Share on PinterestA new study finds further evidence of the link between the immune system and behavior.Over the past few years, scientists have discovered some intriguing links between immunity and the mind.One of the immune signaling molecules, or cytokines, that mediates these links is called interleukin-17a (IL-17a). IL-17a plays a role in psoriasis, which is…
Space 24 August 2020 By Leah Crane Did the solar system once have two suns?MARK GARLICK / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY BILLIONS of years ago, there may have been two suns in our solar system. If so, that could explain how the solar system caught its outermost objects, including the hypothetical Planet Nine. Our solar system…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Kansas Health System said Friday a pediatric patient died from COVID-19 complications this week.A spokeswoman for the health system confirmed the death but could not provide further details on the patient’s age or circumstances surrounding the death, citing privacy laws.Pediatric patients at the University of Kansas Hospital range…
Share on PinterestThe importance of incarceration for public health often gets overlooked. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)According to some of the most recent data, black Americans are 2.4 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than their white counterparts, and 2.2 times as likely as Asian Americans and Latin Americans. Other studies have also suggested…
Last Friday, high school junior Jameela Barber called her teacher in Dallas County, Texas, to apologize for neglecting to turn in her school work.Her school’s principal, Eleanor Webb, said Barber told her teacher she hadn’t been feeling well.Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak“She said, ‘As soon as I feel better, because I’m feeling really, really…
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THE INTERNET, IN classic fashion, created a new vocab word recently: the “himbo”. The word, which is a portmanteau of “him” and “bimbo,” skyrocketed into modern vernacular following a 2020 Twitter controversy (of course). Since then, folks on social media have been arguing over the word’s meaning and whether or not it’s socially acceptable to