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Viral and bacterial co-infections are pervasive in severe COVID-19 patients

A large group of researchers from China recently characterized microbial co-infections in the respiratory tract of hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients and demonstrated a high prevalence of both viral and bacterial co-infections – particularly in individuals presenting with severe disease.

6 Jul 2020

Airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2 possible and should not be ignored

Researchers at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands say that airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is possible and should not be discounted.

6 Jul 2020

Doping agent Epo could be effective against Covid-19

Erythropoietin (Epo) is actually a medication for anaemia. According to researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine in Göttingen, the doping agent Epo could also be effective against Covid-19.

6 Jul 2020

Targeted deep brain stimulation may improve treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

A group of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have further refined the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

6 Jul 2020

Study shows how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease causes Alzheimer's-like neuroinflammation

Research from University of South Carolina associate professor Saurabh Chatterjee's laboratory in Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, and led by Ayan Mondal, a postdoctoral researcher from the same lab, has revealed the cause behind the previously established link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (i.e., NAFLD, recently reclassified as metabolic associated fatty liver disease or MAFLD) and neurological problems.

6 Jul 2020

Coronary calcium scoring can help doctors make the right recommendation about statin therapy

Your doctor tells you that you need a statin to lower your cholesterol and reduce your heart attack risk. You don't like taking medicine and your friend tells you that he had achy muscles after he started a statin. You wonder if you should listen to your doctor or go without the medicine.

6 Jul 2020

Surge in gun purchases in U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic

A team of experts from the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center says the purchase and interpersonal use of firearms in the United States has increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

6 Jul 2020

Surgical technique for premature babies with brain hemorrhage reduces long-term disability

Premature babies with serious brain hemorrhage treated with a 'brain washing' technique pioneered by Bristol researchers have shown in a 10-year follow-up study, were twice as likely to survive without severe learning disability when compared with infants given standard treatment.

6 Jul 2020

Study results do not show benefit of proteomic analysis for detecting diabetic nephropathy

One of the consequences of diabetes mellitus, particularly if accompanied by high blood pressure (hypertension), can be a chronic kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy), which can lead to permanent failure of the kidneys (end-stage renal disease).

6 Jul 2020

First microbiome study of Irish Travelers provides important new health insights

Investigators at APC Microbiome Ireland (http://apc.ucc.ie) SFI Research Centre in Cork were stunned by the findings of the first microbiome study of Irish Travellers which challenges the concept of a 'normal' or 'healthy' microbiome and asks: "what is a normal or desirable microbiome in an ethnically diverse society?"

6 Jul 2020

COVID-19 risk halved when airplane middle seats empty, expert statistician says

As the coronavirus cases skyrocket, many countries have started to ease lockdown measures to save the ailing economy. Restaurants, malls, recreational centers, and transportation are slowly returning to normal operations. However, one of the most heavily impacted sectors amid the pandemic is the aviation industry.

6 Jul 2020

Short, frequent walks in blue spaces may have a positive effect on well-being and mood

Short, frequent walks in blue spaces--areas that prominently feature water, such as beaches, lakes, rivers or fountains--may have a positive effect on people's well-being and mood, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation.

6 Jul 2020

$5 million gift aims to propel Lyme disease research and education

To the Fairbairns, the symptoms--debilitating fatigue, joint pain, cognitive problems--were as worrisome as they were mystifying. All four members of the family had them.

6 Jul 2020

'Night owl' teens more likely to develop asthma and allergies

Teenagers who prefer to stay up late at night and sleep in late the next day are more likely to develop asthma and allergies than their "early bird" counterparts, according to new research published today.

6 Jul 2020

COVID-19 complications may be associated with von Willebrand factor in the blood

Anna Aksenova, a senior research associate at the Laboratory of Amyloid Biology at St Petersburg University, has advanced a hypothesis that the severe course of COVID-19 may be associated with von Willebrand factor.

6 Jul 2020

Researchers identify immune cell that predicts transplant patient's risk of organ rejection

Researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine are the first to identify an immune cell that may predict a transplant patient's risk of developing antibodies that can cause organ rejection.

6 Jul 2020

Clemson researcher receives DOD grant to explore cellular underpinnings of developmental disorder

College of Science associate professor and researcher David Feliciano has received a $667,000 grant from the Department of Defense to explore the cellular underpinnings of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), a developmental disorder characterized by the growth of benign tumors throughout the body, most notably in the brain.

6 Jul 2020

Injuries could increase for players returning to contact sports after prolonged training restrictions

As professional sports look to make a phased return behind closed doors across much of Europe, researchers from the University of Bath caution that the prolonged individual training players have been exposed to for months is insufficient to help athletes maintain the physical fitness and mental strength they need for competition.

6 Jul 2020

One-fifth of Georgian Londoners contracted syphilis in their mid-30s

250 years ago, over one-fifth of Londoners had contracted syphilis by their 35th birthday, historians have calculated.

6 Jul 2020

Moffitt researchers discover key protein involved in cancer metastasis

Cancer is complex and unpredictable. Despite successful treatment or years of remission, there is always a chance that a patient's cancer can return.

6 Jul 2020

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Viral and bacterial co-infections are pervasive in severe COVID-19 patients

Airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2 possible and should not be ignored

Doping agent Epo could be effective against Covid-19

Targeted deep brain stimulation may improve treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Study shows how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease causes Alzheimer's-like neuroinflammation

Coronary calcium scoring can help doctors make the right recommendation about statin therapy

Surge in gun purchases in U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic

Surgical technique for premature babies with brain hemorrhage reduces long-term disability

Study results do not show benefit of proteomic analysis for detecting diabetic nephropathy

First microbiome study of Irish Travelers provides important new health insights

COVID-19 risk halved when airplane middle seats empty, expert statistician says

Short, frequent walks in blue spaces may have a positive effect on well-being and mood

$5 million gift aims to propel Lyme disease research and education

'Night owl' teens more likely to develop asthma and allergies

COVID-19 complications may be associated with von Willebrand factor in the blood

Researchers identify immune cell that predicts transplant patient's risk of organ rejection

Clemson researcher receives DOD grant to explore cellular underpinnings of developmental disorder

Injuries could increase for players returning to contact sports after prolonged training restrictions

One-fifth of Georgian Londoners contracted syphilis in their mid-30s

Moffitt researchers discover key protein involved in cancer metastasis

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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