Covid-19

Requirement for adults to wear masks in schools has major impact on Covid-19 transmissions, study finds

December 20, 2021

Requirement for adults to wear masks in schools has major impact on Covid-19 transmissions, finds new study in Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Are older people more likely to fall for Covid-19 scams than younger people?

December 15, 2021

By Colm Gorey, science communications manager Image: mimagephotography/Shutterstock.com Not long after the Covid-19 pandemic began, a surge in scams targeting people’s [...]

Survivors of severe Covid-19 may have increased risk of death within 12 months of illness

December 1, 2021

By Conn Hastings, science writer Image: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock.com A new study shows the long-term implications of severe Covid-19 infection, with such patients [...]

Deep dive into global Twitter posts reveals possible drop in negativity towards Covid-19 pandemic

September 28, 2021

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer Image: Sattalat Phukkum/Shutterstock.com An in-depth analysis of more than 120m Twitter posts across the globe has shown that users’ [...]

Why is Covid-19 more severe in some patients? Using AI, we found a likely answer

September 17, 2021

By Dr Emmanuelle Logette, EPFL Blue Brain Project Dr Emmanuelle Logette of the EPFL Blue Brain Project Why does Covid-19 present itself more severe in some patients but not [...]

Are enteroviruses behind mysterious outbreaks of chronic fatigue syndrome?

August 12, 2021

By Prof Maureen Hanson, Cornell University Image: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels.com Chronic fatigue syndrome is a long-term illness with a wide range of symptoms, no known [...]

Machine learning and knowledge engineering uncovers significant role of elevated blood glucose in severe Covid-19

July 28, 2021

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers’ Science Communications Manager A digital reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 primary infection in the lungs. Image: Blue Brain Project/EPFL [...]

Tragedy of the Commons: The potential role of individualism in the spread of Covid-19

March 19, 2021

By Dr Yossi Maaravi, Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at IDC, Herzliya John David Photography / Shutterstock.com Dr Yossi Maaravi of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship [...]

Use of image and performance-enhancing drugs surged during Covid-19 restrictions

March 10, 2021

Figure of a woman in a red bathing suit inside a plastic rectangle on top of a fabric cloth.

By The University of Hertfordshire Image: Zenza Flarini/Shutterstock 28% of people have used image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) during the Covid-19 pandemic, [...]