Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do some baby boomers have a defense against monkeypox?
Folks of a certain vintage have the tell-tale crater on their upper arms: The discolored, shallow scars from the smallpox vaccine.
Aug 18, 2022
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News tagged with young scientists
Psychology & Psychiatry
Pregnant moms and depression: Study links rising symptoms to kids' behavioral issues
Children whose mothers experience rising levels of depression from the period before pregnancy until the months just after giving birth are at greater risk of developing emotional, social and academic problems during their ...
May 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Molds and yeasts common in daycares, could cause chronic asthma and allergy
Molds, and especially yeasts, were far more common in indoor daycare centers than outside of them, according to a new study. Factors such as certain building features and the number of children in a daycare influenced the ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Vaccination
African effort to replicate mRNA vaccine targets disparities
In a pair of Cape Town warehouses converted into a maze of airlocked sterile rooms, young scientists are assembling and calibrating the equipment needed to reverse engineer a coronavirus vaccine that has yet to reach South ...
Oct 24, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers find parallels in spread of brain cancer in mammals, zebrafish
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have identified a new zebrafish model that could help advance glioblastoma multiforme research. Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of primary brain tumor—fewer ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Young adults, unfairly blamed for COVID-19 spread, now face stress and uncertain futures
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic there was an enormous amount of concern and attention focused on elderly people—and for good reason: people over the age of 65 years are among the most vulnerable to serious health ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Health
Age gates on alcohol websites are ineffective, research shows
"Age gates" that aim to keep underage users off alcohol websites are mostly ineffective, a Texas A&M University alcohol researcher found.
Nov 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Artificial intelligence to predict which COVID-19 patients need ventilators
Experts at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, have begun using artificial intelligence to create computer models that calculate the risk of a corona patient's needing intensive care or a ventilator.
Apr 3, 2020
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Health
'Technoference': Why we should be worried about parents' screen time
Many young people spend significantly more time using screens than is recommended by health professionals. Excessive screen time has been blamed for several ills, including obesity and poor mental health. To mitigate these ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Health
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
Since 1972, social scientists have studied the General Social Survey to chart the complexities of social change in the United States.
Jun 11, 2019
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