Air conditioning has reduced mortality due to high temperatures in Spain by one third
Air conditioning and heating systems have contributed considerably to reducing mortality linked to extreme temperatures in Spain, according to a...
Night sweats reveal the severity of sleep apnea
A collaborative effort between the University of Córdoba and IMIBIC uses, for the first time, changes in sweat metabolism to...
Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, research to-date highlights
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk...
Toothbrushing tied to lower rates of pneumonia among hospitalized patients
Researchers have found an inexpensive tool that may help reduce rates of pneumonia for hospitalized patients -- and it comes...
Prone to abandoning New Year’s resolutions? Research suggests blaming money worries rather than being time-poor
People who abandon New Year's resolutions or other commitments can maintain the respect of their peers by blaming external factors...
Memory research: Breathing in sleep impacts memory processes
Researchers at LMU, the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and the University of Oxford have investigated how sleep affects...
AI’s memory-forming mechanism found to be strikingly similar to that of the brain
An interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers from the Center for Cognition and Sociality and the Data Science Group within the...
How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is extremely common, affecting nearly two-thirds of the world's population, according to the World Health Organization....
Researchers discover first ever link between hemoglobin-like protein and normal heart development
In a landmark study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, researchers discovered for the first time that...
Revolutionary seaweed and carbonated water based hydrogel for treating skin wounds
Acting as the main interface between the internal and the external world, the skin is the largest and most important...