Neuroscience

Study links length of REM sleep to animals' body temperature

Warm-blooded animal groups with higher body temperatures have lower amounts of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, while those with lower body temperatures have more REM sleep, according to new research from UCLA professor Jerome ...

Pediatrics

Omicron wave did not spur parents to get their kids vaccinated

Parents may have become skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines after seeing breakthrough omicron infections over the winter, causing children's vaccination rates to stall or even pull back, according to data from researchers at Northeastern ...

Medical economics

Physical health worse for adults living in small cities, rural areas

(HealthDay)—Self-rated physical health is more likely to be fair/poor for residents of medium/small urban, metro-adjacent rural, and remote rural counties compared with residents of large urban counties, according to research ...

Vaccination

Who is getting COVID-19 booster shots (and who's resistant)?

The COVID-19 booster shot campaign is moving at a faster clip than the original vaccination push, according to a new U.S. study. That's the good news. The bad news is the pace may not be quick enough to ward off an onslaught ...

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