Coronavirus-induced anxiety and depression continue to exert a mental toll on U.S. residents, especially among young adults, even as rising U.S. vaccination rates and falling COVID-19 cases signal a gradual return to pre-pandemic rhythms, according to a new survey by…
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How X-rays could make reliable, rapid COVID-19 tests a reality
Vaccines are turning the tide of the pandemic, but the risk of infection is still present in some situations. If you want to visit a friend, get on a plane, or go see a movie, there is no highly accurate,…
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How a faster WHO response could have slowed COVID-19’s spread
Urgent global action is needed to end the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future threats, according to a new report by the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. The panel, co-chaired by former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark…
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Here’s How 30 Days of Calisthenics Training Changed This Guy’s Body
In a recent YouTube video filmed during lockdown while gyms were closed, fitness influencer Mo Samuels spends 30 days throwing himself into calisthenics training for the first time, in order to present himself with a challenge, and to see whether…
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How do you rate your medical care? Your answer might be affected by your insurance
For patients seen at a urology clinic, patient satisfaction scores vary by insurance status—with higher scores for patients on Medicare and commercial insurance, but lower scores for those on Medicaid, reports a study in Urology Practice, an Official Journal of…
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Lab reveals how an oral antiviral drug confuses the replication machinery of SARS-CoV-2
A University of Alberta virology lab has uncovered how an oral antiviral drug works to attack the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in findings published May 10 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The researchers demonstrated the underlying mechanism of action by which…
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How to get big pharma to launch a war on superbugs
How to get big pharma to launch a war on superbugs: UK is first country to champion scheme to speed up development of new antibiotics to replace those rendered useless by resistance Before Covid-19, there was another health crisis brewing which…
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How To Make Your Nighttime Routine More Eco-Friendly
Being environmentally conscious can literally be a matter of life or death as the World Health Organization reports that climate change already causes approximately 150,000 deaths on an annual basis. Thankfully, there are ways to make our everyday lives more eco-friendly…
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How our dreams have adjusted to the pandemic
You’re strolling down the street, or giving a work presentation, or having dinner with friends. Suddenly it hits you: You’re not wearing any clothes. It’s a common anxiety dream many of us have had at one point or another, but…
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How we retrieve our knowledge about the world
In order to find our way in the world, we classify it into concepts, such as “telephone.” Until now, it was unclear how the brain retrieves these when we only encounter the word and don’t perceive the objects directly. Scientists…
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