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Government funding supports national effort to vaccinate vulnerable communities

Community Vaccine Champions from Bradford to Brighton will be tapping into their local networks and encouraging people in their community to come forward and get vaccinated.

13 Jan 2022

NAU bioengineer receives grant to improve the accuracy, fidelity of cardiovascular flow models

Accurately measuring blood flow is critical to the fundamental understanding of cardiovascular disease and clinical decision making. Although researchers have made great strides in computational and experimental blood flow modeling, reliable data is still difficult to generate in large quantities.

12 Jan 2022

New computer model mirrors the way misinformation spreads in real life

It starts with a super-spreader, and winds its way through a network of interactions, eventually leaving no one untouched. Those who have been exposed previously may only experience mild effects.

11 Jan 2022

Real-world effectiveness of three COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers from IQVIA Real-World Solutions have investigated how effective these vaccines are against severe disease.

11 Jan 2022

Government launches new advertising campaign urging pregnant women to 'Get Boosted Now'

Pregnant women who have not yet had their first, second, third or booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are being urged to get their jab as soon as possible, as the government launches a new advertising campaign for the New Year.

9 Jan 2022

New Better Health campaign launched to encourage families to eat better

Families will be given support to help to improve the diets of their children through a new campaign as the new statistics reveal the number of parents giving unhealthy snacks to their children has increased during the pandemic.

9 Jan 2022

Traditional media consumption has little effect on short-term adult well-being, study says

Consuming traditional forms of media – including books, music and television – has little effect on short-term adult well-being, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.

6 Jan 2022

Emotional response can fuel the spread of "fake news"

From Facebook feeds to questionable websites, so-called "fake news" is seemingly everywhere. When it comes to the misleading information, our emotional response to seeing it can actually further its spread, according to a Bowling Green State University researcher.

6 Jan 2022

Study reveals how online misinformation 'ticks' and suggests new strategy to stop it

Parenting communities on Facebook were subject to a powerful misinformation campaign early in the COVID-19 pandemic that pulled them closer to extreme communities and their misinformation, according to a new study published by researchers at the George Washington University.

3 Jan 2022

Loss of smell is the best predictor of COVID-19

A large international team of researchers has conducted a crowdsourced cross-sectional study, in which they have investigated the reliability of the olfactory loss (or loss of smell, or anosmia) as a predictor of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19).

30 Dec 2021

How can we increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine?

In this interview, we speak to Professor Rishi Goyal and Professor Dennis Yi Tenen about their latest research that investigated COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

22 Dec 2021

Fast food giant focuses on kids in lower middle income countries with child friendly marketing

Fast food giant McDonald's seems to be focusing on kids in lower middle income countries, with more Instagram posts, price promotions, and child friendly marketing than is evident for wealthier nations, reveals an analysis of the company's social media marketing across 15 countries and published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

22 Dec 2021

As pandemic wears down hospital staff, one town offers groceries to say thanks

This mountain community — which comes alive during the winter ski season and annual Sundance Film Festival — is home to the Park City Hospital, which has 460 employees.

22 Dec 2021

Vaccine promoters struggle to get people boosted in California’s fields

Since the start of the pandemic, Luz Gallegos and her team of 56 advocates for immigrants have battled the scorching sun, illiteracy and deadly propaganda in the fields and fruit groves of the Coachella Valley.

20 Dec 2021

Shared moral concerns within online communities linked to increase in radical intentions

People whose moral beliefs and values align closely with other members of their online communities - including those on social networks Gab and Reddit - are more prone to radicalization, according to new USC research.

16 Dec 2021

The mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. healthcare workers, first-responders

Researchers at UW Medicine and the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System worked with emergency medicine physicians at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S. healthcare workers and first-responders.

16 Dec 2021

Study finds high psychological distress among UK nursing and midwifery workforce during COVID-19

Extremely concerning levels of psychological distress are reported in results from a longitudinal study of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce during COVID-19. The findings could help how staff are supported in healthcare services now and in future.

16 Dec 2021

Researchers tease out the differences between sense of smell distortions related to COVID-19

Sudden smell and taste loss has become a well-known symptom of COVID-19. However, some people have also woken up to discover that their usual beloved coffee odor has been distorted and now smells like garbage or rotting meat, a condition known as parosmia.

14 Dec 2021

Mental health burden experienced in Sweden during COVID-19 pandemic

A new study aimed to determine the mental health burden of adults in Sweden through the data collected in the Omtanke2020 Study between 9th June 2020 and 8th June 2021.

14 Dec 2021

Calling the global community to tackle current infodemic related to COVID-19

Please join us by signing the Call for Action - a global movement to promote access to health information and to mitigate harm from health misinformation among online and offline communities.

13 Dec 2021

Social Media News and Research

Latest Social Media News and Research

Government funding supports national effort to vaccinate vulnerable communities

NAU bioengineer receives grant to improve the accuracy, fidelity of cardiovascular flow models

New computer model mirrors the way misinformation spreads in real life

Real-world effectiveness of three COVID-19 vaccines

Government launches new advertising campaign urging pregnant women to 'Get Boosted Now'

New Better Health campaign launched to encourage families to eat better

Traditional media consumption has little effect on short-term adult well-being, study says

Emotional response can fuel the spread of "fake news"

Study reveals how online misinformation 'ticks' and suggests new strategy to stop it

Loss of smell is the best predictor of COVID-19

How can we increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine?

Fast food giant focuses on kids in lower middle income countries with child friendly marketing

As pandemic wears down hospital staff, one town offers groceries to say thanks

Vaccine promoters struggle to get people boosted in California’s fields

Shared moral concerns within online communities linked to increase in radical intentions

The mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. healthcare workers, first-responders

Study finds high psychological distress among UK nursing and midwifery workforce during COVID-19

Researchers tease out the differences between sense of smell distortions related to COVID-19

Mental health burden experienced in Sweden during COVID-19 pandemic

Calling the global community to tackle current infodemic related to COVID-19

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Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

Social Media News and Research

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

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

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