Cohort We used the COPS database linked to records of COVID-19 vaccinations delivered and SARS-CoV-2 infections diagnosed up to and including 31 October 2021. This included data on a total of 145,424

A certain level of intimacy is necessary in psychotherapeutic relationships for them to be effective, but it can sometimes develop further into more intimate feelings and behaviors related to friendsh

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Impaired glucose tolerance at midlife predicts worse performance in a test measuring episodic memory after ten years, according to new research published in the journal Diabetes Care. “Cognitive decl

There have been five Mass Extinction events in the history of Earth's biodiversity, all caused by dramatic but natural phenomena. It has been claimed that the Sixth Mass Extinction may be underway, th

A Tel Aviv University-led research team has uncovered a core mechanism that causes ALS and has succeeded in reversing its effects. While the root cause of ALS remains unknown, the discovery reveals th

In addition to old age and certain underlying diseases, genetics can influence whether we become severely affected or only suffer mild illness from COVID-19. Previous studies on mainly people of Europ

Cultured meat—real animal flesh produced from in vitro cell cultures, without the need to raise animals—is now poised to become publicly available. Compared to conventional meat, cultured meat offers

A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday. In 1996, a NAS

From mules to ligers, the list of human-made hybrid animals is long. And, it turns out, ancient. Meet the kunga, the earliest known hybrid animal bred by people. The ancient equine from Syro-Mesopota

Men who believe their level of masculinity is closely tied to their penis and its size are more likely to endorse sexist beliefs, according to new research published in the journal Psychology of Men &

A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that COVID-19 may be linked to a lifelong health problem for some children who contract the disease. The study, published on Ja

Share on Pinterest FG Trade/Getty Images A new study found 13 percent of their 176 participants still showed “clinically relevant” levels of live virus after 10 days. Experts say that everyone is dif

A new study by researchers at National Jewish Health finds that parents of adolescents got more sleep when middle and high schools start about an hour later, while the sleep habits of parents of young

Scrolling social media, reading websites, listening to podcasts, watching news. With so many options, it’s never been easier to follow American politics, but at what cost? According to research from

Mortality is consistently twice as high in transgender people receiving hormone treatment compared with cisgender individuals in the general population and has not decreased over time, shows a five de

The findings of the Marrow study, published in Nature Medicine, may mean people who take part in space missions to far-off planets would need to adapt their diets to make more iron, as well as eat mor

Today, more than one million Danes live alone. This number has increased since the beginning of the 1990s or earlier. A new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen shows that, unlike women, m

Face masks. Two words that have prompted furious debate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion just isn’t going away – and now Cardiff University experts have discovered a surprising new reaso

One group received a lobbying request for a meeting in their Capitol offices. A second group received a request to meet in a local restaurant. The third group, the control group, received no request o

A new study led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital has identified a pattern of brain activity that seems to correlate with impairment from cannabis intoxication. The researchers sugges

About 7.1% of U.S. children ages 3-17 have been diagnosed with anxiety, and rates continue to rise, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New research underscores the impo

Keith Brannon kbrannon@tulane.edu 504-621-2724 If Americans swapped one serving of beef per day for chicken, their diets’ greenhouse gas emissions would fall by an average of 48 percent and water-u

Lacing the beer served at their feasts with hallucinogens may have helped an ancient Peruvian people known as the Wari forge political alliances and expand their empire, according to a new paper publi

UGA researcher Issmat Kassem, pictured to the right of research professional Miranda Barr, has discovered a gene that causes bacteria to be resistant to antibiotics in Georgia sewer water. (Submitted

ITHACA, N.Y. – Bald eagle populations have slowly recovered from near devastation after the government banned DDT in 1972, but another ongoing issue has weakened that rebound – lead poisoning from gun

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While people often talk about “rural America” as if it describes just one way of living, a new study identified five different types of rural communities in Ohio. The list includes farming areas that

(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) Vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19, according to a new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The emergence of the d

Press Release EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 PM ET, January 12, 2022 Study: Get Moving to Put the Brakes on Early Parkinson’s Study Finds as Little as 4 Hours of Moderate Exercise a Week May Make a

Abstract Mounting evidence suggests that exposure to natural environments is associated with more positive body image, but mechanistic pathways are not fully understood. In this study, we tested one

Newlywed couples tended to have increased relationship satisfaction after experiencing a natural disaster together, according to new longitudinal research that examined the impact of Hurricane Harvey.

Planets are all globes , right? Wrong. If they are like WASP-103b, then they are far from the perfect orbs we see in our mind’s eyes — rather, a new discovery reveals some planets might look more like

Background The study aimed to review recent literature not included in previous reviews and ascertain the correlation between early marijuana use among adolescents, between 12 and 18 years of age, and

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