CDC study: Teachers key to COVID-19 infections in 1 district A new study finds that teachers may be more important drivers of COVID-19 transmission in schools than students. Feb 22, 2021 0 4
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 rates decreased after one vaccine dose (HealthDay)—Substantial reductions in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and symptomatic COVID-19 have been reported following administration of one dose of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine, according ... Feb 22, 2021 0 2
New insight to Campylobacter sensor structures could lead to targeted antibiotic development Researchers from the Institute of Glycomics have identified a novel bacterial sensor in Campylobacter species that enable the pathogenic cells to find suitable host cells. The findings have been published in Science Signalling. Feb 22, 2021 feature 0 57
COVID's rough road in US began with some barred from wearing masks As the United States hit the grim milestone of half a million lives lost to COVID-19, it seems almost impossible to believe that an American company would bar its workers from wearing protective masks. Feb 22, 2021 0 1
U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest level since November (HealthDay)—The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States late last week was the lowest since early November, data from The COVID Tracking Project show. Feb 22, 2021 0 4
Politics and the brain: Attention perks up when politicians break with party lines In a time of extreme political polarization, hearing that a political candidate has taken a stance inconsistent with their party might raise some questions for their constituents. Feb 22, 2021 0 4
Neurologists identify consistent neuroinflammatory response in ICH patients Understanding how the immune system responds to acute brain hemorrhage could open doors to identifying treatments for this devastating disease. However, up until now, there has been limited information on inflammation in ... Feb 22, 2021 0 40
Distorting memories helps the brain remember In order to remember similar events, the brain exaggerates the difference between them. This results in divergent brain activity patterns but better memory performance, according to new research published in JNeurosci. Feb 22, 2021 0 4
Sleep is vital to associating emotion with memory, according to study When you slip into sleep, it's easy to imagine that your brain shuts down, but University of Michigan research suggests that groups of neurons activated during prior learning keep humming, tattooing memories into your brain. Feb 22, 2021 0 49
Antibiotic tolerance study paves way for new treatments A new study identifies a mechanism that makes bacteria tolerant to penicillin and related antibiotics, findings that could lead to new therapies that boost the effectiveness of these treatments. Feb 22, 2021 0 9
