Big rise in U.S. teens identifying as gay, bisexual (HealthDay)—More teens in the United States are reporting their sexual identity as gay, lesbian or bisexual, nationwide surveys show. Jun 15, 2021 0 4
Fears breast cancer progress could stall due to COVID-19 backlog Around 10,600 fewer breast cancer patients have started treatment in the last year in England. Jun 15, 2021 0 1
Why good weather did nothing to lift spirits in lockdown Come rain or shine, the weather did nothing to ease or worsen the mental health consequences of COVID-19—according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex. Jun 15, 2021 0 2
Adults who skip morning meal miss out on nutrients, study finds Adults who skip breakfast are likely to miss out on key nutrients that are most abundant in the foods that make up morning meals, a new study suggests. Jun 15, 2021 0 10
Integrating multiple models provides best control of pandemic as states reopen Leaders deciding how to contain COVID-19 most effectively should use multiple different mathematical models together in policy design instead of just one, according to new research. Jun 15, 2021 0 3
Pool of retired and nonworking emergency nurses could be recruited in a disaster The COVID-19 pandemic fueled an acute, countrywide need for registered nurses, and this underscored the need for clear staffing plans and an assessment of what, exactly, the registered nursing workforce looks like. Jun 15, 2021 0 1
After COVID, many Americans are struck by new maladies: study Suffering through a case of COVID-19 unleashed a host of other health problems in hundreds of thousands of Americans participating in the largest study yet of the long-term effects of coronavirus infection. Jun 15, 2021 0 5
Brain cell membranes' lipids may play big role in Alzheimer's progression Alzheimer's disease is predominant in elderly people, but the way age-related changes to lipid composition affect the regulation of biological processes is still not well understood. Links between lipid imbalance and disease ... Jun 15, 2021 0 20
Scientists make big progress in building mini-kidneys A team of scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has created what could be a key building block for assembling a synthetic kidney. In a new study in Nature Communications, Zhongwei Li and his colleagues describe ... Jun 15, 2021 0 18
Molecules, nerve cells in brain trigger sneezes A tickle in the nose can help trigger a sneeze, expelling irritants and disease-causing pathogens. But the cellular pathways that control the sneeze reflex go far beyond the sinuses and have been poorly understood. Now, a ... Jun 15, 2021 0 10
