[ad_1] Cancer discoveries are being missed because “moments of light” among scientists are less likely during virtual conferences, experts warned. A study from the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) estimated that major advances, such as drug discovery, have been delayed for 17 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions …
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[ad_1] Smell training has been recommended for the approximately 90,000 people whose sense of smell has been damaged by Covid-19. Scientists from the University of East Anglia have shown that exercises such as trying to distinguish between a lemon and rose smell, done twice a day, can repair the olfactory …
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[ad_1] South Africa has sounded the alarm over the resurgence of Covid-19 infection amid warnings that the entire continent is not prepared to launch a vaccine. In the past week, the country has recorded between 2,000 and 3,000 cases per day, with infections reaching 3,250 on Wednesday and 118 deaths. …
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[ad_1] The professor. John Hurst, of UCL’s division of medicine, said: “Understanding the ‘long Covid’ is critical to helping people who have had this life-changing experience get back to health.” To monitor patients who had recovered from coronavirus, the team set up follow-up clinics to examine both psychological and physiological …
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[ad_1] Previous research has shown that bacteria and viruses can persist on the outside of masks. The government recommends that people avoid touching the part of the cover that has been in contact with their nose or mouth and wash their hands after touching a mask. Also, face coverings should …
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[ad_1] Going abroad no longer increases the risk of contracting Covid-19, the latest formal data reveal. A survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that the infection rate among those who have traveled abroad in the past 30 days is roughly the same as that of people who …
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