Psychology & Psychiatry
The cost of loneliness
Why is being lonely so expensive?
Aug 1, 2022
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Health
Black pepper: Healthy or not?
Everybody knows that consuming too much salt is bad for your health. But nobody ever mentions the potential impact of the other condiment in the cruet set: black pepper. Does it have an effect on your health?
Apr 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rapid 90-minute COVID-19 test shown to be highly accurate
A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 percent sensitivity, and 100 percent specificity in a new study.
Sep 17, 2020
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Medical research
Low doses of 'laughing gas' could be fast, effective treatment for severe depression
A new study at the University of Chicago Medicine and Washington University found that a single inhalation session with 25% nitrous oxide gas was nearly as effective as 50% nitrous oxide at rapidly relieving symptoms of treatment-resistant ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
At least 14% of Americans have long COVID, research suggests
One in seven people in the US reported having had long COVID by the end of 2022, suggests a large-scale investigation of long COVID and symptom prevalence by academics at UCL and Dartmouth.
Nov 2, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Four habits of happy people—as recommended by a psychologist
What makes you happy? Maybe it's getting up early to see the sunrise, hanging out with family and friends on a weekend, or going for a dip in the sea. But what does science say about the things happy people do?
Feb 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Venom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells
Using the venom from 312 honeybees and bumblebees in Perth Western Australia, Ireland and England, Dr. Ciara Duffy from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia, tested the effect ...
Sep 1, 2020
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Cardiology
Gut bacteria associated with animal-based diet may mitigate risk of cardiovascular disease
Oregon State University researchers have found that a type of common gut bacteria sometimes associated with inflammation, abscesses, bowel disease and cancer has a major silver lining: It seems to help prevent cardiovascular ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Imbalance between serotonin and dopamine in social anxiety disorder
The balance between the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine may affect whether a person develops social anxiety disorder. Previous research has mainly focused on either the serotonin or the dopamine system individually. ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Medications
Exploring the brief use of rapamycin treatment in early adulthood to extend lifespan
Imagine you could take a medicine that prevents the decline that come with age and keeps you healthy. Scientists are trying to find a drug that has these effects. The current most promising anti-aging drug is rapamycin, known ...
Aug 29, 2022
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