Crooked Bough News Round-up

— These Are the Latest COVID Treatments

 

at 1/21/22 4:45am

But shortages mean that new antivirals and other drugs may be hard to come by -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Health, Health Care, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals]

— Ash Blanketing Tonga after Volcano Eruption Creates Health Concerns

 

at 1/20/22 6:00am

Short exposure should not be too harmful, but residents should take precautions where they can -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Environment, Natural Disasters, Health Care]

— Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Human in Milestone Experiment

 

at 1/20/22 5:00am

Experts predict that such nonhuman-to-human “xenotransplants” may become a viable option within the next decade -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Health, Health Care]

— Latest COVID Surge Pushes Parents to Next-Level Stress

 

at 1/19/22 4:45am

The new normal this winter is longer drives for kids’ tests, multiday waits for results, drug-store restock alerts and social media tips -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Health, Public Health, Mental Health]

— Latest COVID Surge Pushes Parents to Next-Level Stress

 

at 1/19/22 4:45am

The new normal this winter is longer drives for kids’ tests, multi-waits for results, drug store restock alerts and social media tips -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Health, Public Health, Mental Health]

— Hypersonic Weapons Can't Hide from New Eyes in Space

 

at 1/18/22 4:45am

Tracking the missiles is like picking out one light bulb against a background of light bulbs, but new technology aims to see them more clearly -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Technology, Aerospace, Defense]

— What's Holding Up New Omicron Vaccines?

 

at 1/14/22 6:00am

Vaccine makers worry yet another variant will start dominating in the months it takes to roll out shots against this one -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Health, Vaccines]

— Plants are Stuck as Seed-Eating Animals Decline

 

at 1/14/22 4:45am

Their ability to track climate change is being squeezed on all sides -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Environment, Climate Change, Ecology]

— Epstein-Barr Virus Found to Trigger Multiple Sclerosis

 

at 1/13/22 1:15pm

The research could mark a turning point in the fight against MS -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Mind & Brain, Neurology]

— Astronomers Have Found Another Possible 'Exomoon' beyond Our Solar System

 

at 1/13/22 9:00am

Kepler-1708 b-i appears to be a giant moon orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet thousands of light-years from Earth -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Space & Physics, Astronomy]

— New Sensor Tells You How Well Your Mask Is Working

 

at 1/12/22 4:45am

FaceBit tracks a face covering’s fit and wear time, as well as its wearer’s vital signs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Health, Public Health, Technology, Electronics]

— New Math Research Group Reflects a Schism in the Field

 

at 1/11/22 4:45am

Critics accuse the organization of opposing efforts to stamp out inequity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Math, Mathematics, Diversity, Inequality]

— ArXiv.org Reaches a Milestone and a Reckoning

 

at 1/10/22 4:45am

Runaway success and underfunding have led to growing pains for the preprint server -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics]

— Dogs Can Distinguish Speech from Gibberish--and Tell Spanish from Hungarian

 

at 1/6/22 12:45pm

A new study’s authors say their investigation represents the first time that a nonhuman brain has been shown to detect language -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Biology, Animals]

— U.S. and Chinese Scientists Propose Bold New Missions beyond the Solar System

 

at 1/6/22 9:00am

Independent concepts from each nation envision launching high-speed spacecraft on aspirational multigenerational voyages into the great unknown of interstellar space -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Space & Physics, Space Exploration]

— Historical Shipwreck Keeps Moving, Revealing Dangerous Underwater Mudflows

 

at 1/6/22 4:45am

A ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1942 can today help track large pulses of mud from the Mississippi River -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Environment, Oceans, Archaeology]

— Latin American Abortion Laws Hurt Health Care and the Economy--a Lesson for a Post-Roe U.S.

 

at 1/4/22 6:00am

A region with some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws has started to tentatively move in the opposite direction -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Health, Health Care]

— People Have Been Having Less Sex--whether They're Teenagers or 40-Somethings

 

at 1/3/22 6:00am

Among the young, social media, gaming and “rough sex” may contribute to this trend -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Features, Mind & Brain, Sexuality]

— After Surgery, Black Children Are More Likely to Die Than White Children

 

at 12/30/21 11:00am

A study of nearly 200 U.S. medical centers found that even apparently healthy kids suffer racial disparities in complications associated with surgery -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Health, Public Health]

— How to Stop Doomscrolling News and Social Media

 

at 12/30/21 7:00am

“Doomscroll Reminder Lady” Karen K. Ho explains how to step away from the screen -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: Features, Behavior, Technology, Computing]

— Cells Deep in Your Brain Place Time Stamps on Memories

 

at 12/29/21 4:45am

Researchers are unlocking not just the “what” and “where” of a recollection but also the “when” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

[Category: News, Mind & Brain, Memory]

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