Researchers explore why some people get motion sick playing VR games while others don’t
The way our senses adjust while playing high-intensity virtual reality games plays a critical role in understanding why some people ...
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Maclean studying paid sick leave mandates & mental health care service use
Catherine Maclean, Associate Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, received $641,155 from the National Institutes of Health for: "Paid Sick ...
New study finds offering paid sick leave is good for U.S. business
With the exception of a temporary federal law providing paid sick leave to certain employees between March and December 2020, ...
The brain cells that slow us down when we’re sick
We tend to eat, drink, and move less when we’re feeling under the weather. And we’re not alone—most animals reduce ...
Surrounded by sick coworkers? Your body is preparing for battle.
Surrounded by coworkers who are sniffling and sneezing? You may not be able to ask for sick leave preemptively, but ...
Access to paid sick leave linked to lower mortality rate among US adult workers
Ann Arbor, August 29, 2022 – Access to paid sick leave is linked to a lower rate of mortality among ...
Sick animals struggle to problem solve and adapt to changing environments
Even common infections can come with acute or lingering cognitive symptoms; one of the best-known examples is “COVID fog.” In ...
A third of healthcare workers took sick leave after Covid vaccination, German study finds
A third of healthcare workers took sick leave after being vaccinated against COVID-19, a German study presented at this year’s ...
Sick patients get cosmetic surgery to look healthier
Sick patients get cosmetic surgery to look healthier Patients with serious illnesses believe cosmetic procedures will help them feel more ...
States increasingly require employers to provide paid sick leave— but even more states block local paid sick policies
More than a quarter of U.S. jobs are guaranteed paid sick leave thanks to state laws enacted over the past ...
Small group of genetic variants found in extremely ill patients with COVID may help explain big differences in how sick people get
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 31, 2022) – The search to better understand the tremendous range of responses to infection with the COVID-19 ...
It wasn’t just Trump: Four years later, politics still make people sick
Scrolling social media, reading websites, listening to podcasts, watching news. With so many options, it’s never been easier to follow ...
Intestine ‘organoid’ grown in lab to see why bats live with viruses but don’t get sick
Experiments attempting to explain why bats can be infected with many viruses at a time without succumbing to diseases such ...
Sick insects stick to comfortable conditions
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — We humans tend to avoid harsh conditions when we are sick, instead seeking out the comfort ...
When the western US burns, the east also gets sick
WASHINGTON—While most of the largest U.S. wildfires occur in the Western U.S., almost three-quarters of the smoke-related deaths and visits ...
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Multiple sclerosis more prevalent in Black Americans than previously thought
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UTHSC researchers’ work on human pangenome aids understanding of common chromosomal abnormality
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Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer
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American Indian and Alaska native men less likely to receive prostate cancer screening
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Whales not to be counted on as ‘climate savers’: study
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University of Sydney launches innovative research fellowship scheme to tackle global challenges