MEDICINE & HEALTHNewly-published research showed that at least 50 percent of COVID-19 infections are transmitted by people who don't experience any symptoms of the virus.
Researchers from Cambridge University said that those with extremist attitudes tend to find it difficult to perform complex mental tasks. Their findings could be used to spot people at risk from radicalization.
A pair of recently-published studies, both from Duke University, suggests that mental struggles early in life could lead to poor physical health later in life.
A group of scientists and child development advocates from Project TENDR urge the state and the federal government to ban phthalates in consumer products because it damages children's brains and stalls child neuro-development.
These four humor styles are considered very powerful and effective tools. One of the most typical questions asked about humor is, "How does one make sure it is appropriate?" Psychology experts said that one way to find out is to understand the four humor styles and apply them tactically in certain circumstances.
Scientists have warned of a brain-swelling disease caused by the Nipah virus, estimated to be 75 times deadlier than coronavirus, which could be the next pandemic.
The first case of bird-to-human transmission of H5n8 avian flu strain has been detected in Russia and has already been reported to the World Health Organization.
Due to the onslaught of the pandemic, food insecurity is at an all-time high because of record-breaking unemployment rates. Both the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders have increased the risks of eating disorder triggers.
The worldwide toll of early deaths because of fossil fuel air pollution is worryingly high. The global toll of early deaths attributed to fossil fuel air pollution caused by the burning of coal, diesel and gasoline is worryingly high, with a study doubling past estimates stating that one in every five people die globally because of this.