The UK Government is currently asking people to limit non-essential contact and travel to work from home, in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. But it has not – to date – put […]
Will people do as they are told?
7 science-based strategies to cope with coronavirus anxiety
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues its global spread and the number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases continues to increase, anxiety related to the outbreak is on the rise too. As a psychologist, Jelena […]
How long can COVID-19 live on surfaces?
According to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can live in the air and on surfaces between several hours and several days. […]
Oxford scientists develop rapid testing technology for COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Oxford’s Engineering Science Department and the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) have developed a rapid testing technology for the novel corona virus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). The […]
Antibodies from COVID-19 survivors could be used to treat patients, protect those at risk
With a vaccine for COVID-19 still a long way from being realized, Johns Hopkins immunologist Arturo Casadevall is working to revive a century-old blood-derived treatment for use in the United States in hopes of […]
Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns
Finally, some good news has emerged about the novel coronavirus that has spread to 158 countries and territories around the world. Chinese professors report in the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics that it doesn’t appear […]
Coronavirus outbreak: a new mapping tool that lets you scroll through timeline
In the final weeks of 2019, a virus slipped furtively from animal to human somewhere in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This inauspicious moment marked the sounding of a starting pistol, unheard […]
New research shows why narcissism is a ‘mixed blessing’ when it comes to emotional dysregulation
A study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences provides new insight into the relationship between narcissistic personality traits and the ability to monitor, understand, and modify one’s emotional states. The new research […]
Skipping breakfast linked to lower test scores
Researchers from the University of Leeds have for the first time demonstrated a link between eating breakfast and GCSE performance for secondary school students in the UK. Adding together all of a […]
Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he referred to sleep as the “balm of hurt minds.” While a full night of slumber stabilizes emotions, […]
China is on track to meet its ultra-low emissions goals for 2020
Polluting emissions from Chinese thermal power plants declined significantly between 2014 and 2017, according to research involving UCL. The reductions are important in helping to control China’s national emissions which could lead […]
How our brains remember things depends upon how we learn them
Oxford University researchers have discovered that learnt knowledge is stored in different brain circuits depending on how we acquire it. The researchers from the Department of Experimental Psychology, the Wellcome Centre for […]
Increased social spending is generally not associated with lower health care costs
Countries that spend more on social provision such as care for the elderly and unemployment support also tend to spend more on health care, according to a new study from the London […]
Digital games may beat mindfulness at relieving stress
Digital games, typical of those used on smartphones, may relieve stress after a day’s work more effectively than mindfulness apps, according to a study by UCL and the University of Bath. In […]
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