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<img class="aligncenter" src="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2021/what-happens-in-the-br-1.jpg" alt="What happens in the brain during fear learning?" title="Fig. 1 Schematic depiction of the experimental paradigm and SCR results. (A) Trial structure and timeline for a single CS trial. The visual stimulus was presented for 4000 ms followed by an 8000- to 10,000-ms intertrial interval. A 15-ms electric stimulation (US) occurred at the end of 50% of […]
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In 2021, Kade Gottlieb, better known by his stage name Gottmik, became the first trans man to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race — the Olympics for drag queens. (He took home the bronze.) Gottmik, a makeup artist, arrived in the competition's werkroom wearing clown-white foundation and villainously black lipstick. "Time to crash the cis-tem!" he sang. His talent for transformation […]
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Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) found that 2003 SARS survivors who have been vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine produced highly potent functional antibodies that are capable of neutralizing not only all known SARS-CoV-2 variants of concerns (VOCs) but also other animal coronaviruses that have the potential to cause human infection. This finding, […]
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Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can infect both animals and humans. They are a respiratory virus named for the crown-like spikes on their surface. These viruses are culprits in several outbreaks across the globe. Usually, coronaviruses spread in animals but can jump to humans. There are seven known types of human coronaviruses, wherein four types, namely KHU1, […]
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After years of research, neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in the human brain that processes the sounds of language. The findings, reported August 18 in the journal Cell, suggest that auditory and speech processing occur in parallel, contradicting a long-held theory that the brain processed acoustic information then transformed it into linguistic information. Sounds of language, upon reaching the […]
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The Indiana Department of Health said this week that it was notifying almost 750,000 Hoosiers after a company “improperly accessed” the data from the state’s COVID-19 online contact tracing survey. But the company in question, the cybersecurity vendor UpGuard, told the Associated Press‘ Rick Callahan that it had actually discovered the data was publicly accessible on the internet and had […]
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Jennifer Lopez, 52, took a casual stroll in Los Angeles with a few companions. The superstar wore a matching crop top and pants set to frame her six-pack abs. J.Lo stays strong with strength training workouts, an intense abs circuit, and more. Pointing out that Jennifer Lopez has great abs is like declaring that the sky is blue and expecting […]
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(HealthDay)—Preliminary data from seven U.S. states show that the arrival of the Delta variant in July may be fueling a rise in breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated. At least 1 in every 5 new COVID-19 cases in six of these states have involved vaccinated people, with higher percentages of hospitalizations and deaths among these folks than had previously been […]
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This Morning: Dr Chris discusses heart disease We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A heart attack is a serious medical emergency whereby the supply of blood […]
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer’s TicoVac vaccine for the treatment of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). The vaccine is approved outside of United States, and more than 170 million doses have been administered since 1976. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends vaccination for everyone in areas where the annual incidence of clinical disease is highly endemic, defined as […]
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