According to a study, prolonged exposure to air pollution is connected to an increased risk of autoimmune disorders, notably rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue diseases and inflammatory bowel di… [+3812 chars]
Heading into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have become amateur immunologists, having conversations at the dinner table and in the grocery store aisle about mRNA vaccines, varian… [+7138 chars]
Understanding your place in social systems not only conserves biological resources, diminishing energy expended in acts of aggression, it could be your key to survival. Earlier studies have linked a … [+4496 chars]
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COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the pulmonary and nervous systems, but there is still much to learn about how they interact. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine recen… [+4150 chars]
A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server compared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related hospitalizations in children below 18 years with influenza-associated hospitalizations. Stu… [+6147 chars]
Among young and middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, a substantial rise in blood pressure upon standing may identify those with a higher risk of serious cardiovascular events, such as heart a… [+6483 chars]
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV‐2), which is the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has infected over 464 million worldwide and caused almost 6.1 m… [+5136 chars]
Has a song ever reminded you of the past, and unexpectedly surfaced emotions associated with that specific experience or person from your memory? Does walking into Staples remind you of back-to-schoo… [+8876 chars]
A scan using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, shows areas of the brain active during speech.Credit: Zephyr/Science Photo Library In 2019, neuroscientist Scott Marek was asked to contr… [+6885 chars]
In early September 2021, Luis Riollano, 31, noticed everything looked cloudy. He had long worn glasses to see distances and wondered if his prescription had changed. But soon, his vision worsened s… [+6667 chars]
News New Australian research has found a strong genetic link between endometriosis and certain subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer remains the deadliest type of gynaecological can… [+3176 chars]
