Lebanon’s main coronavirus hospital has been forced to close operating rooms and delay surgeries amid lengthy power cuts caused by the country’s spiralling economic crisis. Dr Firass Abiad, director-general of the Rafic Hariri University Hospital told The Independent that Lebanon’s largest public healthcare facility was “barely making ends meet” ... Read More »
Bioengineers have designed a glove that is able to translate American Sign Language to speech in real time. The glove has thin, stretchable sensors inside which run to the fingertips. These sensors are able to pick up and motions and finger placement through electrically conducting yarns. Those sensors are then connected to ... Read More »
Private Yemen is a country that endured years of raging civil wars, Cholera and extreme poverty. As the coronavirus started spreading across the country, the city of Aden recorded 950 deaths in the first two weeks of May, which represents almost half the number of casualties the city suffered in ... Read More »
Covid-19 immunity levels in the public could be as high as 30 per cent, according to a new international study. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found that people with mild or no symptoms had developed “T-cell” immunity — despite testing negative for antibodies that fight the novel disease. T-cells are a type ... Read More »
Scientists may be one step closer to figuring out if we’re alone in the universe. Astronomers recently discovered several nearby exoplanets that they say could “potentially host life,” orbiting the brightest red dwarf star in the sky. According to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, a planet-hunting team of astronomers ... Read More »
Investors are right to ignore rising coronavirus cases at the moment, according to experts Investors should look past the alarming number of new coronavirus cases in America and stay invested in the stock market, fund managers are advising. While they concede there is a risk of another stock market crash, ... Read More »
Mohamad barely looks surprised when his phone vibrates with an update on the devaluation of the Lebanese pound. “Great, now my salary is worth $60,” the 30-year-old Syrian economics teacher turned refugee said, shaking his head. In the past week alone, the Lebanese pound has lost over 40 per cent ... Read More »
Brain complications, including stroke and psychosis, have been linked to Covid-19 in a study that raises concerns about the potentially extensive impact of the disease in some patients. The study is small and based on doctors’ observations, so cannot provide a clear overall picture about the rate of such complications. ... Read More »
Nice says topic is under review, but still advises taking supplements for bone health No evidence exists to support taking vitamin D supplements to prevent Covid-19, UK public health experts have found. A rapid review of evidence for claims that the so-called sunshine vitamin could reduce the risk of coronavirus was ... Read More »
Two potential vaccines designed to tackle Covid-19 in animals have proved successful in laboratory tests, scientists say. Researchers at the Vaccine Group, which works with the University of Plymouth, said the development marks a significant step forward in eliminating Sars-CoV-2 in existing animal sources. Such vaccines could also be used to ensure that cats ... Read More »
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