Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 and anti-Asian hate
For her senior honors thesis, recent graduate Tiffany Tieu chose to look close to home to study anti-Asian racism in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 6, 2023
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News tagged with university
Neuroscience
Early morning university classes correlate with poor sleep and academic performance
Digital data from university students in Singapore suggest they could be getting better grades if their classes started later. The findings, from tens of thousands of students, were published by Duke-NUS Medical School researchers ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Over-the-scope clip beneficial for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
For patients with bleeding from some nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal causes, over-the-scope clips (OTSC) may be better than standard treatment for reducing the risk for further bleeding, according to a study published ...
Mar 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop a universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevents severe illness in hamsters
A UCLA-led team has developed an inexpensive, universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevented severe respiratory illness and weight loss when tested in hamsters, which are naturally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. It proved as ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media addiction can disrupt the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults
It took a half century for the first American Surgeon General Report to establish the link between tobacco and lung cancer. In response, companies infiltrated media and genetically modified tobacco leaves to make them even ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
World's most comprehensive study on COVID-19 mental health finds limited effects for most people
COVID-19 has taken a relatively limited toll on the mental health of most people around the globe, according to a paper published today in The BMJ by a McGill University-led research team involving collaborators from McMaster ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Health
Weight bias among health care students could impact future care
New Curtin University-led research has found Australian health care students often hold negative attitudes and beliefs towards people living with obesity, which could lead to poor clinical care outcomes.
Mar 7, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to find joy through play as an adult
Becoming an adult often seems to mean leaving play behind. The term "adulting" refers to doing things that are joyless, boring and tiresome—the opposite of play. But we can embrace adulthood while still finding joy through ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is avian influenza H5N1 and how can we protect ourselves?
A recent outbreak of H5N1 at a mink farm in Spain caused international concern that the avian influenza virus might be creeping closer to achieving pandemic potential.
Feb 27, 2023
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Medical economics
Over 90% of Rwandans have health insurance—the health minister tells an expert what went right
In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted universal health coverage as one of the sustainable development goals. The aim of universal health coverage is to ensure that every person and community, irrespective of ...
Feb 23, 2023
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