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Employment for frontline healthcare workers should be conditional on COVID-19 jab, argue ethicists

Employment for frontline healthcare workers should be conditional on COVID-19 vaccination, and unless they have a valid medical reason for not getting the jab, persistent refusniks should be temporarily redeployed to protect their colleagues and patients, argue ethicists in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

17 May 2021

Students isolate 570 microbes from soil samples to identify new antibiotics

The 57 Valencian students who have taken part in the "En busca de nuevos Fleming" (Searching for the new Fleming) project of the SWICEU team, have showcased their results in an event held at the assembly room of the CEU Cardenal Herrera university.

17 May 2021

New benefit expands community urgent care services for veterans

Two years ago, the Veterans Affairs healthcare system (VA) began rolling out a new benefit, enabling Veterans to receive urgent care from a network of community providers - rather than visiting a VA emergency department or clinic.

14 May 2021

Playing games in virtual reality creates 'time compression'

Psychology researchers at UC Santa Cruz have found that playing games in virtual reality creates an effect called "time compression," where time goes by faster than you think. Grayson Mullen, who was a cognitive science undergraduate at the time, worked with Psychology Professor Nicolas Davidenko to design an experiment that tested how virtual reality's effects on a game player's sense of time differ from those of conventional monitors.

14 May 2021

What does approval of the Pfizer vaccine for teens and preteens mean for my child?

Extending the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents adds nearly 17 million more Americans to the pool of those eligible to be immunized against covid-19, helping to build a vaccinated population closer to herd immunity. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are also testing the efficacy of their vaccines in teens and children.

14 May 2021

$Proper seatbelt use can help reduce pediatric spinal fractures$

Proper seatbelt use can help reduce pediatric spinal fractures

Two thirds of all pediatric spinal fractures, especially in the adolescent population, occur in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) where seatbelts are not utilized, reports a study in Spine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

14 May 2021

Columbia creates Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship to support careers in sexual and reproductive health

The Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health announced today the creation of the Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship for Sexual and Reproductive Health Justice in Fragile Settings which will be awarded annually as part of the Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Fund, hosted by Family Planning 2030 (FP2030) at the United Nations Foundation.

13 May 2021

UCLA Health wins $750,000 grant to scale COVID-19 innovations and support health equity

UCLA Health has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to scale healthcare innovations for COVID-19 response and recovery and to support health equity through BioFutures, a new LA County workforce development program for diversity in the biosciences.

13 May 2021

Another pandemic ‘to do’ on the list for schools: Contact tracing

Chris Hodges, the principal of Gaylord High School in Otsego County, Michigan, never thought he'd be a contact tracer.

13 May 2021

A new method for efficient and automated production of synthetic DNA

Chemically synthesized short DNA sequences are extremely important ingredients with countless uses in research laboratories, hospitals, and in industry, like in the method for identifying COVID-19.

12 May 2021

School reopenings in Texas significantly increased COVID-19 cases and deaths, study suggests

Millions of students haven't been in the classroom since March 2020, and it's sparking a national debate. Many teachers, parents and students alike are eager to get back to in-person learning.

12 May 2021

New publication details strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. health insurance system

A landmark work that details the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. health insurance system, including how it lags behind those of other wealthy countries in measures that include mortality from both preventable and treatable causes, has been published.

12 May 2021

Covid fears keep many Latino kids out of classrooms

For the past year, 13-year-old twins Ariel Jr. and Abraham Osorio have logged on to their online classes from their parents' flower shop. Ariel nestles in a corner among flowers, bows and stuffed animals. Abraham sets up on a small table in the back, where his dad used to work trimming flowers and keeping the books.

12 May 2021

Study: Pink drinks can help people run faster and further compared to clear drinks

A new study led by the Centre for Nutraceuticals in the University of Westminster shows that pink drinks can help to make you run faster and further compared to clear drinks.

12 May 2021

HIV patients are more likely to die from COVID-19 infection

Over the past year, studies have revealed that certain pre-existing conditions, such as cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, can increase a person's risk of dying from COVID-19.

12 May 2021

Study: Some patients faced persistent disparities as orthopedic visits shifted to telemedicine

Like other medical specialties at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, orthopaedic surgery rapidly pivoted from in-person visits to remote appointments via telemedicine.

12 May 2021

Researchers investigate antibodies that best neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients

The COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed over 2 million deaths worldwide, and this number is only increasing. In response, health agencies have rolled out tests to diagnose and understand the disease.

12 May 2021

Covid-19 patients show reduced gray matter volume in the brain

Covid-19 patients who receive oxygen therapy or experience fever show reduced gray matter volume in the frontal-temporal network of the brain, according to a new study led by researchers at Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

12 May 2021

Novel chip-based antigen test can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel chip-based antigen test that can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, respectively.

12 May 2021

Hands-on learning significantly increases young people's understanding of healthy lifestyle

A study by the University of Southampton has shown its LifeLab programme, aimed at improving adolescent health through hands-on learning, significantly increases young people's understanding of what it means to lead a healthy lifestyle.

12 May 2021

Students News and Research

Employment for frontline healthcare workers should be conditional on COVID-19 jab, argue ethicists

Students isolate 570 microbes from soil samples to identify new antibiotics

New benefit expands community urgent care services for veterans

Playing games in virtual reality creates 'time compression'

What does approval of the Pfizer vaccine for teens and preteens mean for my child?

Proper seatbelt use can help reduce pediatric spinal fractures

Columbia creates Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship to support careers in sexual and reproductive health

UCLA Health wins $750,000 grant to scale COVID-19 innovations and support health equity

Another pandemic ‘to do’ on the list for schools: Contact tracing

A new method for efficient and automated production of synthetic DNA

School reopenings in Texas significantly increased COVID-19 cases and deaths, study suggests

New publication details strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. health insurance system

Covid fears keep many Latino kids out of classrooms

Study: Pink drinks can help people run faster and further compared to clear drinks

HIV patients are more likely to die from COVID-19 infection

Study: Some patients faced persistent disparities as orthopedic visits shifted to telemedicine

Researchers investigate antibodies that best neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients

Covid-19 patients show reduced gray matter volume in the brain

Novel chip-based antigen test can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A

Hands-on learning significantly increases young people's understanding of healthy lifestyle

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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