RECOVER Study Led by UT Health San Antonio Reveals Females Face 31% Increased Risk of Developing Long COVID
Females appear to face a significantly heightened risk of developing long COVID, with a recent study revealing that they carry ...
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Goal-setting and positive parent-child relationships reduce risk of youth vaping
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2021 - Adolescents who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support ...
Using silicone wristbands to measure air quality
A Texas A&M study found that these inexpensive, convenient devices can measure exposure to a class of chemicals that can ...
Why do some people get severe COVID-19? The nose may know
People who develop severe COVID-19 have markedly blunted antiviral responses in the nasopharynxCredit: BioRxiv Feb 20, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.20.431155 The body's ...
UMass Amherst grad student awarded fellowship for food allergy research
USDA program focuses on developing next generation of food scientistsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food science Ph.D. candidate ...
Less-sensitive COVID-19 tests may still achieve optimal results if enough people tested
Analysis suggests same epidemiological outcomes possible with rapid-antigen versus RT-PCR testsCredit: Philip Cherian, Sandeep Krishna and Gautam Menon, 2021, PLOS ...
UMD Develops a DASH-Plus community-based hypertension management program for older adults
New USDA-NIFA funding brings together research, academics, and Extension to improve knowledge, access, and self-monitoring skills for hypertension managementCredit: Edwin ...
Largest-ever type 1 diabetes genetic study IDs potential treatment targets
Credit: UVA Health Scientists have completed the largest and most diverse genetic study of type 1 diabetes ever undertaken, identifying ...
MRI, clear cell likelihood score correlate with renal mass growth rate
Standardized non-invasive clear cell likelihood score--derived from MRI--correlates with the growth rate of small renal masses and may help guide ...
UMass Amherst professor honored for lifetime achievement in problem gambling research
Volberg leads studies on impacts of Massachusetts casinosCredit: UMass Amherst Not long after earning her Ph.D. in sociology and losing ...
Knowledge and support improve menopausal health
Credit: Photo by Annika Nilsson More knowledge and individual support from primary care services can alleviate women's menopausal problems, a ...
Which students are at most risk of mental health problems during COVID-19 lockdowns?
Credit: JCPP Advances A new study published in JCPP Advances has compared the wellbeing of UK students who remained at ...
Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 testing demonstrates power, versatility of academic labs
Credit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech In the early days of the pandemic, scientists at Virginia Tech created a COVID-19 testing laboratory ...
COVID-19 shutdowns reveal racial disparities in exposure to air pollution
Disenfranchised, minority neighborhoods still exposed to disproportionately high levels of health harming nitrogen dioxideCredit: GW WASHINGTON (July 20, 2021)--A new ...
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