Psychology & Psychiatry
Our cultural backgrounds influence how we interpret emojis, study finds
For University of Toronto Mississauga undergraduate student Boting Gao, emojis are more than just a way to convey a sentiment.
Jul 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests omicron subvariant causes enhanced fusion with human lung cells
New research shows that the recently-emerged BA.2.86 omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19 can be neutralized by bivalent mRNA vaccine-induced antibodies in the blood, which explains why this variant did not ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Neuroscience
Perception of musical pitch varies across cultures
People who are accustomed to listening to Western music, which is based on a system of notes organized in octaves, can usually perceive the similarity between notes that are same but played in different registers—say, high ...
Sep 19, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Researchers develop best-yet cell culture system for age-related macular degeneration
An international team from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University College London and Queens University Belfast in the United Kingdom developed a cell culture model that could help to develop earlier treatment ...
Feb 2, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Accelerating pathogen identification in infants and children with bloodstream infections
A collaborative team led by researchers from Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOSH), London and including researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and BOA ...
Dec 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research shows that anti-fungal medicine may increase vulnerability to influenza and other viruses
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered evidence that a widely used anti-fungal medicine increases susceptibility to flu infection in mice ...
Nov 21, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
An atlas of HIV's favorite targets in the blood of infected individuals
In the 40-some years since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, scientists have learned a lot about the virus, the disease, and ways to treat it. But one thing they still don't completely understand is exactly which cells ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Circular RNA limits skin cancer spread
A mysterious piece of genetic material restrains the spread of skin cancer cells, but is frequently lost as they mature, a new study finds.
Jan 13, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Fatty acids could aid cancer prevention and treatment
Omega-3 fatty acids, contained in oily fish such as salmon and trout, selectively inhibit growth and induce cell death in early and late-stage oral and skin cancers, according to new research from scientists at Queen Mary, ...
Aug 1, 2013
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Medical research
Breakthrough discovery into the regulation of a key cancer drug target
There's not much difference between what makes a man and what makes his beer - at least at the molecular level - according to a new study led by Professor John Schwabe at the University of Leicester.
Jul 1, 2013
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