coronavirus health news aug 2020

NHS staff are taking part in a trial to see if dogs can
sniff out Covid-19 – even in people who are
asymptomatic. Eleven...
Singing does not produce substantially more
respiratory particles than speaking at a similar
volume, a study suggests. But...
Coronavirus antibodies tests ‘put public
at risk’
Poor regulation of antibodies tests – that could
indicate if someone has had coronavirus – could be
putting the...
Coronavirus: Pfizer’s second vaccine has
fewer side effects
Pfizer’s second experimental coronavirus vaccine
left HALF as many people with side effects
compared to its first in...
Coronavirus has infected TWICE as many
poor New Yorkers compared to the
richest residents
New Yorkers living in poor areas of New York City
are twice as likely to have tested positive for
coronavirus antibodies,...
Hanging out at fast food joints is GOOD
for elderly people’s brains, study finds
Socializing at fast food joints is actually beneficial for
elderly people’s brains, a new study suggests.
Previous...
Trump administration will give control of
coronavirus data BACK to CDC
A little over a month after taking control over
coronavirus data collection away from the Centers
for Disease Control and...
Coronavirus: Johnson & Johnson
vaccine trial to test 60k people
Johnson Johnson plans to launch largest-ever
coronavirus vaccine trial with up to 60,000 people in
September Johnson Johnson...
February lockdown in China caused a
drop in some types of air pollution, but
not others
Learning how behavior shifts due to the COVID-19
pandemic affect air quality is of immediate
importance, since the virus...
A healthy lifestyle for cardiovascular
health also promotes good eye health
Globally, about 2.2 billion people suffer from ocular
diseases leading to vision impairment or blindness.
Approximately half...
Research shows air pollution could play
role in development of cardiometabolic
diseases
Researchers found that air pollution was a “risk
factor for a risk factor” that contributed to the
common soil...
Exoskeleton research marches forward
with study on fit
Exoskeletons, many of which are powered by
springs or motors, can cause pain or injury if their
joints are not aligned with...
A smart eye mask that tracks muscle
movements to tell what ‘caught your eye’
“Our mask can track people’s eye movement as
they’re shown images, so you can start to
understand what...
Affirmative action incentivizes high
schoolers to perform better, new research
shows
Affirmative action is a contentious issue across the
globe, hotly debated in countries such as India, Sri
Lanka, Malaysia,...
Study finds signs of altruism in people’s
COVID-19 worries
The findings were published online today by the
journal Translational Psychiatry. The COVID-19
pandemic has affected not...
Blood clots and lung injuries found in
patients who have died of COVID-19
Ten post-mortem examinations performed on
patients with confirmed COVID-19 found that all
patients had lung injuries and...
Exoskeleton research marches forward
with NIST study on fit
A shoddily tailored suit or a shrunken T-shirt may not
be the most stylish, but wearing them is unlikely to
hurt more than...
IUPUI study looks at prevention strategy
for substance use disorder
IMAGE: Ukamaka M. Oruche view more Credit:
Indiana University There are well documented risk
factors associated...
New database shows more than 20% of
nursing homes still report staff, PPE
shortages
Nearly half of all COVID-19 deaths in the United
States have occurred among nursing home
residents, whose age, chronic medical...
UA research finds relationship between
COVID-19 deaths and morbid obesity
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The prevalence of morbid
obesity in a population is associated with negative
outcomes from COVID-19,...
NASA gets a wide angle view of hurricane
Genevieve
IMAGE: International Space Station Astronaut Chris
Cassidy snapped photos of the Eastern Pacific
Ocean’s Hurricane...
Anthropogenic CO2 increase is
unprecedented
IMAGE: Concordia research station in Antarctica at
3233 m asl. view more Credit: © Thibaut Vergoz,
Institut...