Some Alaskan soils harbor elevated concentrations of heavy metals that can harm human health, but critical data gaps impede understanding…
A promise to restore hearing
For the first time, researchers have used base editing to restore partial hearing to mice with a recessive mutation in…
People try to do right by each other, no matter the motivation, study finds
Sociologists found that people overwhelmingly chose to be generous to others — even to strangers, and even when it seems…
Contact Tracing With Your Phone: It’s Easier but There Are Tradeoffs
Lots of new app ideas are emerging to track Covid-19, but each has issues around privacy, location accuracy and how…
Contact Tracing With Your Phone: It’s Easier but There Are Tradeoffs
Lots of new app ideas are emerging to track Covid-19, but each has issues around privacy, location accuracy and how…
Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 face significant financial effects in recovery
Researchers have been investigating the downstream effects of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, for years. As the COVID-19 pandemic…
Interventional radiologists modify protocol for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Radiologists who perform cross-sectional interventional procedures can take several steps to minimize the risks to patients and radiology personnel, including…
Survey finds large increase in psychological distress reported among US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new survey conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic found a more-than-threefold increase in the percentage of US adults who reported…
Stopping the clones may help win skin cancer battle
Targeting large clones of skin cells caused by ultraviolet irradiation (UV) may help reduce skin cancers, according to new research.
‘Poisoned arrow’ defeats antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Poison is lethal all on its own — as are arrows — and together, they can take down the strongest…