Today you’ll learn about the development of a potential new Covid vaccine in the form of a nasal spray, how your circadian rhythm affects how intensely you feel pain, and how the old saying that you need 8 glasses of water a day could be a myth.
Pain Worse at Night
- “Why pain feels worse at night” by Allison Whitten
- “Circadian rhythmicity of pain sensitivity in humans” by Inès Daguet, Véronique Raverot, Didier Bouhassira, and Claude Gronfier
Who Needs Water?
- “Stop counting cups. There’s an ocean of difference in our water needs” by UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- “Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors” by YOSUKE YAMADA et al.
Covid Nasal Spray
- “How nasal-spray vaccines could change the pandemic” by Emily Waltz
- “Investigational Mucosal COVID Vaccine Protects Against Disease and Transmission” by Sarah Avery
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