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At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, each additional day that states delayed declaring an emergency was associated with a 5% increase in mortality, a study has found.Share on PinterestNew research shows that COVID-19 mortality risk rose with each day that officials did not implement emergency measures.Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.The imposition of physical distancing…

A study looks at the impact of having both hearing and vision impairment on the chances of developing dementia.Share on PinterestNew research suggests that a dual sensory impairment significantly raises the chances of developing dementia.Researchers have linked hearing impairment and vision impairment individually to an increased chance of developing dementia. However, a new study finds…

A “friendly” microbe that occurs in abundance in the guts of people over 100 years old may reduce the production of a chemical that researchers have linked to cardiovascular disease.Compared with young adults, people who live for longer than 100 years have, on average, 15 times more of the bacterium Eubacterium limosum in their gut.The…

After months of imposing strict restrictions or lockdown rules, many countries across the world have started easing these control measures. What has this meant at a global level?Share on PinterestHow are countries coping 4 months after the WHO declared the coronavirus a pandemic?Over the past couple of months or so, at different paces, states in…

A study suggests that a harmless strain of Escherichia coli called Nissle 1917 primes the small intestine to defend itself against another strain that causes potentially fatal infections.Share on Pinterest‘Nissle did not kill pathogenic E. coli but rather ramps up your intestinal responses and prepares you for possible pathogens attacking the intestine,’ says the lead…