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Whether or not this makes the virus more transmissible in society isn't yet clear.
Not only did the country keep COVID-19 under control, but its economy is doing great.
The hybrid system forms connections that mimic how learning occurs in the brain.
The pandemic might add more weight onto the already heavy burden of food shortage.
What kind of people would stockpile toilet paper? These psychologists found out.
The research suggests that someday it may be possible to induce a suspended animation state in humans.
Although it seems like forever and other topics now dominate the news, COVID-19 has, unfortunately, not disappeared. If anything, it's accelerating.
The number of hospitalizations is rising fast in several US states.
It was the year 1347 when Genoese traders unwittingly brought a new disease from Asia to the ports of Europe. It was called the Pestilence initially, ultimately being known as the Black Death or the Black Plague. The pandemic lasted for four years until 1351, and killed between 75 and 200 million people. At the […]
Lifting lockdowns now could increase the risk of the virus spreading again
Lockdowns can help, but they won't save us on their own, a new model concludes. Even improvised masks are very useful.
Life ticks at a different rate for every individual, and a new device can now measure biological age with ease.
Levels of certain proteins in the blood can be used to diagnose COVID-19 disease progression.
Humidity seems to play an important role in COVID-19 transmission.
Another likely attempt by the Bolsonaro administration to downplay the pandemic.
The bad, the good, and the caveat.
The Japanese medical system was on the brink of collapse, but face masks helped keep the outbreak under control, an expert panel says.
The survey also shows which countries are most (and least) in favor of wearing face masks.
A preventive treatment could prevent a lot of deaths.
We have a desire to help hardwired into us.
Patients with type 1 diabetes currently need daily injections of insulin to manage the disease.
Looming fears over contracting disease and economic uncertainty is causing major psychological suffering among American adults.
Researchers looked at the records of three million births in California and found a disturbing pattern.
Researchers developed a miniature liver from human skin cells
A rather large portion of COVID-19 cases lack symptoms. A new study reveals new insights into how they can spread the disease.
Just 3% of the world's population has antibodies for COVID-19 -- woefully short of at least 60% required for herd immunity.
Our mental state does have an effect on the hair, it seems.
It happens as the country deals with a coronavirus and a large measles outbreak.
Researchers assessed the factors that were most associated with COVID-19 mortality in more than 20,000 hospitalized patients.
Study showed most positive cases of COVID-19 in a cruise were asymptomatic
The ability to disconnect from the environment, in a reversible way, is a central feature of sleep.
Don't buy something just because it's discounted. Yes, even if it's *really* discounted.
Studies suggest that the coronavirus stops being infectious around 11 days after the onset of symptoms, even though PCR tests might still return a positive result.
Chlorinated water itself is probably not a risk -- but we shouldn't rush to open swimming pools.
The findings could boost interventions meant to maintain a normal body weight and promote healthy well-being.
Still, the virus itself doesn't seem to transmit in uterus.
Clinical trials for the drug are now suspended due to risks of the drug.
Ireland sees no deaths from coronavirus for the first time since March.
Swedish officials stand by their approach, but so far, things don't look too good.
Understanding how genetics influences problem drinking can help us help those at risk.
The country surpassed Russia and is now behind the US
Nearly every US state has taken some measures to open up, but most of them haven't staved off the infections.
Could sunlight be an ally against COVID-19? This study suggests so.
Copper has long known to be effective at killing viruses. So why don't we use it more?
Although the evidence is incomplete, it is substantial enough to warrant the widespread usage of face masks.
A recent poll suggests that many Americans wouldn't want to return to restaurants and gyms even though they might be allowed to.
In addition to the South Korea and the Iceland, a number of countries have successfully handled the outbreak so far.
If it works, it can help keep people safe and lower pressure on the medical system.
It has a smaller pore size than the actual mask, further enhancing protection.
The infant was too small for surgery, so doctors bought it some time.
