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Receive the corona vaccine by mail? That may be possible in the future

Scientists are working on two candidate vaccines that don't need to be kept cool. If the vaccines – which are made using viruses that...

For example, the layout of the supermarket can tempt you to make healthier food choices

Often you are tempted to buy unhealthy food in your local supermarket. But a few simple changes in the classification can already make...

Dutch scientists win Ig Nobel Prize

And by finding an explanation for the remarkable fact that people hardly collide even in crowded places. The presentation of the Ig Nobel Prizes is...

Twenty years on, the 9/11 terror attacks are still costing lives

On the day itself, 412 aid workers were killed. In the years that followed, more than 3,400 more died. This is evident from...

Extreme wealth is a problem and a wealth barrier can be the solution

People agree that poverty is a problem. But extreme wealth also has problematic consequences and should actually be tackled, argues political philosopher Dick...

Do you crave more free time? Too much of it isn’t everything!

Being busy all the time can be quite stressful. But researchers are proving that having tons of time isn't the way to happiness,...

Do you take medication? Then your gut bacteria might be snacking on it!

It may lead to medicines being less effective. Researchers write that in the magazine Nature. They rely on experiments. Biotransformation When we take medicines orally,...

All a third corona jab? Unnecessary and ethically indefensible

For most of us it is absolutely unnecessary to get a third corona jab, experts argue in The Lancet. Many governments of rich countries are...

Fear of Siri making the kids bossy and rude seems unjustified

Children effortlessly let go of the bossy communication style they use when talking to Siri when they start talking to people. Most kids love it:...

Smart algorithm can predict with almost 100 percent certainty whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s

If this technique also proves itself in the real world, it will be a big step in the search for a cure for the...

Traditional Japanese dish may be an unexpected weapon in the fight against corona

An extract made from nattō has been shown to inhibit the ability of the coronavirus to infect cells. Nattō is a sticky and strong-smelling traditional...

Fully vaccinated persons significantly less susceptible to the dreaded delta variant

Vaccination reduces the risk of infection by the delta variant by 50 to 60 percent. And anyone who does become infected does not transfer...

COVID-19 is easier to eradicate than polio

But then enough people must be vaccinated and the spread of newly emerging variants must be nipped in the bud. Of course we all want...

COVID-19 can just transform into a childhood disease

As adults become immune, the risk of infection will shift to younger, unvaccinated children, researchers predict. What we know so far about the coronavirus seems...

Covid-19 vaccines protect less well against Delta variant

Covid-19 vaccines protect less well against Delta variant, and a third shot certainly seems necessary for vulnerable groups. This is the conclusion of a...

Quarantined in a test tube: these flies underwent it for science

And it turns out that quarantined lone fruit flies sleep too little and eat too much. Recognizable? For many people, the lockdowns introduced have...

One vaccine against all variants and future coronavirus outbreaks: it doesn’t seem impossible

People who have had SARS have been shown to produce antibodies after vaccination with Pfizer that successfully fight not only known corona variants, but...

Major pandemics are much less rare than you think

And the chance that one will break out will also become much greater in the coming decades. The current COVID-19 pandemic is arguably the deadliest...

Where did the pandemic start? If we don’t hurry, we’ll never know

Any delay will make some studies biologically impossible. If we want to find out the origin of the coronavirus, we will have to act...

The coronavirus is far from the only virus that spreads through the air

Through intensive research, we changed the way SARS-CoV-2 spread during the pandemic. And now we seem to have to do the same for...

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