Scientists from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Thorax Clinic at Heidelberg University Hospital,
Month: April 2020
Are you wearing your face mask correctly?
A cloth mask can help reduce the spread of COVID-19, but there’s a right way and a wrong way to
How does COVID-19 affect the heart?
The effects of COVID-19 on the lungs are well-known. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more information is becoming available about
COVID-19 expert explains what soap does to virus
Health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to drive home the message that excellent hand-washing
A new antiviral drug heading into clinical trials offers hope for COVID-19 treatment
Scientists are hopeful that a new drug—called EIDD-2801—could change the way doctors treat COVID-19. The drug shows promise in reducing
The effects of bilingualism on the developing brain
Recent research in the field of neuroscience suggests that knowing and speaking more than one language could impact the speaker’s
Potential early biomarker to track development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Fatty liver disease not associated with alcohol consumption, which is called Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease or NAFLD, affects more than
Atherosclerosis progresses rapidly in healthy people from the age of 40
Almost half of apparently healthy people between the ages of 40 and 50 could be accumulating fatty plaques–atheromas–in their arteries
Insect wings hold antimicrobial clues for improved medical implants
Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to date, the
How understanding the dynamics of yeast prions can shed light on neurodegenerative diseases
Prions are a class of misfolded proteins that form aggregates called “amyloid fibrils.” These aggregates are the main culprit behind