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The film surrounding a soap bubble can be up to 8 °C cooler than the environment, a finding that has implications for bubble stability. Glycerol content of the soap film impacted this temperature difference, with films containing more glycerol having higher temperatures.
physics.aps.orgSubmitted by MistWeaver80 t3_zwye4x
A systematic review of 17 studies found that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective for people with diabetes. However, the included studies were very heterogeneous and differed in outcome, study design and population, vaccine type and dose as well as time period.
mdpi.comSubmitted by glawgii t3_ztuw2q
Research finds people who are married have a lower risk of developing dementia after the age of 70 than those who are unmarried or divorced. Previous studies suggest that being married later in life protects against dementia, and that being single in old age increases the risk of dementia
sciencenorway.noSubmitted by Wagamaga t3_zqlz7k
An analysis of 4511 vaccine-related tweets show that anti-vaccine messaging tends to focus on the "harmful" nature of vaccines, based on personal values and beliefs rather than hard facts. Anonymity did not affect the type of content posted, but did affect volume of content.
mdpi.comSubmitted by glawgii t3_zhxek7
NFL players, especially former linemen, had fewer disease-free years and earlier high blood pressure and diabetes diagnoses. Two age-related diseases, arthritis and dementia, were also more commonly found in former football players than in other men of the same age.
bjsm.bmj.comSubmitted by Wagamaga t3_zhogc9
The mRNA vaccine technology successfully used for COVID has been adapted to fight malaria, a disease that killed over 625,000 people in 2020. In a research study on mice, two mRNA vaccines were highly effective in reducing infection in the host and in the mosquito vector.
nature.comSubmitted by grab-n-g0 t3_zhgzjr