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Fever and cough best indicators for COVID-19 in children and adolescents

Most testing is driven by fever, persistent cough of recent onset, and abnormalities in smell. Such symptoms are considered indicative of continuing SARS-CoV-2 infection, requiring quarantine of all such individuals until they test negative for the virus. This approach is justifiable in adults since fever and cough from other causes are rare in healthy adults.

20 Oct 2020

Study finds higher cannabis dose is associated with larger reductions in OCD compulsions

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study.

20 Oct 2020

Older males who have recovered from COVID-19 are best plasma donors for treatment

Sex, age, and severity of disease may be useful in identifying COVID-19 survivors who are likely to have high levels of antibodies that can protect against the disease, according to a new study co-led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

20 Oct 2020

Study helps restore retinal and visual functions of mice models of inherited retinal disease

A breakthrough study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, results in the restoration of retinal and visual functions of mice models suffering from inherited retinal disease.

20 Oct 2020

Template for COVID-19 management in a rural health system

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge existing health networks, a new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in October 2020 reports on a strategy to address existing health care disparities in rural and urban areas of the USA. This should draw attention to the need for more such systems to ensure proper rural healthcare in the current and future pandemics.

20 Oct 2020

Newborns analyze the emotional content of their surroundings only at a very basic level

Humans aren't born with mature brain circuitry that attaches emotions to the things they see or hear in their environment, a new study shows.

20 Oct 2020

Researchers apply deep learning algorithm to CT to produce spectral images

Bioimaging technologies are the eyes that allow doctors to see inside the body in order to diagnose, treat, and monitor disease.

20 Oct 2020

Study: Impact of earlier diagnosis in focal epilepsy goes beyond timely treatment

Having subtler symptoms, a form of epilepsy that affects only one part of the brain often goes undiagnosed long enough to cause unexpected seizures that contribute to car crashes, a new study finds.

20 Oct 2020

Androgen deprivation strategies could help mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have noted that women are generally less severely affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This has led to the exploration into estrogen and androgens' role in the hyperinflammatory clinical phenotypes of COVID-19. A recent study published on the preprint server bioRxiv shows that drugs targeting androgens and TMPRSS2 inhibitors may potentially combat the pandemic.

20 Oct 2020

Study reports children with chronic kidney disease may spend more time in hospital

Chronically ill children with kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital, incur larger health care costs, and have a higher risk of death compared to pediatric patients hospitalized for other chronic conditions, a new study suggests.

20 Oct 2020

Study shows concerning levels of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

More than a third of people (34%) in Turkey and one sixth of people (17%) in the UK are 'hesitant' about a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study by UCL and Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey.

20 Oct 2020

New research finds marked impact of COVID-19 on osteoporosis management

A new study published prior to World Osteoporosis Day finds that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected management of non-communicable diseases, is markedly impacting the management of osteoporosis as judged by access to online FRAX fracture risk assessments.

20 Oct 2020

Chip-based technology can create new options for ultrasound therapy with high resolution and intensity

A chip-based technology that generates sound profiles with high resolution and intensity could create new options for ultrasound therapy, which would become more effective and easier.

20 Oct 2020

New model of human brain networks sheds light on how the brain functions

A team of Indiana University neuroscientists has built a new model of human brain networks that sheds light on how the brain functions.

20 Oct 2020

New inhaled treatment may lead to self-administered therapy for COVID-19

An inhaled treatment against the SARS-CoV-2 virus may lead to a future self-administered therapy for COVID-19, the pandemic that has killed more than 1 million people worldwide.

20 Oct 2020

The connection between severe COVID-19 and white blood cell counts

However, in other research, white blood cells' exact roles and subtypes in severe COVID-19 are still unclear. The team writes, "It is unknown if blood cell counts before infection are associated with the risk of developing severe COVID-19." They explained that the numbers of these cell types could be influenced by several factors such as age, gender, disease status, and medications.

19 Oct 2020

Adult stem cell-based lung organoid models emulate host immune response in fatal COVID-19

Recently, a team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and The Scripps Research Institute, CA, USA, showed that an integrated stem cell-based disease modeling and computational approach is crucial for simulating the host immune response in fatal COVID-19 patients.

19 Oct 2020

Molecular simulations reveal detailed structure and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Recently, researchers reported a study in which they analyzed the structure and dynamics of the spike protein using multiple molecular dynamic simulations. Their study is published on the preprint server bioRxiv.

19 Oct 2020

Promising interim results for Sinopharm's inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to intensive scientific efforts to bring about an effective vaccine for global distribution. Many different vaccine design approaches are underway. A recent study published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases in October 2020 reports a potentially successful inactivated virus vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

19 Oct 2020

Researchers provide new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits

Anxiety, the most common family of mental illnesses in the U.S., has been pushed to epic new heights by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults and a staggering 41% of people ages 18-29 experienced clinically significant anxiety symptoms in late August.

19 Oct 2020

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Fever and cough best indicators for COVID-19 in children and adolescents

Study finds higher cannabis dose is associated with larger reductions in OCD compulsions

Older males who have recovered from COVID-19 are best plasma donors for treatment

Study helps restore retinal and visual functions of mice models of inherited retinal disease

Template for COVID-19 management in a rural health system

Newborns analyze the emotional content of their surroundings only at a very basic level

Researchers apply deep learning algorithm to CT to produce spectral images

Study: Impact of earlier diagnosis in focal epilepsy goes beyond timely treatment

Androgen deprivation strategies could help mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study reports children with chronic kidney disease may spend more time in hospital

Study shows concerning levels of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

New research finds marked impact of COVID-19 on osteoporosis management

Chip-based technology can create new options for ultrasound therapy with high resolution and intensity

New model of human brain networks sheds light on how the brain functions

New inhaled treatment may lead to self-administered therapy for COVID-19

The connection between severe COVID-19 and white blood cell counts

Adult stem cell-based lung organoid models emulate host immune response in fatal COVID-19

Molecular simulations reveal detailed structure and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Promising interim results for Sinopharm's inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Researchers provide new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits

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