"Oh my God, he's bored," said Simone Haller, Ph.D., who jokingly recalled seeing a colleague's neutral facial expression during a recent presentation. The situation was a unique moment for Haller, who studies bias and emotional ...
Aug 15, 2023
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If you have ever taken a medicine, then you have benefited from research in animals. But ten years ago, if you looked at a scientific report involving mice or rats, it would probably have used only male animals.
Aug 15, 2023
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Heading back to school requires supplies and planning for all, but if you're a parent of a child with allergies or asthma then you have even more to consider.
Aug 14, 2023
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Following the first stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. to curb the spread of COVID-19, gastrointestinal viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus all but disappeared from California communities, and remained ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk.
Aug 10, 2023
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Road safety is a critical issue in an era of increasing cannabis legalization. Cannabis is known to impair reaction time, decision-making, coordination and perception—skills necessary for safe driving. In the last three ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Self-medication refers to the use of over-the-counter (OTC) medication and other means of dealing with individual health problems. Self-medication is promoted as a policy measure for reducing unnecessary visits to medical ...
Aug 1, 2023
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When you interact with the world around you, your experiences are recorded as changes in the connection strengths between neurons in your brain. This process, called synaptic plasticity, alters how information flows through ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Having a food allergy as a baby is linked to asthma and reduced lung function later in childhood, according to a world first study.
Jul 25, 2023
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For COVID-19 and many common respiratory viruses, rapid tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are available and regularly used to detect and diagnose. However, because of the nature of these tests, they are costly ...
Jul 25, 2023
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