Archive: 04/06/2020

Universal preoperative COVID-19 screening improves pediatric patient safety

Universally screening pediatric patients for COVID-19 before they undergo surgical procedures has allowed hospitals to improve safety by identifying all patients who test positive for the virus, half of whom have no symptoms, ...

Jun 4, 2020

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Beating COVID-19 through genomic research

Next-generation sequencing of the COVID-19 virus is providing powerful metagenomic data, which, combined with clinical data, will inform the search for effective treatments, as reported in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatric ...

Jun 4, 2020

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Low-dose aspirin does not prevent depression in older adults

(HealthDay)—For older adults, low-dose aspirin does not reduce the risk for depression, according to a study published online June 3 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Jun 4, 2020

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Kindness spreads with volunteer links at corona connects

It started with a simple spreadsheet created by a group of college students who wanted to help during the pandemic.

Jun 4, 2020

Dutch to cull thousands of mink after farm infections

Dutch health officials have ordered the slaughter of around 10,000 mink to start Friday on farms where coronavirus outbreaks have been reported, possibly infecting at least two employees.

Jun 4, 2020

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Mortality of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients is lower than previously reporte, study reveals

An online first study published in Critical Care Medicine indicates the actual mortality rate of adults with critical illness from COVID-19 is less than what was previously reported. Compared to earlier reports of a 50 percent ...

Jun 4, 2020

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Growth factors and Parkinson's disease—Where next?

Growth factors such as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) were initially thought to be exciting new treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD), but trials have been disappointing. A panel of prominent leaders ...

Jun 4, 2020

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Study shows some infants can identify differences in musical tones at six months

There's a common belief that musicians are born with a natural ability to play music, while most of us have to work twice as hard to hear the difference between musical notes. Now, new research from neuroscientists at York ...

Jun 4, 2020

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How can you sleep during a solo sailing race?

You are alone on a small sailing boat with more than four thousand miles of ocean ahead and you are up against approximately 80 sailors. It will take you three or four weeks to get to the finishing line. But how will you ...

Jun 4, 2020

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Largest study to date of electronic dental records reviews understudied populations

The largest study to date of electronic dental records delves into both previously inaccessible data and data from understudied populations with the ultimate goal of improving oral treatment outcomes. The work presents a ...

Jun 4, 2020

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