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Study explores the effects of early COVID-19 pandemic on cancer survivors

Recent research indicates that during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of working-aged U.S. adults without health insurance did not change despite increases in unemployment, and the prevalence of unhealthy behaviors decreased.

22 Aug 2022

Brain cells with the same birthdate show distinct connectivity and activity, study finds

Brain cells with the same "birthdate" are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many functions, including the storage of memories, a new study finds.

22 Aug 2022

What is the impact of cannabis use in adolescence?

A new study summarized the use of cannabis among adolescents, its negative health impacts, and interventions to stop or reduce

22 Aug 2022

Human antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection after two years

Scientists describe a protocol to evaluate antibody response dynamics up to two years following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Aug 2022

Neurobiologists find few clues to why heat promotes midday sleep

On the hottest summer days, you may find yourself dozing off in the middle of the day. In some parts of the world, it's a cultural norm to schedule "siestas" and shutter businesses during the warmest hours of the day.

17 Aug 2022

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar's 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage and beans, she recalled.

17 Aug 2022

ER physician shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care

To be an emergency room doctor is to be a professional listener to stories. Each patient presents a story; finding the heart of that story is the doctor's most critical task. More technology, more tests, and more data won't work if doctors get the story wrong.

16 Aug 2022

Study finds a declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance among Americans

Americans aren't turning to pharmaceutical options as often in the never-ending battle for a good night's sleep.

16 Aug 2022

On the Wisconsin-Illinois border: Clinics in neighboring states team up on abortion care

Around two days a week, Natalee Hartwig leaves her home in Madison, Wisconsin, before her son wakes up to travel across the border into Illinois.

16 Aug 2022

‘Still a lot of pain’: Four years after mass shooting, Texas community grapples with fallout

In May 2018, after a high school shooting killed 10 people, the Santa Fe Resiliency Center opened in a church. Any resident could see a counselor, attend a support group, and take part in a healing mandala coloring class, music therapy, or a workshop on emotional first aid — all free of charge.

15 Aug 2022

The symptoms and quality of life among individuals with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers evaluated the symptoms and quality of life among individuals with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 or PASC.

15 Aug 2022

Is the level of circulating SARS-CoV-2 RNA or spike protein associated with acute disease severity?

Researchers investigated the levels of circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and viral RNA among patients hospitalized with acute COVID-19 and in patients with and without post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.

15 Aug 2022

New evidence explains why thinking hard makes one feel worn out

It's no surprise that hard physical labor wears you out, but what about hard mental labor? Sitting around thinking hard for hours makes one feel worn out, too.

11 Aug 2022

Doctors discover genetic and viral causes of adenoid hypertrophy in kids

RUDN doctors have discovered genetic and viral causes of a frequent ENT disease in children - adenoid hypertrophy. The results are published in Life.

11 Aug 2022

They call it ‘tranq’ — and it’s making street drugs even more dangerous

Approaching a van that distributes supplies for safer drug use in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a man named Kyle noticed an alert about xylazine.

11 Aug 2022

Study defines how the circadian clock influences cell growth, metabolism and tumor progression

In a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers define how the circadian clock influences cell growth, metabolism and tumor progression.

11 Aug 2022

Study findings reveal bacterial signature in the saliva of soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder

A scientific breakthrough from the Tel Aviv and Haifa Universities may facilitate speedy, objective and accurate diagnosis of people suffering from PTSD using saliva samples. As part of the study, the researchers characterized the psychological, social and medical conditions of about 200 participants, while at the same time collecting saliva samples from them.

11 Aug 2022

Appropriate and acceptable health checks can help improve outcomes in people experiencing homelessness

Appropriate and acceptable health checks for people experiencing homelessness can help reduce long-term physical and mental stresses, a new study shows.

11 Aug 2022

How common is chronic fatigue syndrome among patients with long COVID-19?

In a new study, researchers found that myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) was common in long COVID-19.

10 Aug 2022

Research projects the future mortality burden due to hot nights

Excessively hot nights caused by climate change are predicted to increase the mortality rate around the world by up to 60% by the end of the century, according to a new international study that features research from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

9 Aug 2022

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Study explores the effects of early COVID-19 pandemic on cancer survivors

Brain cells with the same birthdate show distinct connectivity and activity, study finds

What is the impact of cannabis use in adolescence?

Human antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection after two years

Neurobiologists find few clues to why heat promotes midday sleep

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

ER physician shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care

Study finds a declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance among Americans

On the Wisconsin-Illinois border: Clinics in neighboring states team up on abortion care

‘Still a lot of pain’: Four years after mass shooting, Texas community grapples with fallout

The symptoms and quality of life among individuals with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

Is the level of circulating SARS-CoV-2 RNA or spike protein associated with acute disease severity?

New evidence explains why thinking hard makes one feel worn out

Doctors discover genetic and viral causes of adenoid hypertrophy in kids

They call it ‘tranq’ — and it’s making street drugs even more dangerous

Study defines how the circadian clock influences cell growth, metabolism and tumor progression

Study findings reveal bacterial signature in the saliva of soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder

Appropriate and acceptable health checks can help improve outcomes in people experiencing homelessness

How common is chronic fatigue syndrome among patients with long COVID-19?

Research projects the future mortality burden due to hot nights

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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