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People with less body response to stress task had more PTSD signs after COVID-19 began
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People with less body response to stress task had more PTSD signs after COVID-19 began

Study findings surprised researchers, who had expected the reverse, Baylor University researcher says BAYLOR UNIVERSITY BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGIST ANNIE GINTY, PH.D. view more CREDIT: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY People who did not have a large heart rate response to a stress task surprised researchers later — after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — when they showed...

The genetics of blood: A global perspective
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The genetics of blood: A global perspective

by University of Montreal Researchers discovered 5000 genetic associations and used the genetic diversity of their samples to refine association signals and explored the genetic architecture of blood-cell traits across populations. This image illustrates how the authors used genetic data from 746,667 participants from five global populations (African-ancestry, East Asian, European-ancestry, Latino/Hispanic, South Asian) to...

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Most adults with lupus or common types of arthritis have similar risks of getting admitted to hospital as other COVID-19 patients

Most adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are not at increased risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 due to medications used to dampen their altered immune system, the cause of their disease. Nor are most people with more common types of arthritis, such as rheumatoid, psoriatic and spondyloarthritis, at greater risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, a...

Scientists use blood test to predict who is likely to develop psychotic disorders
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Scientists use blood test to predict who is likely to develop psychotic disorders

by RCSI Scientists have discovered that testing the levels of certain proteins in blood samples can predict whether a person at risk of psychosis is likely to develop a psychotic disorder years later. The study is published in the current edition of JAMA Psychiatry and was led by researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and...

World-first study on blood hormone could reduce cardiovascular deaths
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World-first study on blood hormone could reduce cardiovascular deaths

by Kim Thomas, University of Otago A simple blood test could identify seemingly-healthy people with a high hidden risk of heart disease thanks to a world-first discovery by University of Otago, Christchurch researchers. Researchers from the University’s Christchurch Heart Institute studied the blood samples and cardiology scans of 665 healthy young and middle-aged people with...

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Anorexia may stunt young women’s growth

Study highlights the importance of early diagnosis and treatment WASHINGTON–Girls with anorexia nervosa can have stunted growth and may not reach their full height potential, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Anorexia nervosa is a condition in which a person loses an unhealthy amount of...

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Molecules in urine allow doctors to monitor skin cancer

Rapid, inexpensive and non-invasive technique can track malignant melanoma progression or treatment response DE GRUYTER What if you could simply provide a urine sample rather than undergo a painful surgical procedure to find out if your cancer was responding to treatment? It may seem too good to be true, but researchers at Pavol Jozef Šafárik...

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Strong link found between abnormal liver tests and poor COVID-19 outcomes

New Haven, Conn. — Researchers at the Yale Liver Center found that patients with COVID-19 presented with abnormal liver tests at much higher rates than suggested by earlier studies. They also discovered that higher levels of liver enzymes — proteins released when the liver is damaged — were associated with poorer outcomes for these patients,...

Lung ultrasound shows duration, severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
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Lung ultrasound shows duration, severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Thickened pleural line more frequently observed in patients with longer time intervals after symptom onset; pulmonary consolidation more common in severe and critical cases AMERICAN ROENTGEN RAY SOCIETY A AND B, LUNG ULTRASOUND IMAGES OBTAINED WITH CONVEX (A) AND LINEAR (B) PROBES. MULTIPLE CONFLUENT B-LINES (ARROWS), PATCHY PULMONARY CONSOLIDATION (ASTERISK, B), AND THICKENED PLEURAL LINE...