Study shows social support key to quality sleep for people with multiple sclerosis
The COVID-19 pandemic caused many people to lose sleep, not to mention the loss of in-person activities and social interactions. A new study from the University of Kansas shows that for people with multiple sclerosis, who often deal with sleep…
Read MoreCoinfection with influenza A could suppress replication in SARS-CoV-2
Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus changes neither the trajectory, nor the severity of influenza A virus, regardless of timing. But should the host contract influenza A virus first, the response to that infection can significantly suppress SARS-CoV-2, according…
Read MoreHandgun, individual, community factors predict suicide by firearm
Among handgun purchase transactions classified in the riskiest 5 percent, more than one-third are associated with a purchaser who died by firearm suicide within one year, according to a study published online July 11 in JAMA Network Open. Hannah S….
Read MoreWorms as model for personalized medicine
Using four unrelated strains of the microscopic nematode C. elegans originating from different parts of the world, a group of worm biologists have developed a model system to study individual differences in metabolism. The use of C. elegans, a widely…
Read MoreUniversity of Oxford begins recruiting for Phase I trial of new TB vaccine
The University of Oxford has begun recruiting for a Phase I trial with a tuberculosis vaccine in human volunteers at Oxford to develop a new way to test the efficacy of future TB vaccines – with the first volunteers being…
Read MoreChina locks down city of 300,000 over single COVID case
Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just one case of COVID-19 was detected, as Beijing’s strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of abating. China is the last major economy glued…
Read MoreAs California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters
After the Russian invasion, Katie Nelha and her husband couldn't safely return to their home in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, so they took their chances as refugees. Flying from Poland, where they were working, to Mexico in early April, they crossed into…
Read MoreHang on, is it a bad idea to drink alcohol during your period?
We’re becoming ever-more educated about our cycles and what it takes to have a better period experience, from exercise and food to stress reduction. So, where does alcohol fit in? So, it’s your time of the month again, and all…
Read MoreScientists examine the maturation of brain regions in preschoolers
As their brain regions linked to self-control mature, preschoolers improve in their ability to stop themselves from doing something, according to new research published in JNeurosci. A component of self-control called inhibitory control doesn't develop until around age 4. In…
Read MoreIgual que con covid, atraso en pruebas y vacunas para la viruela del simio
Andy Stone es uno de los afortunados. El residente de la ciudad de Nueva York vio un tweet de un activista local del sida que decía que las vacunas contra la viruela del simio estarían disponibles ese día en una…
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