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LOS ANGELES: Temporarily suppressing the body's immune system during the early stages of Covid-19 could help a patient avoid severe symptoms of the deadly disease, according to a study. The research, published in the Journal of Medical Virology, shows that an interaction between the body's two main lines of defence may be causing the immune…

Last Friday, high school junior Jameela Barber called her teacher in Dallas County, Texas, to apologize for neglecting to turn in her school work.Her school’s principal, Eleanor Webb, said Barber told her teacher she hadn’t been feeling well.Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak“She said, ‘As soon as I feel better, because I’m feeling really, really…

1 in 59 (1.7%) has ASD. However, research suggests that boys are four times more likely than girls to develop the disorder. About 2.7% of boys and 0.7% of girls have ASD.Why males are more susceptible than females has been a subject of debate among scientists, but a new study suggests that brain cells called…