Severe COVID may be caused by 'autoantibodies' – here is what that means

Dec 19, 2020 10:00 am UTC| Health

Whether or not a person with COVID-19 develops severe disease depends a lot on how their immune system reacts to the coronavirus. But scientists still dont know why some people develop severe disease while others suffer...

Visual illusion that may help explain consciousness – new study

Dec 19, 2020 09:59 am UTC| Health

How much are you conscious of right now? Are you conscious of just the words in the centre of your visual field or all the words surrounding it? We tend to assume that our visual consciousness gives us a rich and detailed...

5 strategies to reduce addiction-like behaviours over the holidays

Dec 17, 2020 11:38 am UTC| Health

With the pressures of the holiday season, rising COVID-19 rates and the resulting social isolation from friends and family, people can easily fall into addictive or excessive behaviours. These are behaviours that are...

Pfizer vaccine final results: it's highly protective – but how long for?

Dec 17, 2020 11:25 am UTC| Health

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 has reached the end of clinical trials and is now being rolled out in multiple countries. Regulatory bodies in the UK, Canada and the US have granted temporary or emergency use...

COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer releases doses in U.S. and healthcare workers are first to be inoculated in major states

Dec 15, 2020 07:58 am UTC| Health

COVID-19 vaccines are already available, and Pfizer just delivered them in different states. California is one of the first recipients, and five healthcare workers at the Kaiser Permanente hospital were the first batch of...

Coronavirus news: Psychologist says working from bed can be good for mental health

Dec 14, 2020 08:59 am UTC| Science Health

Since the surge of the coronavirus pandemic all over the world, many are forced to resort to remote working and learning to prevent contracting and spreading the disease. As alternative working spaces are being sought...

This brain protein may be key to treating Parkinson's – study in rats shows

Dec 06, 2020 09:51 am UTC| Health

Parkinsons disease, a brain disorder that affects over 10 million people worldwide, is caused by the gradual loss of dopamine neurons. The loss of these neurons leads to involuntary tremors, stiffness and balance problems....