Health
What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about the Brain
Near-death experiences are triggered during singular life-threatening episodes when the body is injured by a heart attack, shock, or blunt trauma such as an explosion or a fall. These events share broad commonalities: becoming pain-free, seeing a bright light at the end of a tunnel, or detaching from one’s body and floating above it and…
Read MoreThis Chart Explains Why Reopening the Economy Is Still So Risky
A graphic representation, below, created by Joshua Weitz, a professor at Georgia Tech studying theoretical ecology and quantitative biology, demonstrates this well. One flaw with this graph is that it assumes that the cases are equally distributed nationally. We can quickly see that for the number of known cases in the United States (y-axis), even…
Read More3 ways COVID-19 could actually spark a better future for Africa
Coronavirus is severely testing Africa’s social, economic and political resilience. COVID-19 is forcing African states to invest in their health systems. A lack of essential healthcare supplies has triggered a debate about the necessary industrialization of Africa. Click here to read the full article.
Read MoreThe World Has Raised $8 Billion To Fight Coronavirus; Here Are The Top Donors
In asking nations to raise $8 billion for vaccines, treatments and tests, the Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference created a global rivalry: Who would donate the most? Canada Wins, U.S. Nowhere Japan And U.K. Make Up Top Three Bill Gates Ranked Seventh With New Pledge Click here to read the full article.
Read MoreCoronavirus: Scientists hail ‘groundbreaking’ discovery of antibody which prevents infection
Scientists have discovered an antibody which prevents the coronavirus from infecting human cells in “groundbreaking research” which could lead to the development of new treatments. Building on research into the SARS coronavirus, scientists from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, as well as the Erasmus Medical Centre and the company Harbour BioMed (HBM), have identified a…
Read MoreMediterranean diet reduces risk of cognitive impairment
The research, which features in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia, suggests that, at a population level, following a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and slow cognitive decline. Research has shown the Mediterranean diet to have a variety of health benefits, including a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, breast and bowel…
Read MoreAny Good News on Coronavirus This Week? Actually, Yes
A positive trial for an antiviral drug:STATnews reported that the antiviral drug Remdesivir appeared to have some fighting force against Covid-19. The trial included 125 people, 113 of them classified as having a severe case of the virus.All got the drug; there was no placebo group. Most were released from the hospital less than a…
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