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Researchers track the wellbeing of British population before and during COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus outbreak caused life satisfaction to fall sharply, but lockdown went a long way to restoring contentment - even reducing the "wellbeing inequality" between well-off professionals and the unemployed, according to a new study.

27 Jul 2020

Research may lead to improved treatments for mental health

The National Institutes of Health awarded Penn State researchers a $1.85 million grant to develop a new way to test if dysfunctions in certain areas of the brain lead to mental health complications and brain disorders. If proven, the research would lead to better mental health treatments.

25 Jul 2020

Pandemic to accelerate the adoption of technology-enabled care for epilepsy

The COVID-19 pandemic is a catalyst to accelerate the adoption of technology-enabled patient care for epilepsy, according to a new study published in Epilepsia.

24 Jul 2020

Less-lethal weapons blind, maim and kill. Victims say enough is enough.

There's a gap in Scott Olsen's memory for the night of Oct. 25, 2011. The Iraq War vet remembers leaving his tech job in the San Francisco Bay Area and taking a BART train to join an Occupy Oakland protest against economic and social inequality.

24 Jul 2020

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with physicians.

24 Jul 2020

Online tools can help speed up autism diagnosis

Online tools and assessments can help speed up diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the first comprehensive survey of research in the field has concluded.

23 Jul 2020

UGA study looks into feelings of loneliness among older adults during COVID-19

America's oldest citizens say they've been through worse, but many older adults are feeling the stress of COVID-19 and prolonged social distancing measures, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

22 Jul 2020

KNAUER donates to the "online campus participation" fund of the Studierendenwerk Berlin

Jana Judisch, spokeswoman of the Studierendenwerk Berlin, a public institution to provide the necessary services for studying at the Berlin universities, accepted a donation cheque in the amount of 5,800 Euros for the "Technikfonds".

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 22 Jul 2020

Many U.S. homes lack sufficient space and plumbing facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19

More than 1 in 5 U.S. homes lack sufficient space and plumbing facilities to comply with recommendations to limit the household spread of COVID-19

22 Jul 2020

Pandemic-inspired food labeling raises alarms for those with food allergies

As the mother of a child with food allergies, Heather Sapp was well versed in reading labels and calling manufacturers to verify ingredients. For years, she kept her daughter's diet free of the peanuts and tree nuts that could kill her.

21 Jul 2020

Developing a Better Understanding of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

In this interview, Dr. Andrea Dunaif talks to News-Medical about their genetic analysis study which suggests there are different subtypes of PCOS.

20 Jul 2020

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

Have you thought about what you'd like your life to look like when you're 84?

17 Jul 2020

Novel surface coating inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in one hour

Door knobs, light switches, shopping carts. Fear runs rampant nowadays when it comes to touching common surfaces because of the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

15 Jul 2020

What people know and how they behave during COVID-19: Canadian perspective

Now, a new study by researchers in Canada and published on the preprint server medRxiv in July 2020 shows that national news is the primary source of information about the pandemic.

10 Jul 2020

Researchers study how vaping is promoted on Instagram

E-cigarettes are highly addictive nicotine products with unclear health impacts, particularly on young people. Instagram is a visual social media platform which is wildly popular, particularly with young people.

9 Jul 2020

Study finds no link between exposure to mobile devices and brain volume changes in preadolescents

How does the use of mobile devices affect children's brains? A team from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has conducted the first epidemiological study to explore the relationship between brain volume in preadolescents--more than 2,500 Dutch children--and different doses of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF).

9 Jul 2020

COVID-19 screening chatbots can ease burden on medical providers

COVID-19 has placed tremendous pressure on health care systems, not only for critical care but also from an anxious public looking for answers.

9 Jul 2020

Survey reveals significant mental health impact during COVID-19 pandemic

The findings of a nationwide survey assessing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the emotional wellbeing of U.S. adults show 90 percent of survey respondents reported experiencing emotional distress related to the pandemic.

2 Jul 2020

Study finds significant variation in trust of health information by Hispanics

Hispanic adults vary widely in their reported trust of health information sources, suggesting that information tailored to specific ethnic subgroups and targeted by age group may be beneficial, according to results of a study by SUNY Downstate Assistant Professor Marlene Camacho-Rivera, MS, MPH, ScD.

1 Jul 2020

UNC researcher leads nationwide survey assessing mental health effects of COVID-19 pandemic

The findings of a nationwide survey assessing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the emotional wellbeing of the U.S. adult population have been released online.

29 Jun 2020

Internet News and Research

Researchers track the wellbeing of British population before and during COVID-19 pandemic

Research may lead to improved treatments for mental health

Pandemic to accelerate the adoption of technology-enabled care for epilepsy

Less-lethal weapons blind, maim and kill. Victims say enough is enough.

Technology divide between senior ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ roils pandemic response

Online tools can help speed up autism diagnosis

UGA study looks into feelings of loneliness among older adults during COVID-19

KNAUER donates to the "online campus participation" fund of the Studierendenwerk Berlin

Many U.S. homes lack sufficient space and plumbing facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19

Pandemic-inspired food labeling raises alarms for those with food allergies

Developing a Better Understanding of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

Novel surface coating inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in one hour

What people know and how they behave during COVID-19: Canadian perspective

Researchers study how vaping is promoted on Instagram

Study finds no link between exposure to mobile devices and brain volume changes in preadolescents

COVID-19 screening chatbots can ease burden on medical providers

Survey reveals significant mental health impact during COVID-19 pandemic

Study finds significant variation in trust of health information by Hispanics

UNC researcher leads nationwide survey assessing mental health effects of COVID-19 pandemic

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