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 - shows that while harsh sounds like traffic noise can worsen our mood, birdsong can relieve anxiety and paranoid thoughts. Newsflash…
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 cirrhosis patients and five individuals who do not suffer from the disease. Microplastic concentrations in all six cirrhotic liver tissues…
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 COVID-19. Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) in the United States used data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)…
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 to information by Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). Project Leader Dr Rosa Ayesa Arriola said her team of researchers compared…
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 San Diego zoo in the United States had tested positive for COVID-19, but experts are worried about what variant is…
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 of Istanbul - first tested positive for the virus in December 2020. He explained earlier this year: "I had a…
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 the district of Sariyer in the Turkish province of Istanbul, first tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2020. Kayasan has…
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 Brazilian capital in recent weeks. The toddler, name not disclosed, was admitted to a public hospital on Monday, 31st January,…
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, the toddler tested positive for the virus after her sudden passing, reportedly becoming the youngest Australian to die while infected…
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 on islands where there is human activity, while tortoises on islands with no human activity did not test positive for…