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Study could help inform long-term public health response to COVID-19 pandemic

In the most detailed study to date of epidemic spread, an international team of researchers has modeled measles dynamics based on over 40 years of data collected in England and Wales.

28 Apr 2020

COVID-19 pandemic may signal the end of egalitarian National Health Service

Dr Sabrina Germain, a Senior Lecturer in The City Law School, says the COVID-19 pandemic could signal the end of the National Health Service based on the liberal egalitarian conception of distributive justice.

28 Apr 2020

Free online resource provides soothing music and videos to support people during COVID-19

A free new online resource, which combines science and technology to provide a catalogue of soothing and calming music and videos, has been developed to support people who may feel anxious during the COVID-19 pandemic.

28 Apr 2020

Study: Social distancing should be maintained to avoid the resurgence of COVID-19

A new study by epidemiologists at the University of Notre Dame suggests social distancing measures at current levels in many states may need to be maintained until the summer to avoid a potentially deadly resurgence of the coronavirus.

28 Apr 2020

Majority of Americans want federal government to reduce economic inequality, shows survey

A new poll finds that a majority of Americans say that the federal government should commit to reducing economic inequality in this country over the next year, considering the spread of coronavirus in the United States and its impact on the economy and the American people.

28 Apr 2020

Recommendations for reducing impact of COVID-19 on people living in urban slums

Government-enforced social isolation may help relatively affluent populations limit the spread of COVID-19, but these measures can be devasting for the nearly 1 billion people around the globe currently dwelling in urban slums, where physical space is scarce, and many rely on daily wage labor for survival.

27 Apr 2020

$Study provides an overview of the burden, management of fragility fractures$

Study provides an overview of the burden, management of fragility fractures

A new study provides an overview and comparison of the burden and management of fragility fractures due to osteoporosis in the five largest countries in Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) as well as Sweden.

27 Apr 2020

Exploring how nursing research has been paramount in dealing with coronavirus crisis

Nursing research has an important influence on evidence-based health care practice, care delivery, and policy.

27 Apr 2020

C2C receives competitive grant to help address opioid crisis

Keep people alive. Refer them to those who save lives. Finally, connect them to effective, peer-based treatment.

27 Apr 2020

WVU and National Guard partner to develop data-driven model that forecasts PPE needs

When COVID-19 started depleting stockpiles of medical gear in hotspots like New York and New Jersey, the West Virginia National Guard took notice - and reached out to experts at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University to help prevent that from happening in the Mountain State.

27 Apr 2020

Rural populations living around large cities less vulnerable to disasters

Rural populations living around large cities have better access to resources and are therefore less vulnerable to disasters than rural communities located near small cities, a new study conducted in Pakistan's Punjab province suggests.

27 Apr 2020

Consumer beware: Coronavirus antibody tests are still a work in progress

After hearing for months about serious access issues involving tests that diagnose COVID-19 based on swabs from the nose or throat, Americans are being inundated with reports about promising new tests that look for signs of infection in the blood.

27 Apr 2020

Excess weight may cause mental fatigue, research suggests

Obesity has been shown to place physical stress on the body, but new research suggests that excess weight may also cause mental fatigue.

27 Apr 2020

A new website launched to track landmark coronavirus studies

The Company of Biologists is delighted that a group of early-career researchers in the preLights community have launched a new website, covidpreprints.com, to track landmark coronavirus studies throughout the ongoing pandemic.

27 Apr 2020

Earbud-like nerve stimulator may offer relief for people suffering from indigestion

People who suffer frequent indigestion may find relief with a small device that hooks onto the ear known as a transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulator, or taVNS. People who used taVNS showed significant improvements in their stomach's ability to accommodate and process a meal, according to a new study.

27 Apr 2020

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Study could help inform long-term public health response to COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic may signal the end of egalitarian National Health Service

Free online resource provides soothing music and videos to support people during COVID-19

Study: Social distancing should be maintained to avoid the resurgence of COVID-19

Majority of Americans want federal government to reduce economic inequality, shows survey

Recommendations for reducing impact of COVID-19 on people living in urban slums

Study provides an overview of the burden, management of fragility fractures

Exploring how nursing research has been paramount in dealing with coronavirus crisis

C2C receives competitive grant to help address opioid crisis

WVU and National Guard partner to develop data-driven model that forecasts PPE needs

Rural populations living around large cities less vulnerable to disasters

Consumer beware: Coronavirus antibody tests are still a work in progress

Excess weight may cause mental fatigue, research suggests

A new website launched to track landmark coronavirus studies

Earbud-like nerve stimulator may offer relief for people suffering from indigestion

National study looks at the impact of Covid-19 on older people, unpaid carers, and people with dementia

Telehealth will be free, no copays, they said. But angry patients are getting billed.

A novel approach to reuse medical devices during COVID-19

Free open source hardware could be used to fight against coronavirus

Despite living in biodiverse areas, poor Amazonians are going hungry

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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