Dementia the top COVID-19 risk factor for seniors in care
In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, dementia was the dominant risk factor for the disease among residents of Swedish nursing homes. This...
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Overweight in children in Sweden increased during the pandemic
“Given that Sweden was one of the countries that did not have a lockdown during the pandemic, this increase is startling,” notes Paulina Nowicka, Professor...
Men over 65 are at greater risk than women of skull fractures from falls
Each year, more than 3 million people ages 65 and older are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries. Head trauma is the leading cause...
Paving a smoother path to manuscript publication
Shane Harper, DMS, PA-C, knows how difficult it is to launch a medical research journal and get it into the orbit of the scientific community....
Scientists show how gene expression controls synaptic plasticity in the aging human brain
Scientific evidence shows how the cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is caused by the buildup of amyloid beta proteins, which promote synaptic malfunction. One...
Two-year mission to study human impact on Europe’s seas and coastal regions
Europe’s coastlines are environments rich in biodiversity that also represent important sites of industry, culture, and heritage. Forty per cent of Europe’s population live within...
To help dry forests, fire needs to be just the right intensity, and happen more than once
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a Goldilocks effect –...
Spinal cord stimulation doesn’t help with back pain, says new review
Spinal cord stimulation, a medical technology suggested to treat people with chronic back pain, does not provide long-term relief and may cause harm, according to...
WormAtlas expanding beyond C. elegans with support from NIH
URBANA, Ill. – The National Institutes of Health recently pledged $2.6 million towards the Center for C. elegans Anatomy, also known as WormAtlas. The center...
Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities
A research team led by the University of Göttingen has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for belowground life, particularly in the...
University Hospitals chairman of Orthopaedics and Browns’ head team physician James Voos, MD, receives NFLPS’ top research award
The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence to Dr. James Voos, Head Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns and...
Rensselaer researcher breaks through the clouds to advance satellite communication
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor of physics, applied physics, and astronomy, has devised a method to make communications between satellites and the ground...
Aging | Isoform-specific AMPK repression affects cognitive function in aged mice
“The study indicates that the aging process might have distinct impact on the signaling pathways associated with the AMPKα isoforms ”Credit: 2023 Zhou et al....
USAMRIID scientist Arthur M. Friedlander elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Arthur M. Friedlander, M.D., senior scientist at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, has been elected Fellow of the American Academy of...
Enhancing at-home COVID tests with glow-in-the dark materials
Researchers at the University of Houston are using glow-in-the-dark materials to enhance and improve rapid COVID-19 home tests. If you’ve taken an at-home COVID-19 or...
