Archive: 09/09/2020

Modeling behaviors that spread disease

Whether it's a cough or a handshake, one point of contact by an infected individual may be all it takes to spark an epidemic. The same can also be true for cultural traits related to a disease. Stanford theoretical biologists ...

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5 things to look for on a college campus that benefit mental health

Researchers have studied college students' mental health for decades. Even in the 1920s, it was clear that the many stresses of higher education—like academic demands, post-graduation plans and financial concerns—wear ...

Sep 9, 2020

'What do you mean, it was a false positive?' Making sense of COVID-19 tests and terminology

During the COVID-19 pandemic, words and phrases that have typically been limited to epidemiologists and public health professionals have entered the public sphere. Although we've rapidly accepted epidemiology-based news, ...

Sep 9, 2020

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Study discovers the role of the nervous system in controlling how we run

A joint study by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Medicine), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), and Western Sydney University have uncovered the complex workings of the human nervous system ...

Sep 9, 2020

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New screening technology works to better predict drug's shelf life and stability

Biopharmaceuticals are a fast-growing sector of the pharmaceutical market, but these protein-based drugs can take many years to bring to market and cost more than $2 billion to develop. A large portion of that time and money ...

Sep 9, 2020

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Next-generation cast inspired by animal scales could protect against injuries

An Imperial graduate has designed wearable technology inspired by protective structures found in the animal world to protect athletes from injury.

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Beyond long-term care: The benefits of seniors' communities that evolve on their own

The global COVID-19 pandemic has shown Canadians that we need to think differently about how we support older adults. The media and all levels of government have focused heavily on long-term care, and rightly so. However, ...

Sep 9, 2020

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'Died from' or 'died with' COVID-19? We need a transparent approach to counting coronavirus deaths

The COVID-19 death toll is reported every day by state and federal governments. These numbers are often used, alongside case numbers, to assess how public health policies are faring in controlling the pandemic, and to gage ...

Sep 9, 2020

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As collegiate esports become more professional, women are being left out

A new study from North Carolina State University reports that the rapidly growing field of collegiate esports is effectively becoming a two-tiered system, with club-level programs that are often supportive of gender diversity ...

Sep 9, 2020

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Imagery reveals autism-related brain differences

People with autism spectrum disorder have lower levels of a protein that regulates the amount of serotonin in the brain, a paper from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reports. ...

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