Usain Bolt’s 200m record has not been beaten for ten years and Florence Griffith Joyner’s for more than thirty years.…
Mother/infant skin-to-skin touch boosts baby’s brain development and function
As the world prioritizes social distancing due to COVID-19, research shows that extended use of Kangaroo Care, a skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest…
Teeth serve as ‘archive of life,’ new research finds
Teeth constitute a permanent and faithful biological archive of the entirety of the individual’s life, from tooth formation to death,…
New mathematical model can more effectively track epidemics
As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, leaders are relying on mathematical models to make public health and economic decisions. A new model…
How trans fats assist cell death
Researchers have uncovered a molecular link between some trans fats and a variety of disorders, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.…
COVID-19: Travel restrictions are most useful in the early and late phase of an epidemic
Analysis of human mobility and epidemiological data by a global consortium of researchers, shows that human mobility was predictive of…
Jane Goodall Is Self-Isolating, Too
She’s in England, in the house she grew up in, and she has a few thoughts about chimpanzees, the coronavirus…
Lawmakers Question Start-Ups on At-Home Kits for Coronavirus Testing
The makers of unauthorized kits designed for consumers to collect their own saliva or throat swabs faced scrutiny from Congress.
‘A Week of Snow Days’? Ha! Families Deal With Cabin Fever
As people become hostages in their own homes, hired clowns and costume nights may not be enough to maintain sanity.
How ‘Muscle Memory’ May Help Keep Us Fit
Muscles may “remember” in ways that will allow us to regain fitness once gyms reopen and we start working out…