COVID-19 antibodies decline quickly
Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19 – why the worry?
Alexander (Sasha) Poltorak, Tufts University
Most people are aware that testing for antibodies in a person’s...
A promising new treatment for childhood eczema
Live bacteria spray is showing promise in treating childhood eczema
Ian Myles, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Here’s a shorthand way to think of...
Vitamin C and muscle mass
Vitamin C could help older adults retain muscle mass – new research
Ailsa Welch, University of East Anglia and Richard Hayhoe, University of East Anglia
As...
What is Novichok? A neurotoxicologist explains
William Atchison, Michigan State University
The German government has announced that toxicology tests proved that the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok,...
Coronavirus may remain on surfaces for days
National Institutes of Health (NIH):
At a Glance
Scientists found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be detected in aerosols for up to...
PFAS can increase your risk of severe COVID-19
How endocrine-disrupting chemicals like PFAS can increase your risk of severe COVID-19
Kathryn Crawford, Middlebury
Nearly a year before the novel coronavirus emerged, Dr. Leonardo Trasande...
How dangerous heat waves can kill
How dangerous heat waves can kill
William H. Calvin, University of Washington
Heat waves are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States, not...
Studying immune system differences between the sexes
COVID-19's deadliness for men is revealing why researchers should have been studying immune system sex differences years ago
Adam Moeser, Michigan State University
When it comes...
FDA warns consumers about dangerous hand sanitizers
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Reiterates Warning About Dangerous Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol, Takes Additional Action to Address Concerning Products
Agency Urges Consumers, Health Care...
Being a COVID-19 long-hauler
I'm a COVID-19 long-hauler and an epidemiologist – here's how it feels when symptoms last for months
Margot Gage Witvliet, Lamar University
Imagine being young and...
