Clinical Trials & Research

In general, the challenges of being a health care provider and the risks for potential COVID-19 infection are acknowledged, but it’s less clear how COVID risk mitigation strategies in hospitals impact maternity health care workers. To that end, researchers from the University of Michigan School of Nursing and the Obstetrics Initiative at Michigan Medicine asked

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Selenium – a mineral found in many foods – could reverse the cognitive impact of stroke and boost learning and memory in aging brains, according to University of Queensland research. Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) lead researcher Dr Tara Walker said studies on the impact of exercise on the aging brain found levels of a protein

Research shows that pregnant people who contract COVID-19 are at increased risk of severe complications, including hospitalization, ventilation, and death, compared to pregnant people without COVID-19. However, little is known about how the timing of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy might impact a pregnant person’s risk of developing severe symptoms. In a new study to be

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In the early stages of the pandemic, it was thought that antibodies produced post-infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) provide a certain degree of protection against reinfection for at least six months. SARS-CoV-2 is the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To assess the longevity of detectability, a better

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Scientists recently assessed the immunogenicity of a third booster dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. The findings indicate that a booster immunization with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines induces robust antibody responses against the omicron variant in individuals primed with two doses of either mRNA or inactivated

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Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is becoming a target for both Democrats and Republicans over what they call a lack of coordination of covid efforts within his department. But at the same time, officials from the Biden administration have made it clear from the start that the covid campaign would be orchestrated by

Participants Growth data from 459 children with CP were derived from 1628 patient visits. 21 (4.6%) children with malformations, genetic syndromes, degenerative or progressive lesions were excluded, 49 (10.7%) children were excluded due to missing data. The final sample consisted of 389 children with CP with 1536 measurements. Of these children, 226 (58.1%) were males

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers from Israel assessed the effectiveness of a fourth dose of BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) against confirmed infection and severe illness due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Protection by 4th dose of BNT162b2 against Omicron in Israel. Image Credit: Yuri Dondish/Shutterstock Background COVID-19, caused by

Subjects We performed the experiment at the International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), University of Milan (Italy), between March and June 2018. Thirty-six (18 women and 18 men) healthy young adults, were recruited on a voluntary basis among students of the University of Milan. Participants were non-smoking men and women, aged 18–35

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server discussed the findings of a comprehensive mutational analysis of the main protease (Mpro) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: Comprehensive fitness landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro reveals insights into viral resistance mechanisms. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented

CAREER Q&A 31 January 2022 A nutritionist in Kenya shares advice for prospective students Rose Okoyo Opiyo says women need help balancing family demands if Africa is to narrow its PhD gender gap. Christopher Bendana 0 Christopher Bendana Christopher Bendana is a freelance science journalist based in Kampala. View author publications You can also search

A new Irish survey has highlighted the need for a national policy to implement effective high-quality Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) across Irish hospitals with the aim of reducing the risk of fractures in patients. The national survey, the first to be completed in Ireland, indicates that the implementation, and resourcing, of a national FLS would

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In a new study, the group of Johan Auwerx at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences has made the first connection between muscular dystrophy and sphingolipids, a group of bioactive lipids. The study is published in Science Advances. Muscular dystrophy Muscular dystrophy is an umbrella term for diseases where gene mutations result in progressive weakness and

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has announced its newest cohort of Damon Runyon Fellows, 13 outstanding postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators. This prestigious, four-year Fellowship encourages the nation’s most promising young scientists to pursue careers in cancer research by providing them with independent funding ($231,000

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