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Video: What we can learn from a book documenting the first vaccine, for smallpox

  • Written by Anurag Papolu, Multimedia Editor
imageCaricature of vaccination scene at the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital at St. Pancras Hospital in London, by James Giray, 1802.Library of Congress

As the world waits anxiously for a COVID-19 vaccine, Sam Lemley, curator of special collections at Carnegie Mellon University, says that the story of the first vaccine is worth revisiting today. As...

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Which drugs and therapies are proven to work, and which ones don't, for COVID-19?

  • Written by William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
imageWe are slowly figuring out which drugs and therapies are effective against the new coronavirus.Anton Petrus / Getty Images

I am a physician and a scientist at the University of Virginia. I care for patients and conduct research to find better ways to diagnose and treat infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Here I’m sharing what is known...

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With the help of trained dolphins, our team of researchers is building a specialized drone to help us study dolphins in the wild

  • Written by Jason Bruck, Teaching Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University
imageThe only way to learn about the sensory abilities of dolphins is with the help of trained dolphins. Dolphin Quest, CC BY-ND

Human actions have taken a steep toll on whales and dolphins. Some studies estimate that small whale abundance, which includes dolphins, has fallen 87% since 1980 and thousands of whales die from rope entanglement annually....

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From marmots to mole-rats to marmosets – studying many genes in many animals is key to understanding how humans can live longer

  • Written by Amanda Kowalczyk, Ph.D. Candidate in Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh
imageIs there a genetic switch that can help reverse the aging process?Dimitri Otis / Getty Images

Much of longevity and aging research focuses on studying extremely long-lived species, including bats, naked mole-rats and bowhead whales, to find genetic changes that contribute to long life.

However, such work has yielded highly species-specific genetic...

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COVID-19 and teletherapy may be changing how much you know about your therapist

  • Written by Adrienne Lapidos, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
imageWith the coronavirus risk, many therapy sessions have moved online to video calls. Maskot via Getty Images

It’s the third month of the COVID-19 pandemic, and everyone is homebound. The camera on my laptop picks up my image from an odd angle, exposing a lot of nostril. But this way, my patient sees only my face and the blank wall behind me....

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COVID-19 and telehealth may be changing how much you know about your therapist

  • Written by Adrienne Lapidos, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
imageWith the coronavirus risk, many therapy sessions have moved online to video calls. Maskot via Getty Images

It’s the third month of the COVID-19 pandemic, and everyone is homebound. The camera on my laptop picks up my image from an odd angle, exposing a lot of nostril. But this way, my patient sees only my face and the blank wall behind me....

Read more: COVID-19 and telehealth may be changing how much you know about your therapist

A summer of protest, unemployment and presidential politics – welcome to 1932

  • Written by James N. Gregory, Professor of History, University of Washington
imageThe Bonus Army stages a demonstration at the empty Capitol on July 2, 1932. Underwood and Underwood, photographers; Library of Congress

An election looms. An unpopular president wrestles with historic unemployment rates. Demonstrations erupt in hundreds of locations. The president deploys Army units to suppress peaceful protests in the...

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Fireworks can torment veterans and survivors of gun violence with PTSD – here's how to celebrate with respect for those who served

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
imageFor those with PTSD, sounds from fireworks can trigger flashbacks.Getty Images / Josep Maria Gerardo / EyeEm

For some combat veterans, the Fourth of July is not a time to celebrate the independence of the country they love. Instead, the holiday is a terrifying ordeal. That’s because the noise of fireworks – loud, sudden, and...

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Monks, experts in social distancing, find strength in isolation

  • Written by Michael A. Vargas, Professor of History, State University of New York at New Paltz
imageCatholicism has a long tradition of seeing being alone as a source of healing, not isolation. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Need a habit to get through trying times? Try solitude.

Ever since the rainy season retreats of the Buddha 2,500 years ago, sages have celebrated the transformative power of being alone. In Christian...

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Why companies as diverse as eBay, IKEA and Mars are increasingly supporting US clean energy policies

  • Written by Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
imageA worker checks the installation of a solar panel array atop an IKEA store in Miami.AP Photo/J Pat Carter

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

My new analysis of companies that seek to buy renewable electricity finds that business is becoming a powerful new ally in the U.S. political battle to stop climate...

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  1. TikTok teens and the Trump campaign: How social media amplifies political activism and threatens election integrity
  2. Muslim Americans assert solidarity with Black Lives Matter, finding unity within a diverse faith group
  3. Why are so many people lighting off fireworks?
  4. The US isn't in a second wave of coronavirus – the first wave never ended
  5. When France extorted Haiti – the greatest heist in history
  6. Why soldiers can't claim conscientious objection if ordered to suppress protests
  7. As Arizona coronavirus cases surge from early reopening, Indigenous nations suffer not only more COVID-19 but also the blame
  8. How small towns are responding to the global pandemic
  9. COVID-19 messes with Texas: What went wrong, and what other states can learn as younger people get sick
  10. National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there's more than one kind of patriotism
  11. How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans
  12. Money talks: Big business, political strategy and corporate involvement in US state politics
  13. As professional sports come back, members of the US women's soccer team are still paid less than the men's
  14. Fast food is comforting, but in low-income areas it crowds out fresher options
  15. In this era of protest over racism, will colleges embrace Black student activists?
  16. Coronavirus and cancer hijack the same parts in human cells to spread – and our team identified existing cancer drugs that could fight COVID-19
  17. The 'domestic terrorist' designation won't stop extremism
  18. 3 moral virtues necessary for an ethical pandemic response and reopening
  19. Northern Ireland's police transformation may hold lessons for the US
  20. Rethinking the K-pop industry's silence during the Black Lives Matter movement
  21. To achieve a new New Deal, Democrats must learn from the old one
  22. Authorities are yanking the legacy of slaveholder John C. Calhoun from public sphere, but his bigotry remains embedded in American society
  23. Should the president pick the attorney general?
  24. This simple model shows the importance of wearing masks and social distancing
  25. Rethinking what research means during a global pandemic
  26. A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms
  27. 100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
  28. Developing resilience is an important tool to help you deal with coronavirus and the surge in cases
  29. How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans
  30. Gene therapy and CRISPR strategies for curing blindness (Yes, you read that right)
  31. Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution are becoming more common – which can't be a good thing for global health
  32. Hip-hop is the soundtrack to Black Lives Matter protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues
  33. New York opens traffic-clogged streets to people during pandemic, the city's latest redesign in times of dramatic change
  34. Most white parents don't talk about racism with their kids
  35. Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don't fit their worldview
  36. Prisoners in US suffering dementia may hit 200,000 within the next decade – many won't even know why they are behind bars
  37. Economic policies can induce people to quarantine safely during the pandemic
  38. A selective retreat from trade with China makes sense for the United States
  39. 5 things you should do right now to fight the rising number of COVID-19 cases
  40. What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
  41. Why safely reopening high school sports is going to be a lot harder than opening college and pro ball
  42. How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
  43. A massive public health effort eradicated smallpox but scientists are still studying the deadly virus
  44. 1 in 10 HBCUs were financially fragile before COVID-19 endangered all colleges and universities
  45. Teach police nonviolence, scholars say, and how to work with local residents
  46. Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics
  47. President Trump revives J. Edgar Hoover's tyrannical playbook
  48. To fight US racism, research prescribes a nationwide healing process
  49. When Supreme Court justices defy expectations
  50. Can people spread the coronavirus if they don't have symptoms? 5 questions answered about asymptomatic COVID-19