Yawning is a stereotyped action pattern that is prevalent across vertebrates. While there is growing consensus on the physiological functions of spontaneous yawning in neurovascular circulation and br

A son of Vietnamese farmers who made a breakthrough as a scholarship student in Australia has released a scientific finding which could help protect a tenth of crops worldwide from disease. Dr Hoan D

New research provides the first evidence for why we have complex life forms in polar oceans and highlights the threat posed to them by global warming. It reveals the vital role of the trace metal z

Americans living in counties that voted Democratic during presidential elections from 2000 to 2016 experienced larger decreases in death rates than residents of counties that voted for a Republican ca

Mice and cell lines All the animals were cared for and treated according to the instructions and approval of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Xiamen University. Male and female C57B

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people who smoked tobacco cigarettes developed heart failure at twice the rate of those who never smoked.

In California, GVROs have been mostly used in cases of threatened interpersonal violence. No respondent deaths were caused by violence occurring after the GVRO was issued, suggesting that the law may

Majority-Republican counties experienced 73 more COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people than their Democratic counterparts, suggests an observational study today in Health Affairs. A team led by Universi

More than half of the people with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with Aubagio (teriflunomide) showed no evidence of disease activity after two years on treatment, according to a study in Italy. The

Genetically Modified Corn Does Not Damage Non-Target Organisms Contact: Kim Kaplan Email: Kim Kaplan Maricopa, Ariz, June 6, 2022—The largest, highest quality analysis of data ever conducted reveal

A new paper in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that removing cash welfare from children when they reach age 18 greatly increases the chances that th

Source: 0fjd125gk87/Pixabay People report different motives for using pornography. To illustrate, they use pornography for reasons related to distraction, fantasy, curiosity, stress reduction, boredo

Study: COVID-19 accounted for 62% of duty-related law enforcement deaths in 2020 “The study should prompt police and other organizations to make informed decisions about preparation for any future di

Transgender and nonbinary teens are at much higher risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than their cisgender peers, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association

Researchers spot a rare type of dragonfish at 1,000 feet deep Enlarge this image toggle caption Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute/Screenshot by NPR Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute/Scr

New research provides evidence that higher testosterone levels reduce the risk of unemployment and increase the odds of landing a job. The findings, which appear in the journal Economics & Human Biolo

News Discovery of new mechanisms to control the flow of sound Using a network of vibrating nano-strings controlled with light, researchers from AMOLF have made sound waves move in a specific irrever

A drug approved to treat Type 2 diabetes is extremely effective at reducing obesity, according to a new study. The drug, called tirzepatide, works on two naturally occurring hormones that help contro

Aims/hypothesis Studies in children have reported an association between increased BMI and risk for developing type 1 diabetes, but evidence in late adolescence is limited. We studied the association

Abstract Background Obesity is a chronic disease that results in substantial global morbidity and mortality. The efficacy and safety of tirzepatide, a novel glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypept

Researchers have discovered that baby parrots babble to themselves, much like human babies do. The parrots aren't just saying the avian equivalent of goo-goo-ga-ga. Instead, they're repeating back th

Introduction Emergency department (ED)–initiated buprenorphine is a first-line treatment1 for opioid use disorder (OUD) that is cost-effective and saves lives but remains underused2,3 amid access dis

Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer and tumors with deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) have shown a remarkable response to treatment with the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor dostarlima

Participants This study enrolled 200 individuals from the Saratoga Springs, NY area. Potential participants responded to flyers, local newspapers, or emails advertising the study. The number of subje

It has recently been reported that the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis is increased in COVID-19 patients during the acute illness [ 12 ]. However; whether or not myocarditis and pericarditis

Background The coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a long-term and profound effect on people’s lives, studies, work, and social activities around the world. Wearing face masks, which prevent t

The largest U.S. report of elective fertility preservation outcomes to date found that 70 percent of women who froze eggs when they were younger than 38—and thawed at least 20 eggs at a later date—had

Human milk contains large amounts of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) and their microRNA cargos, whereas infant formulas contain only trace amounts of sEVs and microRNAs. We assessed the transport

Pandemic-era changes to prescribing guidelines for the lifesaving drug buprenorphine led to improved treatment outcomes for patients with opioid use disorder in Philadelphia, according to a recently p

PHILADELPHIA – A combination of chemotherapy with an immunotherapy meant to unleash the anticancer capacity of the immune system was effective against one of the hardest targets in cancer care, pancre

Negative hair experiences can impact psychological well-being and are an integral part of development through childhood, adolescence, and beyond. The current study utilized a mixed-methods approach to

The liver can regenerate itself after taking damage, but whether that ability fades as we age has long been unknown. A new study has found that age doesn’t slow down the liver’s regeneration, and whet

FOCUS Neutrinos from a Black Hole Snack Researchers have found new evidence that high-energy neutrinos are emitted when a black hole gobbles up a hapless star. NASA/CXC/M.Weiss Doomed star. When a

Around town, US pharmacologist Aaron LeBeau is ‘the shark guy’, a strange nickname for someone who develops cancer therapies for a living. When LeBeau accepted a job with the University of Wisconsin–M

New research from scientists at UC Davis Health provides clues for how friendly bacteria in the gut — probiotics — may help eradicate bacterial pathogens like Salmonella by competing with them for nee

According to the C.D.C., people with obesity tend to have higher levels of hormones such as insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1, or IGF-1, which can stimulate the development of colon, kidney, pr