MEDICINE & HEALTH

Study Warns Against Fake News of Suicide Increase During Holidays

MEDICINE & HEALTH 12.02.2020 08:30 AM

It’s a myth that suicide rates increase during the holidays. This kind of fake news can be harmful.

Materialist Neurologist: 'The Mind is Simply What the Brain is Doing’

12.02.2020 08:00 AM

A recent open-access study of learning and decision-making in mice shows that the mind is merely what the human brain does.

Number of Times a Mother Gives Birth Affects How Quickly She Ages

12.02.2020 06:00 AM

Researchers said that mothers who had many births tend to age quicker than those who had given birth three or four times.

Cramming to Lose Weight in Time for Christmas? Here are 5 Easy and Effective Ways

12.02.2020 05:00 AM

For weight loss this Christmas, be sure you are making all the 'right healthy-eating' decisions.

Moderna Asks Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine Approval

12.01.2020 19:00 PM

Nobody who was vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine developed severe COVID-19. Moderna said that it would seek US and European regulators' approval to allow its COVID-19 vaccine to be used for emergency use.

Chemical Compounds on Some Foods Can Constrain Sars-Cov-2 Enzyme

12.01.2020 16:00 PM

A new study shows that chemical compounds found in foods or beverages can bind and stop a specific enzyme's function in a COVID-19 infection.

Malaria Fight Stagnant as WHO Identifies Funding and COVID-19 as Obstacles

12.01.2020 11:00 AM

The World Health Organization calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria due to COVID-19 and funding shortfalls.

Infected Minks Escaped From Danish Farm Could Spread Coronavirus in the Wild

12.01.2020 09:30 AM

Scientists warn that more than 100 escaped infected Danish minks would create a reservoir for COVID-19 in the wild, which might spread back to humans.

COVID-19 Vaccine: How Will It Be Distributed Among Countries?

12.01.2020 09:00 AM

COVID-19 vaccine developers have already reported promising Phase III results. But who will get the vaccine first?

Google's AI Technology Solved 50-Year-Old Grand Challenge in Biology

12.01.2020 08:30 AM

DeepMind, Google's AI technology, has solved biology's 50-year-old challenge of determining the 3D protein structure from its amino acid sequence.

Study Finds Spending Long Time on Mobile Phone is Not Harmful to Mental Health

12.01.2020 08:00 AM

Researchers found that an individual's everyday smartphone pickups or screen time "did not predict symptoms of anxiety, depression, or stress."

Three Traits Dr. Mark X. Lowney Recommends People Develop

11.30.2020 15:44 PM

There's a commonly accepted belief that some types of doctors can get away with an attitude that they're more than mere mortals. Some would say that attitude is a requirement in some specializations. Surgeons, for example, would be well within their rights to strut around like rock stars, as larger than life figures who hold other people's lives in their hands.

New Wheat and Barley Genomes Can Help Feed the World

11.30.2020 12:00 PM

Researchers revealed a new genetic variation in wheat and barley: a significant improvement for the global initiative in breeding varieties of higher-yielding barley and wheat.

How Do Epithelial Cells Protect the Skin From Viruses?

11.30.2020 08:00 AM

A certain protein in the epithelial cells recognizes a nucleic acid that is formed when the virus comes into contact and induces the cells to create an inflammatory response.

Is There a Part of You That Remains ‘You’ Throughout Your Life?

11.28.2020 20:00 PM

At the very core of an individual's identity, a kernel of self-awareness integrates memories of the past with the short-lived sensations of today.

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