Coronavirus
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): When the Lack of Light Causes Depression
It is a fact that some people’s mood turns gray in the winter because of the lack of light. A phenomenon that has been intensified this year by the …
Freeze-Drying of COVID-19 Vaccines Could Fix the Logistics Problems
Most vaccines have to be frozen or refrigerated, which imposes major storage and transportation issues. Vaccines in freeze-dried form, on the other hand, can be stored at room temperature …
German Study Shows That COVID-19 May Also Affect Sperm Quality
With spermatozoa that are less motile, less concentrated, and with altered shapes, the sperm of men who have had a severe form of Covid-19 are of poorer quality, according …
C0VID-19: A Gorilla From the San Diego Zoo Cured With Similar Drug Used to Treat Donald Trump
While a group of gorillas at the San Diego Zoo in California was infected with Covid-19 on Jan. 11, one of them has just been treated with an experimental …
Monoclonal Antibodies Could Be Used to Prevent COVID-19 Infections in Unvaccinated Individuals
The emphasis on vaccination ignores the fact that there are hundreds of other treatment options for COVID-19. For example, a study just showed that monoclonal antibodies can protect against …
Yale University Researchers Confirm That the Brain Can Be Affected by the Virus
An international study involving several teams of researchers confirmed the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect neurons and identified several consequences, including damage from oxygen deprivation. A growing body of …
The Frequency and Severity of Global Pandemics Likely to Increase
The current pandemic is the sixth major one to hit humanity since the Spanish flu of 1918. But the frequency and severity of these global epidemics may well accelerate …
England and the US Will Soon Require Negative Tests for Entry to Their Territories
International travelers will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter England starting this Friday, January 15. The same applies to the United States, which plans to …