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Study Links Eating Disorders with Body Dysmorphia

People with eating disorders are 12 times more likely to be preoccupied with perceived flaws in their physical appearance than those without, according to new research published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) surveyed more than 1,600 health club members recruited via social media. They found the number of...

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Empathy Prevents COVID-19 Spreading

Empathy for vulnerable people in risk groups motivates us to use face masks and keep our distance, so that we help to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the study, which has just been published in the journal Psychological Science. “We show that empathy for the most vulnerable is an important factor, and that it...

Perception of Risk and Optimism Barriers in Behavior During Coronavirus
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Perception of Risk and Optimism Barriers in Behavior During Coronavirus

Until a vaccine and/or effective cure for COVID-19 becomes available, battling the current pandemic strongly relies on how well people follow behavioural advice, such as adhering to local restrictions, social distancing rules, and engaging in effective personal hygiene. However, overcoming the relationship between risk perceptions and comparative optimism during the pandemic is a major hurdle...

Popularity of COVID-19 Conspiracies and Links to Vaccine ‘Hesitancy’ Revealed by International Study
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Popularity of COVID-19 Conspiracies and Links to Vaccine ‘Hesitancy’ Revealed by International Study

A new study of beliefs and attitudes toward COVID-19 in five different countries – UK, US, Ireland, Mexico and Spain – has identified how much traction some prominent conspiracy theories have within these populations. The research reveals “key predictors” for susceptibility to fake pandemic news, and finds that a small increase in the perceived reliability...

Total Deaths Recorded During the Pandemic Far Exceed Those Attributed to COVID-19
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Total Deaths Recorded During the Pandemic Far Exceed Those Attributed to COVID-19

For every two deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S., a third American dies as a result of the pandemic, according to new data published October 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, shows that deaths between March 1 and Aug. 1 increased 20%...

Clinical Study Aims to Better Understand COVID-19 Immunity
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Clinical Study Aims to Better Understand COVID-19 Immunity

People who have recovered from COVID-19, and their close contacts, could hold the key to understanding how immunity to the disease develops, how long it lasts and what happens when immunity is lost. The COVID PROFILE study, led by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, will use blood samples from people in Victoria to look...

Scientists Report Role for Dopamine and Serotonin in Human Perception and Decision-Making
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Scientists Report Role for Dopamine and Serotonin in Human Perception and Decision-Making

Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have recorded real time changes in dopamine and serotonin levels in the human brain that are involved with perception and decision-making. These same neurochemicals also are critical to movement disorders and psychiatric conditions, including substance abuse and depression. Their findings are published in the October 12 edition of...

Mask Mandates Shown to Significantly Reduce Spread of COVID-19
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Mask Mandates Shown to Significantly Reduce Spread of COVID-19

A new study by Simon Fraser University (SFU) researchers has found clear evidence that wearing a mask can have a significant impact on the spread of COVID-19. The researchers, from SFU’s Department of Economics, have determined that mask mandates are associated with a 25 percent or larger weekly reduction in COVID-19 cases. The finding of...

Every COVID-19 Case Seems Different; These Scientists Want to Know Why
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Every COVID-19 Case Seems Different; These Scientists Want to Know Why

As scientists around the world develop life-saving COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, many are still wondering exactly why the disease proves deadly in some people and mild in others. To solve this puzzle, scientists need an in-depth understanding of how the body’s many types of immune cells respond to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A...

Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Are Younger, Healthier Than Influenza Patients
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Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Are Younger, Healthier Than Influenza Patients

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were more likely male, younger, and, in both the US and Spain, had fewer comorbidities and lower medication use than hospitalized influenza patients according to a recent study published by the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) community. OHDSI has established an international network of researchers and observational health databases...