Health-&-Fitness
How does the coronavirus affect the heart?
Even though it’s known as a respiratory virus, doctors believe the coronavirus can directly infect the heart muscle and cause other problems leading to heart damage.
Researchers find "promising" herbal therapy for moderate COVID-19
Chinese and German researchers, in a recently-published study, have suggested that Shufeng Jiedu capsules, a patented herbal drug composed of eight medicinal plants, might be "a promising herbal therapy for moderate COVID-19."
In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients
A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday, fed by smoke from raging agricultural fires that health experts worry could worsen the city’s fight against the coronavirus.
FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer’s drug in 2 decades
One of the biggest drug decisions in decades is looming as U.S. regulators consider whether to approve the first medicine that’s claimed to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.
Higher Vitamin D in 1st year of life can help against obesity in adolescence: study
Higher vitamin D during the first year of life can help to beat obesity in adolescence, according to a study.
Exercise in one arm brings benefits to both: Research
If one arm temporarily immobilized due to injury, people still can increase the muscle strength and reduce muscle loss without touching it by doing exercise in the opposite one, Australian researchers reported on Thursday.
Reinfections with COVID-19 "to be expected" : UK scientists
The British government's science advisers have warned that reinfections with COVID-19 are "to be expected" as the virus continues to spread in the country.
Coronavirus can affect memory, language: Study
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has the capacity to affect brain tissue and the structure of the cortex, a region of the brain responsible for functions such as memory, consciousness, and language, according to a Brazilian study released on Thursday.
40 pc of world’s population lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF
Forty percent of the world’s population – or 3 billion people – do not have a handwashing facility with water and soap at home, according to new estimates from UNICEF.