New research led by UMC Utrecht shows that school closures during a pandemic outbreak are most effective when carefully targeted. The study, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates that the right strategy depends ...
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There was an energetic push to install air-filtering devices in schools and nursing homes when the COVID pandemic struck. However, these devices had rarely been tested in real-world situations for their effects on infection ...
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Portable air filters made no difference to rates of respiratory and other infections in older people's long-term care facilities, a University of Bristol–led trial published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found. The study's ...
Jul 28, 2026
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Winter has a way of making the office, train and school pickup line feel like a giant Petri dish of germs and potential infection. It's also when many of us quietly let our exercise routines slide.
Jul 28, 2026
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Maintaining and improving quality of life (QOL) and extending a healthy lifespan are among the most important objectives for an aging society. A research group led by Dr. Keiko Odera and Dr. Ryoya Takahashi, a former professor, ...
Jul 28, 2026
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What makes a diet healthy—or not? According to a new study, nutritional quality matters more than processing level when it comes to long-term health.
Jul 28, 2026
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Nearly one-third of women and one-quarter of men engage in intentional outdoor tanning, with variation observed by age, race, physical activity level and alcohol use, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology.
Jul 27, 2026
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As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who doubted their science and safety.
Jul 27, 2026
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New research has revealed a shift in the strains of invasive meningococcal disease circulating in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 27, 2026
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A previously eliminated disease—measles—is resurgent in Canada amid declining vaccination rates
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