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SARS-CoV-2 recombinant isolated from chronic COVID-19 patient

A new research paper in the journal Viruses reports the isolation of a recombinant strain in a patient infected with the virus for over a year.

13 Jun 2022

Self-focus during online chat may degrade your mood

A new study finds that the more a person stares at themself while talking with a partner in an online chat, the more their mood degrades over the course of the conversation. Alcohol use appears to worsen the problem, the researchers found.

13 Jun 2022

Sex and previous pregnancy of blood donors do not increase mortality risk of transfused patients

A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden sheds new light on the question of whether the sex and previous pregnancy of blood donors affects survival in patients who receive red blood cell transfusions.

13 Jun 2022

MIT researchers design new sensor to distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia

Many different types of bacteria and viruses can cause pneumonia, but there is no easy way to determine which microbe is causing a particular patient's illness.

13 Jun 2022

Coffee drinking causes no increased risk to pregnancy, genetic study reveals

University of Queensland researchers have found enjoying a daily latte or long black causes no increased risk to pregnancy.

13 Jun 2022

Current evidence on cannabis use in palliative care

Scientists from Wellington, New Zealand, have conducted a systematic review to understand the effectiveness of medicinal cannabis in palliative care settings.

13 Jun 2022

WTC responders with chronic conditions appear to have severe Covid-19 and long-term sequelae

A study of 1,280 patients treated and monitored at the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program who also contracted Covid-19 reveals that the responders who have suffered from chronic conditions from WTC exposures and the experience of the 911 tragedy appear to have more infection severity and long-term sequelae than responders who do not have chronic diseases resulting from WTC exposures.

13 Jun 2022

New research provides credible estimates for prevalence of Alzheimer’s-like brain disorder

New National Institutes of Health-funded research shows that the prevalence of brain changes from Limbic-predominant Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE) may be roughly 40% in older adults and as high as 50% in people with Alzheimer's disease.

13 Jun 2022

Infants in industrialized nations have fewer gut bacteria that efficiently digest breast milk

The guts of infants are nearly sterile at birth, but they become a community of trillions of microbial cells, known as the microbiome, by the time they reach adulthood.

13 Jun 2022

Study provides the most definitive assessment of new non-Alzheimer’s dementia

Researchers from the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging say a paper recently published in Acta Neuropathologica is the most definitive assessment yet of the prevalence of a form of dementia classified in 2019 and now known as LATE.

13 Jun 2022

MOSAIC program offers a new model to support the development of BIPOC students

The Mentoring of Students and Igniting Community (MOSAIC) program at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health offers a new model to support the academic and professional development of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) and first-generation public health students.

13 Jun 2022

Childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic frequently led to employment disruptions

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows how frequently childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and the effect it had on parental job loss.

13 Jun 2022

Stress accelerates aging of the immune system

Stress - in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination - accelerates aging of the immune system, potentially increasing a person's risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from infections such as COVID-19, according to a new USC study.

13 Jun 2022

The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain show structural changes

The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain possess larger pain processing regions and smaller pain regulation regions compared to their healthy peers, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

13 Jun 2022

Gestational hypertension may increase risk of developing hypertension 10 years post pregnancy

Women who experience gestational hypertension or preeclampsia have a 2.4-fold increased risk of developing hypertension 10 years post pregnancy compared to women who did not experience any hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

13 Jun 2022

Researchers localize specific brain circuit mediating addiction remission

In the United States, substance use disorders are a leading cause of death among young people. Treatments such as deep brain stimulation hold promise for helping people overcome addiction, but many questions remain about what brain areas should be targeted.

13 Jun 2022

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SARS-CoV-2 recombinant isolated from chronic COVID-19 patient

Self-focus during online chat may degrade your mood

Sex and previous pregnancy of blood donors do not increase mortality risk of transfused patients

MIT researchers design new sensor to distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia

Coffee drinking causes no increased risk to pregnancy, genetic study reveals

Current evidence on cannabis use in palliative care

WTC responders with chronic conditions appear to have severe Covid-19 and long-term sequelae

New research provides credible estimates for prevalence of Alzheimer’s-like brain disorder

Infants in industrialized nations have fewer gut bacteria that efficiently digest breast milk

Study provides the most definitive assessment of new non-Alzheimer’s dementia

MOSAIC program offers a new model to support the development of BIPOC students

Childcare insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic frequently led to employment disruptions

Stress accelerates aging of the immune system

The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain show structural changes

Gestational hypertension may increase risk of developing hypertension 10 years post pregnancy

Researchers localize specific brain circuit mediating addiction remission

Researchers show the connection between NAFLD and diabetes risk in children

Study reveals the prevalence of suicide ideation, attempts among people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Recently born generations of older adults more likely to have multiple chronic health conditions

Study offers a new and unique treatment for AIDS

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