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Share on PinterestNew ruling affecting the Affordable Care Act removes protection against discrimination for transgender and nonbinary people.On Friday, June 12, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the administration of President Donald Trump, has finalized a rule affecting the text of the Affordable Care Act.More specifically, the ruling affects Section 1557…

Share on PinterestResearchers warn that many SARS-CoV-2 infections are likely asymptomatic, and they urge people to wear face masks to prevent ‘silent spread.’In considering the spread dynamics of the new coronavirus — or SARS-CoV-2 — researchers, and health authorities have been pondering the importance of “silent” transmission.This concept says that people who may have contracted…

Share on PinterestA new synapse atlas may provide further insight into the developing brain.The findings, which feature in the journal Science, provide a visual demonstration of the development of synapses across the brain’s life. Synapses connect brain cells, or neurons, in the brain.Although the types of cells in the brain are also present in other…

Share on PinterestNew breast cancer research turns to gene silencing in search for a better treatment against aggressive tumors.Around one in eight females in the United States will develop breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2019, doctors diagnosed an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer in females in the U.S.,…

Share on PinterestNew research suggests that there may be links between some personality traits and the risk of syndromes that precede dementia.Psychologists often focus on five traits — called the “Big Five” — to describe personality. These are: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.Known by the acronym “OCEAN,” psychologists and researchers consider these…