By comparing the corona access policy with the situation of the Jews in the thirties and forties of the last century, as Thierry Baudet does, no one can take it seriously anymore. That says Aron Vrieler of the Center for Information and Documentation Israel (CIDI) on Sunday in response to a tweet from Baudet. “From … Read more
The Netherlands was one of the last countries where face masks were introduced. Reason: Jaap van Dissel did not believe that they had any effect. He sits next to it. Caps do help. NRC studied the scientific literature and the verdict is clear: do not expect miracles from mouth masks, but they do reduce the … Read more
A considerable number of corona patients partially and usually temporarily lose their sense of smell. Scientists have now unraveled how this is possible. The good news is that the coronavirus does not affect the nerve cells of the olfactory organ. That makes it unlikely that brain tissue will be damaged by the virus or that … Read more
A party, a night out or just a weekend, for many people it is reason to have a drink. Or two. But how unhealthy that is is becoming increasingly clear. At The Latest News toxicologist Jan Tytgat, liver specialist Hans Van Vlierberghe and professor of Social Epidemiology and Health Policy Guido Van Hal list the … Read more
Vaccinated people are just as contagious as unvaccinated a lot of media headlines recently on the basis of a study published in the renowned Lancet appeared. There is only one thing that can be said about this study. The biggest problem is that the studied group of unvaccinated people consisted of only 23 people, mainly … Read more
A vaccine against the most aggressive and deadly form of breast cancer is one step closer to reality. The drug is being tested on humans for the first time. That’s what the Cleveland Clinic in the US made announced on Tuesday. Between 18 and 24 patients who have been cured of triple negative breast cancer … Read more
After vaccination with AstraZeneca, you run a slightly higher risk of nervous disorders. But the chance of this is even greater after a corona infection. About that writes NRC. This is apparent from a huge study of data from 32 million Britons, which in Nature Medicine popped up. With AstraZeneca there is a slightly increased … Read more
A descendant of the delta variant has been discovered in the United Kingdom, which has been christened AY4.2. Scientists believe that the new mutation is even more contagious than the delta variant itself. According to the first research results, it is “the most contagious coronavirus strain since the start of the pandemic.” The variant would … Read more
A new treatment appears to destroy tumor cells in people with head and neck cancer. In some, the tumors disappeared completely. The treatment may also work for other types of cancer. It is a combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab, two drugs used in immunotherapy, report scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and The … Read more
Why is contamination with Corona annoying for one person, but not a big deal and why does the other end up in hospital or die? Belgian researchers believe they have discovered an explanation: your diet. “Almost all patients who would eventually become seriously ill or even die in hospital were found to be seriously deficient … Read more