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/ 2 months agoLong COVID inflicts deep scars on the lungs, but targeting specific immune cells could reverse damage − new research in mice
Researchers developed a new mouse model that replicates long COVID-19 more accurately than current models. Their findings could lead to new...
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/ 2 months agoNo, local election officials can’t block certification of results – there are plenty of legal safeguards
Concerns are mounting that some election officials might subvert the results of the 2024 presidential election by refusing to certify results....
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/ 2 months agoTrump’s die-hard support may be explained by one of his most misunderstood character traits – ‘charisma’
Throughout modern history, charismatic leaders have shown their extraordinary ability to elicit devotion to themselves and their causes.
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/ 2 months agoIndia’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day
The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives...
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/ 2 months agoHumans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species
Infectious diseases can spill over from animals to humans as well as spill back. Each cross-species transmission gives pathogens a chance...
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/ 2 months agoPreparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu’
An epidemiologist makes the case that a rush of research to stop a swine flu outbreak led to an accidental lab...
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/ 2 months agoNew NFL helmet accessory reduces concussions − but players and fans may not be ready to embrace safety over swag
For the first time, players will be permitted to wear Guardian Caps over their helmets during regular season games.
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/ 2 months agoHow HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language
The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.
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/ 2 months ago‘Social profit orientation’ can help companies and nonprofits alike do more good in the world
Generating financial returns, noble and important as that goal is, is no longer enough, 3 scholars of marketing argue.
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/ 2 months agoPoor people are business owners, too – but myths around poverty and entrepreneurship hold them back
A poverty expert debunks the false narratives that hold back disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
