Vaccination with the two messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, yields a robust antibody response, even if a person did not develop significant symptoms following vaccination or did not have a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. That’s the key finding from a recent study of nearly 1,000 health care workers in the […]
As more and more health care systems across parts of the U.S. push up against一or beyond一their capacity amid widely circulating COVID-19 infections, questions about how hospitals can continue to care for patients have taken dire form. Hospitals are now filled to the brim with unvaccinated patients. Concerns over how best to ration care for scores […]
Kids who wear helmets and are involved in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes are less likely to suffer a severe brain injury, new research suggests. In a retrospective cohort study of almost 700 children assessed over a 10-year period, two thirds of those injured while riding a dirt bike or an ATV were not wearing a […]
In the fictional links he drew between immortal vampires and bats, Dracula creator Bram Stoker may have had one thing right. “Maybe it’s all in the blood,” says Emma Teeling, a geneticist studying the exceptional longevity of bats in the hope of discovering benefits for humans. The University College Dublin researcher works with the charity […]
Patients with COPD are treated with drugs to improve the breathing ability in combination with inhaled corticosteroids to reduce the risk of acute worsening of the lung conditions. But the balance between reduced exacerbations and increased adverse effects of the drugs depends on the dose and on patient characteristics. Researchers from the University of Zurich […]
After reports of smart phone and watch interference with implanted medical devices, investigators affiliated with the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the US Food and Drug Administration conducted a study that supports the FDA recommendation that patients keep any consumer electronic devices that may create magnetic interference, including cell phones and smart […]
Hispanic people with a high percentage of American Indigenous ancestry are at increased risk of a nutritional deficiency that could affect their heart health and contribute to harmful inflammation, new research suggests. Salmon are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. A new study suggests that Hispanic Americans may be at elevated risk of omega-3 deficiency if […]
They’re no strangers to “going viral”. But in pandemic times, influencers have emerged as a surprisingly powerful voice in spreading the pro-vaccination message far and wide. New data released by influencer analytics platform HypeAuditor shows that between January and July, more than 200 Australian influencers shared 300 positive posts about the vaccine, reaching a combined […]
Many but not all children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can regain remission after stopping and then restarting treatment, according to preliminary data from the ongoing Recapture-JIA study that were presented in a symposium sponsored by the Rheumatology Research Foundation. Dr Sarah Ringold The aim of this study is to evaluate the risks of discontinuing treatment after a period […]
Your commute to work may seem like a mundane thing, but it is a great example of the complicated tasks our brains must carry out on a daily basis: navigation, memory, decision-making, sensory processing, and so on. Researchers often use animal models, such as mice, to study the neural processes underlying these behaviors. However, many […]
