Green method could enable hospitals to produce hydrogen peroxide in house UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO PRINT E-MAIL IMAGE: THE RESEARCHERS’ H-CELL SETUP USED IN DEVELOPING THEIR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PRODUCTION METHOD. view more CREDIT: ZHENG CHEN LAB A team of researchers has developed a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide. It...
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Expert reveals why you’re feeling so tired during lockdown – and the simple four-step routine to fix it
Sleep expert Olivia Arezzolo said you feel more tired than ever for a reason Your body has been trying to deal with the ongoing stress of COVID-19 Many of us are in the ‘exhaustion phase’ right now with high cortisol levels Olivia’s four-step routine includes taking magnesium and having a bed routine While you may...
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A dozen great tips for couples dealing with COVID-19 cabin fever
by Yasmin Anwar, University of California – Berkeley The stay-at-home measures needed to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic are pushing couples and families across the socio-economic spectrum to their limits. Here, UC Berkeley experts with decades of research and clinical expertise in intimate and family relationships provide tips on how to weather COVID-19 cabin fever....
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U.S. pharmacists can now test for coronavirus. They could do more if government allowed it
by Steven W. Chen, The Conversation As Italy’s death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed to one of the highest in the world, its doctors made a plea to other countries: Manage the pandemic in the community, not in hospitals and emergency rooms. When people with COVID-19 show up at hospitals, they can spread the...
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Neurologists watch for signs that COVID-19 can attack the brain
Neurologists at the University of Alberta are monitoring Edmonton patients diagnosed with COVID-19 for signs that the virus, which can cause deadly respiratory illness, may also attack the brain. “Several manuscripts have been published that suggest patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms also display neurological problems such as confusion, stroke-like attacks, even a hemorrhage in the...
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Anti-vaccine activists latch onto coronavirus to bolster their movement
by James Ives, M.Psych. (Editor) While most of the world hungers for a vaccine to put an end to the death and economic destruction wrought by COVID-19, some anti-vaccine groups are joining with anti-lockdown protesters to challenge restrictions aimed at protecting public health. Vaccine critics suffered serious setbacks in the past year, as states strengthened...
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High glucose levels may explain why some flu patients have more severe symptoms
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China and one in Germany has found evidence that suggests high glucose levels may explain why some flu patients have worse symptoms than others. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their work with mouse models and flu patients and what...
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Should you bring mom home from assisted living during the pandemic?
Dr. Alison Webb took her 81-year-old father out of assisted living, to live. Coleen Hubbard took her 85-year-old mother out of independent living, to die. With the coronavirus moving through facilities that house older adults, families across the country are wondering “Should I bring Mom or Dad home?” It’s a reasonable question. Most retirement complexes...
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Should you bring mom home from assisted living during the pandemic?
by Judith Graham Dr. Alison Webb took her 81-year-old father out of assisted living, to live. Coleen Hubbard took her 85-year-old mother out of independent living, to die. With the coronavirus moving through facilities that house older adults, families across the country are wondering “Should I bring Mom or Dad home?” It’s a reasonable question....
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What’s the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?
by Rebecca S.b. Fischer, The Conversation COVID-19 was first noticed in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 but quickly spread across the globe. This map shows all countries with confirmed cases on March 5, 2020. Credit: CDC The coronavirus is on everyone’s minds. As an epidemiologist, I find it interesting to hear people using technical terms—like quarantine or...