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Share on PinterestResearch shows that even infants can tell the difference between a stranger’s hug and that of a parent.An infant’s first year is an important time of development, both physiologically and emotionally. It is also a period where verbal language is barely emerging, and much is unknown about the ways in which the connection…

Share on PinterestIn this Special Feature, we look at the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 infection on the lungs.The more we learn about COVID-19, the more we have to question our assumptions about it. Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, our information about the disease came from clinical case reports of COVID-19 and what we knew…

Share on PinterestChanges in lifestyle and diet may improve a person’s memory, depending on their genes.Everyone ages, but no two people will age in the same way. Some people will remain cognitively alert as they age, while others will display dramatic memory loss. Experts do not know precisely why this occurs, but new research suggests…

Share on PinterestSARS-CoV-2 may become endemic, and we may experience seasonal surges in infections.A new study from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA has used mathematical models to project SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics throughout the pandemic and beyond.In the study paper, which appears in the journal Science, the researchers explain…

Share on PinterestAlthough COVID-19 is like nothing most of us have ever experienced before, pandemics are nothing new.Pandemics have played a role in shaping human history throughout the ages. Few people reading this today will remember outbreaks on this scale, but history shows us that although it is devastating, what we are experiencing now is…