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Phys.org / Responsibilities in close social relationships explain Eastern–Western cultural differences
Do you think that a person who reorganizes their life so that their aging parents can live with them would be likely to push another out of the way on the subway? What about greeting strangers with a smile? The answers to ...
Medical Xpress / Scottish infection control guidelines informed by evidence on aerosol-generating procedures
Scotland is the first country in the world to use evidence gathered during the pandemic to transform its guidelines on reducing the spread of respiratory disease in health care settings. The new approach has been influenced ...
Phys.org / Antibody cocktails could steer viruses into evolutionary dead ends
When a virus mutates, the world usually finds out the hard way. Variants of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 can slip past vaccines and antibody drugs before scientists fully understand what has changed. A new study from Harvard's ...
Medical Xpress / Teen cannabis surveys may be missing rise in diagnosed disorder, study of 637,000 adolescents finds
New diagnoses of cannabis use disorder (CUD) among adolescents in Northern California began climbing after recreational cannabis was legalized in California in 2016, reversing a steady decline in the three years prior, according ...
Phys.org / How chronic absenteeism shifted in Canadian kindergarten after COVID‑19
Kindergarten is an important time in a child's life, during which children acquire and strengthen the skills needed to participate and learn in a school environment. Going to school regularly is an important part of this.
Phys.org / Car owners beware! Lessons from the 'Kia Boys' crime spree
If you live in Los Angeles and own a Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima or one of 18 other models from these vehicle lines, UCLA anthropologist Jeffrey Brantingham has some advice: Get a steering wheel locking device, take advantage ...
Phys.org / Mosquito 'toilet' detects West Nile and first Hedwig-like virus found in the Americas
When public health researchers want to know whether diseases such as COVID-19 or polio are circulating in a community, they can look for genetic evidence in wastewater.
Medical Xpress / Masked antibodies may open intracellular treatment route for Parkinson's disease
Over the past few decades, antibody-based therapies have revolutionized modern medicine and are now widely used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and even infectious diseases. Despite their success, ...
Medical Xpress / Smartphones could be used to screen for cataracts and other eye problems
Researchers have found a high level of agreement between cataract referral decisions based on smartphone images reviewed remotely and those made by ophthalmologists examining patients in person at rural eye camps.
Medical Xpress / New 'smart' nanoparticles help the immune system better attack tumors
Adelaide University researchers have developed a new way to use mRNA technology to reprogram tumor-supporting immune cells and strengthen the body's anticancer immune response.
Medical Xpress / Is diet culture fueling a new wave of eating disorders?
If you spend much time on the internet, it may seem everyone is rapidly growing thinner. Discourse on celebrities' bodies can feed dayslong news cycles.
Phys.org / Low-cost phone lessons keep children learning during emergency school closures across five countries
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns forced people to find ways to get things done remotely. Companies developed systems that made working from home run smoothly. Educators also had to shift to mobile phones and group video calls ...
