Tag: COVID-19

There never seems to be a shortage of diseases.

Lockdowns across Europe had a mixed effect on the environment.

The Japanese weren’t ‘made’ to stay at home and social distance. They chose to and in doing so they averted ...

It could change the way we test for the novel coronavirus.

So you know, stay at home, watch a movie.

Logistical and technical issues make the project difficult to carry out.

No other place has reached such a milestone.

The risk is real, but not very large, researchers say.

80% of COVID-19 patients have vitamin D deficiency, a Spanish study found, compared to 40% for the general population

Changes in the metabolism of sugar in the brain may be responsible for the characteristic loss of sense of smell.

We're probably headed for a grim winter, a new study concludes. But there are ways to alleviate that.

An important step forward in the fight to eradicate Ebola.

Classrooms had better keep the windows open.

More evidence show link between blood type and coronavirus risk

Pandemic fatigue is starting to take its toll.

These excess deaths have been indirectly attributed to COVID-19 due to the pandemic's disruptions.

That's nearly 90% of the US gross domestic product.

The possibility of this happening is higher than with other viruses.

It has already been authorized for commercial use and could be a game changer.

Wearing a mask can save your life, not the other way around.

The tool will be available all over the world on mobile phones.

They have a better accuracy than many specialized tests.

We are learning more about how COVID-19 affects people every day, and this new find confirms what we've been fearing: asymptomatic people ...

The Russian government is exploiting a scientific win for propaganda purposes. The potential consequences are troubling.

Previously, scientists thought that as many as 1 in 2 cases of COVID-19 were asymptomatic.

The matter of viral load once again comes into question.

The masks have an anti-bacterial efficiency of 80%, which increases when exposed to sunlight.

Lockdowns didn't make much of a difference to our warming world

This seemingly small difference adds up considerably owing to the rule of large numbers.

The World Health Organization already adapted its guidelines to recommend its usage.

The fist bump is here to save the day.

Aerosols and other tiny particles that may contain the virus can travel around face shields or through the valve of ...

Delegates will discuss the development of a new biodiversity framework next month.

They knew coronavirus was spreading before the patients themselves.

Bad news for more than a third of Americans and Brits.

This nuanced 'cheat sheet' shows when and where the risk of coronavirus transmission is greatest or lowest.

It's not all bad -- vaccine research has made strides in the past few months.

This could be used to better diagnose infected individuals.

Africa is exhibiting remarkable resilience through the pandemic.

Sharing is caring!

Many people seem to be under the impression that COVID-19 is passed automatically in the household. That's not necessarily the ...

More and more experts are considering that airborne transmission plays an important role for the pandemic.

The pandemic is unlikely to go away this year. Whoever wins the US elections will choose a pandemic direction.

The vaccine is now moving on to large-scale trials to assess its efficacy.

In the midst of suspect claims and solid deals, billions of vaccines have been ordered -- before a single vaccine ...

Whether you had COVID-19 or just stressed out about getting it, your brain's hippocampus may have shrunk in the last ...

The pandemic is going nowhere fast, and it seems we'll be stuck with masks for a while -- so it ...

A third of Americans would refuse a vaccine even if it were free. A sixth of Britons would also refuse ...

New Zealand's pandemic strategy has paid off, but authorities warn against getting complacent.

There are at least four older coronaviruses that cause the common cold, and previous exposure to them may provoke an ...