Archive: 17/07/2020

More Americans wear masks, more education needed

While there has been an increase in the number of Americans wearing cloth face coverings in public due to COVID-19, more education is needed to encourage audiences to consistently and effectively use face coverings. Those ...

Jul 17, 2020

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Study finds no relationship between blood type and severity of COVID-19

Blood type is not associated with a severe worsening of symptoms in people who have tested positive for COVID-19, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have reported, dispelling previous reports that suggested ...

Jul 17, 2020

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The most personal device: Researchers probe how much psychological data smartphones generate

Everyone who uses a smartphone unavoidably generates masses of digital data that are accessible to others, and these data provide clues to the user's personality. Psychologists at LMU are studying how revealing these clues ...

Jul 17, 2020

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Family conflict common during bereavement, study shows

A dying loved one should bring families together but often tears them apart—an uncomfortable dynamic that needs to be better recognized and prevented, says a University of Alberta grief researcher.

Jul 17, 2020

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Blood test detects positive COVID-19 result in 20 minutes

World-first research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in about 20 minutes, and identify whether someone has contracted the virus.

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Lack social confidence? All is not lost

Feeling confident in social situations isn't just something that some people are born with. Rather, it's something that people can learn, researchers say.

Jul 17, 2020

Opium linked with more deaths after bypass surgery

The largest study on opium use and outcomes after bypass surgery has found that it is linked with more deaths and heart attacks, in contrast to widely held beliefs. The research is published today in the European Journal ...

Jul 17, 2020

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'Erasing' drug-associated memories may help prevent addiction relapse

Research surrounding addiction often points to the reward of a "high" as the primary motivation for drug use and relapse. However, it's often the acute symptoms of withdrawal, including nausea, vomiting, pain and cramping, ...

Jul 17, 2020

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Scientists find a switch which may make prostate cancer spread

Scientists from the University of Leuven in Belgium have found a switch associated with prostate cancers spreading or forming metastases (secondary tumors). The researchers caution that this work is still at an early stage, ...

Jul 17, 2020

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Quinn on Nutrition: Put on your best face

I didn't like being called "freckle face" when I was a kid. So when my mom took me to the pediatrician for a routine check up, I asked him if he could make my freckles go away. He kindly told me he could, "but you will never ...

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