WASHINGTON With the party’s presidential race having been whittled down from a historically diverse field to two white men, Democrats are pointing to at least one bright spot when it comes to diversity among their candidates in 2020: state legislative electio…
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NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA indefinitely delayed the start of training camps and the season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Training camps were to open April 26 and the regular season May 15. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league will “use thi…
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Eating more than the recommended amount of salt disrupts the antibacterial function of a type of immune cell, research in mice and humans has found. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), 9 out of 10 people in the United States consume too much s…
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A recent study in which rats could self-administer cannabis vapor may provide a useful research model for humans. With the legalization of marijuana in some countries and regions within the United States, investigations into its short- and long term-effects …
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Sanders: ‘There is a path’ to the nomination READINGTON, N.J. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has been coy as of late about the future of his presidential campaign, told “Late Night” host Seth Myers on Monday he believes there is a path for him to win the …
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New research has revealed greater detail about the brains structure, suggesting avenues for future research into Alzheimers disease and related illnesses. A new study has revealed more detail about key brain cells. The team of investigators has found that a …
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Predicting how future climate change will influence the spread of viral infections is fraught with difficulty. This is due to the complexity of interactions between climate, nature, and human activity. But annual fluctuations in some viral infections, such a…
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The number of COVID-19 cases around the world has just passed 1 million, and it may seem as though this pandemic will never go away. It is important to remember that, in their labs, scientists are making quiet progress every day helping untangle the causes of…
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Scientists have found amyloid plaques, which are a characteristic of Alzheimers disease, in the brains of people with sleep apnea. In a new study, French scientists scanned the brains of older adults. They found an association between sleep apnea and the pre…
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As we move from a colder winter to a warmer spring, the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic may significantly depend on levels of humidity indoors and outdoors a new review suggests. Prof. Akiko Iwasaki, an immunobiologist at Yale University, in New Haven, CT, …
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