Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Evolving malaria mosquitoes getting harder to control
Anopheles malaria mosquitoes in Africa and Latin America are evolving in response to human activity, studies in both continents have found.
Dec 4, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain tumors: The positive effect of the cognitive reserve
Cognitive reserve—the term given to the capacity to maximize cognitive performance through differential engagement of cerebral networks or alternative cognitive strategies—protects the cognitive functions of brain tumor ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Contact with nature during childhood could lead to better mental health in adulthood
Adults who had close contact with natural spaces during their childhood could have a better mental health than those who had less contact, according to a new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) involving ...
May 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers use genomics to reconstitute yellow fever outbreak in Sao Paulo
Yellow fever virus is normally confined to the Amazon region, but the virus circulated in the Southeast of Brazil between 2016 and 2018, causing the worst epidemic and epizootic outbreaks there for decades. The Ministry of ...
Nov 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Uganda extends Ebola lockdown in two hotspots
Uganda's president extended a six-week lockdown Saturday on two districts at the epicenter of an an Ebola outbreak that has claimed 55 lives but said its spread was being curbed.
Nov 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Digital content could be altering your visual perception
So much of modern life is spent on screens: Zoom meetings and websites, smartphones and video games, televisions and social media. How are all those pixels and rectangles affecting how we see?
Feb 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As Ebola spreads in Kampala, WHO urges Uganda's neighbours to prepare
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that Ebola's arrival in the Ugandan capital highlighted the high risk of further spread of the deadly virus, calling on neighbouring countries to boost their preparedness.
Nov 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
We know contact with nature makes you feel better. Can virtual contact do the same?
You might have noticed that being in nature can improve your mood. Whether it's walking in a beautiful rainforest, swimming in the ocean or a moment of wonder at the plants and animals around you, nature offers a respite ...
Jun 19, 2019
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Health
Better urban planning essential to improve health of 60% of global population that will be living in cities by 2030
The proportion of the world's population that lives in cities has been steadily rising, so that three in five of all people globally will live in a city by 2030. The University College London/Lancet Commission on Healthy ...
May 29, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Surroundings affect rhythm of an individual's walk, according to new study
Stepping patterns become slower and more variable if a person is uncomfortable with their surroundings, researchers have found.
Sep 6, 2021
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