Oxford University fellow says city’s Centre for Islamic Studies sacked him for being bisexual because it ‘did not comply with preferences’ of major Saudi backers Dr Kevin Fogg, 37, was dismissed from role at Centre for Islamic Studies in 2018 Argues that his sexual orientation was against preferences of centre’s trustees Dr Fogg will face the … Read more
Oxford University fellow says city’s Centre for Islamic Studies sacked him for being bisexual because it ‘did not comply with preferences’ of major Saudi backers Dr Kevin Fogg, 37, was dismissed from role at Centre for Islamic Studies in 2018 Argues that his sexual orientation was against preferences of centre’s trustees Dr Fogg will face the … Read more
Smoking may alter genes in a way that creates more cellular entry points for coronavirus, new research suggests. Australian scientists found that smoking just three cigarettes can trigger a flurry of increased activity in the part of the genome that codes for a protein known as ACE2. The protein lies on the surface of many … Read more
Tocilizumab doesn’t keep Covid-19 patients alive, researchers have claimed in a blow to the goal of discovering more treatments. Hopes were rising that the drug, originally designed for rheumatoid arthritis, would save lives by halting the immune system ‘storm’ that has killed thousands of infected patients. But doctors in New Jersey have now said there … Read more
The US Navy has been studying young Marine Corps recruits to determine how the novel coronavirus pandemic is affecting the armed forces. The COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines (CHARM) study has been looking at Marine newcomers between ages 18 and 19 since May 4. Scientists at the Naval Medical Research Center say the primary … Read more
The US Navy has been studying young Marine Corps recruits to determine how the novel coronavirus pandemic is affecting the armed forces. The COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines (CHARM) study has been looking at Marine newcomers between ages 18 and 19 since May 4. Scientists at the Naval Medical Research Center say the primary … Read more
First responders at Ground Zero on 9/11 are at greater risk for dementia than average Americans, two new studies suggest. In addition to being vulnerable to certain cancers as a result of exposure to toxic dust clouding the air in the aftermath of the collapse of the twin towers, firefighters and paramedics may be robbed … Read more
Black coronavirus patients in Atlanta were six times more likely to be hospitalized than white patients, new CDC data shows Researchers looked at more than 500 coronavirus patients at six hospital and associated outpatient clinics in Atlanta Nearly 80% of hospitalized patients were black, making them six times more likely to need hospitalization than white patients … Read more
Bald men could be at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus because male hormones help the virus attack cells, scientists have revealed. The hormone Androgen, which causes hair loss in men, has been linked to some of the worst cases of Covid-19 in Spanish hospitals. The discovery could be named the Gabrin Sign, after … Read more
Bald men could be at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus because male hormones help the virus attack cells, scientists have revealed. The hormone Androgen, which causes hair loss in men, has been linked to some of the worst cases of Covid-19 in Spanish hospitals. The discovery could be named the Gabrin Sign, after … Read more