-of-three Catherine Wilcockson felt as she put the phone down after learning that her next chemotherapy session due next week had been cancelled – yet another victim of the Covid-19 outbreak as it takes its toll on the NHS and its resources. School kitchen assistant Catherine, 37, … Read more