1918 pandemic second wave had fatal consequences
Credit: Archive of the History of Medicine, University of Zurich In the event of a pandemic, delayed reactions and a decentralized approach by the authorities...
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Study seeks to better understand how COVID-19 and cancer intersect
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers join nationwide study to examine long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19Credit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Researchers at MUSC...
Variable weather makes weeds harder to whack
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers are well aware the weather...
Researchers develop data tool that may improve care
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8, 2021 - With the aid of sophisticated machine learning, researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine...
New book says by engaging in rapid frequent screening we can control the pandemic
The pandemic information solutionCredit: Joshua Gans February 8, 2021 New Book Says by Engaging in Rapid Frequent Screening We Can Control the Pandemic. The Pandemic...
Scientists discover how a group of caterpillars became poisonous
Genetic research using Smithsonian collections reveals the evolutionary path of six toxic butterfly speciesCredit: Robert Robbins, Smithsonian. The Atala butterfly (Eumaeus atala) and its five...
Cleaning Up the Mississippi River
Louisiana State University Boyd Professor tracks 100-year historyCredit: LSU Louisiana State University College of the Coast & Environment Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner reconstructed a...
Kessler Foundation to study effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue
Dr. John DeLuca leads team in novel study of the effects of a MS disease-modifying agent on the symptoms of cognitive fatigue that adversely affect...
Yes, allergy seasons are getting worse; blame climate change
Credit: William Anderegg If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and longer every year, you may be right....
Fast-growing parts of africa see a surprise: less air pollution from seasonal fires
But growing urban emissions mean reprieve may be only temporaryCredit: Kyu Lee/Earth Institute, Columbia University Often, when populations and economies boom, so does air pollution--a...
Death by suicide? Drug overdoses muddy waters for investigators, amplify mental health crisis
Credit: West Virginia University Classifying a death as suicide may be easiest for medical examiners and coroners in the western United States, which reports the...
Combined bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire spell uncertain future for forests
Credit: Robert Andrus Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence for Colorado's beloved forests--but when combined, their toll may become more...
New drug target for Ebola, Marburg viruses
UIC research published in PLOS PathogensCredit: Jenny Fontaine/UIC Ebola and Marburg are among the most deadly viruses, with mortality rates from these infections ranging from...
Molecular sleuthing identifies and corrects major flaws in blood-brain barrier model
Credit: Image courtesy of the Lis lab A type of cell derived from human stem cells that has been widely used for brain research and...
Radiative cooling and solar heating from one system, no electricity needed
Study describes passive cooling system that aims to help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissionsCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. --...
