Archive: 17/08/2020

A new treatment concept for age-related decline in motor function

In an aging society, one of the most important and urgent tasks of scientific research is to counteract the decline in motor function and muscle weakness that accompanies the aging process.

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Video: Why is rapid turnaround on testing important?

Testing large numbers of people is vital to limiting the spread of COVID-19, but efficient processing of those tests also has a major impact on our ability to contain the disease.

Aug 17, 2020

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A national health data infrastructure could manage pandemics with less disruption

If we did not know it before, we know it now: pandemics present dire threats to our lives, similar to climate change and nuclear proliferation. Confronting these threats requires social and technical innovation and the willingness ...

Aug 17, 2020

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Family mental health crisis: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too

For most parents, to say the the COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful would be a dramatic understatement. The combination of financial pressure, loss of child care and health concerns is exceedingly challenging for families. ...

Aug 17, 2020

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Trauma centers weathered increase in gun violence from Philadelphia's hardest-hit COVID areas

While Philadelphia's Level 1 trauma centers saw a 20 percent drop in patients during the first month and a half of the COVID-19 outbreak, there was a 5 percent increase in penetrating trauma across the city at that time, ...

Aug 17, 2020

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Chatbots delivering psychotherapy help decrease opioid use after surgery

Patients who need surgery to fix major bone fractures use fewer opioid pills after their procedure if they're reminded of their values – and those reminders don't necessarily need to come from a doctor, according to a new ...

Aug 17, 2020

Hush money? How compensation can leave child abuse survivors with mixed feelings

Earlier this year the ruling body for the Church of England voted in favour of compensating survivors who had been sexually abused by members of the clergy. This means the church could be forced to pay out £200 million as ...

Aug 17, 2020

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How to calmly navigate personal interactions during COVID-19

Thanks to COVID-19, we've slowly built new routines centered on being at home. But as we start to enter various phases of reopening and increased contact, we may feel uncomfortable interacting in person again.

Aug 17, 2020

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From STIs to malaria, here are six disease trends we should heed during the pandemic

The number of COVID-19 deaths globally—more than 750,000—is now greater than the amount of people who succumb to malaria most years.

Aug 17, 2020

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Q&A: A closer look at America's pandemic-fueled anger

Tensions are high about many things right now in America, and health and safety concerns over the COVID-19 virus rank high among them, particularly in families. Many parents are fearful about in-person classes for their children; ...

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