Princess Eugenie has taken on the £5 for 5k Run For Heroes challenge to raise funds for NHS workers. The Queen’s granddaughter, 30, who is believed to be isolating with her husband Jack Brooksbank in Windsor, took to her Instagram stories to share a selfie as she enjoyed an evening run last night. It is … Read more
Babies who are breastfed in infancy carry fewer harmful viruses in their guts than those fed exclusively on bottle milk, a study claims. Scientists studied the first stools of 20 babies aged up to four days and a separate group of 124 babies aged between one and four months. Evidence from the faecal matter found … Read more
People who suffer catastrophic brain injuries may recover their social skills quicker by stroking guinea pigs, research suggests. Traumatic brain injuries often affect a patient’s ability to feel empathy and express their emotions. But a study found allowing patients to stroke ‘cute animals’ – such as micro pigs, rabbits and donkeys – during rehabilitation sessions … Read more
Facebook adds ‘Quiet Mode’ to help users take a break from the app while they’re stuck at home during coronavirus lockdown Quiet Mode looks to help users take a break from Facebook It will focus on helping people who are stuck at home in lockdown Users can set a timer for how long they want … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK NOTES FROM AN APOCALYPSE by Mark O’Connell (Granta £14.99, 272 pp) Within the nuttier corners of the internet, not to mention the wild imaginations of the super-rich, the global spread of coronavirus might seem to vindicate long-held fears (or fantasies) about the end of the world as we know it — … Read more
For the second week in a row, markets were braced for a leap in US unemployment figures. And for the second week in a row, jaw-dropping numbers outstripped even the most dire predictions. A record 6.65m Americans filed for help from the US Government last week, up from the previous record of 3.3m the week … Read more
Who wants to be a TV star? ‘Coughing major’ Charles Ingram who was at centre of £1million quiz show scandal helps with the script for new drama Charles Ingram has been spotted weeks before new ITV drama which retells story of how he tried to swindle Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? airs Ingram and … Read more
A small study done in China has claimed the malaria drug chloroquine can help coronavirus patients recover quicker. Doctors in Renmin Hospital, Wuhan – where the pandemic began – gave 31 coronavirus patients hydroxychloroquine for five days and treated another 31 with normal therapy. Pneumonia infections improved in 25 per cent more patients in the … Read more
A small study done in China has claimed the malaria drug chloroquine can help coronavirus patients recover quicker. Doctors in Renmin Hospital, Wuhan, gave 31 coronavirus patients hydroxychloroquine for five days and treated another 31 with normal therapy. Pneumonia infections improved in 25 per cent more patients in the chloroquine group when compared to those … Read more
A drug used to treat hepatitis C is safe to use in coronavirus patients and could help them to recover, according to a study. The medication danoprevir, sold as Ganovo, was given to 11 people with ‘moderate’ COVID-19 infections, in combination with the HIV drug ritonavir. Scientists found it was safe and did not cause … Read more