This is researcher Nonie Finlayson about to enter the fMRI scanner. Credit: Ohio State University We live in a three-dimensional world, but everything we see is first recorded on our retinas in only two dimensions. // // So how does the...
The large Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 to 2015 was devastating to the people in West Africa and beyond. Credit: © Feng Yu / Fotolia Ebola virus RNA can persist in the semen of survivors more than two years...
There is little awareness of the chemical components of cigarette smoke amongst US adults, even though many of them report having looked for relevant information. In a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, researchers from...
An image of a T-cell is shown. Credit: Photo courtesy of Robbie B. Mailliard, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that...
It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for the day. Credit: Jeff Grabmeier It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for...
Measles is the fifth vaccine-preventable disease to be eliminated from the Americas, after the regional eradication of smallpox in 1971, poliomyelitis in 1994, and rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in 2015.Credit: © julien_harneis / Flickr The Region of the Americas...
Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound, at least the first time. Credit: © punghi / Fotolia Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound. The second time they hear the noise, they'll startle...
This is the first study of its kind using medical images and artificial intelligence. Credit: © iQoncept / Fotolia A computer's ability to predict a patient's lifespan simply by looking at images of their organs is a step closer to becoming...
Why dieting doesn't always result in losing weight. Key brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us burning calories when food is scarce. Credit: © rodimovpavel / Fotolia A study carried out in mice may help explain why dieting can...
In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka was today certified by WHO on having eliminated malaria, a life-threatening disease which long affected the island country. “Sri Lanka’s achievement is truly remarkable. In the mid-20th century it was among the...
In the fall of 2015, hazardous levels of smoke from agricultural fires blanketed much of Equatorial Asia. Schools and businesses closed, planes were grounded and tens of thousands sought medical treatment for respiratory illness. In a new study, Harvard University...