Bird droppings carry risk of antibiotic resistance
Rice engineers show feces from gulls, ducks and crows harbor abundant resistant bacteria, resistance genesCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (July ...
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Invisible defence against adenoviruses
Study shows: Arsenic trioxide strengthens the body's defenses against virusesCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM An adenovirus infection can be potentially ...
COVID-19: Pandemic behavior change, financial support and better data collection needed
American Journal of Preventive Medicine focus on critical public health aspects of COVID-19Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, ...
Drug linked to 45% lower risk of dying among COVID-19 patients on ventilators
Patients who received single intravenous dose of tocilizumab were also more likely to leave the hospital or be off ventilator ...
Women, newborns, young children and adolescents lose 20 percent of health and social services to COVID-19
'COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse'Credit: Source: iapewec Women, newborns, young children and adolescents are losing 20 percent of ...
Racial disparities in COVID-19 are clear; better data, more targeted action needed
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Marked racial disparities exist in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, investigators say, and ...
Baycrest-CAMH study to examine the impact of COVID-19 on older adults’ mental health
Credit: Baycrest Rates of depression and stress have increased among the general population since the COVID-19 pandemic began. However, we ...
BU researchers: ‘Gun culture 3.0’ is missing link to understand US gun culture
Leading firearm violence prevention researchers are first to use data to show differences in gun culture across the country, identifying ...
Building surge ICU capacity during COVID-19
Medical University of South Carolina team is one of nine chosen by U.S. Army to build a prototype for increasing ...
An early morning whey protein snack increases morning blood sugar level in healthy people
Credit: James Betts, the University of Bath Consuming protein at night increases blood sugar level in the morning for healthy ...
Commentary in Pediatrics: Children don’t transmit Covid-19, schools should reopen in fall
Rising cases in Texas childcare facilities could be misinterpreted, says commentary authorCredit: www.vperemen.com / CC BY-SA A commentary published in ...
CT of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) versus CT of influenza virus pneumonia
Most COVID-19 lesions located in peripheral zone and close to pleura; influenza virus more prone to show mucoid impaction and ...
Rochester community initiative increases teenage use of effective contraception
A University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) partnership resulted in adoption of long-acting reversible contraception five-times greater than the US ...
Lead fallout from Notre Dame fire was likely overlooked
A ton of lead dust may have been deposited near the cathedralCredit: Interactive map by Jeremy Hinsdale/Earth Institute. Photos by ...
Sustained support for WHO “vital to us all as we age,” say AGS experts
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today joined organizations across health care, international development, and ...
How vaping companies are use Instagram to market to young people
Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vapingCredit: Aqdas Malik, Aalto University E-cigarettes are ...
Black individuals at higher risk for contracting COVID-19, according to new research
Credit: ATS July 08, 2020 - Results of an analysis published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found ...
Study: ‘Anti-vaxxers’ gain traction against HPV vaccine on Facebook
MU media expert analyzed 10 years of HPV-vaccine related Facebook postsCredit: University of Missouri One of the biggest social media ...
Researchers receive $3.6M grant to continuously monitor blood pressure during sleep
Texas A&M researchers hope to use a wrist-worn system to monitor blood pressure during sleepCredit: Texas A&M University College of ...
Preliminary study suggests tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths
Credit: Virginia Tech One of the emerging questions about the coronavirus that scientists are working to understand is why developing ...
