Late last year, one of Dr. Vance Fowler’s patients — a man in his 60s who’d returned to North Carolina from visiting his family in Nepal — died of a bacterial infection. He’d been treated at a top U.S. hospital with access to the strongest antibiotics. But the infection, a drug-resistant strain of E. coli, surged on.

Using mindfulness as an anxiety therapy could be more effective if participants sniff sweat at the same time, a new study suggests.

An analysis of online Reddit conversations also revealed a paradox: the same men devalue both trans and cisgender women.

When she gets ready for bed, Ava Manning doesn’t bother wearing an eye mask or earplugs, but she takes five minutes to strap on her electroencephalography (EEG) headband. The accessory is made of plush foam and adorned with six electrodes that press comfortably against her temples, allowing Manning to peacefully sleep while the device monitors, analyzes and acts on her brain waves overnight.

While the bacteria is common in subtropical regions, there has been an increase of infections from Vibrio vulnificus in more northern locations, like the Delaware Bay.

Beethoven’s genome has been sequenced for the first time by an international team of scientists using five genetically matching locks of his hair. The study's lead author is Tristan Begg, a final year Biological Anthropology PhD researcher from the Department of Archaeology and Clare Hall, University of Cambridge.

A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that individuals are more likely to blame themselves when casual conversations become difficult. The findings reveal that the self-serving bias you find in many other human activities seems to disappear when engaging in casual conversation. This insight may be helpful to those who experience anxiety during small talk.

Uracil, a building block of life, has been found on the asteroid Ryugu. Yasuhiro Oba and colleagues discovered the precursor to life in samples collected from the asteroid and returned to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft, the team reports March 21 in Nature Communications.

Cyclic sighing appeared to be particularly effective among different breathing exercises and better than mindfulness meditation, a study says.

A study from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is the first to connect highly pathogenic avian influenza to a large scale mortality event in wild mammals.

A new study indicates that having a single well-healed facial scar does not tend to have a negative impact on first impressions of attractiveness, confidence and friendliness. However, specific scar locations, such as a perpendicular scar at the mid-lower eyelid may result in lower perceived attractiveness, confidence and friendliness. The study was published in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Pioneering treatment has been used to treat the disease for the first time on the NHS, and may offer hope to thousands of men

A woman who received a stem cell transplant to treat her HIV is still virus-free more than five years after the procedure and 30 months after she stopped taking HIV medication.

Newly published research provides insight into the psychological factors underlying the hatred of celebrity culture and its consequences. The findings have been published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media. ...

Poor sleep in middle age can have a negative impact on brain health, according to a study by researchers at The Australian National University. The study looked at the sleep habits of over 29,000 people aged between 37 and 73 and could provide the basis for helping to combat major diseases like dementia.

“Medical cannabis use among U.S. Veterans has continued to rise”, notes the abstract of the study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Texas State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. “However, data on cannabis use by older Veterans is generally less available.”

lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). We have assessed the value of LDL-C as a CVD risk factor, as well as effects of the LCD on other CVD risk factors. We have also reviewed findings that provide guidance as to whether statin therapy would be beneficial for individuals with high LDL-C on an LCD. Recent findings Multiple longitudinal trials have demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of the LCD, while also providing evidence of improvements in the most reliable CVD risk factors. Recent findings have also confirmed how ineffective LDL-C is in predicting CVD risk. Summary Extensive research has demonstrated the efficacy of the LCD to...

A new study examining how much energy males and females spend carrying babies in different positions reported that women expend less energy carrying their babies than men in all carrying positions. Carrying a baby on one’s back was the most energy efficient and people carrying babies this way were able to maintain their unloaded walking speeds. The study was published in Evolutionary Human Sciences.

Data generated by the Apple Watch for the Apple Heart and Movement Study indicates that most people don't get enough sleep at night, and that people in Idaho get more sleep than West Virginia.

Sarcomas are cancer tumours found in e.g. the bones, muscles or fatty tissue. It is a rare type of cancer seen in only one per cent of cancer patients. It is complex and difficult to treat. However, a new study may have found a new treatment that can help the sickest sarcoma patients.