It’s not news that we’re a stressed out group of people. Add in a global pandemic, political upheaval and all the other emotional and mental curve balls we’ve been thrown and we can all use a bit more mental health…
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Researchers find fans of apocalyptic movies may be coping with pandemic better
A small team of researchers from the University of Chicago, Pennsylvania State University, and Aarhus University has found that people who are exposed to end-of-the-world movies may be more resilient when dealing with the real-life ongoing pandemic. They have written…
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Fat check: Researchers find explanation for stress’ damage in brown fat
In their search for what triggers the damaging side-effects caused by acute psychological stress, Yale researchers found an answer by doing a fat check. In the face of psychological stress, an immune system response that can significantly worsen inflammatory responses…
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Researchers find that common cancer treatments don’t worsen coronavirus infection
A team of researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) reported on the epidemiology of COVID-19 illness experienced at an NCI-designated cancer center during the height of pandemic in New York City. The characterization of COVID-19 in patients with…
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Researchers find new way to detect blood clots
Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are working on an entirely new way to detect blood clots, especially in pediatric patients. Unlike what a biology textbook may show, blood vessels are not straight cylinders. They…
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What we can’t see can help us find things
Anyone who’s ever tried to find something in a hurry knows how helpful it is to think about the lost item’s color, size and shape. But surprisingly, traits of an object that you can’t see also come into play during…
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Researchers find flooding stress impacts unborn children
NDSU researchers have discovered differences in child development based on how close mothers are to flooding during their pregnancies. The new study found that being pregnant near flooding has an impact on child development similar to the impact of PTSD…
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What to Do After You Find Out Your Partner Cheated
Finding out a partner has cheated can rock your world. After all, it’s a betrayal of trust that can bring up a wealth of other concerns about your health, your home life and your future. People can suddenly experience an…
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Find social media frustrating? Try empathy
Does social media make you happier… or more frustrated? Once supposed to help us strengthen our bonds and create new connections, social media now seems just as associated with bullying, burnout and endless conflict. In some cases, it may actually…
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Breakthrough as scientists find how cancer-killing cells are activated
Cancer breakthrough as scientists discover how ‘helper’ cells are turned on by immunotherapy to destroy malignant tumours Some cells, known as CD4+ T cells, directly target tumours after immunotherapy But exactly how their cancer-killing powers were unlocked remained a mystery…
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