An initial trial suggests that a new drug, originally developed for use with cancer patients, could improve the survival of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patients in the trial were all critically unwell with ARDS, caused by severe Covid-19, and the invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell therapy triggered an immune response in these individuals.
Read more …New cell therapy shows promise with ARDS patients
A new study presents data and a mathematical model to explain why there is more unconscious, or implicit, racial bias in some cities than others. The study, which brings together the math of cities with the psychology of how individuals develop unconscious racial biases, suggests that a city's level of implicit bias depends on how populous, diverse, and segregated that city is.
Read more …How a city is organized can create less-biased citizens