Share on PinterestNew research shows that scent helps us consolidate memories during our sleep.Familiar scents have an incredible ability to evoke memories from the past. Many will have had the experience of a particular smell — perhaps of grandma’s cooking or freshly cut grass — conjuring up memories from our childhood.As well as anecdotal, scientific…

turkeys, horses, pigs, and cattle. Sometimes, these animals can transmit coronaviruses to humans.Most recently, authorities identified a new coronavirus outbreak in China that has now reached other countries. It has the name coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19.In this article, we explain the different types of human coronaviruses, their symptoms, and how people transmit them. We…

Share on PinterestTo fight COVID-19, researchers and doctors are trying an old technique: treating patients with antibodies from people who have recovered.The technique is called “passive antibody therapy.” It was used as early as the 1930s, and its premise is simple.Medical practitioners collect blood from a person who has recovered from an infection and process…

Share on PinterestNew research in animals suggests that contracting the new coronavirus may protect the body from reinfection.Some recent reports have suggested that COVID-19 can reoccur in people after they have recovered from the disease. However, the available scientific evidence has not confirmed that there is a risk of reinfection with SARS-Cov-2, the virus that…