A Vaccine against Poison Ivy Misery Is in the Works as Scientists Also Explore New Treatment Paths

September 20, 2021

A Vaccine against Poison Ivy Misery Is in the Works as Scientists Also Explore New Treatment Paths

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September 20, 2021

Vaccines

A Vaccine against Poison Ivy Misery Is in the Works as Scientists Also Explore New Treatment Paths

Standard remedies offer little relief for the itchy rash caused by the plant, but researchers have found promising clues in the immune system

By Claudia Wallis

Medicine

How Music Can Literally Heal the Heart

Its structural attributes and physiological effects make it an ideal tool for learning cardiology, studying heart-brain interactions and dispensing neurocardiac therapy

By Elaine Chew,Psyche Loui,Grace Leslie,Caroline Palmer,Jonathan Berger,Edward W. Large,Nicolò F. Bernardi,Suzanne Hanser,Julian F. Thayer,Michael A. Casey,Pier D. Lambiase

Fossil Fuels

U.S. and E.U. Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions, But Obstacles Abound

Chief among them are convincing other countries to sign on and putting specific policies in place

By Scott Waldman,Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Extraterrestrial Life

Astronomers Should Be Willing to Look Closer at Weird Objects in the Sky

The Galileo Project seeks to train telescopes on unidentified aerial phenomena

By Avi Loeb

Medicine

Targeted Treatments for Autoimmune Disease Make Progress

By aiming at specific genes or cells, researchers can boost effectiveness and reduce side effects

By Marla Broadfoot

Diversity

In One Life-Changing Moment, This Former Seaman Jumped from Ships to Computer Chips

Cybersecurity expert Laeon Israel talks disparities in STEM, "closing the gap" and a life awash in a sea of data

By Marlene Stewart

Microbiology

Engineered Bacteria Produce a Rainbow of Colors

By inserting some genes and knocking down others, scientists solved a core problem in synthetic biology

By Maddie Bender

Quantum Physics

Is There a Thing, or a Relationship between Things, at the Bottom of Things?

Quantum mechanics inspires us to speculate that interactions between entities, not entities in themselves, are fundamental to reality

By John Horgan

Toxicology

Immigrants in U.S. Detention Exposed to Hazardous Disinfectants Every Day

The chemical concentrations exceed EPA limits, and new human studies suggest they could do long-term damage

By Matthew Phelan

Vaccines

Vaccinate the World before Starting COVID Booster Shots

Fewer than 0.5 percent of vaccine doses have been distributed to people living in low-income countries

By Soumya Swaminathan,Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo,Mike Ryan

Diversity

The Longer Short List Effect

How to increase the consideration of female candidates for male-gendered roles

By Brian J. Lucas

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