The coronavirus pandemic has been compared with many previous contagions, including the great plague and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.
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Neuroscientists demonstrate how to improve communication between different regions of the brain
Selective communication among brain regions is crucial for brain function. But the weak and sparse connectivity of the brain is
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Study raises alarms about how vaccine information is shared on social media
As the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, health officials worry that social media continues to be awash in misleading
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Why short-term forecasts can be better than models for predicting how pandemics evolve
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have now passed 10 million: what will they be next week, globally and in your country? Having
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How targeting killer T cells in the lungs could lead to immunity against respiratory viruses
A significant site of damage during COVID-19 infection is the lungs. Understanding how the lungs’ immune cells are responding to
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Coronavirus has forced us to embrace digital healthcare – it could transform how we look after patients
Around the world, barriers to providing healthcare remotely—known as “telemedicine”—have come down overnight. COVID-19 has moved us from a cautious
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Here's How Costco Pizzas Are Made & It's Mesmerizing
If you haven’t peeked behind the scenes of Costco’s food court, you’ve been missing out, because behind the lines and
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Researchers look at how COVID-19 affects the heart
Researchers are finding about half of all patients with COVID-19 admitted to an intensive care unit have heart damage. “Patients
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Oversalted Food Can Be Fixed, & Here's How You Do It
When it comes to cooking, there’s one element that will absolutely make or break your dish — salt. Salt is
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How strong is your mental imagery? It might depend on how ‘excitable’ your neurons are
The strength of a person’s mental imagery—their ability to picture something in their mind’s eye—is linked to the excitability of
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