MEDICINE & HEALTH

A 12-Year-Old-Girl Dies From Untreated Head Lice Infection

POLICY 10.07.2020 07:40 AM

Kaitlyn Yozviak, a 12-year-old girl from Wilkinson County, Georgia, died from untreated head lice infestation, reports say.

Tips To Ease Back Pains From All-Day Online Classes

10.05.2020 22:16 PM

Online classes have increasingly become popular around the world due to the pandemic and students are complaining of back pains after hours of sitting in front of computers all day.

What is a Good MCAT Score to Aim For?

10.05.2020 15:22 PM

Are you about to take the MCAT test or planning to do so in the near future? Before setting out to draw your MCAT test plan or even before deciding on when to take your test, it is important to know what is a good MCAT score to aim for?

Scientific Benefits Of Having A Dog

10.05.2020 15:17 PM

Dog adoptions have been on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As more people have been staying at home, it seems like a great time to adopt a dog. But, if you are still on the fence as to whether adopting a dog would be a good choice, you should know that it has been scientifically proven that having a dog is good for you. This is how.

How Science Is Improving Oral Health

10.05.2020 15:14 PM

With science making leaps and bounds every day in advancing our society into a very technologically-driven future, it's no secret that industries across the board are being touched by this sort of intelligence and evolution in business-capacity.

Nobel Prize Awarded to the Three Scientists Who Discovered Hepatitis C

10.05.2020 09:20 AM

A Nobel Prize was awarded to three scientists who were credited with the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, announced Monday, September 5.

CONFESS Study Aims to Measure How Religious Practices Have Changed During the Pandemic

10.05.2020 09:10 AM

UCL is recruiting participants for the CONFESS Study where people will sing worship and scientists will measure aerosol droplets. The researchers aim to help the government make decisions regarding religious gatherings.

Getting Rhinovirus Can Build the Immune System's Defenses Against Coronavirus

10.05.2020 08:50 AM

Viral interference is the concept of getting infected with one virus so the immune system will build up defenses against other viruses. Researchers are hoping that exposure to the common cold like rhinovirus may serve as temporary protection against Covid-19.

Study Shows How the Brain Works While Speaking To Someone of a Different Social Class

10.05.2020 08:00 AM

The human brain responds in various ways whenever we talk to someone of a different socioeconomic background from our own, compared to when we speak to someone we perceive to be from a similar background, according to a new study.

India's New Paper Test for COVID-19 Could Change Everything

10.05.2020 07:50 AM

India has ranked second in COVID-19 positive cases yet lacks available testing. A new CRISPR and paper-based Feluda test may drastically change testing around the world.

Smartphone Study Reveals the Effect of Daily Spiritual Experiences on Mental Health

10.04.2020 23:30 PM

Researchers use smartphones to discover a link between spiritual experiences and mental health. Using SoulPulse, sociologists have associated how more spiritual experiences were associated with better mental well-being.

How to Discern Flu Symptoms from COVID-19

10.04.2020 22:41 PM

Winter is coming and so does the flu season. But with COVID-19 still wreaking havoc to the world, it would be harder to distinguish symptoms between the two.

Study Shows Self-Harm May Be Contagious Among Teenagers

10.04.2020 22:19 PM

Researchers say that those who know someone who did self-harm are two to three times likely to think about doing the same thing or have also done self-harm.

By the Numbers: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on American Mental Health

10.04.2020 08:10 AM

As September ends, there have been more than 33 million recorded cases of COVID-19, with more than seven million of them coming from the United States alone. Aside from the setback experienced by the American people in terms of livelihood, healthcare, and education, the coronavirus pandemic has also severely affected the mental health of Americans.

Immune System Protein Cocktail May Cure and Prevent Rotavirus

10.03.2020 08:10 AM

Rotavirus affects hundreds of thousands of young children all over the world despite available vaccines. A new study reveals that combining two protein groups in the immune system may cure and prevent rotavirus.

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