Children with acute respiratory infections were prescribed antibiotics more often during direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits than during in-person primary care appointments…
Psychiatry: Multigene test predicts depression risk
An international team has found a genetic score that reliably predicts the risk, severity and age of onset of depression…
Gregg Gonsalves Blends Activism and Science
The former Act Up campaigner is now an epidemiologist — and MacArthur grantee — searching for new ways to halt…
New findings on the effect of Epsom salt: Epsom salt receptor identified
A team of scientists has identified the receptor responsible for the bitter taste of various salts. These include medically used…
Advances in deep brain stimulation could lead to new treatments
A new article suggests that recent advances in deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease could lead to treatments for…
Stillbirth threefold increase when sleeping on back in pregnancy
Research has shown that pregnant women can lower the risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their side and NOT on…
Breaking down Beowulf
Using a statistical approach known as stylometry, which analyzes everything from the poem’s meter to the number of times different…
What most attracts us to a tourist destination? Attractions, culture and gastronomy
Tourists’ expectations when visiting a particular place are related to several features of the chosen destination: culture, architecture, gastronomy, infrastructure,…
Decline in physical activity often starts as early as age 7
Overall physical activity starts to decline already around the age of school entry. While the proportion of physically inactive individuals…
Specific criteria needed for different types of myeloma
When our plasma cells start producing a single cancer-causing protein rather than an array of antibody-like proteins to protect us,…