Eczema can take toll on child's mental health Eczema doesn't just irritate kids' skin. The often disfiguring condition may also be tied to depression, anxiety and sleep difficulties, new research warns. Sep 8, 2021 0 7
As COVID-19 spread, children and teens were poisoned with hand sanitizer and alcoholic drinks During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as false health information spread on social media, the number of children and teens poisoned with hand sanitizer or alcoholic beverages surged in Iran. These poisonings resulted ... Sep 8, 2021 0 19
Immunologic resilience: A new metric to accurately gauge COVID-19's path Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the South Texas Veterans Health Care System today unveiled a novel concept, "immunologic resilience," to accurately predict which COVID-19 ... Sep 8, 2021 0 9
Behind the scenes, brain circuit ensures vision remains reliable When it comes to processing vision, the brain is full of noise. Information moves from the eyes through many connections in the brain. Ideally the same image would be reliably represented the same way each time, but instead ... Sep 8, 2021 0 89
Eating a plant rich diet reduces risk of developing COVID-19 A recent study, published in Gut, by researchers from King's and Harvard Medical School, examines data from nearly 600,000 ZOE COVID Study app contributors. Participants completed a survey about the food they ate during Feb ... Sep 8, 2021 0 214
Baricitinib does not cut COVID-19 progression in hospitalized adults (HealthDay)—For hospitalized adults with COVID-19, treatment with baricitinib in addition to standard of care does not reduce the frequency of disease progression overall, but it is associated with reduced mortality, according ... Sep 8, 2021 0 12
Risk of opioid overdose appears higher in older Americans Even with COVID-19 dominating the news, the epidemic of opioid use remains a nationwide threat. While public awareness and efforts to stop addiction and overdoses have intensified, some communities reported higher rates of ... Sep 8, 2021 0 21
How a simple tape measure may help predict diabetes in Black adults Measuring waist circumference may be an essential way to help predict who will develop diabetes among Black people with normal blood sugar levels, according to a new study. The problem is, researchers say, waist size often ... Sep 8, 2021 0 16
Patient-reported outcome measures may aid psoriasis treatment (HealthDay)—The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to complement clinician-reported outcomes (CROs) may yield important information for assessing disease severity and guiding treatment of psoriasis, according ... Sep 8, 2021 0 2
Online talking therapy can help mothers with postpartum depression A one-day online therapy session can help treat postpartum depression (PPD), says a study led by McMaster University scientists. Sep 8, 2021 0 11
