advertisement advertisement advertisement One year into the pandemic, protective face masks have come to signify different things for different groups of people. advertisement advertisement To some it’s an issue of protest, while for some others it’s a statement of social responsibility. Some people have even turned it into a style statement and are willing to spend hundreds of dollars on designer masks . At the same time, racialized perceptions related to masks have put an additional burden on groups that already experience racism and inequality. Across the country, several Black American men have been arrested, followed and challenged by police officers who claimed they looked “suspicious” in pandemic masks. But in a group I have studied since 2013—Muslim women in the West who wear the niqab, or the Islamic veil , along with a headscarf, the experiences have been more positive. CHALLENGES FACED BY MANY MUSLIM … [Read more...] about COVID-19 is increasing religious tolerance. Here’s why
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Researchers now know what causes embarrassing cold sore outbreaks
advertisement advertisement advertisement Humans can build space stations and vaccinate entire populations against a novel pandemic virus on short notice, yet cold sores still flare with little relief. advertisement advertisement Roughly two-thirds of the world’s population has cold sores (HSV-1) and 13% have genital herpes (HSV-2), according to the World Health Organization. There are no cures. But now, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered what triggers outbreaks , which can be painful and embarrassing. Scientists have long known that HSV lurks in ganglia, periodically reactivating—often during times of stress, illness, and sunburn. The new study finds that outbreaks are not caused by those factors, but rather, that HSV hijacks the body’s immune response to stress and inflammation. Specifically, the immune system releases a cytokine called interleukin 1 beta, which prompts the virus … [Read more...] about Researchers now know what causes embarrassing cold sore outbreaks