Young healthy volunteers are being deliberately infected with the CCP virus in the first human challenge trial in the United Kingdom, with the aim of advancing research into effective vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. The trial will enable researchers to assess the smallest amount of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus needed to “cause infection and elicit…
Healthy Adults Voluntarily Infected With CCP Virus in First Human Challenge Study
Healthy Adults Voluntarily Infected With CCP Virus in 1st Human Challenge Study
Young, healthy volunteers are being deliberately infected with the CCP virus in the first human challenge trial in the United Kingdom, with the aim of advancing research into effective vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. The trial will enable researchers to assess the smallest amount of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus needed to “cause infection and elicit…
5 Tips for Making Sure Your Marriage Survives the Pandemic–According to Relationship Experts
For better or for worse, the pandemic has thrust many spouses into spending more time together than in pre-pandemic times. Normal, mundane concerns about money, domestic chores, and child-rearing have taken a backseat to more overwhelming concerns about health and even mortality. Not to mention, remote working, reduced freedoms, and the confines of a shared…
Getting Through the Pandemic Stronger
In late 2019, Dennis Gillan gave a TEDx talk about the loneliness epidemic, and right before February 2020, it was published online. “It was so bizarre,” said Gillan, a public speaker, suicide prevention advocate, and executive director of the Half A Sorrow Foundation, as in the Swedish proverb he likes to share: “A shared joy is…
Canadians Who’ve Recovered from Depression Urge MPs to Vote Against Bill C-7
Canadians who had recovered from depression are urging MPs to vote against amendments to a bill that would expand access to medically assisted deaths for people suffering from mental illnesses. In a press conference co-hosted by Conservative MPs on Monday, witnesses expressed concerns about the Liberal government’s latest amendments to Bill C-7, which would allow people who…
Fully Vaccinated People Do Not Need Masks or Physical Distancing: CDC
People who are fully vaccinated can now gather indoors without masks or social distancing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its new guidance on Monday. “There are some activities that fully vaccinated people can begin to resume now in their own homes,” CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky said in a…
Compounds and Strategies to Get Brain Cells
Our brain is subject to aging, just like the rest of our body. It is also subject to disease, which is unique in the sense that it can change the very essence of who we think we are. Alzheimer’s can turn a loved one into a stranger. It can claim memories, personality, and relationships, leaving…
John Keats’s Concept of ‘Negative Capability’ Is Needed Now More Than Ever
When John Keats died 200 years ago, on Feb. 23, 1821, he was just 25 years old. Despite his short life, he’s still considered one of the finest poets in the English language. Yet in addition to masterpieces such as “Ode to a Nightingale” and “To Autumn,” Keats’s legacy includes a remarkable concept: what he…
6 Ways to Manage Coronavirus Depression
Depression is increasing in the United States, in no small part due to COVID-19. According to recent reports, depressive symptoms are at least three times higher than they were before the pandemic hit, suggesting that the emotional cost of living through this time is enormous. For those who are vulnerable to depression already, this time is…
How Do Phthalates Put Children’s Health at Risk?
You may not realize it, but you likely encounter phthalates every day. These chemicals are found in many plastics, including food packaging, and they can migrate into food products during processing. They’re in personal care products such as shampoos, soaps, and laundry detergents, and in the vinyl flooring in many homes. They’re also in the news…
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