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…
Public Health
Your Neighborhood May Influence Your COVID-19 Risk – Data Shows Racial and Economic Disparities
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…
Eating Out Frequently Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Death
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…
Low-Dose Aspirin Use for Heart Disease May Reduce Likelihood of COVID-19 Infection
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…
MIT Engineers Make Low-Cost Filters From Tree Branches to Purify Drinking Water
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…
Scientists Find Evidence That Novel Coronavirus Infects Cells in the Mouth – Saliva May Play Role in COVID Transmission
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…
Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome: Columbia Physicians Review What’s Known About “Long-Haulers”
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…
Chemists Warn: Toxic Air Pollutants From Fossil Fuels “Multiply” in Sunlight
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…
Researchers Warn: Preservative Used in Hundreds of Popular Foods May Harm the Immune System
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…
Copper Foam Is Highly Efficient, Durable as a Filter for Reusable Masks and Air Cleaners
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…
Does COVID-19 Have Seasons? An Update With the Latest From the World Meteorological Organization
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…
Supercomputer Analysis Reveals Why UK, South Africa Coronavirus Variants Are More Contagious, Deadly
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,…
Is the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Safe and Effective? Here Are the Results From a Large Clinical Trial
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…
Nine Experts Discuss What We’ve Learned From a Year of COVID-19
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 Detect 55 Chemicals Never Before Reported in People – 42 “Mystery Chemicals” Whose Sources Are Unknown
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…
Research Evidence Strongly Shows COVID-19 Link to Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vertigo
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…
Experts Warn: Vaccines Alone May Not Be Enough to End COVID-19 Pandemic
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…
Novel Coronavirus Circulated Undetected for Months Before First COVID-19 Cases Discovered in Wuhan, China
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…