Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds unclear virus guidance may prompt selfishness

Far from bringing about a new era of social solidarity, often-changing and unclear guidance around the coronavirus may push people to act more selfishly, researchers said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Vaccine trial resumes as virus continues grim march

Clinical trials of one of the most advanced experimental COVID-19 vaccines resumed Saturday after a brief safety pause, as infection numbers continued to march upward in countries across the globe.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Could your mask be a kind of vaccine against COVID-19?

(HealthDay)—The world is still waiting for a safe, effective coronavirus vaccine. But new research now suggests that billions of people may already be using a crude vaccine of sorts: face masks.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Facing up to the dementia home care dilemma of COVID-19

In the UK, over 850,000 people are living with dementia. This is expected to hit over 1 million by 2025, with numbers consistently rising. But it's not only the person with the condition that is affected. Family members and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Modeling behaviors that spread disease

Whether it's a cough or a handshake, one point of contact by an infected individual may be all it takes to spark an epidemic. The same can also be true for cultural traits related to a disease. Stanford theoretical biologists ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Could singing spread COVID-19?

Singing doesn't need to be silenced, however, but at the moment the wisest thing is to sing with social distancing in place. The advice comes from aerosol researchers at Lund University in Sweden. They have studied the amount ...

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