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Coronavirus cure hope: Blood of recovered victims helps ICU patient come off ventilation

Coronavirus has killed 6,159 Britons who were admitted to hospital for treatment. A new study reveals there’s hope for a coronavirus “cure” that could save lives. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers got to work on human trials. The first trial investigated whether the antibodies of people who had… Read More »

‘I’ve been an idiot’: New Zealand health minister demoted for going to beach during lockdown

New Zealand’s health minister apologized after he was demoted for breaking the country’s coronavirus lockdown to take his family to the beach. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern demoted David Clark to “the bottom of our Cabinet rankings” and stripped him of his role as associate finance minister in response to the revelation, although she said that… Read More »

How Stress Causes Gray Hair

April 2020 Print this issue Health Capsule A new study shows that stress really can give you gray hair. Researchers found that the body’s fight-or-flight response plays a key role in turning hair gray. Your hair color is determined by pigment-producing cells called melanocytes. New melanocytes are made from melanocyte stem cells that live in… Read More »