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
Human Challenge Trials Will Deliberately Infect Dozens in the UK
Proponents of the trials say they can be run safely and help to identify effective vaccines, but others have questioned their value -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling Could Jeopardize Health Insurance for People with COVID
In a case on the Affordable Care Act next month, a conservative court could take away protections for preexisting conditions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated
President Trump and other conspiracy fantasists touted the fake claim that COVID death counts are exaggerated. But three kinds of evidence point to more than 250,000 deaths -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
America’s Last Line of Defense for a Safe Vaccine
The independent advisers to the CDC and FDA will not bend to politics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 10-October 16
Here are pandemic highlights for the week -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Don’t Expect a COVID Vaccine before the Election
A vaccine made by Pfizer could seek emergency approval by the third week of November, but it likely won’t be available to the public until mid- to late 2021 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Straight Talk Helped One State Control COVID
Nirav Shah directs Maine’s response, which is seeing impressive results despite risk factors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Straight Talk Helped One State Control COVID
Nirav Shah directs Maine’s response, which is seeing impressive results despite risk factors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Physician-Politicians Tout Medical Credentials in Key U.S. Congressional Races
Amid the pandemic, candidates in tight contests in Arizona and Kansas contrast their understanding of science with opponents’ disregard -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Avoid COVID while Voting
Epidemiologists offer tips for U.S. voters and poll workers to limit their chances of getting infected -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Eight Persistent COVID-19 Myths and Why People Believe Them
From a human-made virus to vaccine conspiracy theories, we rounded up the most insidious false claims about the pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Eight Persistent COVID-19 Myths and Why People Believe Them
From a human-made virus to vaccine conspiracy theories, we rounded up the most insidious false claims about the pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why So Many Americans Are Skeptical of a Coronavirus Vaccine
It’s not just “antiscience thinking” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why So Many Americans Are Skeptical of a Coronavirus Vaccine
It’s not just “antiscience thinking” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Lab-Made ‘Miniproteins’ Could Block the Coronavirus from Infecting Cells
Synthetic peptides that mimic human antibodies for COVID-19 could be cheaper and easier to produce -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com