Is there an evolutionary explanation for recent surge in child-free pet parenting?

Is there an evolutionary explanation for recent surge in child-free pet parenting?

Shelly Volsche | 
I’m an anthropologist who studies human-animal interactions, a field known as anthrozoology. I want to better understand the behavior of ...
One-and-done intravenous gene editing infusion might eventually be able to cure HIV

One-and-done intravenous gene editing infusion might eventually be able to cure HIV

Marie McCullough | 
In 2014, Temple University researchers proved they could use state-of-the-art molecular scissors to cut out dormant HIV hiding in human ...
‘No one I have spoken to is looking forward to enforcing mask mandates on customers’: Frontline workers fear implementing renewed restrictions

‘No one I have spoken to is looking forward to enforcing mask mandates on customers’: Frontline workers fear implementing renewed restrictions

Michiko Kobayashi | 
On May 13 of this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hung American frontline workers out to dry ...
As hesitancy over COVID vaccine mandates reaches fever pitch, fears grow teenagers will forego another life-saving shot: The HPV vaccine

As hesitancy over COVID vaccine mandates reaches fever pitch, fears grow teenagers will forego another life-saving shot: The HPV vaccine

Leigh Finnegan | 
While states and districts decide whether children should have to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the classroom, it ...
‘Designing’ cats to be less allergenic? Gene editing provides a solution

‘Designing’ cats to be less allergenic? Gene editing provides a solution

Stacey Burling | 
Solutions for people who want to be around cats despite allergies are labor-intensive, of questionable value, and sometimes defy common ...
Misinformation is undermining door-to-door COVID vaccine outreach effort. Here’s how it really works

Misinformation is undermining door-to-door COVID vaccine outreach effort. Here’s how it really works

Justine McDaniel | 
For local groups working to get people vaccinated, door-knocking and neighborhood canvassing have been a key tool in reaching people ...
Metabolically tweaked CBD shows signs of curbing severe pain and chronic neuropathy associated with cancer treatments

Metabolically tweaked CBD shows signs of curbing severe pain and chronic neuropathy associated with cancer treatments

Aparna Nathan | 
[When professor of pharmacology Sara Jane] Ward tested CBD’s pain-relieving power in mice, she noticed it wasn’t absorbed well by ...
Philadelphia zoo rolls out plan to vaccinate gorillas, big cats and other animals at risk of contracting COVID

Philadelphia zoo rolls out plan to vaccinate gorillas, big cats and other animals at risk of contracting COVID

Aparna Nathan | 
The Philadelphia Zoo is gearing up to vaccinate its highest-risk animals with an experimental vaccine developed by Zoetis, a former ...
Video: Dogs are being trained to sniff out COVID-19 at large public events

Video: Dogs are being trained to sniff out COVID-19 at large public events

University of Pennsylvania researchers are training dogs to sniff out coronavirus, a skill that could be useful in controlling spread ...
76% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have at least one symptom six months after infection

76% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have at least one symptom six months after infection

Stacey Burling | 
One recent analysis from China found that 76% of hospitalized patients had at least one symptom six months after they ...
We’ve made remarkable progress developing vaccines but treatments for COVID victims remain elusive

We’ve made remarkable progress developing vaccines but treatments for COVID victims remain elusive

Marie McCullough | 
The only fully approved COVID-19 drug, the antiviral remdesivir, has shown modest benefit, at best, in hospitalized patients. Two “monoclonal ...
Why people who have recovered from COVID should still get the vaccine

Why people who have recovered from COVID should still get the vaccine

Stacey Burling | 
President Donald Trump famously declared that he was immune after his bout with the disease. Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), ...
Even after an apparent ‘full recovery’ from COVID, this 20-year-old student experienced heart failure and nearly died

Even after an apparent ‘full recovery’ from COVID, this 20-year-old student experienced heart failure and nearly died

Frank Kummer | 
Maddie Neville contracted COVID-19 in October while living in an apartment off-campus near Temple University. She developed only mild symptoms — some ...
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What do medical experts say about Black NFL players’ lawsuit claiming discrimination on dementia diagnoses

Stacey Burling | 
The question of adjusting cognitive test scores arose this week when two Black former NFL players filed a lawsuit alleging that the ...
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Here’s how to join a COVID-19 vaccine trial

Stacey Burling | 
Vaccine makers are going to need thousands of volunteer testers over the next few months. As with any clinical trial, ...
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Myocarditis and potential heart damage caused by COVID may be biggest challenge to resuscitating college sports

Marie McCullough | 
A small but growing body of evidence shows that COVID-19 can damage the heart, sometimes fatally, even in a previously ...
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Who gets the first vaccines? Elderly? Front-line workers? Vulnerable minorities?

Stacey Burling | 
Someone will have to decide which of the world’s 7.8 billion people gets first crack at returning to a more ...
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Challenges containing massive inflammation that often accompanies COVID-19

Tom Avril | 
[Brett] Breslow was suffering from a massive bout of inflammation — a catch-all description for the damage in many of ...
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How will fall sports fare during the pandemic? Few remember the 1968 Hong Kong flu roiled football and basketball

Mike Sielski | 
A virus scything through locker rooms all over the East Coast, infecting the NBA’s most respected player, forcing one college ...
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Heavy drinking, alcoholism are ‘not the same thing’, genetic study shows

Stacey Burling | 
A huge analysis of drinking patterns among veterans has found genetic distinctions between heavy drinkers and alcoholics, according to a ...
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New IQ test for pro athletes promises dynamic assessment of ‘sports-specific’ abilities

Paul Domowitch | 
[T]he Athletic Intelligence Quotient, a test that measures an athlete’s sports-specific cognitive abilities [took] a while to build. Nearly 15 ...
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How long can top athletes maintain that ‘elite’ status?

Tom Avril | 
Think of the veteran baseball slugger who is good at guessing what type of pitch is coming. Or the aging ...
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