Tag: Public Health

October 16, 2020

Women's attitudes and behaviors may have contributed to their reduced vulnerability and mortality. A survey in 8 countries shows they ...

New technology diagnoses sickle cell disease in record time

Credit: CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of ...

Researchers develop framework to identify health impacts of self-driving vehicles

They identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affect healthCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Autonomous vehicles (AV) are the ...

Predicting influenza epidemics

Credit: Linköping University Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a unique method to predict influenza epidemics by combining several ...

Novel antiviral strategy for treatment of COVID-19

HKU scientists and microbiologists jointly discover a novel antiviral strategy for treatment of COVID-19 using existing metallodrugsCredit: The University of ...

Could an existing vaccine make COVID-19 less deadly? Mexico City study provides support

A prospective observational study testing the concept of trained immunity for protection from severe COVID-19 reported milder symptoms in COVID ...

WVU partners with the CDC to conduct mask observation study, reports encouraging baseline results

Credit: West Virginia University The rate of COVID-19 positivity among young adults has been higher than other age groups during ...

COVID-19 rapid test has successful lab results, research moves to next stages

University of Nevada, Reno engineers and virologists team up for novel approachCredit: Photo courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno. RENO, ...

Collaboration earns $1.35 million grant to reduce impact of substance abuse in Appalachia

Credit: West Virginia University McDowell County--in the southern coalfields of West Virginia--is the second-most at-risk in the nation for an ...

World Mental Health Day — CACTUS releases report of largest researcher mental health survey

On World Mental Health Day 2020, Cactus Communications releases report of largest and most diverse global survey on researcher mental ...

Stay in touch with your emotions to reduce pandemic-induced stress

Credit: University of Iowa Everybody, it seems, is stressed out to some degree by the coronavirus pandemic. It may be ...

As New Yorkers prepare to vote, COVID-19 stays top-of-mind

Many pin hopes on a vaccine as the pandemic continues to disrupt daily lifeCredit: CUNY SPH Nearly three quarters (72%) ...

Rates of food insecurity remain high despite expansion of NYC food assistance programs

Credit: CUNY SPH In the last several months, the proportion of New Yorkers reached by the public food programs initiated ...

Immune failure can cause serious COVID-19