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1 of 7 The greastest risk of catching coronavirus when riding an elevator alone is probably from: Riding in an elevator after a person with Covid has ridden in it Touching the elevator buttons, then touching your face Riding in an elevator with an infected person who is talking Riding …

Contact tracing has quickly emerged as the go-to method of tracking the spread of the coronavirus among the general population, but there have been crucial questions around the most effective, ethical, and legal ways of doing so. New legislation introduced this week, the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), seeks …

Research of the Week We forage for information in our minds the way we foraged for food as hunter-gatherers. Full lockdowns don’t seem to have had much effect in Western Europe. Deep genetic history of the Andes. Factors most associated with death from COVID-19 in the UK: maleness, old age, …

Research of the Week New study says exercise may prevent severe respiratory complications of COVID-19. About 50% of food sold in Britain is ultra-processed. In France, it’s around 14%. “The majority of studies, and especially the higher quality studies, showed that those who avoided meat consumption had significantly higher rates …

Apple and Google’s common coronavirus contact tracing solution for smartphones continued to attract a lot of attention and debate over the course of the past week, and understandably so. It’s an unprecedented partnership between the world’s dominant smartphone operating system makers, but people are worried about privacy, and the notion …

Research of the Week Outdoor transmission of coronavirus is very rare, according to new research. Exercise increases superoxidate dismutase, an antioxidant that protects against advanced respiratory distress syndrome. Oncology journal editors get a lot of non-research payments from industry. Bearded dragon falls for the Müller-Lyer illusion. New Primal Blueprint Podcasts …

Author’s Blurb: I’ve never been the type of person to frequently go to artisan bazaars or similar, since they’re just not my scene. But from the few times I’ve been, I’ve noticed that there is always a variety of lesser-known sellers who benefit from the foot traffic. With the MCO …

COVID-19 waits for no one, and the speed of its spread has forced the world to act quickly.  From world governments to individual households, all of sudden everyone has had to scrap plans, make new ones, and try to hang on to some kind of new normal as the pandemic …

Research of the Week An IL-6 inhibitor shows benefit in slowing down the coronavirus cytokine storm. Researchers laying the groundwork for a meat tax. Mice “pre-loaded” with corn oil experience an “extended course of lung injury” after being exposed to endotoxin. Peter Attia (and colleagues) wonders if we’re missing a …