Children don’t spread the virus like teachers do A Public Health England analysis found 70 children out of 1.6million who had returned to school in June tested positive for Covid-19. Another 128 members of staff tested positive. And only 30 outbreaks were confirmed at 23,400 reopened schools (0.01 per cent). The analysis, published on August … Read more
We DO copy our brothers and sisters: Siblings of people who get married, divorced or have children are more likely to do the same, study shows Scientists assessed 32 years of data on familial relationships from Germany Found decision-making for key life events was influenced by sibling experiences People are more likely to get married or … Read more
Finding out you’ve been bellowing out the wrong lyrics to a favourite pop song can be mortifying. However, you’re not on your own – with nine in ten adults admitting they often mishear the words. And it seems there are certain hits which leave us the most muddled. Number one is the chorus for The … Read more
Finding out you’ve been bellowing out the wrong lyrics to a favourite pop song can be mortifying. However, you’re not on your own – with nine in ten adults admitting they often mishear the words. And it seems there are certain hits which leave us the most muddled. Number one is the chorus for The … Read more
Secondary school pupils are as likely to transmit coronavirus as adults, official research appears to show – as scientists now call for routine Covid tests for children and teachers when classes restart. Public Health England (PHE) found that primary school pupils do not appear to pass the virus to each other – but its researchers … Read more
It’s already well-known that being overweight is a major risk factor for contracting the novel coronavirus. But some health experts fear that when a vaccine finally becomes available, it may not protect obese Americans as well as the general population.. Previous studies have found that inoculations for influenza and hepatitis B have been less effective in … Read more
Loneliness in adult life is experienced differently depending on what age you are, a new scientific study suggests. Factors associated with feelings of loneliness, such as contact with friends and family, perceived health and employment, differ throughout adult life, scientists say. Researchers found that these various factors caused loneliness in different measures across three age … Read more
Symptoms like cough and fatigue linger as long as three WEEKS for one in five healthy Americans aged 18 – 34 who catch coronavirus, CDC reveals Risks of life-threatening or deadly COVID-19 increase with age, but young people are experiencing lingering symptoms CDC data shows that one in five previously healthy adults between 18 and … Read more
One in three young Americans are at risk for developing severe COVID-19 if they contract the virus, a new study suggests. The new research comes as young adults are making up a growing proportion of coronavirus cases. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) analyzed data on about 8,400 Americans between ages 18 … Read more
Think of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab and one image might spring to mind — a mother cradling an infant as a nurse injects the potentially life-saving vaccine into their arm. It could soon be the mother receiving the vaccine too — to protect against Covid-19. Some evidence suggests the triple jab, given … Read more