New York scientists have created the first blood test to detect whether someone has already been infected by and developed immunity to coronavirus. Researchers at Mt Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine have made the first so-called serologic test for COVID-19 in the US, and they plan to roll it out in the next few days … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Stem cells used to grow tiny but functional human organs that can fit together on a computer chip and could be used to finally end animal testing in medical research Medical researchers grew human organs one millionth the size of normal The organs functioned normally, including a heart that beat 60 times a minute The … Read more
Men with high levels of testosterone may be almost a fifth more likely to develop prostate cancer. A study of more than 200,000 British men suggests two hormones, picked up in a simple blood test, can predict their prostate cancer risk. Men with the most testosterone in their blood, compared to those with the least, … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
A secret Amazon division called ‘Project Gesundheit’ has been attempting to develop a vaccine for the common cold A secret division has been working on a vaccine for the common cold ‘Project Gesundheit’ is part of Amazon’s Grand Challenge research group The group is also focused on other healthcare and medical issues By James Pero … Read more
Researchers urge public to link PCs to network so spare computing power can help develop a cure for coronavirus A downloadable client would utilize your machine’s unused computing power The download links your computer into a broader network of computers Researchers want to use that extra power to test models of covid-19 cures They hope … Read more
A breath test that instantly spots patients with coronavirus has been developed by British scientists. They say the technology could be used to rapidly screen people in airports. And it could also be used in GP surgeries, pharmacies or ambulances, giving an instant result. The technology, developed by a team at Northumbria University in Newcastle, … Read more
Middle-aged shift workers who don’t go to bed at the same time every night are twice as likely to develop heart disease, study warns Shift workers aged 45+ without regular bedtime ‘more likely to get heart disease’ Research shows people with the most irregular sleep duration doubled their risk Almost 2,000 men and women were … Read more
The race to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus is heating up. In Cambridge, researchers at the university’s Infectious Diseases Centre say work is ‘already well under way’. After further tests, they hope to send the vaccine soon for pre-clinical trials at Public Health England. In the US, Novavax has begun testing a vaccine on … Read more