Jon Hamilton
Stories
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Politics
Federal Efforts On Coronavirus Relief
As the economy reels from record unemployment and states continue to increase their social distancing guidelines, the federal government is working to implement relief measures.
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Health
As COVID-19 Death Toll Climbs, Listener Questions About Staying Safe
As the COVID-19 death toll climbs in the United States, an NPR science correspondent answers listener questions about surviving the virus.
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Science
How Genetic Mapping Is Allowing Scientists To Track The Spread Of Coronavirus
Scientists are using genetic sequences of the coronavirus to learn where and how it is spreading. The approach relies on technology that didn't exist just a few years ago.
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Health
Seattle Health Care System Offers Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing For Workers
A hospital in Seattle has set up a drive-through coronavirus testing clinic in its garage. The idea is to quickly test workers who have symptoms without putting other staff or patients at risk.
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Health
When Coronavirus Struck Seattle, This Lab Was Ready To Start Testing
Scientists at the University of Washington's medical school began working on a test for coronavirus back in January. Now they're using it to fight an outbreak in their own backyard.
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Science
Scientists Find Speech And Music Live On Opposite Sides Of The Brain
Canadian scientists have shown that brain scans of people listening to songs found that an area in the left hemisphere decoded words while one in the right hemisphere decoded the melody.
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Health
Researchers Link Autism To A System That Insulates Brain Wiring
Brains affected by autism appear to share a problem with cells that make myelin, the insulating coating surrounding nerve fibers that controls the speed at which the fibers convey electrical signals.
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Science
Scientists Find Imperfections In 'Minibrains' That Raise Questions For Research
Brain organoids grown in the lab look a lot like developing human brains. But a new study finds some important differences that could affect how scientists use them.
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Science
Scientists Sent Mighty Mice To Space To Improve Treatments Back On Earth
Forty mice spent more than a month in orbit to test two approaches to strengthening muscle and bone in microgravity conditions. The results could help people with muscle and bone diseases.
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Health
A Cancer Drug For Parkinson's? New Study Raises Hope, Draws Criticism
A leukemia drug seemed to help patients with Parkinson's disease. But critics say the results are equivocal and could raise false hopes.