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New long COVID drug may significantly reduce fatigue in patients | UK News
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An experimental drug could significantly reduce fatigue in people with long COVID, a new study suggests. Scientists who carried out the small-scale clinical trial believe the drug, called AXA1125, may increase energy production in cells and reduce inflammation for people fighting the virus and its aftereffects. They are calling for larger studies to confirm the […]
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Constipation, bloating, and diarrhoea among long COVID symptoms | Science & Tech News
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Catching COVID-19 can cause long-term gastrointestinal problems such as constipation and diarrhoea, a study has found. Other such symptoms that stayed with people up to a year after infection were chronic acid reflux, bloating, and stomach pain. The US study was based on the medical records of more than 11.6 million people, 154,000 of whom […]
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Long COVID symptoms ‘resolve in a year’ for most with mild illness, study finds | UK News
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Long COVID sufferers who had a mild bout of the virus should expect their symptoms to resolve within a year, researchers have suggested. People with ongoing effects after illness have been concerned that lingering symptoms will not disappear. But academics suggest that “mild disease does not lead to serious or chronic long-term morbidity”. The team […]
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Space exploration has broken a new frontier – a para-astronaut is long overdue | Science & Tech News
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Astronauts always insist they’re not extraordinary. But they are. They’ve taken risks the rest of us can barely comprehend, gazed god-like on our beautiful planet and turned the alien environment of microgravity into just another day in the office. They are the explorers of our day. Once it was Shackleton in Antarctica or Hillary on […]
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Mark Zuckerberg faces a long and painful road to metaverse success | Science & Tech News
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“An absolute train wreck.” “One big gamble.” “A long and painful road.” Just some of the recent glowing endorsements of Mark Zuckerberg’s pursuit of metaverse glory – but none which appear to have deterred him. The Facebook founder is taking an all-in approach to his vision of tomorrow, wholly convinced that in the not too […]
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Hair loss and sexual dysfunction join list of long COVID symptoms | Science & Tech News
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Hair loss and sexual dysfunction have joined the list of symptoms for people with long COVID, according to a new study. Two million people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long COVID, the Office for National Statistics reported in June, based on self-reports from a representative sample. Of that two million, 1.4 […]