Carbon footprint associated with dietary guidelines, varies between seven countries
Photo Cred: Joshua Rawson-Harris/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Greenhouse gas emissions associated with national dietary guidelines advocating a healthy diet vary greatly between countries, with United States guidelines having the largest...
Read MorePooled testing offers improved strategy for identifying COVID-19
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new approach to pooled novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing can be a highly effective tool for curbing the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, even if infections...
Read MoreNSAIDs may exacerbate COVID-19, study suggests
Photo Cred: Mari Monpari/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced both antibody and inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in mice, according...
Read MoreHHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency
Photo Cred: Anna Lowe/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency declaration ahead of its expiration on...
Read MoreNon-contact thermometers fall short as COVID-19 screeners, experts say
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Taking one’s temperature is a poor means of screening who is infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and,...
Read MoreSafe ultraviolet light potential to sterilize high-risk COVID-19 environments
By Katherine Shagoury Computational modelling has shown that low dose far-ultraviolet C (UVC) lighting can be used to disinfect in-room air, increasing disinfection rates by 50 to 85 percent compared...
Read MoreNature may improve mental health amid COVID-19 pandemic
Photo Cred: Sebastian Voortman/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Nature around one’s home may help mitigate some of the negative mental health effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a...
Read MoreConnection between household chemicals, gut microbiome, researchers find
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Washington State University found a correlation between the levels of bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract of children and the...
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