In the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), one of the weapons used by humans to prevent infection is wearing a ...

Can a face mask decrease the risk of severe Covid-19 by increasing the humidity in your respiratory tract? Here Estonia's Anett Kontaveit wears face mask at the Australian Open tennis tournament in ...

Masks help protect the people wearing them from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but now researchers from the National Institutes of Health have added evidence for yet ...

New Stanford research adds to evidence that the seasonality of respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19 or the flu, can be linked to indoor humidity levels. The study, which found that ventilation reduces ...

New research finds indoor relative humidity between 40 and 60 percent is associated with relatively lower rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths, while indoor conditions outside this range are ...

Humans, microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi), and plants all react differently to dry ambient conditions. Microbes adapt quickly by shrinking down, forming thicker membranes, and becoming dormant.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The thermometer is dropping, almost in cadence with the COVID-19 case count, and holiday gatherings look promising. Nationwide and here at home, data shows big strides fighting ...