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author of an earlier study describes it as “a condition caused by intense emotional or physical stress leading to rapid and severe reversible cardiac dysfunction.”Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Individuals who experience stress cardiomyopathy display similar symptoms to a…

“Yet another terrible disease is about to yield to patience, persistence and outright genius,” Heckler said.Those decades of research into HIV have taught scientists an enormous amount about the immune system, honed vaccine technologies now being repurposed against the coronavirus and created a worldwide infrastructure of clinical trial networks that can be pivoted from HIV…

Share on PinterestWhat does it mean to be intersex, and what are some of the challenges that intersex individuals face? We spoke to an intersex activist to find out.Image credit: Bojan Cvetanović / Wikimedia Commons, 2019.“Intersex” is a biological identity that gets little coverage and attention, not just in mass media, but also in terms…

A research effort based at the Allen Institute in Seattle, Wash., will tap leading scientists from several institutions to dive even deeper into brain genetics and physiology. The aim: Find clues to the earliest beginnings of Alzheimer's. Allen Institute hide caption toggle caption Allen Institute A research effort based at the Allen Institute in Seattle,…

But as partisan interests sew symbolism and controversy into masks, scientists are trying to provide answers about how effectively those masks prevent transmission of the coronavirus, and what role they should play in efforts to limit the pathogen’s spread.Several new studies published this month support wearing masks to curb the transmission of the novel coronavirus.…