The number of infections is increasing rapidly, yet it remains quiet on the ic. Is it calm before the storm, which breaks loose when young people start to infect the elderly or does the virus become less powerful? Of course, everyone and virologists hopes for the latter the most, but according to the Belgian professor … Read more
With the autumn also coughs and ailments come back to the corner. Normally not something to bother you with, but that is of course different now: it could be corona. How do you know if it is time to be put on hold at the GGD? Either way, when you have a cold, you should … Read more
It is only a theory, but an interesting one: if you wear a mouth mask, an immune reaction against the coronavirus could arise because you are exposed to a small amount of virus particles. They call it variolation. But again, it’s just a theory. Scientists write about it in a commentary vakblad New England Journal … Read more
Have you just bought a black kitchen because it was hip, one from your apartment urban jungle made and everything else neatly painted white, fashion changes again. We’re going back to a lighter version of the eighties brown, that is Brave Ground, that sounds a bit nicer. It is also not quite the tile brown … Read more
It remains a mystery to scientists: why does one die of corona, while the other does not even notice that he has had the virus. Sure, risk factors have been identified: age, weight, gender, and underlying conditions, but that only explains part of the story. The innate immune system may also play a role. About … Read more
An 88-year-old woman had written down her PIN on a small note to be sure. She kept the note and pass in the same place. The woman had let in someone posing as an employee of an energy company. Subsequently, money was withdrawn twenty times with her bank card within two days. In this way, … Read more
Not only cars pollute the air with their nasty exhaust fumes, the asphalt they drive over also creates a lot of fine dust. Sometimes even more than the traffic itself. That is stated in a study in Science Advances popped up. Especially when it is sunny, many dangerous substances are released. “We discovered that the … Read more