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Do reactive oxygen species play a role in fighting COVID-19?

Serum-free thiols are known to reflect the activity of reactive oxygen species in the body, and researchers have been examining the difference in these thiols in COVID-19 patients.

21 Dec 2021

Insight into COVID-19 brain complications

In this interview, we speak to Professor Scott H. Faro about his latest research that looked into COVID-19 and its complications within the central nervous system.

21 Dec 2021

Moving more often is beneficial for long-term weight maintenance in older adults

When considered alongside the current Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, new findings suggest that focusing less on structured exercise, and more on building frequent periods of enjoyable movement into the day, will more likely contribute to health benefits that can be sustained, according to a paper published online in Obesity, The Obesity Society's flagship journal.

21 Dec 2021

COVID-19 vaccine protection declines after three months of receiving two doses

The protection offered by the Oxford-Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses, a study says.

21 Dec 2021

Identifying a recurring pattern in broadly neutralizing antibodies that can target an epitope on SARS-CoV-2

Interesting research decrypts a recurring sequence in antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and identifies it to be a board neutralizing antibody that targets a conserved epitope on the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein.

21 Dec 2021

Risk of hospitalization for infants and children with COVID-19 below 1%

Children are a low-risk group for COVID-19 following infection with SARS-CoV-2, with less than 2% of European hospitalizations with the disease being in children below the age of 19.

21 Dec 2021

Some groups are left out of Montana covid test giveaway program

As Montana's tally of new covid cases neared 1,000 each day in September, Shelly Stanley-Lehman worried about when the virus would reach her day care in Billings.

21 Dec 2021

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared. Pregnant women with covid are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people to require intensive care and 22 times as likely to die. Infected moms are four times as likely to have a stillborn child.

21 Dec 2021

Crash course: Injured patients who sign ‘letters of protection’ may face huge medical bills and risks

Jean Louis-Charles couldn't afford spine surgery to ease nagging neck and back pain after a car crash. So he signed a document, promising to pay the bill with money he hoped to get from a lawsuit against the driver who caused the collision.

21 Dec 2021

Covered California’s insurance deals range from ‘no-brainer’ to sticker shock

If you purchase your own health insurance, it's time to choose your coverage for 2022. If you buy it through Covered California, the chances are better than ever that you will get a big discount on your monthly premium — or pay no premium at all.

21 Dec 2021

Study finds scarcity in COVID-19 vaccine supply decreases perceived vaccination priority

Anyone who has taken an economics class probably remembers learning about scarcity. The concept of demand outpacing supply applies to the toilet paper shortage at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and helps explain how a spike in home-improvement projects last year contributed to skyrocketing lumber prices.

21 Dec 2021

Study examines the sustainability of interventions on HPV vaccination rates several years after completion

Approximately 45,300 Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers occur in the U.S. every year. HPV vaccination has the potential to prevent up to 80 percent of these cancers. While raising HPV vaccination rates has been a public health priority since 2014, improving these numbers has been slow and uneven.

21 Dec 2021

Study estimates the mortality impacts of air pollution using data specific to race and ethnicity

In the United States, federal regulators manage air pollution primarily due to its effects on human health and mortality. Current regulatory analyses assume that all people are affected equally by air pollution. A new study estimated the mortality impacts of air pollution using information specific to race and ethnicity.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers create 'UV Curtain' that can sterilize rooms against coronaviruses

Researchers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have created a new system to protect areas from the virus, using a light-emitting diode (LED)-based ultraviolet C (UV-C) light curtain. Specific wavelengths of UV-C are known to inactivate viruses and bacteria, and this tool could help keep areas sterile.

20 Dec 2021

Parents, siblings of children with life-threatening conditions have higher rates of healthcare encounters

Being the parent or sibling of a child with a life-threatening condition can take a mental and physical toll on other members of the family.

20 Dec 2021

New €8 million multiyear contribution agreement signed to support equitable access for health products

On 16 December 2021 the Government of Belgium and WHO signed a new €8 million multiyear contribution agreement for the period 2021-2025, to support increasing global equitable access to health products and health technologies globally.

20 Dec 2021

New report warns about failure to appreciate the complex nature of environmental risks

Complex risks to human health and wellbeing have been neglected by governments and NGOs because of a failure appreciate the complex nature of environmental risks, a new report warns.

20 Dec 2021

Researchers find a digital silver lining in failed COVID-19 drug trial

A clinical trial in which two test drugs failed to help patients with mild COVID-19 nevertheless had a silver lining: It proved the viability of a study model in which a medication's potential arrhythmic side effects are safely, effectively monitored without the participants ever setting foot in a hospital or clinic.

20 Dec 2021

£316 million funding boost to protect tens of thousands of people from homelessness

Tens of thousands of people will be protected from homelessness as a result of a £316 million funding boost, announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities today (21 December 2021).

20 Dec 2021

2020 List of 100+ Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives unveiled

To mark the end of the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we are honored to unveil the 2020 List of 100+ Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives.

20 Dec 2021

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Do reactive oxygen species play a role in fighting COVID-19?

Insight into COVID-19 brain complications

Moving more often is beneficial for long-term weight maintenance in older adults

COVID-19 vaccine protection declines after three months of receiving two doses

Identifying a recurring pattern in broadly neutralizing antibodies that can target an epitope on SARS-CoV-2

Risk of hospitalization for infants and children with COVID-19 below 1%

Some groups are left out of Montana covid test giveaway program

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

Crash course: Injured patients who sign ‘letters of protection’ may face huge medical bills and risks

Covered California’s insurance deals range from ‘no-brainer’ to sticker shock

Study finds scarcity in COVID-19 vaccine supply decreases perceived vaccination priority

Study examines the sustainability of interventions on HPV vaccination rates several years after completion

Study estimates the mortality impacts of air pollution using data specific to race and ethnicity

Researchers create 'UV Curtain' that can sterilize rooms against coronaviruses

Parents, siblings of children with life-threatening conditions have higher rates of healthcare encounters

New €8 million multiyear contribution agreement signed to support equitable access for health products

New report warns about failure to appreciate the complex nature of environmental risks

Researchers find a digital silver lining in failed COVID-19 drug trial

£316 million funding boost to protect tens of thousands of people from homelessness

2020 List of 100+ Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives unveiled

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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