Archive: 02/06/2020

Final states reopen amid worries that protests will spark new COVID infections

(HealthDay)—Michigan prepared to lift its stay-at-home order on Tuesday—one of the last states to do so. But in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that protests rampant in numerous American cities could trigger a second ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Expression of certain genes may affect vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder

Results from a new study suggest that whether certain genes are expressed—turned on or off— may play a role in susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, which was conducted by an international ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Families and communities are central to the recovery of Sierra Leone's former child soldiers

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that many of the former child soldiers of Sierra Leone have been accepted by their families and communities as they try to ...

Jun 2, 2020

Immune cells multiply and diversify in mouse lungs at birth

An explosion in the number and types of immune cells in the lungs of newborn mice likely helps them adapt to breathing and protects them from infection, says a new study published today in eLife.

Jun 2, 2020

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Insurers should be willing to negotiate coronavirus claims to avoid courts being overwhelmed, study

Insurers should be open to negotiating coronavirus claims to avoid courts becoming overwhelmed with disputes, a new study warns.

Jun 2, 2020

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Trump-touted hydroxychloroquine in short supply for lupus patients

(HealthDay)—A drug championed by President Donald Trump as a coronavirus panacea appears to be in short supply for people who really need it: lupus patients.

Jun 2, 2020

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Gene discovery in fruit flies 'opens new doors' for hearing loss cure in elderly

Scientists at UCL have discovered sets of regulatory genes, which are responsible for maintaining healthy hearing. The finding, made in fruit flies, could potentially lead to treatments for age-related hearing loss (ARHL) ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Better patient identification could help fight the coronavirus

In a peer-reviewed commentary published in npj Digital Medicine, experts from Regenstrief Institute, Mayo Clinic and The Pew Charitable Trusts write that matching patient records from disparate sources is not only achievable, ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Small study demonstrates sample inactivation may lead to SARS-CoV-2 false negatives

To protect medical laboratory personnel from infection when testing clinical samples for SARS-CoV-2, most laboratories inactivate the virus before testing. , The effect of inactivation on the detection of results had not ...

Jun 2, 2020

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Suppression of COVID-19 spread is possible, suggests new model

Suppression of the spread of COVID-19 is an attainable goal, and it can be done through strategies that ease social distancing guidelines, suggests a new model developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis ...

Jun 2, 2020

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