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Portable clotting agent slows internal bleeding by 97% in mice
When it comes to traumatic injuries, it’s a race against time. A ...
How to understand COVID-19-related loss of smell
Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is the main neurological symptom and ...
Vaccines may arrive in record time, but the virus has been faster
Scientists have created candidate vaccines, which eventually could protect billions of people ...
Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine proves successful with primates
A single-shot vaccine for COVID-19 being developed by a group of scientists, ...
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Harvard expert: ‘Schools should not close’
Chicago’s public school system closed this week when the teachers’ union and ...
Exploring history of maternal effects on offspring
Beliefs about which specific maternal behaviors or experiences have lasting effects on ...
Study holds warning on pandemic drinking
Scientists estimate that a one-year increase in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 ...
Omicron could peak in U.S. fairly soon. Maybe.
Based on the quick rise and precipitous drop of Omicron in South ...
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A diversity lag in U.S. medicine includes stalled progress for Black men
As female representation rose dramatically in U.S. medical schools, the number of Black men in academic medicine stagnated or decreased, ...
Former CDC directors discuss the future of the agency
On Monday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, announced that the agency will undergo ...
An avocado a week may lower heart disease risk
People who eat two or more servings of avocado each week may lower their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to ...
Siren call of daylight saving must be resisted, scientists say
The clock, not the steam engine, is the key machine of the modern industrial age. —Lewis Mumford, 1934 Forget long, ...
Harvard expert: ‘Schools should not close’
Chicago’s public school system closed this week when the teachers’ union and the city clashed over in-person learning amid a ...
Omicron could peak in U.S. fairly soon. Maybe.
Based on the quick rise and precipitous drop of Omicron in South Africa, Harvard experts are cautiously hopeful about a ...
Study holds warning on pandemic drinking
Scientists estimate that a one-year increase in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in 8,000 additional deaths from ...
Exploring history of maternal effects on offspring
Beliefs about which specific maternal behaviors or experiences have lasting effects on gestating offspring have shifted widely over time. In ...
