Record Drop in US Cancer Death Rate

Human Fetuses Can Contract SARS-CoV-2, but It’s Rare

Your Partner’s Genome May Affect Your Health: A study using data from more than 80,000 couples finds evidence of indirect genetic effects on traits ranging from smoking habits to mental health.

Top Retractions of 2020

Using a technique that turns genes on, scientists find a novel pathway that protects cells from Ebola Virus and SARS-CoV-2.

Poor Sleep Linked with Future Amyloid-β Build Up

Using Pokémon to Detect Scientific Misinformation

Single-Celled Organism Appears to Make Decisions (2019)

SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Variant May Be More Transmissible

"A new study finds Homo sapiens men essentially emasculated their brawny brethren when they mated with Neanderthal women more than 100,000 years ago

Bird Flu Viruses Can Remain Infectious for Months in US Wetlands

Ancient Beads Point to Far-Flung Relationships in Southern Africa

Children Often Carry More Coronavirus than Adults Do

How Social Isolation Affects the Brain: Absence of human contact is associated with declines in cognitive function.

In the Netherlands, analysis links poor air quality to increased COVID-19 deaths

SARS-CoV-2 Can Infect Human Brain Organoids: The results are a proof-of-concept that the novel coronavirus can replicate in neurons, but it’s too soon to say whether this occurs in people with COVID-19.

A small subset of uninfected people also had SARS-CoV-2-fighting T cells, a finding that scientists are still trying to figure out.

AI Learns from Lung CT Scans to Diagnose COVID-19

Gut Microbiome Composition Linked to Human Behavior: A study uncovers connections between the bacteria in our guts and our social lives.

Male flies exposed to environmental light after interacting with an unreceptive female showed reduced courtship behaviors toward new female mates several days later, indicating they had remembered the initial rejection

Rapid reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 using a synthetic genomics platform. Scientists Clone SARS-CoV-2 Genome with Quick Yeast-Based Method

Lost Smell and Taste Hint COVID-19 Can Target the Nervous System: The symptoms suggest SARS-CoV-2 might infect neurons, raising questions about whether there could be effects on the brain that play a role in patients’ deaths…

Monkeys Develop Protective Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2: A small study of macaques finds they don’t develop a coronavirus infection the second time they are exposed, supporting the idea of using plasma from recovered patients as a treatment for COVID-19.

Researchers Find Cell-Free Mitochondria Floating in Human Blood

The movements of water within the ocean basins has been increasing in speed over the last 20 years, a new study shows, conflicting with prior models of climate change.

Excess of Immune Cells Found in Brains of People with Autism

Scientists Predict Fish Behavior from Real-Time Brain Monitoring - Researchers could anticipate which way an eight-day-old zebrafish will flick its tail based on brain activity 10 seconds earlier

Vapers reported adverse health effects for at least 7 years, long before vaping-associated pulmonary illness (VAPI) was recognized by the medical community last summer

Spaceflight Alters Genes of Human Stem Cell–Derived Heart Cells

Microbial Life Discovered 2.4 Km Deep in Canadian Mine

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