To meet demand for mechanical ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic, the United States federal government has leaned on private industry to dramatically increase supply. But ramping up production of complex medical ...
May 11, 2020
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Sarah Cobey's job is to visualize alternate universes.
May 7, 2020
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people wear masks in public. Because N95 and surgical masks are scarce and should be reserved for health care workers, ...
Apr 30, 2020
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Have you recently lost your sense of taste or smell while suffering from a respiratory illness? If so, scientists are asking you to take a survey—one that could help uncover connections between the chemical senses and COVID-19.
Apr 22, 2020
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Virtually all of the ways to fight COVID-19 hinge on finding antibodies. These little molecules can latch onto viruses and disable them, but they have to be custom-made for a particular virus.
Apr 21, 2020
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Immunotherapy, which unleashes the power of the body's own immune system to find and destroy cancer cells, has shown promise in treating several types of cancer.
Apr 14, 2020
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The United States has confirmed more cases of the novel coronavirus than any other country in the world, with infections topping 370,000. The rapid increase in patients is straining hospitals across the nation—and poses ...
Apr 8, 2020
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As state and local officials pleaded for residents to stay at home in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many included a caveat: You can still enjoy the outdoors, as long as you can maintain a safe social distance. In ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Cities are vibrant centers of modern life, tied together by dense and diverse networks of socioeconomic interactions. But the sorts of connections that foster creativity and innovation in cities now threaten to spread the ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Though urban areas like New York City are getting the lion's share of media attention for their coronavirus outbreaks, there are rapidly forming hot spots across the United States, including in southern states such as Arkansas, ...
Mar 27, 2020
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