Having access to a garden or green open space during a pandemic can improve your mental health while isolated or in lockdown, according to a new study. The green space provided a ‘place to connect with nature, be active and socialise’ while under lockdown restrictions, according to researchers. The team from the University of Cardiff … Read more
Russia waded into the coronavirus vaccine safety debate today with a PR blitz to claim its Sputnik jab does not cause the rare blood clots that have blighted others. The country’s controversial vaccine triggers an immune response in a similar way to rival jabs made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson. But its manufacturer, the … Read more
Half of children who develop inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 have suffer hallucinations and brain damage Researchers looked at 46 pediatric patients diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) MIS-C is a condition in which different body parts become inflamed and is linked to children infected with COVID-19 Of the 46 children diagnosed with … Read more
HALF of children who develop inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 have neurologic symptoms including hallucinations and brain damage Researchers looked at 46 pediatric patients diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) MIS-C is a condition in which different body parts become inflamed and is linked to children infected with COVID-19 Of the 46 children … Read more
Highly infectious coronavirus variants might be making up nearly three-quarters of all new cases in New York City, a new report finds. Released by the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Monday, officials say just 10 percent of all samples submitted to global genome sequencing database GISAID in January were variants. By mid-March, … Read more
Another dangerous blood condition has been spotted in patients given the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the EU’s medical regulator has announced. The European Medicines Authority said five cases of capillary leak syndrome had been reported in vaccinated patients on the continent. The rare condition sees blood leak from tiny vessels into muscles and body cavities, resulting … Read more
Another dangerous blood condition has been spotted in patients given the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the EU’s medical regulator has announced. The European Medicines Authority said five cases of capillary leak syndrome had been reported in vaccinated patients on the continent. The rare condition sees blood leak from tiny vessels into muscles and body cavities, resulting … Read more
My hair has been falling out for well over a year, even though I’ve spoken to a trichologist. Two years ago I became constipated and, after trying various medications, my consultant says there is nothing more he can do. Is my hair loss caused by my poor bowel health? Pauline Tuckley, via email. The two … Read more
Stone tools, burnt eggshells and other artifacts discovered in the Kalahari have experts questioning the long-held belief that civilization emerged from coastal regions. The items date back more than 100,000 years, when the South African desert received enough rain to sustain human inhabitants. Researchers also found nearly two dozen small pieces of calcite, which are … Read more
Stone tools, burnt eggshells and other artifacts discovered in the Kalahari have experts questioning the long-held belief that civilization emerged from coastal regions. The items date back more than 100,000 years, when the South African desert received enough rain to sustain human inhabitants. Researchers also found nearly two dozen small pieces of calcite, which are … Read more