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Julie Levy • April 7, 2021
New evidence shows that human olfactory tissue is likely able to regenerate. But more research needs to be done to determine what exactly is damaged in cases of olfactory loss
Excluding visitors from hospitals may harm patients, families and providers, say health care workers
Lauren Leffer • February 19, 2021
Hospitals and staff have tried to adapt through multiple COVID-19 waves with changing practices and communication tools
Lauren Leffer • February 12, 2021
Proper mask wearing helps us stay safe during the pandemic, but masks limit what we can see in other peoples’ faces. Test how well you can interpret masked emotions in the quiz at the bottom of the page
Lauren Leffer • February 10, 2021
Depending on where you live, abortion care this year may have become either harder or easier to access than ever before
Huanjia Zhang • February 5, 2021
The crisis has exacerbated long-overlooked anxiety, depression and other mental health problems among this population
Karen Kwon • January 29, 2021
PrEP is close to 99% effective in preventing HIV. So, why aren’t more people using it?
Joanna Thompson • December 10, 2020
A grassroots fight against discrimination in the Lone Star State
Niko McCarty • November 20, 2020
But there’s no difference in the rate of deaths caused by COVID-19, according to a new study
Curtis Segarra • September 25, 2020
Native Americans are often missed by the census — this year COVID-19 is perpetuating the issue
![Aedes aegypti mosquito eggs lined up being injected with the Wolbachia bacteria. The World Mosquito Program has decreased dengue cases in Northern Australia dramatically, as well as in others using these bacteria. [Credit: World Mosquito Program]](https://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Microinjection-Steve-Morton_Monash-University.jpg)
Taylor White • September 4, 2020
The World Mosquito Program injects mosquitoes with Wolbachia to protect people from viruses, like dengue
M.K. Manoylov • August 28, 2020
A brief look at the report published on Aug. 5, 2020
Maria Paula Rubiano • May 27, 2020
Personal space is wired in our brains, and here’s how scientists discovered it
Taylor White • April 21, 2020
Machine learning may boost disease hunting, but not everyone’s convinced
Rebecca Sohn • April 10, 2020
New research explores the risks of being late to sleep and late to rise
M.K. Manoylov • March 13, 2020
Alabama is being sued for requiring transgender people to get ‘gender reassignment’ surgery to change the gender marker on their driver’s license