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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pandemic worriers shown to have impaired general cognitive abilities

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested our psychological limits. Some have been more affected than others by the stress of potential illness and the confusion of constantly changing health information and new restrictions. A new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

COVID-19 lockdowns deepened struggle for work-family balance

Around the world increasing mental health inequalities between women and men following the COVID-19 pandemic represent a major public health concern. According to a new study, the lockdown measures due to the pandemic profoundly ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How cultural differences shape responses to COVID-19

A study exploring cross-cultural differences in knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 reveals that people in Europe had the least knowledge of COVID-19 and lowest tendency to care about the coronavirus, while people in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19: Without masks, two meters distancing is not enough

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, the two meters physical distancing guideline is not enough without masks, according to researchers from Quebec, Illinois, and Texas. However, wearing a mask indoors can reduce the ...

Medications

Discovery of mechanics of drug targets for COVID-19

A team of international researchers, including McGill Professor Stéphane Laporte, have discovered the working mechanism of potential drug targets for various diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and even COVID-19. ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Dangers of smoking during pregnancy

Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even after a full-term pregnancy, increasing the risks of birth defects and neurological disorders later in life, say researchers from McGill University. The team ...

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