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Dementia Risks Decrease For Those Who Receive Mental Stimulation At Their Job

The researchers suggest that how mentally stimulating a job is could play an important role in how well it helps to prevent dementia. Old age is ever looming large with the onset of dementia. It has long been known that…

August 19, 2021 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Kids And Covid 19: Are Children Getting Sicker As They Catch The Delta Variant Of The Virus?

As it’s been already revealed, the coronavirus cases among kids are rising, and this is happening at a time when the highlight infectious Delta variant advances across the US at a rapid pace. According to the latest reports coming from…

August 19, 2021 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Covid-19 Update U.S: There is a Rise in Breakthrough Infections

Vaccination campaigns worldwide started with a lot of optimism and many health experts believed that through vaccination the world would reach herd immunity. The studies on earlier variants such as Alpha or Beta showed that vaccines were highly efficient against…

August 19, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Name Has Been Just Changed

The coronavirus vaccines have been making headlines for a while now for all kinds of reasons. Most of them are surrounded by all kinds of controversies especially due to their potential side effects. These can be extremely severe for some…

August 19, 2021 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

REGEN-COV: Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Treatment: What Should We Know?

The first treatment for post-Covid-19 exposure consists of a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies, casirivimab and imdevimab. This monoclonal treatment has been administered to many patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus to help the immune system fight the disease and…

August 19, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The Cuttlefish And Its Apparently Permanent Memories

Do you often recall having trouble memorizing even some of the most basic details of your life? Like when or what you ate last time? However, in contrast to humans, cuttlefish seem to be the first-ever discovered animal that doesn’t…

August 19, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Moderna HIV Vaccine – Human Trials Could Begin This Week

After a striking success in the fight against the novel coronavirus, Moderna is preparing to begin testing its experimental mRNA-based HIV vaccine as soon as 19 August, as suggested by a recent submission to the US National Institutes of Health…

August 19, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Early Mammals Evolved Unexpectedly Fast After the Dinosaurs Went Extinct

Common sense tells you that after a devastating impact such as the Chicxulub asteroid that collided with Earth 66 million years ago, our planet became a complete wasteland for a very long time. The impact created a giant crater of…

August 19, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Not All Children Spread COVID-19 Equally, Says a New Study

Whether we like it or not, experts are telling us that we can get infected with COVID-19 after having contact with children. It doesn’t matter if they’re our kids or not, but the even harder part is that not all…

August 18, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

These Marine Creatures Can Form Complex Memories Just as Humans Do

Remember when everybody was telling you that humans are able to do a lot of fascinating stuff that animals aren’t capable of? We’re not here to contradict the idea. Instead, we want to remind you that animals are also capable…

August 18, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

See How Yucatan’s Ancient Climate Reveals Key Data About Present Global Climate

Recent work in the scientific field reveals some intriguing changes in hurricane and tides activity had a role in upending the Maya civilization centuries ago. Practically, changes to the water throughout the famous Yucatan peninsula affected the Maya and now…

August 18, 2021 · by Georgia Nica · 0

Chinese Military Satellite Collides With Space Junk

With so much space junk revolving around the Earth above the atmosphere, there’s no wonder how some of it collides with satellites. It also happened the same with Yunhai 1-02, a Chinese military satellite. The US Space Force’s 18th Space…

August 18, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Prepares to Try Deflecting an Asteroid

Shooting at a huge asteroid with nukes might not do the trick. As it was said in the 1998 “Armageddon” movie, it will smile and keep on coming. Sure, that was only a sci-fi production, and it has pretty much…

August 18, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 1

How to Support Your Immune System Daily

The major aspect standing between your body and possible diseases is your immune system. It detects the presence of harmful substances from the environment in the body and works to get rid of them. Therefore, it is an area of…

August 18, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Study: Pregnant Women with Covid-19 May Give Birth Prematurely

Many studies have involved the infection with the new SARS-CoV-2 virus and its effects on human bodies. A recent study discovered that women infected with the Covid-19 virus while pregnant were 60% more likely to give birth prematurely. A birth is considered…

August 18, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0