‘Please keep donating’: NHS urges people to keep giving blood and says it is an ‘ESSENTIAL form of helping the vulnerable’ as coronavirus crisis sees 15 per cent slump in daily stocks Leaving home to donate blood is allowed under new lockdown measures It comes under the category of ‘helping vulnerable people’ allowing movement Since … Read more
New York scientists have created the first blood test to detect whether someone has already been infected by and developed immunity to coronavirus. Researchers at Mt Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine have made the first so-called serologic test for COVID-19 in the US, and they plan to roll it out in the next few days … Read more
Tennis aficionados used to insist that Bjorn Borg had ice in his blood. The bigger the challenge, it was said, the better the Swede used to play. Judging by his appearances over the past week, we must therefore assume that through Rishi Sunak’s bulging veins flows nothing but pure liquid nitrogen. For the third time … Read more
Tennis aficionados used to insist that Bjorn Borg had ice in his blood. The bigger the challenge, it was said, the better the Swede used to play. Judging by his appearances over the past week, we must therefore assume that through Rishi Sunak’s bulging veins flows nothing but pure liquid nitrogen. For the third time … Read more
British scientists discover antibody in blood of patient who fought off SARS that could NEUTRALISE coronavirus Academics have discovered an antibody that could neutralise the coronavirus Researchers examined the blood of a patient who had recovered from SARS Using powerful x-ray machine they were able to find an antibody from patient Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more
Vampire bats ‘form friendships’ over time and can rescue hungry roostmates from the brink by regurgitating their blood meals in what looks like a French kiss. The only mammals to feed exclusively on blood, the bats can form deep social bonds by increasingly grooming their peers. If a strong enough bond is formed, they may … Read more
New blood test for prostate cancer could help monitor patients without invasive procedure and would reveal if they need urgent treatment Prostate cancer is most common among UK men with 50,000 diagnosed a year Study published in Journal of Clinical Investigation offers hope of a blood test At present the cancer is diagnosed through physical … 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
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
People with high blood pressure and diabetes could be at higher risk of severe or fatal coronavirus symptoms because of how their medicines work, scientists say. Drugs called ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may change the shape of someone’s cells in a way that makes it easier for the coronavirus to infect them and … Read more