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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently granted an “emergency use authorization” of a blood test for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. It is the first such test to receive approval for the U.S. market. And it comes at a time when health experts and leaders are embracing immunity as a […]

Originally published in March 1861 Credit: Scientific American Advertisement “In some of the furnace-heated houses of this city, the air is so dry that it is a common amusement of the children to light the gas by a spark of electricity from their fingers. By rubbing one’s feet along the carpet the body becomes so […]

As far back as Icarus’s ill-fated aviation attempt, humans have looked to birds for inspiration in our airborne endeavors. But truly birdlike flight with flexible, feathered wings has long eluded us; for one thing, engineers have struggled to understand how birds control wing feathers. But two new studies could change that. Researchers recently designed and […]

A recent report reveals that one in four rural hospitals are at risk of closure. That means behavioral health in rural communities is quickly becoming less available to populations that already struggle with higher rates of isolation, addiction and access to affordable care. The Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center found that 60 percent of mental […]