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How the coronavirus will change your next dentist appointment
Dentists are taking a lot more precautions related to the coronavirus as patients come back for routine cleanings. Here's what will be different.
Poor sleep may increase risk for heart disease, atherosclerosis, study finds
Regularly sleeping poorly may increase a person's risk for heart disease, a study has found. The connection may be that fragmented sleep increases inflammation in the body, which in turn...
How the coronavirus will change your next dentist appointment
Dentists are taking a lot more precautions related to the coronavirus as patients come back for routine cleanings. Here's what will be different.
NFL tells teams coaches can return to facilities Friday if local regulations allow
NFL coaching staffs will be added to the list of employees who can return to team facilities, and the number of permissible employees will rise from 75 to 100.
Authors retract journal studies on hydroxychloroquine use for COVID-19
The Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine announced Thursday that the authors of published studies on use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 have retracted their findings.
WHO resumes hydroxychloroquine tests; study shows drug doesn't prevent COVID-19
The World Health Organization has resumed its medical trials on hydroxychloroquine Wednesday, the same day a new study says the drug doesn't prevent coronavirus.
Synthetic microbial system developed to find objects’ origin
Every year, an estimated 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne illnesses, resulting in some 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This public health...
Watch: Stuffed animals ride San Diego roller coaster amid COVID-19
A San Diego theme park that has to keep a roller coaster running every day despite the coronavirus lockdown has recruited some unusual passengers immune to the virus -- stuffed...
Taking hydroxychloroquine may not prevent COVID-19 after exposure
Hydroxychloroquine is no better than a sugar pill at stopping health-care workers and others exposed to COVID-19 from getting sick, the first results from a clinical trial testing the drug as a prophylactic...
California coronavirus cases near 120,000; protests, closed testing sites worry health officials
More than 4,400 people have died from coronavirus-related illness in California, and nearly 2,500 have died in Los Angeles County.
Influential Lancet hydroxychloroquine study retracted by 3 authors
Three of the authors of an influential article that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID-19 patients retracted the study on concerns about the quality of the data...
Kids break fewer bones during pandemic, but fractures at home rise
There's been a nearly 60 percent drop in broken bones among U.S. children during the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of fractures that occur at home has climbed, a new...
20% of hospital ER visits are for people older than 60, CDC analysis finds
One in five visits to hospital emergency rooms in the United States involve seniors 60 years and older -- and 7 percent of patients in hospital ERs come from...
Kids breaking fewer bones during pandemic, but fractures at home rise
There's been a nearly 60 percent drop in broken bones among U.S. children during the coronavirus pandemic, but the rate of fractures that occur at home has climbed, a new...
PIRs mediate innate myeloid cell memory to nonself MHC molecules
Immunological memory specific to previously encountered antigens is a cardinal feature of adaptive lymphoid cells. However, it is unknown whether innate myeloid cells retain memory of prior antigenic stimulation and...
A major study just found hydroxychloroquine doesn’t prevent COVID-19
The anti-malarial pills may be a bust when it comes to COVID-19 (Julie Viken/Pexels/)Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including tips on cleaning groceries, ways to tell if your symptoms are just...
Some types of prostate cancer may not be as aggressive as originally thought
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center analyzed gene-expression patterns in the most aggressive prostate cancer grade group — known as Gleason grade group 5 — and found that...
Study ties stroke-related brain blood vessel abnormality to gut bacteria
In a nationwide study, NIH funded researchers found that the presence of abnormal bundles of brittle blood vessels in the brain or spinal cord, called cavernous angiomas (CA), are linked...
DNA-barcoded microbial spores can trace origin of objects, agricultural products
Every year, an estimated 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne illnesses, resulting in some 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Investigator: Gunman used racial slur after shooting Ahmaud Arbery
One of the men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia says he heard the accused triggerman call Arbery a racial slur as the unarmed jogger lay...
Depression, anxiety up 3-fold since start of COVID-19 pandemic, surveys find
The number of Americans suffering from mental health disorders like anxiety and depression have more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey.
CDC director says agency working to boost flu vaccine availability in a time of COVID-19
The U.S. government is working with drug makers to maximize availability of influenza vaccines, worried that a substantial flu season on top of another wave of the novel coronavirus could...
Near-atomic 'blueprint' reveals inner workings of drug target for cancer, other diseases
Scientists have for the first time described the near-atomic level structure of a molecular pathway that plays critical roles in human development, blood pressure regulation, inflammation and cell death.
Respiratory virus builds 'doorbell' to trick its way into cells
New research from microbiologists has shed light on how the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) -- one of the most common viral infections -- breaks into our cells to cause infection....
Coronavirus linked to stroke in otherwise healthy young people
Preliminary observations suggest a high incidence of COVID-19 in stroke patients, including younger patients who were otherwise healthy.
A potential new weapon in the war against superbugs
Researchers have shown that a newly discovered natural antibiotic, teixobactin, could be effective in treating bacterial lung conditions such as tuberculosis and those commonly associated with COVID-19.
New COVID-19 projections show virus is in decline, but Canada isn't 'out of the woods' yet: Trudeau
Public health officials will release updated national projections on how many more COVID-19-related illnesses and deaths Canada could witness over the next few weeks. Watch the live stream here at noon ET.
Study reveals gut’s role in causing death by sleep deprivation
The first signs of insufficient sleep are universally familiar. There’s tiredness and fatigue, difficulty concentrating, perhaps irritability or even tired giggles. Far fewer people have experienced the effects of prolonged sleep deprivation, including disorientation,...