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Researchers have conducted one of the first studies of its kind to quantify the happiness of married, formerly married and single people at the end of their lives to find out just how much love and marriage played into overall well-being.

The percentage of COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms varies greatly between studies. One of the reasons is inconsistent assessment methods.

The findings challenge a longstanding hypothesis.

Researchers have designed a new face mask that they believe could stop viral particles as effectively as N95 masks. Unlike N95 masks, the new masks were designed to be easily sterilized and used many times.

Scientists investigating the evolution of the virus that causes Covid19 say that its mutation seems to be directed by human proteins that degrade it, but natural selection of the virus enables it to bounce back.

In a new study, researchers have simulated and assessed damage to brain cells caused by bubbles during head trauma.

The "Gamma Factory initiative" is exploring generating a source of high-intensity gamma rays using the existing accelerator facilities at CERN. This is of particular interest in connection with spectroscopic analysis of atomic nuclei.

New evidence suggests that specific calcium channel subunits play a crucial role in the development of excitatory and inhibitory synapses and that abnormalities in their formation could be linked to autism.

Eating chocolate at least once a week is linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, according to research, which suggests that chocolate helps keep the heart’s blood vessels healthy.

A new preprint study assessing COVID-19 related stressors and mental health symptoms has suggested that many people will recover as the situation improves.