Skiers, hikers, soldiers and others exposed to extreme cold temperatures can experience frostbite — a painful injury that occurs when ice crystals form in the skin. Many extremely cold areas are also

A new, sustainable disinfectant made from sawdust and water can knock out more than 99 percent of some disease-causing microbes, including anthrax and several strains of flu. Widespread use of some d

INTRODUCTION Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of viral pneumonia in infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised patients. For the year 2015, approximately 3.2 million hospital adm

Common air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides (NO x ), emitted in diesel exhaust, and ozone (O 3 ), have been implicated in the decline of pollinating insects. Reductionist laboratory assays, focused

A field trial found that levels of nitrogen oxides and ozone similar to those near roads led to a 70 per cent drop in the numbers of bees and butterflies on mustard plants A marbled white butterfly (

The secret to happiness may lie in doing things to make other people happy, rather than ourselves, according to a series of five studies published in the Journal of Positive Psychology. The findings s

Being overweight may cause more hospital admissions and higher incidences of disease and mortality than previous studies report, according to new University of Bristol-led research. The study, publish

A new study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science found that men seeking long-term partners displayed children, dogs, or other pets (known as “dependents”) in their online dating profiles mo

Problems when talking, communicating and expressing feelings are common among children and adolescents, in particular at an early age. These difficulties increase in the case of those diagnosed with d

Abstract Political scientists have acknowledged the importance of nationalism as a constitutive element of radical-right politics but have typically empirically reduced the phenomenon to specific out

One-Third of Clinical Trial Participants Who Received No Vaccine Reported Systemic Adverse Advents Like Headache and Fatigue BOSTON – The placebo effect is the well-known phenomenon of a person's phy

For many people, one of the fastest tip-offs that they have COVID-19 is the loss of taste or smell. Now researchers have pinpointed some genetic variants in people that may make it more likely that th

Charisma might be one factor that differentiates so-called “successful” psychopaths from their unsuccessful counterparts, according to new research published in the Journal of Research in Personality.

A sweet breakthrough: scientists develop recyclable plastics based on sugars The polymers retain their properties following mechanical recycling Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K.,

Key Points Question What was the frequency of adverse events (AEs) in the placebo groups of COVID-19 vaccine trials? Findings In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 articles including AE

Acute COVID-19, caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical severity, from asymptomatic to fatal1,2. The imm

According to a meta-analysis of 345 studies, loneliness levels have linearly increased between 1976 and 2019, suggesting loneliness may be of rising concern in emerging adulthood. This research was pu

A new study done in Germany suggests that faith in god or ‘a higher power’ was greatly weakened by the pandemic. In a cross-sectional survey, Catholics and Protestants – the two largest religious deno

The cocktail of chemical pollution that pervades the planet now threatens the stability of global ecosystems upon which humanity depends, scientists have said. Plastics are of particularly high conce

By Peter Rejcek, science writer Both Democrats and Republicans in US elections are more likely to be emotionally moved or angered by political advertising produced by the party to which they identify

Share on Pinterest New research suggests a booster dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine can protect well against the Omicron variant. Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images A recent study shows tha

Unfamiliar voices seem to put the sleeping brain on alert in a way that familiar voices don’t Electroencephalography (EEG) is used to monitor brain activity Shutterstock / NPS_87 The sleeping brain

Although prior scholarship has made considerable progress in measuring politicians’ positions, it has only rarely considered voters’ or activists’ perceptions of those positions. Here, we present a no

In 1797, English scientist Henry Cavendish measured the strength of gravity with a contraption made of lead spheres, wooden rods and wire. In the 21st century, scientists are doing something very simi

Many animals can pick out auditory patterns in human speech—but it turns out that dogs are particularly good at doing so. It is no secret that dogs are pretty special when it comes to how interested

People who take psychedelics are more likely to report psychosis-like symptoms, but this is largely explained by the presence of other mental health conditions and the use of other psychoactive drugs.

According to a new study marijuana that’s high in CBD and low in THC “seems to be promising in managing behavioral problems associated with autism”, and it “could be effective in managing the core sym

Jan. 14, 2022 -- Nearly all teenagers admitted to intensive care units because of COVID-19 were unvaccinated, according to a new study published in TheNew England Journal of Medicine. Two doses of th

According to a new study epublished by the National Institute of Health, cannabinoids interfere with peanut sensitization and promotes tolerogenic responses, “which might well pave the way for the dev

Some of the oldest remains of modern humans in the world are much older than scientists thought. The remains, known as Omo I, were found in southwest Ethiopia in the late 1960s. The bone and skull fr

About 3,600 years ago, the enormous Thera volcano in the Aegean Sea exploded, triggering massive tsunamis. Today, archaeologists in western Turkey unearthed the bones of a young man and a dog killed b

WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute, Imperial College London. Summary To assess differences in the risk o

Recent research published in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior found that people attributed more moral traits to attractive (vs. unattractive) individuals. This finding was conceptually replicated in

Key Points Question What are the characteristics and outcomes associated with giving birth with COVID-19 over the first year of the pandemic in the US? Findings This cohort study examines 869 079 ad

In the early summer of 2009, a team of archaeologists arrived at a construction site in a residential neighbourhood of Modena, Italy. Digging had started for a new building and in the process workers

We create countless memories as we live our lives but many of these we forget. Why? Counter to the general assumption that memories simply decay with time, ‘forgetting’ might not be a bad thing – that