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1-Nov-2022 4:55 PM EDT
Global COVID-19 infection rates may be higher than previously reported
PLOS

Study suggests two-thirds of the global population may have antibodies from vaccination or infection.

Released: 9-Nov-2022 7:45 PM EST
Why eye contact is rare among people with autism
Yale University

A hallmark of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, is the reluctance to make eye contact with others in natural conditions.

   
8-Nov-2022 3:05 PM EST
U.S. political partisanship affects first impressions of faces
PLOS

In an experimental study, participants’ first impressions of photos of strangers’ faces were strongly influenced by disclosure of the stranger’s political partisanship.

Newswise: Study finds a gut-brain link tied to social development
Released: 9-Nov-2022 4:05 AM EST
Study finds a gut-brain link tied to social development
University of Oregon

University of Oregon neuroscientists discovered a pathway linking microbes in the gut to those in the brain, which could lead to new treatments for neurodevelopmental conditions.

   
Released: 8-Nov-2022 9:05 PM EST
Workplace cafeteria study finds no evidence that physical activity calorie-equivalent labelling changes food purchasing
University of Cambridge

An experiment carried out across ten workplace cafeterias found no significant change in the overall number of calories purchased when food and drink labels showed the amount of physical activity required to burn off their calories.

   
Newswise: Investigating COVID-19 deaths for children and young people
2-Nov-2022 4:00 PM EDT
Investigating COVID-19 deaths for children and young people
PLOS

A new study conducted in England shows that the risk of death due to COVID-19 remains very low for children and young people, and most deaths occur in those with underlying health conditions. Marta Bertran of the UK Health Security Agency, London, and colleagues present these findings on November 8th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

Newswise: Starved yeast poisons clones
Released: 7-Nov-2022 6:25 PM EST
Starved yeast poisons clones
University of Tokyo

When starved of glucose, yeast kills its own clones and other surrounding microorganisms to survive in a newly discovered phenomenon named latecomer killing.

Released: 4-Nov-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Psychological First Aid training could help improve care workers’ wellbeing
Northumbria University

A new study has shown that Psychological First Aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help healthcare workers in care homes improve their own mental wellbeing.

Newswise: Organoids Reveal How SARS-CoV-2 Damages Brain Cells — and a Potential Treatment
Released: 3-Nov-2022 2:25 PM EDT
Organoids Reveal How SARS-CoV-2 Damages Brain Cells — and a Potential Treatment
University of California San Diego

Using human brain organoids, an international team of researchers has shown how the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 infects cortical neurons and specifically destroys their synapses — the connections between brain cells that allow them to communicate with each other.

Newswise: Ochsner Pharmacist Makes Case for Reducing Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics for Acute Kidney Infections
Released: 2-Nov-2022 5:40 PM EDT
Ochsner Pharmacist Makes Case for Reducing Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics for Acute Kidney Infections
Ochsner Health

A new study led by Ochsner infectious diseases clinical pharmacist Kevin Lin, PharmD, was recently published in PLoS One, suggesting that oral cephalosporins are as safe and effective as the standard of care fluoroquinolones (FQs) for the treatment of acute kidney infections.

26-Oct-2022 3:25 PM EDT
Chronic pain associated with poor health – and COVID-19 infection – decades later
PLOS

Data on more than 12,000 Britons also shows links with subsequent poor mental health, worse sleep, joblessness.

Newswise: A Stone Age Child Buried with Bird Feathers, Plant Fibres and Fur
Released: 2-Nov-2022 1:55 PM EDT
A Stone Age Child Buried with Bird Feathers, Plant Fibres and Fur
University of Helsinki

The exceptional excavation of a Stone Age burial site was carried out in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu in Eastern Finland.

Newswise: Study: More Than One Way to Build a Black Bird
Released: 1-Nov-2022 3:20 PM EDT
Study: More Than One Way to Build a Black Bird
Cornell University

Scientists have so far found at least two genetic pathways leading to the same physical outcome: all-black feathers. This change was no random accident. It was a result of nature specifically selecting for this trait. The new study is published in the journal PLOS Genetics.

Released: 31-Oct-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Female Politicians Disadvantaged by Online Prejudices and Stereotypes
University of Copenhagen

Studies of Reddit content demonstrate that female politicians are more likely to be referred to by their first names and language describing appearance and family relationships.

Newswise: Neuroimaging Study Reveals Functional and Structural Brain Abnormalities in People with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease
Released: 26-Oct-2022 2:40 PM EDT
Neuroimaging Study Reveals Functional and Structural Brain Abnormalities in People with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a study using specialized imaging techniques, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report distinctive changes in the “white matter” and other brain tissue physiology of those with post-treatment Lyme disease, a condition affecting 10% to 20% of the nearly half a million Americans who contract Lyme disease annually.

Released: 26-Oct-2022 2:40 PM EDT
Considering COVID a Hoax Is ‘Gateway’ to Belief in Conspiracy Theories
Ohio State University

Belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax – that its severity was exaggerated or that the virus was deliberately released for sinister reasons – functions as a “gateway” to believing in conspiracy theories generally, new research has found.

20-Oct-2022 10:40 AM EDT
COVID-19 conspiracy theories could be a “gateway” to belief in more conspiracies
PLOS

In a new analysis, people who more strongly believed in COVID-19 conspiracy theories were more likely to subsequently develop an increased tendency to believe in conspiracy theories in general.

Released: 24-Oct-2022 3:50 PM EDT
Study Uncovers Mechanisms Necessary for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Macrophages
Boston University School of Medicine

Dysregulation of macrophages during SARS-CoV-2 infection and the over-exuberant production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by these macrophages has been hypothesized to contribute to severity of COVID-19 disease.

Released: 21-Oct-2022 7:10 PM EDT
New Flexible, Steerable Device Placed in Live Brains by Minimally Invasive Robot
Imperial College London

The early-stage research tested the delivery and safety of the new implantable catheter design in two sheep to determine its potential for use in diagnosing and treating diseases in the brain.

Released: 20-Oct-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Dating profile text perceived as more original may spark more attraction
PLOS

A new study involving users of online dating sites has revealed a link between the perceived originality of text in dating profiles and better impressions of attractiveness.

Newswise: Study: Live Chat Boosts College Women’s Class Participation
Released: 19-Oct-2022 4:55 PM EDT
Study: Live Chat Boosts College Women’s Class Participation
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Women much more enthusiastically embraced the live chat function during pandemic Zoom classes than men, according to a new UNLV study. Researchers hope the data could be a key to broadening underrepresented groups’ access to STEM disciplines as colleges incorporate technology into hybrid and even in-person courses.

Newswise: Ostrich-like dinosaurs from Mississippi are among the world’s largest at over 800kg
12-Oct-2022 11:25 AM EDT
Ostrich-like dinosaurs from Mississippi are among the world’s largest at over 800kg
PLOS

Ostrich-like dinosaurs called ornithomimosaurs grew to enormous sizes in ancient eastern North America, according to a study published October 19, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and colleagues.

Newswise: Can Obesity and Stress Influence Appetite? New Johns Hopkins Study Shows It’s All In Your Head
Released: 19-Oct-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Can Obesity and Stress Influence Appetite? New Johns Hopkins Study Shows It’s All In Your Head
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a series of experiments using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity across networks in the brain, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers looked at how stress might increase appetite in obese and lean adults.

11-Oct-2022 3:20 PM EDT
Golden slumbers: shorter sleep in later life linked with multimorbidity
PLOS

Adults over 50 who sleep for five hours or less per night have a greater risk of developing more than one chronic disease when compared to their peers who sleep seven hours, according to a study, published October 18th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

14-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Five hours’ sleep a night linked to higher risk of multiple diseases
University College London

Getting less than five hours of sleep in mid-to-late life could be linked to an increased risk of developing at least two chronic diseases, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Newswise: New dataset reveals biological “treasure trove” of Arctic Ocean
Released: 17-Oct-2022 4:15 PM EDT
New dataset reveals biological “treasure trove” of Arctic Ocean
University of East Anglia

A major new project will help benchmark biodiversity change in the Arctic Ocean and guide conservation efforts by identifying unique species and assessing their extinction risk.

Released: 17-Oct-2022 3:05 PM EDT
妙佑医疗国际研究显示使用人工智能可帮助确定准妈妈能否成功顺产
Mayo Clinic

妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic) 研究人员发现,借助人工智能(AI)算法来分析临产妇女的变化模式,可以帮助确定产妇能否顺利进行阴道分娩,以及阴道分娩能否确保母婴平安。这些研究结果已发表在《PLOS ONE》期刊上。

Released: 17-Oct-2022 2:55 PM EDT
Estudo da Mayo Clinic mostra resultados de parto bem-sucedidos em gestantes usando IA
Mayo Clinic

Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic descobriram que o uso de algoritmos de inteligência artificial (IA) para analisar padrões de mudanças em gestantes em trabalho de parto pode ajudar a identificar se o parto vaginal terá bons resultados para mães e bebês. Os resultados foram publicados na revista PLOS ONE.

Released: 17-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
New approach means faster understanding in public health crisis
McMaster University

The study was done for the World Health Organization (WHO) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research testing accessibility to recommendations for tuberculosis, a preventable and curable disease which is still the world’s top infectious killer. Researchers found the new approach is much more accessible, people are more satisfied and the new presentation improved the understanding of the information.

Released: 17-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Estudio de Mayo Clinic muestra que la inteligencia artificial aporta resultados exitosos en el parto de las embarazadas
Mayo Clinic

Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic descubrieron que utilizar algoritmos de inteligencia artificial para analizar patrones de cambio en las mujeres durante el trabajo de parto puede ayudar a identificar si el parto vaginal será exitoso y si se obtendrá resultados positivos tanto en la mamá como en el bebé. Los resultados de esta investigación se publicaron en PLOS ONE.

Released: 17-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
دراسة مايو كلينك تظهر نتائج المخاض الناجح لدى الأمهات الحوامل باستخدام الذكاء الاصطناعي
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا- اكتشف باحثو مايو كلينك أن استخدام خوارزميات الذكاء الاصطناعي (AI) لتحليل أنماط التغيرات لدى النساء في مرحلة المخاض يمكن أن يساعد في تحديد ما إذا كانت الولادة المهبلية الناجحة ستحدث مع نتائج جيدة للأم والطفل. النتائج منشورة في مجلة بلوس ون.

Released: 13-Oct-2022 11:40 AM EDT
Strengthening cold ocean current buffers Galápagos Islands from climate change
University of Colorado Boulder

While most of the world’s oceans are warming due to climate change, a new CU Boulder study explains how the waters around the Galápagos Islands are staying cool and getting colder.

Released: 13-Oct-2022 12:05 AM EDT
Too little, too late: study examines why the Endangered Species Act fails
Columbia Climate School

Since its passage in 1973, the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been the strongest law to prevent species extinctions in the United States, and has served as a model of conservation policy to other nations.

Newswise: Wistar Scientists Identify Link Between Mitochondria and Pancreatic Cancer Risk
12-Oct-2022 11:15 AM EDT
Wistar Scientists Identify Link Between Mitochondria and Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Wistar Institute

In a research paper published in PLOS ONE, The Wistar Institute's Dario C. Altieri, M.D., alongside national and international collaborators, distinguish a specific gene signature indicative of mitochondrial reprogramming in tumors that correlates with poor patient outcome.

Newswise: Dinosaur “mummies” might not be as unusual as we think
10-Oct-2022 12:25 PM EDT
Dinosaur “mummies” might not be as unusual as we think
PLOS

Data from fossils and modern carcasses indicates simple path to preserving dinosaur skin.

Newswise: How do tired animals stay awake?
Released: 12-Oct-2022 1:05 PM EDT
How do tired animals stay awake?
Washington University in St. Louis

New research provides clues to falling fast asleep – or lying wide awake. Studying fruit flies, researchers found that brain neurons adapt to different situations. The findings are published in PLoS Biology and could lead to new approaches to treating insomnia and improving sleep quality in people.

   
Newswise: Half of the world’s coral reefs may face unsuitable conditions by 2035
7-Oct-2022 1:40 PM EDT
Half of the world’s coral reefs may face unsuitable conditions by 2035
PLOS

Researchers assess the dire consequences of climate change under a business-as-usual scenario.

4-Oct-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Birthweights below the 25th percentile linked to later developmental concerns
PLOS

Previously, babies born below the 10th percentile for birthweights were expected to be at risk.

Newswise: Gray Whale Numbers Continue Decline; NOAA Fisheries Will Continue Monitoring
Released: 10-Oct-2022 3:00 PM EDT
Gray Whale Numbers Continue Decline; NOAA Fisheries Will Continue Monitoring
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Gray whales that migrate along the West Coast of North America continued to decline in number over the last 2 years, according to a new NOAA Fisheries assessment. The population is now down 38 percent from its peak in 2015 and 2016, as researchers probe the underlying reasons.

Newswise: Petting dogs engages the social brain, according to neuroimaging
28-Sep-2022 10:25 AM EDT
Petting dogs engages the social brain, according to neuroimaging
PLOS

Greater interaction with real dogs leads to greater activity in the prefrontal cortex.

   
Newswise: Prenatal acetaminophen use linked to sleep, attention problems in preschoolers
Released: 4-Oct-2022 9:50 AM EDT
Prenatal acetaminophen use linked to sleep, attention problems in preschoolers
Penn State College of Medicine

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with sleep and behavior problems consistent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Newswise: FSU researchers find pandemic altered personality traits of younger adults
Released: 28-Sep-2022 4:50 PM EDT
FSU researchers find pandemic altered personality traits of younger adults
Florida State University

A research team led by faculty at the Florida State University College of Medicine found the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to cause personality changes, especially in younger adults.

Released: 28-Sep-2022 3:40 PM EDT
Saliva test could provide early warning for severe Covid cases, finds study
University of Surrey

Saliva samples could soon be key to predicting the severity of someone's case of Covid-19, allowing hospitals to triage patients effectively, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Newswise: Dogs can smell when we’re stressed, study suggests
21-Sep-2022 2:25 PM EDT
Dogs can smell when we’re stressed, study suggests
PLOS

Dogs could differentiate breath and sweat samples from people before and after a stress-inducing task.

   
Newswise: Clarifying the chaos of narwhal behavior
Released: 22-Sep-2022 4:25 PM EDT
Clarifying the chaos of narwhal behavior
Hokkaido University

Researchers have used the mathematical equations of chaos theory to analyse the data from long-term monitoring of an electronically tagged narwhal.

Released: 22-Sep-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Newly discovered COVID-like virus could infect humans, resist vaccines
Washington State University

A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it were to spillover, is resistant to current vaccines.

Newswise: Scientists find evidence for food insecurity driving international conflict two thousand years ago
Released: 21-Sep-2022 5:10 PM EDT
Scientists find evidence for food insecurity driving international conflict two thousand years ago
Aarhus University

Ancient Palmyra has gripped public imagination since its picturesque ruins were “rediscovered” in the seventeenth century by western travellers.

14-Sep-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Perceived debt manageability linked to mental health struggles in UK during pandemic
PLOS

UK adults reporting more problems managing debt had higher risk of depression, anxiety.

     
Released: 21-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Greek volcano mystery: Archaeologist narrows on date of Thera eruption
Cornell University

Cornell University archaeologist Sturt Manning hopes to settle one of modern archaeology’s longstanding disputes: the date of a volcanic eruption on the Greek island of Santorini, traditionally known as Thera.



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