Study: Proper fit crucial for masks to work, even when wearing two
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While a variety of masks can help prevent spread of COVID-19, a snug fit is key whether wearing one or two masks according to new research. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
While a variety of masks can help prevent spread of COVID-19, a snug fit is key whether wearing one or two masks according to new research. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
While a variety of masks can help prevent spread of COVID-19, a snug fit is key whether wearing one or two masks according to new research. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Sometimes, wearing two masks is better than one. Dr. Anthony Fauci has endorsed wearing two masks for a firm and comfortable fit, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found double masking can improve protection by about
The candidates that have been considered include remdesivir, originally developed to treat hepatitis C and Ebola. But Nature says that “some clinical studies have failed to confirm that it offers [Covid] patients any benefit. And the drug is expensive, difficult to manufacture and must be given intravenously in a hospital - all undesirable attributes in the middle of a pandemic.”
Experts are hoping that some of those issues might be avoided with another antiviral drug, molnupiravir, which is undergoing late-stage clinical testing as a Covid treatment by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Meanwhile, the NHS is testing an antiviral called favipiravir in trials involving UK patients.
Preserving physical and mental health helps older adults experiencing cognitive impairment stave off declines in cognitive engagement, a new study suggests.
“We found that declines in physical and mental health were associated with more pronounced cognitive disengagement,” says Shevaun Neupert, professor of psychology at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the study published in
“The impact of declines in physical health was particularly pronounced for study participants who had more advanced cognitive impairment to begin with.”
There’s a lot of research showing that cognitive engagement can help older adults maintain cognitive health. However, the vast majority of that work has been done on healthy adults.