NTU develops rapid malaria test kit that could aid diagnosis in developing countries
Test can also detect malaria in early stagesCredit: NTU Singapore A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU ...
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Evidence-based patient-psychotherapist matching improves mental health care
UMass Amherst researcher: 'Who the therapist is matters'Credit: UMass Amherst In first-of-its kind research led by a University of Massachusetts ...
Study: Hundreds of lives saved in Kansas counties that adopted mask mandates
Credit: Courtesy of Donna Ginther LAWRENCE -- Despite facing cultural and political pushback, the evidence remains clear: Face masks made ...
COVID-19 patients recover faster with metabolic activator treatment, study shows
Credit: Adil Mardinoglu Metabolic activators were found to reduce recovery time by as many as 3.5 days in patients with ...
Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectivenessCredit: Image by Dr. Hiroshi Kiyono, CC BY 4.0 A new ...
Structural biology reveals new opportunities to combat tuberculosis
Credit: Isabel Romero Calvo/EMBL Tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide, infecting about one-quarter of the ...
Actively addressing inequalities promotes social change
UMass Amherst social scientist part of global research team studying group interactionsCredit: UMass Amherst What does it take for people ...
When pandemic hit, some people wanted more sexual activity
Credit: Benjamin Davies PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2021 - It is widely assumed that Americans' sexual activity took a nosedive during ...
Spreading of infections = need for collaboration between biology and physics
Credit: Bjarke Frost Nielsen/Kim Sneppen Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, together with epidemiologist Lone Simonsen from ...
Study: Environmental risks exacerbated for vulnerable populations in small towns
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa -- A new study of small Iowa towns found that vulnerable populations within those ...
Sneeze cam reveals best fabric combos for cloth masks (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society During the COVID-19 pandemic, cloth face masks became a way to help protect yourself and others ...
Long COVID symptoms likely caused by Epstein-Barr virus reactivation
Credit: Jeffrey E. Gold, Ramazan A. Okyay, Warren E. Licht, and David J. Hurley Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation resulting from ...
Low-cost method for finding new coronavirus variants
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a technology for cost-effective surveillance of the global spread ...
WVU research finds ‘excess deaths’ in Amish and Mennonite communities during pandemic
Sociologists are suggesting face-to-face interactions along with distrust in preventative medicine could be contributing factorsCredit: Ben Stein MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - ...
Health care leaders call for national focus on preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia
UMass Amherst researcher among task force leaders pushing for changeCredit: UMass Amherst A group of health care leaders, including a ...
Salton Sea aerosol exposure triggers unique and mysterious pulmonary response
UC Riverside mouse study suggests inflammation could play key role in progression to asthmaCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Health disadvantages of LGB communities increase among younger generations
Credit: Creative commons via WikiMedia While the LGBTQ+ community has seen significant advancements in legal rights, political representation and social ...
The paths through which COVID-19 spread across Brazil
The impact of super-spreader cities, highways, and intensive care availability in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in BrazilCredit: ...
nTIDE May 2021 COVID Update: Minimal changes in unemployment reflect slow pace of recovery
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...
Undiagnosed and untreated disease identified in rural South Africa
A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseasesCredit: ...
