Salamander-Sized Amphibian Fossils That Lived 252 Million Years Ago, Excavated Before COVID-19 Crisis

Medicine & Technology May 22, 2021

Pandemic paleontology means doing all the preparations and analyses of excavated samples at home. Meaning, even this global health crisis did not stop paleontologists from doing their job.

Do COVID-19 Vaccines Contain Metals or Microchip? Viral Magnet Test Videos Claim It’s True

May 22, 2021

Videos of people sticking magnets to where they got their COVID-19 vaccines have recently circulated online to prove that vaccines contain microchips, a theory that holds no truth in it.

Canine Coronavirus: Latest Infection Detected in Child Comes from Dogs

May 21, 2021

Scientists detected a new canine coronavirus in a child with pneumonia, admitted to a hospital in Malaysia in 2018.

White Fungus Infecting COVID-19 Patients in India Could Be More Dangerous Than Black Fungus

May 21, 2021

The white fungus affects the lungs and other body parts, which causes COVID-like symptoms and is said to be worse than the black fungus.

Pandemic Pounds: Tips to Get Back in Shape After Developing Bad Habits from COVID-19 Crisis

May 20, 2021

A lot of people nowadays have gained a lot of the so-called "pandemic pounds." Experts recommend a short-term diet and eating real foods as two effective ways to lose fat fast.

Single-Use COVID Masks Are Recycled, Reborn Into Car Floor Carpets as World Faces Worsening Plastic Pollution

May 19, 2021

Single-use face masks used to prevent transmission of diseases added to the growing problems of plastic pollution so countries have found a way to recycle them by making them into benches, road material, and car floor carpets.

COVID-19 Vaccinated People Don't Shed Coronavirus Particles To Infect Others, Experts Say

May 19, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinated people don't shed viral particles from the vaccine, be they live virus or spike proteins, scientists say.

COVID-19 Reduces Gray Matter in Frontal Lobe Resulting to Changing Mood, Neurological Disease

May 19, 2021

An ongoing study suggests that neurological disease and covid-19 are possibly associated and can result in frontal lobe cell reduction.

COVID-19 Prevention: Is Cleaning Indoor Air Effective in Fending Off Virus Spread?

May 19, 2021

Along with school and business reopening are mask mandates dropped for fully vaccinated people. Now, some people ask how to attract customers and students while still avoiding the spread of infections as a COVID-19 prevention effort.

India’s 'Double Mutant' COVID-19 Variant Is Adding Fuel to Country’s Coronavirus Crisis; Here’s Why

May 19, 2021

Indian COVID-19 variant is more transmissible than the original SARS-CoV-2 strains, and it would make B.1.617.2 the most contagious one on the planet.

Immunity to COVID-19 May Be Boosted by Measles, Tuberculosis, Polio Vaccines

May 19, 2021

A recent analysis showed LAVs or live-attenuated vaccines like those injected for measles, tuberculosis and polio may be potential for immunity to COVID-19.

Post-COVID-19 Vaccination: How to Know If You Need to Mask Up After Getting Fully Vaccinated

May 18, 2021

As post-COVID-19 vaccination result, people who have been fully vaccinated against the virus don't need to mask up anymore. They do not need to stay six feet away from others.

COVID-19 Transmission 'Very Unlikely' if a Person is Already Vaccinated

May 17, 2021

It was unknown at the beginning of the vaccination drive in the US whether the COVID-19 vaccine will prevent transmission or not, but a series of studies and real-world data have given light on this matter.

Planktons Offer Insights to Preventing Future Pandemics

May 17, 2021

An organism's immune response to an external pathogen plays an important role in understanding infection and transmission behaviors, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder).

Experts on Infectious Diseases Condemn WHO Investigation on COVID-19

May 17, 2021

Leading experts on infectious diseases have called out the World Health Organization for its supposed failure in properly investigating the source of the COVID-19 pandemic - specifically if it came from a laboratory.