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)…
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Your Happiness Is Not Just About Your Personality; It’s Also Affected by Circumstances
Summary: Objective circumstances and behaviors like wealth and health affect happiness as much as subjective psychological traits, according to a recent study. Researchers found that surveys of happiness and life…
Higher rates of HIV diagnoses found among mental health service users
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research has found HIV is 2.5 times more frequent in people who use mental health services than the general population in South London. The paper…
Presenting information about mental health in a second language could help counter cultural norms against treatment
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Public health outreach efforts often strive to overcome communication barriers by using interpretation and translation to present information to communities in their native language. However, bilingual…
Enlightening Study Explores the Neurobiology of Psychedelics
Summary: Researchers studied the brain activity of healthy participants under the influence of nitrous oxide, comparing it to data from studies with ketamine and LSD to see whether the neurobiology…
Poor air quality linked to cognitive problems in babies
The team used air quality monitors in the children’s homes to measure emission levels and air quality. Credit: University of East Anglia Poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits…
Study finds stool transplants more effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections
Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health A new study, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews…
The underestimated risk factor for mortality
Effect decomposition of the mediation analysis using a counterfactual framework. Total Association: refers to the total effect of renal hyperfiltration on mortality, including both direct and indirect pathways. Controlled Direct…
Monkey See, Monkey Think: Groundbreaking Study Reveals Primate’s Ability for Complex Decision-Making
Summary: Move over humans, monkeys can think deeply too! A novel study has shown that monkeys are capable of careful decision-making by considering costs, consequences, and constraints. Findings reveal our…
Stone artefacts reveal long-distance voyaging among Pacific Islands |
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