Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, or marantic endocarditis, is rare. Contemporary data on the etiology, echocardiographic evaluation, and management of nonbacterial thrombotic…
Low-cost, accurate COVID-19 antibody detection platform
A robust, low-cost imaging platform utilizing lab-on-a-chip technology may be available for rapid coronavirus diagnostic and antibody testing throughout the…
This Trawler’s Haul: Evidence That Antibodies Block the Coronavirus
Three crew members aboard were spared when the virus spread through the boat. They were the only ones who had…
Researchers predict deficits in female birth numbers in India over coming decades
Between 2017 and 2030, an estimated 6.8 million fewer female births will be recorded in India than would be by…
Clinical and sociodemographic features of early COVID-19 patients in Massachusetts
Data from the first COVID-19 patients treated at three large Massachusetts hospitals reveal important trends, including disproportionate representation of vulnerable…
New study calculates alarming lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the United States
A new study calculates the lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the United States. The lifetime…
Latif Nasser, Harvard Ph.D., on the Rewards of Being Dumb
They include getting your own Netflix show. Nasser, a science journalist known for his work on “Radiolab,” talked about going…
Words used to describe alcohol intoxication may give clues to drinking habits
Research suggests the language young adults use to describe the effects they feel from drinking may give insight into their…
Team creates better tool to aid COVID-19 diagnosis
A radiologist and an evolutionary anatomist have teamed up to show the same techniques used for research on reptile and…
Toward a coronavirus breathalyzer test
Researchers have developed a prototype device that non-invasively detected COVID-19 in the exhaled breath of infected patients.