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  • 10 ways to stay productive at home

    All around the world, many of us are being asked to stay in our homes and avoid any contact with other people – this is known as social distancing or isolation. It is important that everybody adheres to the advice and instructions given by their governments in order to stop the spread of Covid-19 (the…

  • COVID-19 Pandemic: Do You Need to Wear a Face Mask? Perhaps. — Moosmosis

    COVID-19 Pandemic: Do you need to wear a face mask? How effective are face masks in protecting us from the spread of COVID-19? In this article, we evaluate the efficacy and importance of face masks amidst COVID-19 pandemic. via COVID-19 Pandemic: Do You Need to Wear a Face Mask? Perhaps. — Moosmosis   Very informative and…

  • How to stop the spread of Covid-19

    Printable version available here.   Image icons courtesy of iconfinder. KEEP INFORMED: Rolling updates on COVID-19

  • science is fun [quote]

    Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It’s posing questions and coming up with a method. It’s delving in. Sally Ride

  • should people be making their own hand sanitiser?

    If you haven’t heard already, the incidence of COVID-19 is now increasing across the globe increasing the likelihood of it being declared a pandemic (a disease that affects people worldwide i.e. in multiple continents). Action plans and predictions have been flying around over the past week due to the worsening spread of the virus in…

  • Should people be worried about Coronavirus?

    What is coronavirus? Coronavirus is the scientific name for a group of viruses that cause things like common colds and more serious illnesses like SARS (severe acute respiratory symptom). They can be transmitted from humans to other humans or from animals to humans. Why is it in the news today? The coronavirus we’ve been hearing…

  • Rare Diseases

    What is a rare disease? According to the European Union, rare diseases are classified as one that affects less than 5 in 10,000 of the general population. Similarly, the NIH defines it as: ‘one that affects fewer than 200,000 people’. This means that it’s possible that most people aren’t aware that rare diseases exist unless…

  • 10 Useful Health Resources

    The NHS (National Health Service) is comprised of public health care providers in the UK. While it’s based on the services available in the UK, the website is a useful resource. Its website is a valuable source of information, providing an A-Z of different health conditions (including diabetes, cancer, mental health and pregnancy) and as…

  • Season’s Greetings!

  • Some people aren’t made for winter

    Winter is known as the gloomiest season due to the weather it brings, but if you find yourself feeling lower than usual, there could be a reason why. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a kind of depression that has its onset during different seasons of the year. Most people tend to be affected during winter but…