Why Does COVID-19 Impact Only Some Organs, Not Others?
WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 — In severe cases of COVID-19, damage can spread beyond the lungs and into other organs, such as the heart, liver, kidney and […]
Twitter Data Reveals Global Communication Network
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2020 — Twitter mentions show distinct community structure patterns resulting from communication preferences of individuals affected by physical distance between users and commonalities, such […]
Can Social Unrest, Riot Dynamics Be Modeled?
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2020 — Episodes of social unrest rippled throughout Chile in 2019 and disrupted the daily routines of many citizens. Researchers specializing in economics, mathematics […]
Countries Group into Clusters as COVID-19 Outbreak Spreads
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2020 — Mathematicians based in Australia and China have developed a method to analyze the large amount of data accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Brexit’s Effect on Research Networks: Lower Local and Global Efficiency, Reorganization of Research Communities
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2020 — The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, a move known as Brexit, took effect Jan. 31, 2020. The results of this […]
Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme with Inhibitors
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2020 — As the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread around the world, many researchers are studying epidemiological models to […]
Critical Transition Theory Shows Flickering in Heart Before Atrial Fibrillation
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2020 — Affecting up to 4% of patients older than 65 years, atrial fibrillation ranks among the most common heart conditions. Described by health […]
Modeling COVID-19 Data Must Be Done With Extreme Care
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 — As the infectious virus causing the COVID-19 disease began its devastating spread around the globe, an international team of scientists was alarmed […]
Correlations in COVID-19 Growth Point to Universal Strategies for Slowing Spread
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2020 — Many months since the first COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, countries continue to explore solutions that are effective at managing the spread […]