Frequent musculoskeletal pain is linked with an increased risk of exiting work and retiring earlier, according to a new study
Month: March 2024
Research offers hope for preventing post-COVID ‘brain fog’ by targeting brain’s blood vessels
Among the many confounding symptoms in patients recovering from a COVID-19 infection are memory loss and difficulty learning. Yet little
Study eases concern at antipsychotics use in pregnancy
The use of antipsychotics during pregnancy isn’t linked to childhood neurodevelopmental disorders or learning difficulties, UNSW Sydney-led study shows —
Laws that punish drug use during pregnancy likely lead to worse health outcomes for families, study finds
Contrary to some claims, laws that criminalize or otherwise punish drug use during pregnancy are more likely to worsen rather
Bacteria subtype linked to growth in up to 50% of human colorectal cancers
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have found that a specific subtype of a microbe commonly found in the mouth
As we age, our cells are less likely to express longer genes
Aging may be less about specific “aging genes” and more about how long a gene is. Many of the changes
New discovery concerning occurrence of antibiotic resistance
A new study shows how heteroresistance, a transient resistance common in many bacteria, can act as a precursor to the
A protein found in human sweat may protect against Lyme disease
Lyme disease, a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks, affects nearly half a million people in the United States every year.
New technique helps AI tell when humans are lying
Researchers have developed a new training tool to help artificial intelligence (AI) programs better account for the fact that humans
While social media changes over decades, conversation dynamics stay the same, new study suggests
Published in Nature, a new study has identified recurring, ‘toxic’ human conversation patterns on social media, which are common to