Making sleep safe with baby to reduce SIDS incidence in First Nations infants Aboriginal babies die from sudden unexplained death in infancy (SUDI) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) three to four times more often than non-Aboriginal babies. Jun 15, 2021 0 3
Computer method to predict outcomes for heart patients An international group of clinicians and scientists from MIT and Lund University, among others, have analyzed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The researchers have created a new computer tool that could ... Jun 15, 2021 0 5
New approach to understanding bone strength pays dividends for osteoporosis Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understanding how our genes determine the strength of our bones, allowing them to identify several genes not previously known to influence ... Jun 15, 2021 0 15
Common cold combats COVID-19 Exposure to the rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can protect against infection by the virus which causes COVID-19, Yale researchers have found. Jun 15, 2021 0 203
Is it safe to have surgery after COVID-19 infection? It is now clear that the lingering effects of COVID-19 can affect your health in many ways—including how your body reacts to surgery. In this case, the changes are significant. A growing number of studies have shown a substantial ... Jun 15, 2021 0 3
U.K. faces post-pandemic bereavement crisis and lasting legacy of grief New research has highlighted the difficulties and distress people experienced when trying to get support after the death of a loved one during the pandemic, with more than half of people (51%) experiencing high or severe ... Jun 15, 2021 0 1
Low-fiber, high-fat diets adversely impact the gut Changes to the gut microbiome are known to affect metabolic health. Physiologists at Laval University in Canada have discovered that diets containing low fiber and high fat cause significant shifts in the composition of the ... Jun 15, 2021 0 2
Scientists develop 'game-changing' antibody test Antibody tests that can detect whether people have been exposed to new variants of COVID-19 have been developed by the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with biotechnology group Vertebrate Antibodies Ltd and NHS Grampian. Jun 15, 2021 0 2
Researchers identify why COVID-19 patients develop life-threatening clots Scientists have identified how and why some COVID-19 patients can develop life-threatening clots, which could lead to targeted therapies that prevent this from happening. Jun 15, 2021 0 9
Catch-up vaccinations for children, teens lagging behind Catch-up vaccinations for routine childhood and adolescent vaccinations are lagging behind after a decline during March to May 2020, according to research published in the June 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ... Jun 15, 2021 0 0