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Can talking spread the coronavirus? Laser help us understand it

The laser light scattering technique allows the researchers to observe the droplets produced by talking and highlights the usefulness of the mask in the fight against the pandemic The world is fighting the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and many nations are ready to implement the plans to…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

Goodbye swabs: the test for the Coronavirus will be done with the voice

Identifying potential coronavirus infections by voice scanning: this is the challenge (and the goal) of VoiceMed, a solution that allows to recognize people affected by COVID-19 thanks to artificial intelligence. While waiting for the development of an effective vaccine, one of the most useful data…

Fabio Casciabanca

Health

Coronavirus vaccines, what is the status of the research

The genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 was published on 11 January 2020, triggering the frantic search for a vaccine worldwide. Let’s see how many of them exist and at what stage is the experimentation Since the beginning of the year, a great deal of information about active vaccines against the new…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

Enzychem Lifesciences files patent for coronavirus treatment

The biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Seoul expands the legal protection of EC-18 drug to the USA after the starting trial in South Korea On March 17, 2020, Enzychem Lifesceices announced that it was advancing a domestic clinical trial of EC-18, a new coronavirus treatment candidate, in…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

This is how the coronavirus disperses indoors

The study indicates that particles can remain in the air for several minutes after coughing, promoting transmission in enclosed and crowded public spaces The SARC-CoV-2 pandemic is changing the habits of everyone in the world. Unfortunately, until the discovery of the vaccine, our lives will be…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

5G and coronavirus: stop fake news, let’s make it crystal clear

The new theory linking 5G with the pandemic is spreading rapidly and causing a lot of damage, including material ones. Let’s analyze where it comes from and if it has a scientific basis The moment of health and economic crisis does not stop the spread of extravagant theories and ideas. One of these…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Environment

adidas start phase 2 of recyclable shoes

FUTURECRAFT.LOOP is the ambitious adidas project that could revolutionize the concept of the footwear market by creating a virtually immortal product Plastics and their recycling are one of the problems of modern society. It is estimated that only 9% of plastic waste is recycled. adidas has looked…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Environment

Coronavirus: factories reopen and pollution in China rises again

Closed factories, strict quarantine and deserted streets. These are some of the consequences of the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic in the Hubei region at the end of 2019. But now pollution in China is rising again. Restrictive measures have been taken to stop the spread of the disease and this…

Health

Coronavirus: Apple release new site and app to fight the pandemic

The Cupertino-based company is personally involved in the fight against the coronavirus with the new application, which follows a donation of 10 million medical mask Another giant of technology is actively involved in the fight against the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus. On Friday, March…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

Coronavirus: new rapid test developed in New York City

The test recognizes antibodies in the patient’s blood and changes colour, indicating the presence of the virus. The pandemic caused by new coronavirus is reaching alarming numbers. A major problem is the uncertainty of those infected. The wide spread makes it difficult to determine precisely who is…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

Allied summer against the coronavirus? It will be clear soon

New physical tests on empty coronavirus cells will tell us how temperature and weather conditions will affect the development of the pandemic The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is spreading all over the world reaching alarming numbers. One of the most common questions is whether the arrival of summer will…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

A new test recognizes the coronavirus in half an hour

Scientists from the Department of Engineering Sciences at Oxford University and the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research have developed rapid test technology for SARS-CoV-2 to combat the spread in the United States The new coronavirus is spreading all over the world and new means are needed…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

Treatments for HIV could stop the coronavirus

Doctors at Cotugno Hospital in Naples have observed that HIV patients are not infected with the new coronavirus, suggesting the effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is not stopping and doctors are working relentlessly to find drugs that can improve the health of the most…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

Cleaning smartphones protects against coronavirus

Apple also invites you to clean our smartphone screens for proper hygiene in order to limit the spread of the new virus It’s the little gestures that make all the difference. We’ve already explained how banknotes are one of the coronavirus’s most dangerous vector of transmission. Now we focus on…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

Coronavirus, stress and panic lower immune defenses

Several studies have proven the existence of a strong correlation between the human psyche and the state of health. In detail, it is widely demonstrated that excessive stress production produces hormones that immunodepress the body, eventually weakening it.

Giovanni Sapere

Health

Coronavirus: avoiding the banknotes limits the contagion

Using masks and gloves and coughing in the elbow is not enough, we must reduce the use of cash to limit the spread of the virus The invitation is to reduce cash payments and pay with credit cards, debit cards, ATMs and all other alternatives. Using the mask does not protect against contagion as much

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca