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Leaders' pandemic policies engendered varying levels of trust
In a new study, Molly Crockett, an associate professor of psychology at Yale, examined whether people trust leaders who make utilitarian decisions during a pandemic. To find out, she and her co-first authors -- Yale's Clara Colombatto and the University of Kent's Jim Everett -- assembled a multidisciplinary team of 37 international researchers to study people's trust in leaders around the globe.
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Patients paying for unproven IVF add-on treatments
Despite only limited evidence that fertility add-ons increase the odds of having a baby, the majority of women (82%) have used one or more of these treatments as part of their IVF.This is the conclusion of a retrospective study of 1,590 Australian patients which also found more than seven in 10 (72%) had incurred additional costs for these unproven additional therapies and techniques which range from Chinese herbal medicine to endometrial scratching.
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Gap in breast cancer mortality rates between Black and white women has narrowed
For women diagnosed with breast cancer in Florida, breast cancer-specific mortality rates have decreased more among Black and Hispanic women than white women since 1990. Despite these advances, Black women still have double the five- and 10-year mortality rates of non-Hispanic white women.
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New study shows glo has similar impact on indicators of potential harm as quitting smoking
New research published today in the journal Internal and Emergency Medicine provides the first real-world evidence that people switching from cigarettes to exclusive use of glo, BAT's flagship Tobacco Heating Product (THP), can significantly reduce their exposure to certain toxicants and indicators of potential harm related to several smoking-related diseases compared with continuing to smoke.
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Why are some fish warm-blooded? Predatory sharks gain speed advantage
New research from marine biologists offers answers to a fundamental puzzle that had until now remained unsolved: why are some fish warm-blooded when most are not? It turns out that while (warm-blooded) fish able to regulate their own body temperatures can swim faster, they do not live in waters spanning a broader range of temperatures.
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94% of patients with cancer respond well to COVID-19 vaccines
More than 9 of 10 patients with cancer showed good immune response to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines after receiving both doses, but subsets of high-risk patients did not, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, and Swiss collaborators.
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Discovery of nanosized molecules that might inhibit Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
Nanosized molecules of a particular chemical element can inhibit the formation of plaque in the brain tissues. This new discovery by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, in collaboration with researchers in Croatia and Lithuania, provides renewed hope for novel treatments of, for instance, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in the long run.
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Physicists observationally confirm Hawking's black hole theorem for the first time
Physicists at MIT and elsewhere have used gravitational waves to observationally confirm Hawking's black hole theorem for the first time.
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Liquid chalk highly effective in killing SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A viruses
Melbourne researchers have found that liquid chalk, commonly used in gyms to improve grip, acts as an antiseptic against highly infectious human viruses, completely killing both SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and influenza A viruses.University of Melbourne Professor Jason Mackenzie, a laboratory head at the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) wanted to investigate whether liquid chalk stopped SARS-CoV-2 transmission after conversations with his daughter -- an elite rock climber heading to the Tokyo Olympics.
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Multitalented filaments in living cells
Living cells are constantly exposed to a wide variety of mechanical stresses: heart and lungs must withstand expansion and contraction; our skin must be resistant to tearing whilst retaining elasticity; immune cells are squashy so they can move through the body. "Intermediate filaments" (special protein structures), play an important role here. Researchers at Göttingen University have now measured what determines the properties of individual filaments, and which features only occur through the interaction of filaments in networks.
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Cardio health decline tied to midlife wealth
A relative decline in wealth during midlife increases the likelihood of a cardiac event or heart disease after age 65 while an increase in wealth between ages 50 and 64 is associated with lower cardiovascular risk, according to a new study in JAMA Cardiology.
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Scientists risk overestimating numbers of wild bonobos
Study warns that changing climate in the Congo Basin is impacting assessment of the endangered apes
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Researchers hone in on the best software for detecting microRNAs in plants
When researchers unexpectedly discovered that small strands of RNA were suppressing the production of certain genes in animals, they suspected they'd stumbled onto something big. More than two decades of research has since confirmed their suspicions, showing that microRNAs have a hand in regulating almost every functional trait in animals and plants. In a new study, researchers provide a roadmap for the most efficient software to use for discovering and detecting microRNAs in plants.
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Diet with more fish fats, less vegetable oils can reduce migraine headaches
A diet higher in fatty fish helped frequent migraine sufferers reduce their monthly number of headaches and intensity of pain compared to participants on a diet higher in vegetable-based fats and oils, according to a new study.
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Diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids may help reduce headaches
Eating a diet rich in omega 3 (n-3) fatty acids reduces the frequency of headaches compared with a diet with normal intake of omega 3 and omega 6 (n-6) fatty acids, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
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Expand the UK's COVID-19 symptom list to prevent cases being missed, say experts
The UK should expand its official list of symptoms for defining covid-19 to prevent cases being missed and help improve the UK's pandemic response, say experts in The BMJ today.
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Cats may catch COVID-19 from sleeping on their owner's bed
New research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year, suggests that people with COVID-19 frequently pass it on to their pets. Cats that sleep on their owner's bed seem to be at particular risk of infection.
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Study suggests it is common for pet dogs and cats to catch COVID-19 from their owners
COVID-19 is common in pet cats and dogs whose owners have the virus, according to new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held online this year.
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Study links mental health with risk of tuberculosis
New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) taking place online shows that individuals affected by mental illnesses including depression and schizophrenia experience an increased incidence of tuberculosis (TB).
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Study identifies existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat gonorrhea
New research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) being held online identifies drugs that could potentially be repurposed for the treatment of gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae): a sexually transmitted infection which is becoming increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.
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