Wearing a Mask Doesn’t Cause CO2 Poisoning
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 — Wearing a face mask cannot lead to carbon dioxide poisoning, even in people with lung …
Caring for others is a key driver in getting people to use chatbots for mental health
A new study from North Carolina State University and Syracuse University assessed what would motivate people to use chatbots for …
A promising breath-test for cancer
The global quest to use a person’s breath analysis for rapid, inexpensive and accurate early-stage testing for cancer and other …
More than 4,000 children in New York have lost a parent to COVID-19
More than 4,000 New York children have lost a parent to coronavirus – and up to 25% of them may …
Social novelty has a special place in the brain
In a study published in the journal Nature, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan report …
Pioneering dual surgery a safe option for patients with polycystic kidney disease
Patients with large polycystic kidneys in need of a kidney transplant can have their diseased kidneys safely removed laparoscopically at …
COVID-19 control rests with human behavior, at least until a vaccine arrives
As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine and confirmed cases exceed 30M, QUT behavioral researchers say the key to containment …
As a deaf woman, I've been failed by the mental health system
Imagine being in the middle of a complex mental health crisis. You can’t really describe what you’re going through, you …
Guts and brains: How microbes in a mother’s intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment
During pregnancy in mice, the billions of bacteria and other microbes that live in a mother’s intestines regulate key metabolites, …
Scientists create functional human retinas in a dish
Scientists have generated accurate replications of human retinas in culture that can be used to pinpoint the specific types of …
Black doctors have created a task force to make sure COVID-19 vaccines are safe
A professional society of Black physicians has formed a task force to assess COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, in light of …
More than a billion school meals not served during pandemic: study
School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to low or no-cost school breakfast and lunch programs for millions …
Study shows first proof that a safer UV light effectively kills virus causing COVID-19
A study conducted by Hiroshima University researchers found that using Ultraviolet C light with a wavelength of 222 nanometers which …
Is lockdown worth the pain? No, it’s a sledgehammer, and we have better options
Melbourne’s lockdown has been described as one of the harshest in the world. And jurisdictions outside Australia have taken other …
Autistic adults have a higher rate of physical health conditions
Autistic individuals are more likely to have chronic physical health conditions, particularly heart, lung, and diabetic conditions, according to a …
Mum drops five stone and saves thousands a year by expertly meal prepping
Mum Emily Forbes, 30, has a lot of reasons to sing the praises of meal prepping. Not only has prepping …
Survivors’ plasma still a solid option for treating COVID-19, experts say
Despite the wave of criticism that has followed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency approval of convalescent plasma to …
Here’s what to do if you live with a sleepwalker
If you’ve never experienced sleepwalking, it can be a bit of a mystery. However, for many adults and children around …