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COVID-19 - England's lockdown vs. Sweden's herd immunity

A recent study published on the preprint server medRxiv in August 2020 shows that lockdown is an effective way to reduce the extent and speed of infections in a country.

17 Aug 2020

A wearable sensor printed on natural polymer for monitoring body fluids present in sweat

A wearable sensor printed on microbial nanocellulose, a natural polymer, has been created in Brazil by researchers at the University of São Paulo in São Carlos in collaboration with colleagues at São Paulo State University in Araraquara, the University of Araraquara, the University of Campinas, and the Brazilian National Nanotechnology Laboratory.

17 Aug 2020

New insights into how the brain's internal states influence decision-making

Biomedical Engineering's Matthew Smith and Byron Yu, along with former Ph.D. student Ben Cowley (School of Computer Science '18), have studied the neural basis through which internal states in the brain affect decision-making over an extended period of time.

17 Aug 2020

Switching off 'master regulator' may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson's-related damage

Switching off a molecular "master regulator" may protect the brain from inflammatory damage and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease, reports a study published today in Nature Neuroscience.

17 Aug 2020

Researchers receive funding to develop a model for delivering palliative care in nursing homes

Research scientists from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and University of Maryland are working to develop a model for delivering palliative care to people living in nursing homes to improve their quality of life.

17 Aug 2020

Hydroxychloroquine is not a possible defense against COVID-19, study shows

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have added to the growing body of understanding about how hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not a possible defense against COVID-19.

17 Aug 2020

Smartphones could be used to detect Type 2 diabetes

Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a "digital biomarker" that would use a smartphone's built-in camera to detect Type 2 diabetes - one of the world's top causes of disease and death - potentially providing a low-cost, in-home alternative to blood draws and clinic-based screening tools.

17 Aug 2020

Study shows cost-effectiveness of app-based osteoarthritis treatment

Osteoarthritis treatment conducted digitally via an app costs around 25% of what conventional care costs, according to a study from Lund University in Sweden published in the research journal PLOS ONE.

17 Aug 2020

‘Pennie’-pinching states take over Obamacare exchanges from feds

Pennsylvania is rolling out its new "Pennie" this fall: a state-run insurance exchange that officials say will save residents collectively millions of dollars on next year's health plan premiums.

17 Aug 2020

Women investigators can attract more women patients in heart failure clinical trials

While about a quarter of physicians and researchers working in advanced heart failure (HF) and transplant cardiology are women, representation of women leading HF research remains limited, according to new research led by Penn Medicine.

17 Aug 2020

New study challenges hypothesis underlying the sensitivity of mammalian auditory system

A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus challenges a decades-old hypothesis on adaptation, a key feature in how sensory cells of the inner ear (hair cells) detect sound.

15 Aug 2020

COVID-19 virus acts as a 'sponge' to deplete specific host microRNAs

Why is the COVID-19 virus deadly, while many other coronaviruses are fairly innocuous and just cause colds?

15 Aug 2020

Frequently used serology test may not detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, shows study

Two different types of detectable antibody responses in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) tell very different stories and may indicate ways to enhance public health efforts against the disease, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

15 Aug 2020

AI algorithm could help predict susceptibility to substance abuse among homeless youth

While many programs and initiatives have been implemented to address the prevalence of substance abuse among homeless youth in the United States, they don't always include data-driven insights about environmental and psychological factors that could contribute to an individual's likelihood of developing a substance use disorder.

14 Aug 2020

BMI change between young adulthood and midlife linked to risk of early death

A new Boston University School of Public Health study finds that changes in weight between young adulthood and midlife may have important consequences for a person's risk of early death.

14 Aug 2020

Study calls for targeted interventions to help people with lower levels of health insurance literacy

One-third of the people who could benefit from a special type of savings account to cushion the blow of their health plan deductible aren't doing so, according to a new study.

14 Aug 2020

Engineered capsids for improved gene delivery to the retina and cornea

A rational design approach created novel variants of adeno-associated viral (AAV) capsids.

13 Aug 2020

Vaping raises COVID-19 risk among teens and youth

A new study by Californian researchers has shown that youth and teenagers who use electronic cigarettes are five times more likely to be affected by COVID-19 disease, and those that use both electronic and traditional cigarettes are seven times more likely to get the infection.

13 Aug 2020

Study finds higher incidence of physical intimate partner violence during COVID-19

There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among patients seen at a large, academic medical center in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the prior three years, according to a new study published in Radiology.

13 Aug 2020

COVID-19 lockdown on sexual and reproductive health in Australia

The COVID-19 pandemic spread to Australia early this year, triggering a national lockdown from March 22 to May 8, 2020. Non-essential travel was strongly discouraged unless to access essential goods and services, to receive or provide care, to exercise, or to attend work or education where these activities could not take place at home. This approach led to very few cases and deaths in Australia. However, the lockdown led to other forms of hardship. One of these areas is that of social and reproductive health (SRH).

13 Aug 2020

Education News and Research

COVID-19 - England's lockdown vs. Sweden's herd immunity

A wearable sensor printed on natural polymer for monitoring body fluids present in sweat

New insights into how the brain's internal states influence decision-making

Switching off 'master regulator' may protect critical brain cells from Parkinson's-related damage

Researchers receive funding to develop a model for delivering palliative care in nursing homes

Hydroxychloroquine is not a possible defense against COVID-19, study shows

Smartphones could be used to detect Type 2 diabetes

Study shows cost-effectiveness of app-based osteoarthritis treatment

‘Pennie’-pinching states take over Obamacare exchanges from feds

Women investigators can attract more women patients in heart failure clinical trials

New study challenges hypothesis underlying the sensitivity of mammalian auditory system

COVID-19 virus acts as a 'sponge' to deplete specific host microRNAs

Frequently used serology test may not detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, shows study

AI algorithm could help predict susceptibility to substance abuse among homeless youth

BMI change between young adulthood and midlife linked to risk of early death

Study calls for targeted interventions to help people with lower levels of health insurance literacy

Engineered capsids for improved gene delivery to the retina and cornea

Vaping raises COVID-19 risk among teens and youth

Study finds higher incidence of physical intimate partner violence during COVID-19

COVID-19 lockdown on sexual and reproductive health in Australia

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