Every 2nd and 4th Monday at 5:00pm retired oncologist and Society Member Dr. Carol Portlock reviews new and intriguing science in multiple fields, including those relevant to COVID and beyond.

Free and open to the public!

NEW: These sessions are recorded, with the video available for 30 days following each session. For access, please contact Communications Manager Ed Beck at ebeck@nysec.org.

Suggested Readings

Long-COVID ‘brain fog’ may be due to leaky blood-brain barrier, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/22/long-covid-brain-fog-may-be-due-to-leaky-blood-brain-barrier-study

Brains Are Not Required When It Comes to Thinking and Solving Problems–Simple Cells Can Do It
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brains-are-not-required-when-it-comes-to-thinking-and-solving-problems-simple-cells-can-do-it/

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/27/microplastics-found-every-human-placenta-tested-study-health-impact

Microplastics are A Big Problem, a New Film Warns
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/09/health/microplastics-sxsw-health-plastic-people.html

Scientists grow “mini-organs” from cells shed by fetuses in womb
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/04/scientists-grow-mini-organs-from-cells-shed-by-foetuses-in-womb

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