by Anglia Ruskin University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Men who suffer sensory loss, particularly hearing loss, are more likely to be physically inactive and obese than women, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Public Health. Researchers analyzed data from more than 23,000 Spanish adults, and examined associations with physical inactivity and obesity...
COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates increased recently for adolescents, and a considerable proportion of those hospitalized was admitted to the intensive care unit, according to research published in the June 4 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Fiona P. Havers, M.D., from the CDC COVID-19 Response Team,...
by Queensland University of Technology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Children who consume too much sugar could be at greater risk of becoming obese, hyperactive, and cognitively impaired, as adults, according to the results of a new study of mice led by QUT and published by Frontiers in Neuroscience. The study resulted in a reduced risk of sugar-induced...
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Older Chinese immigrants who adjust to their new cultural environment by learning the language, following the country’s media, and socializing with local residents can reduce the acculturation gap with their adult children and protect their cognitive function, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the journal Aging and Mental Health, is...
by University College London Credit: Pixabay (2.0 CC) Children on vegan diets have a healthier cardiovascular profile and less body fat than their omnivore peers, but the diets may affect growth, bone mineral content, and micronutrient status, according to researchers from UCL and the Children’s Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw. The peer-reviewed study, published in the American Journal of...
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL A growing number of people use they/them pronouns to signal their gender identity, but for many people, the use of “they” to refer to a single individual takes some getting used to. Results of a recent University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study showed the social trend...
UNIVERSITÀ DI BOLOGNA A research group of the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology of the University of Bologna analyzed more than one million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences. This analysis led to the identification of a new variant that, over the past weeks, has been spreading mostly in Mexico but has also been found in Europe. Their...
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL Hospital price transparency is intended to help inform patients about the cost of services and procedures before they receive them. Since Jan. 1, 2021, hospitals in the U.S. have been required by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide pricing information online about items and services. A team...
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IMAGE: DR. SUSAN DORMAN, PICTURED HERE IN HER LABORATORY AT THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LED THE TRIAL OF THE NOVEL TB TREATMENT. CREDIT: SARAH PACK, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly infection that occurs in every part of the world. The standard treatment for...
By Erika Check Hayden June 3, 2021 Amber Freed looks through photo prints of her son, Maxwell, in her home office in Frisco, Texas. She and other parents are funding a clinical trial to investigate whether a pricey drug can help their children with a rare form of epilepsy. Freed mails the prints out to supporters and...
