Do testicles make men more vulnerable to coronavirus? Study suggests testes harbour Covid-19 giving virus sanctuary from immune system Covid-19 attaches to a cell protein called ACE2, which is found on the testes The same protein is not present in as high numbers on female ovarian tissue Men are dying from coronavirus at twice the … Read more
The ‘urban forests’ of New York revealed: New study finds the city has five MILLION trees in ‘forested natural areas’ Researchers carrying out a huge survey of New York City’s trees Teams spent two years collecting data in 53 designated forested natural areas By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com Published: 23:00 BST, 6 December 2018 | … Read more
Mature trees could be less effective at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously thought, suggesting Earth may be closer to climate tipping point Scientists in Australia measured the capacity of mature trees to absorb CO2 They found that while the trees absorbed CO2, they didn’t hold on to it The CO2 ended up … Read more
Coronavirus CAN survive exposure to high temperatures for long periods, study shows — suggesting current measures to disinfect research labs are ineffective Disinfectant protocols in labs typically see samples heated to 140°F for an hour This is sufficient to kill most viruses that experts might work with, such as Ebola However, French experts found that COVID-19 … Read more
Nearly half of people in their forties show as many symptoms that could lead to frailty as people in their seventies, a new study reveals. Australian scientists found signs of ‘pre-frailty’ in 45 per cent of people in their forties, which was about the same percentage of people aged between 70 and 75. Signs of … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Britain’s elite pretend they prefer football to hunting and opera to avoid being labelled as snobs, new study finds Wealthy elite say they like pop music and football instead of hunting and opera But new research shows such claims are a pretence to appear more ordinary The analysis is by Oxford University and the London … Read more
America’s internet addiction has exploded over the last decade, with the average home using 38 TIMES more data than it did in 2010 A new report shows the average US home uses 38 times more data than in 2010 If the trend continues, most could find themselves in excess of current data caps The growth … Read more
Some veterans of the Australian Defence Force have criticized a new study testing the effectiveness of antimalarial medication as a COVID-19 prophylaxis, which uses soldiers as test subjects. A small selection of soldiers from the ADF will be given a range of doses of the antimalarial drug chloroquine to see whether it can really stop, … Read more
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not speed up coronavirus patients’ recovery in a trial in China, scientists have revealed. In a disappointing blow for the promising drug, which is being trialled against COVID-19 in the UK and around the world, doctors said it did not work as a cure. Patients who were taking it suffered … Read more