Immune assault may explain loss of smell in long COVID

Millions of people haven't fully recovered their sense of smell after COVID-19. A relentless immune assault on olfactory nerve cells may be why.

Duke University • futurity
Dec. 29, 2022 ~5 min

DIY filters curb phthalate and PFAS air pollution

Cheap, easy-to-assemble Corsi-Rosenthal boxes can help reduce our exposure to indoor air pollutants, research shows.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Dec. 28, 2022 ~6 min


Learning to Live with COVID

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 26, 2022 ~5 min

This course teaches students how to connect with older adults to forge intergenerational bonds and help alleviate loneliness and isolation

Social isolation and loneliness in aging adults have been linked to numerous physical and mental health ailments. Teaching students how to listen deeply to older people can lessen those effects.

Jeremy Holloway, Assistant Professor of Geriatric Education, University of North Dakota • conversation
Dec. 20, 2022 ~7 min

1918 flu pandemic upended long-standing social inequalities – at least for a time, new study finds

During the 1918 flu pandemic, white people died at similar rates to Black Americans, according to a new study – a very different pattern than what occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Martin Eiermann, Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology, Duke University • conversation
Dec. 16, 2022 ~6 min

‘Cocktail’ vaccines could offer increased protection against future COVID-19 variants of concern

COVID-19 vaccinations that combine two or more distinct variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could offer protection against both current and future ‘variants of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 14, 2022 ~4 min

Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma

Prejudice and stigma can discourage the communities most affected by infectious diseases from seeking care. Inclusive public health messaging can prevent misinformation and guide the most vulnerable.

Ken Ho, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Dec. 14, 2022 ~9 min

As viral infections skyrocket, masks are still a tried-and-true way to help keep yourself and others safe

Decades of research show that respiratory illnesses are dramatically reduced when people wear face masks.

Marisa Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Complex Systems, Epidemiology and Mathematics, University of Michigan • conversation
Dec. 14, 2022 ~9 min


Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs – an immunologist explains how they work

An effective nasal vaccine could stop the virus that causes COVID-19 right at its point of entry. But devising one that works has been a challenge for researchers.

Michael W. Russell, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo • conversation
Dec. 14, 2022 ~9 min

Tweaked proteins in nasal spray could one day treat COVID-19

Two small, targeted proteins could one day be administered as a nasal spray to treat, or even prevent, COVID-19.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Dec. 12, 2022 ~4 min

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