Neuroscience
Common eyesight myth about strabismus demystified
New research led by the University of St Andrews finds that a common eye condition has little or no impact on an aspect of a person's three-dimensional perception.
Jan 28, 2021
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Royal Society Open Science
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Australian study suggests true COVID-19 infection rate is 6.2 times higher than official tallies (Update)
A trio of researchers with Ikigai Research, Australian National University and the University of Melbourne respectively, has found evidence that suggests the true COVID-19 infection rate for 15 selected countries is on average ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists raise alarm over signs of vaccine 'hesitancy'
Scientists called for urgent action to improve public trust in immunisation as research suggested sizeable minorities in some nations may be reluctant to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Oct 20, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Care home workers suffer COVID trauma, anxiety: study
Nearly half of care home workers in northern Italy may be suffering from post-traumatic stress or anxiety following the first wave of the pandemic, new research showed Wednesday.
Sep 30, 2020
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Medical research
Simulations show super-spreading events pushed the exponential growth phase of COVID-19
A trio of researchers, two with the Polish Academy of Sciences, the other the University of Warsaw, has found evidence showing that super-spreader events pushed the exponential growth phase of COVID-19. In their paper published ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
A tool that automatically scores dream reports used to test the 'continuity hypothesis'
A team of researchers from Università degli studi di Roma Tre and Nokia Bell Laboratories has developed a tool that automatically scores dream reports, greatly speeding what is normally a slow and time-consuming manual process. ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ventilators could be adapted to help two COVID-19 patients at once
As the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic approached, governments feared there would not be enough ventilators—machines that 'breathe' for patients when they cannot do so themselves—to help all those who needed one.
Aug 24, 2020
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Medical research
Study finds cancer mapping may solve puzzle of regional disease links
QUT researchers have used nationwide cancer mapping statistics to develop a new mathematical model so health professionals can further question patterns relating to the disease.
Aug 13, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parental factors and home environment found to play a role in student math abilities
A pair of researchers at the University of Sussex has found that the kind of relationship a child has with his or her parents can have a major impact on how well they do in learning math at school. In their paper published ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists explore replacing lockdowns with weekly testing of all residents to control coronavirus spread
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. and one in the U.S. has suggested a novel way to control the spread of COVID-19—lift all restrictions in a test city and replace them with weekly testing ...
