Medical Detection Dogs have proved that dogs can detect #Parkinsons, #malaria, #cancer . They are now training them to join the fight against #Coronavirus. Together with their collaborators London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Graduate Studies and Durham University they believe they can make this happen, and if you can support this work please […]
Engineers at the University of Bradford have started face shield mass production of for the NHS in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The project is being carried out at the University of Bradford’s Faculty of Engineering & Informatics in partnership with two local companies, Leeds-based additive manufacturer ActiveCell Technologies and Teconnex from Keighley. Academics are […]
Haifa, Israel, May 14, 2020 …Rambam Health Care Campus is leading cannabis research that could be helpful in the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients. Clinical trials have been scheduled. Researchers in the Center for Cannabis Research at Rambam Health Care Campus, led by the center’s Director Dr. Igal Louria-Hayon, hope to study the effects […]
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Dementia under coronavirus lockdown: the moving accounts of those striving to be heard. University of Bradford helps give voice to people living with dementia during the coronavirus pandemic. Moving accounts of how life under coronavirus lockdown has affected people living with dementia have been penned by those living with dementia and carers The online archive […]
Rebecca Wallersteiner recommends some exciting new titles to entertain you if you find yourself having to self-isolate with time on your hands, or taking your summer holidays at home. Summer holidays are nearly upon us and an abundance of compelling, newly published books to choose from. From This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis […]
A respiratory support system has been developed in Wales to fight Covid-19. Engineers at University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) have been involved in the rapid development of a highly efficient 3D printed jet Venturi based respiratory support system. The project team came together following calls by Welsh Government and industry to develop rapidly […]
The UK’s leading supplier of human tissue samples is joining forces with a Cambridge Biobank to provide COVID-19 samples for scientists. The only UK-owned virtual biobank, Tissue Solutions, is working with Cambridge Blood and Stem Cell Biobank (CBSB) at the University of Cambridge to increase the turnaround time and usefulness of every COVID-19 sample donated. […]
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The lockdown has been especially tough on teenagers – deprived of their friends, unsure about their exams, worried about job prospects in a post-pandemic economy. · Thousands of teenagers are not returning to school this academic year · Many are worried about their GCSEs, and future job prospects · Some teenagers are concerned about their […]
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The mental health of 41% of the UK population is at risk as a result of the coronavirus crisis. An International study reveals that 1 in 2 people in the UK felt down, depressed, or hopeless about the future. The research project, led by UOC spin-off Open Evidence, surveyed a total of 10,551 people in […]
What’s in your first aid kit? Although first aid has always been an important life skill, first aid at home is especially important now during the Covid-19 pandemic to help reduce strain on the NHS. James Reed of the British Red Cross discusses ways in which you can be prepared for injuries and accidents in […]