Researchers have discovered that bodily distancing is universally efficient at lowering the unfold of COVID-19, whereas social bubbles and masks are extra situation-dependent. The researchers developed a mannequin to check the effectiveness of measures equivalent to bodily distancing, masks or social bubbles when utilized in varied settings.

Sharing a house with a pet appeared to behave as a buffer towards psychological stress throughout lockdown, a brand new survey exhibits.

A multi-layered, virus-specific immune response is necessary for controlling SARS-CoV-2 in the course of the acute part of the an infection and lowering COVID-19 illness severity, with the majority of the proof pointing to a a lot greater position for T cells than antibodies. A weak or uncoordinated immune response, ...

California has made little progress in decreasing the variety of felons and mentally ailing individuals who improperly personal firearms whilst state brokers have confiscated hundreds of weapons from prohibited homeowners, in response to a brand new report from the state Division of Justice. The report was launched at a time ...

Managing future wildfire danger requires an interface between human resolution processes and data about local weather developments associated to fireside, in addition to people' talents to anticipate wildfire potential and mitigation approaches are essential.

President Donald Trump has stated that the USA is “considerably” decreasing its presence in Afghanistan, and claimed peace cope with the Taliban is shut at hand. ...

A brand new techno-economic evaluation exhibits that the vitality intensive ceramic business would acquire each monetary and environmental advantages if it moved to free the chilly sintering course of from languishing in labs to precise use in manufacturing the whole lot from excessive tech to home ceramics.

A brand new examine reveals how one state's surgeons decreased the variety of opioids they prescribed to 1000's of sufferers -- with out inflicting sufferers to really feel extra ache or much less glad with their surgical expertise.

New analysis has discovered that heavy drinkers who're attempting to give up smoking might discover that decreasing their alcohol use also can assist them give up their day by day smoking behavior. Heavy drinkers' nicotine metabolite ratio -- a biomarker that signifies how rapidly an individual's physique metabolizes nicotine -- ...

The excessive head impression and concussion charges in soccer are of accelerating concern, particularly for youthful gamers. Latest analysis has proven that limiting contact in soccer observe can scale back the variety of head impacts. However what's the right method to minimize publicity whereas nonetheless creating the abilities needed to ...