Widespread use of pesticides can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the ecological balances in…
Turmeric could have antiviral properties
Curcumin, a natural compound found in the spice turmeric, could help eliminate certain viruses, research has found. A study showed…
Predicting your personality from your smartphone data
Everyone who uses a smartphone unavoidably generates masses of digital data that are accessible to others, and these data provide…
A chemical tailor-made suit for Alzheimer’s drugs
Over 50 million people worldwide are affected by Alzheimer’s disease and it is one of the greatest medical and social…
Study shows how traumatic experiences can leave their mark on a person’s eyes
New research shows that a patient’s pupils can reveal if they have suffered a traumatic experience in the past. The…
Mundane behavioral decisions, actions can be ‘misremembered’ as done
Mundane behaviors such as taking a daily medication can eventually create false memories of completing the task.
Breakthrough blood test detects positive COVID-19 result in 20 minutes
Researchers report a new method that detects positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in about 20 minutes, and identifies whether…
Reduction in commercial flights due to COVID-19 leading to less accurate weather forecasts
Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new…
Type 1 interferon deficiency: Biomarker of patients at risk of severe COVID-19
Which patients are more likely to develop a severe form of COVID-19? In a new study, researchers describe a unique…
A Prospective Cohort Study of Muscular and Performance Fitness and Risk of Hearing Loss: The Niigata Wellness Study
Several cross-sectional studies have linked higher physical fitness with better hearing sensitivity but have not established a causal relation; none…