Health

Using nudges to change behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, creative nudges have prompted people to adopt simple behaviors in the name of public health. These behaviors include fist bumps in place of shaking hands and standing six feet apart, according ...

Neuroscience

Clearest memories made between 15 and 25 – here's why

Ask people about memorable things or events that happened during their lives and their recollections tend to be from between the ages of 15 and 25. It doesn't matter if it's current affairs, sporting or public events. It ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Isolated chorionic bump tied to fetal aneuploidy

(HealthDay)—In high-risk fetuses, sonographically isolated chorionic bumps are associated with fetal aneuploidy, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

SARS-like virus seems to cause deep lung infection

A new and deadly virus that has killed 11 of the 17 patients treated for it in the Middle East and Britain appears to cause an infection deep in the lungs, researchers said Wednesday.

Neuroscience

Mystery disease unraveled by Stanford neurologist

(Medical Xpress)—At first, Marc Laderriere thought that his decreasing energy was just age catching up to him—he was about to be 50. But something about that explanation didn't sit right.

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