Oxytocin is often called “the love hormone” because of its role in social bonding, reproduction and childbirth. This hormone may also affect our memory—though in ways that aren’t completely clear. Not only has oxytocin been found to cause memory impairment…
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Don’t flush the toilet with the lid up. Here’s why
If you’re a germaphobe who leaves the lid up as you’re flushing the toilet, it may be time for you to rethink your life choices. While you may derive a weird satisfaction out of watching things flush down the toilet…
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Here’s What Risk, Really, Protestors Have of Getting COVID-19
There’s no question the mass protests across the United States will spread the novel coronavirus, according to experts. This is because the virus is transmitted via respiratory droplets that you emit when you talk, yell, sneeze, and cough. The more…
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Here’s When You Can Be Around People Again After COVID-19 Recovery
As states begin to re-open (whether it’s advised by medical professionals or not) and the count of cases and deaths from coronavirus pandemic continue to rise, we’re getting a bit better at understanding how we move through the world as…
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Coronavirus overview: Here’s the app you were looking for
There is nothing quite like a quarantine to make one itch to do something useful. Three Ph.D. students from the Department of Mathematical Sciences have done just that. The trio of statisticians have repurposed their tedium and isolation to develop…
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Here's Exactly What Medical Experts Mean by a 'Fever'
In addition to a cough and shortness of breath, public health institutions list “fever,” as a one of the symptoms of the coronavirus COVID-19. Except that many of these institutions don’t go into greater detail about what a fever actually…
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Here’s how dirty your cell phone really is
Your phone is disgusting. Think about it. You take it everywhere, touch it all the time, and non-millennials even talk on it, placing the whole device near your nose and mouth. This is the same phone most people also take…
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Here’s why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away
The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available. Let’s explore why, even with global efforts, it might take this long. China shared publicly the full RNA sequence…
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