Micronesia Among the Last Nations to Report COVID-19 Cases

VOA Learning English • voa
July 20, 2022 ~3 min

Losing a grandmother can have long-lasting mental health effects for kids and adolescents, a new study finds

Models shows that some 4 million people in the US have lost a grandparent to COVID-19. But until now, there has been a dearth of research into the mental health effects of losing a grandparent.

Rachel Margolis, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Western Ontario • conversation
July 20, 2022 ~6 min


People report period changes after COVID vaccine

Many people report changes in their period after getting the COVID vaccine, especially for those who don’t typically have them, a new study finds.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
July 19, 2022 ~5 min

Microparticles could be used to deliver “self-boosting” vaccines

With particles that release their payloads at different times, one injection could provide multiple vaccine doses.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 13, 2022 ~8 min

Pandemic babies follow gazes just as well

A look at gaze-following reveals no significant behavioral differences between babies born during and before the pandemic.

U. Zurich • futurity
July 13, 2022 ~3 min

Improving science literacy means changing science education

College science classes often fall short of helping students see connections across subjects. Can a new approach make a difference?

Zahilyn D. Roche Allred, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University • conversation
July 12, 2022 ~7 min

1 in 8 U.S. deaths from 2020 to 2021 came from COVID-19 – leaving millions of relatives reeling from distinctly difficult grief

COVID-19 deaths tend to be more unexpected and traumatic than other types of deaths. A sociologist explains the mental health burdens facing the millions who’ve lost a relative to the coronavirus.

Shawn Bauldry, Associate Professor of Sociology, Purdue University • conversation
July 11, 2022 ~5 min

Big drop for cancer screenings early in COVID pandemic

The number of screenings for cancer, specifically colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer, dropped during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
July 8, 2022 ~5 min


Virtual meetings stymie creative teamwork

Virtual meetings have made remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic possible, but for creative collaboration, it's hard to beat gathering face-to-face.

Edmund L. Andrews-Stanford • futurity
July 7, 2022 ~7 min

Could you inhale a future COVID vaccine?

An Inhalable COVID-19 vaccine tested in a rodent model targets the lungs specifically and effectively. One day, you may be able to self-administer it.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
July 6, 2022 ~6 min

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