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Neurological complications of COVID-19 can persist for three months or more
Coronaviruses and brain and nervous system disorders go hand in glove, says Dr. Avindra Nath, senior investigator and clinical director of the U.S. National Institute of Neurologic...
Changes to ethics guidelines allow scientists to take a closer look at our beginnings
Recent changes to guidelines that restrict how long scientists can grow human embryos in a laboratory could lead to a clearer understanding of genetic abnormalities and diseases. T...
Novel brain research could feed misplaced sci-fi worries for the public
New techniques for studying incurable brain diseases use neural organoids, lab-grown nerve tissue derived from stem cells. Others use animal embryos injected with stem cells to cre...
When science outpaces bioethics, public engagement can help
Embryos with both human and monkey cells. Mouse brains containing human stem cells. Synthetic embryos so convincing they fool pregnancy tests. These may sound like vignettes from t...
Scientists model ice sheets to better understand the future of global sea level rise
Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are major sources of rising global sea levels and are likely to become even larger contributors in the coming decades. Despite this, ...
Journalists and researchers share challenge of spotlighting connections between health and racism
Researchers and journalists who work to expose the roots of unequal health burdens in the United States share a special burden themselves, science writers learned during a workshop...
Studies on cause of Long COVID on track, says researcher
Researchers are competing against time to understand the causes of “Long COVID,” an array of symptoms reported by a number of patients months after a COVID-19 infection. Unders...
Computer scientist studies insect swarms to guide robot design
Orit Peleg is no stereotypical computer scientist. She tends honeybee hives and travels in search of fireflies. Her computer models aim to capture the complexity of animals that be...
Many immunocompromised patients responding poorly to COVID vaccination
More and stronger vaccines are needed to give immunocompromised patients the ability to fight COVID-19 infections more effectively, says Avindra Nath, clinical director of the US N...
Janus asteroid mission will open a new class of lower-cost space exploration
The Janus dual space probe that launches next year on a mission to unravel the evolutionary mysteries of two binary asteroids carries a price tag that’s less than one-tenth t...
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