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When college athletes kill themselves, healing the team becomes the next goal

In the weeks after Stanford University soccer goalie Katie Meyer, 22, died by suicide last March, her grieving teammates were inseparable even when not training.

27 Mar 2023

Study suggests a deeply conserved role for oxytocin in emotional contagion

Oxytocin plays an essential role in the spread of fear in zebrafish, according to a new study, the results of which suggest a deeply conserved role for the hormone in emotional contagion – the basal form of empathy – among vertebrates like fish.

23 Mar 2023

Simplifying the analysis of social contacts using novel computational method

How society organizes affects different phenomena, from the transmission of information to the spread of contagious diseases. The more links we establish with each other via social and transportation networks, the more spread is favored. To study the dynamics of complex systems, such as society, we can infer these networks – in which nodes, representing individuals, connect through lines – from real-world data. However, these networks are usually large, dense, and cumbersome to manipulate.

25 Feb 2023

Vaccination rate remains unchanged but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 stays

Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said in January that they had received a flu shot, a vaccination level unchanged in a representative national panel from the comparable period last year, according to a new Annenberg Science Knowledge (ASK) survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

17 Feb 2023

COVID-19 vaccination increases saliva antibody levels after asymptomatic infection

Researchers correlate SARS-CoV-2 load and neutralizing capacity of all saliva immunoglobulins isotypes in asymptomatic individuals.

8 Feb 2023

First-ever atlas of global airborne microbiome provides a wealth of insights into microbial communities

Bacteria are truly abundant across the Earth's surface, from the soil to the oceans. The microbial population of the air that surrounds us is comparatively unknown, but a research expedition led by PolyU scientists is about to change that.

16 Dec 2022

Overcrowded households, low socioeconomic status influence the impact of pandemic

Residential overcrowding, low educational attainment and low income had a crucial impact on how hard the pandemic hit various groups in the community, a study from the University of Gothenburg shows.

20 Oct 2022

Dogs shown to identify human stress condition odors

Researchers used a controlled olfactory paradigm to assess whether dogs could discriminate between human odors in breath and sweat samples before and after experiencing experimentally induced negative psychological stress.

30 Sep 2022

The most recent evidence about phylogenesis, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment for monkeypox

A new review sheds light on the origins of this virus and recently acquired knowledge about its disease mechanism and the preventive and therapeutic measures appropriate in this situation.

31 Aug 2022

Resistance to recognizing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 may be rooted in historical error

In new research, researchers extensively searched for the origins of the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC).

25 Aug 2022

Lack of sleep leads to withdrawal of willingness to help other people

Humans help each other -; it's one of the foundations of civilized society. But a new study by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, reveals that a lack of sleep blunts this fundamental human attribute, with real-world consequences.

23 Aug 2022

The time has come for DIY mandates on covid

Here we are in the grip of yet another covid-19 surge, yet most people I see out and about are behaving as if the pandemic is over. And I live in Los Angeles County, whose public health department is arguably one of the most vigilant and proactive in the U.S.

2 Aug 2022

Contagion News and Research

When college athletes kill themselves, healing the team becomes the next goal

Study suggests a deeply conserved role for oxytocin in emotional contagion

Simplifying the analysis of social contacts using novel computational method

Vaccination rate remains unchanged but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 stays

COVID-19 vaccination increases saliva antibody levels after asymptomatic infection

First-ever atlas of global airborne microbiome provides a wealth of insights into microbial communities

Overcrowded households, low socioeconomic status influence the impact of pandemic

Dogs shown to identify human stress condition odors

The most recent evidence about phylogenesis, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment for monkeypox

Resistance to recognizing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 may be rooted in historical error

Lack of sleep leads to withdrawal of willingness to help other people

The time has come for DIY mandates on covid

Study offers a method to calculate chances of catching Covid-19 on a plane flight

Stopping 'budding' viruses in their tracks

Researchers report a non-canonical RNA secondary structure present in monkeypox virus variants

Study analyzes the contagious capacity of a single drop of saliva

The implications of monkeypox for healthcare workers

In super-vaxxed Vermont, covid strikes — but packs far less punch

New simulation model shows how likely the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads in different school settings

Contagious cancers can jump between marine clam species, study shows

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