The connection between the pandemic and our dietary habits is undeniable. The stress of isolation coupled with a struggling economy
Month: September 2020
Immune system may have another job—combating depression
An inflammatory autoimmune response within the central nervous system similar to one linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis
Lancet boosts review process after COVID study retraction
The prestigious Lancet medical journal said it is bolstering its scientific review process after being forced to retract a study into the
Mosquito-borne viruses linked to stroke
A deadly combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke, new research published in the The Lancet Neurology has
Rapid test for COVID-19 shows improved sensitivity
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with
New research shows how fast our brains are at ‘recording’ new words
How much time does a brain need to learn a new word? A team of Skoltech researchers and their colleagues
Immunotherapy improves survival in advanced bladder cancer patients
An immunotherapy drug called ‘avelumab’ has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most common type of
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 shows SARS-CoV-2 jumped between people and mink, providing strong evidence of zoonotic transmission
A study investigating SARS-CoV-2 infections across 16 mink farms in the Netherlands, being presented at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus
Live imaging method brings structural information to mapping of brain function
To understand the massive capabilities and complexities of the brain, neuroscientists segment it into regions based on what they appear
