L.L. News and Research

RSS

Long-term care workers, grieving and under siege, brace for COVID’s next round

In the middle of the night, Stefania Silvestri lies in bed remembering her elderly patients' cries.

16 Nov 2020

Homeless shelters grapple with COVID safety as cold creeps in

Ben Barnes has slept in abandoned buildings, hallways and alleys. For the past year or so, he's been staying at the city's largest homeless shelter, Pacific Garden Mission, in the shadows of the famous skyline.

16 Nov 2020

Time to discuss potentially unpleasant side effects of COVID shots? Scientists say yes.

Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to seek federal permission to release its COVID-19 vaccine by the end of November, a move that holds promise for quelling the pandemic, but also sets up a tight time frame for making sure consumers understand what it will mean to actually get the shots.

12 Nov 2020

Workers who lost jobs due to COVID may need help getting coverage this fall

Michelina Moen lost her job and health insurance in April. Only weeks earlier she had begun to feel ill and not her usual energetic self — in what she describes as a textbook case of "really bad timing."

12 Nov 2020

Study examines the effects of simple measures on the health of active older adults

The DO-HEALTH study led by Zurich-based geriatrician Professor Heike Bischoff-Ferrari has examined the effects of simple measures on the health of healthy adults aged 70 or older.

10 Nov 2020

Clinicians' antibiotic-prescribing patterns can impact patients' future antibiotic use

Receiving an initial antibiotic prescription for a viral acute respiratory infection--the type of infection that doesn't respond to antibiotics--increases the likelihood that a patient or their spouse will seek care for future such infections and will receive subsequent antibiotic prescriptions, according to the findings of a study from Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

9 Nov 2020

As faith in vaccines falters, Biden is under pressure to name new FDA chief stat

President-elect Joe Biden made COVID-19 a linchpin of his campaign, criticizing President Donald Trump's leadership on everything from masks and packed campaign rallies to vaccines.

8 Nov 2020

Virginia Tech student receives NSERC award to develop minimally invasive treatment for glioblastoma

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) supports research that results in "breakthrough answers to timeless questions." When choosing awardees, the council looks for creativity and innovation, two qualities they see at the heart of all research advances.

6 Nov 2020

How escalating COVID cases forced one state to change its masking strategy

In Montana's conservative Flathead County, prosecutors and local leaders were turning a blind eye to businesses that flouted state mask and social distancing mandates, even as the area's COVID infections climbed to their highest levels.

6 Nov 2020

Fear circuit extends far beyond the amygdala, research shows

When a frightful creature startles you, your brain may activate its fear-processing circuitry, sending your heart racing to help you escape the threat.

5 Nov 2020

App-delivered computerized brain-training helps prevent alcohol relapse

A recent study has shown that it may be possible to dampen the workings of the subconscious brain to prevent alcohol relapse, the results leading to a world-first trial of a personalised smartphone app called "SWiPE".

4 Nov 2020

The best COVID warning system? Poop and pooled spit, says one Colorado school

Carol Wilusz's mornings now often start at 4 a.m., scanning the contents of undergraduates' feces. Specifically, scanning the data on how much coronavirus they flushed into the shadows, destined to be extracted from 17 manholes connected to dorm buildings on Colorado State University's Fort Collins campus.

3 Nov 2020

Seniors form COVID pods to ward off isolation this winter

Over the past month, Dr. Richard Besdine and his wife have been discussing whether to see family and friends indoors this fall and winter.

3 Nov 2020

Study shows how brain cells influence choices

When you are faced with a choice - say, whether to have ice cream or chocolate cake for dessert - sets of brain cells just above your eyes fire as you weigh your options.

3 Nov 2020

How COVID death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories

In the waning days of the campaign, President Donald Trump complained repeatedly about how the United States tracks the number of people who have died from COVID-19, claiming, "This country and its reporting systems are just not doing it right."

2 Nov 2020

They work in several nursing homes to eke out a living, possibly spreading the virus

To make ends meet, Martha Tapia works 64 hours a week at two Orange County, California, nursing homes. She is one of thousands of certified nursing assistants who perform the intimate and physical work of bathing, dressing and feeding the nation’s fragile elderly.

2 Nov 2020

L.L. News and Research

Long-term care workers, grieving and under siege, brace for COVID’s next round

Homeless shelters grapple with COVID safety as cold creeps in

Time to discuss potentially unpleasant side effects of COVID shots? Scientists say yes.

Workers who lost jobs due to COVID may need help getting coverage this fall

Study examines the effects of simple measures on the health of active older adults

Clinicians' antibiotic-prescribing patterns can impact patients' future antibiotic use

As faith in vaccines falters, Biden is under pressure to name new FDA chief stat

Virginia Tech student receives NSERC award to develop minimally invasive treatment for glioblastoma

How escalating COVID cases forced one state to change its masking strategy

Fear circuit extends far beyond the amygdala, research shows

App-delivered computerized brain-training helps prevent alcohol relapse

The best COVID warning system? Poop and pooled spit, says one Colorado school

Seniors form COVID pods to ward off isolation this winter

Study shows how brain cells influence choices

How COVID death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories

They work in several nursing homes to eke out a living, possibly spreading the virus

California’s progressive — and expensive — health care ambitions rely on Biden win

A $200 debit card won’t do much for seniors’ drug costs

RNI researchers to study the impact of excessive speeds on the human brain, body

Sen. Graham complains that 3 blue states get a third of ACA funding

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

Latest News