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Enzyme related to rattlesnake neurotoxin linked with COVID-19 infection severity

Study shows that an enzyme may be a key mechanism driving COVID-19 severity and could provide a new therapeutic target.

25 Aug 2021

Scientists forecast healthcare burden of future COVID waves

The findings indicate that given the lower vaccine efficacy against the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant, France may face a large epidemic wave infecting 25% of the general population even with a 95% vaccine coverage. This, in turn, could affect the healthcare system in terms of hospital bed occupancy. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

25 Aug 2021

Study focuses on understanding how muscle fatigue and changes in gait affect older adults

Older adults on a walk or hike, or just going about their daily routines, seem to experience greater fatigue than their younger counterparts. Such fatigue may ultimately affect their ability to participate in activities that are meaningful to them and help keep them healthy.

25 Aug 2021

Implementing healthy habits early can help stave off weight gain in college students

Everyone's heard about the so-called freshman 15, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests that counteracting this weight gain might be more complicated than just taking a walk around the quad.

25 Aug 2021

Novel approaches needed to cope with the new reality affected by global crises

The thesis sets out with the observation that the current social science paradigms fail to adequately assess global crises in their totality and therefore fail to understand them.

25 Aug 2021

CDC posts investigation notice regarding two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections

A CDC investigation notice regarding two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/italian-style-meat-08-21/index.html

25 Aug 2021

Psychological capital helps employees to cope with the negative effects of working in a pandemic

Just like the COVID-19 vaccine protects against contracting the contagious virus, the collective elements of self-efficacy, optimism, hope and resiliency helps inoculate employees from the negative effects of working through a pandemic, according to a new West Virginia University study.

24 Aug 2021

Population peak could contribute to less meaningful social interactions and reproduction suppression

A predicted population drop at the end of the century could be explained by stress from meaningless social interactions, according to a review article published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrinology.

24 Aug 2021

Do aerosol boxes prevent airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2?

An interesting new study describes a novel aerosol box design that has been produced and tested to prevent airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

24 Aug 2021

COVID-19 with pre-eclampsia and acute fatty liver of pregnancy

A new study reports a case of pre-eclampsia complicated by the acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP).

24 Aug 2021

COVID-19 economic downturn likely to have prompted an extra 267,000 infant deaths in 2020

An extra 267,000 infants will likely have died in 2020 in low and middle income countries as a result of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, finds a modelling study, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

24 Aug 2021

Intrahospital transport of emergency care patients prone to high mishap rate, study finds

Moving emergency care patients to other hospital departments by wheelchair or trolley is prone to a high rate of mishaps, finds a study at one large Australian hospital, published online in the Emergency Medicine Journal.

24 Aug 2021

Study shows difference in antibody levels in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and type of vaccination

In a recent study, researchers aimed to monitor the levels of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG levels in populations that were subjected to routine tests.

24 Aug 2021

Researchers conduct population level observational study of the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant

In recent study, researchers analyzed COVID-19 data obtained from Israel to determine whether the Alpha variant led to a higher fatality rate.

24 Aug 2021

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Meet the Mississippi lawyer who helped start the fight for charity care

Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, famous for taking on Big Tobacco in the ’90s and winning, worked on a series of ill-fated national lawsuits against nonprofit hospitals. The goal? Get nonprofit — or "charity" — hospitals to actually provide charity care instead of price-gouging and dunning low-income patients.

24 Aug 2021

Mission and money clash in nonprofit hospitals’ venture capital ambitions

Cone Health, a small not-for-profit health care network in North Carolina, spent several years developing a smartphone-based system called Wellsmith to help people manage their diabetes.

24 Aug 2021

Headed away to school? Here’s what students with health issues need to know

College is a time of transition, but for those managing chronic medical conditions, it may also be the first time they will be wholly responsible for their own health: setting appointments, securing supplies and pharmaceuticals, and monitoring symptoms.

24 Aug 2021

Antiviral strategy using synthetic peptoid has promising implications for fighting infection

Scientists have manufactured a synthetic form of peptide to combat viral infections, with tests already conducted on HSV-1 as well as SARS-CoV-2.

24 Aug 2021

Newly developed CPAP System provides a cost-effective respiratory device for COVID patients

In an attempt to make breathing devices available to low-income areas, scientists have developed the LeVe CPAP System for respiratory support to treat COVID.

24 Aug 2021

UCR researchers gauge social responsibility in reducing COVID-19 spread

Uncertainty and anxiety generated by the COVID-19 pandemic motivated social psychologist Evelyn Vázquez at the University of California, Riverside, to collaborate with UCR Healthy Campus on a study to identify safety measures and public health messaging that reduce the spread of the coronavirus within campus communities.

24 Aug 2021

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Enzyme related to rattlesnake neurotoxin linked with COVID-19 infection severity

Scientists forecast healthcare burden of future COVID waves

Study focuses on understanding how muscle fatigue and changes in gait affect older adults

Implementing healthy habits early can help stave off weight gain in college students

Novel approaches needed to cope with the new reality affected by global crises

CDC posts investigation notice regarding two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections

Psychological capital helps employees to cope with the negative effects of working in a pandemic

Population peak could contribute to less meaningful social interactions and reproduction suppression

Do aerosol boxes prevent airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2?

COVID-19 with pre-eclampsia and acute fatty liver of pregnancy

COVID-19 economic downturn likely to have prompted an extra 267,000 infant deaths in 2020

Intrahospital transport of emergency care patients prone to high mishap rate, study finds

Study shows difference in antibody levels in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and type of vaccination

Researchers conduct population level observational study of the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Meet the Mississippi lawyer who helped start the fight for charity care

Mission and money clash in nonprofit hospitals’ venture capital ambitions

Headed away to school? Here’s what students with health issues need to know

Antiviral strategy using synthetic peptoid has promising implications for fighting infection

Newly developed CPAP System provides a cost-effective respiratory device for COVID patients

UCR researchers gauge social responsibility in reducing COVID-19 spread

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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