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Therapy that can lower death rate in COVID-19 patients

There is no vaccine or specific antiviral drug approved to prevent or treat severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV-2 infection, which…

6 years ago

Lockdown has adversely affected sleep quality

Rhythms of work and leisure activities thus set a cycle that is often at a mismatch with the body's internal…

6 years ago

Efficiency of face mask adversely affected if this continues

For the findings, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, the research team used precise computer models to map out…

6 years ago

Practice that prevents 4 million early deaths every year

The proportion of deaths that were prevented because people are physically active.

6 years ago

Taking a tiny step can reduce heart disease risk

Researchers have found that greater adherence to a variety of healthy eating patterns was associated with a lower risk of…

6 years ago

Risk of depression is related to sleeping quality

This study highlights that those young people who have experienced depression and anxiety had overwhelmingly experienced poor sleep during their…

6 years ago

Decrease in sexual behaviour evident during pandemic

The study examined changes in solo and partnered sexual behaviours from about mid-March to mid-April.

6 years ago

New study on bats may give clues to protect against coronavirus

While many similar studies of virus in bats focus on the host's immune system, this study centres on goblet cells,…

6 years ago

Pregnant women should be tested for Covid-19 to reduce transmission

The researchers noted that universal testing in this specific patient population is an especially important public health priority.

6 years ago

The symptoms might signal Covid-19 before fever and cough

A SARS-COV-2 infection may present with neurologic symptoms initially, before any fever, cough or respiratory problems occur.

6 years ago