The researchers had not foreseen it themselves, but growing old cane is a trait that you inherit from your mother. If you have a mother who has reached the age of 95, it is more likely that you will also become very old. Scientists from the Leiden University Medical Center have been following 944 very … Read more
Glasses seem to protect somewhat against corona. According to Indian scientists, spectacle wearers are much less on their eyes, which makes them up to three times less likely to be infected with the corona virus. “A person has a habit of touching their own face an average of 23 times an hour. Rubbing the eyes … Read more
Going for a run is very healthy, but it won’t help you lose weight. Our body is too smart for that, according to professor of evolutionary anthropology Herman Pontzer. The professor at US Duke University explains in his book Burn how evolution prevented us from losing weight through exercise. He spent ten years studying the … Read more
See first, then believe: For over a year now, we have assumed that we will get our lives back when most of us are vaccinated. In Israel, the country that is furthest with vaccinations and has now injected 40 percent of the population, it turns out to be completely true. Israel has begun to vaccinate … Read more
Wearing two masks on top of each other can reduce the transmission of the coronavirus by 96.5 percent. This is shown by research by the American CDC about which The Washington Post writes. It is the combination of a surgical mask and a fabric mouth mask. Not only others are better protected if an infected … Read more
We all want him, that miracle pill that makes any diet unnecessary. But it has not been found so far. Although there is now a remedy that can help a lot to keep the number of calories consumed within bounds. It’s called semaglutide and is already used to treat type 2 diabetes. For one study, … Read more
Another mutation of the coronavirus has been identified in the UK, which is worrying scientists. The so-called ‘Bristol variant’ has the E484K mutation, which makes the virus more contagious. This mutation had already been detected in the Brazilian and South African variants and was also recently identified in the British variant. The new Bristol variant … Read more
There may not have been a global corona crisis if the Earth had not warmed so much. That’s according to a new study that concludes that China’s Yunnan province could become a hotspot for bats due to climate change. The animals brought at least a hundred new coronaviruses into the region. The study from the … Read more
Nowhere in the world is and still is more fanatically vaccinated than in Israel. And this big real-world test so far proves that a country can get rid of the pandemic through a robust vaccination program. Cases of Covid-19 and hospital admissions have decreased dramatically among people who have been vaccinated. And early data suggests … Read more
The care is being distributed unfairly, says Armand Girbes. The IC head of the Amsterdam UMC believes that not every corona patient is entitled to an IC bed just like that. “As if corona patients are more pathetic than other patients. That is unjust, ”says the professor of intensive care medicine against the AD. Stage … Read more