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The power of quiet: The mental and physical health benefits of silence

10 August 2022

In an increasingly noisy world, neuroscientists are discovering exactly what kind of silence has the most dramatic impact on your mental health – from flotation tanks to guided meditation – and how much you really need


Antibodies attacking SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that can cause covid-19

Immunity for common cold coronaviruses may ward off severe covid-19

8 August 2022

In a laboratory experiment, a strong T-cell response against the coronaviruses that cause common cold-like symptoms was linked to greater covid-19 immunity


Transfusing the blood of an old mouse into a younger rodent could age the latter animal

Transfusing blood from an old mouse to a younger mouse causes ageing

5 August 2022

The transfusion led an increased number of senescent cells – which accumulate as we get older - in the young mice, suggesting that cellular ageing isn't just a case of wear and tear


TOPSHOT - An attending physician listens to the breathing of a patient who is recovering after admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) in the coronavirus (COVID-19) patient nursing department of The HMC Westeinde Hospital in The Hague on April 4, 2020. (Photo by Remko DE WAAL / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

One in 8 people got long covid after infection early in the pandemic

4 August 2022

Researchers estimated the prevalence of long covid using survey data from the Netherlands in the early stages of the pandemic


OrganEx technology reverses certain deleterious effects of prolonged ischemia. Representative images of electrocardiogram tracings in the heart(top), immunostainings for albumin in the liver(middle),and actin in the kidney(bottom).The images on the left side represent the organs subjected to a control perfusion, while the images on the right represents the organs subjected to perfusion with theOrganEx technology. Tissue integrity and certain cellular functions have been restored by theOrganEx technology one hour after circulatory arrest.

Blood substitute repairs damaged organs hours after heart stops

3 August 2022

Use of an artificial blood substitute can reverse cell damage caused by lack of oxygen and could make more organs available for transplants, treat heart attacks and strokes and even reverse death


Bronchiolitis is most commonly caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

RSV vaccine that may protect against bronchiolitis has promise in mice

2 August 2022

An experimental vaccine warded off the respiratory syncytial virus, the most common cause of the chest infection bronchiolitis, in newborn mice


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