Coronavirus is most likely to spread between five and 15 degrees Celsius, study finds 60% of COVID-19 cases occurred in the temperature range, researchers said They also warned of a second wave in autumn in big cities in middle latitudes A Chinese university released the findings with a COVID-19 prediction platform Here’s how to help … Read more
NO coronavirus mutations increase its ability to spread and some are even harmful to the disease’s capacity to transform, study finds Researchers looked at 31 mutations of the coronavirus that have spread independently at least 10 times in various cities and countries No strain had a higher risk of transmitting from person-to-person compared to another one … Read more
NASA is on the hunt for volunteers for a ‘social isolation’ mission that simulates the psychological effects of confinement. In a nod to the current virus pandemic, the space agency is after healthy participants to live together in isolation for eight months in Moscow, Russia. The ground based ‘SIRIUS-20’ mission will help NASA learn more … Read more
Smoking does increase the risk of getting coronavirus, according to a major British study that disputes growing evidence that the habit is protective. A team at Imperial College London, King’s College London and Zoe – the developer of a symptom-tracking app – looked at 2.4million Britons, of which 11 per cent reported smoking. All participants were … Read more
The number of children and teenagers who attempted to take their own lives or were thinking about doing so doubled between 2007 and 2015, a new study reveals. In 2007, an estimated 580,000 people between 10 and 18 were seen for suicidal behavior in US emergency rooms. By 2015, that number had swollen to 1.12 … Read more
Just 7.3 percent of people in Stockholm developed COVID-19 antibodies by late April, a study has found. The Swedish study could fuel concern that a decision not to lock down Sweden against the pandemic may bring little herd immunity in the near future. The strategy was championed by Chief Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, who recommended voluntary … Read more
The coronavirus currently sweeping the world may injure the placentas of pregnant women and cut off blood supply to their unborn babies, a small study has found. Scientists found visible damage to the placentas of all 15 mothers who were involved in the research. Lesions and blood clots were discovered in the vital organ, responsible … Read more
Having very low cholesterol raises the risk of hemorrhagic strokes in women, a new study finds. Researchers say that women with low levels of cholesterol were two times more likely to have a stroke that leads to bleeding in the brain compared to those with average levels. Additionally, women with the lowest levels of triglycerides, fat … Read more
Build-up of a harmful protein in the brain can predict atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease patients at least one year in advance. Previous studies have shown that two tell-tale plaques, amyloid beta and tau, form clumps that smother and destroy neurons. But researchers found that only accumulation of the tau protein was indicative of where damage … Read more
Researchers have dissected the evolutionary history of Italians for the first time, revealing their extraordinary diversity dates back 19,000 years. The study shows that northern and southern Italians evolved differently over time due to contrasting environmental and ecological circumstances that resulted in the peculiarities of their gene pools. The results help to explain the differences … Read more