Tag: coronavirus
Nearly 20% of Covid patients are later diagnosed with mental illness
Nearly one in five people who have had Covid-19 are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder such as anxiety, depression or insomnia within three months of testing positive for the virus, according to a study that suggests action is needed to mitigate the mental health toll of the pandemic
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T-cells could be sufficient to protect from COVID-19
High levels of so-called “T cells” that respond to the coronavirus could be sufficient to offer protection against infection, an English study said on Tuesday, adding to the evidence of the crucial role they play in immunity to COVID-19. More...
COVID-19 can fuse heart cells, disrupt heart rhythm
COVID-19 can disrupt the heart’s electric system, according to a report undergoing peer review at a Nature Research journal. More...
Coronavirus mutation could hamper vaccine development
New strain first emerged in Scotland and has now spread to 12 other countries but is not making the disease more severe or transmissible
A team of scientists from institutions around the world, including the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool, has conducted an indepth study of an emerging strain of the virus that has been shown in clinical trials to evade monoclonal antibodies – the first tailored treatment for Covid-19. More...
Some COVID survivors have antibodies that attack the body, not the coronavirus
New research found ‘autoantibodies’ similar to those in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients. More...
Sweden’s coronavirus case level now higher than the first wave
Recent COVID infection figures from Sweden show the second wave is already peaking higher than the first wave. More...
Coronavirus could age the brain by 10 years or cause IQ to fall
Coronavirus survivors may be at risk of lasting cognitive damage, according to a study that found that in the worst cases the infection can cause mental decline equivalent to an 8.5-point fall in IQ or the brain ageing ten years. More...
Covid antibodies ‘fall rapidly after infection’
Levels of protective coronavirus antibodies in people wane “quite rapidly” after coronavirus infection, say researchers. More...
Netherlands goes into partial lockdown – October 2020
Face masks compulsory. Bars, restaurants closed for at least four weeks
Schools and universities should NEVER have reopened
The reopening of schools and universities across the globe these past few months has been humanity’s largest ever gamble. More...