Toddlers as young as two can successfully learn new words even when a speaker’s mouth or eyes are covered, a study shows.

Wearing a face mask when you’re in a public setting is one of the best ways to avoid getting and spreading illnesses like Covid-19, the flu, RSV and the common cold, says Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, a ...

Among the masks tested were the fitted N95 mask, surgical mask, valved N95 mask, knitted mask, neck gaiter, bandana and a number of cotton and polypropylene masks. The control variable was no mask.

Surgical face masks became a symbol of safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. They helped prevent the spread of viruses, especially through the air. Now, researchers at the University of Rome Tor ...

Surgical face masks help prevent the spread of airborne pathogens and therefore were ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a modified mask could also protect a wearer by detecting health ...

While the risk of infection without wearing the mask was 12.2%, the use of surgical face masks lowered the infection risk to 8.9%, which translates to the prevention of 3300 infections every ...

By Stephen Beech A modified face mask can detect kidney disease, just through breath. Surgical face covers became commonplace during the Covid pandemic in an attempt to stop the spread of airborne ...

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has been granted an additional seven days to conclude investigations into ...

Wearing a surgical face mask in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms, finds a trial of adults in Norway published by The BMJ. The effect was moderate—a 3.2% ...

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.