Scientists believe they have found an inhaler (pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing in the lungs A drug that coronavirus patients inhale slashes their risk of falling seriously ill and speeds up recovery, a major study has revealed in the second Covid breakthrough this week. Just 13 per cent of hospitalised Covid-19 patients given SNG001 fell … Read more
Volunteers on the Pfizer vaccine trial have compared the jab’s side effects to a ‘severe hangover’ and said it left them with headaches, fever and muscle aches similar to the flu vaccine. One 45-year-old volunteer said the first dose left her suffering side effects similar to the flu jab but that her symptoms were ‘more … Read more
Multivitamins and supplements are unlikely to benefit the ‘worried well’, new research suggests Study of 21,600 people found no measurable improvements from taking pills Scientists said benefits are from the ‘positive expectation’ of effectiveness The supplements industry is worth billions of pounds globally By Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:30 GMT, 9 November … Read more
Is YOUR mask safe? New research shows some stop just seven per cent of bacteria amid ‘alarming’ variations between best and worst face coverings (and reveals why you should wash yours) Which? tests highlighted differences among the face masks currently available Masks available from Asda, John Lewis, Boots, Ocado and Asos were tested Researchers studied … Read more
Charity donations soared by £800million in the first months of coronavirus pandemic, research suggests The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) found a rise in donations despite uncertainty The public donated a total of £5.4billion between January and June this year CAF said some causes suffered huge losses as donors shifted to support NHS By Daily Mail … Read more
Coronavirus could age the brain by ten years or cause IQ to fall, a study has suggested. Researchers have warned that survivors of the worst cases of the virus could be at risk of lasting mental damage, equivalent to an 8.5-point drop in IQ or the brain ageing a decade. This ‘brain fog’ has already been … Read more
Roadkill Sunday, BBC1 Rating: DNA Saturday, BBC4 Rating: Roadkill, the latest political thriller from David Hare, stars Hugh Laurie as shady Tory Minister Peter Laurence and Helen McCrory as the Prime Minister, and both are so wonderful and mesmerising and terrific that if I had my way, I’d cut everyone else out, and all the … Read more
Airport testing could identify up to six in ten coronavirus cases, experts claim. Public Health England has said testing travellers on arrival would only detect seven per cent of people carrying the virus. It has been used time and time again by ministers to justify a lack of screening at airports, given the UK is … Read more
Ethnic minorities are overrepresented as actors and presenters on British television but continue to be sidelined off screen, new research suggests. People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds accounted for more than 22 per cent of all on-screen TV contributions last year, while representing just 12.8 per cent of the UK population. But … Read more
New research has revealed what other countries really think of us Britons, and it doesn’t paint a very flattering picture. While you might like to imagine that curious foreigners might do some research on topics such as the royal family, or the beauty of the British landscape, new findings have suggested they’re busy googling why us … Read more