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What a controversial face mask study says about science in the Covid-19 era. A Nobel Prize winner coauthored a study in a major journal. More than 40 researchers want it retracted.
In a post-COVID-19 world, people who perceive themselves as less attractive than others are more likely to keep wearing masks when they’re highly motivated to make a good impression.
However, giving people masks does not necessarily mean that people will wear masks. "The study was misinterpreted and, when you give it a very quick glance, you see how that would happen," Dr ...
As for this study specifically: It does not prove what the authors intended to. It’s just the latest in a push by agenda-driven scientists , and the media who love them, to get people back in masks.
Attractive people are less likely to keep wearing face masks in the post-Covid era, a study suggests. Researchers conducted three questionnaires asking people about self-perceived attractiveness ...
These masks have been popularized in South Korea, where the study was conducted, whereas KN95s are more popular in the US. However, their differences are miniscule.
The study, published in the journal the Annals of Internal Medicine, also found that there wasn’t a significant difference in protection between surgical masks and N95 respirators in a health… ...
Surgical masks can ward off COVID-19 just as well as N95s for healthcare workers exposed to patients infected with that virus, a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests.. To report that ...
A recently released study has been circulating online, which some are using to claim as proof masks are harmful to humans. What do the experts say?
It also studied specific manufactures of masks, and thus the results do not necessarily generalize to all N95, KN95, surgical and cloth masks. Nevertheless, the study demonstrated that all face ...
A small study shows sensors embedded in a face mask appear to detect compounds linked to kidney disease. This is part of ...
A modified surgical face mask containing a specialized breath sensor can accurately detect when someone has kidney disease, according to a new research published Wednesday in the journal ACS Sensors.