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Long COVID symptoms may stem from low cortisol and altered brain immune response

Proteins left behind by COVID-19 long after initial infection can cause cortisol levels in the brain to plummet, inflame the nervous system and prime its immune cells to hyper-react when another stressor arises, according to new animal research by University of Colorado Boulder scientists.

19 Aug 2024

State COVID-19 vaccine mandates increased vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in 2021

Researchers investigated the relationship between state COVID-19 vaccination mandates for healthcare workers and vaccination rates among them.

19 Aug 2024

New portable biosensor could revolutionize heart failure screening at home

Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide and is especially fatal for people who don't have access to medical facilities. So, a team of researchers aims to bring heart failure screening from the lab to the home.

19 Aug 2024

Harris-Walz ticket sharpens contrast with Trump-Vance on health care

Vice President Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate is making health care a front-burner issue in the final sprint to the November presidential election.

19 Aug 2024

New implantable device could revolutionize opioid overdose response

A swine model to demonstrate the potential of an implantable system for opioid safety (iSOS).

19 Aug 2024

To what extent have rising adolescent depressive symptoms persisted into young adulthood?

Explore the risk of persistence of adolescent depressive symptoms into young adulthood.

19 Aug 2024

New insights into COVID-19 spike protein offer hope for universal vaccines

A team led by Jose Onuchic at Rice University and Paul Whitford at Northeastern University, both researchers at the National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers Center at the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) at Rice, has made a discovery in the fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19.

16 Aug 2024

Understanding host immune responses through cell death pathways

A new review was published as the cover paper of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 15, entitled, "Types of cell death and their relations to host immunological pathways".

16 Aug 2024

Generous unemployment insurance benefits linked to reduced high-cost credit use

A new national study provides the best evidence to date that generous unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic helped reduce reliance on high-cost credit use.

16 Aug 2024

Study finds creative activities as a key to enhancing public wellbeing

Scientists from Anglia Ruskin University used data from a major national survey to investigate the impact of taking part in creative activities like sewing or painting on how much people reported enjoying their lives.

16 Aug 2024

Study reveals long COVID's impact on American workforce

A new Yale study finds that the effects of long COVID have caused many Americans to miss extensive work time, and that 14% of study participants reported not returning to work in the months after their infection.

16 Aug 2024

New model for ventilator-associated pneumonia reveals path to improved treatments

Scientists at The University of Warwick have made a breakthrough which could help find new treatments for a deadly infection that can affect up to 40% of hospital patients using mechanical ventilators.

16 Aug 2024

Saliva test offers hope for head and neck cancer patients

But what if a mouthwash-based test to detect biomarkers can help physicians predict disease recurrence in head and neck cancer patients?

16 Aug 2024

Stretching vs. meditation: New study finds both practices reduce nocturnal muscle cramps in cirrhosis patients

Researchers investigate the effects of stretching and meditation on nocturnal muscle cramps in patients with cirrhosis.

15 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence predicts tongue disease with 96 percent accuracy

A novel system that uses machine learning to predict tongue disease.

15 Aug 2024

Unusual surge in children's pneumonia cases in England linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Study reveals a significant and prolonged rise in pneumonia-related emergency visits among children in England, driven primarily by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections during the winter of 2023-24.

15 Aug 2024

Discovery of immune cell regulator could lead to new therapies for inflammatory conditions

The discovery of a new regulator affecting immune cells could lead to new treatments to reduce inflammation in diseases including arthritis and severe COVID 19.

14 Aug 2024

Understanding the complexities of epigenetic aging clocks in health research

A new editorial was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 14 on July 17, 2024, entitled, "Recalibrate concepts of epigenetic aging clocks in human health."

14 Aug 2024

Study finds no clinically useful biomarkers for long COVID in routine lab tests

Whether tests in current use were adequate to identify post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC).

14 Aug 2024

COVID-19 vaccine rollout phases linked to decreased anxiety and depression in US adults

The various COVID-19 vaccine rollout phases impacted the prevalence of depression and anxiety at the population level among adults in the country.

14 Aug 2024

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covid 19 News and Research

Long COVID symptoms may stem from low cortisol and altered brain immune response

State COVID-19 vaccine mandates increased vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in 2021

New portable biosensor could revolutionize heart failure screening at home

Harris-Walz ticket sharpens contrast with Trump-Vance on health care

New implantable device could revolutionize opioid overdose response

To what extent have rising adolescent depressive symptoms persisted into young adulthood?

New insights into COVID-19 spike protein offer hope for universal vaccines

Understanding host immune responses through cell death pathways

Generous unemployment insurance benefits linked to reduced high-cost credit use

Study finds creative activities as a key to enhancing public wellbeing

Study reveals long COVID's impact on American workforce

New model for ventilator-associated pneumonia reveals path to improved treatments

Saliva test offers hope for head and neck cancer patients

Stretching vs. meditation: New study finds both practices reduce nocturnal muscle cramps in cirrhosis patients

Artificial intelligence predicts tongue disease with 96 percent accuracy

Unusual surge in children's pneumonia cases in England linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Discovery of immune cell regulator could lead to new therapies for inflammatory conditions

Understanding the complexities of epigenetic aging clocks in health research

Study finds no clinically useful biomarkers for long COVID in routine lab tests

COVID-19 vaccine rollout phases linked to decreased anxiety and depression in US adults

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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