Living environment affects the microbiota and health of both dogs and their owners
Credit: Emma Hakanen In urban environments, allergic diseases are more common among dogs and their owners compared to those living ...
Tag: Epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2-like particles very sensitive to temperature
Study of individual particle degradation suggests a potential surge of COVID-19 infections in the winterCredit: Sharma et. al. (2020) Biochem ...
$9.6M boost for international mother-baby iron supplements study
Credit: WEHI, Australia A Melbourne-led research consortium investigating the impact of iron treatments on maternal and newborn health in low-income ...
Biodiversity collections, vital for pandemic preparedness, face drop in specimen deposits
Credit: Jonathan L. Dunnum LAWRENCE -- When you imagine a visit to a natural history museum, the first thing that ...
RNA basic building block produced biocatalytically for the first time
The Austrian researchers are the first in the world to demonstrate 'YeiN', an enzyme that is a suitable biocatalyst for ...
The mask matters: How masks affect airflow, protection effectiveness
A computer model deepens our understanding of airflow while wearing face masks, where particles land in the respiratory tract and ...
Fast walking in narrow corridors can increase COVID-19 transmission risk
Long streams of virus-laden droplets can trail behind infected individuals walking through a narrow corridor, impacting safe social distancing guidelines.Credit: ...
Structural racism severely impacts the health of foreign-born Blacks and Latinx
New study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine highlights the magnitude of the disparities in health of racial/ethnic minorities ...
One-year kidney allograft outcomes do not differ by hepatitis C status of donor
Credit: AJKD, 2020 Study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) shows that kidney allograft outcomes one year ...
A smart ring shows it’s possible to detect fever before you feel it
Advance could pave the way for early warning system on COVID-19 and flu using wearablesCredit: Oura Ring Temperature data collected ...
State-reported data underestimate the true impact of COVID-19 social distancing
Well before stay-at-home orders were announced, individuals began to stay home; delays in social distancing may explain the disproportionate burden ...
Lung ultrasounds could help determine COVID-19 outcome
Credit: Umberto Sabatini MELVILLE, N.Y., December 10, 2020 -- For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, ...
Largest-ever study on children’s soft contact lens safety shows low complication rates
Extensive retrospective review offers real-world data for myopia management in childrenCredit: R Chalmers SAN RAMON, Calif., December 10, 2020--The largest-ever ...
Masked education: Which face coverings are best for student comprehension?
As instructors continue to wear masks for the safety of themselves and their students, the question of which types of ...
$2 million NIH grant to develop Zika virus vaccine
Credit: Virginia Tech Flaviviruses -- a group of viruses transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes -- infect an estimated 400 million ...
Tension between awareness and fatigue shapes Covid-19 spread
Credit: Georgia Tech In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two human factors are battling it out: awareness of the ...
Risk of vine-to-vine spread of Xylella fastidiosa is greatest in July and August
Credit: Mark Sisterson The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a worldwide threat to perennial tree and vine crops and ...
TU Graz develops screening system for lung sound analysis
The prototype of a lung sound recording system developed at TU Graz (Austria) allows high-quality recordings of lung sounds, which ...
Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Credit: Daniel Fletcher and Melanie Ott Researchers have developed an assay that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a ...
COVID-19 advice may have reduced exposure to heart attack triggers
Credit: Journal of Internal Medicine A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people's risks of ...
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