Long after the high dissipates, marijuana use can still make even sober users worse, more dangerous drivers, a new study suggests. Researchers at McLean Hospital and Harvard University found that people who used marijuana heavily and on a long-term, recreational basis drove faster, ran more red lights and got int more accidents in a driving … Read more
Coronavirus patients who get put on a ventilator have just a 34% chance of survival, new study shows Data showed that 65.4 per cent died after requiring ventilation in critical care While some 34.6 per cent on the same treatment were eventually discharged The figures are based on a sample of 6,720 critically-ill coronavirus patients … Read more
Battle of the birds! Study finds New York and Boston pigeons do not mix because ample green space between the cities keeps them from migrating The rivalry between New York and Boston has been found in the cities’ pigeons Experts discovered genetic differences in the birds along the east coast There is interbreeding of pigeons … Read more
Coronavirus tests should be delivered to people’s homes using drones to cut the spread of the deadly infection, a study has suggested. The proposal would see batches tests of tests ferried from centralised test facilities out the the public, allowing authorities to determine who needed to be quarantined. At the same time, removing the need … Read more
Scientists find time passes nanoseconds faster at the top of skyscrapers than on the ground Researchers in Japan climbed the Tokyo Skytree to measure the passage of time They found that time passed four nanoseconds faster at the top of the tower The Skytree is the world’s tallest building, measuring 2,080 feet tall Previous research … Read more
Fecal transplants drastically reduced autism symptoms in children, according to new research. Symptoms almost halved in 18 children given the treatment – known medically as microbiota transfer therapy. The study builds on the theory that the neurological condition may be rooted in the gut, rather than the brain. Two years after the transplant, children saw … Read more
By Mary Kekatos for DailyMail.com The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus patients outside of hospital settings or clinical trials. President Donald Trump has hailed the drug, which also is used to treat arthritis and lupus, as a ‘game-changer’ for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by … Read more
Coronavirus can linger in the eyes for weeks on end, according to a newly-published case report. Researchers at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Italy found that virus persisted in the eyes of one 65-year-old woman for 21 days after she first developed symptoms. Reports have emerged of people getting pink eye with coronavirus … Read more
Americans only eat 59 percent of the food they buy, according to a new study, which says they spend more each year on wasted food than property taxes, gasoline, or new clothes A new report shows Americans spend $3.62 each day on food they’ll never eat This amounts to $1,300 a year, more than gas, … Read more
More than 20 percent of New York City residents tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study launched by Governor Cuomo which, if accurate, means as many as 1.7million people have been infected in the city – and that the mortality rate is between 0.6 and 0.8 percent, far greater than the 0.1 percent mortality rate … Read more