Pandemic mental health hinges on who you live with Some days it may not have felt like it, but being locked down with your kids and spouse may have bolstered your well-being during COVID-19. Aug 11, 2021 0 332
How immune cells survive their battle with cancer The body's immune system can recognize and attack cancer cells, but when those are able to overcome this assault, malignant tumors develop in patients. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) ... Aug 11, 2021 0 826
If you're drinking or betting more in lockdown, you're not alone: Watch for these signs of addiction For the millions of Australians currently living under lockdowns—many without clarity on when things might return to "normal"—there's no doubt the restrictions on our day-to-day lives present a variety of challenges and ... Aug 11, 2021 0 135
Repurposed drug baricitinib emerges as major COVID-19 treatment option A repurposed drug that was first used against COVID-19 in the United States by Emory researchers is emerging as a major option for treatment of hospitalized patients needing respiratory support. Aug 11, 2021 0 239
Fine aerosols emitted during talking and singing may play a crucial role in COVID-19 transmission The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been thought to spread primarily when an infected person coughs or sneezes, but little is known about its transmissibility through activities such as breathing, talking and singing. Aug 11, 2021 0 363
The way we remember and process information is greatly affected by isolation Scientists have found the "Groundhog Day" effect of lockdown affects our memory and cognitive ability. Aug 11, 2021 0 579
How does COVID affect the brain? Two neuroscientists explain Scientists are becoming more and more concerned with the emergence of a syndrome termed "long COVID," where a significant percentage of sufferers of COVID-19 experience long-lasting symptoms. Aug 11, 2021 0 152
New findings on how ketamine prevents depression The discovery that the anesthetic ketamine can help people with severe depression has raised hopes of new treatment options for the disease. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now identified novel mechanistic ... Aug 11, 2021 0 423
Pupillary light reflex can be inhibited by multisensory signals Multisensory integration has been recently shown to produce a larger pupil size than unisensory constituents. Superior colliculus (SC), an important laminar nucleus in the midbrain, not only engages in spatial attention and ... Aug 11, 2021 0 2
Dry season parasite behaviour could provide new route for malaria treatment Scientists believe they have cracked the question of how the malaria parasite keeps a low profile in infected people during the dry season in Africa in order to avoid immune attention and trigger outbreaks when the rains ... Aug 11, 2021 0 145
