Robotic testing platform helps to scale up COVID-19 testing capacity An Imperial team has repurposed robotic technology normally used for synthetic biology research to help with testing for COVID-19. Sep 9, 2020 0 62
Survey shows many young people are drinking less alcohol in lockdown Lockdown and other public health measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 haven't driven us all to drink (and other drugs), as many news stories would have us believe. Sep 9, 2020 0 3
Compassionate imagery helps suppress physical pain response, research finds Using imagery focused on compassion can help people suffering from stress associated with physical pain, a new study from the University of Derby has shown. Sep 9, 2020 0 8
Facing up to the dementia home care dilemma of COVID-19 In the UK, over 850,000 people are living with dementia. This is expected to hit over 1 million by 2025, with numbers consistently rising. But it's not only the person with the condition that is affected. Family members and ... Sep 9, 2020 0 2
Information key to COVID-19 vaccine acceptance Glen Nowak, director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication at the University of Georgia, co-authored a Perspective article addressing one of the most pressing topics facing the United States: achieving high acceptance ... Sep 9, 2020 1 68
Researchers expect viral transmission of COVID-19 may increase as temperatures drop Last winter, infectious disease specialists hoped the transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2—the virus behind COVID-19—would rapidly decline like the seasonal flu with the coming of warmer months. Unfortunately, this big drop ... Sep 9, 2020 0 0
International team creates guidelines on virtually assessing dizziness during pandemic Symptoms like vertigo, motion sickness, nausea and vomiting result in about 2.6 million visits to United States emergency rooms each year, according to previous Johns Hopkins studies. During the pandemic, patients are avoiding ... Sep 9, 2020 0 0
High antiviral antibody levels may herald pediatric COVID-19 complication Measuring blood antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 may distinguish children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), which appears to be a serious but rare complication of viral infection, say researchers at Emory ... Sep 9, 2020 0 15
Portable MRI can detect brain abnormalities at bedside A new portable MRI device detected specific brain abnormalities in 29 of 30 patients taken to Yale New Haven Hospital's neuroscience intensive care unit after presenting with symptoms of stroke and other neurological disorders, ... Sep 9, 2020 0 266
Keys to the best possible stroke recovery even now For the 795,000 lives changed by stroke in the U.S. each year, rehabilitation offers a way to achieve the best possible recovery from a stroke. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic changes the way healthcare is delivered, it is ... Sep 9, 2020 0 4