Clinicians found that some patients had positive real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for SARS-CoV-2 in the sputum…
Lessons from the Spanish flu: Early restrictions lowered disease, mortality rates
A review of published data and analysis on the Spanish flu, found that cities that adopted early and broad isolation…
Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular disease
People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer from cardiovascular diseases,…
Temperature Check: Tracking Fever, a Key Symptom of Coronavirus
Taking one’s temperature to look for signs of fever is not as easy as it sounds. For one reporter, the…
Temperature Check: Tracking Fever, a Key Symptom of Coronavirus
Taking one’s temperature to look for signs of fever is not as easy as it sounds. For one reporter, the…
Extreme, high temperatures may double or triple heart-related deaths
In Kuwait, a country known for hot weather, death certificates reveal that on days when the temperatures reached extremes of…
How social media makes it difficult to identify real news
There’s a price to pay when you get your news and political information from the same place you find funny…
What are you looking at? ‘Virtual’ communication in the age of social distancing
When discussions occur face-to-face, people know where their conversational partner is looking and vice versa. With ”virtual” communication due to…
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
MIT engineers are working on developing soft, flexible neural implants that can gently conform to the brain’s contours and monitor…
Advances in production of retinal cells for treating blindness
Researchers have discovered a way to refine the production of retinal cells from embryonic stem cells for treating blindness in…