Female mosquitoes rely on one another to choose the best breeding sites − and with the arrival of spring, they’re already on the hunt
Female mosquitoes don’t want to lay their eggs alone, but they don’t want sites that are too crowded either. Understanding what guides their choice could inform new control strategies.
Matthew DeGennaro, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University •
conversation
March 19, 2024 • ~8 min
March 19, 2024 • ~8 min
COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they pass
Research shows that rapid antigen tests are performing as well at detecting the most recent dominant variants as they did with the earliest strains in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apurv Soni, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School •
conversation
March 1, 2024 • ~7 min
March 1, 2024 • ~7 min
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.
Ziyad Al-Aly, Chief of Research and Development, VA St. Louis Health Care System. Clinical Epidemiologist, Washington University in St. Louis •
conversation
Feb. 28, 2024 • ~9 min
Feb. 28, 2024 • ~9 min
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