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Groups of scientists tasked with identifying pandemic-prone microbes like the novel coronavirus were stretched too far and thin.

The number of coronavirus cases continue to shoot up in New York City, and are overwhelming the city's health care systems. Other cities could experience the same if precautions are taken seriously.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can linger for days in sewage and water systems and remain infectious. Researchers call for new studies to determine if current water treatment methods are efficient and ef...

US policymakers considering physical distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 face a difficult trade-off between closing schools to reduce transmission and new cases, and potential health-care worker absenteeis...

A larger thigh circumference may be associated with lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of heart disease in people with obesity, according to a new study. In overweight and obese Chinese men and women, larger thigh c...

Performing in utero surgery on babies to repair spina bifida related defects between 23 and 26 weeks of gestation triggered the restoration of normal brain structure.

Structural mapping of both SARS and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, reveals an almost identical site on both coronaviruses to which the CR3022 antibody binds. This suggests a functionally important and vulner...

Using chemogenetic methods, researchers activated neurons in the anterior insular and increased prosocial behavior in rodent models of opioid addiction.

FUTURE We Need to Start Modeling Alternative Futures Andrew Marino | The Verge “‘I’m going to be the first person to tell you if you gave me all the data in the world and all the computers in the world, at this mom...

People should wear nonsurgical cloth face coverings when they go out in public during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the CDC now recommends.

A veteran public health scholar argues we can defeat COVID-19 in just 10 weeks if we take a "concerted and determined" approach.

A device that carries hot water down a tube into the gut may help manage diabetes by killing overgrown gut cells that release hormones key to metabolising food