How to Make People Follow COVID-19 Restrictions Without Appealing to Fear
Making people fear the coronavirus may motivate us to wash our hands, keep our distance and wear a face mask. But fear also takes a…
Making people fear the coronavirus may motivate us to wash our hands, keep our distance and wear a face mask. But fear also takes a…
Data from first six months of pandemic shows racial and economic disparities by zip code in COVID-19 outcomes. Markers of the pandemic’s impact — testing…
Dining out is a popular activity worldwide, but there has been little research into its association with health outcomes. Investigators looked at the association between…
Aspirin is an established, safe, and low-cost medication in long-standing common use in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and in the past a pain…
Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option. The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine and ginkgo contain sapwood lined…
NIH-funded findings point to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmission. An international team of scientists has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of millions of people around the world but has also left hundreds with lingering…
When power stations burn coal, a class of compounds called Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, or PAHs, form part of the resulting air pollution. Researchers have found…
New science suggests the FDA should test all food chemicals for safety. A food preservative used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have grown accustomed to wearing facemasks, but many coverings are fragile and not easily disinfected. Metal foams are durable, and…
According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, seasonal weather conditions have not yet played a large role in influencing the spread of…
TACC’s Frontera supercomputer aids in building infection models of COVID-19 variants. All viruses mutate as they make copies of themselves to spread and thrive. SARS-CoV-2,…
Results from a large clinical trial in the United States and South America indicate that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222, is well-tolerated and protects against symptomatic…
A year into the pandemic, nine UChicago experts discuss impacts on health, science, and more. One year ago, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19…
Scientists at University of California San Francisco have detected 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 chemicals never before reported in people…
Hearing loss and other auditory problems are strongly associated with Covid-19 according to a systematic review of research evidence led by University of Manchester and…
Even as vaccines are becoming more readily available in the U.S., protecting against the asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19…
Study dates emergence to as early as October 2019; simulations suggest in most cases zoonotic viruses die out naturally before causing a pandemic. Using molecular…