Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using an approach based on computer vision technology, researchers can work back from COVID-19 mortality data to see how infection rates changed on the day a…
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Curing America’s loneliness epidemic would make us healthier, fitter and less likely to abuse drugs
A national health advisory issued by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on May 3, 2023, sheds light on the urgent public health issues of loneliness and isolation. The report reflects…
What they are, how they work, and why you need to know about them
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Last month, nearly 12,000 people gathered in Denver to talk about magic mushrooms (psilocybin), ecstasy (MDMA), ibogaine and ayahuasca, and to discuss the latest scientific research…
Food insecurity tied to slightly faster memory decline
Food insecurity is associated with slightly faster memory decline in middle- to older-aged U.S. adults, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Network Open. Peiyi Lu, Ph.D.,…
FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception
On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drugmaker’s application for the first daily over-the-counter birth control pill for people seeking to prevent pregnancy. The pill,…
Archbishop’s seal found during excavations at St. George’s (Yuriev) Monastery |
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered a seal of the Archbishop of Novgorod Spiridon during excavations at St. George’s (Yuriev) Monastery. St.…
Aggression Is A Result of Self-Control, Not Lack Thereof
Summary: A new study contests the belief that aggression stems from poor self-control. Instead, it suggests that aggression is often a deliberate, controlled act, inflicted to maximize retribution. This finding,…
Mortality rate from Candida infections remains high in Brazil, despite therapeutic advances
Candida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia. An article published in the Journal of Fungi analyzing bloodstream infection by fungi of the genus Candida, and comparing data for the periods 2010–11 and 2017–18…
Eyeing Fear: Neurons That Drive Visual Aversion Uncovered
Summary: Scientists have unearthed a cluster of neurons, which control our urge to avert our gaze from frightening situations. The team studied fruit fly brains and found these neurons release…
