New research from Stanford University has found that stress can hinder our ability to develop informed plans by preventing us from being able to make decisions based on memory. “We draw on memory not just to project ourselves backward into the past but to project ourselves forward, to plan,” said Stanford psychologist Anthony Wagner, who is the senior author of […]
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New Corona test procedure: Same accuracy, higher capacity Current the Corona-threaten-to test capacity to the bottleneck in the identification of Infected and it is been working hard to increase the capacity. Thanks to a new test method was developed by a research team from the blood donation service of the German Red cross in Frankfurt and the University hospital of […]
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The Coronavirus spreads in Germany: 1001 people have already died, 79.450 are infected with Covid-19. Worldwide already more than a Million cases were registered. Meanwhile, the United States recorded more than 234,000 cases, most of the Corona cases worldwide. All the information about the Corona-crisis you will find in the News Ticker of FOCUS Online. The residents of the Chinese […]
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What is the psychology behind the hoarding? The Corona-crisis has also changed the consumer behavior of many people, and so-called hamster purchases are a suddenly emerging phenomenon. What are the psychological reasons behind the seemingly irrational purchase decisions stuck, has studied a research team from the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, in a recent survey. Many people tend in the […]
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For the nearly 36 million Americans who experience panic attacks, the coronavirus pandemic is a potentially significant new trigger. For panic attack sufferers facing these new anxieties, there is little recourse. Medication is minimally effective and has side effects. Cognitive behavioral therapy doesn’t work for nearly two-thirds of panic sufferers. And bio-feedback, which has shown promise, is cumbersome and impractical […]
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(HealthDay)—In a special article published online March 31 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, guidelines are presented for head and neck physical examination and associated procedures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Since head and neck examinations are considered high risk in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, Babak Givi, M.D., from NYU Langone Health in New York City, […]
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s the key that opens to door from total lockdown: serologic testing, which will show definitively who has contracted COVID-19 and is in theory safe to return to work. “Everyone’s waiting for serologic testing, the whole world,” said France’s Health Minister Olivier Veran. He said that the global research community was focussing on ways of perfecting […]
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Australia is the sunniest continent on Earth—which is why it also has the highest rates of skin cancer. But plentiful sunlight is also likely responsible for the lesser known ocular surface cancer, which occurs when abnormal cells on the eye grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. But eye tumors can also be benign—hence, knowing if a growth is malignant […]
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Coronavirus is an infectious disease which has been confirmed in almost one million individuals across the world. Cases are continuing to rise in the UK, and the government has urged the public to stay at home, to avoid becoming infected or spreading the virus further. Common signs and symptoms of coronavirus include a high fever, and a new, continuous cough. […]
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories According to data compiled by The New York Times, there have been more than 946,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and some 47,000 deaths worldwide, as of […]
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