Airborne coronavirus CAN infect people, study suggests

Coronavirus can spread in airborne particles, drifting around rooms to infect people, new research suggests.  Whether coronavirus can spread through airborne transmission has been a subject of nervous debate as cases continue to surge in the US and health officials scramble to issue guidance that will keep people safe without entirely shutting down life and … Read more

German scientists are hosting a 4,000-person indoor concert to study how coronavirus spreads

German scientists to host a 4,000-person indoor concert to study how coronavirus spreads by tracking the movements of fans and coating their hands in glowing sanitizer in an effort to learn how to hold safe events Scientists at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg are recruiting 4,000 to attend a Tim Bendzko concert at a stadium … Read more

German scientists are hosting a 4,000-person indoor concert to study how coronavirus spreads

German scientists to host a 4,000-person indoor concert to study how coronavirus spreads by tracking the movements of fans and coating their hands in glowing sanitizer in an effort to learn how to hold safe events Scientists at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg are recruiting 4,000 to attend a Tim Bendzko concert at a stadium … Read more

Up to 24 TIMES more Americans have had coronavirus than current case counts show, study suggests

As many as one-quarter of Americans may have contracted the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, a new study suggests. Current case counts show that 3.8 million people in the US have fallen ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. But a team, led by the … Read more

Eating cinnamon could help stave off diabetes, study shows 

Eating plenty of cinnamon could help people with high blood sugar levels stave off diabetes, a new study has revealed.  The fragrant spice, taken from the bark of trees, improves blood sugar control in people with early diabetes signs and could slow the progression to type 2 diabetes. In experiments in the US, cinnamon supplements … Read more

Getting goosepimples makes your hair grow, study claims

The little bumps that appear on our skin when we’re cold, scared, excited or sexually stimulated are the body’s way of regulating hair growth, scientists say.  Goose pimples regulate the stem cells that regenerate hair follicles – the structure of cells and connective tissue that surrounds a hair, Harvard researchers reveal.  In response to the cold, … Read more

Red rash-like splotches in the MOUTH may be a new symptom of coronavirus, study suggests

Red rash-like splotches in the MOUTH may be a new symptom of coronavirus, Spanish study suggests Researchers examined 21 patients at a hospital in Madrid, Spain, who had skin rashes and a confirmed cases of coronavirus One-third of the patients had enanthem, which are rash-like lesions that usually form in the mouth All the patients with … Read more

Red rash-like splotches in the MOUTH may be a new symptom of coronavirus, study suggests

Red rash-like splotches in the MOUTH may be a new symptom of coronavirus, Spanish study suggests Researchers examined 21 patients at a hospital in Madrid, Spain, who had skin rashes and a confirmed cases of coronavirus One-third of the patients had enanthem, which are rash-like lesions that usually form in the mouth All the patients with … Read more

More than 90% of coronavirus patients DO develop antibodies to the virus, study finds 

More than 90% of coronavirus patients DO develop antibodies to the virus that last for at least three months, study finds Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System looked at more than 19,000 patients in New York who had previously contracted coronavirus  At least 92% were found to moderate to high levels of antibodies that attach … Read more

Lockdown was ‘less effective in BAME communities’, University of Leicester study finds

Lockdown measures imposed in late March to slow down the spread of coronavirus may not have been as effective in black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities because of the ‘one-size-fits-all approach’, scientists have said. Academics at the University of Leicester found that Covid-19 cases continued to rise in BAME groups in certain parts of … Read more