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Long Covid symptoms affect one in eight, study suggests
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» PARIS: One in eight people who get coronavirus develop at least one symptom of long Covid, one of the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested on Thursday.
Saliva a key defence from toxins and microorganisms
Life, Published on 19/07/2022
» DEAR DOCTORS: Our nine-year-old loves science and has become obsessed with saliva. He recently learned in school that it helps prevent disease, and now he wants to know more. My wife and I are glad he's curious and hope you can help. What is saliva? Does it really help people stay healthy?
Biotech breakthrough in virus vaccines
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 12/04/2022
» The National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotec) recently announced the success of developing a pseudotyped virus for a Covid-19 vaccine and drug trials.
Study suggests 40% of Covid-19 survivors have long-term effects
Life, Published on 22/03/2022
» DEAR DOCTORS: I had the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and even though it was mild, I'm not back to normal. I am tired all the time, my joints ache and my sense of smell is still gone. I've been told that this could be long Covid-19. I thought that only happened if you got really sick. Why did I get long Covid-19? When will we see a cure?
No, ingesting marijuana will not prevent Covid-19
Life, Published on 22/02/2022
» DEAR DOCTORS: Please help us explain to our kids that using marijuana doesn't keep you from getting Covid-19. We're particularly focused on our two older sons, who are quoting a study that says it supposedly does, and who are in college in a state that just legalised recreational cannabis.
Debunking the endgame theory
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/01/2022
» Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 adapts for survival. First identified in South Africa in November, the new variant of concern, Omicron, has now swept across the world. It carries a large number of mutations, including those on the spike protein, which are thought to increase transmissibility. However, studies have found that it causes milder infection than previous variants.
Researchers studying cause, treatment for long Covid-19
Life, Published on 11/01/2022
» DEAR DOCTORS: When are treatments for long Covid going to be available? I had Covid-19 in the very beginning, when there were no tests for it yet, and I've never really recovered. Is long Covid still happening to people who are getting sick now?
A win for health security
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/11/2021
» What is inside a tube can be the matter of life and death. Scientists carefully transfer each patient's sample into a microplate and put it in an automated box-shaped extraction instrument. After processing it for 10 minutes, it isolates ribonucleic acid (RNA) from coronavirus cells for an RT-PCR test.
Covid's attack on the senses
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/05/2021
» The bottom line: Covid-19 patients can experience loss of smell and taste.
Shot in the dark
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/01/2021
» It took less than a year to come up with what would normally take a decade to achieve, but the endeavour to formulate a coronavirus vaccine was made possible because of the publication of the entire genetic code of the coronavirus, which first emerged in the city of Wuhan.