These simple tips will help you relax and put things in perspective — in between washing your hands, of course.
A Nebraska Hospital Aimed to Contain the Virus. But It Had Already Spread.
Doctors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center treated some of America’s first coronavirus patients. Now, the center is preparing…
At the Front Lines of Coronavirus, Turning to Social Media
Like many of my colleagues in the emergency room, I have been gathering information from Facebook and Twitter.
The Latest Obstacle to Getting Tested? A Shortage of Swabs and Face Masks
Hospitals and doctors say they are critically low on swabs that are needed to test patients for the coronavirus, as…
Am I Part of the Cure or Am I Part of the Disease? Keeping Coronavirus Out When a Doctor Comes Home
Last year, after a month of dry cough and shortness of breath while walking up the steep steps of Fillmore…
Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer’s disease?
Researchers discuss the idea that bacteria, viruses or other infectious pathogens may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.
Using ‘organs-on-a-chip’ to model complicated diseases
Biological engineers have created a multitissue model that lets them study the relationships between different organs and the immune system…
Where you live may influence your baby’s behavior
Infants from rural families tend to display negative emotions such as anger and frustration more frequently than their urban counterparts,…
Blood platelets trigger events that cause organ damage after heart surgery
Damage to kidneys and other organs after heart surgery is not so much triggered by the surgical repair of the…
Ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels visualized by cryo-electron microscopy
Ion channels, which allow potassium and sodium ions to flow in and out of cells, are crucial in neuronal ‘firing’…