Medical research
Antibodies block specific viruses that cause arthritis, brain infections
Alphaviruses—mosquito-borne viruses that can trigger brain infections and arthritis—may have met their match.
Aug 19, 2021
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Mutation-mapping tool could yield stronger COVID boosters, universal vaccines
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a platform which can quickly identify common mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that allow it to escape antibodies and infect cells.
Aug 10, 2021
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Health passes spread around the world
Passes and vaccine passports are increasingly being used across the world to limit entry to public places to those who have been vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 or tested negative.
Aug 8, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
AI algorithm shows self-esteem is one of four major predictors of suicidal behaviors in students
How can we predict suicide risk in students, especially at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people's mental health? According to researchers from Montreal and France, self-esteem represents an ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Better access to quality health care could curb antimicrobial resistance in East Africa
A One-Health review in East African countries shows that efforts to address antimicrobial resistance must go hand in hand with improved access to quality health care and antimicrobials.
Jul 23, 2021
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Dentistry
Advocacy for a digital oral health that leaves no one behind
The health, social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have already had a dramatic impact on the prevailing oral health care model and will continue to do so. The paper "Advocacy for a Digital Oral Health That ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Medical research
Universal vaccine targets coronaviruses to prevent future pandemics
Scientists at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health have developed a universal vaccine that protected mice not just against COVID-19 but also other coronaviruses and triggered the immune ...
Jun 22, 2021
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Vaccination
Media reports about vaccine hesitancy could contribute to the problem
Alongside logistical and supply issues, vaccine hesitancy has been a notable hurdle in Australia's troubled vaccine rollout.
Jun 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Australians with hepatitis B are slipping through the cracks
The current system of only screening risk groups for hepatitis B is failing a third of people living with the chronic disease in Australia, according to the authors of a Perspective published today by the Medical Journal ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No change in mental health of university students in Stockholm during pandemic
University students in Stockholm reported no tangible differences in depression, anxiety or stress during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a longitudinal study at Sophiahemmet University and Karolinska Institutet ...
Jun 2, 2021
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