You can help researchers studying the brain and mental health conditions by playing games on the Brain Explorer app, finds Layal Liverpool Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933202-500-playing-smartphone-games-could-help-researchers-understand-the-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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The fluid in between your cells could help reveal health problems
The liquid between your cells accounts for around a quarter of all of your bodily fluid. A patch consisting of tiny needles could monitor this liquid to check for health conditions like diabetes Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260866-the-fluid-in-between-your-cells-could-help-reveal-health-problems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A Man Caught Coronavirus Twice — and It Was Worse the Second Time
According to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, a man in the U.S. caught COVID-19 for a second time and had a worse bout of illness. MIT Technology Review reports: The 25-year-old man tested positive for the first time on April 18, after experiencing several weeks of symptoms including sore throat, cough, headache, nausea, and diarrhea. He felt fully…
Why is wildfire smoke so bad for your lungs?
Wildfires blanketing several Western cities are creating hazardous health conditions. Don’t count on cloth masks to protect your lungs. Source: https://www.livescience.com/why-wildfire-smoke-harmful-to-lungs.html
People Typically Experience Shifting Mental Disorders Over Their Lifespan, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PsyPost: New research based on four decades of longitudinal data indicates that it is rare for a person to receive and keep a single mental disorder diagnosis. Rather, experiencing different successive mental disorders appears to be the norm. The findings, published in JAMA Open, suggest that psychiatrists and other mental health professionals should move…