US COVID-19 deaths hit another one-day high at over 4,300 Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. hit another one-day high at over 4,300 with the country's attention focused largely on the fallout from the deadly uprising at the Capitol. Jan 13, 2021 0 4
How to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Build confidence and establish trust The COVID-19 pandemic has spiraled out of control as a more contagious version of the virus spreads, increasing the urgency to quickly vaccinate as many people as possible. Just this week, Los Angeles County and Orange County ... Jan 13, 2021 0 10
Infodemic? Americans were actually well-informed at the start of the pandemic Research by communication scientist Aart van Stekelenburg reveals that the average American had a pretty accurate picture of the facts about COVID-19 in the first months of the corona pandemic. His research will be published ... Jan 13, 2021 0 3
High insulin levels during childhood a risk for mental health problems in adulthood, study suggests Researchers have shown that the link between physical and mental illness is closer than previously thought. Certain changes in physical health, which are detectable in childhood, are linked with the development of mental ... Jan 13, 2021 0 172
Study finds neglected mutations may play important role in autism spectrum disorder Mutations that occur in certain DNA regions, called tandem repeats, may play a significant role in autism spectrum disorders, according to research led by Melissa Gymrek, assistant professor in the UC San Diego Department ... Jan 13, 2021 0 59
Genetic studies of alcohol consumption could be spoiled by people who misreport their behavior A team of researchers with members affiliated with multiple institutions in Australia and China has found evidence that genetic studies of alcohol drinking could be tainted by people under study who misreport their behavior. ... Jan 13, 2021 report 2 52
Shine on: Avalanching nanoparticles break barriers to imaging cells in real time Since the earliest microscopes, scientists have been on a quest to build instruments with finer and finer resolution to image a cell's proteins—the tiny machines that keep cells, and us, running. But to succeed, they need ... Jan 13, 2021 0 2
New research highlights dangerous disparities for life-saving cancer screening New research in the January 2021 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds more than a third of eligible people miss timely screening tests for colorectal cancer and at least a quarter appear ... Jan 13, 2021 0 8
Discovery of 'adolescent' skeletal stem cells might someday help prevent osteoporosis A new study reported in STEM CELLS reveals a unique population of skeletal stem cells (SSCs) that function during the transitional period between rapid bone growth and bone maintenance. This discovery provides an opportunity ... Jan 13, 2021 0 2
Inferring human genomes at a fraction of the cost promises to boost biomedical research Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, obesity, or height. To discover these associations, researchers need to compare the genomes ... Jan 13, 2021 0 16
