Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Researchers from the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson found that the bacterial lysate OM-85 blocked SARS-CoV-2 infection by decreasing the ability of the coronavirus to bind to the lung cell surface receptor ACE2. A team of University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers at the UArizona…
Columbia researchers found that babies born during the pandemic’s first year scored lower on a developmental screening test of social and motor skills at 6 months—regardless of whether their mothers had COVID during pregnancy—compared to babies born just before the pandemic. The study, which included 255 babies born at a NewYork-Presbyterian’s Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital…
A new study published in Science Advances has shown how the brain gives credit to events, along with how transcranial ultrasound (TUS) can disrupt this process. Imagine passing an exam, and thinking your success was down to the socks you wore or the number of biscuits you’d eaten, rather than the hours of study you’d…
All-sky map of the Milky Way in motion using the Gaia data. Areas with significant motion are shown in black/purple and those with relatively low motion in yellow. A number of large scale filamentary disc structures are evident about the midplane. The map also shows the Magellanic Clouds and their connecting stellar bridge to left,…
National poll shows nearly half of those previously vaccinated remain resistant to boosters. A national poll finds that nearly half (47%) of previously vaccinated respondents are booster hesitant or resistant, showing only a modest change in conviction, even after the World Health Organization recently (WHO) announced the risk posed by the rapidly spreading omicron variant.…
Image via Square Enix Square Enix’s stock price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose by roughly 8% on Tuesday, according to MarketWatch. This surge followed a controversial letter published on January 1 by Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda, in which the studio head praised non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain technology, and the metaverse. In the letter,…
Screenshot by Gamepur The Ice Pick is one of the most desirable weapons in Hitman 3. It’s a small melee weapon that can be used to kill targets up close or from afar when thrown, but it’s not in the game by default. This guide explains how to unlock the Ice Pick, allowing you to…
Screenshot by Gamepur The Royal Lunatender is one of many minions you can add to your collection in Final Fantasy XIV. These characters will follow you around while you play the game, and while they do not have any direct gameplay benefit or boost to you while you’re playing, they’re fun to have with you.…
Image via miHoYo Yae Miko is an upcoming playable character in Genshin Impact, rumored to release in Version 2.5. Ahead of her release, an image leaked onto Twitter and Reddit has made waves, purportedly showing Yae Miko in her Elemental Burst. 5-star characters in Genshin Impact receive a special, short cinematic before using their Elemental…
Screenshot by Gamepur Snow Master is a Feat in Hokkaido Snow Festival that requires you to complete several other Feats and Assassinations in Hitman 3. They’re all focused on the Hokkaido Snow Festival, tasking players with killing the target in various ways. This guide explains how to complete the Snow Master Feat in Hitman 3,…
