One in five teens and young adults who seek treatment for alcohol or drug use may have traits characteristic of a previously unrecognized autism spectrum disorder (ASD), researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) report. They found that among patients with an average age of 18.7 years being treated in an outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) […]
To date, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 5.6 million people worldwide. The pandemic has been one of the most significant risks to the global economy and society in modern times. Study: Aerosol measurement identifies SARS-CoV 2 PCR positive adults compared with healthy controls. Image […]
(Reuters Health) – Breast cancer patients who receive depression screening as part of medical oncology checkups are more likely to receive behavioral health referrals than those who don’t get screened, a clinical trial finds. Researchers randomized six medical centers in Southern California 1:1 to provide 1,436 patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer either usual care, […]
A large data analysis led by Indiana University School of Medicine Professor Benjamin Gaston, MD, shows a rare respiratory disease called primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is more common than previously thought. Recently published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, the analysis aimed to gage the global prevalence and genetic variance of PCD, a genetic condition that affects a protective function […]
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors will confer Monday to chart the country’s way forward in the coronavirus pandemic, and are expected to prioritize the use of PCR tests for those most at risk as the omicron variant fuels a steep rise in infections. Germany has seen a string of new infection records […]
Harsh and negative parenting has long been linked to the development of callous-unemotional traits in children and adolescents. Now, a study by Florida State University researchers has found that maltreated males are more likely to develop those callous-unemotional traits than females. Callous-unemotional traits include lying, cheating and a lack of guilt. Researcher Bridget Joyner, a […]
¿Qué grupo es especialmente vulnerable a los estragos de covid, incluso si está vacunado por completo y con sus refuerzos? Los adultos mayores. Sin embargo, ¿quién tendrá más dificultades para obtener pruebas caseras gratuitas para covid según el plan de la administración Biden? Sí, los adultos mayores. Desde el 15 de enero, las personas con […]
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital are hot on the trail of elderly “super-agers”—whose sharp memories avoid typical age-related declines—in an attempt to study whether there are interventions that can improve prospects for the rest of us. Assistant Professor of Neurology Alexandra Touroutoglou, director of imaging operations at MGH’s Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, […]
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David Veesler and his lab members aren't getting much sleep these days. In the final weeks of 2021, he and his team worked around the clock to post four coronavirus papers on the preprint server bioRxiv. All delved into the biology of Omicron, the SARS-CoV-2 variant currently driving the explosive growth of cases worldwide. One […]
