Tag: Research
How the Coronavirus Steals the Sense of Smell
Few of Covid-19’s peculiarities have piqued as much interest as anosmia, the abrupt loss of smell that has…
Stronger Muscles in 3 Seconds a Day
The exercising volunteers gathered during the workweek at the lab for strength testing and weight lifting, of a…
New Coronavirus Lineage Discovered in Ontario Deer
Scientists have identified a new, highly mutated version of the coronavirus in white-tailed deer in southwestern Ontario, one…
David Boggs, Co-Inventor of Ethernet, Dies at 71
After his parents divorced, David Boggs grew up in Washington with his mother, Jane (McCallum) Boggs, and his…
Justice Dept. Is Set to Modify Trump-Era Program Aimed at Fighting Chinese Threats
Such losses often fuel the Chinese propaganda machine and hurt U.S. interests. “Every case that goes south, especially…
Russia has been laying groundwork online for a ‘false flag’ operation, misinformation researchers say.
At the White House this week, President Biden said the United States had “reason to believe” that Russia…
A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment
A bone marrow transplant is not a realistic option for most patients. Such transplants are highly invasive and…
What We Know About Long Covid and Exercise
Dr. Lambert pointed out that some patients with long Covid are also diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome…
Chip Errors Are Becoming More Common and Harder to Track Down
Imagine for a moment that the millions of computer chips inside the servers that power the largest data…
A Cancer Treatment Makes Leukemia Vanish, but Creates More Mysteries
After the CD8 cells did their job, they remained in the blood but, unexpectedly, they turned into CD4…
Fermat’s Theorem: The Texas Oil Heir Who Took on Math’s Impossible Dare
In September 1981, Mr. Vaughn funded the world’s first big conference on the Fermat riddle. It took place…
New Research Hints at 4 Factors That May Increase Chances of Long Covid
That some patients had reactivated Epstein-Barr virus also made sense, Dr. Nath said, because other diseases have reawakened…