MEDICINE & HEALTH

Kazakhstan's 'Sleepy Hollow': Magic or Science? Uncovering the Real Story Behind the Two Villages That Fell Asleep

CHEMISTRY 05.18.2021 07:35 AM

Almost seven years ago, two villages in Kazakhstan were dubbed as the "sleepy hollow" after a quarter of their population has been struck by the mysterious sleeping disease. Scientists explore its cause and linked it to closed uranium mines.

Dupilumab-Like Novel Asthma Vaccine Eyes First-Phase Human Clinical Trials

05.18.2021 07:33 AM

A clinical test might be on the way for a novel asthma vaccine. Once approved, it can be used to generate antibodies to repel asthma.

Do Animals Laugh? Scientists Tallied 65 Different Creatures That Do

05.18.2021 05:43 AM

Vocalizations made by animals are identified as their way of laughing which is closely associated to play, and scientists have identified all animals that could laugh.

Post-COVID-19 Vaccination: How to Know If You Need to Mask Up After Getting Fully Vaccinated

05.18.2021 05:25 AM

As post-COVID-19 vaccination result, people who have been fully vaccinated against the virus don't need to mask up anymore. They do not need to stay six feet away from others.

1918 Pandemic Genetic Sequence Assembled Through World War I Human Tissue from 100-Year-Old Preserved Lungs

05.18.2021 05:10 AM

Human tissues from WWI helped researchers to study the 1918 influenza pandemic. It opened the analysis of the flu genome's mutation and transition over time.

COVID-19 Transmission 'Very Unlikely' for Vaccinated People, Over 122 Million in the US Are Safe

05.17.2021 22:47 PM

It was unknown at the beginning of the vaccination drive in the US whether the COVID-19 vaccine will prevent transmission or not, but a series of studies and real-world data have given light on this matter.

Planktons Study Offer Insights to Prevent Future Pandemics, Boost Hoost Immunity

05.17.2021 08:18 AM

An organism's immune response to an external pathogen plays an important role in understanding infection and transmission behaviors, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder).

COVID-19 Origin WHO Investigation Condemned, Virus from Lab Theory Still Viable

05.17.2021 06:21 AM

Leading experts on infectious diseases have called out the World Health Organization for its supposed failure in properly investigating the source of the COVID-19 pandemic - specifically if it came from a laboratory.

Does Depression Play a Key Role in Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation? Study Says,

05.17.2021 05:50 AM

Researchers from King's College found a link between inflammation biomarkers and depression that gives clues on how depression may play a key role in low-grade systemic inflammation.

ADHD: How Breathing Exercises Help Improve Focus, Decrease Hyperactivity in Children with the Condition?

05.17.2021 05:40 AM

Breathing exercises, as well as Yoga, can help improve focus and lessen hyperactivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, recent research specified.

Having Weird Dreams? AI-Inspired Hypothesis Explains Why

05.17.2021 01:26 AM

An AI-inspired hypothesis explains how brains work to help people distinguish reality from dreams. It helps people better understand the real waking reality.

First Covid to Covid Double-Lung Operation Brought a Man Back to Life

05.17.2021 01:22 AM

Renato Aquino is the first successful COVID-to-COVID double-lung transplant patient that was saved from the brink of death by doctors at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

COVID-19 Trigger: Indian Researchers Report First Case of Rare Blood Clot Recurrence in Patient’s Arms

05.16.2021 23:40 PM

A group of US researchers led by an Indian American scientist recently reported the first case of COVID-19 trigger, specifically, a rare recurrence of possibly severed blood clots in a patient's arms.

Eight-Month-Old Baby Becomes World's Youngest COVID-19 Vaccine Recipient

05.16.2021 21:47 PM

An eight-month-old New York baby becomes the world's youngest recipient of the two jabs of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. The pharmaceutical company temporarily halted the trial to determine if infants are getting the correct dose.

Cultivated Meat is the Future: New Study Shows Younger Generations More Open to Eating Lab-Grown Food

05.16.2021 10:44 AM

A new study shows that cultivated meat - lab-grown food material that requires no slaughtered animal - will be a larger part of future diets.

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