Pandemic spirals, but deaths still drop The number of COVID-19 cases soared by nearly two thirds across the world this week, but pandemic-linked deaths continued to drop. Jan 7, 2022 0 36
Real-world results on the use of a new device to treat brain aneurysms A recent international study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and other institutions offers real-world results on the use of a novel device for treating brain aneurysms, or balloon-like bulges on ... Jan 7, 2022 0 103
Study: Fantasy football fanatics more likely to feel down and anxious Those who invest the most time playing, researching and thinking about their fantasy football teams have significantly worse mental health than other players of the online game as a result, a new study suggests. Jan 7, 2022 0 36
Why people deceive themselves A philosophy team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the University of Antwerp analyzed the role self-deception plays in everyday life and the strategies people use to deceive themselves. In the journal Philosophical ... Jan 7, 2022 0 52
Exercise alters brain chemistry to protect aging synapses When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition, a UC San Francisco study has found. Jan 7, 2022 0 140
Nursing home residents under age 60 transferred to hospitals twice as often as those over 80 Long-stay nursing home residents experience frequent transfers to the hospital. Dispelling the assumption that as individuals age and become more frail, higher rates of transfer from nursing homes to hospitals occur, a groundbreaking ... Jan 7, 2022 0 82
Study: Household pesticide use harms infant motor development Ixel Hernandez-Castro grew up next to a dairy farm near Fresno, California, where she remembers a plane would fly by on weekends and spray the fields surrounding her family home with pesticides. Jan 7, 2022 0 98
Study: Taekwondo improves primary school children's self-regulation The report, published in the journal Developmental Psychology, details how researchers from the University of Surrey studied 240 primary school students aged 7–11 years across a period of 11 weeks. Jan 7, 2022 0 70
Artificial intelligence aids effective fitness training Whether for squats or sit-ups, the software created by the start-up VAY alerts exercisers about incorrect movements via a smartphone screen. Now the ETH spin-off has been acquired by connected fitness equipment manufacturer ... Jan 7, 2022 0 119
New implant could help women experiencing infertility or recurrent miscarriages Doctors and researchers at the University of Southampton are trialing a novel implant device they have developed that may be offered to women who have problems conceiving or who have recurrent miscarriages. Jan 7, 2022 0 50
