Aim to live happier this summer. Here’s how

It might seem like sunshine, vacation and time spent with family and friends will bring you happiness this summer. But sometimes it takes a little more effort, said Lina Begdache,…

Dancing your way to better health

Someone who wants to work out, socialize and feel the beat at the same time may want to put on their dancing shoes. Dancing has many health benefits, according to…

Anti-inflammatory drugs did not speed COVID-19 recovery but prevented deaths, national study finds

Two anti-inflammatory drugs, abatacept and infliximab, reduced deaths among patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to a national study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. William…

Leveraging phosphorothioate backbone modification to optimize aptamer-drug conjugates for therapeutic agent delivery

a) Cell uptake efficiency of Cy5-XQ-2d, Cy5-S-XQ-2d, Cy5-MFSX, and Cy5-MFC by PL45 cells. b) The ratio of Geometric Mean Fluorescence Intensity to Cy5-MFC for Cy5-XQ-2d, Cy5-S-XQ-2d, or Cy5-MFSX uptake by…

Positive parenting can help protect against the effects of stress in childhood and adolescence, new study shows

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Warm and supportive parenting may buffer against the effects of stress during childhood and adolescence. That…

Air monitor can detect COVID-19 virus variants in about 5 minutes

A team of researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine has developed a proof-of-concept air quality monitor that can detect live SARS-CoV-2 virus in indoor…

Evidence of the 9th cohort of Batavians among new finds at Roman Vindolanda |

Volunteer archaeologists excavating at Roman Vindolanda have uncovered evidence of the 9th cohort of Batavians. Vindolanda (translated as “white field” or “white moor”) was a Roman auxiliary near Hadrian’s Wall…

Workshop discovered in former Warsaw Ghetto |

Archaeological works in the area of the former Warsaw Ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, have led to the discovery of a completely preserved workshop. The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of…

Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate

Ansonia Lyons carries her son, Adrien Lyons, as she takes him for a diaper change in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. After two miscarriages, Ansonia became pregnant in…

Study highlights limitations of BMI in predicting death

BMI, which was first proposed a Belgian mathematician in the 19th century, is calculated by dividing a person’s weight by the square of their height. People classified as overweight though…