In human sociability, cooperation occupies a central place. Compared to other species, humans cooperate with one another in a more flexible manner and across a wider range of contexts. This pro-social disposition leads us to contribute to others’…
Category: 8. Health
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Perceived partner effort may increase post-error slowing in a shared attention task
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The association of TyG-BMI with MAFLD and liver fibrosis: a cross-sectional study
Lim, G. E. H. et al. An Observational Data Meta-analysis on the Differences in Prevalence and Risk Factors Between MAFLD vs NAFLD [J]. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology: the official clinical practice. J. Am. Gastroenterological…
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Building better systems for disability inclusion in education and research
As part of the Socialization To Enrich Participation & Support Sexuality (STEPS2) Health Education study, two CUNY SPH researchers have published papers that spotlight trauma-informed sex education and data integrity in disability research….
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Exercise harder—not just longer—to reduce risk of disease and death, says study
People who get just a few minutes of vigorous activity daily are less likely to develop eight major diseases, including arthritis, heart disease and dementia, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. The researchers carried…
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What humor means to older people—and why some find it hard to keep on laughing
For many older people, humor can be a lifeline. It’s not easy to discuss the challenges of aging—from loneliness and the loss of a loved one to dealing with chronic pain. But laughter can be an invaluable way of opening up about how hard life…
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Teens are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth
Teens in the U.S. are obtaining medication abortion pills through telehealth, and young people aged 18 to 24 are ordering medication abortion at much higher rates than older adults.
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Lost in space: Sperm struggles to navigate during weightless sex
Scientists have used a tiny plastic “obstacle course” to test how much sperm would struggle to navigate during sex in the weightlessness of space.
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Scientists Break 50-Year-Old Bottleneck To Supercharge Cancer Drug Production
A long-standing challenge in cancer drug manufacturing may be shifting. An international team of scientists has reported a major advance in how doxorubicin, a widely used chemotherapy drug, can be produced. Their work pinpoints and overcomes key…
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After allogeneic transplant, VIC-1911 regimen shows low severe GVHD and no relapse
Results of a Phase I clinical trial show that patients who undergo a blood stem cell transplant involving a donor have a lower risk of relapse and lower rates of graft-versus-host disease when they receive the targeted therapy VIC-1911 along with…
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Scientists Identify Biological Pathway That Could Reverse Memory Loss
Gut microbiome changes may drive age-related memory loss via inflammation and disrupted brain signaling, but interventions in mice show this process can be reversed. Memory tends to decline with age, but this pattern is not the same for everyone….
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