Could an old gout drug help treat coronavirus? Study suggests colchicine can fight inflammation

Could an old gout drug help treat coronavirus? Study suggests colchicine can fight inflammation and improve survival odds for COVID-19 patients by nearly 10-FOLD Researchers gave half a group of coronavirus patients colchicine, a drug commonly used to treat gout, and the other half a placebo Patients receiving colchicine had lower levels of proteins that are … Read more

Sage adviser suggests elderly people could wear ribbons to indicate they are social distancing

Sage adviser suggests elderly people could wear ribbons to indicate they are social distancing with lockdown measures set to ease further Elderly people may wear ribbons to indicate they are social distancing in future  Professor Calum Semple suggested such measures as lockdown rules are eased  Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears set to cut two-metre distance … Read more

Sage adviser suggests elderly people could wear ribbons to indicate they are social distancing

Sage adviser suggests elderly people could wear ribbons to indicate they are social distancing with lockdown measures set to ease further Elderly people may wear ribbons to indicate they are social distancing in future  Professor Calum Semple suggested such measures as lockdown rules are eased  Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears set to cut two-metre distance … Read more

Satellite photos of hospital car park in China suggests pandemic was already taking hold in October

Look at the satellite images below. One shows a hospital car park in the city of Wuhan, China. It was taken in October 2018.  The other shows the same location almost exactly a year later, in October 2019. Now spot the difference. Puzzle: At the Hubei Women and Children’s Hospital there were far more cars in … Read more

Banksy suggests replacement for Edward Colston statue

Banksy has suggested the toppled statue of Edward Colston should be put back on its plinth in Bristol surrounded by sculptures of protesters pulling it down. The graffiti artist unveiled a new piece of artwork inspired by activists who tore down a bronze statue of the 17th-century slave trader in an Instagram post today.   Alongside … Read more

Coronavirus China: Data suggests infection started in SUMMER

Satellite data suggests coronavirus could have hit China last SUMMER: Dramatic traffic increase was spotted at Wuhan hospitals amid surge in internet searches for Covid-19 symptoms Some hospital traffic increased by up to 90 per cent between 2018 and 2019  A leading Harvard researcher said the traffic increases began in ‘late summer’   Wuhan’s internet searches … Read more

Satellite data of traffic rises at Wuhan hospital suggests coronavirus may hit China in the SUMMER

Satellite data suggests coronavirus could have hit China in the SUMMER: Dramatic traffic increase was spotted at Wuhan hospitals amid surge in internet searches for Covid-19 symptoms Some hospital traffic increased by up to 90 per cent between 2018 and 2019  A leading Harvard researcher said the traffic increases began in ‘late summer’   Wuhan’s internet … Read more

Pete Evans suggests he’s IMMUNE to coronavirus because he ‘knows how to stay healthy’

‘I’m not concerned’: Anti-vaxxer Pete Evans suggests he’s IMMUNE to coronavirus because he ‘knows how to stay healthy’ By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:10 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 05:34 BST, 8 June 2020 Anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans has suggested he’s immune to COVID-19, a highly-contagious virus that so … Read more

People with a gloomy outlook could be more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests

Can negative thinking lead to dementia? People with a gloomy outlook could be more likely to get degenerative illness, research suggests Repetitive negative thoughts, also known as RNT, could lead to Alzheimer’s This way of thinking can lead to a build-up of harmful deposits in the brain  A journal has called for more research into … Read more

People with a gloomy outlook could be more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests

Can negative thinking lead to dementia? People with a gloomy outlook could be more likely to get degenerative illness, research suggests Repetitive negative thoughts, also known as RNT, could lead to Alzheimer’s This way of thinking can lead to a build-up of harmful deposits in the brain  A journal has called for more research into … Read more