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Virus-Scanning Tool Could Detect Previous COVID-19 Infections and Inform Vaccine Development
Using a research assay called VirScan, scientists plan to study how antibodies from people who have had COVID-19 attack the virus that causes it.
Your patient refuses blood clot prevention. Here's how to escalate.
Learn how to build an escalation process to make sure patients comply recommended treatments.
Evidence-based guidelines: 5 ways to improve VTE prevention with mechanical prophylaxis
Expert guidance offers five ways to make mechanical VTE prophylaxis more effective, patient friendly, and safer.
What is bariatric surgery?
By altering the stomach, and sometimes the small intestine, bariatric surgery can help people with obesity lose weight, and keep it off.
How long does a C-section take and when doctors recommend it
If you give birth by C-section, you can expect the procedure to take about 45 minutes. Doctors recommend it when baby is turned the wrong way and in other circumstances.
Cavefish: Out of the Dark, Into the Limelight
Scientists suspect these blind creatures may hold clues to many biological mysteries, including human disease.
Cancer Research: Coordinated Effort to Improve Human Health
Science is the best weapon against cancer, and a number of labs across FAU have joined the fight. Now, the university is connecting these efforts.
Future-cities visionary sees urban areas becoming smarter, more responsive
Carlo Ratti says the way we move, communicate and shop will be "radically different from how it is today.”
New smell test could aid early detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Nisha Pradhan has a limited ability to detect odor. As a patient in a clinical trial at Rockefeller University, Pradhan is helping scientists develop new tests for smell loss.
New faculty member studies the architecture of the genome
New Rockefeller scientist Viviana I. Risca studies the detailed structures that organize and support DNA. Her work has implications for better understanding the control of gene expression.
Is your kid friends with Alexa? A psychologist on what that means for their development
The newest household and toy robots come with features other appliances lack: charming, engaging personalities. MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle discusses why this new social technology worries her.
Terrestrial Treasures: Drugs from Dirt
Soil microbes are master chemists, manufacturing an astonishing range of chemical substances.
Simple strategy could lead to a “universal” flu vaccine
It’s that time of year again: Temperatures drop, sleeves go up, and the needles come out. If scientists at The Rockefeller University have their way, however, the annual ritual of the flu shot could become obsolete.
Can iPod-Powered Scarecrows Protect Africa’s Farms?
Researchers are combining common technologies with insight into animal behavior to update the age-old scarecrow to help the most vulnerable of growers.
Camera-Armed Autocopters Mapping Forest Treetops
Trees' sometimes lofty heights don’t make work easy for scientists. So, a team of researchers is turning to drones.