
Biology
How COVID-19 attacks the brain and may cause lasting damage
Many patients who are hospitalized for COVID-19 are discharged with symptoms such as those associated with a brain injury.
2 years ago
For scientists who study virus transmission, 2020 was a watershed year
The emergence of COVID-19 started scientists on a year-long, crash course to learn how this virus travels through the air and how to stop it. They learned a lot, and quickly.
2 years ago
How my mom saved my life after doctors missed my brain bleed
As a budding school teacher was having a stroke at age 22, medical professionals kept explaining her symptoms away and sending her home. Until her mom stepped in.
2 years ago
Listen 13:55Endangered lemur exhibit opens as part of major expansion at Delaware’s only zoo
The Brandywine Zoo’s new lemur exhibit is part of a species survival plan and is one step in the biggest capital improvement plan in the zoo’s 115-year history.
2 years ago
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Open to new experiences, or comforted by routine? Shy or the life of the party? Figuring out what m ...
Air Date: November 27, 2020
Listen 48:47‘Warp speed’ is too slow for scientists testing COVID-19 vaccine on themselves
The head of a vaccine development collaborative says we’re letting the virus run the show because of overblown vaccine safety fears and a fundamental failure to balance risk.
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Listen 9:09Clots, strokes and rashes. Is COVID-19 a disease of the blood vessels?
COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. So esearchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.
2 years ago
Beavers and sturgeon and bass, oh my! What wildlife tells us about watershed health
Across the region, WHYY readers and listeners report an increase in wildlife in and around their local waterways. Is that a good sign for the watershed?
2 years ago
Listen 1:08Getting to the basics of humor for people on the autism spectrum
Many don’t perceive jokes that rely on sarcasm and dual meanings. Improv comedy can help with understanding that, and teach other life skills.
2 years ago
Listen 5:07In science, we tend to focus on the destination, not the journey. But for every big breakthrough, every historic discovery, there are cou ...
Air Date: October 16, 2020
Listen 49:15Trump is taking remdesivir. Here’s how it works to control the coronavirus
Trump is on day two of a planned 5-day course of remdesivir. The medication works by making it harder for the coronavirus to replicate within the body.
2 years ago
Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem
One study is trying to help scientists and researchers answer one big question: Just how does the virus that causes COVID-19 spread from one person to another?
2 years ago
Science and Medicine, Under Pressure
The pandemic has put a lot of pressure on both our health care system and the scientific process — exposing weaknesses that have long e ...
Air Date: September 18, 2020
Listen 48:24How faulty data, Big Pharma and the fallout from hydroxychloroquine has haunted the research world, as desperate doctors and researchers look for a COVID-19 treatment.
2 years ago
Listen 14:52A COVID-19 vaccine may be only 50% effective. Is that good enough?
As scientists race to develop a vaccine that proves "safe and effective," that doesn't mean it will prevent infection in everyone who gets it.
2 years ago