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Many people face persistent cognitive symptoms after COVID-19. A new study, which grew and examined 3D models of the human brain, offers a possible explanation as to why this might be.
A new wave of prosecutors, known as progressives, say that public safety can exist with policies like eliminating cash bail for people charged with low-level offenses.
Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
Tens of thousands of children have tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus in the last months in what is the largest outbreak of the virus in recent years.
Start by creating a safe space by showing you beleive them.
Reflection Rooms support people making sense of experiences related to dying and death. They provide an immersive space to read stories written by others and write and share their own stories.
An immunologist looks at the evidence.
A new environment calls for new approaches to policy-making that can more effectively navigate the complexities of today’s world.
Two new studies highlight the importance of social connection in the workplace and illustrate why working from home may not be the optimal workplace arrangement.
Bits of viral genes incorporated into human DNA have been linked to cancer, ALS and schizophrenia. But many of these genes may not be harmful, and could even protect against infectious disease.
Life expectancy rose in western Europe in 2021 but fell further in US and eastern Europe.
Billions of dollars are being spent on tutoring in the US. Will it be enough to help schoolchildren make up for pandemic learning loss? An education economist weighs in.
A cultural collaboration with deafblind people led to the development of a high-tech device to help navigate their world post-lockdown
If post-secondary institutions want to continue to play a key role in innovation and entrepreneurship, they must transform for the better.
This wave is different from previous COVID waves, in that it’s not driven by a new variant.
Amid a number of major crises, the world clearly needs radical change. But what will it look like? The desire to return to pre-pandemic ‘normal’ is powerful, but ‘normal’ is what got us where we are today.
A recent study tracked depression and anxiety among participants from across different ethnic backgrounds in the US and the UK.
If governments fail to take action, the cost of living crisis will worsen the impact of the pandemic this winter, and vice versa.
An ongoing narrative seeks to shift the blame away from the government for mismanagement of the pandemic, by depicting it as beholden to all-powerful scientists.
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