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More pregnant women at risk from high blood pressure during pregnancy
Twice as many women who have high blood pressure during pregnancy may be at an increased risk for heart and kidney disease than once thought, a new study suggests.
Neutralizing antibody; new virus details to aid vaccine research
The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Are doctors trying too many experimental COVID-19 treatments?
Faced with an onslaught of seriously ill patients, doctors want to save lives. When those patients have an unknown disease, as in this pandemic, that urge translates into trying countless new therapies to...
Viruses from feces can help combat obesity and diabetes
Fecal transplants are currently used to treat certain types of antibiotic-resistant diarrhea and has also been attempted to treat e.g. inflammatory bowel disease. A new study suggests that transplanted intestinal...
Malaria risk is highest in early evening
Wide-scale use of insecticide-treated bed nets has led to substantial declines in global incidences of malaria in recent years. As a result, mosquitoes have been shifting their biting times to...
Chronic illness in childhood linked to higher rates of mental illness
Children with long-term health conditions may be more likely to experience mental illness in early adolescence than healthy children, according to new research.
U.S. to put limits on flood of COVID-19 blood tests after lax oversight
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pulling back a policy that has allowed scores of coronavirus blood tests to reach the American market without first providing proof that they...
NFL's winningest coach Don Shula dies at 90
Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history, died Monday. He was 90.
Watch: Brie, Nikki Bella 'embarrassed' by coinciding pregnancies
Brie Bella and Nikki Bella said it's "bizarre" to both be pregnant and experiencing the same symptoms and cravings.
Malaria risk is highest in early evening, study finds
Wide-scale use of insecticide-treated bed nets has led to substantial declines in global incidences of malaria in recent years. As a result, mosquitos have been shifting their biting times to...
Found: Neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress
Researchers at Nagoya University have discovered a neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress. The circuit begins in deep brain areas, called the dorsal peduncular cortex and the...
'Our safety is becoming secondary': How funeral homes are grappling with mounting COVID-19 deaths
Funeral workers are labouring tirelessly to try and keep up with the demand of Canada's rising death toll from COVID-19. Many are needing to ration their PPE after having their...
Warning labels on liquor bottles may discourage drinking
If warning labels on cigarette packs discourage smoking, could warning labels on alcohol products discourage drinking? Researchers in Canada decided to find out.
Nick Cordero 'doing well' after tracheostomy, says wife
Broadway actor Nick Cordero appears to be breathing better following another procedure in his coronavirus battle, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots.
How the coronavirus is hampering enforcement of California's air pollution rules
The coronavirus is having another unintended effect on California's environment, hindering the enforcement of clean-air rules that could help protect people's lungs during the pandemic.
Oxford University’s timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine is shorter than previous estimates
Vaccines are hard to make (Retha Ferguson/Pexels/)Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including tips on cleaning groceries, ways to tell if your symptoms are just allergies, and a tutorial on making your...
How a nursing home in France stopped coronavirus from killing elderly in its care
As the coronavirus scythed through nursing homes, Valerie Martin and her staff locked themselves in with the 106 residents at the Vilanova home outside Lyon to stop the coronavirus from...
Too many left behind: The failing of COVID-19 prevention measures in informal settlements
Around a quarter of the world's urban population—over 1 billion people – live in informal settlements and slums, the United Nations estimated in 2019. As the world confronts the COVID-19...
Women's heart attack symptoms are not all that different
The top three heart attack symptoms in both women and men are chest pain, sweating, and shortness of breath, reports a new study.
Editorial: What L.A. County's supes are telling you about your right to be heard: Just shut up
Los Angeles County supervisors seem to enjoy their low-tech world where the coronavirus emergency is an excuse to keep the public quiet.
Q and A: The sound of your voice could help fight Covid-19
A recording of a cough, the noise of a person’s breathing or even the sound of their voice could be used to help diagnose patients with Covid-19 in the future,...
Children may not be superspreaders of COVID-19 after all, new research suggests
What Australian researchers are calling the first survey on children and the spread of COVID-19 in the class room is turning heads in Canada. The preliminary data suggests kids are not so-called...
Op-Ed: The trauma that comes after surviving COVID-19
Intensive care patients, even if they beat the disease, are likely to suffer PTSD and major cognitive problems, but the health system rarely treats this chronic condition seriously.
Op-Ed: Everything wrong with our food system has been made worse by the pandemic
Trump's executive order to keep meat processing plants open, despite coronavirus risks to workers, is utterly consistent with the federal law's long-standing disregard for food worker safety.
Trump: 100K Americans may die from COVID-19
President Donald Trump said as many as 100,000 Americans may die from the coronavirus -- a significant increase from his forecast from a few weeks ago.
New York records 280 new deaths, northeastern states partner to purchase equipment
New York recorded 280 more deaths in the past 24 hours, as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts formed a partnership to purchase equipment...
Off-duty LA police officer accused of shooting fellow officer while camping
Authorities in California arrested an off-duty Los Angeles police officer on Sunday after a second officer was shot during a camping trip.
Trump acknowledges outbreak death toll could reach 100,000
Coronavirus could kill 100,000, Trump says, weeks after predicting lower toll