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Steroids cut COVID-19 death rates, but not for everyone – here’s who benefits and who doesn’t

  • Written by Bryan McVerry, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
imageSteroids could do more harm than good in patients with milder cases of COVID-19.Go Nakamura/Getty Images

New studies show that treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with inexpensive steroids can cut their risk of dying from the illness by a third. The results are so clear that the World Health Organization changed its advice on Sept. 2 and now...

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Tom Seaver, like Robin Williams, had Lewy body dementia, but what is this strange illness?

  • Written by Melissa J. Armstrong, Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Florida
imageTom Seaver at Shea Stadium in Flushing, N.Y. in 1969, when he led the once 'Lovable Losers' to the World Series. The Mets won, and many cited Seaver's pitching mastery and leadership. Focus On Sport/Getty Images

Lewy body dementia was highlighted in the news twice this week with the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver from Lewy body dementia...

Read more: Tom Seaver, like Robin Williams, had Lewy body dementia, but what is this strange illness?

Tom Seaver, like Robin Williams, had Lewy body dementia, but what is this strange illness? A neurologist explains

  • Written by Melissa J. Armstrong, Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Florida
imageTom Seaver at Shea Stadium in Flushing, N.Y. in 1969, when he led the once 'Lovable Losers' to the World Series. The Mets won, and many cited Seaver's pitching mastery and leadership. Focus On Sport/Getty Images

Lewy body dementia was highlighted in the news twice this week with the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver from Lewy body dementia...

Read more: Tom Seaver, like Robin Williams, had Lewy body dementia, but what is this strange illness? A...

Why do brides wear white?

  • Written by Marlise Schoeny, Assistant Curator for the Ohio State Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, Adjunct Instructor for the Columbus College of Art and Design, The Ohio State University
imageWedding gown bodice, circa 1836.The Ohio State Historic Costume & Textiles Collection

“A wedding gown represents far more than just a dress. It is also the embodiment of a dream,” said Vera Wang.

For most American brides, that dream is realized in a beautiful white wedding gown. It’s a seemingly timeless tradition that is often...

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The complicated legacy of the Pilgrims is finally coming to light 400 years after they landed in Plymouth

  • Written by Peter C. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imagePlimoth Plantation, in Plymouth, Mass., is a living museum that's a replica of the original settlement, which existed for 70 years.Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ voyage to Plymouth will be celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic with a “remembrance ceremony” with state and local officials and a...

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Why COVID-19 vaccines need to prioritize 'superspreaders'

  • Written by Dana Goldman, Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair and Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Pharmacy, and Economics, University of Southern California
imageHow should COVID-19 vaccine be prioritized?AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File

Once safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are available, tough choices will need to be made about who gets the first shots.

A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – at the behest of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...

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CRISPR can help combat the troubling immune response against gene therapy

  • Written by Samira Kiani, Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh
imageIntroducing healthy genes to replace defective ones is the essence of gene therapy.KTSFotos/Getty Images

One of the major challenges facing gene therapy - a way to treat disease by replacing a patient’s defective genes with healthy ones - is that it is difficult to safely deliver therapeutic genes to patients without the immune system...

Read more: CRISPR can help combat the troubling immune response against gene therapy

Plants might be able to tell us about the location of dead bodies, helping families find missing people

  • Written by Neal Stewart, Professor of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee
imageCan plants signal to us when they are sick or detect radiation?Sebastian Kopp/EyeEm via Getty Images

The notion of plants talking to us about dead people sounds like a bad horror movie. But that’s the theme of a recent scientific paper I co-authored.

Each day, over 160,000 people die in the world. Most people die with family members present...

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What the CDC eviction ban means for tenants and landlords: 6 questions answered

  • Written by Katy Ramsey Mason, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
imageThe CDC order may offer some tenants breathing room.Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

Editor’s note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order on Sept. 1 banning evictions of people who lost work as a result of the pandemic. To benefit, renters must sign a declaration that they don’t make more than US$99,000 a year...

Read more: What the CDC eviction ban means for tenants and landlords: 6 questions answered

School bus safety during the COVID-19 pandemic: 8 recommendations

  • Written by Jesse Capecelatro, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
imageMask mandates, open windows and empty seats can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

Short trips. Masks for everyone. Far fewer passengers than before.

Those are my top recommendations for how America’s school buses should take kids to and from school during the pandemic.

I am a professor of mechanical and aerospace...

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  1. Video: How ancient ice cores show ‘black swan’ events in history – even pandemics
  2. Does publishing tuition prices influence college choice?
  3. Mail-in voting lessons from Oregon, the state with the longest history of voting by mail
  4. Citizenship delays imperil voting for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the 2020 election
  5. Indian Americans can be an influential voting bloc – despite their small numbers
  6. Addiction treatment shrinks during the pandemic, leaving people with nowhere to turn
  7. Chess is taking over the online video game world – and both are changing from this unlikely pairing
  8. American environmentalism's racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation
  9. El tiempo fuera bien aplicado mejora el comportamiento de los niños
  10. Unionized workers are more likely to assert their right to a safe and healthy workplace
  11. COVID-19 lockdowns expose the digital have-nots in rural areas – here's which policies can get them connected
  12. Chadwick Boseman's death from colorectal cancer underscores an alarming increase in cases among younger adults as well as health gaps for African Americans
  13. Nearly two centuries ago, a QAnon-like conspiracy theory propelled candidates to Congress
  14. Chadwick Boseman's death underscores colorectal cancer increase in younger adults and health gaps for African Americans
  15. Campus outbreaks of COVID-19 were almost guaranteed
  16. US punishes International Criminal Court for investigating potential war crimes in Afghanistan
  17. How to read coronavirus news and learn what you actually need to know about staying safe in the pandemic
  18. What college students need to know about liability waivers for COVID-19
  19. US unemployment data fail to capture COVID-19's full impact – here's how to fix it fast
  20. Why the 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion' is still pushed by anti-Semites more than a century after hoax first circulated
  21. Looser standards for showerheads could send a lot of water and money down the drain
  22. With Kamala Harris, Americans yet again have trouble understanding what multiracial means
  23. How to use precision medicine to personalize COVID-19 treatment according to the patient's genes
  24. Las abejas no pueden mantener la 'sana distancia', pero así evitan enfermarse en plena pandemia
  25. Will the new 15-minute COVID-19 test solve US testing problems?
  26. If Trump refuses to accept defeat in November, the republic will survive intact, as it has 5 out of 6 times in the past
  27. Can a college course teach students to 'unlearn' racism?
  28. Race and class can color teachers’ digital expectations for their students – with white students getting more encouragement
  29. Does forgetting a name or word mean that I have dementia?
  30. Why sign language is vital for all deaf babies, regardless of cochlear implant plans
  31. Ethnic diversity on campus helps break down stereotypes
  32. Don't be so shocked at the Falwell claims – research on Christian sex websites reveals an adventurous side to evangelical sexual culture
  33. I'm a public health researcher, and I'm dismayed that the CDC's missteps are causing people to lose trust in a great institution
  34. Shortened census count will hurt communities of color
  35. How chemicals like PFAS can increase your risk of severe COVID-19
  36. Historic Bristol Bay, Alaska salmon fishery dealing with latest challenge: COVID-19
  37. COVID-19 clues in a community's sewage: 4 questions answered about watching wastewater for coronavirus
  38. Newly hatched Florida sea turtles are consuming dangerous quantities of floating plastic
  39. Could religious exemptions trump a COVID-19 vaccine mandate? Well, that depends
  40. Vaccine mandates vs. religious beliefs -- the legal arguments for the upcoming coronavirus lawsuits
  41. Let's call athletes 'workers,' and let's call these NBA protests what they were – strikes
  42. A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura's damage in this area of oil fields and industry
  43. Federal agents sent to Kenosha, but history shows militarized policing in cities can escalate violence and trigger conflict
  44. Maria Montessori challenged and changed how kids are taught, and remains influential today
  45. ¿Cómo puedes utilizar la ventilación para prevenir la propagación de COVID-19 dentro de tu casa?
  46. History tells us trying to stop diseases like COVID-19 at the border is a failed strategy
  47. Hurricane Laura was the latest storm to strengthen fast, but is rapid intensification really becoming more common?
  48. When police stop Black men, the effects reach into their homes and families
  49. The US has lots to lose and little to gain by banning TikTok and WeChat
  50. One coup leads to another, history shows – though many in Mali hope theirs was the very rare 'good coup'