Image shows the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), undated photo. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany and the Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf showed that birdsong reduces anxiety and irrational thoughts in a study from October 2022. (Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)/Newsflash)

Birdsong Can Boost Mental Health, Says Study

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 23, 2022

A new study has revealed that birdsong can boost mental health and have a positive effect on a person's mood and cognition. The study - of nearly 300 subjects -…

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Picture shows the University of Hamburg in an undated photo. Scientist at the University have detected microplastics in human liver tissue for the first time (Newsflash)

Microplastics Detected In Human Liver Tissue For First Time

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:August 7, 2022

Scientists in Germany have detected microplastic particles in human liver samples for the first time. Researchers at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf took liver, kidney and spleen samples from six…

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Study Shows High Post-COVID Anxiety Disorder Risk

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:June 23, 2022

Scientists have urged patients and healthcare staff to be more proactive about addressing mental health concerns as a new study identifies a higher psychiatric disorder risk of people suffering from…

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Covid-19 Mums’ Newborns Show Motoric Deficits

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:June 21, 2022

Babies born to mothers infected with COVID-19 show motoric difficulties some weeks after birth, according to results of a preliminary study at a clinic in Spain which stand in contrast…

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Three Gorillas Test Positive For COVID In Spain

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:June 6, 2022

Three gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Spanish zoo. It is not the first case of gorillas being infected, following reports last year that multiple gorillas at a…

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Muzaffer Kayasan (56) who lives in Sariyer in Istanbul, Turkey, made 78 Covid tests and all of them were positive. (Newsflash)

COVID Grandpa Cured After 14 Months In Quarantine

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:April 25, 2022

A leukaemia sufferer who had 85 positive COVID-19 tests has finally hugged his grandchildren after spending 14 months in quarantine. Muzaffer Kayasan, 56 - from Sariyer, in the Turkish province…

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Muzaffer Kayasan (56) who lives in Sariyer in Istanbul, Turkey, made 78 Covid tests and all of them were positive. (Newsflash)

Patient In COVID Quarantine For 14 Months After Testing Positive 78 Times In A Row

• Post author:Feza Uzay
• Post published:February 24, 2022

A Turkish leukaemia sufferer has been in COVID-19 quarantine for 14 months after testing positive 78 times without ever receiving a negative result. Muzaffer Kayasan, 56, a leukaemia patient from…

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Brasilia in Brazil where one-year-old and four-month-old baby died from Covid. (Newsflash)

Toddler Dies With COVID Waiting For ICU Bed Due To Full Occupancy In Capital

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:February 21, 2022

A 16-month-old tot has died with COVID-19 while waiting for an intensive care bed in Brasilia, where there is over 95 percent occupancy due to the omicron variant hitting the…

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Dakota Nenke, 13-month-old girl is the youngest person in Australia to die with Covid-19, when she died on the night of 27th and 28th December, in Adelaide. (Newsflash)

Girl, 1, Youngest Australian To Die With COVID After Passing Away Suddenly In Sleep

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:January 17, 2022

A 13-month-old tot has become the youngest Australian to die with COVID-19 after passing away suddenly in her sleep. The exact cause of Dakota Nenke’s death is currently unknown. However,…

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Illustrative image: Scientists discover novel viruses in Galapagos giant tortoises. (Juan Manuel García, CDF/Newsflash)

Four New Viruses Discovered In Rare Giant Tortoises In The Galapagos Islands After COVID-Style Tests

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 14, 2022

Four new viruses have been discovered in giant tortoises is in the Galapagos Islands after 454 of the animals underwent COVID-style testing. The research showed that the infected animals live…

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