A new survey reveals Americans are changing social media habits in wake of this current, unstable era. The COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 elections, and global instability have thrust triggering and upsetting information at us in a constant social feed. This can cause increased anxiety and stress, and lead to serious mental health issues like depression, even suicide. Mental health experts say […]
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In the United States, there has not been a COVID-19 response so much as a multitude of micro-responses. With no comprehensive national plan to unify them, local and state governments have deployed an assortment of measures—some aggressive, others less restrictive—in various combinations in their efforts to control the spread of the disease. Not surprisingly, the results have been similarly mixed, […]
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Even if you’ve been exposed to someone sick with COVID-19 but you don’t feel sick, the CDC says you now no longer have to get yourself tested. This latest about-face has public healthcare workers baffled because earlier guidance called on local health departments to test those who have been within 6 feet, and for 15 minutes, of someone who has […]
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A recalcitrant and dangerous intestinal bacterium, Clostridioides difficile causes some half a million infections in the United States each year, many of them recurrent and some of them fatal. Because treating the infection is hard and preventing its recurrence can be challenging, physician-scientists have long sought ways to reduce of the risk of developing an infection in the first place. […]
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Some days — who are we even kidding, most days — it seems like we really are running a rat race, and the rats are definitely winning. All day long, we’re scrambling to keep up with everything we’ve got to do, and when nighttime comes, we sink into bed, exhausted, hoping and praying we’ll be able to get just enough […]
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If you’re a working mom sheltering in with your kiddos, there are some distractions you are hardwired not to ignore. Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark found that hearing a baby cry triggers your brain into action before you’re even aware of it, which is why checking in with your little one is a visceral response even when there are […]
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Another day, another magical weight loss claim trending on the internet. Much like the eternal quest to find the Fountain of Youth, it seems we are hardwired to seek out snake oil remedies for weight loss, as well. Deep down, we all know that the best and safest way to lose weight with actual sustainable results is to eat right and […]
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A team of researchers has been modeling the potential spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. Using their model, they can calculate the number of exposed and highly infectious individuals and the daily isolation efforts required to bring down the epidemic curve. In April, a team led by Professor Andrea Rinaldo, the head of EPFL’s Laboratory of Ecohydrology (ECHO), published […]
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Scientists have launched a number of human milk and lactation studies to determine if SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted to infants through human milk. Three scientists, including one from Washington University in St. Louis, wrote a new perspective article in the American Journal of Human Biology making the case for human milk studies co-created with the people whose milk is under […]
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Stomach bloating is typically the result of a build-up of gas in the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. This channel breaks down food as it is transported through the body, helping the body to absorb nutrients and flush out excess matter. If […]
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