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Currently, the coronavirus cases in the US are highest among all other countries with over four million confirmed infections and a rising death. A leading infectious disease expert has stated that the pandemic is bound to worsen even further in the coming days. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of…
A recent clinical trial has discovered a non-hormonal therapy that can help hot flashes and other associated symptoms with menopause, according to a study by a team of researchers including the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Most women going through menopause report feeling hot flushes. It is described as a sudden…
(Rapid-eye-movement) REM sleep has been an area of interest for researchers but not much is found about why our brain regions appear to be activated during it. At the Inselspital and the University of Bern however, researchers have discovered now that during REM sleep the hypothalamus has activated neurons that help regulate our behavior of…
Many people prefer eating rice daily and for many people, rice is the ‘comfort food’. Tucking into the sofa after a long hectic day with a bowl of rice and gravy is something that everyone loves. But do you know that eating rice daily can cause heart complications, leading to death? Researchers have warned people…
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, researchers have encouraged people to follow all preventive measures for effectively lowering the risk of contracting the virus. In addition, health agencies have also emphasized the need for additional steps such as wearing eyewear for coronavirus in people in certain professions and places. At the moment, the majority…
Most of the world is struggling with the deadly coronavirus but scientists still do not collectively answer how lethal is the coronavirus. The latest data from Italy however suggests that the virus can kill more than 7.4 percent of patients. Since the beginning of the pandemic experts have pondered over what the exact coronavirus mortality…
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the medical community is looking out for factors that may contribute to the chances of contracting the infection. Now, a new survey has identified an association between taller heights and the risk of coronavirus. According to the findings of a new survey, people over the height of 1.83…
The young coronavirus patients might be at a higher risk to suffer from anosmia, losing the sense of smell and taste. This risk is relatively higher in these young patients than the older patients, confirms the new study. The study conducted by the Irish researchers went through the details of 46 patients. All of these…
The new study has investigated the link between vitamin D supplements and depression finding these supplements have no impact on the patients. This is the first-ever study to evaluate the efficiency of vitamin D supplements on stress-ridden patients who were using vitamin D tabs in routine. The study finds out that there is no such…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it will be sending a team to China to confirm the origin of coronavirus. It is to determine the reason and mode of transmission of the virus which made it spread to the entire world, impacting the global economy. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, DG WHO says that this…