WHAT: The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting Novel research on new and better ways to diagnose and treat cancers, inflammation, arthritis, chronic pain, stroke, brain disease, and more The SNMMI Virtual Annual Meeting will convene more than 6,000 attendees (physicians, scientists, technologists and exhibitors) from around the globe to…
New Haven, Conn. — Teens are getting licensed to drive later than they used to and missing critical safety training as a result, according to Yale researchers. In a study in the July 2 edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health, researchers at Yale identified some of the factors contributing to delaying driving licensure, or…
The coronavirus can stay aloft for hours in tiny droplets in stagnant air, infecting people as they inhale, mounting scientific evidence suggests. This risk is highest in crowded indoor spaces with poor ventilation, and may help explain super-spreading events reported in meatpacking plants, churches and restaurants. It’s unclear how often the virus is spread via…
Researchers around the world are working on the next generation of coronavirus tests that give answers in less than an hour, without onerous equipment or highly trained personnel. The latest so-called point-of-care tests, which could be done in a doctor’s office or even at home, would be a welcome upgrade from today’s status quo: uncomfortable…
Will you be together for a long time or will you part soon? At first, you don’t notice your partner’s negative traits in a relationship. Only later do you realize that you’ve gotten into trouble. Do you really want to be with him or break his heart? Below are signs that he is not your…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageThe Federal Triangle Metro station in Washington will soon have more traffic as federal employees return to work in office buildings.Credit…Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times The federal work force in the U.S. is returning to the office under inconsistent reopening plans. As virus cases increase around the…
A herdsman in Inner Mongolia was confirmed to be infected with bubonic plague, Chinese health officials said, a reminder of how even as the world battles a pandemic caused by a novel virus, old threats remain. The Bayannur city health commission said the plague was diagnosed in the herdsman on Sunday, and he was in…
This article is part of a series on resilience in troubled times — what we can learn about it from history and personal experiences. The French weapon deployed against Spanish troops in 1521 was, contemporaries said, “more diabolical than human.” The rapid-firing light bronze cannon shot iron balls that crushed battlements, careened wildly and sprayed…
New Orleans, LA – Researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and colleagues have discovered a new class of pipeline drugs to relieve pain and reduce fever without the danger of addiction or damage to the liver or kidneys. The research is published online in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Current…
TAMPA, Fla. — Cancer is complex and unpredictable. Despite successful treatment or years of remission, there is always a chance that a patient’s cancer can return. It usually happens in the form of metastasis, which is when remaining cancer cells in the body spread to another location and grow. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers are working…