Bats' unique immune systems make them stealthy viral reservoirs
Read now →These ecologically important animals have been at the center of many major viral outbreaks, and we are beginning to understand why
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Viruses can infect the brain, hide out for decades, and then cause Viral Parkinsonism
Read now →How do you study a disease that takes decades to reveal itself? In this case, scientists used mice, viruses, and a little immunotherapy
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Pregnant women must get their flu shots to help avoid future influenza epidemics
Read now →The flu virus treats the altered immune systems of pregnant individuals as its training ground to get stronger, making vaccination an imperative
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Children that go to school near major roadways experience more severe asthma
Read more →New research reiterates that air pollution is a public health risk, and that children in cities are particularly at risk
CRISPR technology for human gene editing is promising, but serious scientific and ethical concerns remain
Read more →Multiple sectors of society must be involved in the regulation and applications of CRISPR to medicine
The rise of a mysterious lung illness begins to expose the dangers of vaping
Read more →The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have reported at least 450 cases in 33 U.S. states, as policy makers call for action
A good defense is the best offense in medicine
Read more →It may be perceived as "boring" or "routine," but preventative medicine should be a priority in today's health care system
Tropical glaciers are receding, but hidden groundwaters can make up the difference
Read now →For now
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Climate change in the Arctic has ripple effects for all life on Earth
Read now →The poles are warming faster than the rest of the planet, causing extreme weather events in the Northern hemisphere
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40% of food in America ends up in the trash. Is nanopackaging the answer?
Read now →Consumer habits aren't enough to curb the impacts of food waste — packaging companies have the opportunity to make a big difference
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Technology has made it easier to fake scientific results. Is a cultural shift required to fix the problem?
Read now →Paper retractions and image duplications are a symptom of a much larger problem
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Robotic skins might enable the next generation of space exploration
Read now →Light and adaptable robotic skins can turn inanimate objects into multifunctional robots
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Lead poisoning hits low-income children harder than their affluent neighbors
Read now →Children living in poverty suffer greater cognitive and physical effects from lead exposure than children from richer families, even if they live in the same area
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Connecting brains to machines may let bacteria come along for the ride
Read now →Brain-machine interfaces like Elon Musk's Neuralink have come a long way, but biological limitations remain
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Miniature brains the size of a pea are sending out brainwaves for the first time
Read now →Are they fetal brains in a jar? No. Should we still be excited and slightly concerned? Yes.
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Scientists are growing mini-intestines that stretch and bulge just like the real thing
Read now →This could lead to developments in personalized medicine and treatment of chronic intestinal diseases
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Huge genetic databases are hurting marginalized people's health
Read now →White people could be offered genetic tests for certain health conditions, while other people could be offered incorrect or no testing at all
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Can AI help diagnose depression? It's a long shot
Read now →At the moment, machine intelligence is just as subjective as human intelligence
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Pheromones and social lives are becoming a liability for insects in changing climates
Read now →Animals that live in cooperative societies share traits that may make them vulnerable to change, and humans may struggle in their absence
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Science has a garbage problem. Why aren't recycling schemes more popular?
Read now →Research institutions need to reflect on their attitudes toward plastic waste and make sustainability a priority in laboratories
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Probiotics, not antibiotics, might be the future of livestock farming
Read now →Probiotics are an attractive alternative to longstanding farming practice, and could help us build a better food system
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The gut microbiome can hit fast forward on Alzheimer's disease progression
Read now →Male — but not female — mice had reduced amyloid beta plaques in the brain after antibiotic treatment
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Ancient dog bones tell us what was on the menu for both dogs and humans
Read now →What dogs ate can reveal clues about 12,000 year old lifestyles
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Low-tech scientists are using their eyes, ears, and intuition to make important discoveries
Read now →A fancy new satellite? A particle accelerator? Not required
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Wildfires in Canada are burning down forests of mushrooms
Read now →Fungal communities are negatively affected by the frequent, intense forest fires that climate change has brought us
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Alternative medicine could treat our maladies, but we have to study it
Read now →It is sorely lacking in rigorous scientific research
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Organic food is booming, but it's grinding field laborers into the dirt
Read now →The well-being of organic farmworkers is falling to the wayside as we rapidly increase our consumption of these premium products
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