Germany’s coronavirus infection rate climbed to its highest recorded level yet on Monday as what officials have called a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” gathers pace. The national disease control center, the Robert Koch Institute, said the country has seen 201.1…
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Black Americans still at higher risk for heart trouble
Black Americans have been persistently hard-hit with heart disease risk factors for the past 20 years—and social issues like unemployment and low income account for a good deal of it, a new study finds. Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease…
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Study looks at pandemic changes, health care worker burnout
A survey of health care providers at a regional pediatric health care network found that the practice changes made in response to the pandemic may contribute to burnout among health care professionals. The study abstract, “The Impact of COVID-19 and…
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Fighting brain cancer at its root
McGill University researchers identify proteins that drive cancer stem cells. Targeting and supressing a particular protein called galectin1 could provide a more effective treatment for glioblastoma, in combination with radiation therapy. Due to its resistance to therapy, glioblastoma is the…
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Why Failing At Something Is Actually Good For Your Brain
Failure is an unavoidable fact of life. Whatever way you try to avoid it, you’ll always experience the feeling of not succeeding in something, whether that’s a lower grade than you expected on a test, not landing a job interview…
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The Rock Just Shared a Look at His \u2018Intense\u2019 Arm Day Workout Finisher
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has spent the last year training harder than ever before while packing on even more muscle to play the physically demanding lead role in DC’s Black Adam. He recently described his superhero transformation as the “hardest…
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Poor wellbeing at work in healthcare also affects patient satisfaction
Researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä clarified how the staff of a healthcare district experienced increasing job demands, and how the demands were connected with wellbeing at work. In addition, the study clarified whether the…
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Stress at work and at home increases risk of depression in U.S. workers
Job strain and family strain are found to be linked to major depressive episodes and may have different effects on men and women, according to a study from UCLA researchers published in the August edition of the Journal of Psychosomatic…
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A closer look at the cells combating a deadly lung disease
Single-cell RNA sequencing has revealed a subset of cells that could provide protection from a rare, but severely debilitating and fatal, lung disease. The findings were published by Nagoya University researchers and colleagues in the European Respiratory Journal. Further research…
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People at high risk for HIV know about prevention pill, but use remains low
Cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women are aware of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill for HIV-negative people to prevent HIV infection, but few are currently taking it, according to researchers at Rutgers. The study, published in the journal…
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