Both the European Union and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in the United States, have now approved certain antibody tests for COVID-19. But what are these tests, and how can they be useful? Read our Special Feature to find out. If you have been following the news about research…
How to Support Your At-Risk Friends & Family During Quarantine
Quarantine life continues for the zillionth day, and it’s a stressful time for everyone. We’re all feeling antsy and wondering when we can resume our social activities and see our friends and family again. While these times are undoubtedly frustrating, it’s key to remember why we’re doing this. While COVID-19…
Schizophrenia: when the thalamus misleads the ear
There is an extremely high probability that individuals with 22q11.2 micro deletion syndrome—a rare genetic disorder—will develop schizophrenia together with one of its most common symptoms, auditory hallucinations. Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Synapsy National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) have been studying this category…
I had Kawasaki disease and I won't be sending my daughter back to school soon
It was like fire under my skin – an agonising burning sensation, as hot as the fever that sent my temperature through the roof. The speed at which the disease took hold and consumed me was frightening. Within days I went from being a normal five-year-old, running around the school…
Children may not always grow out of being picky eaters: study
If your preschooler often pushes their dinner plate away or wages battles against taking another bite of a vegetable they don’t like, they may not grow out of it anytime soon. By age four, children could be established picky eaters, a new study suggests. And the more parents try to…
How four Britons banished 'corona stone' by getting fit
Quarantine made us FITTER! How four Britons banished the ‘corona stone’ by transforming their lifestyles in lockdown Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19 When for two months the only reasons we’ve been allowed out of the house are to shop for essentials and for exercise, more and more…
Metropolis reports no new infections – less than 300 new Corona cases
The number of coronavirus infections has risen in Germany on Monday only to 296 now 178.864. Thus, the country reached a level that opens up, according to a Top virologist Christian Drosten of new possibilities. He said in his Podcast on the 15. May: “Very roughly simplified to the left…
Inflammation: part hero, part villain
For many years, inflammation was considered one of medicine’s chief enemies. Experts viewed it as a side effect of illness and injury, a negative byproduct of the body’s efforts to heal. One managed and banished it whenever possible. That view has undergone a major reassessment over the last decade. Inflammation,…
Hobbies may help defeating depression
There is increasing interest in referring primary care patients to non-medical sources of support within the community. “Social prescribing” aims at encouraging patients to engage in activities that support the uptake of new hobbies, such as groups or societies that involve making music, drawing, handicrafts such as sewing, carpentry, collecting,…
Sweden coronavirus deaths pass 4,000: health authorities
Sweden, which has gained international attention for its softer approach to the coronavirus than many of its European neighbours, said on Monday its number of deaths passed the 4,000 mark. The Public Health Agency said it had recorded 4,029 deaths and 33,843 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the…