COVID infection messes up healthy gut bacteria balance

Research shows that COVID disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiotic treatment.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~6 min

Work-from-home parents watched kids more in COVID’s first year

Parents, especially mothers, spent more time supervising their kids during the first year of the pandemic, researchers report.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~8 min


Work-from-home parents watched kids more in COVID’s first year

Parents, especially mothers, spent more time supervising their kids during the first year of the pandemic, researchers report.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~8 min

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

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

Awe-inspiring tutorials can ease health worker burnout

Watching awe-inspiring tutorials for just a few minutes a day can ease health care workers' feelings of depression and emotional exhaustion.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 ~5 min

AI can reveal hidden bias in news media

AI that compares what news media actually reported to what could have been reported can identify biases we might otherwise miss.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Dec. 8, 2022 ~4 min


Can masks affect cognitive performance?

Masks lowered the performance of chess players until they adjusted to wearing them, new research on cognitive performance shows.

U. Queensland • futurity
Dec. 7, 2022 ~3 min

In 30 years, the US saw 1.1 million gun deaths

Gun deaths in the US are reaching unprecedented levels. A new study digs into the data behind the violence.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Dec. 6, 2022 ~6 min

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