 "Did COVID accelerate brain ageing among teens? – Firstpost")
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is now over, its impacts on teens are still seen today. According to University of Washington researchers, the coronavirus lockdowns — including school closures, postponed sports, and stay-at-home drills — accelerated adolescent brain ageing by as much as four years. A new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, … Read more
Hongkongers seem to be eating dinner a lot earlier than they used to. There was a time when 8pm was the prime business hour at restaurants. That was when typical office working hours were 9am to 6pm, followed by an hour or so of overtime because there was that much work to do. After that, … Read more
More than 13 million journeys were made across mainland China’s borders during the recent “golden week” holiday, almost reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to the country’s immigration authorities. The week-long holiday – which this year started on October 1, China’s National Day, and ended on Monday – is traditionally one of the country’s main travel periods … Read more
According to Our World in Data, at least 70 per cent of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. On the 28 June 2021, the world saw its peak number of vaccinations, measuring at 43.3 million. Today, more than 93 per cent of the UK’s population have been given … Read more
As biological threats like the COVID-19 pandemic and disease outbreaks become a major problem across the world, the UK and the US are trying to develop new ways to tackle it for better biological security. On January 16, the UK Cabinet Office announced that Britain and America are embarking on a new strategic partnership to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Reducing air pollutionto levels similar to those during the Covid-19 pandemic could protect the Himalayan glaciers and prevent them from disappearing by the end of the century, a study by an international research team from India, Germany and the UK has found. Analysing the situation during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, the team … Read more
