February 15, 2022
Receiving at least one vaccine dose was associated with statistically significant declines in multiple psychological distress factors, researchers report in a new study.
COVID-19 vaccination boosts mental health along with immunity, study finds
February 15, 2022
Temperature fluctuations such as heatwaves can have very different effects on infection rates and disease outcomes depending on the average background temperature, says a new report.
Climate change and extreme weather will have complex effects on disease transmission
February 15, 2022
A modeling study raises questions about how far droplets, like those that carry the virus that causes COVID-19, can travel before becoming harmless.
Beset in mucus, coronavirus particles likely travel farther than once thought, study finds
February 15, 2022
Researchers have developed and characterized a new cell model for Alzheimer's disease that has wide utility for research and could prove useful in early diagnosis and testing of new therapies.
Human olfactory mucosa cell model opens a new perspective on Alzheimer’s disease
February 14, 2022
Most women in the U.S. have poor heart health before becoming pregnant
February 11, 2022
For far too long, the medical sciences have treated men and women as interchangeable subjects, favoring men’s health for funding and the male body for study. This approach creates a problem, not just for women but everyone. Not only are we missing a large and critical slice of the population, we are leaving an unknown amount of science unexplored
Increased funding for research in women’s health issues could unleash staggering returns
February 11, 2022
A study found people who cycled on a stationary bike or took a brisk walk for an hour-and-a-half after getting a flu shot or COVID-19 jab produced more antibodies in the following four weeks compared to participants who sat or continued with their daily routine post-immunization.
February 11, 2022
When a person tries to access a memory, their brain quickly sifts through everything stored in it to find the relevant information. But as we age, many of us have difficulty retrieving memories. Researchers propose an explanation for why this might be happening: the brains of older adults allocate more space to accumulated knowledge and have more material to navigate when attempting to access memories. While this wealth of prior knowledge can make memory retrieval challenging, the researchers say it has its upsides -- this life experience can aid with creativity and decision-making.
February 11, 2022
Researchers discovered how ovarian cancer hides from the body's immune system. The findings will help develop novel precision therapies for ovarian cancer, a common and aggressive cancer type.
February 11, 2022
Researchers have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera.
Smartphone app can vibrate a single drop of blood to determine how well it clots
