Brown Fat Can Burn Energy in an Unexpected Way
Brown Fat Can Burn Energy in an Unexpected Way

When we are exposed to sufficient cold or exercise, small clusters of brown fat cells in our bodies begin to burn up energy. Since 2009, when researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center and…

Surgical Masks Good for Most COVID-19 Treatment
Surgical Masks Good for Most COVID-19 Treatment

The N95 respirator masks should be preserved for health-care workers involved in inserting breathing tubes for patients with COVID-19. More common medical masks are fine for all other COVID-19 treatment, says preliminary…

Suffering from Skin Damage from Face Masks?
Suffering from Skin Damage from Face Masks?

Doctors and nurses on the COVID-19 frontline are spending many hours a day wearing face masks, and many members of the general public are doing the same. But although the devices offer…