public health

A study finds improvement in the proportion of scientific projects that include both sexes, but analyzing results by sex is not routine.

How an experimental preparation technique could make vaccines easier to transport, store, and administer

Elevated levels of a neurotoxin in northeastern Brazil’s drinking water and a high incidence of microcephaly in the region led scientists to look for a link, and they found one.

It can take days for each death to be recorded in official statistics. “Nowcasting” estimates the actual occurrence of deaths, and the true peak of the pandemic.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

A novel sampler records data on a broad range of environmental contaminants.

Researchers set out to make an air pollution detector study subjects would want to wear.

Male lemurs secrete aldehydes from their wrist glands that may make them more attractive to females during the breeding season.

If governments were to use SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests to manage who can re-enter the workplace, society must accept a sacrifice of privacy.

Studies from serum samples could transform our understanding of the spread of COVID-19, but what antibodies alone say about immunity is not yet clear.

The search for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 60 saliva samples yielded the same results as conventional nasal swab tests taken from the same patients.

The recent cases come just as Democratic Republic of Congo was set to declare the outbreak’s end.

Social distancing measures are based on limited data. As much of the world remains stuck in lockdown, researchers are trying to measure the benefits.

A new study finds that the extinct European cave bear’s large sinuses represent a tradeoff between hibernation length and the flexibility of their diets.