Sara Miller, Staff Writer at Live Science, and Claire Maldarelli, assistant editor at Popular Science, discuss a new study that suggests that men might not be exaggerating symptoms of the flu after all...they might actually suffer more than women!
Miller and Maldarelli weigh-in on the findings, which seem to come down to estrogen. Women, because they have more of the hormone, seem to have stronger immune defenses to respiratory illness.
Both writers also talk the discrepancies in the findings. Social constructs and regular doctor visits could proect against getting sick were not taken into account in the study.
Nicky Hilton joined Cheddar to talk about launching a sustainable shoe line in partnership with shoemaker French Sole.
There’s no visual difference between American and European chocolates — but there’s definitely a taste difference. Cheddar explains the scientific reason why American chocolate tastes “sour” to European consumers.
Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, announced updated results Thursday from their ongoing late-stage study of more than 44,000 volunteers.
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12.
The four civilian SpaceX crewmembers joined Cheddar to talk about the historic flight to take place this September.
Michael Colglazier, Virgin Galactic CEO, spoke to Cheddar about the latest shiny space vehicle from the company and the future of commercial space travel.
A billionaire's private SpaceX flight has filled its two remaining seats with two longtime space fans.
Five thousand music lovers attended a rock concert in Barcelona after passing a same-day COVID-19 screening.
President Joe Biden and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky are making impassioned pleas to Americans not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19.
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak of the coronavirus is “extremely unlikely.”
