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Feeling anxious can direct our attention and memory toward supernatural beings such as gods, a University of Otago study has found. Lead author Dr. Thomas Swan, of the Department of Psychology, says the research may help explain how religious beliefs are formed. For the study, published in the International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, […]
Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers’ star center, suffered a hyperextended knee during last night’s game against the Washington Wizards. The injury occurred when Embiid landed with all of his weight on his leg after making a dunk in the third quarter. “He just fell awkwardly,” the 76ers’ coach Doc Rivers told ESPN. “Thought there was […]
Variation in consumption of market-acquired foods outside of the traditional diet—but not in total calories burned daily—is reliably related to indigenous Amazonian children’s body fat, according to a Baylor University study that offers insight into the global obesity epidemic. “The importance of a poor diet versus low energy expenditure on the development of childhood obesity […]
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a specific genetic target that could help explain the tremendous variation in how sick those infected with COVID-19 become. The study results, recently published in the journal mSphere, describe a molecule made from DNA—miR1307—as a potential dimmer switch that may influence […]
The essential malaria drug artemisinin acts like a “ticking time bomb” in parasite cells—but in the half a century since the drug was introduced, malaria-causing parasites have slowly grown less and less susceptible to the treatment, threatening attempts at global control over the disease. In a paper published September 23 in Nature Communications, Whitehead Institute […]
Facing the death of a loved one, being given a life-threatening diagnosis, or living through a natural disaster is difficult enough. But those who get through these traumatic life events often face further ill effects. Someone’s chances of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety all increase after being exposed to significant stressors. And […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain “You’ve got your whole life ahead of you,” young adults are often told—but that’s of little comfort to the many 20- and 30-somethings who face “adulting” challenges like career uncertainty, overwhelming student loan debt, and relationship difficulties. The uncertainties of this time of life leave many feeling depressed, insecure, and rudderless. […]
Anyone who pays attention to a good body hygiene, is usually daily in the shower. Experts claim, however, is that you have to. On the contrary, Daily showers can even be harmful. ©glomex From our network of CHIP: how to protect your children from Cyber-bullying: The Privalino App from the cave of the lion pixabay
Researchers have recently begun to realize that biological sex plays a key role in disease risk. Sex plays a role in hypertension, diabetes, arthritis—and in many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Depression and anxiety affect females more, while neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, early onset schizophrenia, and attention deficit hyperactivity, affect more males. Males are […]