Science

Sussy Obando graduated from six years of medical school in Colombia, and then spent a year treating patients in underserved communities. Yet when she moved to the U.S., that wasn’t enough to be able to practice medicine here. Photo credit:…

Anti-vaccine activists holds anti-vaccination signs at a rally. Anti-vaccination groups have been exploiting the deaths of those who happen to fall ill after receiving a covid vaccine, undermining nationwide vaccination efforts. Photo…

The documents were released by the CIA in CD-ROM format, and – in combination with other documents already obtained by Greenwald – been converted into PDF documents comprised of thousands of pages that are now hosted on The Black Vault and…

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that China blocked a team of health and disease experts investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic from entering the country, reports say. Despite…

Christina Fuhrman contracted a C. diff infection in 2012, and her daughter Pearl contracted one in 2015. C. diff, a bacterium causing diarrhea and colitis, is a superbug fueled by the overuse of antibiotics. Photo credit: Matthew Matlock. …

Some of the reasons are rooted in the fact that the two currently-available vaccines, developed by pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna, were rushed to market in record time in order to combat the effects of COVID-19 pandemic that has…

In a study published this summer, Dr. William Li, a vascular biologist, and an international team of researchers compared the lung tissues of people who died of COVID-19 with those of people who died of influenza. They found stark…

Last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Florida's first statewide resilience officer to address climate change but soon after, that person left for a job in the Trump administration. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL --…

Verily Life Sciences Headquarters in South San Francisco, California. Verily is Alphabet Inc.'s research organization devoted the study of life sciences. Editorial credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com, licensed. OAKLAND, Calif. — Amid…

Research reported in a recent study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Human Sleep and Cognition Laboratory of the Sleep and Performance Research Center and start-up funds from the College of Pharmacy and…

A new reports shows that 78 new cybersecurity companies were founded in 2020 raising over $31.6 million in funding year-to-date. The report covers statistics on the number of cybersecurity startups launched and funding raised from 2015 to…

Founded in 2011, RapidAI makes the most-widely used advanced cerebrovascular imaging products for patient care, research, and clinical trials. This funding will support the continued advancement of the Rapid® platform and world-class…

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Audrey Kuehl, a study coordinator at the Clinical Research Institute of Southern Oregon, inoculates Trish Malone with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 6. Malone had volunteered for several clinical trials before participating in…

Social Networking app TikTok is allegations made by U.S. officials that could get it banned in the U.S. causing it to lose access to millions of American users. TikTok is currently installed on millions of devices with forty-six million…

As science continues to evolve, UV light could emerge as an attractive safeguard against airborne transmission, one with a track record against pathogens, that can be deployed to reduce the risk of infectious aerosols accumulating in…

Coastal-restoration jobs could help Florida communities hit hard by losses in the fishing and tourism industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Conservation groups are looking at the…

Josephine Spearman, education coordinator for the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve near Jacksonville, Florida, holds Indy, an eastern indigo snake, while filming an educational video for teachers and students to…

Founded in 1976 as the Discovery Center, today MODS is at the forefront of science education, innovation and exploration. The Museum showcases more than 300 interactive exhibits, immersive films and experiential programs. MODS…

Save Our Seas Distinguished Speaker Series at MODS Featuring Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, a FREE virtual event taking place on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 6 p.m. The LIVE Zoom event will include an engaging presentation from Dr. Wallace J.…

The Wall Street Journal went as far as to say, “The assertion that 97% of scientists believe that climate change is a man-made, urgent problem, is a fiction”. The prediction by Al Gore (in 2007) that the North Polar Ice Cap would be gone…

Data science is a relatively new and emerging field that has evolved as companies seek to put the data they collect to good use. As concepts like big data and deep learning become increasingly important for businesses and across every…

According to new preliminary research published by scientific journal Cell, scientists may have uncovered a genetic variant of a specific gene in the human body that promotes slimness even if you were to sit around on the couch all day…

State and local emergency management officials are preparing for the possibility of facing synchronized disasters, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the six-month hurricane season. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. …

Vaccine critics suffered serious setbacks in the past year, as states strengthened immunization laws in response to measles outbreaks sparked by vaccine refusers. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. HOUSTON, TX -…

Dr. Nora Volkow, who heads the National Institute on Drug Abuse, spoke about the emerging science around COVID-19’s relationship to vaping and to opioid use disorder, as well as how these underlying epidemics could increase people’s risks.…

The outlook for older adults is not encouraging. Advanced age is associated with significantly worse outcomes for older patients, and even those who survive are unlikely to return to their previous level of functioning. Image by kalhh from…

Expediting renewable energy development could help New York's economy after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Image by Sebastian Ganso. ALBANY, N.Y. - Clean energy advocates in New York say the budget passed by the Legislature this…

Although life expectancy inched up slightly in 2018, it hasn’t yet regained the lost ground, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA - For much of the 20th century, medical progress…

Ethan Howard is a musician who tested positive for HIV in 2015 as part of an outbreak centered around Austin, Indiana. Photo credit: Luke Sharrett, Kaiser Health News. AUSTIN, IN - Ethan Howard cradled his prized Martin-brand guitar,…