Study finds Covid-19 in pregnancy is not linked with stillbirth or baby death
Covid-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study. However, Cardiff University says the research, from more than four thousand pregnant women with suspected or confirmed Covid-19, also found women who had a positive test had a higher risk of premature birth. The research, led by … Continue reading Study finds Covid-19 in pregnancy is not linked with stillbirth or baby death
Swansea University develops “world’s first” Covid-19 vaccine smart patch
Researchers at Swansea University are developing the world’s first smart vaccine device that will deliver the Covid-19 vaccine and measure its efficacy through monitoring the body’s associated response. Swansea University says the research, from its Institute for Innovative Materials, Processing and Numerical Technologies (IMPACT), will produce the vaccine through the use of microneedles (MNs) to … Continue reading Swansea University develops “world’s first” Covid-19 vaccine smart patch
Key type of immune cell “self-renews” in humans
A new study has shown that a key type of immune cell “self-renews” in humans. Cardiff University says it is an unexpected discovery, as it was previously thought this specific type of “senescent” killer immune cell had reached “end-stage” and would die following one more stint at helping people fight off, or live with, certain … Continue reading Key type of immune cell “self-renews” in humans
Smoking and obesity could increase the risk of severe coronavirus and sepsis
An international team of scientists has identified genetic evidence that suggests both smoking and obesity can increase the risk of severe Covid-19. The researchers also found the same was true for the risk of developing sepsis, a dangerous inflammatory response faced by many patients with other infections. The findings, published in Circulation, highlight that stopping … Continue reading Smoking and obesity could increase the risk of severe coronavirus and sepsis
Researchers look at how coronavirus affects pregnancy
Cardiff University and Imperial College London are building a global registry of women affected by Covid-19 in pregnancy. 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. Cardiff University’s Centre for Trials Research (CTR) … Continue reading Researchers look at how coronavirus affects pregnancy
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
