Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list…
Few Changes Seen in ‘Big Five’ Personality Traits During Early Days of COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study suggests that adults experienced few changes in “Big Five” personality traits as a result of the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Angelina Sutin of Florida…
Brain Noise Contains Unique Signature of Dream Sleep
When we dream, our brains are filled with noisy electrical activity that looks nearly identical to that of the awake brain. But University of California, Berkeley, researchers have pulled a signal out…
Study Shows Variation in Hospital Visitor & ICU Communication Policies Due to COVID-19
Four months ago, Michigan glowed red on COVID-19 maps. Hundreds of patients packed hospital intensive care units in the southern part of the state, and hospitals statewide rapidly put strict new visitor…
Lockdown Study Reports Surge in Health Anxieties
New research into people’s coping strategies faced with COVID-19 highlights the mental health toll for those shielding Coronavirus and the imposition of lockdown this year ‘significantly raised’ mental health challenges, particularly so…
Exposure to Common Cold Coronaviruses Can Teach the Immune System to Recognize SARS-CoV-2
Your immune system’s “memory” T cells keep track of the viruses they have seen before. This immune cell memory gives the cells a headstart in recognizing and fighting off repeat invaders. Now,…
