New study may discover why men are more susceptible to coronavirus

The coronavirus affects men more severely than women. A new large-scale study discovers a factor likely to play a role: the protein ACE2. Previous studies have also pointed to the relationship between ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2) and Covid-19, but now it appears that men have a higher concentration of it in their body. The UMC … Read more

The surprising history of Mother’s Day – Wel.nl

Lack of toilets, that was the basis of Mother’s Day. In 1858 Anna Reeves Jarvis organized a Mothers Working Day to protest the lack of toilets in the Apalachian villages where she lived. That lack of clean toilets led to diseases and who had to pay for the care? The mothers. The initiative was taken, … Read more

Coronavirus found in sperm – Wel.nl

The coronavirus can continue to live in the semen of infected men, even if those men recover. That makes it more likely that the virus is sexually transmitted, say Chinese researchers. A team at Shangqiu Municipal Hospital tested 38 male patients treated there in January and February at the height of the pandemic in China. … Read more

we still know very little about covid 19 – Wel.nl

We haven’t really mapped Covid-19 yet at all. That says virologist Marion Koopmans on Friday afternoon in a podcast from Erasmus MC. There is no guarantee for a vaccine in the near future, she says. One of the presenters, writes Erasmus Magazine, asks virologist Marion Koopmans: “From a scale of 1 to 10, how well … Read more

These measures have had the most effect on damming coronavirus – Wel.nl

Working from home, schools closed and restaurants closed, governments took numerous measures to stop the coronavirus, but which one had the most effect? Scientists have investigated the consequences of each measure. The study of the University of East Anglia has been carried out, among other things, to determine which measures should be eased first. To … Read more

New lung disease CALD for corona patients with persistent complaints – Wel.nl

It is as if a complete wasp nest has nestled in your lungs. This is how the Longfonds director, Michael Rutgers, describes the experience of a corona patient. You are not just cured, the complaints persist for a long time and may be permanent. Reason for the Lung Fund to create a new disease: CALD, … Read more

“We can never live normal life again without a corona vaccine” – Wel.nl

“We will never be able to live normally again without a corona vaccine,” world-renowned virologist Peter Piot told Knack magazine. The professor at London Imperial College was himself felled by Covid-19. After a long illness, including hospitalization, he is on the mend again. Vaccine“The only real exit strategy from this crisis is a vaccine that … Read more

Why it is so healthy to spend time in your garden – Wel.nl

Lockdown and good weather, it was reason for most people to enjoy the garden. Not a bad idea, according to British research. Garden lovers are healthier and feel better. Better said: Those who spend a lot of time in their own garden are more likely to have good health and higher mental well-being than those … Read more

Didn’t corona dead have to live long? Researchers prove the opposite – Wel.nl

It was the main argument to downplay the corona crisis: the people who die from corona would not have long to live anyway, because of their age or their underlying conditions. Researchers have now shown that this is not true. According to scientists at the University of Glasgow, men who die from Covid-19 live an … Read more

Dutch virologists may find antibody to coronavirus – Wel.nl

An antibody has been found that can prevent Covid-19 from entering a cell and making someone sick. If someone is already sick, the substance, called 47D11, can prevent the disease from spreading. Scientists from Erasmus MC and Utrecht University write this in their trade journal Nature Communications. The antibodies have been developed against SARS, among … Read more