Tag: Research
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…
How Omicron’s Mutations Allow It To Thrive
Because an immunocompromised host doesn’t produce a lot of antibodies, many viruses are left to propagate. And new…
Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds
The question of whether cash aid helps or hurts children is central to social policy. Progressives argue that…
Why Is Silicon Valley Still Waiting for the Next Big Thing?
In the fall of 2019, Google told the world it had reached “quantum supremacy.”It was a significant scientific…