Welsh doctor uses military experience to design ventilator that will help coronavirus patients
Ventilators that could save the lives of thousands of people with coronavirus across the UK are being made in Carmarthenshire. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. WalesOnline reports the device has … Continue reading Welsh doctor uses military experience to design ventilator that will help coronavirus patients
Loss of sense of smell may be a clue you have coronavirus
Doctor groups are recommending testing and isolation for people who lose their ability to smell and taste, even if they have no other symptoms. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. The … Continue reading Loss of sense of smell may be a clue you have coronavirus
VR tech being developed for use in everyday medical treatment
Virtual reality could become part of patients’ everyday medical treatment plans, thanks to R&D from Rescape Innovation. MediWales reports Cardiff based Rescape is pioneering the use of virtual reality to support patient recovery and rehabilitation. The company’s technology is used to solve challenges found in healthcare including reducing pain and anxiety, managing stress and improving … Continue reading VR tech being developed for use in everyday medical treatment
Coronavirus death rate in Wuhan is lower than previously thought
A new study reports that people who became sick from the coronavirus in the Chinese city where the outbreak began likely had a lower death rate than previously thought. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your … Continue reading Coronavirus death rate in Wuhan is lower than previously thought
Coronavirus: 3D printers save hospital with respirator valves
A 3D printer company in Italy has designed and printed a hundred life saving respirator valves in twenty four hours for a hospital that had run out of them. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your … Continue reading Coronavirus: 3D printers save hospital with respirator valves
Australian scientists map how the immune system fights coronavirus
Scientists in Australia say they have identified how the body’s immune system fights Covid-19. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. Their research, published in Nature Medicine, shows people are recovering from … Continue reading Australian scientists map how the immune system fights coronavirus
Trial of coronavirus vaccine begins in Seattle
The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced the first testing in humans of an experimental vaccine for the new coronavirus began on Monday. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local … Continue reading Trial of coronavirus vaccine begins in Seattle
Imperial College finds a mitigation strategy for coronavirus could lead to 250,000 deaths in the UK
Yesterday BuzzFeed News reported the UK only realised “in the last few days” that attempts to “mitigate” the impact of the coronavirus pandemic would not work, and that it needed to shift to a strategy to “suppress” the outbreak, according to a report by a team of experts who have been advising the government. For … Continue reading Imperial College finds a mitigation strategy for coronavirus could lead to 250,000 deaths in the UK
Otter genome to help understand genetic legacy of pollution crisis and secure species’ future
One of Britain’s best loved mammals is set to receive a boost with the sequencing and release of the first high quality Eurasian otter genome by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in partnership with the Cardiff University Otter Project. Cardiff University reports the genome has been published through Wellcome Open Research and is openly … Continue reading Otter genome to help understand genetic legacy of pollution crisis and secure species’ future
Researchers develop new tool to help detect hidden signs of autism in adults
Researchers have developed a potential new tool to help clinicians detect hidden signs of autism in adults. Autism is usually diagnosed in childhood but a growing number of adults are being diagnosed with the condition, even in mid to late adulthood. Many adults develop compensatory psychological strategies to hide their symptoms from clinicians, employers and … Continue reading Researchers develop new tool to help detect hidden signs of autism in adults