Programs that allowed hygienists to visit schools to look for cavities and tooth decay have been suspended because of the…
School Closures Cut a Critical Line to Dental Care for Poor Students
Programs that allowed hygienists to visit schools to look for cavities and tooth decay have been suspended because of the…
Doctors get plenty of advice on starting treatment; this could help them know when to stop
Decades of effort have improved the chances that patients will get the scans, routine tests and medicines that can do…
Substance use disorders linked to COVID-19 susceptibility
A recent study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications. The…
Excessive lung release of neutrophil DNA traps may explain severe complications in COVID-19 patients
Researchers have detected significant amounts of DNA traps in distinct compartments of the lungs of patients who died from Covid-19.…
New X-ray microscopy technique enables comprehensive imaging of dense neural circuits
A new x-ray microscopy technique could help accelerate efforts to map neural circuits and ultimately the brain itself. Combined with…
New treatments for deadly lung disease could be revealed by 3D modeling
A 3D bioengineered model of lung tissue is poking holes in decades worth of flat, Petri dish observations into how…
DNA damage caused by migrating light energy
Ultraviolet light endangers the integrity of human genetic information and may cause skin cancer. For the first time, researchers have…
‘COVID-19 is here to stay for the foreseeable future’
In a new paper, experts comment on the future of field-based sciences in a COVID-19 world. The piece outlines the…
COVID-19 measures deepening health inequalities in slum communities
Efforts to stem the impact of COVID-19 in low to middle income countries could be creating a health time bomb…