Medical research
Scientists may have found one path to a longer life
Scientists at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have found the beginnings of a path toward increasing human lifespan.
Jul 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cell phone data of people movement found effective way to control malaria spread
New research that combines cell phone data from 15 million people in Kenya with detailed information on the regional incidence of malaria has revealed, on the largest scale so far, how human travel patterns contribute to ...
Oct 11, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research suggests people underestimate numerical guesses when leaning left
(Medical Xpress) -- In one of those, who would have ever thought of that, ideas, Anita Eerland and colleagues at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands, have found that we humans have a tendency to go low when making ...
Health
Lost in space: Astronauts struggle to regain bone density
Astronauts lose decades' worth of bone mass in space that many do not recover even after a year back on Earth, researchers said Thursday, warning that it could be a "big concern" for future missions to Mars.
Jun 30, 2022
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Cellphone radiation is harmful, but few want to believe it: researcher
For more than a decade, Joel Moskowitz, a researcher in the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley and director of Berkeley's Center for Family and Community Health, has been on a quest to prove that radiation from cellphones ...
Jul 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
We could have more coronavirus outbreaks in tower blocks. Here's how lockdown should work
The recent lockdown of nine social housing towers in Melbourne's north to contain the spread of COVID-19 led to widespread concerns for residents' welfare.
Jul 14, 2020
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Medications
Opioids exact another toll on newborns: Smaller heads
(HealthDay)—Infants born addicted to opioids may be more likely to have smaller heads that might hinder their development, new research suggests.
Dec 10, 2018
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Medical research
At the molecular level, aging is not always a matter of 'pay later'
A new USC Dornsife study indicates that aging may have originated at the very beginning of the evolution of life, at the same time as the evolution of the first genes.
Sep 12, 2018
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Neuroscience
Like sightseeing in Paris—a new model for brain communication
Many of our most common, debilitating and socially expensive health problems involve our brains – such as dementia, depression and drug addiction.
May 31, 2018
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It's time to recognise how harmful high-rise living can be for residents
The fire at Grenfell Tower has catapulted high-rise social housing into the public consciousness, in a way not seen since the 1960s. Back then, high-rise tower blocks represented a new vision of social progress. They were ...
Dec 7, 2017
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