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Laughing gas relieves symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression

Researchers have found that a single, one-hour treatment that involves breathing in a mixture of oxygen and the anesthetic drug nitrous oxide -- otherwise known as laughing gas -- can significantly improve symptoms in people with treatment-resistant.....»»

Category: biomedSource:  sciencedailyJun 10th, 2021

5 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone 17 & 3 Reasons Not To

Thanks to leaks, we already have an idea of what to expect from Apple and the 2025 iPhone. While the launch is a long way out, some people might want to skip the iPhone 16 and wait for the iPhone 17. While many people will be perfectly fine buying an.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated News5 hr. 58 min. ago

How much trust do people have in different types of scientists?

Understanding why some people trust some scientists more than others is a key factor in solving social problems with science. But little was known about the trust levels across the diverse range of scientific fields and perspectives......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News7 hr. 58 min. ago

Meta-analysis reveals having a dialect or accent may disadvantage applicants in recruitment processes

People who speak a regional dialect or who have an accent may be at a disadvantage in personnel selection processes. This is the result of a new meta-analysis carried out by researchers at Freie Universität Berlin, the Neu-Ulm University of Applied.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News7 hr. 58 min. ago

Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as Southeast Asia bakes

Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News14 hr. 58 min. ago

Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes

Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News19 hr. 30 min. ago

Virtual reality can motivate people to donate to refugee crises regardless of politics

Political conservatives who watched a documentary on Syrian refugees with a virtual reality headset had far more sympathy for the people depicted in the film than those who viewed the same film on a two-dimensional computer screen......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

How studying trends in human lifespans can measure progress in addressing inequality

People are living longer lives compared to previous generations but, over the last few decades, there has been a hidden shift—they are passing away at increasingly similar ages......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds light on impacts of temperature

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that spreads from bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. If left untreated in humans, malaria can cause severe symptoms, health complications and even death......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Australia"s tall, wet forests were not open and park-like when colonists arrived—and we shouldn"t be burning them

Some reports and popular books, such as Bill Gammage's Biggest Estate on Earth, have argued that extensive areas of Australia's forests were kept open through frequent burning by First Nations people. Advocates for widespread thinning and burning of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

The story of the first Alor people adapting to climate change 43,000 years ago

As humans, our greatest evolutionary advantage has always been our ability to adapt and innovate. When people first reached the expanded coastline of Southeast Asia around 65,000 years ago, and faced the sea crossings necessary to continue east into.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

No laughing matter, unfortunately: Why aggressive humor might pay for CEOs

Humor is central to human interaction and social perception. However, hardly any research has looked at how humor works in top management communication. This is where a new conceptual study comes in. Titled "Good Fun or Laughingstock? How CEO Humor A.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Quakes do not kill people, bad buildings do

Early on Tuesday (April 23), Taiwan was hit by a series of earthquakes with the highest magnitude at 6.3. The latest tremor came less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island, damaging more than 100 buildings and trapping dozens of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

A key gene helps explain how the ability to glide has emerged over-and-over during marsupial evolution

People say "When pigs fly" to describe the impossible. But even if most mammals are landlubbers, the ability to glide or fly has evolved again and again during mammalian evolution, in species ranging from bats to flying squirrels. How did that come a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Giant virus discovered in wastewater treatment plant infects deadly parasite

The single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers around Matthias Horn and Patrick Arthofer from the Center for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of Vienna, in an intern.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program

China's space agency is making final preparations to send the Shenzhou-18 crew into low-Earth orbit on Thursday as part of its ambitious space program that aims to put people on the moon by 2030......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

"So hot you can"t breathe": Extreme heat hits the Philippines

Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

This BLUETTI portable power station is truly weatherproof

The BLUETTI AC240 portable power station is weather-resistant and ideal for use everywhere. Indoors, outdoors, on the road, and beyond......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Using bacteriophage-derived lysin to target odor-causing bacteria in armpits

Body odor from the armpits comes from bacteria metabolizing sweat produced by the apocrine glands. These bacteria are native to our skin, but the odors produced differ among people. Generally, people use deodorants on their armpits, but perhaps there.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Lakes worldwide are facing a slew of health issues that may become chronic

Like humans, lakes are living systems that can suffer from a number of health issues, including circulatory and respiratory problems, infections, nutritional imbalances, and heat-related illnesses. Without treatment, these conditions can become chron.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Light-activated materials perform well in treatment of textile effluent

Photoelectrochemical processes have been considered sustainable alternatives for the remediation of water contaminated by domestic or industrial effluents. Simply put, the strategy consists of using solar energy to degrade organic pollutants......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024