“Who would have thought that outdoor space would make or break a restaurant?” For Jose Javier Cordova, an owner of Cinco De Mayo, a taqueria that’s been open since 2000, delivery was routine; inventing an outdoor dining setup was the problem. Mr. Cordova, 54, worked as a waiter for 25 years at a formal restaurant…
To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. The article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It was a blazing-hot morning in October 2019 on the old Ho Chi Minh Trail, an intricate web of truck roads and secret paths that wove its…
I’m a college student, and I recently learned that my city is going to be opening up spots on the Health Department website for anyone to be vaccinated if there is a surplus of vaccines. We’re still in the first phase of vaccination, but if I were to look frequently at the vaccination website, I…
Not Too Blond, Please My natural hair color is dark brown. I got it dyed for the first time in my freshman year, and I got highlights. It was pretty natural, but every time I got highlights, I added more and I got lighter and lighter and I became blond, and that’s not what I…
So perhaps one clear lesson of our pandemic is that, when allowed, science works. Not flawlessly, and not always at a pace suited to a global emergency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was slow to recognize the coronavirus as an airborne threat. Even now, medicine has a better grasp of how to prevent…
In a filing that signifies the beginning of the end of the country’s most notorious manufacturer of prescription opioids, Purdue Pharma submitted its bankruptcy restructuring plan just before midnight on Monday. The blueprint requires members of the billionaire Sackler family to relinquish control of the company and transforms it into a new corporation with revenue…
The research, by an international team from the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Technical University of Denmark, used 3D printing to create scaffolds for engineered flat brain organoids. The scaffolds allowed the brain organoid size to be significantly increased and after 20 days, self-generated folding was observed. Their results are published in the IOP…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The link between psychological stress and physical health problems generally relates to a stress-induced immune response gone wild, with inflammation then causing damage to other systems in the body. It’s a predictable cascade – except in pregnancy, research suggests. Scientists exploring the negative effects of prenatal stress on offspring mental health set…
The vast majority of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 clear the virus, but those with compromised immunity–such as individuals receiving immune-suppressive drugs for autoimmune diseases–can become chronically infected. As a result, their weakened immune defenses continue to attack the virus without being able to eradicate it fully. This physiological tug-of-war between human host and pathogen offers…
(March 16, 2021) – Register today to cover the ATS 2021 International Conference and explore the ATS 2021 program before the May 14 online event launches. Join us for breakthrough science and a dynamic mix of live and on-demand content. This year’s featured speaker is Dr. Anthony Fauci, who will present at the opening ceremony…