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Study explores the perceptions and use of antibiotics among older adults

While most adults over 50 understand that overuse of antibiotics is a problem, and say they're cautious about taking the drugs, a sizable minority have used antibiotics for something other than their original purpose, and appear to think the drugs could help treat colds, which are caused by viruses not bacteria.

18 Feb 2021

New study sheds light on potential pathophysiological mechanism underlying delirium

Delirium, a common syndrome among older adults, particularly in those who have recently undergone surgery, critically ill patients in the ICU, and in older patients with multiple health issues, is a form of acute confusion that is characterized by poor attention, disorientation, impaired memory, delusions, and abrupt changes in mood and behavior.

17 Feb 2021

Machine learning model may guide treatment decisions for lung cancer patients

Doctors and healthcare workers may one day use a machine learning model, called deep learning, to guide their treatment decisions for lung cancer patients, according to a team of Penn State Great Valley researchers.

17 Feb 2021

China's SARS and SARS-CoV-2 outbreak management in comparative perspective

A new study compares the current SARS-CoV-2 outbreak with the earlier SARS-CoV epidemic to understand the best way to respond to it sensitively and flexibly. This involves early detection, using multiple screening tests, followed by management of the clinical features as required, in order to prevent disease-related injury.

17 Feb 2021

Scientists to develop highly sensitive antibody tests for infection caused by all coronaviruses

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and SunYat-Sen University in China have set the stage for the development of highly sensitive antibody tests for infection with all known human coronaviruses, including new variants of SARS-CoV-2.

17 Feb 2021

Combining lipid-lowering drugs and lifestyle interventions may yield greatest heart-protecting benefits

Combining healthy lifestyle interventions reduces heart disease through beneficial effects on different lipoproteins and associated cholesterols, according to a study published February 9 in eLife.

16 Feb 2021

Maternal cardiovascular health in pregnancy associated with child's heart health in adolescence

A mother's heart health while she is pregnant may have a significant impact on her child's cardiovascular health in early adolescence (ages 10 to 14), according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

16 Feb 2021

Study broadens the definition of self-injury mortality to encompass most drug overdose deaths

Classifying a death as suicide may be easiest for medical examiners and coroners in the western United States, which reports the highest suicide rates officially. Suicide by firearm is the leading method there, and usually clear in terms of evidence.

15 Feb 2021

Research shows how chemicals in the tumor microenvironment enable cancer to evade attack

A paper published today in Nature shows how chemicals in the areas surrounding tumors--known as the tumor microenvironment--subvert the immune system and enable cancer to evade attack. These findings suggest that an existing drug could boost cancer immunotherapy.

15 Feb 2021

Researchers develop protocols for rapid serological surveys of SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study by researchers from Emory and Yale Universities in the USA discusses a design for quickly launching serological surveys to assess the prevalence of this infection in a given population.

15 Feb 2021

High-throughput sequencing could allow detection of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater

A new study reports the use of metagenomics to detect the virus from wastewater samples, indicating community-level circulating variants that are not yet identified or are present in very low proportions on clinical databases.

15 Feb 2021

How effective has the COVID-19 vaccination program been in Israel?

Using publicly available coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) data from Israel, a study suggests the BioNTech-Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine is proving highly effective in the real world.

12 Feb 2021

S.D. governor gives state high marks in handling the pandemic. Are they deserved?

Covid-19 has pushed states to adopt unique approaches to protect their residents, but few have garnered as much scrutiny as South Dakota.

12 Feb 2021

Rethinking classical epidemiological modeling in light of COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers recently developed an epidemiological model to explore the impact of individual variation in susceptibility and infectivity on transmission dynamics of an infectious disease across inhomogeneous populations.

12 Feb 2021

New article reviews how the circadian clock controls various aspects of homeostasis

Subconsciously, our bodies keep time for us through an ancient means - the circadian clock. A new University of California, Irvine-led article reviews how the clock controls various aspects of homeostasis, and how organs coordinate their function over the course of a day.

12 Feb 2021

Epidemiology News and Research

Study explores the perceptions and use of antibiotics among older adults

New study sheds light on potential pathophysiological mechanism underlying delirium

Machine learning model may guide treatment decisions for lung cancer patients

China's SARS and SARS-CoV-2 outbreak management in comparative perspective

Scientists to develop highly sensitive antibody tests for infection caused by all coronaviruses

Combining lipid-lowering drugs and lifestyle interventions may yield greatest heart-protecting benefits

Maternal cardiovascular health in pregnancy associated with child's heart health in adolescence

Study broadens the definition of self-injury mortality to encompass most drug overdose deaths

Research shows how chemicals in the tumor microenvironment enable cancer to evade attack

Researchers develop protocols for rapid serological surveys of SARS-CoV-2 infection

High-throughput sequencing could allow detection of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater

How effective has the COVID-19 vaccination program been in Israel?

S.D. governor gives state high marks in handling the pandemic. Are they deserved?

Rethinking classical epidemiological modeling in light of COVID-19 pandemic

New article reviews how the circadian clock controls various aspects of homeostasis

Reparations before COVID-19 pandemic could have reduced infections, deaths in the U.S.

Non-symptomatic cases contribute to at least 50% of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers determine magnitude of Philadelphia's firearm violence during COVID-19

Seagulls could act as sentinels of the antibiotic pressure in the environment

1918 pandemic provides a cautionary tale of potential future pandemic

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