About 70% of people with COVID-19 suddenly lose their sense of smell, although fewer of them seem to realize it, according to a new “living analysis” by a research team. Vicente Ramirez, a Ph.D. student in UC Merced’s Public Health program, and researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in…
Basketball fouls can be predicted by personality traits—but not the ones you would expect
A basketball player can be dishonest or bad-tempered yet is not more likely to commit fouls, a new study has shown. Researchers including from the University of Exeter Business School ran a study of 242 male youth basketball players from the top German youth basketball league (Nachwuchs und Jugend Basketball…
Asian-Australians hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic
More than four in five Asian-Australians say they have experienced instances of discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. In a survey of more than 3,000 people, 84.5% of Asian-Australians reported at least one instance of discrimination between January and October 2020. This…
Nucleus accumbens recruited by cocaine, sugar are different
Nucleus accumbens in the brain play a central role in the risk-reward circuit. Their operation is based chiefly on three essential neurotransmitters: dopamine, which promotes desire; serotonin, whose effects include satiety and inhibition; and glutamate, which drives goal-directed behaviors and responses to reward-associated cues and contexts. In a study using…
New coronavirus cases in US up by 11% over last week: report
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 13 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.S. is seeing a surge in new coronavirus cases, according to a report. A new analysis found that the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose by 11% last week, with…
Skeletal muscle development and regeneration mechanisms vary by gender
Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan, have generated mice lacking the estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) gene, both fiber-specific and muscle stem cell-specific, which resulted in abnormalities in the growth and regeneration of skeletal muscle in female mice. This was not observed in male mice that lacked the ERβ gene, suggesting that…
Sorry Melbourne. The chance of reaching an average 5 COVID-19 cases by mid-October is under 50%
Melburnians are addicted to the Victorian health department’s daily tweet of the state’s new COVID-19 cases. This figure contributes to the all-important rolling 14-day average, which alongside the number of mystery cases, tells us whether we’re on target for the next phase of reopening. How likely is it we’ll get…
Chances of recovery from rare brain tumour influenced by factors including age and weight
Age and body mass index are among the factors that have a significant impact on the clinical course of a particular type of brain tumor, known as pilocytic astrocytoma, in adult patients. This was the main finding of one of the world’s largest studies on this topic, which has now…
The doctors still crippled by Covid-19 six months after they caught it
The doctors still crippled by Covid-19 six months after they caught it: None of these medics were hospitalised after catching coronavirus yet they’ve all been struck by ‘long Covid’ – raising alarming questions about its lasting effects Doctors affected by ‘long Covid’ have written a joint letter published in the…
United States COVID-19 transmission driven by ages 20-49, research finds
Resurging COVID-19 transmission in the US is being driven by ages 20-49 and targeted measures are needed to control the epidemic as schools re-open. An estimated two in three COVID-19 cases came from adults aged 20-49 according to a new report by the Imperial College London COVID-19 Response Team, the…
Being pregnant delays onset of multiple sclerosis by three years
Pregnancy ‘delays onset of multiple sclerosis by more than THREE YEARS’: Study suggests hormones could be used to ward off the disease Study found women who were pregnant developed the condition 3.3 years later And those who carried their baby to full term had the condition 3.4 years later Multiple…