Glenn J Rapsinski – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, University of Pittsburgh The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the way people live around the world. As of …
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Dance and movement therapy holds promise for treating anxiety and depression, as well as deeper psychological wounds
Lana Ruvolo Grasser – Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Fellow, Wayne State University A few years ago, framed by the skyline of Detroit, a group of about 15 children resettled …
Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know yet why it’s better than other aerobic activities
Written by Seena Mathew – Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the ravages of aging. But a growing body of research suggests …
By Claire Sibonney Miché Aaron has always been a high achiever. The 29-year-old is in her third year of a planetary sciences doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University, where she …
‘I Don’t Want to Risk My Life for a Paycheck’: Immunosuppressed People Grapple With Returning to Work
By Victoria Knight Elizabeth Groenweghe got a kidney transplant 14 years ago. She now takes several medications to prevent her body from rejecting her transplant organ. But these medications also …
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But …
Jonathan Cooper – Wolfson Chair of Bioengineering (Biomedical Engineering), University of Glasgow Julien Reboud – Reader (Biomedical Engineering), University of Glasgow Malaria is one of the world’s leading causes of …
The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade
When Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days, she set a record for oldest human. That record still stands. As statisticians who study demography, we …
Black AIDS Institute Re-Launches Black Leadership Program To Strengthen The HIV Workforce, End The Epidemic
Black AIDS Institute (BAI), the nation’s only Black-led organization focused on ending HIV in Black communities, has re-launched its renowned “African American HIV University” (AAHU) program. Aligned with BAI’s “We The …
To Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Community, Twin Sister Doctors Develop Strategy
As the nation continues to increase vaccination rates, Drs. Delana Wardlaw and Elana McDonald, known as the Twin Sister Doctors, today released a special report offering insightful strategies to combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, …
