[ad_1] According to a study conducted by British scientists, the virus caused by COVID-19 mutates every week, Report informs, citing an article published in the Genome Biology and Evolution magazine. The article reads that the viruses are continuously mutating. Some mutations of the virus help it stay alive, while others are damaging for the virus.… Continue reading Scientists say COVID-19 mutates every week
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Scientists assess possibility of new COVID-level pandemic
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic may be the deadliest viral outbreak the world has seen in more than a century. But statistically, such extreme events aren’t as rare as we may think, asserts a new analysis of novel disease outbreaks over the past 400 years, Report informs, citing an article in the Proceedings of the National… Continue reading Scientists assess possibility of new COVID-level pandemic
Scientists reveal effect of coronavirus on cornea
[ad_1] Nerve fibre loss and an increase in key immune (dendritic) cells on the surface of the eye — cornea — may help identify patients with ‘long COVID’, according to a small study, Report informs via The Times of India. These changes were particularly evident among those with neurological symptoms, such as loss of taste… Continue reading Scientists reveal effect of coronavirus on cornea
Scientists estimate infectivity of gamma variant of COVID among vaccinated
[ad_1] Currently, too little is known about the gamma variant of the coronavirus (the Brazilian strain) to make precise estimates of its infectivity among the vaccinated, Russian experts said in an interview with RBC, Report informs. Larisa Popovich, director of the Institute for Health Economics at the Higher School of Economics, told RBC that any… Continue reading Scientists estimate infectivity of gamma variant of COVID among vaccinated
Scientists say long Covid has more than 200 symptoms
[ad_1] The largest-ever international study of people with long Covid has identified more than 200 symptoms and prompted researchers to call for a national screening program., Report informs, citing The Lancet. The study involved 3,762 people from 56 countries with confirmed “long-term” COVID-19 or suspected it. Of the 203 signs of the disease, 66 persisted… Continue reading Scientists say long Covid has more than 200 symptoms
Scientists find how to protect against Delta strain of COVID
[ad_1] Researchers from the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Health Science Centre and the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Thailand have found that two doses of Sinovac, plus a booster dose of AstraZeneca, can prevent the Delta infection, Report informs referring to foreign media. Vaccination with two doses of China’s Sinovac… Continue reading Scientists find how to protect against Delta strain of COVID
Turkmenistan hosts int’l media forum with political scientists and journalists
[ad_1] On June 30, 2021, the International Media Forum “Regional Dialogue with the Participation of Political Scientists and Journalists” was held in a hybrid format in the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Report informs. The Forum was attended by political scientists, rectors of the higher educational institutions, heads… Continue reading Turkmenistan hosts int’l media forum with political scientists and journalists