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Study tracks individuals' risk or resilience to mental health disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

When the world shut down in March of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people the world over experienced profound psychological stress to varying degrees.

26 Oct 2022

Long-term use of e-cigs and regular cigarettes may have damaging effects on the blood vessels

Long-term use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs), or vaping, can significantly impair the function of the body's blood vessels, increasing the risk for cardiovascular disease.

26 Oct 2022

Higher exposure to particulate matter may be associated with increased dementia risk

Higher exposure to a certain type of traffic-related air pollution called particulate matter may be linked to an increased risk of dementia, according to a meta-analysis published in the October 26, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

26 Oct 2022

Subarachnoid hemorrhage incidence is higher and increasing in Black patients, study says

Rates of one type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage have increased in older people and men in recent years, and such strokes occur in Black people at a disproportionately higher rate compared to people of other races and ethnicities, according to a study published in the October 26, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

26 Oct 2022

Study provides a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies

A new study from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) gives researchers a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies isolated from survivors of Lassa virus infection.

26 Oct 2022

$10.3 million NIH grant to support URI neuroscientist's research on retinal scanning to detect early-stage Alzheimer’s

Jessica Alber, assistant professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences at the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rhode Island, is looking to change the way doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a change that could raise new possibilities for treatment.

26 Oct 2022

Autistic people are more vulnerable to mental health difficulties during pregnancy

Autistic people are more vulnerable to depression and anxiety during pregnancy, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

26 Oct 2022

$3 million grant to support the expansion of Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at UIC

The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at the University of Illinois Chicago will expand its services nationwide with the help of a new $3 million grant.

26 Oct 2022

Autistic women are vulnerable to mental illness, study shows

Autistic young men and women are more affected by psychiatric conditions and have an increased risk of being hospitalized as a result of their mental illness compared with non-autistic people.

26 Oct 2022

What parents need to know about prenatal tests | BGI Perspectives

The birth of every new life is to be celebrated! Expecting parents often advised by doctors from the department of gynecology and obstetrics to consider noninvasive prenatal tests (NIPT).

From BGI Genomics 26 Oct 2022

First-time sexual intercourse associated with increases in vaginal immune activity in young women

The changes detected may have important implications for sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk. But the authors do not yet know if the changes increase or decrease the risk of acquiring an STI.

26 Oct 2022

One Medicine: how human and veterinary medicine can benefit each other

News-Medical speaks to Professor Roberto La Ragione, Chair of Trustees at Humanimal Trust, about the concept of One Medicine and how human and veterinary medicine can collaborate, share knowledge, and initiate research for the benefit of both humans and animals.

26 Oct 2022

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Study tracks individuals' risk or resilience to mental health disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Long-term use of e-cigs and regular cigarettes may have damaging effects on the blood vessels

Higher exposure to particulate matter may be associated with increased dementia risk

Subarachnoid hemorrhage incidence is higher and increasing in Black patients, study says

Study provides a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies

$10.3 million NIH grant to support URI neuroscientist's research on retinal scanning to detect early-stage Alzheimer’s

Autistic people are more vulnerable to mental health difficulties during pregnancy

$3 million grant to support the expansion of Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at UIC

Autistic women are vulnerable to mental illness, study shows

What parents need to know about prenatal tests | BGI Perspectives

First-time sexual intercourse associated with increases in vaginal immune activity in young women

One Medicine: how human and veterinary medicine can benefit each other

Mother's exposure to air pollution and psychological stress may disrupt fetal growth

Telehealth follow-up after emergency department visit associated with repeat ED encounters and hospitalizations

Probiotics and prebiotics can reduce the risk of frailty syndrome among the elderly

Severe vitamin D deficiency associated with greater risk of premature mortality

What is the efficacy of RT-PCR assays for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in human semen?

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

What is the association of self-reported post-vaccination symptoms with anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibody response?

How important is sterilizing immunity in protection against SARS-CoV-2?

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