People can carry hazardous compounds from cigarette smoke that cling to their bodies and clothes and then release those compounds into non-smoking environments—exposing people nearby to cigarettes' adverse effects, a new ...
Mar 5, 2020
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NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) engineers studying ventilation systems in surgical operating theaters have found that traditional ventilation systems may inadvertently facilitate the circulation of aerosolized pathogen-carrying particles. ...
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Ever go to the movies or a rock concert and been blasted by the sound? You may not realize it while it's happening, but ongoing exposure to loud sounds at these venues can damage your hearing.
Sep 26, 2023
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In the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us assumed we would return to our usual routines in a few weeks. Instead, restrictions on group gatherings and businesses stretched on for months. Did they continue to save ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Digital programming and virtual interactions, initially considered to be stop-gap measures during the first few waves of the pandemic, may now be an important part of supporting many people's health and well-being—including ...
Nov 23, 2022
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What are the odds of catching COVID-19 after a night at the movie theater? How about an afternoon at the gym, unmasked? Or an early morning jog in a neighborhood park?
Jan 21, 2022
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As the omicron variant sparks worldwide fears of renewed COVID-19 outbreaks, Americans' worries about infection are again on the rise, but fewer say they are regularly wearing masks or isolating compared with the beginning ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Stereotypes are knowledge structures integrated in our world representation, which have an influence on our decisions and which are hard to change. A team from the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Barcelona (UB) ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic.
Mar 24, 2021
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It's 1:36 a.m. and I've just gotten my daughter back to sleep after she threw up violently. She has no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath, but what if…. I think it's food poisoning and not COVID-19, but I can't know ...
Sep 23, 2020
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