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Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in the United States for adults ages 65 and older. With 1 in 4...

1 in 3 Americans worry about getting respiratory diseases

Over a third of Americans worry about getting the flu, RSV, or COVID-19

PHILADELPHIA – Over a third of American adults are worried that they or someone in their family will get the seasonal flu, Covid-19, or RSV...

Gambling addiction may increase the risk of long-term sick leave

Gambling addiction can increase the risk of long-term sick leave for several years, according to a new study published in Psychological Medicine. Researchers from Karolinska...

Tiny traps can provide new knowledge about difficult-to-treat diseases

Proteins that form clumps occur in many difficult-to-treat diseases, such as ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson's. The mechanisms behind how the proteins interact with each other...

Innovative aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood

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Proof of concept of new material for long lasting relief from dry mouth conditions

Proof of concept of new material for long lasting relief from dry mouth conditions Credit: Please credit: Dr Anna Tanczos, www.SciCommStudios.co.uk Proof of concept of new...

From inflation to world affairs, stressors are piling up for Americans this holiday season

Survey: from inflation to world affairs, stressors pile up for Americans this holiday season

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The way dogs see the world: Objects are more salient to smarter dogs

November 18, 2023

When we point at an object, the toddler focuses on the object, while the dog usually takes the gesture as a directional cue. In a...

USDA selects University of Illinois team to study spring dust storms over Midwestern rural areas

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LSU Health’s Bailey to receive prestigious national award

New Orleans, LA – The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Foundation has selected Rahn Baily, MD, DLFAPA, ACP, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at LSU Health...

Neisseria meningitidis bacteria (in red) binding to the surface of an epithelial cell (nucleus in blue) infected with influenza virus (viral neuraminidase in green). Influenza infection facilitates diplococci binding to the cell surface.

Significant “post-COVID” resurgence in invasive meningococcal disease

A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur has used the database of the National Reference Center for Meningococci to trace the evolution of invasive...

Cheap medicines prevented migraine as well as expensive ones

Migraine is more than just a headache. Often the pain is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity, and sound sensitivity. Chronic migraine can be disabling...

Silver nanoparticles: guaranteeing antimicrobial safe-tea

Once upon a time, people believed to be invincible against bacterial diseases, thanks to the antibiotics. Does this sound like a fairy tale? By all...

Disequilibration by sensitization under confinement (DESC)

A deep-sea fish inspired researchers to develop supramolecular light-driven machinery

The vision system, evolved over millions of years, is highly complex. To make vision sensitive throughout the whole range of visible wavelengths, Nature employs a...

The snapshot for the oxide-ion migration

Shedding light on unique conduction mechanisms in a new type of perovskite oxide