Month: January 2021

Medics take a patient from an ambulance into the Royal London hospital in London on January 19, 2021. TOLGA AKMEN | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — A third national lockdown in England appears to have had little impact on the rising rate of coronavirus infections, according to the findings of a major study, with "no evidence of decline" in the prevalence of the virus during the first 10 days of tougher restrictions. The closely-watched REACT-1 study, led by Imperial College London, warned that health services would remain under "extreme pressure" and the cumulative number of deaths would increase rapidly unless the prevalence of the virus in the community was reduced substantially. The findings of the preprint report, published Thursday by Imperial College Londo...

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New research shows how catnip and silver vine trigger euphoric feelings in cats and help them ward off mosquitoes. Catnip is known to hold a special place in the hearts of felines, who often respond by rubbing their face and head in the plant, rolling around on the ground, then zoning out in a state of intoxicated repose. But the biological mechanisms by which it works its magic and whether it confers any additional benefits to cats, had remained unanswered questions until now. An international team of researchers published a study in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday, finding that catnip and silver vine, an even more potent herb found in the mountains of Japan and China, can ward off mosquitoes. They also identified nepetalactol as the main compound of silver vine respo...

A patient lies on a stretcher in the hallway of the overloaded emergency room at Providence St. Mary Medical Center amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California in late December. Average new daily infections are now going down in California and much of the country. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A patient lies on a stretcher in the hallway of the overloaded emergency room at Providence St. Mary...

"It was black bean pasta with almonds and turmeric chunks and I was like 'I'm not eating that, it's disgusting,'" said Sarah Yeats, 31, an emergency nurse from Atlantic Beach, Florida. The couple both work at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, and she had contracted Covid-19 at work and brought it home in August. Like many people who have gotten the coronavirus, they noticed shortly after testing positive that they'd lost much of their sense of smell and taste. For weeks, they'd been coaxing any sensation they could muster from foods by dousing chicken in lemon juice, throwing fistfuls of fresh herbs at soups and salads and getting daring with textures in an attempt to bring some excitement to the table. The day Sarah noticed she no longer found turmeric chunks acceptable atop pa...