Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green light The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn't require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store shelves. Dec 15, 2020 0 5
Hospitals scramble to prioritize which workers are first for COVID-19 shots If there's such a thing as a date with destiny, it's marked on Dr. Taison Bell's calendar. Dec 15, 2020 0 2
Augmented reality visor makes cake taste moister, more delicious Researchers have developed an augmented reality (AR) visor system that enables them to manipulate the light coming off food in such a way as to 'trick' people consuming the food into experiencing it as more or less moist, ... Dec 15, 2020 0 18
This is your brain on code: Researchers decipher neural mechanics of computer programming By mapping the brain activity of expert computer programmers while they puzzled over code, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found the neural mechanics behind this increasingly vital skill. Dec 15, 2020 0 281
Vaccines are coming. But inside the ICU at this hospital, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Just beyond a short yellow barrier reminding Rush Copley intensive care unit staff which rooms are for COVID-19 patients and which are "clean," a masked team of doctors, pharmacists and other caregivers meets in a corner ... Dec 15, 2020 0 1
WHO in talks with Pfizer, Moderna on COVID-19 vaccine access The World Health Organization said Tuesday it is in discussions with Pfizer and Moderna about possibly including their high-tech coronavirus vaccines among early jabs for poor countries at affordable prices. Dec 15, 2020 0 1
Water may be an effective treatment for metabolic syndrome Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that fructose stimulates the release of vasopressin, a hormone linked to obesity and diabetes. They also found that water can suppress the ... Dec 15, 2020 0 54
COVID-19 does not damage auditory system, study finds Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been reports in the professional literature on possible hearing loss caused by the disease. A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU), in collaboration with the Galilee ... Dec 15, 2020 0 4
Losing money causes plastic changes in the brain Researchers at the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience have shown experimentally that economic activity can actively change the brain. Signals that predict regular financial losses evoke plastic changes in the cortex. ... Dec 15, 2020 0 2
Loneliness continues to rise for Americans under lockdown Loneliness, particularly among folks under shelter-in-place orders, is a growing issue for Americans during the coronavirus pandemic, new research finds. Dec 15, 2020 0 5
