MEDICINE & HEALTH

Key to Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic: Vaccines Preventing Asymptomatic Infections

MEDICINE & HEALTH 03.18.2021 22:52 PM

Experts say that a vaccine that could prevent hospitalization, reduce mortality, and halt the spread of asymptomatic infections holds the key to finally halting and containing COVID-19.

Ultrasound Scans for COVID-19 Treatment: MIT Research Reveals Potential to Impair Virus’s Shell and Spikes

03.18.2021 22:19 PM

According to MIT research, ultrasound scans, the machines used to monitor the growth of a fetus inside a mother's womb, can destroy coronavirus cells by forcing the virus's surface to tear apart and implode.

Toddlers With More Than One Hour Screen Time Is More Likely To Have Behavioral Issues

03.18.2021 22:01 PM

A study warns that toddlers who spend over an hour of screentime a day could lead to behavioral issues, including socializing and making friends.

Human Placenta from Medical Waste, Funerals Illegally Sold in China: Are Health Benefits Claim True?

03.18.2021 01:38 AM

The illegal trade of human placenta in China still continues despite being banned for years. But are its claimed health benefits true?

COVID-19 Fatalities: Many Patients Have Virus in Their Cardiac Tissues

03.17.2021 23:42 PM

Roughly seventy-five percent of people who died of COVID-19 are found to have harbored the SARS-CoV-2 virus in their hearts, according to the most detailed study of cardiac tissue to date.

12-Year-Old Child Prodigy Goes to College and Aims to Become NASA Engineer

03.17.2021 21:43 PM

Alena Wicker, a 12-year-old child prodigy, is starting college and aims to work for NASA in four years, driving one of those future space mobiles.

WHO Identifies COVID-19 Origin: Here's What They Found

03.17.2021 20:57 PM

World Health Organization has discovered that wildlife farms in China are possibly the sources of this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

First Baby Born With COVID-19 Antibodies; Mother Partially Vaccinated With Moderna Vaccine

03.17.2021 20:11 PM

A preprint study confirms the first confirmed case of a baby born with COVID-19 antibodies after the mother gets vaccinated when she was 36 weeks pregnant.

What is a COVID-19 "Immunity Passport" and Why is it Better Than a "Vaccine Passport"?

03.17.2021 13:39 PM

After a little over a year of expedited research, financial hardship and over 500K deaths in the US, we're finally starting to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. But while the widespread rollout of vaccines has been encouraging, there are many additional steps we will have to take for the next few months, possibly years, to stop the spread of the virus.

Apple Maps Update: Where to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

03.17.2021 02:04 AM

With the new Apple Maps update developed by Boston Children's Hospital, users can now search the nearest COVID-19 vaccine locations available.

COVID-19 May Infect Slow Walkers More Vs. Fast Walkers, Research Says

03.17.2021 01:57 AM

Slow walkers with normal weight are more at risk for both severe disease and death than fast walkers with obesity.

New Invasive Mosquito Species Carries Yellow Fever: Factors Affecting Spread in Florida

03.17.2021 01:41 AM

Researchers in Florida have detected a new invasive mosquito species. The discovery was identified as Aedes scapularis, and it carries yellow fever.

Lab Grown Tear Glands Actually Cries, Simulation Helps Study Sjögren Syndrome

03.16.2021 23:30 PM

Researchers presented lab-grown tear glands using stem cells, simulating the actual ones. In the Netherlands, functional tear glands unattached to the eyes or emotions are stirring in their own real-life drama.

Candida Auris: Deadly Fungus Found in Hospital Outbreak Isolated for the First Time in Nature

03.16.2021 23:10 PM

Researchers have isolated Candida Auris, a fungus found in clinics, hospitals, and medical institutions that causes a severe infection of the gut, bloodstream, and internal organs, and it has just been found in nature.

Added Sugar Consumption Doubles Fat Production, Study Says

03.16.2021 22:04 PM

A new study found that consumption of added sugar doubles fat production, triggering obesity and other related health issues like type-2 diabetes.

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