September 11, 2024Researchers have found that infrared thermal imaging can reliably assess animal stress at a distance and without physical contact. This technology can improve the assessment of animal welfare and the management and treatment of animals under human control, such as reindeer, in tourism settings. Science
September 11, 2024SARS-CoV-2 evolves more rapidly in the brain than in the lungs, which may explain the neurological symptoms with COVID-19 and long COVID. The new study using mouse models found that the virus accumulated more mutations in the brain, particularly in the spike protein. Science
September 11, 2024Researchers say meeting your pupper’s gaze and petting them causes our brains to synchronise | Additionally, dogs who had genetic mutations that cause them to have social impairment symptoms showed a loss of synchronisation, as well as reduced attention during their interactions with humans. Science
September 11, 2024Study finds that medications used to treat alcohol use disorders (naltrexone and acamprosate) are underutilised in Australia. Science
September 11, 2024Research found that people on the autism spectrum but without intellectual disability were more than 5 times more likely to die by suicide compared to people not on the autism spectrum. Science
September 11, 2024Two commonly used anaesthetic regimens are stronger in regulating cerebrospinal fluid flow and cerebral blood volume than the influence of blood carbon dioxide. This finding may reshape neuroanaesthesia practices in clinical settings. Science
September 10, 2024During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low Science
September 10, 2024Study finds that non-cognitive skills increasingly predict academic achievement over development, driven by shared genetic factors whose influence grows over school years. N = 10,000 Science
September 10, 2024Are the toxic metals in tampons harmful? FDA launches research to learn risk Science
September 10, 2024Around 58 million people suffer from chronic inflammation caused by the hepatitis C virus, and 300,000 people die from the disease every year. A study is the first to map the protein complex that enables the virus to infect our cells, potentially paving the way for an effective vaccine. Science