6 ways to alleviate the stressed healthcare industry in light of COVID-19 Since 2020, COVID-19 has squeezed the healthcare industry into a stranglehold that's caused staffing shortages and restricted access to quality patient care. This forced some policymakers to enact temporary waivers of licensing ... Mar 8, 2022 0 4
Pain neuron-derived peptide prevents endotoxic death by targeting kynurenine pathway in microglia A research team led by the National Institute for Physiological Sciences and joined by Hokkaido University explored the role of pain neurons in the regulation of endotoxic death. They found that peptide named Reg3γ acts ... Mar 8, 2022 0 28
Another study finds bogus 'conversion therapy' harms LGBTQ teens There are serious mental harms and high financial costs associated with so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ people, researchers report. Mar 8, 2022 0 31
Brain changes may fuel 'long COVID' anxiety, confusion Here's more evidence of the toll that COVID-19 takes on the human brain: A new study finds biomarkers of neuron damage and brain inflammation in the blood are associated with brain function changes in both hospitalized COVID-19 ... Mar 8, 2022 0 29
Historic black church and its nonprofit focus on faith, body and mind At the 142-year-old Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey, the 1,500-member congregation has learned that tending only to spiritual needs is not enough. Mar 8, 2022 0 9
Mapping of exposed water tanks and swimming pools based on aerial images can help control dengue Brazilian researchers have developed a computer program that locates swimming pools and rooftop water tanks in aerial photographs with the aid of artificial intelligence to help identify areas vulnerable to infestation by Aedes ... Mar 8, 2022 0 3
Memory may alter how we perceive the visual and auditory information we encounter Aleena Garner still remembers the moment she decided to pursue neurobiology. She was in an undergraduate chemistry class when realization struck: the human brain—that three-pound organ capable of carrying out an endless ... Mar 8, 2022 0 37
Largest-ever IPD meta-analysis of malaria patients to inform haemoglobin changes A new malaria study using a very large analysis of pooled individual patient data (IPD) from more than 70,000 patients of all ages, has been published today in BMC Medicine. Artemisinin-based combination therapy is the first-line ... Mar 8, 2022 0 22
Over six million people have died from COVID Over six million people have died worldwide from COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP on Tuesday. Mar 8, 2022 0 12
Why people rush for iodine tablets over nuclear, cancer risk European countries have seen stocks of iodine fly off the shelves due to fears it may be needed to counter the risks of thyroid cancer if Russia's invasion of Ukraine causes a nuclear incident. Mar 8, 2022 0 2