Most of us fear bats that are in the news now as they are also natural carriers of coronaviruses. We also typically associate bats with Batman in the cave, or…
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Virtual reality, or VR, can help ease the psychological impact of social isolation, notes new research. It also provides a link to a free 3-dimensional 360 video and suggestions on how to use it.
Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS–a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus The surging pandemic, which has brought the…
A little over a century ago, governments tackled the 1918 influenza with a combination of isolation, quarantine, better personal hygiene, disinfectants, and limits on public gatherings. Yet, the pandemic claimed…
Finding an effective vaccine against the coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, is a race against time. No vaccines exist as yet to protect people against infections by coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 or…
Quarantining of people infected with the new coronavirus and their family members is very effective in reducing the numer of COVID-19 diseases. School closures plus quarantine comes second, while workplace…
Research labs by now have established that the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces. Scientists found that…
By Leslie D’MonteHumans may share genes with lower organisms but they do not share the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury the way…
By Leslie D’Monte Love it, envy it, or hate it but immortality as a concept is no stranger to human beings. Called it nectar in English, or amrita in Sanskrit,…
Researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Research Institute have reconstructed an ancient virus they claim is “highly effective at delivering gene therapies to the liver, muscle, and retina”.…