Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, as a
Month: March 2022
As virus cases surge, can China’s zero-COVID strategy hold?
China, the country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019, is among the last remaining devotees to a zero-COVID
Damaged lungs breathe life into COVID research
A small black lump, about an inch or so in width, rests on the bottom of a sealed plastic container.
Are we any closer to an HIV vaccine?
While scientists have made unprecedented progress in preventing COVID-19 in the past two years, they have also moved closer to
Why daylight saving time is unhealthy: A neurologist explains
As people in the U.S. prepare to turn their clocks ahead one hour in mid-March, I find myself bracing for
Neurons are fickle. Electric fields are more reliable for information
A new study suggests that electric fields may represent information held in working memory, allowing the brain to overcome “representational
Colonoscopies save lives, but many Americans don’t get one. Home tests could help change that
Celestine Tention’s grandmother used to chase antacid tablets with ginger ale, one after another, day after day. Years passed before
Researchers perform comprehensive analysis of cellular and molecular characteristics of acral melanoma
Acral melanoma is a rare subtype that represents roughly 3% of all melanoma cases. Unlike typical melanoma that occurs on
Increasing BP trajectory to midlife tied to brain changes
For young adults with moderate or elevated levels of blood pressure (BP), an increasing BP trajectory to middle age is
Moderate associations identified for strabismus, mental health disorders
Strabismus is moderately associated with anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorder among children, according to a study published