Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Danger signal limits Hepatitis C infection

Despite the fact that hepatitis C virus (HCV) persists chronically in about 80 percent of those infected, some liver cells remain free of the virus even after many years. Now Sung Key Jang of Pohang University of Science ...

Medical research

Gene study offers clues on memory puzzle

Scientists have shed light on why it is easier to learn about things related to what we already know than it is to learn about unfamiliar things, according to a new study.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Why it seems like your friends have more to be thankful for

Have you ever felt like everyone else has so much more to be thankful for? Check your Facebook or Instagram feed: Your friends seem to dine at finer restaurants, take more exotic vacations and have more accomplished children. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How to win friends and influence people? Be kind

Rarely in U.S. history has a presidential campaign given ambition a worse rap. But in his timely new book, The Power Paradox, UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner posits that our influence is based not on veiled or naked ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Relieving the cost of COVID-19 by Parrondo's paradox

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly across the globe at an alarming pace, causing considerable anxiety and fear among the general public. In response to the growing number of new cases, ...

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