Genetics
Genomic sequencing: How researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants
How do scientists detect new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19? The answer is a process called DNA sequencing.
Dec 21, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are older people more likely to fall for COVID-19 scams than younger people?
Are older people more likely to fall for COVID-19 scams than younger generations? Despite a prevailing mentality that older people are less up to speed on the latest technology and 21st century scams, new research suggests ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll
Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest struggles as they come ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Conventional IVF noninferior to PGT-A for live-birth rate
(HealthDay)—Among women with three or more good-quality blastocysts, conventional in-vitro fertilization (IVF) results in a cumulative live-birth rate that is noninferior to the rate obtained using embryo selection with ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Dentistry
Filtration devices could make dentist appointments safer during the COVID-19 pandemic
In a new study using 3D holographic imaging, University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers tested the effectiveness of three filtration devices that can mitigate the spread of aerosols during ultrasonic scaling, a common ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Despite risks, 60% of Americans say they may delay or skip the flu shot this year
Three in five Americans say they may delay or skip the flu shot this year, despite warnings from health experts the influenza season could start early and be severe, according to a new survey released by the American Heart ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Health
Adult children with college degrees influence parents' health in later life
Write down the benefits of obtaining a college degree, and more than likely, all the items on the completed list will relate to graduates: Higher salaries, autonomous jobs and better access to health care, for instance. All ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More older people suffer traumatic brain injuries due to falls
From a minor fall on a bicycle to a serious road traffic accident: The causes of a traumatic brain injury are manifold. About 90 percent of the approximately 270,000 cases per year are classified as mild, ten percent as moderate ...
Jul 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovering and researching a pneumocystis pneumonia outbreak among renal transplant patients
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a fungal infection that causes pneumonia, often in highly immunocompromised patients, such as those recently undergoing transplants. Before 2019, Marwan Azar, MD, FAST, and his colleagues in Internal ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Genetics
Researchers discover a new cause for the cerebral cavernous malformation
Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Beijing Tiantan Hospital have recently uncovered a new gene mutation responsible for the non-familial patients of cerebral cavernous malformation ...
Jun 8, 2021
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