Health
FDA grants emergency approval to simpler ventilator design
UMass Amherst physicist, global team advance practical device for COVID-19Credit: MVM care AMHERST, Mass. - The U.S. Food and Drug...
Infecting the mind: Burnout in health care workers during COVID-19
Texas A&M researchers, alongside the Houston Methodist Research Insitute and Houston Methodist Hospital system, assessed how front-line health care workers...
Is video game addiction real?
Long-term BYU study looks at the effect of video game play and the trajectories of addictionCredit: BYU Photo For most...
A new, highly sensitive chemical sensor uses protein nanowires
UMass Amherst team introduces high-performing 'green' electronic sensorCredit: UMass Amherst/Yao lab AMHERST, Mass. - Writing in the journal NanoResearch, a...
Strong relationships promote physical activity in older adults
Credit: Dr. Alban Ylli Relationships are key to influencing positive health behaviors and should not be forgotten during social distancing...
American Journal of Preventive Medicine focuses on critical public health aspects of COVID-19
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, May 13, 2020 -- New research and guidance in the American Journal...
WPI awarded NSF grant to study impact of stress on student learning during pandemic
COVID-19 outbreak a rare, fleeting chance to gain real-world insights into remote learningCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - May...
COVID-19 disease map: LCSB researchers coordinate international effort
COVID-19 Disease Map: A comprehensive repository incorporating all current knowledge on the virus-host interaction mechanismsCredit: Credits_scienceRELATIONS In the fight against...
Effects of internet CBT for health anxiety on par with face-to-face treatment
Credit: Karolinska Institutet Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have compared two ways of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT, to...
A deep look into the gut’s hormones
Credit: Joep Beumer, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht University generated an in-depth description of the...
Technology innovation for neurology
Brain signal measurement using printed tattoo electrodesCredit: © Greco - TU Graz In 2015 Francesco Greco, head of the Laboratory...
First epigenetic study in 3D human cancer cells
Credit: Eduard Batlle Lab @IRBBarcelona Frequently, promising cancer therapies fail when applied to patients in the real clinical setting. This...
Yes, inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease are linked
Credit: Photo courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 13, 2020) - McMaster University researchers have established a connection between inflammatory...
Evidence suggests a small but important number of people will develop coronavirus-related psychosis
Researchers at Orygen and La Trobe University have completed a rapid review of contemporary epidemic and pandemic research to assess...
A Finnish study adds to knowledge about treating fractures of the humeral shaft
Credit: Lasse Rämö Surgical patients appear to recover faster and more reliably than patients treated with functional bracing. A study...
COVID-19’s silent spread: Princeton study explores role of symptomless transmission
Asymptomatic spread can be a successful evolutionary strategyCredit: Chadi Saad-Roy, Princeton University COVID-19's rapid spread throughout the world has been...
Study shows how memory function could be preserved after brain injury
UC Riverside-led study identifies role played by an immune signaling molecule in regulating memory function in the normal and injured...
Research team awarded $3.8 million to study molecular changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s disease
Epigenomic analysis could lead to early detection and new therapiesCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - May 12, 2020...
Health inequities magnified during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 12, 2020--The impact of COVID-19 on underserved and vulnerable populations,...
Using a smartphone to diagnose COVID-19 at home
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (May 12, 2020) ... In Pennsylvania and other U.S. states, one of the keys to...
