NowMyNews

Verifying reports of delusions and brain fogs, new research reveals just how coronavirus attacks and kills brain cells to churn out more copies of itself.  Collaborating scientists around the globe have shown that the virus burglarizes brain cells, using their machinery to replicate, in a study posted online this week, which has not yet been peer-reviewed or published in a journal.  And in the process, the infection seems to suck up the oxygen from other brain cells  near the ones it has invaded, eventually killing them.  So far, coronavirus's effects on the brain don't seem to be what is killing COVID-19 patients, but researchers say that an unchecked infection in cerebral cells could be deadly.  Dr Akiko Iwasaki, a Yale University immunologist, and her team used human brain 'organoids' - tiny lab-grown brains made from human stem cells - and mice to study coronavirus's invasion in real time.  A microscope image shows one of the lab-grown brain organoids that resea

It's been a short pre-season but that hasn't stopped the Premier League big guns spending their cash to bolster squads ahead of the new campaign.   Chelsea have led the way with a spending spree of over £200million, while others have focused on specific areas that needed strengthening.  Sportsmail's MICAH RICHARDS picks out his top 10 - in no particular order - most eye-catching transfers of the summer window so far.   1. TIMO WERNER (£48m, RB Leipzig to Chelsea) Chelsea have made a big investment but they are going to be rewarded with goals — and lots of them. Werner is not an old-fashioned No 9 so do not expect to see him lead the line like Didier Drogba did at Stamford Bridge. My hope is that Frank Lampard has Werner running in and causing havoc from the left. He isn't a winger, by any means, but I watched him a lot in the Champions League drifting in off the flank and he really did some damage from there. He is fast and powerful and will be competing for the Golden

A woman lost her eye due to a rare form of cancer during childhood – and now uses her disability to spread awareness with a 'humor and a touch of sass'. Salina Moreno, 31, from Los Angeles, California, works as a freelance photographer and decided to start a TikTok page after having more free time on her hands due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the age of one, Salina was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer and was forced to remove her eyeball to stop the cancer from spreading to other parts of her body which could have led to blindness in both eyes. Hitting back: TikTok user Salina Moreno, 31, stunned her followers when she posted a video in which she removed her prosthetic eyeball Hold on...! The freelance photographer, from Los Angeles, lost her eye when she was just one year old, after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. She is seen removing her prosthetic Au naturale! Salina regularly posts about her prosthetic eye on TikTok - often pos

Brisbane-based band Sheppard embarked on an ambitious 'one single per month for an entire year' project in February.  And despite having 'some close calls' during the creative challenge, singer Amy Sheppard, 29, says they are confident with the progress of their remaining tracks. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Thursday, Amy explained the band's goal was to gradually release their third album to give each single 'its day in the sun'. Scroll down for video  EXCLUSIVE: Brisbane band Sheppard reveal why they sat on Catalina hit for THREE YEARS as lead vocalist Amy details their impressive 2020 project. Pictured left to right: Jason Bovino, and Sheppard siblings George, Amy, and Emma Sheppard, formed in 2009, consists of Jason Bovino, and siblings Amy, Emma and George Sheppard.     'Today, the way in which listeners consume music is so fast-paced and often album tracks can be overlooked. Our goal is to have every song we write this year to have its '

Medical students will be prioritised for face-to-face teaching amid local coronavirus outbreaks, the Government revealed yesterday. Universities should only retain in-person provision for 'priority courses' if there is an upsurge in the disease with online learning increased in other subjects. And students must not return to their family home if stricter measures become necessary to curb the spread of the virus. The updated guidance – published yesterday – comes as thousands prepare to return to campus for the start of term. Jo Grady, of the University and College Union, called the advice, which included using outdoor space during teaching, 'confusing, expensive and, at times, silly'. Universities minister Michelle Donelan said safety 'is our priority'. Currently, universities should identify an 'appropriate' mix of online and face-to-face teaching for each subject, reflecting what will maximise learning and mimimise transmission risks. Universities shou

Annastacia Palaszczuk has insisted it was not her decision to stop a 26-year-old woman from attending her father's funeral on Thursday. The premier said Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young made the call to prevent Sarah Caisip from farewelling her father with her family in Brisbane. The prime minister had asked Ms Palaszczuk to make an exception but the premier refused and accused him of bullying her.  'I said to the Prime Minister, I would refer it to the chief health officer and I did that,' Ms Palaszczuk said on Friday morning. 'It's her decision.... you've got to take the clinical advice here.  'We're dealing with a health pandemic. It is absolutely tragic. It is heartbreaking.'    Sarah Caisip (in yellow) was allowed to have a private viewing of her father's body, dressed in PPE and with security guards minding her. She was not allowed to greet her family Ms Caisip, who lives in coronavirus-free Canberra, applied for an exemption last month

Samantha Armytage is 'astounded' by the Queensland border debacle and has slammed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk for 'playing the bullying card'. The Sunrise host was joined by One Nation MP Mark Latham and former premier of Victoria Jeff Kennett on Friday morning.  'I was astounded and I watched the news last night and I saw Annastacia Palaszczuk play the bullying card,' Armytage said. 'Scott Morrison got involved in this situation... He shouldn't have had to but he did.'  The prime minister called the premier to ask for an exemption to allow Sarah Caisip to join her family at her father Bernard's memorial service in Brisbane on Thursday. Despite Mr Morrison's input, the 26-year-old was denied the chance to join her grieving family and instead had a private viewing on her own after the funeral. Ms Palaszczuk lashed out at Mr Morrison in Parliament after the phone call, claiming he tried to intimidate and bully her into bending the rules for

Signs of immunity vanish quickly from seriously-ill coronavirus patients in less than a month after they are discharged from hospital, a study has found. Researchers looking at antibodies – substances in the blood that develop immunity against the virus – have found they drop off sharply once a patient as recovered. The finding is worrying news for hopes that people will become immune to Covid-19 after having it for the first time.  Most people who were sent home from hospital after having the disease did show signs of antibodies – suggesting their bodies had learned to protect themselves from the virus – but they were not strong. Some 81 per cent of patients had the antibodies, the Chinese study found, but only a 'small portion' of them had any with the ability to neutralise – or kill – the virus. Whether people become immune to Covid-19 after having it remains a mystery.  There are signs that the body learns to fend it off but also growing numbers of 'credible' cases

Boris Johnson said at a Downing Street press briefing that the new restrictions were essential English parents are threatening to ignore the new 'rule of six' after Nicola Sturgeon exempted children from the similar ban in Scotland.   Boris Johnson now faces a Tory backlash after the Scottish First Minister copied his restrictions - but with the crucial difference that children under 12 would be exempt. Ms Sturgeon announced there would be a maximum of six people for social groups - but gave potential hope for family gatherings and Christmas celebrations by excluding children under 12 from the limit. A backlash to the plans was gathering pace today, with Conservative MPs warning that the restrictions might be 'worse than the disease itself', condemning the 'broad brush' approach and unhappy that there has not been any scrutiny in Parliament.  The new restrictions have also drawn the ire of parents, some of whom say the plans make little sense with children alrea