The Pandemic’s Next Effect: A Giant Wave of Disabling Grief
COVID deaths are leaving millions bereaved. For some, the intense grief never recedes, making daily life almost impossible -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Damage to a Protective Shield around the Brain May Lead to Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases
The blood-brain barrier deteriorates with aging, but animal studies indicate repairs can make old brains look young again -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Loneliness Is a Public Health Problem: This Low-Tech Intervention Can Help
Phone calls may be integral to connecting with people who are lonely and isolated -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Step to Ease the Pandemic Mental Health Crisis
A technique known as psychological first aid could help reduce COVID stress and anxiety -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID Can Cause Forgetfulness, Psychosis, Mania or a Stutter
The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Four Most Pressing Science Priorities for the Next President
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The Four Most Pressing Science Priorities for the Next President
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What We Know So Far about How COVID Affects the Nervous System
Neurological symptoms might arise from multiple causes. But does the virus even get into neurons? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing Our Dreams
Anxiety about social distancing and infection is altering how much we dream and the nature of our dreams themselves -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
We Must Reduce the Trauma of Medical Diagnoses
If a diagnosis is not delivered with care, it can form an intense “flashbulb memory” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19-Era Isolation Is Making Dangerous Eating Disorders Worse
People with anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder report suffering relapses related to the stress of staying at home -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 Vaccine Ethics: Who Gets It First and Other Issues
Contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs spoke with Arthur Caplan, head of the NYU School of Medicine’s division of medical ethics, about some of the ethical issues that researchers have to consider... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 Vaccine Ethics: Who Gets It First and Other Issues
Contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs spoke with Arthur Caplan, head of the NYU School of Medicine’s division of medical ethics, about some of the ethical issues that researchers have to consider... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Dampening of the Senses Is Linked to Dementia Risk
A decline in smell was the sense loss most strongly associated with such risk in a recent study. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Your Homes and Buildings Affect You
Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her book The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now
What can the pandemic teach us about how people respond to adversity? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com