Researchers engineered three-dimensional functional heart organoids resembling the developing heart. By exposing mouse embryonic stem cells to two key proteins…
Injectable hydrogel could someday lead to more effective vaccines
Vaccines have curtailed the spread of several infectious diseases, such as smallpox, polio and measles. However, vaccines against some diseases,…
Potent drug supply drop, not domestic drug policies, likely behind 2018 OD death downturn
The slight decline in drug overdose deaths in 2018 coincides with Chinese regulations on the powerful opioid carfentanil, rather than…
Better material for wearable biosensors
Researchers have used electrospinning to make porous silicone that allows sweat to evaporate.
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump Again Scorns Science on Masks and Vaccines
President Trump urged Republicans to “go for the much higher numbers” in stalled negotiations over another economic recovery package, undercutting…
Trump Again Scorns Science on Masks and Vaccines
President Trump urged Republicans to “go for the much higher numbers” in stalled negotiations over another economic recovery package, undercutting…
Is Coronavirus Affecting the Hearts of College Athletes?
A small study found signs of heart inflammation in some college athletes who had coronavirus, but the link needs further…
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…
A Pandemic within a Pandemic — Intimate Partner Violence during Covid-19
As Covid-19 cases surged in the United States in March 2020, stay-at-home orders were put in place. Schools closed, and…
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…