MEDICINE & HEALTH

Five New Listeria Species Discovered, Could Help Improve Food Safety

TECH & INNOVATION 05.19.2021 06:20 AM

A team of food scientists from the Cornell University adds five new listeria species to the list while studying the prevalence of these bacteria in American agricultural soils.

Superfast DNA Sequencing Tech Lands Finnish "Nobel" Victory to Two British Chemists

05.19.2021 05:50 AM

A pair of Cambridge University professors took home 1 million euro ($1.22 million) from the Millennium Technology Prize, known as the Finnish Nobel science prize, for their pioneering work in a superfast DNA sequencing technology.

COVID-19 Reduces Gray Matter in Frontal Lobe Resulting to Changing Mood, Neurological Disease

05.19.2021 05:40 AM

An ongoing study suggests that neurological disease and covid-19 are possibly associated and can result in frontal lobe cell reduction.

Even the Slightest Alcohol Consumption Harms the Brain, New Study Shows

05.19.2021 05:35 AM

While studies regarding the right levels of alcohol consumption remain cloudy, a new Oxford-led study could put all to rest, saying that there are no safe levels when it comes to drinking.

COVID-19 Prevention: Is Cleaning Indoor Air Effective in Fending Off Virus Spread?

05.19.2021 05:00 AM

Along with school and business reopening are mask mandates dropped for fully vaccinated people. Now, some people ask how to attract customers and students while still avoiding the spread of infections as a COVID-19 prevention effort.

Indian COVID-19 Variant Might Be 50% More Transmissible Than UK Version [STUDY]

05.19.2021 04:18 AM

Indian COVID-19 variant is more transmissible than the original SARS-CoV-2 strains, and it would make B.1.617.2 the most contagious one on the planet.

Overworking Can Kill You, WHO Warns; Here's How Working Long Hours Affect Your Health

05.19.2021 00:25 AM

Long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world every year, according to World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.

Immunity to COVID-19 May Be Boosted by Measles, Tuberculosis, Polio Vaccines

05.19.2021 00:20 AM

A recent analysis showed LAVs or live-attenuated vaccines like those injected for measles, tuberculosis and polio may be potential for immunity to COVID-19.

Having More Women in Groups Increases Collective Intelligence for Decision Making, Study Reveals

05.18.2021 07:37 AM

Researchers used machine learning to assess 22 group dynamics activity and found that having more women in groups increases collective intelligence, which matters in successfully completing a task.

Neurology Experts Track Thought Movement Inside the Brain of Epilepsy Patients

05.18.2021 07:36 AM

Neuroscientists from UC Berkeley conducted experiments on epilepsy patients undergoing surgery to track how thought passes through different areas of the brain before a reaction to a stimulus can be made.

Kazakhstan's 'Sleepy Hollow': Magic or Science? Uncovering the Real Story Behind the Two Villages That Fell Asleep

05.18.2021 07:35 AM

Almost seven years ago, two villages in Kazakhstan were dubbed as the "sleepy hollow" after a quarter of their population has been struck by the mysterious sleeping disease. Scientists explore its cause and linked it to closed uranium mines.

Dupilumab-Like Novel Asthma Vaccine Eyes First-Phase Human Clinical Trials

05.18.2021 07:33 AM

A clinical test might be on the way for a novel asthma vaccine. Once approved, it can be used to generate antibodies to repel asthma.

Do Animals Laugh? Scientists Tallied 65 Different Creatures That Do

05.18.2021 05:43 AM

Vocalizations made by animals are identified as their way of laughing which is closely associated to play, and scientists have identified all animals that could laugh.

Post-COVID-19 Vaccination: How to Know If You Need to Mask Up After Getting Fully Vaccinated

05.18.2021 05:25 AM

As post-COVID-19 vaccination result, people who have been fully vaccinated against the virus don't need to mask up anymore. They do not need to stay six feet away from others.

1918 Pandemic Genetic Sequence Assembled Through World War I Human Tissue from 100-Year-Old Preserved Lungs

05.18.2021 05:10 AM

Human tissues from WWI helped researchers to study the 1918 influenza pandemic. It opened the analysis of the flu genome's mutation and transition over time.

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