Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Understanding the meaning of social interactions is an important human ability that relies on deciphering different kinds of social information. For example, perceiving body and face…
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Mortality high for patients with concurrent TB, COVID-19
Patients with concurrent tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 have a high risk for death, according to a study published online April 26 in PLOS Global Public Health. Alice V. Easton, Ph.D.,…
What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, which is also known as a deer tick. Ticks will be more…
Older drivers drinking or using drugs up to four times likelier to be at fault during a car crash
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Substance use among older drivers increases the probability of them being at-fault two to four times during a crash, a new study, analyzing nine years’ worth…
A soothing remedy for gambling addiction
Oxyhemoglobin (oxy-Hb) concentration in the prefrontal cortex in response to auditory stimulation using nature sounds was remarkably low in participants, indicating positive physiological effects. Fig 2. Using the modified semantic…
Discovery could improve survival of bladder cancer patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a discovery that could improve the survival of bladder cancer patients, Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a biomarker signature test to predict which tumors will…
Study finds inhaling ethanol can disable influenza A in mice
The study found that mice treated with ethanol vapor are protected from lethal respiratory infections caused by the influenza A virus. Credit: Dr. Miho Tamai and Prof. Hiroki Ishikawa (OIST)…
New study finds unintentional weight loss often goes unrecognized by primary care physicians
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is a common and serious problem, and according to several studies, it could be a sign—sometimes the only sign—of an underlying malignancy,…
Pets and people bonded during the pandemic. But owners were still stressed and lonely
If you feel like you bonded with your pet during the pandemic, you’re not alone. Cat and dog owners in the United States gradually grew closer to their pets during…
Two studies analyze natural killer cells as they tackle the worst form of malaria
Antibody-mediated NK cell activity in children: (A) Merozoite opsonizing antibodies from Junju adults (n=40) induced a significantly higher proportion of ab-NK cells degranulation compared to Junju children (n=293). Hyperimmune (PHIS)…
