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Post-COVID-19 symptoms may occur in one of eight SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals

In a new study, researchers analyzed the nature, incidence, and severity of 23 COVID-19-related persistent symptoms in the Netherlands.

9 Aug 2022

Covid sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox

The same wastewater surveillance techniques that have emerged as a critical tool in early detection of covid-19 outbreaks are being adapted for use in monitoring the startling spread of monkeypox across the San Francisco Bay Area and some other U.S. communities.

9 Aug 2022

After ‘a lot of doors shut in our face,’ crusading couple celebrate passage of burn pit bill

The battle was just beginning for Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie, when the Army captain returned to Texas in 2008, already starting to suffer from the toxic substances he'd inhaled from the 10-acre burn pit at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq.

9 Aug 2022

How effective is tecovirimat as a treatment against monkeypox?

A new study evaluated the use of tecovirimat for monkeypox treatment during the current outbreak.

9 Aug 2022

How does the interval between the 1st and 2nd BNT162b2 doses impact the neutralization breadth and potency against variants of concern?

Scientists explored the influence of SARS-CoV-2 extended gap vaccination on the variants of concern neutralization.

9 Aug 2022

Evaluating vaccine effectiveness against Omicron BA.5 and BA.2 in Portugal

Researchers estimated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the primary and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines against reinfection by Omicron BA.5 and BA.2 lineages and severe post-infection outcomes.

9 Aug 2022

How did perceived social support across COVID-19 restrictions alter alcohol and cannabis use in emerging adults?

Researchers demonstrated changes in alcohol and cannabis use among young adults in Canada and the United States during pre-COVID-19 times, COVID-19-induced lockdown, and when social restrictions eased later.

9 Aug 2022

Study suggests BA.5 evolved to induce enhanced inflammation when compared to prior Omicron subvariants

Researchers evaluated the comparative pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variants BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5, in vitro and in vivo.

9 Aug 2022

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with characteristic gut metabolomic signatures

Scientists review current literature associated with the role of the gut-brain axis in AD pathogenesis.

9 Aug 2022

Combination of interventions more effective at reducing children’s symptoms of depression and anxiety

Behavioral scientists have long researched how to help children cope with extreme adversity – such as poverty or exposure to violence. Yanping Jiang, a researcher at the Rutgers Institute for Health, thinks she's found the answer in rural China.

9 Aug 2022

Study assesses the prevalence of gender-diverse youth in a rural region in Appalachia

Gender-diverse youth are at an increased risk of suicide and depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the prevalence of gender diversity is largely unknown - especially in rural areas, where studies of the topic are rare.

9 Aug 2022

Experts use tools from artificial intelligence to rapidly identify substances that cause overdose deaths

An automated process based on computer algorithms that can read text from medical examiners' death certificates can substantially speed up data collection of overdose deaths – which in turn can ensure a more rapid public health response time than the system currently used, new UCLA research finds.

9 Aug 2022

Babies’ cries contain important information encoded in their acoustic structure

Before young children learn to speak, crying is their only means of vocal communication. But do adults know when a baby is in pain as opposed to being mildly uncomfortable? A new study reported in Current Biology on August 8, 2022 finds that the answer to this question is that it depends.

9 Aug 2022

Aldosterone may increase risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease

A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart Journal today (Tuesday).

8 Aug 2022

Researchers synthesize a small molecule that can be used to treat a range of cancers

Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Lisbon have jointly identified and synthesized a small molecule that could be a more accessible and effective alternative to an antibody that is successfully used to treat a range of cancers.

8 Aug 2022

OU researchers receive nearly $1 million NSF grants for pandemic prediction and prevention projects

Two groups of researchers at the University of Oklahoma have each received nearly $1 million grants from the National Science Foundation as part of its Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention initiative, which focuses on fundamental research and capabilities needed to tackle grand challenges in infectious disease pandemics through prediction and prevention.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers develop a long-acting injectable formulation of the anti-TB drug rifabutin

In 2020, more than 1.5 million people around the world died of tuberculosis, marking the first time in more than a decade that annual TB deaths had increased and demonstrating the global need for better access to treatments.

8 Aug 2022

Exercise program improves physical functioning among older adults with chronic kidney disease

This randomized trial recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) found that a 12- month program of in-center aerobic and resistance exercise program improved physical functioning among adults 55 years and older with CKD stages G3b-4 and a high level of medical comorbidities.

8 Aug 2022

Powerful injectable gel provides hope for preventing glioblastoma relapse

Like the hardiest weed, glioblastoma almost always springs back - usually within months after a patient's initial brain tumor is surgically removed.

8 Aug 2022

Overnight EEG studies may help inform care for girls with Rett syndrome

In Rett syndrome, a genetic condition affecting girls almost exclusively, mutations in the MECP2 gene cause a regression of language and motor skills starting at 12 to 18 months of age.

8 Aug 2022

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Post-COVID-19 symptoms may occur in one of eight SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals

Covid sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox

After ‘a lot of doors shut in our face,’ crusading couple celebrate passage of burn pit bill

How effective is tecovirimat as a treatment against monkeypox?

How does the interval between the 1st and 2nd BNT162b2 doses impact the neutralization breadth and potency against variants of concern?

Evaluating vaccine effectiveness against Omicron BA.5 and BA.2 in Portugal

How did perceived social support across COVID-19 restrictions alter alcohol and cannabis use in emerging adults?

Study suggests BA.5 evolved to induce enhanced inflammation when compared to prior Omicron subvariants

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with characteristic gut metabolomic signatures

Combination of interventions more effective at reducing children’s symptoms of depression and anxiety

Study assesses the prevalence of gender-diverse youth in a rural region in Appalachia

Experts use tools from artificial intelligence to rapidly identify substances that cause overdose deaths

Babies’ cries contain important information encoded in their acoustic structure

Aldosterone may increase risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease

Researchers synthesize a small molecule that can be used to treat a range of cancers

OU researchers receive nearly $1 million NSF grants for pandemic prediction and prevention projects

Researchers develop a long-acting injectable formulation of the anti-TB drug rifabutin

Exercise program improves physical functioning among older adults with chronic kidney disease

Powerful injectable gel provides hope for preventing glioblastoma relapse

Overnight EEG studies may help inform care for girls with Rett syndrome

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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