A new study in people with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has found a link between a low diversity of fungi in their lungs and their likelihood of developing severe disease.Share on PinterestNew research has found a link between a low diversity of fungi in the lungs and the likelihood of developing severe ARDS.Image credit:…
It was supposed to be an object lesson in bringing a recalcitrant ally back into line, but kicking Turkey out of the Pentagon’s $1.6 trillion F-35 program has proven much more difficult than expected, raising questions about whether Washington made a threat it wasn’t fully ready to back up. More than a year after the…
Meet an exclusive club of presidential voters: politically moderate, lukewarm on both candidates, frustrated by the system and not sure exactly how, if or for whom they will cast a ballot. A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll revealed that just 13% of voters say their vote is up for grabs in the presidential election.…
Antibodies everywhere — Random sampling paints a picture of where the pandemic was in late spring. John Timmer - Jul 22, 2020 2:27 pm UTC Enlarge / A nurse at the Miami Beach Convention Center Community Based Testing Site conducts a COVID-19 antibody test. The Florida Guard is providing support at the Miami Beach hybrid…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…