Newest Science News Blog 20200601

Pain Experiment Shows There Really Is Something Soothing About Saying The 'f' Word
Saying taboo words out loud seems to make people feel less pain
A fidget spinner to detect urinary tract infections
Faster, easier diagnosis means less misuse of antibiotics.
Learn from Rwanda’s success in tackling COVID-19
Country has recorded zero deaths from the disease so far
Women with Neandertal gene give birth to more children
1/3 of women in Europe inherited a gene variant associated with increased fertility from Neandertals
Beware of false negatives in diagnostic testing of COVID-19
Chance of a false negative result is greater than 1 in 5 and, at times, far higher
Study shows patients with hemorrhagic brain disease have disordered gut microbiomes
Results of the study, the first of its kind in any human neurovascular disease, have implications for treating cavernous angioma
Dinosaur asteroid's trajectory was 'perfect storm'
A clear picture is emerging of why the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago was so catastrophic.
A special elemental magic
Kyoto scientists announce a 'nuclear' periodic table
Collision between Milky Way and Its Satellite May Have Triggered Formation of Our Solar System
Collisions with the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy may have triggered major star formation episodes in our Milky Way Galaxy
Dairy consumption ineffective in preventing age-related bone loss or fractures
New study based on SWAN data shows that despite containing essential nutrients, dairy products do not benefit lumbar spine or femoral neck bone density, nor do they protect against fracture risk
No asteroids needed: ancient mass extinction tied to ozone loss, warming climate
Earth's ozone layer was stripped away, exposing surface life to a blast of mutation-causing UV
Giant eruptions belched toxic metal during the ‘Great Dying’
Volcanoes in Siberia poisoned the planet with mercury, contributing to a global mass extinction.
New report discusses coffee's effect on digestion and digestive disorders
Research suggests that drinking coffee may help to reduce the risk of certain digestive disorders, including gallstone disease and pancreatitis, and benefit some elements of the digestive process, such as gut motility.
Cincinnati children's HLH research points to treatment for COVID-19 cytokine storms
How mice that model immune disease's cytokine storms may point to solution for global pandemic
ESPRESSO confirms the presence of an Earth around the nearest star
Existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed
Let's Stop the Draconian Visiting Restrictions
Patients with COVID-19 isolated and treated as social pariahs, and families are helpless in their efforts to touch and comfort a loved
Coronavirus Epidemics Began Later Than Believed, Study Concludes
In Washington State and Italy, the first confirmed cases were not linked to the outbreaks that followed, the analysis found. The epidemics were seeded later.
Ancient antidotes
Favourites of emperors and royalty, theriacs were the universal cures of their day
Modified Parkinson's drug shows potential in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Scientists spur advances in fatty liver disease therapy by modifying an existing neurological drug
The coronavirus didn't really start at that Wuhan 'wet market'
Early reports blamed a market where live animals were sold, but evidence now shows they were wrong.
How the U.S. Fought the 1957 Flu Pandemic
The story of the medical researcher whose quick action protected millions of Americans from a new contagion
Why Don't We Have a Vaccine for SARS or MERS?
These diseases have been around longer than COVID-19. Is there reason to be worried?
Earliest 'Chickens' Were Actually Pheasants
A new analysis ruffles the story of poultry domestication
Anesthesia's effect on consciousness solved, settling century-old scientific debate
Billiard-like break shot to cell-membrane structures triggers brain's loss of consciousness from anesthesia, scientists find
New model predicts the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic
Function accurately describes all existing available data on active cases and deaths--and predicts forthcoming peaks
Ancient people in the Kingdom of Judah may have gotten high off weed
First known evidence of hallucinogenic substance found in the Kingdom of Judah
Boys End Up in Hospital After Trying to Gain Superpowers From a Black Widow Bite
Brothers believed the bite would give them superpowers
How Line-Dried Laundry Gets That Fresh Smell
This is what happens when atmospheric chemists hang towels on drying racks around their chemistry building.
It’s Not Whether You Were Exposed to the Virus. It’s How Much.
The pathogen is proving a familiar adage: The dose makes the poison.
New study shows how ketamine combats depression
Researchers have identified a key target for the drug: specific serotonin receptors in the brain.

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