As Covid-19 cases surged in the United States in March 2020, stay-at-home orders were put in place. Schools closed, and…
The Human Touch — Addressing Health Care’s Workforce Problem amid the Pandemic
Responses to the Covid-19 pandemic by stakeholders throughout the health care ecosystem are contributing to rapid innovation. To support health…
Mitochondrial DNA copy number and incident atrial fibrillation
Mechanistic studies suggest that mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) dysfunction may be associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). The association…
Late childhood peer group status linked to heightened adult circulatory disease risk
Late childhood peer group status may be linked to a heightened risk of developing circulatory system disease — conditions that…
Extremely social robotic fish helps unravel collective patterns of animal groups
Using state-of-the-art robotics, a research team shows that animals’ speed is fundamental for collective behavioral patterns, and that ultimately it…
1 in 10 COVID-19 patients return to hospital after being sent home from ER
A new study finds patients with low pulse oximetry readings or fever were more than three times as likely to…
Study connects hormones we’re born with to lifetime risk for immunological diseases
Differences in biological sex can dictate lifelong disease patterns, says a new study by Michigan State University researchers that links…
Future autonomous machines may build trust through emotion
Research has extended the state-of-the-art in autonomy by providing a more complete picture of how actions and nonverbal signals contribute…
COVID-19 virus uses heparan sulfate to get inside cells
Researchers discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can’t grab hold of cell receptor ACE2 without a carbohydrate called heparan sulfate, which…
A new approach to understanding the biology of wound healing
Researchers use discarded wound dressings as a novel and non-invasive way to study the mechanisms that promote healing.